There is power timing variability in sd card brands-  try sandisk
You could also try a power cycle (wait 10 seconds in off state) on your 
shimmers vs removing cards which is giving a definite power down to reset media 
from spi to sd mode




On Feb 29, 2012, at 7:57 AM, steve ayer <[email protected]> wrote:

> hi klaus,
> 
> this is a host-side issue, with different drivers and operating 
> systems/environments giving varying results.
> 
> "do not adjust your set.  the trouble is not in your set."
> 
> i wish i had better news,
> 
> steve
> 
> On 02/29/2012 06:02 AM, Klaus-Hendrik Wolf wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> For one of our new settings we would like to use the shimmer as a
>> recording device only and have the subjects collect the data from the SD
>> card via an USB connected dock.
>> 
>> During our testing we came across a problem which hopefully you know how
>> to solve or work around.
>> 
>> Inserting the shimmer into the dock *sometimes* results in it being
>> discovered by the connected computer as a new medium in the
>> corresponding block device (monitored with udevadm monitor).
>> With my latest tests this *sometimes* unfortunately means: not very often.
>> 
>> We first discovered this behavior with our own firmware, but it is
>> reproducible with the justfatlogging app as well. I have tested at least
>> four different shimmers (2r), so it should not be a hardware problem.
>> 
>> I tried different combinations of resetting the shimmer (in and out of
>> the dock), disconnecting and reconnecting the dock (shimmer in and out),
>> but found no combination that is working in most cases.
>> 
>> A work-around for justfatlogging i have found is to remove the SD card,
>> reset the shimmer, insert the card and after that put it in the dock.
>> 
>> But disassembling and removing the SD card is not really an option for
>> our study.
>> 
>> Does anyone of you have an idea how to make docking more reliable?
>> If it is only one out of three it would still be OK.
>> Even a workaround would be welcome! (As long as it does not involve
>> opening the shimmer)
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> Klaus Hendrik
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