alternative to iGlide for iPhone (6 plus)

Good to learn John, cheers.

CJ

As an XCsoar user now with an Iphone, can anyone tell my how well Iglide works with other devices? I have an LX EOS and Flarm.

With XCsoar I am presented with Flarm Nav info/warning screens and recieve full data packets from the EOS computer (gps, bario, windspeed, etc. ). I can also declare tasks to the EOS and upload files. All of this is sent and recieved via bluetooth. I have not found much info in the Iglide manuals regarding these kinds of features and would like to know more before I buy.

On Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 12:31:45 PM UTC-7, cftsinimbus wrote:
As an XCsoar user now with an Iphone, can anyone tell my how well Iglide works with other devices? I have an LX EOS and Flarm.

With XCsoar I am presented with Flarm Nav info/warning screens and recieve full data packets from the EOS computer (gps, bario, windspeed, etc. ). I can also declare tasks to the EOS and upload files. All of this is sent and recieved via bluetooth. I have not found much info in the Iglide manuals regarding these kinds of features and would like to know more before I buy.

Air Avionics is sadly lagging in the documentation department. If you have an Air Vario and their Connect Stick (or the equivalent from Amazon for $15), iGlide will connect to the vario and Flarm and produce all those things and more.You will get all barographic data, Flarm information and warnings, and instantaneous wind calculations. Air Avionics also sells a WiFi interface that will take an LX style serial stream and send it via WiFi to iGlide. I have not tried one of those, but it is supposed to give you much of the same things (in). You would not get instantaneous wind and I doubt it will upload files or declare tasks to the EOS.

For Apple Iphone you might take a look at the FlySkyHi app. I don't have one so I know nothing about it. One of my freinds uses it.

Thanks for that.

Looking forward to using the Iphone. The Android devices I have all are somewhat readable, but the Iphone is much better in sunlight than any of them.

The EOS has Bluetooth built in. Flarm is hard wired into into it and passes the flarm data through via Bluetooth to other devices.

I will comment on the results.

On Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 8:59:41 AM UTC-7, cftsinimbus wrote:
Thanks for that.

Looking forward to using the Iphone. The Android devices I have all are somewhat readable, but the Iphone is much better in sunlight than any of them.

The EOS has Bluetooth built in. Flarm is hard wired into into it and passes the flarm data through via Bluetooth to other devices.

I will comment on the results.

The iPhone will not use Bluetooth to connect to the EOS (I don't think). Apple is very protective of the Bluetooth interface and jumping through hoops are required to get it approved. iGlide doesn't connect with Bluetooth AFAIK. Let us know if you get it to work though.