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The manual slot number change feature was never approved. That's why it is still behind engineering mode: There is no need for it. I have been using G7 for 8 months with xDrip. I start a next sensor as I have explained here: Please tell me why you need it. Or tell me what you need to do that you think requires it. |
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Using two 'phones one with the Dexcom G7 app installed allows me to get information to Dexcom for customer support without disrupting my normal non-Dexcom use of the G7. If they both use sensor slot 2 I have to disconnect a problem sensor from xDrip+ by shutting down the 'phone (so stopping AndroidAPS until the Dexcom app has picked up the sensor.) Activating with the Dexcom app means I have a record of the date and ID of the sensor application (so I can use the on-line failed sensor reporting) and I have a separate monitor of start-up. In event of a complete failure I have the information for Dexcom; in my May 27 case customer service only have a record of one sensor (the one I activated with their app.) Two 'phones with two sensors allows me to see a failed sensor during the grace period. If both sensors use slot 2 (and this seems to be the case) I have to remember to shut down the Dexcom 'phone half an hour (or so) before the grace period ends. This is possible and this is what I will do if the "manual" slot number feature has been removed. Note that I don't change the manual slot number; I always have it set on "1" and I have since I started using the G7 before AndroidAPS 3.2 was released. Since I don't have a receiver this is just the simplest most flexible approach. |
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I've used the G7 manual slot number (the engineering mode option) pretty much from the start with the G7. I set the manual slot number on my primary 'phone to "1" (i.e. the receiver slot) and use slot 2 if I need to connect from another 'phone, in particular if I need to use the Dexcom app to upload information.
This has worked fine until, on May 27 for the first time in a long time (months) I had to start a new sensor with the Dexcom app (so that got slot 2). When I tried to connect my 'phone using slot 1 I got repeated "mismatch" errors; I got authentication reports on the status screen but no "pair" pop-up and then the "mismatch" error.
Eventually I shut down the other 'phone, waited, and swapped to slot 2; xDrip+ connected just fine.
Today I started the next sensor from my burner 'phone with the Dexcom app (I'm adopting this as the new default), waited for the old sensor to expire then connected from my new 'phone with slot 1. Same problems again. I shut down the burner, waited a little, and tried again (still on slot 1 this time) and it all worked just fine!
I looks like "manual slot number" is broken in xDrip+; it looks like it is always trying "slot 2" even though I set it to "slot 1". I can't see a "discussion" for this; any ideas?
I sent the log which should include the relevant events.
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