Diaconn G8
Pump capabilities with AAPS
Communicates with AAPS over your phone’s native Bluetooth, without an additional communication device.
DST and timezone changes must be handled manually.
Insulin Pump Bluetooth Pairing
Tap the menu (☰) in the top-left corner.
Tap Configuration > Pump and select Diaconn G8.
Once it is selected, the Diaconn G8 card shows two buttons, Settings and Open plugin:
Settings opens the settings of the Diaconn G8 driver (see Diaconn G8 insulin pump option setting below).
Open plugin (or Manage > Pump) opens the Diaconn G8 pump screen. Before a pump is paired it looks like this:
Older screenshot
The screenshot above is from an earlier AAPS version. In AAPS 4 pairing starts from the Pair button on the pump screen; there is no Selected pump setting.
On the pump screen, tap Pair. The Diaconn Pump Pairing screen opens and AAPS scans for nearby pumps.
Tap your insulin pump’s model number once it appears in the list (for example DIACONN-65010).
There are two options to check your model number:
The last 5 digits of the SN number on the back of the pump.
Click on O button > Information > BLE > Last 5 digits.
Once you select your pump, a window appears asking for a PIN code. Enter the PIN number displayed on your pump to complete the connection.
When Pairing successful! is shown, tap OK to go back to the pump screen.
Pump status check and log synchronization
Once your pump is connected, open the pump screen (Manage > Pump). It shows the pump status (battery, reservoir, last connection, last bolus, basal rate and more).
Tap Refresh to connect to the pump, update the status and synchronize the logs.
Tap Pump history to see the history read from the pump.
Older screenshot
The screenshot above is from an earlier AAPS version. In AAPS 4 the pump status is shown on the pump screen (Manage > Pump) and synchronized with the Refresh button.
Bluetooth Troubleshooting
What to do in the case of an unstable Bluetooth connection with the pump.
Method 1) Restart AAPS, then check the pump again
Tap the menu (☰) in the top-left corner.
Tap Exit at the bottom of the menu.
Start AAPS again and check the connection to the pump.
Method 2) If the first method doesn’t work, disconnect Bluetooth and then reconnect.
Press and hold the Bluetooth button at the top for about 3 seconds.
Click on the Setting button on the paired Diaconn G8 Insulin pump.
Unpair.
In AAPS, open the pump screen (Manage > Pump), tap Unpair and confirm Reset pairing information?.
Repeat the Bluetooth pairing process for the pump (see above).
Further Information
Diaconn G8 Insulin pump option setting
Configuration > Pump > Diaconn G8 > Settings
Or, on the pump screen (Manage > Pump), tap the settings icon (cog wheel) in the top-right corner.
Bolus speed sets how fast the pump delivers a bolus.
If the Log reservoir change option is activated, the relevant details are automatically uploaded to the careportal when an “Insulin Change” event occurs.
If the Log needle change option is activated, the relevant details are automatically uploaded to the careportal when a “Site Change” event occurs.
If the Log tube change option is activated, the relevant details are automatically added as a note when a “Tube Change” event occurs.
If the Log battery change option is activated, the relevant details are automatically uploaded to the careportal when a “Battery Change” event occurs. You can also record a battery change yourself with Manage > Pump Battery Change. (Note: To change the battery, please stop all in-progress injection functions before proceeding.)
Diaconn Cloud Sync sends the pump logs to the Diaconn Cloud.
Older screenshot
The screenshot above is from an earlier AAPS version. In AAPS 4 a battery change is recorded with Manage > Pump Battery Change; there is no Actions tab.
Extended Bolus function
If you use extended bolus it will disable closed loop.
See this page for details why extended bolus does not work in a closed loop environment.
Where to get help
Development of the Diaconn G8 driver is done by the community on a volunteer basis. Before requesting help, please:
Read the relevant section of this documentation to confirm how the feature is meant to work.
Ask on the #AAPS channel on Discord, or in one of the other community channels.
Report a bug by searching the existing issues; if yours is not listed, open a new issue and attach your log files.
When asking for help, include your phone make and model, Android version, AAPS version, and a plain-English description of the problem (what changed, when it last worked).