PowerFLARM firmware v3.00 released (feature complete)

On Friday, May 10, 2013 3:26:21 PM UTC-6, Craig R. wrote:
Is the cfg file required in order to successfully load the 3.0 FW or is it optional?



Renny



Nope. Uploaded PF 3.0 with the (real) old cfg file on the core. I did the new cfg file after both upgrades were completed. Haven't flown yet, but I'm comfortable all will be ok.



Craig

Great..I was able to load my portable fine yesterday and tomorrow we will load a brick/core....
Thanks again - Renny

How do you add your pilot data for the logger. I see no obvious options in the UI.

Sean

Updated US / AUS manuals are now available at:
http://powerflarm.us/manuals-softwar...release-notes/

Last weekend I flew with the PF core upgraded to 3.00 and an Oudie upgraded to 4.40.004. A V7 connects the two together (Firmware 2.02). All the flight stuff worked fine, but I still got the error -9 when attempting to download the flight from the core via the Oudie ConnectMe program.

ConnectMe recognizes the PF and displays it SN, Vers. No., etc. but will not download the flight file. It is really inconvenient to have to plug in a USB stick under the hood and try to see the light on the brick flashing. I guess I could unscrew my glare shield after every flight, but I don't want to.

Both Naviter and PowerFlarm think this should work, and both companies have error logs from when it doesn't. It would be wonderful if they could get it working! Has anyone else had any luck?

Thanks in advance,

Matt

Hi Matt,

I hear what you're saying, and I do hope they get it working soon... but I
sincerely think you're going about it the hard, slow way. A serial flight
log download takes minutes. Using a USB Flash Drive takes seconds. The
PowerFLARM Core (Brick) units were supplied with USB extension cables
designed for panel mounting. If you use a USB Flash drive that has a
built-in LED that flashes to indicate when it is working (mine is a Sony) -
I really think you'll be all set.

A friend has proposed the idea of using a fiber-optic cable to bring the
Core's LED out to the panel. I don't know whether or not that will work,
but it is an interesting idea. He's looking into it.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
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"Matt Herron Jr." wrote in message
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Last weekend I flew with the PF core upgraded to 3.00 and an Oudie upgraded
to 4.40.004. A V7 connects the two together (Firmware 2.02). All the
flight stuff worked fine, but I still got the error -9 when attempting to
download the flight from the core via the Oudie ConnectMe program.

ConnectMe recognizes the PF and displays it SN, Vers. No., etc. but will not
download the flight file. It is really inconvenient to have to plug in a
USB stick under the hood and try to see the light on the brick flashing. I
guess I could unscrew my glare shield after every flight, but I don't want
to.

Both Naviter and PowerFlarm think this should work, and both companies have
error logs from when it doesn't. It would be wonderful if they could get it
working! Has anyone else had any luck?

Thanks in advance,

Matt

A friend has proposed the idea of using a fiber-optic cable to bring the

Core's LED out to the panel. I don't know whether or not that will work,

but it is an interesting idea. He's looking into it.

Paul, I've done this. You need to get good quality fiber optic multi-strand and it works pretty well. There is some loss but under a shadowed part of the panel, you can see it just fine. The trick is to make a coupling for the fiber at the LED end.
Darren

On Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:11:24 PM UTC-4, wrote:
A friend has proposed the idea of using a fiber-optic cable to bring the
Core's LED out to the panel. I don't know whether or not that will work,
but it is an interesting idea. He's looking into it.

Paul, I've done this. You need to get good quality fiber optic
multi-strand and it works pretty well. There is some loss but under
a shadowed part of the panel, you can see it just fine. The trick is
to make a coupling for the fiber at the LED end.

Darren

Guys, you really don't need the LEDs.
Any display device *should* echo the relevant status messages.

On May 16, 1:58*pm, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:11:24 PM UTC-4, wrote:
A friend has proposed the idea of using a fiber-optic cable to bring the
Core's LED out to the panel. *I don't know whether or not that will work,
but it is an interesting idea. *He's looking into it.

Paul, I've done this. You need to get good quality fiber optic
multi-strand and it works pretty well. *There is some loss but under
a shadowed part of the panel, you can see it just fine. *The trick is
to make a coupling for the fiber at the LED end.

Darren

Guys, you really don't need the LEDs.
Any display device *should* echo the relevant status messages.

The designers of PowerFlarm must have intended to put this LED on a
Christmas tree but they confused it with PowerFlarm brick and now we
have LED there that is not needed. Great!

On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:43:05 PM UTC-4, Matt Herron Jr. wrote:
I guess I could unscrew my glare shield after every flight,
but I don't want to.

Get one of these:
http://www.frontx.com/pro/p1011_036.html

Oudie will hopefully display (nearly instantaneous)
IGC file download progress information.

Hope that helps,
Best Regards, Dave

On May 16, 8:10*am, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:43:05 PM UTC-4, Matt Herron Jr. wrote:
I guess I could unscrew my glare shield after every flight,
but I don't want to.

Get one of these:http://www.frontx.com/pro/p1011_036.html

Oudie will hopefully display (nearly instantaneous)
IGC file download progress information.

Hope that helps,
Best Regards, Dave

I have a brick and I still can't update a config file or firmware with
this cable because I don't see the LED on the unit. I actually need to
take off the canopy. Is there solution to this problem coming?
Shouldn't a display show this LED status through the communication
protocol. This a big pain in the rear end.