Varia 515 disconnects

tariqrazzaq
20 days ago

Added the Garmin 515 to the Garmin 850 and generally works well. However on each ride it disconnect 1-3 times with a 0.9 error. It does connect again after I clear the errors.

The Varia 515 and Garmin 850 are on the latest firmware

  • 0 20 days ago

    That is an error code being sent from the radar unit to indicate that has hit a signal saturation issue. The Radar will clear the issue automatically, but the warning message does need to be manually cleared. 

  • 0 15 days ago

    I've connected a Bryton Gardia R300L to my Edge 850 and I have the usual disconnects that I always seem to get in the same geographical areas. Nothing unexpected there. However, there's no error code associated with those disconnects/ reconnects. It just reconnects after a few moments without issue.

  • 0 15 days ago in reply to aweatherall

    Can you explain what signal saturation is? And if it disconnects and reconnects, what's the benefit in telling the user and why does a user need to dismiss the alert. It would make sense if there was an error that was actionable or had some value to the user e.g. Battery is low. 

  • 0 15 days ago in reply to tariqrazzaq

    The error code is sent by the radar so I assume the Bryton is just failing silently. I'm guessing Garmin sends and displays the error message for safety/legal reason as the radar is temporally none functional and is a safety device.

    Saturation is receiving too many signals back, typically due to a highly reflective surface.

  • 0 14 days ago in reply to aweatherall

    that makes sense, thanks

    of course displaying the error is a complete nonsense as the problem has typically been resolved already and instead of just getting on with it, the rider is first distracted by the error, then has to dismiss it, causing far more of a safety issue than the temporary issue without doing anything to mitigate it