Avier/V2 Running WinPilot 12 Problem

On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:56:10 AM UTC-7, wrote:
I have been running WinPilot fed by a a Borgelt B50 and a Volkslogger for years. I tried to switch over to a Avier/ Vertica. I got the Winpilot 12 version for the Avier from the Winpilot site. Got the Password from Jerry P. I have changed the cable and hooked the 5V power wires correctly and have TX and RX wires hooked up to Com 7 of the Avier. I am powering the Avier correctly and the Avier is getting the GPS data but the program says it is not getting the B50 Vario data. I tried flipping the TX and RX wires to no avail.



The Avier "Settings" are System, External GPS, Programs (GPS Program Port: COM1),Hardware (GPS hardware port: COM7 Baud Rate 4800)



In Winpilot the COM POrt is 7



I know the B50 Vario data is there because when I switch cables and hook up the Ipaq, it works perfectly.



Any help would be appreciated.

I just went through the same exercise. Got very helpful response from Lawrence at Vertica and from Vladimir at Glider Tools.
These are the settings they advised to use;
in the Aviar/Vertica go start-settings-system-external gps-programs set to com4-
hardware set to gps hardware port; set to(none)baud rate set 19200 (or 4800)
In WinPilot PRO (or other software) set to com7 (in my case using a CAI302 set to baud 4800)in menu com ports.
In addition I also received a faulty connector cable from Wings and Wheels and went through a bunch of frustration until through process of elimination I ordered an other cable and than all worked just fine.
6PK

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On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:27:58 PM UTC-4, 6PK wrote:
On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:56:10 AM UTC-7, wrote:

I have been running WinPilot fed by a a Borgelt B50 and a Volkslogger for years. I tried to switch over to a Avier/ Vertica. I got the Winpilot 12 version for the Avier from the Winpilot site. Got the Password from Jerry P. I have changed the cable and hooked the 5V power wires correctly and have TX and RX wires hooked up to Com 7 of the Avier. I am powering the Avier correctly and the Avier is getting the GPS data but the program says it is not getting the B50 Vario data. I tried flipping the TX and RX wires to no avail.







The Avier "Settings" are System, External GPS, Programs (GPS Program Port: COM1),Hardware (GPS hardware port: COM7 Baud Rate 4800)







In Winpilot the COM POrt is 7







I know the B50 Vario data is there because when I switch cables and hook up the Ipaq, it works perfectly.







Any help would be appreciated.



I just went through the same exercise. Got very helpful response from Lawrence at Vertica and from Vladimir at Glider Tools.

These are the settings they advised to use;

in the Aviar/Vertica go start-settings-system-external gps-programs set to com4-

hardware set to gps hardware port; set to(none)baud rate set 19200 (or 4800)

In WinPilot PRO (or other software) set to com7 (in my case using a CAI302 set to baud 4800)in menu com ports.

In addition I also received a faulty connector cable from Wings and Wheels and went through a bunch of frustration until through process of elimination I ordered an other cable and than all worked just fine.

6PK



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I also tried to use WinPilot PRO on the Avier, and eventually gave up because many of the dialog boxes go off-screen or are otherwise inappropriate for the Avier/V2 screen resolution, and Jerry will do nothing to fix the problems - he won't even respond to emails. IMHO You are much better off with a product that actually has some support

TA

On Thursday, June 20, 2013 7:30:24 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:27:58 PM UTC-4, 6PK wrote:

On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:56:10 AM UTC-7, wrote:



I have been running WinPilot fed by a a Borgelt B50 and a Volkslogger for years. I tried to switch over to a Avier/ Vertica. I got the Winpilot 12 version for the Avier from the Winpilot site. Got the Password from Jerry P. I have changed the cable and hooked the 5V power wires correctly and have TX and RX wires hooked up to Com 7 of the Avier. I am powering the Avier correctly and the Avier is getting the GPS data but the program says it is not getting the B50 Vario data. I tried flipping the TX and RX wires to no avail.















The Avier "Settings" are System, External GPS, Programs (GPS Program Port: COM1),Hardware (GPS hardware port: COM7 Baud Rate 4800)















In Winpilot the COM POrt is 7















I know the B50 Vario data is there because when I switch cables and hook up the Ipaq, it works perfectly.















Any help would be appreciated.







I just went through the same exercise. Got very helpful response from Lawrence at Vertica and from Vladimir at Glider Tools.



These are the settings they advised to use;



in the Aviar/Vertica go start-settings-system-external gps-programs set to com4-



hardware set to gps hardware port; set to(none)baud rate set 19200 (or 4800)



In WinPilot PRO (or other software) set to com7 (in my case using a CAI302 set to baud 4800)in menu com ports.



In addition I also received a faulty connector cable from Wings and Wheels and went through a bunch of frustration until through process of elimination I ordered an other cable and than all worked just fine.



6PK







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I also tried to use WinPilot PRO on the Avier, and eventually gave up because many of the dialog boxes go off-screen or are otherwise inappropriate for the Avier/V2 screen resolution, and Jerry will do nothing to fix the problems - he won't even respond to emails. IMHO You are much better off with a product that actually has some support



TA

Not sure when you tried this, but it pretty much works now (May 25th release). The only bug I have found is that the McReady setting dialog is muddled (but still useable) when used in portrait mode. Everything else works as well as it does on an iPaq. My only complaint is that the touchscreen on the Avier is quite coarse and insensitive compared to an iPaq.

"My only complaint is that the touchscreen on the Avier is quite coarse and insensitive compared to an iPaq."

That is not my experience of the GliderGuider which I think is the same device as the Avier (but not running Winpilot).