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requires YOU to read, learn and understand the system and how to use it.
It is not something that does all your diabetes management for you, but
allows you to improve your diabetes and quality of life significantly
if you're willing to put in the time required.
You alone are responsible for what you do with it.**
if you're willing to put in the time required. Don't rush into it,
but allow yourself time to learn. You alone are responsible for what
you do with it.**
Hardware requirements:
Hardware requirements
---------------------
- A Roche Accu-Chek Combo (any firmware, they all work)
- A Smartpix or Realtyme device together with the 360 Configuration
Software to configure the pump.
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has not been widely tested: https://github.com/gregorybel/combo-pairing/blob/master/README.md
- To build AndroidAPS with Combo support you need the latest Android Studio 3 version
Limitations:
Limitations
-----------
- Extended bolus and multiwave bolus are not supported.
- Only one basal profile is supported.
- Setting a basal profile other than 1 on the pump, or delivering extended boluses or multiwave
boluses from the pump interferes with TBRs and forces the loop into low-suspend only mode for 6 hours
as the the loop can't run safely under those conditions.
- It's currently not possible to set the time and date on the pump, so daylight saving times
changes have to be performed manually.
- There's a bug in the pump's firmware that's triggered when "too much" communication happens
with the pump. Specifically, this issue occurs when going from just issuing commands to the pump
to reading the pump's data and history. For that reason, a minimal amount of data is read from
the pump.
The bug might still rarely occur and causes the pump to not accept any connection
unless a button is physically pressed on the pump (make sure the 'pump unreachable' alert is enabled
so you'll get an alarm if the bug occurs.
Therefore, the pump's reservoir level is not read and the pump status information uploaded to Nightscout
shows fake numbers of 150 (above low threshold - which can be configured via the configuration
tool), 8 (below low threshold, triggers NS alarm since < 10) and 0 if the reservoir is empty.
Furthermore, no history (from the My Data menu) is read unless absolutely required.
Reading all pump data can be forced through the Combo tab, to import
events that happened solely on the pump, but that code has been tested less, might cause duplicates and may
trigger the bug, so it's strongly recommended to stick to the usage scenario of controlling the
pump solely through AAPS.
Checking history, reservoir level etc on the pump causes no issues but should be avoided
when the Bluetooth icon is displayed on the display, indicating that AAPS is communicating with the pump.
changes have to be performed manually (disable automatic phone clock update in the evening and
update change back in the morning while also updating the pump's clock to avoid an alarm during the night).
- Currently only basal rates in the range of 0.05 to 10 U/h are supported (this also applies when modifying
a profile, e.g. when increasing to 200%, the highest basal rate must not exceed 5 U/h since it will be
doubled. Similarly, when reducing to 50%, the lowest basal rate must be at least 0.10 U/h).
- If the loop requests a running TBR to be cancelled the Combo will set a TBR of 90% or 110%
for 15 minutes instead. This is because cancelling a TBR causes an alert on the pump which
causes a lot of vibrations.
- Occasionally (every couple of days or so) AAPS might fail to automatically cancel
a TBR CANCELLED alert the user then needs to deal with (press the refresh button in AAPS
to transfer the warning to AAPS or confirm the alert on the pump).
Setup:
Setup
-----
- Configure pump using 360 config software.
- Set/leave the menu configuration as "Standard", this will show only the supported
menus/actions on the pump and hide those which are unsupported (extended/multiwave bolus,
multiple basal rates), which cause the loop functionality to be restricted when used because
it's not possible to run the loop in a safe manner when used.
- Verify the _Quick Info Text_ is set to "QUICK INFO" (without the quotes, found under _Insulin Pump Options_).
- Set maximum TBR to 500%
- Disable end of TBR alert
- Set TBR duration step-size to 15 min
- Set low cartridge alarm to your liking
- Configure a max bolus suited for your therapy to protect against bugs in the software
- Similarly, configure maximum TBR duration as a safeguard. Allow at least 3 hours, since
the option to disconnect the pump for 3 hours sets a 0% for 3 hours.
- Enable keylock (can also be set on the pump directly, see usage section on reasoning)
- Get Android Studio 3 https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
- Follow the link http://ruffy.AndroidAPS.org and clone via git (branch `combo-scripter-v2`)
- Required:
- Set/leave the menu configuration as "Standard", this will show only the supported
menus/actions on the pump and hide those which are unsupported (extended/multiwave bolus,
multiple basal rates), which cause the loop functionality to be restricted when used because
it's not possible to run the loop in a safe manner when used.
- Verify the _Quick Info Text_ is set to "QUICK INFO" (without the quotes, found under _Insulin Pump Options_).
