26 Dec 2010 6:36-6:45pm MST
Visited Riverton 7 radiation mote after it failed to return values several days ago. Data resumed flowing on 26 Dec between 9Z and 20Z, without any manual input.
Upon opening the mote, there were no status lights blinking. I power cycled the mote with the on/off switch, and the status lights indicated that it was restarting itself:
all 3 lights flashing rapidly, then off.
Following restarting the yellow GPS light remained on constantly. I tried recycling again, and clearing off all snow and ice from the GPS antenna, but the result was the same.
The reset button was pressed, and the same outcome.
Rad battery level was measured at 12.84V, so this does not appear to be a low battery issue.
The station has been left in this status, with radiation data not reporting. This will be addressed in greater detail during daylight on Monday the 27th.