Skytrak keeps dropping connection

[Papaduke]

The skytrak has been great since getting it a little over two months ago. I only use the app (range and challenges) and although I have the WGT subscription, I have not used it yet because of my wifi range. The unit has not really given me any problems outside of a missed shot every now and then (very seldom).

I just returned home after two weeks of travel and for the past two afternoon I can not seem to keep my practice session going. The unit connects in direct mode (normally the way I use it) and will soon there after, drop the connection. I may be lucky enough to get 3-4 shot before it happens. When it first happens the network light goes red and the top light also. It will reconnect with all green for a split second then the laser dot goes away and only the top light goes red other two green. No laser no shot. I have tried restarting the unit, resetting iPad and combination of both to only go through the same thing.

Help!

Thanks
Mark

[Ironstrokes]

Did you update to the new 1.5 firmware already? Not sure if that will help or not but if you haven't yet may be a good place to start.

[Papaduke]

Ironstrokes , thanks for the reply. I have updated to the 1.5 firmware prior to these events. I am going to give it a try again tonight.

[Bubba22]

Hopefully updating to 1.5 will help. Keep us posted Pap.

[golfinaddicts]

Have the exact same issue, since the last couple of updates it seems worse but its always been an issue. Using network mode solves the issue, as I think its usb related. I do use a usb extension of 6 feet with a 6 foot connection cord as well. I cannot get any closer in my application and wouldn't imagine many others could get much shorter and still have permanent setup for left and right handers so this is an issue that should be addressed. This extension works fine for any other item I have ever used it for usb wise. It even has an external power supply option that didnt make any difference when used or bypassed.

To fix the issue I just bought a cheap 20$ b g n router and hard-wired it to my other router on my network and turned off all the routing on it so its just a wifi access point and put it in the same room as my setup to get a good network signal. Now it works and has not had one single issue. It was only about 35$ for the router, 100ft network cable and about an hour of my time to run the cable, so its a simple and not too expensive of a fix but it is lame I had to resort to this, I would guess there is really no fix for it as its possibly the circuitry of the usb inside the skytrak sending a weak signal