LX Nav Varios, Bluetooth & XCSoar

On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 4:29:16 AM UTC+11, SAM wrote:
I'm interested in connecting LX Nav varions (EOS or ERA) to XCSoar via bluetooth.

From the manuals, xcsoar config screens, and old posts here it looks like that *should* be possible.
Does anyone have experience doing it?
I've got XCSoar on a couple android phones and a nexxxus 7 tablet.
Simply providing vario data via bluetooth would be the primary need. Ability to feed flarm or other data would be a bonus.

Thanks!


I have been trying to get Bluetooth connection between an Era80 and Android devices running XCSOAR. The firmware displayed on the 'info' screen is version 1.2 which does not directly equate to the firmware on the LX NAVIGATION website. (Beta 1.0RC5 and stable 0.9 F).

The manual for the Era80 indicates that in a scan the Era80 will present as Era XXXXX where XXXXX is the serial number of the device (available on the info screen). It should then prompt you for the pairing code (1234).

However the Era80 presents the Bluetooth ID of 'Bluetooth device'. You can pair with this, it does NOT ask for a pairing code. However, there is no communication between the Era80 and XCSOAR.


PNW
AUS

Have you set the proper baud rate and driver in XCSoar?

On 3/2/2019 11:48 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 4:29:16 AM UTC+11, SAM wrote:
I'm interested in connecting LX Nav varions (EOS or ERA) to XCSoar via bluetooth.

From the manuals, xcsoar config screens, and old posts here it looks like that *should* be possible.
Does anyone have experience doing it?
I've got XCSoar on a couple android phones and a nexxxus 7 tablet.
Simply providing vario data via bluetooth would be the primary need. Ability to feed flarm or other data would be a bonus.

Thanks!

I have been trying to get Bluetooth connection between an Era80 and Android devices running XCSOAR. The firmware displayed on the 'info' screen is version 1.2 which does not directly equate to the firmware on the LX NAVIGATION website. (Beta 1.0RC5 and stable 0.9 F).

The manual for the Era80 indicates that in a scan the Era80 will present as Era XXXXX where XXXXX is the serial number of the device (available on the info screen). It should then prompt you for the pairing code (1234).

However the Era80 presents the Bluetooth ID of 'Bluetooth device'. You can pair with this, it does NOT ask for a pairing code. However, there is no communication between the Era80 and XCSOAR.


PNW
AUS

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Dan, 5J

On Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 4:00:29 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
Have you set the proper baud rate and driver in XCSoar?

On 3/2/2019 11:48 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 4:29:16 AM UTC+11, SAM wrote:
I'm interested in connecting LX Nav varions (EOS or ERA) to XCSoar via bluetooth.

From the manuals, xcsoar config screens, and old posts here it looks like that *should* be possible.
Does anyone have experience doing it?
I've got XCSoar on a couple android phones and a nexxxus 7 tablet.
Simply providing vario data via bluetooth would be the primary need. Ability to feed flarm or other data would be a bonus.

Thanks!

I have been trying to get Bluetooth connection between an Era80 and Android devices running XCSOAR. The firmware displayed on the 'info' screen is version 1.2 which does not directly equate to the firmware on the LX NAVIGATION website. (Beta 1.0RC5 and stable 0.9 F).

The manual for the Era80 indicates that in a scan the Era80 will present as Era XXXXX where XXXXX is the serial number of the device (available on the info screen). It should then prompt you for the pairing code (1234).

However the Era80 presents the Bluetooth ID of 'Bluetooth device'. You can pair with this, it does NOT ask for a pairing code. However, there is no communication between the Era80 and XCSOAR.


PNW
AUS

--
Dan, 5J

Not sure that XCSoar supports LX "Navigation" products. LX "Nav" is supported.

Mike

Give LX Nav a try.Â* Worst case is it won't work.

On 3/3/2019 5:21 PM, Mike C wrote:
On Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 4:00:29 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
Have you set the proper baud rate and driver in XCSoar?

On 3/2/2019 11:48 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 4:29:16 AM UTC+11, SAM wrote:
I'm interested in connecting LX Nav varions (EOS or ERA) to XCSoar via bluetooth.

From the manuals, xcsoar config screens, and old posts here it looks like that *should* be possible.
Does anyone have experience doing it?
I've got XCSoar on a couple android phones and a nexxxus 7 tablet.
Simply providing vario data via bluetooth would be the primary need. Ability to feed flarm or other data would be a bonus.

