GX12 hangs while flying

[arkarkark]

Is there an existing issue for this problem?

• I have searched the existing issues

What part of EdgeTX is the focus of this bug?

Transmitter firmware

Current Behavior

While flying my model called Pumpkin (model02.yml in attached zip file). My Radiomaster GX12 has got into a locked state where luckily the sticks still control the plane, but none of the other buttons/screens work. everything appears locked up.

This has happened three times over two days flying. The only way to get my radio back appears to be to pull the battery out and put it back in.
I moved this model over from my Jumper T-Pro v2 (I have another issue #5805 about that not being the smoothest process)

gx12.2025-01-20.zip

here is a video of the radio when locked up

here's the log file from a time that it locked up
Pumpkin-2025-01-20-103633.csv
I've also made this cvs available in a google sheet

luckily this was all line of sight, but if it had happened when I need the switches to change flight modes or return to home I would be stuck.

1. is there a way to reboot the GX12 radio (when holding the power button doesn't do it) without pulling the battery out?
2. it's possible that some missing telemetry scripts are casuing the problem? I had forgot to copy them over from my old radio. I. have put them on now and if I don't experience the problem next week I'll comment back here. The scripts are TOOLS/GPS Stats X9L.lua and Telemetry/GPSx9L.lua from [moschotto/OpenTX_GPS_Telemetry}(https://github.com/moschotto/OpenTX_GPS_Telemetry/tree/main/x7_x9lite)

The plane is a scythe delta wing with a cheap ELRS 2.4Ghz rx connected to a matek 6.ch CRSF to pwm board and a cheap GPS unit attached to the second uart.

the GX12 is running this firmware from the factory
2.11.0-selfbuild .
GIT# d5552c80
2024-10-04 10:17:34

Expected Behavior

radio should not lock up

Steps To Reproduce

1. fly plane with a GX12 transmitter.
2. at some point notice that radio isn't talking to me. work out no buttons or switches work on the radio. on the sticks.

Version

Other (Please specify below)

Transmitter

RadioMaster GX12

Operating System (OS)

macOS

OS Version

sequoia 15.2

Anything else?

No response

[pfeerick]

Since you are running factory/pre-release firmware, can you try updating to a nightly firmware for this radio, and see if this is any different. Double check first if there is a copy of the firmware saved in the FIRMWARE folder on the radios onboard memory, as then you can revert back to that if you have any issues. If it's not there, I can ask RM for a copy of what they are shipping with.

[pfeerick]

is there a way to reboot the GX12 radio (when holding the power button doesn't do it) without pulling the battery out?

If it is just a UI lock up, holding down the power button for about 10 seconds should forcibly power down.

[arkarkark]

is there a way to reboot the GX12 radio (when holding the power button doesn't do it) without pulling the battery out?

If it is just a UI lock up, holding down the power button for about 10 seconds should forcibly power down.

ok. I tried holding it down for a lot longer than 10 seconds and it didn't power down. I show it for a while in my video, but also tried it for much longer off camera. I'll try updating to a nightly build.

[pfeerick]

Yeah, that looks like 15 seconds easily... ouch! Hm... strange... if you have controls working, mixer is working, so the isForcePowerOffRequested() check should have caught that...

[arkarkark]

Thanks, I have the nightly on there now so I'll be able to report back if it still has this problem with the nightly.
It sure is nice to have companion to set up this radio (and my MT12 too!)

[pfeerick]

You may just need to delete the `.luac` file to get your script working again... so that it is recompiled for the new lua interpreter.

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On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM Alex K ***@***.***> wrote: Thanks, I have the nightly on there now so I'll be able to report back if it still has this problem with the nightly. but with the nightly my little lua script doesn't run. I asked in the discord <https://discord.com/channels/839849772864503828/842693696629899274/1331141581000019988> I'll file am issue if needed. It sure is nice to have companion to set up this radio (and my MT12 too!) — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#5810 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABJ66KM7KIUAKB4XGSR2H532LXPPZAVCNFSM6AAAAABVRSADGOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDMMBTG4ZTOMRWGI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>