PowerFLARM Portable Firmware Update: 6.02

The power has been off and back on, several times and it still reads Glider.
JJ

On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 10:30:28 AM UTC-4, Paul Remde wrote:
IMPORTANT
PowerFLARM Portable Firmware Update: 6.02
PowerFLARM Portable users should update to version 6.02 ASAP. There was a
bug in version 6.00 which caused it to show "Towplane" as the aircraft type
when it should have displayed "glider". That may have caused users to select
the wrong aircraft type. After you upgrade be sure to verify the aircraft
type setting.
http://flarm.com/support/firmware-up...are-version-6/

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

This thread is a bit confusing.
The heading specifically states Portable. Further down the thread there is reference that there is only one firmware for both the core and the portable. So is this updated firmware 6.02 needed for both the core and the portable? Is this issue of thinking it's a tow plane an issue for both the portable and the core? Should everyone thus upgrade from 6.0 to version 6.02? Even if the configuration is showing "glider" not "towplane"?

Hi,

The upgrade notes state that the major change only applies to the Portable.
The Core doesn't display aircraft type information. The bug in version 6.00
was in the part of the software that affects the way the Portable displays
the aircraft type.

If you change the aircraft type in a Portable which as software version
6.00, it will set the aircraft type incorrectly in the PowerFLARM hardware.
It is setting the integer vale that stores the aircraft type incorrectly.
It then reads it incorrectly too. So, it is important for all PowerFLARM
Portable owners to upgrade to version 6.02 and then verify that the aircraft
type is set correctly.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
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On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 10:30:28 AM UTC-4, Paul Remde wrote:
IMPORTANT
PowerFLARM Portable Firmware Update: 6.02
PowerFLARM Portable users should update to version 6.02 ASAP. There was a
bug in version 6.00 which caused it to show "Towplane" as the aircraft
type
when it should have displayed "glider". That may have caused users to
select
the wrong aircraft type. After you upgrade be sure to verify the aircraft
type setting.
http://flarm.com/support/firmware-up...are-version-6/

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

This thread is a bit confusing.
The heading specifically states Portable. Further down the thread there is
reference that there is only one firmware for both the core and the
portable. So is this updated firmware 6.02 needed for both the core and the
portable? Is this issue of thinking it's a tow plane an issue for both the
portable and the core? Should everyone thus upgrade from 6.0 to version
6.02? Even if the configuration is showing "glider" not "towplane"?

Hi JJ,

Yes. You need to upgrade. PowerFLARM Portables with firmware 6.00 set and
read and display the glider type incorrectly.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

"JJ Sinclair" wrote in message
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The power has been off and back on, several times and it still reads Glider.
JJ

Will this firmware update also solve the problem with nuisance danger traffic warnings during tow when tow plane is Flarm equipped?
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MindH_4spp0

See text under video



Op vrijdag 3 april 2015 16:30:28 UTC+2 schreef Paul Remde:
IMPORTANT
PowerFLARM Portable Firmware Update: 6.02
PowerFLARM Portable users should update to version 6.02 ASAP. There was a
bug in version 6.00 which caused it to show "Towplane" as the aircraft type
when it should have displayed "glider". That may have caused users to select
the wrong aircraft type. After you upgrade be sure to verify the aircraft
type setting.
http://flarm.com/support/firmware-up...are-version-6/

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

On Friday, April 10, 2015 at 3:14:45 AM UTC-7, RuudH wrote:
Will this firmware update also solve the problem with nuisance danger traffic warnings during tow when tow plane is Flarm equipped?
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MindH_4spp0

See text under video



The release notes say it does.