CAI-302 Utility Program

Nick,

Per your suggestion, I just sent a request to learn how to put the CAI Utility file (PC or IPAQ) onto the Oudie, if possible.

Raul Boerner
DM

Gents -

A simple solution is to buy a serial converter cable from Cumulus Soaring. You take your laptop to the glider, hook it up, run the CAI Utility program, input all your information, and you are done.

You can easily upload waypoint files and tasks from the Oudie.

Lou

On Thursday, September 4, 2014 9:23:39 PM UTC+1, wrote:
Nick,



Per your suggestion, I just sent a request to learn how to put the CAI Utility file (PC or IPAQ) onto the Oudie, if possible.



Raul Boerner

DM

Can you not use the ConnectMe utility already installed on the Oudie, it is supposedly compatible with the Cambridge 302??

Mottley

Hi,

The ConnectMe program works great for uploading task declarations to the 302
and downloading secure flight logs from the 302. However, it can't be used
to edit 302 settings or to load the pilot name. The 302 utility must be
used for those items. Fortunately, those settings only need to be setup
once. You can download versions for PC and PDA (not Oudie) he
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/cai_downloads.htm

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
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On Thursday, September 4, 2014 9:23:39 PM UTC+1, wrote:
Nick,



Per your suggestion, I just sent a request to learn how to put the CAI
Utility file (PC or IPAQ) onto the Oudie, if possible.



Raul Boerner

DM

Can you not use the ConnectMe utility already installed on the Oudie, it is
supposedly compatible with the Cambridge 302??

Mottley

I am another person who would really like the Oudie to talk to the 302 so that settings like Ballast, Bugs, Polar (two different wings for my aircraft) could be set via the Oudie.
Is the problem that the Oudie people just don't want to install the software or is there a basic computer language problem with the systems?

I use a Dell Streak 5 running XCSoar which communicates with my 302 via
Bluetooth (K6BT that I got from Cumulus). It allows me to set MC, bugs,
ballast, polar, pilot name, etc., and receives GPS data, wind, speed,
etc. from the 302. I know at least one person who runs XCSoar on his
Oudie so perhaps that would be a way to achieve your goal. XCSoar is
FREE, so all you have to do is download and install it and you're ready
to give it a try. You can also download a PC version of the program to
learn and practice with.

I started this thread a while back because I'd lost my copy of the 302
utility. I got it from Paul's site and, one of these days, I'll carry
my laptop to the airport and see if I have my name in the 302. I
probably did it with the Ipaq when I bought the glider.

BTW, when I've flown other gliders, it's been simple to select another
polar from the list provided by the XCSoar executable.

Dan Marotta

On 9/5/2014 7:00 AM, wrote:
I am another person who would really like the Oudie to talk to the 302 so that settings like Ballast, Bugs, Polar (two different wings for my aircraft) could be set via the Oudie.
Is the problem that the Oudie people just don't want to install the software or is there a basic computer language problem with the systems?

I found this 23 February,2011 post by Andrej. However, there were other responses indicating freeze problems using these solutions.

Cambridge 302 Compatibility?
There are two ways to use the CAI utility on Oudie:

1. Save it to the root of the microSD card and rename it to UpdateOudie.exe. Before you use Oudie for inflight navigation you will have to remove the card otherwise it will keep running the utility.

2. Overwrite the ConnectMe.exe in 2577 folder with the utility file. That will remove ConnectMe from your Oudie and the ConnectMe button will start the utility. You can get the ConnectMe back by reinstalling the firmware.