CapSule Sensor v3 NOT WORKING

I just received my CapSule Sensor v3 and I’m already running into issues, it isn’t able to detect or use the internal gps, and after changing settings through the Meshtastic app, it’s boot looping.

1: I’ve set it up the device in the Meshtastic app. When I attemped to change the position settings, no matter what I did the gps mode defaults to disabled. I’ve changed it multiple times to ENABLED and after it reboots it’s always DISABLED.

2: After changing the device settings to rebroadcast KNOWN_ONLY, it boot loops when attempting to change any settings at all. Nothing I’ve done fixes this issue. I’ve used Wireless Boot to erase and reinstall the firmware multiple times. It still boot loops when attempting to interact with it through the Meshtastic app, and I can’t enable Wi-Fi through the settings to change it back through the web client. Unfortunately It’s stuck.

Lucky I’ve purchased 2 (one for myself and my wife) and for now the second works, but I’m not going to change any settings on it until I know what causes boot looping, and why the gps isn’t functioning.

Hopefully and update to Meshtastic or the CapSule firmware will fix the broken one.

https://resource.heltec.cn/download/Heltec%20Capsule%20Sensor%20V3
I hope it will be helpful to you

Hi, I’m also struggling to get the GPS on my capsule sensor v3 working. I am using the Helium network, I’ve added the sensor through the Chirpstack LNS, and I can see it sending data, but I can’t see GPS location data anywhere.

In your link https://resource.heltec.cn/download/Heltec%20Capsule%20Sensor%20V3 there is a file called data_decode_chirpstack.js. Is this something I should use in the codec section of the device profile in Chirpstack? How do I use it? I’ve just cut and pasted it as is and it still isn’t working.

Is there any updates - I keep getting a message to update

I’ve had nothing but trouble from my four Capsule Sensors (v3) since I received them about a year ago. I simply could not get them to turn on, so I put them on the shelf and forgot about them until the last few days when I started running some tests. I removed the “guts” from the plastic case and attached the base with a rubber band, then attached a charging cable. I found that I could press the tiny little button and make the while LED blink and press it again and make the blue LED flash once then it turned off. I can pair it with my iPad via BT but the Meshtastic app will not talk with the Capsule Sensor because the Sensor’s firmware is out of date. I can’t get the Sensor to turn on its WiFi signal (three rapid button presses) so I can’t update the firmware. I’m kind of at a standstill again.
Suggestions?

Update: I managed to get WiFi working and tried to upload the most current Meshtastic .bin file from Heltec’s download site. I had to shorten the name because it was longer than the uploader allowed. When the upload was complete, only the 20KB nvs partition showed. Nothing to Run. At a stand.

Update #2: I eventually tried refalshing from a Windows laptop, rather than an iPad and it worked… I now have Meshtastic v2.4.1 running on all four CapSule Sensors. The only remaining problems are that 1) some of the Sensors simply do not respond to the press of the white plastic button but must be disassembled to start and 2) firmware v2.4.1 barely woorks with the current Android and iOS apps.