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Old June 17th 19, 12:47 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Well, I got the message traffic working BUT...

At takeoff I immediately began getting warnings about my own ship:
Traffic, 12 o'clock!Â* It drove me crazy until I could hand off the ship
to my wife and start playing with the PowerFlarm portable.Â* I was able
to get the traffic warnings to stop, but for the duration of the flight,
I had a warning of my own ship on the PF display and on my ClearNav2
display.

I'm going to try the flarm configuration tool again but would really
appreciate any pointers on making this work correctly.

On 6/14/2019 10:12 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
Thanks Robert!

I'm very familiar with data stream monitoring on the Streak as I used
it during my initial system setup.Â* I just didn't think to use it now.

I agree that it's possible that my flarm configuration is messed up
and I was unable to create a new one using the online config tool. I'd
be very happy if you'd email yours to me and I can edit it to my
specifications.

dcmarotta at earthlink dot net

Dan

On 6/14/2019 9:48 AM, wrote:
Dan, since you're sending FLARM data to xcsoar on your Streak, I
would use xcsoar to check the data stream that is actually going to
the Streak.Â* You can go to Config - Devices - and then select your
FLARM device and Monitor the data stream to see if you're getting the
$PFLAA sentences to the device.Â* My guess is that the flarmconfig has
gotten screwed up and is no longer sending those sentences.Â* As I
recall you can configure the RJ45 and db9 ports individually to send
(or not) GPS, FLARM targets, or both.

Happy to email you my config file if you just want to give it a try.Â*
It's for a core not portable so there may be some parameters that
aren't valid for you.

Robert

On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 10:18:00 AM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
You've read on another thread that, since updating the firmware in
Â*Â*Â*Â* my PF Portable and updating the FlarmNet data file in my ClearNav
Â*Â*Â*Â* II, I've not been receiving Flarm targets on the ClearNav or on my
Â*Â*Â*Â* wife's Streak.


Â*Â*Â*Â* Yesterday, full of hope, I downloaded and installed the just
Â*Â*Â*Â* released FlarmNet file (data.fln).Â* No joy!


Â*Â*Â*Â* The next easiest thing to try would be to roll back the PowerFlarm
Â*Â*Â*Â* firmware from 6.67 to 6.60 but I suspect that that won't work.Â* I
Â*Â*Â*Â* would expect a message telling me that I have a newer version
Â*Â*Â*Â* installed.


Â*Â*Â*Â* So I figured I'd try to reset the configuration of the Flarm.Â* I
Â*Â*Â*Â* went to Flarm.com and started the Configuration Tool. One of the
Â*Â*Â*Â* earliest questions asked was for the serial number of my unit and,
Â*Â*Â*Â* when I entered that, I got an error stating that the serial number
Â*Â*Â*Â* was invalid!Â* True, I did not have the unit with me at home to
Â*Â*Â*Â* check, but I do have the SD card and it looks to me like the
serial
Â*Â*Â*Â* number is either 960 or 000960.Â* I entered both and got
errors.Â* My
Â*Â*Â*Â* PFP00960.txt
Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* file is here to be looked at for any advice.Â* I'm out of
Â*Â*Â*Â* ideas.

Â*Â*Â*Â* --

Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Dan, 5J



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  #12  
Old June 17th 19, 01:03 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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If you have a mode S transponder (or ADS-B out) you need to give FLARM the same ID that is used in the transponder (your ICAO ID), then it won't warn you about it.
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Old June 17th 19, 03:31 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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When we met up north of Leyba on today's flight, I was getting a dual return from your ship. Apparently, one was Flarm and the other was ADS-B. No problem, though. It was just a bit unusual.
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Old June 17th 19, 05:27 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 7:31:29 PM UTC-7, wrote:
When we met up north of Leyba on today's flight, I was getting a dual return from your ship. Apparently, one was Flarm and the other was ADS-B. No problem, though. It was just a bit unusual.


The suspicion then is the PowerFLARM does not have the correct ICAO address of the glider in its configuration file, we know the ADS-B is correct, because it's a certified install that had a performance report pulled.
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Old June 17th 19, 01:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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I'm seeing extra traffic as well. I have modeS + flarm. If I'm near other GA aircraft and do a quick pullup into a thermal, I get a buddy within 100 feet of me.

I wonder if the path from my ModeS to the ground to the other GA's ADSB, which my flarm picks, up has enough delay so it shows where I was as another aircraft.
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Old June 17th 19, 04:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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I don't recall getting a return from you, Mark.Â* Are you in the flarmnet
database?Â* I had a "5J" plastered on the center of my screens all day.

On 6/16/2019 8:31 PM, wrote:
When we met up north of Leyba on today's flight, I was getting a dual return from your ship. Apparently, one was Flarm and the other was ADS-B. No problem, though. It was just a bit unusual.


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Old June 17th 19, 04:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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The correct ICAO address is in the flarmcfg.txt file.

Looking at the file it is in lower case.Â* Maybe that's the problem? I'll
edit the file to make it upper case and try again.

I do recall seeing somewhere, I think in the online configuration tool
that at least something is case insensitive.Â* Maybe it's not for the
ICAO address.

On 6/16/2019 10:27 PM, Darryl Ramm wrote:
On Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 7:31:29 PM UTC-7, wrote:
When we met up north of Leyba on today's flight, I was getting a dual return from your ship. Apparently, one was Flarm and the other was ADS-B. No problem, though. It was just a bit unusual.

The suspicion then is the PowerFLARM does not have the correct ICAO address of the glider in its configuration file, we know the ADS-B is correct, because it's a certified install that had a performance report pulled.


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Old June 18th 19, 12:04 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Dan- Log in to OLC to bring up "Meeting Points" on your flight trace. We were in the vicinity of each other at 2055Z for 1:33. No Flarm warning, but I definitely got a scope sighting. Don't recall the range. I am in the Flarmnet database as MSM.
  #19  
Old June 18th 19, 03:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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I recall a glider passing slightly low on my left, head on.Â* I probably
had you on Flarm but I did not see your call sign.Â* Are you in Flarmnet?

On 6/17/2019 5:04 PM, wrote:
Dan- Log in to OLC to bring up "Meeting Points" on your flight trace. We were in the vicinity of each other at 2055Z for 1:33. No Flarm warning, but I definitely got a scope sighting. Don't recall the range. I am in the Flarmnet database as MSM.


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Old June 19th 19, 02:00 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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FIXED!

I was able to create a new config file on the Flarm website and, with a
few tweaks, got it working.Â* Flew today and all was well.

Thanks to all who helped.

On 6/14/2019 9:17 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
You've read on another thread that, since updating the firmware in my
PF Portable and updating the FlarmNet data file in my ClearNav II,
I've not been receiving Flarm targets on the ClearNav or on my wife's
Streak.

Yesterday, full of hope, I downloaded and installed the just released
FlarmNet file (data.fln).Â* No joy!

The next easiest thing to try would be to roll back the PowerFlarm
firmware from 6.67 to 6.60 but I suspect that that won't work.Â* I
would expect a message telling me that I have a newer version installed.

So I figured I'd try to reset the configuration of the Flarm.Â* I went
to Flarm.com and started the Configuration Tool.Â* One of the earliest
questions asked was for the serial number of my unit and, when I
entered that, I got an error stating that the serial number was
invalid!Â* True, I did not have the unit with me at home to check, but
I do have the SD card and it looks to me like the serial number is
either 960 or 000960.Â* I entered both and got errors.Â* My PFP00960.txt
file is here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/typrd4dz1a4g69t/PFP00960.TXT?dl=0 to be
looked at for any advice.Â* I'm out of ideas.
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