Cuddelink L series Q & A
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john volkman
5 year old buck +
metal wrapped solar cable is a great accessory, we went to those on several farms where coon chewing oour cables were an issue. At home I rarely have an issue but other places they are a must.Unless a deer chews the power cable…
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Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
Ok I have my cameras all powered up, channels set the same. Waiting here in the house to verify that they are taking pictures and transmitting them through the system before I go place them.
Do the individual cameras send to the home camera every time they take a picture? Is there a delay for the camera to send pictures to the HOME camera? I think I have the HOME camera set to transmit the photos every hour.
Thank you!
Do the individual cameras send to the home camera every time they take a picture? Is there a delay for the camera to send pictures to the HOME camera? I think I have the HOME camera set to transmit the photos every hour.
Thank you!
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john volkman
5 year old buck +
yes they send based on the camera delay, so if the home isnt in the act of receiving pics from another remote, or transmitting images to the server - the remote will send them immediately.
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
I got them deployed this afternoon, they seemed to all be working fine in the house. Cell link strength was 99 on 2 of the 3 and 75 on the remaining one. I figured link strength would be no issue as we only have just under 90 acres and the HOME is pretty much centered on the property. Now the wait begins LOL!
john volkman
5 year old buck +
wooded terrain typical range is about 400 yds but more open terrain in the winter it can be much longer. So you can likely reach both ends of your property with home in the center, elevation can play a role too.
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
All the cameras will be in lower areas, the HOME sets on top of a hill. No hills between the remote cameras and the HOME.
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
Got my 1st pictures last night already. Its a cool deal! LOL I noticed this issue yesterday when setting things up in the house. It doesnt show me all the images in CAMP though I can see all of them in my email. Why do they not all show in CAMP and is there a way to change that. They eventually do show up and I think I clicked on something yesterday to get them to show all at once, but now of course I cant remember how I did that (if I actually did). The refresh button after "shown" does not put the rest of the pictures on the screen.
MadMadHoosier
5 year old buck +
But know if you have 10,000 images and remove the date filter, depending on your internet connection, it could take a while for all of them to load up.
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
If I have 10,000 images I am going to kill every F'n squirrel within 10 miles of my place! LOL
I know what you mean though. I have yet to decide if I will keep files on the Cuddeback server. I will probably just download the ones I want to my laptop and replace the cards in the cameras when they are close to full with a new card.
T-Max
5 year old buck +
Very true. You can also adjust the date range. I tried to keep up with picture management at first, but gave up. They are all still on the cards anyway. Every picture I have shared on this site was actually downloaded from the email that I get every hour.
MadMadHoosier
5 year old buck +
I get my emails every 4 hours and then categorize nice bucks, coyotes, raccoons, birds of prey, and a very few others. They add up quickly.
And don’t trust the server forever. Download them every so often. I’ve lost som important pics trusting the server, and cuddy can (will?) only get them back if you notice the first day they are gone.
And don’t trust the server forever. Download them every so often. I’ve lost som important pics trusting the server, and cuddy can (will?) only get them back if you notice the first day they are gone.
RGrizzzz
Administrator
I just activated my new cams. It doesn't look like the L series remotes are connecting to my G series home. (G series is new too) It's set to home mode and 001. Send pics 1 hour. (Just changed cell report to 4 per day, just during setup purposes) I ran the cell test and it emailed me the test image.
Cam2 is set to 002 and cam3 is set to 003. 002 is on 1.4 firmware a few hundred yards across the neighborhood. 003 is in my office with 1.6 firmware and 99 link strength. It's been 2+ hours and I don't have any pics from either cam, since I updated firmware and validated the link strength. When should I expect them?
Cam2 is set to 002 and cam3 is set to 003. 002 is on 1.4 firmware a few hundred yards across the neighborhood. 003 is in my office with 1.6 firmware and 99 link strength. It's been 2+ hours and I don't have any pics from either cam, since I updated firmware and validated the link strength. When should I expect them?
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john volkman
5 year old buck +
are you sure there is pictures on those cams to be sent? , if so check your junk file and if using text check camp to see if images are in camp photos . The L series need to send pics and connect ot the home to show up in camp.also never use channel 01- always use a random number, i tell people to stay away from -01-05 channel numbers. what camera delay is your L series set on?
RGrizzzz
Administrator
I checked the home G cam this am. I ran a cell test and took forever. Finally failed with 060 error. I pulled the batteries and ran another and it succeeded. I pulled the card, and it looks like it started having cell issues yesterday. There were pics from one of the L cams on the card in the queue. I did change the channels. We will see what happens now.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
next time you are there i would move the cell unit a short distance and see if you can get more consistent signal/test success
RGrizzzz
Administrator
It finally worked. These are being tested in my backyard so there's plenty of cell service.
RGrizzzz
Administrator
@john volkman How do the cameras decide to link to each other? I have my cameras out in a semi-irregular line, with the first camera in the line being the cell cam. The 3rd camera appears to be connecting to the first camera, despite a low link strength. It's much closer to the second camera. When I did the link test, it reported 50, and assumed it was connected to the second cam. When I look at my current reports, it's now in the upper teens, and by passing the second cam. (I think)
