Project is no longer mantained, it probably doesnt work anymore with new Bobcat firmware (light hotspot)

Bobcat Monitor and JumpStarter v 0.7 for Windows

Bobcat helium miner monitoring and reset/resync tool for Windows

Description

Bobcat Monitor monitors blockchain Gap and other parameters. If Gap goes above specified threshold (default 20), Bobcat will be automatically cycled - Reset + Fast sync or Reset + Resync + Fast sync.

It was developed especially for (but not only) defective and slow Bobcats - some of them are resetting several times a day and are unable to sync. The only temporary solution to fix this is RESET + FAST SYNC or RESYNC + FAST SYNC. This tool also helps if your (100% working) Bobcat hangs after OTA, goes off chain and needs resync.

Installation

Download zip file from Binaries directory, extract and run

Platform

This is Windows only application (Windows forms, .net framework 4.7.2) but I plan cmd app for Linux and Windows.

Donation

If you like this app and would like to support further development (Linux and cmd version), you can donate some fraction of HNT to my address: 13dxLUHWhhxpNRjqLtmxF22ANeoLXPZe3c7JRCJjUJwKgiUJ6Z5

Thank You

Release info

v 0.7

• Changed types of reset operation and added Reboot
• Added manual controls (Reboot, Resync, Fast sync, Reset)
• Icon in app and Taskbar changes color to RED or GREEN according GAP (below 10 = green, above 10 = red)

v 0.61

• Added monitoring property "errors"
• Delay times changed from seconds to minutes
• Adjusted default delay times to higher/safer values
• Minor fixes

v 0.6

• Added 2 new types of Reset operarion - "Reset" and "Reset + Resync" (without Fast sync)
• Fast sync will not run if miner is not responding after Reset/Resync operation (Message was displayed "Fast syncing...", but it actually did nothing)
• Default reset operation is now set to "Disabled"
• Changed default pause value after RESET/SYN to 7200 second (2 hours)
• Changed default GAP threshold to 30

v 0.5 Fixed GAP - gap was not correctly displayed (Bobcat changed parameters miner_height and blockchain_height in previous firmware)

v 0.4 Fast sync will be not run if Gap after reset/resync is below 400.

v 0.3 Fixed bug when monitoring was stopped after unsuccessful data read from Bobcat (or appeared like it stopped as Start monitoring button was activated)

Added autoscroll to status box

v 0.2 Project was renamed from Bobcat Recycler to Bobcat Monitor and JumpStarter

Some bug fixes and adjusted default delay/pause times

v 0.1 First version