G5 Wifi for log download

[kiwi-racer]

I have been searching, I see in the firmware release notes there were firmware fixes,  Are people using Wifi now to connect, control / download logs ? - Mine's setup as an AP, I can see the device, connect, and it disconnects..  - Any tips/tricks ?

I have a issue with my USB connection that getting 8 hours of race logs off the G5 is just unbearable, every 2-3 logs the ECU disconnects from the laptop (it's a brand new dell laptop), good cables, etc. 

 

[Adamw]

The wifi connection is even slower than USB to download logs so Im not sure that is the answer you are looking for.  Some of the bottleneck is due to a less desirable communication chipset that had to be used due to the chip shortage at the time of G5 release.  I believe now the chips are available there is an updated coms board in the works which will greatly improve G5 connection and download speeds, both wifi and USB, so I hope this will be made available as an update to existing G5 users in the future. 

Your disconnection during USB downloading is unusual though, I have very rarely seen any issue.  Is the laptop going to sleep or something?  Have you had a good review of the logging frequencies and channel count to minimise the size of the downloads?   

[kiwi-racer]

Adam, Dam, I figured GB Wifi was better than Serial USB !

I will make a video tomorrow, show it, the laptop's not falling asleep, Im sitting there sometimes, doing 1 file at a time, getting my disconnect..  Perhaps my chipset was even less desirable ! 

[kiwi-racer]

Ok, an update, 

I was using a USB-C to USB 2.0 Cable

I moved to USB-C on both directions, and it's working much better - Actually no disconnects to load about 300MB of logs..  I guess that's a more compatible chipset.