Cabeling of ILEC SN10B with Flarm

[mkaiser]

Hi,

I have an ILEC SN10B and tried to connect it with a FLARM device. But unfortunately, the SN10B always tells me, that it does not get a GPS signal. Does anyone of you know how I have to cable both devices? In the end I'd like to use all features of the ILEC, like uploading tasks to flarm, etc., but first it would be great if I have a GPS signal.

I already have installed the latest firmware, 2.35.

Thanks for any advice,
Martin

[Dave Nadler]

On Apr 23, 2:15*am, mkaiser >
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an ILEC SN10B and tried to connect it with a FLARM device. But
> unfortunately, the SN10B always tells me, that it does not get a GPS
> signal. Does anyone of you know how I have to cable both devices? In
> the end I'd like to use all features of the ILEC, like uploading tasks
> to flarm, etc., but first it would be great if I have a GPS signal.
>
> I already have installed the latest firmware, 2.35.
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> Martin
>
> --
> mkaiser

Hi Martin - Many people are using ILEC SN10 v2.35
with FLARM. The FLARM connection is one of the
IGC "standard" connections, same as newer Volksloggers.
If your cable works with a Volkslogger, it should work
with FLARM.

Make *sure* you configure both FLARM and SN10
for communication at 19.2kb (19200) !

(Use the FLARM configuration tool or just edit
the FLARM configuration file on the uSD card...)

Hope that helps,
Best Regards, Dave

PS: Please post the problem you find to help others...

[mkaiser]

On Apr 23, 2:15*am, mkaiser
wrote:
Hi,

I have an ILEC SN10B and tried to connect it with a FLARM device. But
unfortunately, the SN10B always tells me, that it does not get a GPS
signal. Does anyone of you know how I have to cable both devices? In
the end I'd like to use all features of the ILEC, like uploading tasks
to flarm, etc., but first it would be great if I have a GPS signal.

I already have installed the latest firmware, 2.35.

Thanks for any advice,
Martin

--
mkaiser

Hi Martin - Many people are using ILEC SN10 v2.35
with FLARM. The FLARM connection is one of the
IGC "standard" connections, same as newer Volksloggers.
If your cable works with a Volkslogger, it should work
with FLARM.

Make *sure* you configure both FLARM and SN10
for communication at 19.2kb (19200) !

(Use the FLARM configuration tool or just edit
the FLARM configuration file on the uSD card...)

Hope that helps,
Best Regards, Dave

PS: Please post the problem you find to help others...

Hi Dave,

thanks for your quick reply. The problem is, that it never worked before, also not with the Volkslogger, and I'm a newbie to this.

For the cabeling, does that mean that I just have to connect the 2 NMEA wires of the ILEC to the FLARM?

Best Regards,
Martin

[Dave Nadler]

On Apr 23, 8:58*am, mkaiser >
wrote:
> Dave Nadler;727323 Wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Apr 23, 2:15*am, mkaiser
> > wrote:-
> > Hi,
>
> > I have an ILEC SN10B and tried to connect it with a FLARM device. But
> > unfortunately, the SN10B always tells me, that it does not get a GPS
> > signal. Does anyone of you know how I have to cable both devices? In
> > the end I'd like to use all features of the ILEC, like uploading
> > tasks
> > to flarm, etc., but first it would be great if I have a GPS signal.
>
> > I already have installed the latest firmware, 2.35.
>
> > Thanks for any advice,
> > Martin
>
> > --
> > mkaiser-
>
> > Hi Martin - Many people are using ILEC SN10 v2.35
> > with FLARM. The FLARM connection is one of the
> > IGC "standard" connections, same as newer Volksloggers.
> > If your cable works with a Volkslogger, it should work
> > with FLARM.
>
> > Make *sure* you configure both FLARM and SN10
> > for communication at 19.2kb (19200) !
>
> > (Use the FLARM configuration tool or just edit
> > the FLARM configuration file on the uSD card...)
>
> > Hope that helps,
> > Best Regards, Dave
>
> > PS: Please post the problem you find to help others...
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> thanks for your quick reply. The problem is, that it never worked
> before, also not with the Volkslogger, and I'm a newbie to this.
>
> For the cabeling, does that mean that I just have to connect the 2 NMEA
> wires of the *ILEC to the FLARM?
>
> Best Regards,
> Martin
>
> --
> mkaiser

Yes, per the ILEC SN10 manual:
http://www.ilec-gmbh.com/manuals.htm

Follow the diagram on page 82, just like
your were to hook up a Volkslogger.
Double-check your FLARM has this connector
(classic FLARM does, most do) - first !

Have fun,
Best Regards, Dave "YO electric"

[mkaiser]

Hi Dave,

thanks again for your assistance. After one day search and complete disassembly of the plane I found the error in the cabling: Someone forgot to connect all data wires with Flarm (at a junction under the seat). Now the communication part between Flarm device and the ILEC is working.

But now I've got the next problem: I decided to put some new airspace and airport information onto the ILEC. So I deleted both pages for the ndb files. After I started the transfer software and connected the pc to the ILEC. The connection started and the ILEC displayed a dialog. Unluckily, I was unable to chose something, as no one of the buttons did accept any input. When I unplugged the serial cable, everything worked again, but then I was unable to transfer the file. So for now, I can't install the ndb files. Did you observe something like that before? Is there a way to install the files by installing them completely by using the PC? My ILEC software version is 2.35. I also tried 2.34, but also without success.

Best regards,
Martin