- Set maximum TBR to 500%
- Disable end of TBR alert
- Set TBR duration step-size to 15 min
- Recommended:
- Set low cartridge alarm to your liking
- Configure a max bolus suited for your therapy to protect against bugs in the software
- Similarly, configure maximum TBR duration as a safeguard. Allow at least 3 hours, since
the option to disconnect the pump for 3 hours sets a 0% for 3 hours.
- Enable key lock on the pump to prevent bolusing from the pump, esp. when the
pump was used before and quick bolusing was a habit.
- Set display timeout and menu timeout to the mininum of 5.5 and 5 respectively. This allows the AAPS to
recover more quickly from error situations and reduces the amount of vibrations that can occur during
such errors
- Install AndroidAPS as described in the wiki http://wiki.AndroidAPS.org
- Make sure to read the wiki to understand how to setup AndroidAPS.
- Select the MDI plugin in AndroidAPS, not the Combo plugin at this point to avoid the Combo
plugin from interfering with ruffy during the pairing process.
- Follow the link http://ruffy.AndroidAPS.org and clone ruffy via git. Use the same branch as you use for
AndroidAPS, which is usally `master`.
if you you want to help test the in-development version.
- Pair the pump using ruffy. If it doesn't work after multiple attempts, switch to the `pairing` branch,
pair the pump and then switch back the original branch.
If the pump is already paired and can be controlled via ruffy, installing the
`combo-scripter-v2` branch is sufficient.
If AAPS is already installed, switch to the MDI plugin to avoid the Combo
plugin from interfering with ruffy during the pairing process.
If the pump is already paired and can be controlled via ruffy, installing the `master` branch is sufficient.
Note that the pairing processing is somewhat fragile (but only has to be done once)
and may need a few attempts; quickly acknowledge prompts and when starting over, remove the pump device
from the bluetooth settings beforehand. Another option to try is to go to the bluetooth menu after
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and switch back to ruffy after confirming the pairing on the pump, when the pump displays the authorization code.
When AAPS is using ruffy, the ruffy app can't be used. The easiest way is to just
reboot the phone after the pairing process and let AAPS start ruffy in the background.
- Clone AndroidAPS from https://github.com/jotomo/AndroidAPS (branch `combo-scripter-v2`)
and build AAPS using the instructions in the wiki http://wiki.AndroidAPS.org
- Before enabling the Combo plugin in AAPS make sure your profile is set up
correctly and your basal profile is up to date as AAPS will sync the basal profile
to the pump.
to the pump. Then activate the Combo plugin.
Usage:
Usage
-----
- Keep in mind that this is not a product, esp. in the beginning the user needs to monitor and understand the system,
its limitations and how it can fail. It is strongly advised NOT to use this system when the person
using it is not able to fully understand the system.
- Read the OpenAPS documentation https://openaps.org to understand the loop algorithm AndroidAPS
is based upon.
- Read in the wiki to learn about and understand AndroidAPS http://wiki.AndroidAPS.org
- This integration uses the same functionality which the meter provides that comes with the Combo.
The meter allows to mirror the pump screen and forwards button presses to the pump. The connection
to the pump and this forwarding is what the ruffy app does. A `scripter` components reads the screen
and automates inputing boluses, TBRs etc and making sure inputs are processed correctly (that's what
the scripter-part in the branch name stands for).
and automates inputing boluses, TBRs etc and making sure inputs are processed correctly.
AAPS then interacts with the scripter to apply loop commands and to administer boluses.
This mode has some restrictions: it's comparatively slow (but well fast enough for what it is used for),
doesn't support reading history continuously and setting a TBR or giving a bolus causes the pump to
vibrate.
and setting a TBR or giving a bolus causes the pump to vibrate.
- The integration of the Combo with AndroidAPS is designed with the assumption that all inputs are
made via AndroidAPS. Boluses entered on the pump will NOT be detected by AAPS and may therefore
result in too much insulin being delivered.
- The pump's first basal rate profile is read on app start and is updated by AAPS. Manually changing
the pump's basal rate profile will lead to wrong basals being delivered and is NOT supported.
made via AndroidAPS. Boluses entered on the pump directly will be detected by AAPS, but it can take
up to 25 min before AndroidAPS becomes aware of such a bolus. Reading boluses delivered directly on
the pump is a safety feature and not meant to be regularly used (the loop requires knowledge of carbs
consumed, which can't be entered on the pump, which is another reason why all inputs should be done
in AndroidAPS).
- The pump's first basal rate profile is read on application start and is updated by AAPS.
The basal rate should not be manually changed on the pump, but will be detected and corrected as a safety
measure (don't rely on safety measures by default, this is meant to detect an unintended change on the pump).
- It's recommended to enable key lock on the pump to prevent bolusing from the pump, esp. when the
pump was used before and quick bolusing was a habit.
