Oudie and 302

On Oct 30, 8:03*pm, "Paul Remde" wrote:

The Oudie is supplied with a power/data cable that has an RJ45 connector,
and an RJ45 to DB-9 connector. *The RJ45 to DB-9 connector can be configured
to work with the 302. *It is a simple and free solution. *The Oudie's
power/data cable must be powered with 12V.

Another option is the Oudie-PS5a-1 cable. *It can be powered with 5V from
the 302 and also pass 5V power to the Oudie. *You can see details hehttp://www.cumulus-soaring.com/goddard.htm#Oudie-PS5a-1

Paul - How is the Oudie-PS5a-1 cable better than the supplied Naviter
cable in the box?

With the supplied Naviter cable you have this setup;

12VDC = 302 = Oudie supplied cable (serial) = Oudie
12VDC = same Oudie supplied cable (12VDC to 5VDC converter) = Oudie

With the Oudie-PS5a-1 cable you would have this setup;

12VDC = 302 = Oudie-PS5a-1 (serial + 5VDC) = Oudie

So the Oudie-PS5a-1 solution is cleaner/neater. Is it electrically
better? Better 12VDC to 5VDC conversion? Better RS-232 signal
converter?

Thanks, John

Hi John,

Please see my notes below.

Paul Remde

"JohnDeRosa" wrote in message
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On Oct 30, 8:03 pm, "Paul Remde" wrote:

The Oudie is supplied with a power/data cable that has an RJ45 connector,
and an RJ45 to DB-9 connector. The RJ45 to DB-9 connector can be
configured
to work with the 302. It is a simple and free solution. The Oudie's
power/data cable must be powered with 12V.

Another option is the Oudie-PS5a-1 cable. It can be powered with 5V from
the 302 and also pass 5V power to the Oudie. You can see details
hehttp://www.cumulus-soaring.com/goddard.htm#Oudie-PS5a-1


Paul - How is the Oudie-PS5a-1 cable better than the supplied Naviter
cable in the box?

*** The Oudie's power/data cable must be powered with 12V. The
Oudie-PS5a-1 cable is powered with 5V from the 302. Once installed, there
are no functional differences that I'm aware of.

With the supplied Naviter cable you have this setup;

12VDC = 302 = Oudie supplied cable (serial) = Oudie
12VDC = same Oudie supplied cable (12VDC to 5VDC converter) = Oudie

With the Oudie-PS5a-1 cable you would have this setup;

12VDC = 302 = Oudie-PS5a-1 (serial + 5VDC) = Oudie

So the Oudie-PS5a-1 solution is cleaner/neater. Is it electrically
better? Better 12VDC to 5VDC conversion? Better RS-232 signal
converter?

*** Good questions. The only advantage is the simple and clean setup. It
eliminates the need to connect the Oudie's power/data cable to 12V. The
Oudie-PS5a-1 cable has been quite popular. I guess many people prefer the
simple and clean approach.

Thanks, John

One other point I'd like to offer concerning the PS-5a-1 Cable. The
early models of the cable apparently were prone to breakage in the
mini-USB plug (Oudie end of the cable). Mine broke internally after
more than a year and Paul Remde and Goddard Electronics provided
excellent support and an updated cable in a very short time. I highly
commend and recommend them for their great customer service. The
cable costs more than a little, but it does work extremely well and is
a no-brainer to set up. Connect it to the serial port on the 302,
plug the other end into the Oudie, set up the Oudie communication
menu, and you're off to the races!