XC-Soar and HP310 / HP314 (Euro)

Hi Folks

I have XC-Soar running on my new HP314 and it is good. I have increased
the font size on the info boxes to 60pt and they are very readable. Screen
is bright and easy to see in all conditions except when the unit is aligned
so that the sun reflects directly off it into your eyes. In fact I think it
has an amazing tolerance to viewing angles and ambient light.

I have got the UK maps on with UK airspace and turnpoints and although I
haven't flown with it yet, using it in the car with built in GPS is very
promising.

Have purchased a li-ion booster battery and will let you know how that
goes. Problem now is the serial / bluetooth.

I have bought an Aircable Mini Bluetooth plug which is a doddle to set up
to work with my Garmin / LX and will happily send NMEA sentences to my
laptop bluetooth. But how to set up the 314 to connect and receive these
into XC-Soar?? I haven't been able to get it going yet.

If anyone knows the answer please help.

Jim

On Jan 20, 5:15*pm, Jim White wrote:
Hi Folks

I have XC-Soar running on my new HP314 and it is good. I have increased
the font size on the info boxes to 60pt and they are very readable. Screen
is bright and easy to see in all conditions except when the unit is aligned
so that the sun reflects directly off it into your eyes. In fact I think it
has an amazing tolerance to viewing angles and ambient light.

I have got the UK maps on with UK airspace and turnpoints and although I
haven't flown with it yet, using it in the car with built in GPS is very
promising.

Have purchased a li-ion booster battery and will let you know how that
goes. Problem now is the serial / bluetooth.

I have bought an Aircable Mini Bluetooth plug which is a doddle to set up
to work with my Garmin / LX and will happily send NMEA sentences to my
laptop bluetooth. But how to set up the 314 to connect and receive these
into XC-Soar?? I haven't been able to get it going yet.

If anyone knows the answer please help.

Jim

Hi Jim
I am using a KT6B Bluetooth adaptor on my 302 and setting for the 314
is Com6 4800bd. it works quite well as it is specially adapted for
gliding. it is also powered by the 302. I am flying with the 314 at
present and find the same that direct sunlight washes out the screen
but in the (shade) it is superior to the other Ipaqs.
Bruno

Have you noticed any problems with the snail trail on the 31x ipaq?
Sort of green rays spreading around, while flying and even while driving or
replaying a flight log.
Which XSoar version are you using right now?

I'm working on making the side scroll wheel working for zoom in the main map
window but can't get to fix the snail trail so far.
paolo


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On Jan 20, 5:15 pm, Jim White wrote:
Hi Folks

I have XC-Soar running on my new HP314 and it is good. I have increased
the font size on the info boxes to 60pt and they are very readable. Screen
is bright and easy to see in all conditions except when the unit is
aligned
so that the sun reflects directly off it into your eyes. In fact I think
it
has an amazing tolerance to viewing angles and ambient light.

I have got the UK maps on with UK airspace and turnpoints and although I
haven't flown with it yet, using it in the car with built in GPS is very
promising.

Have purchased a li-ion booster battery and will let you know how that
goes. Problem now is the serial / bluetooth.

I have bought an Aircable Mini Bluetooth plug which is a doddle to set up
to work with my Garmin / LX and will happily send NMEA sentences to my
laptop bluetooth. But how to set up the 314 to connect and receive these
into XC-Soar?? I haven't been able to get it going yet.

If anyone knows the answer please help.

Jim

Hi Jim
I am using a KT6B Bluetooth adaptor on my 302 and setting for the 314
is Com6 4800bd. it works quite well as it is specially adapted for
gliding. it is also powered by the 302. I am flying with the 314 at
present and find the same that direct sunlight washes out the screen
but in the (shade) it is superior to the other Ipaqs.
Bruno

At 22:28 20 January 2009, PCool wrote:
Have you noticed any problems with the snail trail on the 31x ipaq?
Sort of green rays spreading around, while flying and even while driving
or
replaying a flight log.
Which XSoar version are you using right now?

I'm working on making the side scroll wheel working for zoom in the
main
map
window but can't get to fix the snail trail so far.
paolo


Yes, the snail does fan out as you say. Version 5.1.9 gccB6. Scroll wheel
zoom would be good. I also notice that the snail turns on even when set
off in the config. It can however be turned off using the display menu.

I will try com6 and see what I get. I did ask HP which ports were used on
web chat but they said 'sorry, 3rd party sw not supported, foad!" No
wonder they cannot compete in this market!

