Power Flarm Display

Yes, the 2.7 beta works well for updating powerflarm display without the cable, for IGC and Flarm traffic.

Ramy

On Monday, December 17, 2012 10:02:00 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 5:44:06 PM UTC-5, Richard wrote: On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 10:28:43 AM UTC-8, bumper wrote: On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 10:17:39 AM UTC-8, Morteza Ansari wrote: Not sure which butterfly display we are talking about, but the rectangular display that comes with the brick is anything but *useless* to anyone flying with polarized sun glasses. It is polarized incorrectly which means if you mount it in horizontal orientation you see practically nothing on the display. Yes, but it works just fine with my polarized glasses in the vertical mode. So I made a bracket to hold it at the edge of the glareshield to the left of center. Since the device and display are rotatable in increments of 90 degrees, and since all LCD displays I've seen are polarized in one plane or another, Butterfly had to pick one knowing full well that it would please some and offend others of the polarized sun glassed crowd. No way for them to win! bumper The latest Firmware Version of the Butterfly display is out 3.01 It has: New Features: • Nondirectional traffic is shown permanently (PCAS) • Supports PowerFLARM® CORE • NEAREST-Mode, always automatically shows nearest target • Units con"gurable • Enhanced Menu Improvements: • Better stability with many received targets • new dynamical menu for future extensions. • 3.0.1: Better font readability I just saw an ADS B target the fonts are much larger and readable. You need a special cable to update the firmware. Make the cable instructions and get firmware at http://www.butterfly-avionics.com/in...upport-english or send to your dealer or Craggy Aero. Richard www.craggyaero.com All, I looked at the update information, and although it specified what connector pins on the display connector (RJ-12) were to be connected to what pins on a PC serial connector, it didn't specify the connector itself or address the issue of how one determines whether or not the PC can supply 3.3vdc on pin 5. I emailed the Butterfly folks, and I have copied the reply here. You will note that the reply still doesn't directly address the 3.3vdc issue, but at this point I'm confident enough that its not going to be a problem that I plan to fabricate a RJ12-DB9 cable and give it a whirl. Frank (TA)

That 3.3 V is the supply voltage. There is not likely to be a regulator in the display module. Odds are pretty good that putting 5 V on the 3.3 V supply input will kill it. Putting 12 V on the 3.3 V input will almost certainly kill it.

-Dave
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On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:02:00 -0800 (PST), wrote:
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I looked at the update information, and although it specified what connector
pins on the display connector (RJ-12) were to be connected to what pins on a PC
serial connector, it didn't specify the connector itself or address the issue of how
one determines whether or not the PC can supply 3.3vdc on pin 5. I emailed the
Butterfly folks, and I have copied the reply here. You will note that the reply still
doesn't directly address the 3.3vdc issue, but at this point I'm confident enough
that its not going to be a problem that I plan to fabricate a RJ12-DB9 cable and
give it a whirl.

Frank (TA)

I have one of the standard Flarm display updaters. It uses a normal 9v
transister-type battery (e.g., MN1604) that is fed into a voltage
regulator that drops the output to the required 3.3v. Two cables are
involved, a standard DB9 going to the serial port, and a RJ-11 (or
RJ-12) going to the display.

I have used this unit both with older PCs with a serial port, and with
newer PCs using a serial-usb converter.

Another option for those electrically inclined is shown on 3U's
website. This approaches uses the USB port directly, at the expense of
more complicated circuitry.
https://sites.google.com/site/threeu...terfly-display

Bob

On the theory that a picture is worth a thousand words, here is that
the standard updater looks like;

http://www.butterfly-store.de/en/Upd...isplay,i13.htm

Bob


On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:11:31 -0600, Bob Gibbons
wrote:

On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:02:00 -0800 (PST), wrote:
.... text deleted

I looked at the update information, and although it specified what connector
pins on the display connector (RJ-12) were to be connected to what pins on a PC
serial connector, it didn't specify the connector itself or address the issue of how
one determines whether or not the PC can supply 3.3vdc on pin 5. I emailed the
Butterfly folks, and I have copied the reply here. You will note that the reply still
doesn't directly address the 3.3vdc issue, but at this point I'm confident enough
that its not going to be a problem that I plan to fabricate a RJ12-DB9 cable and
give it a whirl.

Frank (TA)

I have one of the standard Flarm display updaters. It uses a normal 9v
transister-type battery (e.g., MN1604) that is fed into a voltage
regulator that drops the output to the required 3.3v. Two cables are
involved, a standard DB9 going to the serial port, and a RJ-11 (or
RJ-12) going to the display.

I have used this unit both with older PCs with a serial port, and with
newer PCs using a serial-usb converter.

Another option for those electrically inclined is shown on 3U's
website. This approaches uses the USB port directly, at the expense of
more complicated circuitry.
https://sites.google.com/site/threeu...terfly-display

Bob

two AA or two AAA batteries will give you 3 volts which is enough to power the butterfly display for the update if you use fresh batteries

OR

upgrade to a FlarmView and just save the new data to the mini SD card and bypass the HeathKit cable making process entirely and as a bonus you get the nice screen and lots more configuration options