PowerFlarm Brick - Can it send GPS sentences to SN10B?

On Friday, June 15, 2012 11:16:41 PM UTC-7, Darryl Ramm wrote:
On Friday, June 15, 2012 10:56:21 PM UTC-7, WaltWX wrote:
Trying to install PF Sat 06/16/12 before flight testing Sunday.

PF sends NMEA sentences by default at 19200 on the DB9 serial connector.. The SN10B manual says it must receive at 4800baud. Which device needs to be set? Is there a way to change to DB9 serial output on the PF (possibly through config file)? Or, will the SN10B "hear it" on the RX line at 19200?

Sent same message to Dave Nadler... yet, he may be too busy right now at the Nationals.

I'd prefer to drive the SN10B with the PF because then I can receive an IGC logger file from the SN10B. This provides a backup to my currently installed Volkslogger.

Walt Rogers, WX

Walt Rogers, WX

Well all will work as long as they match, but you probably want the SN10B receiving serial data at 19200 since at slower speeds the PowerFLARM cannot put traffic data into the NMEA stream. Make sure you have updated SN10B firmware. I suspect you have an old manual or are not factoring in changes in SN10 firmware updates.

Be careful what you think the ILEC flight recorder file might be good for.. It not IGC approved (e.g. no SSA/FAI badges, records, contests) and I'm not sure if its accepted by the OLC. It may be but the OLC documentation for approved devices/software does not list it, but that documentation is often a mess.

Darryl

Walt make sure you are starting with at least somewhat current SN10 firmware. See http://www.ilec-gmbh.com/downloads_sw.html

Darryl