Jim

At 10:45 21 January 2009, Jim White wrote:

I will try com6 and see what I get.

Hoorah! Com6 is the baby. All working tickety boo with my laptop sending
nmea sentences through the aircable serial plug to the hp314.

When I have everything going nicely I'll write a 'how I dun it' and
publish through this forum.

Jim

ps: I think HP may have already 'discontinued' the product. Maybe PR
should snap up the last 1000 units?

On Jan 20, 10:28*pm, "PCool" wrote:
Have you noticed any problems with the snail trail on the 31x ipaq?
Sort of green rays spreading around, while flying and even while driving or
replaying a flight log.
Which XSoar version are you using right now?

I'm working on making the side scroll wheel working for zoom in the main map
window but can't get to fix the snail trail so far.
paolo

Hi Paolo

I only tried the PNA version of xcsoar and also noticed the problem
with the trail however i did not continue using it as I have a Beta
version of SeeYou on trial.

Bruno

At 16:30 21 January 2009, Jim White wrote:
At 10:45 21 January 2009, Jim White wrote:

Thanks to Paul Remde and friends I have got the charging working. I have a
3400mah Li-ion booster battery pack and have rigged up a cable with two
resistor bridges to supply +3v to the data pins on the mini usb. HP314 now
charges properly from the pack and I should get about 7 hrs out of it.

Bluetooth works great on com 6 with feed from my LX through an Airplug
Mini BT adaptor at 4800 baud.

Now....does anyone know how to write script for Windows CE that can be
started at boot to set the power and backlight settings to always on, turn
the bluetooth on, and launch XCS? That would save some fiddling and reduce
errors.

Some of this may be possible in the registry and ini files??

Tx

Jim

On Jan 29, 4:45*am, Jim White wrote:
At 16:30 21 January 2009, Jim White wrote:At 10:45 21 January 2009, Jim White wrote:

Thanks to Paul Remde and friends I have got the charging working. I have a
3400mah Li-ion booster battery pack and have rigged up a cable with two
resistor bridges to supply +3v to the data pins on the mini usb. HP314 now
charges properly from the pack and I should get about 7 hrs out of it.

Bluetooth works great on com 6 with feed from my LX through an Airplug
Mini BT adaptor at 4800 baud.

Now....does anyone know how to write script for Windows CE that can be
started at boot to set the power and backlight settings to always on, turn
the bluetooth on, and launch XCS? That would save some fiddling and reduce
errors.

Some of this may be possible in the registry and ini files??

Tx

Jim

Jim,

The backlight and the battery scheme can be set in the CE 5.0 control
panel.

Start-Settings-Control-Panel-display-backlight uncheck all

Start-Settings-Control-Panel-Power- set both schemes to all never

These settings will be save in the registry automatially.

Just a note Craggy Aero has had the 310/314 power cable available for
the Ipaq 310/314 for about 2 months.

http://www.craggyaero.com/pdam.htm

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

At 16:13 29 January 2009, Richard wrote:

The backlight and the battery scheme can be set in the CE 5.0 control
panel.

Start-Settings-Control-Panel-display-backlight uncheck all

Start-Settings-Control-Panel-Power- set both schemes to all never

These settings will be save in the registry automatially.

Just a note Craggy Aero has had the 310/314 power cable available for
the Ipaq 310/314 for about 2 months.

http://www.craggyaero.com/pdam.htm

Richard
www.craggyaero.com


Thanks Richard but all these settings are lost on reset. Do you know how
to make them stick? So far I reckon simplest is a script.

Jim

On Jan 29, 9:45*am, Jim White wrote:
At 16:13 29 January 2009, Richard wrote:





The backlight and the battery scheme can be set in the CE 5.0 control
panel.

Start-Settings-Control-Panel-display-backlight * uncheck all

Start-Settings-Control-Panel-Power- *set both schemes to all never

These settings will be save in the registry automatially.

Just a note Craggy Aero has had the 310/314 *power cable available for
the Ipaq 310/314 for about 2 months.

http://www.craggyaero.com/pdam.htm

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

Thanks Richard but all these settings are lost on reset. Do you know how
to make them stick? So far I reckon simplest is a script.

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JIm,

My settings are not lost when I do a soft reset with the pen. I am
running SeeYou Mobile from the SD Card. Maybe something in their
setup from the card saves the settings.


Richard
www.craggyaero.com