Warning, a GPS Epoch rollover event is comming on April 6th. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2019, 04:50:18 am
content: Warning, a GPS Epoch rollover event is coming on April 6th, update your GPS firmware as older GPS receivers may fail this weekend.https://www.gps-repeaters.com/blog/gps-week-number-rollover-april-6th-2019/Basically the GPS equivilant to the Y2K bug...

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2019, 09:28:59 am
content: A bit late to the party...https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/gps-rollover-some-older-receivers-might-start-acting-silly/https://www.eevblog.com/forum/metrology/gps-epoch-6th-april-2019-failed-equipment-list-fixes-and-updates-etc/https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/gps-week-epoch-approaching-642019/

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2019, 06:32:59 pm
content: Quote from: Gyro on April 03, 2019, 09:28:59 amLOL, I did a forum search before posting:0 results....I wouldn't have wasted my time otherwise...

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2019, 06:35:08 pm
content: That's forum search for you!

author: hamster_nz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2019, 07:09:02 pm
content: The Epochalypse is upon us!

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2019, 07:49:31 pm
content: At least it is a good excuse to be in the wrong place at the wrong time

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2019, 07:52:04 pm
content: Quote from: nctnico on April 03, 2019, 07:49:31 pmEverything will now be operating like Apple maps.

author: peteb2
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2019, 10:07:24 pm
content: Interesting experience how some automotive manufacturers of GPS accessories are handling this. For my 2014 car i found out by mistake the onboard entertainment/GPS unit would go away after April 6 meaning it needed to have a mandated update. The maker's website required me to supply the vehicle's VIN number & confirmed the car would lose time and GPS functionality so i downloaded the update...I followed their procedures. It took 20 bloody minutes with the engine running while parked once the USB stick with the update file was inserted for the dumb console in the car to come back. Everything appeared OK, radio, stereo, maps etcbut...I've now completely lost the HANDS-FREE mobile phone interface, the most useful of my vehicle's accessories. All you did was press the button on the steering wheel and 'the car' asked who i needed to phone, i'd say the name and the phonecall began dialling. Worse.. the Dealer's service department knows nothing and doesn't care.

author: SilverSolder
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2019, 10:27:00 pm
content: Quote from: peteb2 on April 03, 2019, 10:07:24 pmThe Ford Model T never did anything like this!!

author: StillTrying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2019, 02:04:46 pm
content: I can't see any problem with an old Garmin that hasn't been switched on for about a month, what time is it supposed to blow up.Nothing happened.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2019, 07:57:51 pm
content: We have some CDMA testing to do later this evening at my work, just after my shift, so I probably won't be here. Our GPS system should be ok though, it's been patched. They are actually going to be phasing out CDMA in the next month or so anyway. Though they've been saying that for years now... lol. Still some customers left on it so they need to be migrated off.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 06, 2019, 11:51:45 pm
content: Today is 7th of April in Australia. No signs of mayhem of misbehaving systems yet :-)

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 07, 2019, 12:18:18 am
content: Think the time was 8:00pm ET. Not sure if time zone matters or not, so it might be the same for everyone?I'm not at work anymore to see if anything blew up, but we had to do some testing as our CDMA network relies on GPS. I had to pawn that off to my coworker since I was done at 7pm. He was not impressed.Though I would have been curious to be there just to see if anything blows up. I like a bit of excitement on my shift sometimes.