Tech Support by Vendors - Columbus — P-1

How long does it take for a MicroSD memory card inside Columbus P-10 Pro or P-1 to be recognized?

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Your P-10 Pro / P-1 MicroSD memory can be recognized as an external driver when the device is turned off and plugged into a computer. Usually, for a 4GB - 32GB memory card, it takes 10-30 seconds to be recognized by the computer. If the memory card is larger than 32GB, the time needed will be increased accordingly.  You might need to be a little bit more patient to wait for the external drive to show up.

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Why does my Columbus P-1 GPS logger turn off by itself?

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If your P-1 happens to turn off by itself in a few minutes, with the symptoms 3 short and 1 long beeps and then lights off, most probably you have an incompatible/damaged MicroSD memory card or non-FAT32 format memory card. You can fix the issue by replacing the memory card. BTW, Cloudisk -32GB memory is incompatible with P-1. We recommend using Sandisk (8GB/16GB/32GB).

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Battery runtime for Columbus P-1 GPS.

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P-1 has a built-in 1900mAhrechargeable battery. In normal mode, P-1 can continuously log at 1Hz interval for 60-65 hours. If using 5 minutes spy mode and 1Hz log mode together, the battery runtime can be 15 days.

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How to configure 5 minutes log interval for Columbus P-1 GPS data logger

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The available log intervals of P-1 GPS are 1Hz, 5Hz, and 10Hz.  P-1 GPS does NOT accept a 5 minutes interval. To achieve a 5 minutes interval, we have the below 2 options.   Option 1: Using the 1Hz interval in P-1 GPS, downloading the CSV file and using Excel to filter the data for every 300 seconds.    Option 2: Use “spy mode”. Set the spy mode to 5 minutes. When P-1 wakes up, it will log 8 waypoints. Meanwhile, the P-1 will need a little bit of time to get the position fixed. So you can achieve the...

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My Columbus P-1 / P-10 Pro logger died.

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My Columbus P-1 / P-10 Pro logger died.

The symptom:  The P-1 / P-10 Pro  will not charge or turn on. The charging light does not turn on when plugged in to a usb charger.  It also will not turn on when the power button is pressed.   The solution: There is a small hole next to the usb port in P-1 / P-10 Pro. You can insert a pin to reset the unit. Please connect the charger and do the reset at the same time. After reset, the P-1 will become normal.    

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