Has anybody had any experience with the new RTL 515 firmware 3.36?

George 2 months ago

I see today that my Varia RTL515 received a new firmware, version 3.36. Does anybody have any information on what has changed and experience with it?

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Tim_B34 1 month ago in reply to 7583331 +2

With firmware 3.36, default behaviour of the Varia 515 is unchanged - the device will flash when an approaching vehicle is detected in any of the light modes (Low, Peloton, Day Flash, Night Flash).

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aweatherall 2 months ago in reply to GPLama +1

See this announcement

forums.garmin.com/.../varia-rtl515-version-3-36---live

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0 motorhead922 1 month ago

Since I'm in America and I always want my RTL515 to flash faster as a vehicle approaches (what it does by default), how do I get the RTL to stop looking for updates and bugging me?

0 GPLama 1 month ago in reply to motorhead922

Do the update and don't enable the setting to stop it flashing.

0 Tim_B34 1 month ago in reply to GPLama

Shane (or anyone),

Has anyone actually found this setting? It'd be nice to sort this out before the clocks change...

0 GPLama 1 month ago in reply to Tim_B34

I haven't done the fw update yet. I'm deep into the weeds with three other radars for the next few days. Once I'm done with those, I'll loop back to the RTL/RCT and this new firmware and setting.

0 totof54 1 month ago

Hi,

What is the name of the file in the GarminDevice.xml file for this version 3.36 ?
sample :

</Version>

<Path>GARMIN/</Path>

<FileName>GUPDATE.GCD</FileName>

0 FlemmingBagh 1 month ago

My update failed, and was not able to pair RTL515 with Edge, it would not enter pairing mode, tried connect with Garmin Express, but GE showed it was updated to 3.36... Finally i opened the disk on RTL and changed the data referring to the update (3.36 --> to 3.34) in the GarminDevice.XML file, that worked, GE installed the update again, and successfully...

0 totof54 1 month ago in reply to FlemmingBagh

And now watch you see in.file XML ?

0 Tim_B34 1 month ago in reply to GPLama

Varia app update is now available on french google play. V3.3.0 has a 'Radar Threat Mode' toggle. This appears to be on by default, so any other users in France may Indeed have to install the app and turn threat mode off to be fully compliant with French law.

Given that I like the threat mode during the day it's a bit of a shame that I'll have to go into the varia app AND the light network settings on the edge to set things up correctly before every commute, but at least there's the option

0 1050545 1 month ago in reply to Fred-at-Volendam

I had to reset my Varia (hold power for 8 seconds) and then pair it again after updating.

0 FlemmingBagh 1 month ago in reply to totof54

Ok I'm surprised, the XML didn't change after the update, it still says 3.34, thought the XML would be rewritten every time there is installed a new update...... I will just change the numbers back again ...maybe the problem with the 1. update was my own, wasn't awarer on letting the RTL restart automatically, I thought it was just turning on and turned it of, as it says , you learn from your mistakes