Also, with keylock enabled, accidentally pressing a key will NOT interrupt a running command
Also, with keylock enabled, accidentally pressing a key will NOT interrupt active communication
between AAPS and pmup.
- When a BOLUS/TBR CANCELLED alert starts on the pump during bolusing or setting a TBR, this is
caused by a disconnect between pump and phone. The app will try to reconnect and confirm the alert
caused by a disconnect between pump and phone. AAPS will try to reconnect and confirm the alert
and then retry the last action (boluses are NOT retried for safety reasons). Therefore,
such an alarm shall be ignored (cancelling it is not a big issue, but will lead to the currently
active action to have to wait till the pump's display turns off before it can reconnect to the
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needs to confirm the alarm.
- When a low cartridge or low battery alarm is raised during a bolus, they are confirmed and shown
as a notification in AAPS. If they occur while no connection is open to the pump, going to the
combo tab and hitting the Refresh button will take over those alerts by confirming them and
Combo tab and hitting the Refresh button will take over those alerts by confirming them and
showing a notification in AAPS.
- When AAPS fails to confirm a TBR CANCELLED alert, or one is raised for a different reason,
hitting Refresh in the Combo tab establishes a connection, confirms the alert and shows
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appropriate TBR will be set again during the next loop iteration.
- For all other alerts raised by the pump: connecting to the pump will show the alert message in
the Combo tab, e.g. "State: E4: Occlusion" as well as showing a notification on the main screen.
An error will raise an urgent notification.
An error will raise an urgent notification. AAPS never confirms serious errors on the pump,
but let's the pump vibrate and ring to make sure the user is informed of a critical situation
that needs action.
- After pairing, ruffy should not be used directly (AAPS will start in the background as needed),
since using ruffy at AAPS at the same time is not supported.
- If AAPS crashes (or is stopped from the debugger) while AAPS and the pump were comunicating (using
- If AAPS crashes (or is stopped from the debugger) while AAPS and the pump were communicating (using
ruffy), it might be necessary to force close ruffy. Restarting AAPS will start ruffy again.
- Read the documentation on the wiki as well as the docs at https://openaps.org
Restarting the phone is also an easy way to resolve this or you don't know how to force kill
an app.
- Don't press any buttons on the pump while AAPS communicates with the pump (Bluetooth logo is
shown on the pump).
- If the loop requests a running TBR to be cancelled the Combo will set a TBR of 90% or 110%
for 15 minutes instead. This is because cancelling a TBR causes an alert on the pump which
causes a lot of vibrations.
- Due to the bug (which causes the pump to become unreachable when reading history regularly),
a delivered bolus will NOT be added to treatments when the connection was lost during bolusing
or when a pump error occurs (e.g. occlusion). This will raise a message (and play an annoying
sound) and the user will have a create a bolus record via Careportal/NS manually. Currently
this requires an available NS installation and being online (for a short time). Hopefully
both of these issues can be resolved in future versions.
Known issues:
- Occasionally (every couple of days or so) AAPS might fail to automatically cancel
a TBR CANCELLED alert the user then needs to deal with (press the refresh button in AAPS
to transfer the warning to AAPS or confirm the alert on the pump).
- Similarly, the 'pump unreachable' bug may occur from time to time, which requires confirming
the alert on the pump to get the pump to accept connections again.
- Overall the integration seems rather robust, but there are limits to the way the
pump is controlled and how stable BT is, so there will be minor issues like the above
from time to time, though they're small compared to what works well.
- AAPS might be unresponsive for 10-30s or so when starting and calculating sensitivity.
AAPS might also be unresponsive when doing background work, e.g. after receiving a new
glucose reading.
- Since the pump's date & time can't be updated automatically at this time, daylight saving changes
will cause an alert asking to update the pump clock. A usable workaround should be to disable
the automatic update of the phone's clock for the night and then enabling it again in the morning
when also updating the pump.
Reporting bugs:
Reporting bugs
--------------
- See https://github.com/MilosKozak/AndroidAPS/blob/master/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
- Note the precise time the problem occurred and describe the circumstances and steps that caused
the problem
- Note the Build version (found in the About dialog in the app, when pressing the three dots in the
upper-right corner).
- Attach the app's log files, which can be found on the phone in
- Obtain the app's log files, which can be found on the phone in
_/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/info.nightscout.androidaps/_
- Open an issue at https://github.com/MilosKozak/AndroidAPS/issues/new
Components/Layers (developers):
- AndroidAPS
- ComboPlugin
- ruffy-spi (RuffyCommands interface to plug in lower layer)
- Scripting layer (ruffyscripter) / Command layer
- Driver layer (ruffy)