PowerFLARM firmware v3.00 released (feature complete)

Andrzej et all..

Turn off the flarm, plug in the USB stick, turn on the flarm, wait for
the display to go to the standard view (butterfly with gps and tx boxes)
- the update is done, pull out the USB go fly and have fun. No need to
watch the LED. If you want to verify the update was completed, turn off
the flarm, turn it back on and hit the display knob during boot up to
get flarm info. Installing the panel mounted USB extension makes life
even easier.

Don't let the tech drive you nuts, you will enjoy flying a lot more :-)

Luke

Andrzej Kobus wrote, On 5/16/2013 5:58 AM:
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.

Firmware _updates_ are rare, so that is a small inconvenience. Updating
the config file doesn't need any LED watching. It's not an "update", it
just reads a tiny file into the box. Just leave the USB stick in the
unit all the time, and it will read the file automatically in a fraction
of second as it starts up - no need to monitor it.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Feb/2010" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm
http://tinyurl.com/yb3xywl

On Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:58:46 AM UTC-4, Andrzej Kobus wrote:
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.

Stop whining and follow the instructions.
Yes, display units report the status of software updates,
IGC file downloads, etc...

Really now...

On Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:11:09 AM UTC-5, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:58:46 AM UTC-4, Andrzej Kobus wrote:

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.



Stop whining and follow the instructions.

Yes, display units report the status of software updates,

IGC file downloads, etc...



Really now...

Uh, Oh, Dave is getting angry! However, I agree with him. Downloading a flight trace is so easy. Turn off the brick, insert usb-stick, turn it back on and wait until the normal butterfly thingy is displayed with green status boxes. The unit will only download files that are not already on the stick and it beats the 4800 baud rate that I get with ConnectMe out of my 302 by a factor of 20.
Herb

I use this panel pass-through, and it works well: "NEUTRIK - USB A/B Pass Thru Black D-Type". I have a usb stick with a flashing LED to indicate it is accessing.

I would be nice if there were a menu item, perhaps below the one where you set it to download IGC files, where you could end recording and then download IGC files to the USB stick without cycling power. I have to turn off everything, then boot my 7007 (provides power to the Core) in order to get the IGC file out.

I am happy that I can transfer declarations from my Dell Streak/XC Soar via IOIO to the Core - very handy.

On 05/16/2013 10:52 AM, Dan Daly wrote:
I use this panel pass-through, and it works well: "NEUTRIK - USB A/B Pass Thru Black D-Type". I have a usb stick with a flashing LED to indicate it is accessing.

I would be nice if there were a menu item, perhaps below the one where you set it to download IGC files, where you could end recording and then download IGC files to the USB stick without cycling power. I have to turn off everything, then boot my 7007 (provides power to the Core) in order to get the IGC file out.

I am happy that I can transfer declarations from my Dell Streak/XC Soar via IOIO to the Core - very handy.

There is an IGC flight download menu item in the new display firmware,
it seems to work fine.

Luke

Op donderdag 16 mei 2013 16:52:43 UTC+2 schreef Dan Daly:
I use this panel pass-through, and it works well: "NEUTRIK - USB A/B Pass Thru Black D-Type". I have a usb stick with a flashing LED to indicate it is accessing.



I would be nice if there were a menu item, perhaps below the one where you set it to download IGC files, where you could end recording and then download IGC files to the USB stick without cycling power. I have to turn off everything, then boot my 7007 (provides power to the Core) in order to get the IGC file out.



I am happy that I can transfer declarations from my Dell Streak/XC Soar via IOIO to the Core - very handy.

Hi Dan,

Did you buy your IOIO adapter, or did you make this yourself?

Thanks,
Joop

Am Donnerstag, 16. Mai 2013 05:43:05 UTC+2 schrieb Matt Herron Jr.:
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.

Matt,

I don't know Oudie very well, but PowerFLARM does not support flight download via
the RS232 connection. We might add that at a laster stage, but it's *not*
on our top priority list right now. USB download is faster and modern displays
will allow you to initiate a download after the flight without power cycling
PowerFLARM (BF 3.1 display). The Oudie folks might want to implement that as well *hint hint*.

Progress indication is also implemented in newer display versions, so the
PowerFLARM Core LED becomes less important.

If you have no access to the USB slot, I'd suggest an extension cable.

Hope you guys are getting some good lift!

Best
--Gerhard (FLARM dev mgr)

Paul,

While it is certainly easier to "go with the flow", I find that very little of significance is accomplished that way. The better solution for file transfer is via my Oudie where I can pick only the file I want transferred, and know when it is completed without looking under the hood for a blinking light to stop. While it might be harder in the short run to pursue this path, it is the "right" thing to do, and I know the manufactures of both products will rise to the challenge with a little encouragement.

We need this solution guys. PowerFlarm is mature enough to start getting rid of the bandaids now. Great Job!, and I look forward to the usability improvements that will make it a pleasure to use, both in the air and on the ground.

Matt

There's a general rule that the best products are intuitive to use and don't need an instruction manual to operate, at least for basic functions. That's why Apple is so successful - ever read an iPhone or iPad manual - I think not!!

In Flarm's case, the product is so complex and counter-intuitive that you technical wonks can't even agree what the manual says! What chance do I have of getting mine installed and working by the start of Region 9?

Mike