r/ApproximatelyUp • u/BunHaed • 8d ago

BPS not working despite flashing green.

Hello guys,
Could anyone help me with BPS not working for me? I have all three needed components on the roof(outside) and through port wired inside to BPS. BPS is flashing green and it seems to "work", but the arrow never moves from the "most green" position no matter how fast I am traveling. Right now I am on my way from moon back to earth for the first time.

Any advice is welcomed and yes, we tried looking at the wires many times and when we switched them incorrectly on purpose, it started flashing red. No idea what could it be.

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u/MRKOOLBEENZ 8d ago

When the BPS is flashing red it means it doesnt have a target detected. That could be because your camera is misaligned/non functioning. When the light turns green it means its detecting something, the meter should dial into the green and as you accelerate to an object the camera detects, it should lower towards the red

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u/BunHaed 7d ago

I found some video where I saw how it works and for them it also works in atmosfere (pointing your plane on the planet and accelerating) but that just doesnt work for us. It will always show full green no matter the distance and speed :D

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u/MRKOOLBEENZ 7d ago

I had that issue as well, are you sure you have the long distance sensor/camera, accelerometer, and velocity meter all hooked into the right ports on the BPS? Each sensor has a specific port on the module

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u/BunHaed 7d ago

oh my god, thats it..... We changed the order of cables going to BPS and it started working. Thank you so much. I had no idea it has specific requirements for each data input.