Thanks!
I have been trying to get Bluetooth connection between an Era80 and Android devices running XCSOAR. The firmware displayed on the 'info' screen is version 1.2 which does not directly equate to the firmware on the LX NAVIGATION website. (Beta 1.0RC5 and stable 0.9 F).

The manual for the Era80 indicates that in a scan the Era80 will present as Era XXXXX where XXXXX is the serial number of the device (available on the info screen). It should then prompt you for the pairing code (1234).

However the Era80 presents the Bluetooth ID of 'Bluetooth device'. You can pair with this, it does NOT ask for a pairing code. However, there is no communication between the Era80 and XCSOAR.


PNW
AUS
--
Dan, 5J
Not sure that XCSoar supports LX "Navigation" products. LX "Nav" is supported.

Mike

--
Dan, 5J

I understand that within the next week or so the ERA software download
should be updated to 1.4 which appears to be quite a big change from the
Beta 1.0RC5 so might improve the position?

At 14:24 04 March 2019, Dan Marotta wrote:
Give LX Nav a try.Â* Worst case is it won't work.

On 3/3/2019 5:21 PM, Mike C wrote:
On Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 4:00:29 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
Have you set the proper baud rate and driver in XCSoar?

On 3/2/2019 11:48 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 4:29:16 AM UTC+11, SAM wrote:
I'm interested in connecting LX Nav varions (EOS or ERA) to XCSoar
via
bluetooth.

From the manuals, xcsoar config screens, and old posts here it
looks
like that *should* be possible.
Does anyone have experience doing it?
I've got XCSoar on a couple android phones and a nexxxus 7 tablet.
Simply providing vario data via bluetooth would be the primary need.

Ability to feed flarm or other data would be a bonus.

Thanks!
I have been trying to get Bluetooth connection between an Era80 and
Android devices running XCSOAR. The firmware displayed on the 'info'
screen
is version 1.2 which does not directly equate to the firmware on the LX
NAVIGATION website. (Beta 1.0RC5 and stable 0.9 F).

The manual for the Era80 indicates that in a scan the Era80 will
present as Era XXXXX where XXXXX is the serial number of the device
(available on the info screen). It should then prompt you for the pairing
code (1234).

However the Era80 presents the Bluetooth ID of 'Bluetooth device'.
You
can pair with this, it does NOT ask for a pairing code. However, there is
no communication between the Era80 and XCSOAR.


PNW
AUS
--
Dan, 5J
Not sure that XCSoar supports LX "Navigation" products. LX "Nav" is
supported.

Mike

--
Dan, 5J

On Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 11:35:27 AM UTC-8, David Hirst wrote:
On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:29:16 AM UTC+13, SAM wrote:
I'm interested in connecting LX Nav varions (EOS or ERA) to XCSoar via bluetooth.

From the manuals, xcsoar config screens, and old posts here it looks like that *should* be possible.
Does anyone have experience doing it?
I've got XCSoar on a couple android phones and a nexxxus 7 tablet.
Simply providing vario data via bluetooth would be the primary need. Ability to feed flarm or other data would be a bonus.

Thanks!

Hi Sam,

It is definitely possible and XCSoar provides a number of drivers to get everything talking nicely once BT is paired. The weakest link in the chain is the Android o/s (earlier versions are worse). If there is ever a problem or a delay in pairing, then Android remembers this as a "bad" connection and won't pair with the BT device. To fix it you have to clear the BT cache and pair from scratch again. I flew with a V7 (now S7), BT module and Galaxy S3, then used a Kobo Mini e-reader with HC05 BT module. In the end I removed the LX Nav BT module and went with a hard connection (to a Boox Onyx) via a IOIO box, though I know others who have never had any BT problems and swear by them.
Many problems in life come down to trying to get Box A talking to Box B. Sometimes the boxes are people

Cheers
DH
TX

David
Which version of the Onyx Boox are you using?

David
Which version of the Onyx Boox are you using?

I'm using the C67ML Carta+

Here's one for sale:
https://www.amazon.com/Android-Scree.../dp/B072LW7DM7

Official specs here, although their base model is now the Carta2:
https://www.boox.com/boox-c67/

DH

SAM,

You might want to sign up for the LXNav Google group and ask your question(s) of the membership - there are 114 members and counting.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!fo...nav-user-group

Best of luck.

- John