SubSurface and the new Deep6 Excursion firmware

[rhwestfall]

Is there any initiative or timeline for the new deep6 Excursion (firmware re-write) to be included in SubSurface supported devices? I've delayed upgrading from the current firmware due to wanting logging support.

Thanks.

 

[piotrbania]

I just wanted to chime in and say that I was able to get the Excursion to work with Subsurface on Mac OS Ventura (Macbook Pro, Intel processor). I believe I'm using the newest firmware (D01-6C), which I installed today.

For me the main issue was getting the device to show up at all on my computer. Turns out BLE-type bluetooth devices (like the Excurision) will not show up in the native Bluetooth menu and the production version of Subsurface kept either returning a "Device Discovery Error" or not displaying any Bluetooth devices when I tried to "Show all BT devices".

I solved this by downloading the .dmg linked here Index of /downloads/test (Thanks, TnT). This version of Subsurface behaves like expected when searching for all BT devices (no Device Discovery Error and plenty of BLE devices, including one named "Excursion"). The first time you do this, you will likely need to give Subsurface permission to use Bluetooth.

From there, it was super straightforward. Just downloaded my dives and there they were, in Subsurface. No need to power cycle, delete and re-add the computer, or any extra steps that were previously mentioned by others.

However, I still haven't gotten it to work on iOS. There, I sporadically get the device to show up, but even when I do it says "Info: No new dives downloaded from computer".

Hope this helps someone!

 

[cgblake]

So I am using the latest subsurface but getting a dive log error message. Trying to download and run the apk's linked earlier didnt seem to work with windows and I dont know what I am looking at with github.
Any reccomendations?
I am not coder savvy sadly

 

[rhwestfall]

Yeah, no love with windows (10 or 11)....

I'm genuinely frustrated. I like the new D6 firmware, and I like Subsurface. I don't like their lack of harmony...

 

[rsingler]

I solved this by downloading the .dmg linked here Index of /downloads/test (Thanks, TnT).

Which file? I see four mobile versions right now...
Thanks!

 

[rhwestfall]

I just wanted to chime in and say that I was able to get the Excursion to work with Subsurface on Mac OS Ventura (Macbook Pro, Intel processor). I believe I'm using the newest firmware (D01-6C), which I installed today.

For me the main issue was getting the device to show up at all on my computer. Turns out BLE-type bluetooth devices (like the Excurision) will not show up in the native Bluetooth menu and the production version of Subsurface kept either returning a "Device Discovery Error" or not displaying any Bluetooth devices when I tried to "Show all BT devices".

I solved this by downloading the .dmg linked here Index of /downloads/test (Thanks, TnT). This version of Subsurface behaves like expected when searching for all BT devices (no Device Discovery Error and plenty of BLE devices, including one named "Excursion"). The first time you do this, you will likely need to give Subsurface permission to use Bluetooth.

From there, it was super straightforward. Just downloaded my dives and there they were, in Subsurface. No need to power cycle, delete and re-add the computer, or any extra steps that were previously mentioned by others.

However, I still haven't gotten it to work on iOS. There, I sporadically get the device to show up, but even when I do it says "Info: No new dives downloaded from computer".

Hope this helps someone!

but this is Mac OS....

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Yeah, no love with windows (10 or 11)....

I'm genuinely frustrated. I like the new D6 firmware, and I like Subsurface. I don't like their lack of harmony...

It's been a bit since I've tried, but can you get the D6 firmware to work with a mobile app?

I use it as a backup dc, so I haven't messed with downloading dives in a long time (and it's been years since I tried to a PC). My experience with Win 10/11 is the bluetooth sucks. I feel like 7 was much better There's also a chance that I'm slow!

 

[cgblake]

It's been a bit since I've tried, but can you get the D6 firmware to work with a mobile app?

I use it as a backup dc, so I haven't messed with downloading dives in a long time (and it's been years since I tried to a PC). My experience with Win 10/11 is the bluetooth sucks. I feel like 7 was much better There's also a chance that I'm slow!

I have yet to try subsurface mobile, but dive story picks it up, albeit without pretty graphs and logging.
Sadly I dont have a spare android laying around to experiment, im an apple user.

 

[tursiops]

I have yet to try subsurface mobile, but dive story picks it up, albeit without pretty graphs and logging.
Sadly I dont have a spare android laying around to experiment, im an apple user.

You have the old, original firmware, not the upgrade, which is the issue.

 

[cgblake]

You have the old, original firmware, not the upgrade, which is the issue.

I updated to the new firmware with a friends android. Maybe I’m misunderstanding what you’re saying tho. I’ll try again today to download logs from anything

 

[tursiops]

I updated to the new firmware with a friends android. Maybe I’m misunderstanding what you’re saying tho. I’ll try again today to download logs from anything

My point is that Divestory does not work with the new firmware.