Need Help Configuring Power FLARM Portable

[Dan Marotta]

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.
--
Dan, 5J

[[email protected]]

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. 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. My guess is that the flarmconfig has gotten screwed up and is no longer sending those sentences. 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. 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
> 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 to be looked at for any advice.Â* I'm out of
> ideas.
>
>
> --
>
> Dan, 5J

[Tango Eight]

Which port is clearnav on? You have port 2 switched off.

You should set the port speed to 57600. Port 1 is set to 19200.

best,
Evan


On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:18:00 AM UTC-4, 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 to be looked at for any advice.Â* I'm out of
> ideas.
>
>
> --
>
> Dan, 5J

[Dan Marotta]

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. 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. My guess is that the flarmconfig has gotten screwed up and is no longer sending those sentences. 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. 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
>> 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 to be looked at for any advice.Â* I'm out of
>> ideas.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Dan, 5J

--
Dan, 5J

[Dan Marotta]

It had been working forever until the PowerFlarm 6.67 and flarmnet
updates.Â* But I'll check.Â* Maybe it got turned off somehow.Â* I've
checked the SD card used for the PF update and there's no config file on
it anywhere.

Hmmm....Â* The output from the PF RJ-45 connector is sent to a splitter,
from there direct to the CNII on one branch and to a serial to Bluetooth
converter.Â* Since I'm not (apparently) receiving a data stream on the
Streak, either, I don't suspect the BT converter.Â* Maybe the serial
cable has come loose from the Flarm or from the splitter.Â* I can check
that today.

On 6/14/2019 10:06 AM, Tango Eight wrote:
> Which port is clearnav on? You have port 2 switched off.
>
> You should set the port speed to 57600. Port 1 is set to 19200.
>
> best,
> Evan
>
>
> On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:18:00 AM UTC-4, 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 to be looked at for any advice.Â* I'm out of
>> ideas.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Dan, 5J

--
Dan, 5J

[[email protected]]

email sent.

On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:12:24 AM UTC-5, 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, resi 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. 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. My guess is that the flarmconfig has gotten screwed up and is no longer sending those sentences. 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. 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
> >> 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 to be looked at for any advice.Â* I'm out of
> >> ideas.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Dan, 5J
>
> --
> Dan, 5J

[[email protected]]

I think the Flarm Portable only has the 1 data port so it would make sense for port two to be showing off - it doesn't exist.

Robert

On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:06:28 AM UTC-5, Tango Eight wrote:
> Which port is clearnav on? You have port 2 switched off.
>
> You should set the port speed to 57600. Port 1 is set to 19200.
>
> best,
> Evan
>
>
> On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:18:00 AM UTC-4, 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 to be looked at for any advice.Â* I'm out of
> > ideas.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Dan, 5J

[Dan Marotta]

I looked at configuring the ports on my PF portable and it appears to me
that there's only one.Â* My options were to set the baud rate which was
at 9600 and the messages, flarm, nav, or both.Â* I tried other baud rates
and lost the connection to my CNII.

Here's what I found today.Â* My CNII recognizes the connection to the
Flarm (as evidenced by the black "f" on the CNII display).Â* Changing the
baud rate causes the "f" to turn red.Â* Also, until the Flarm locks on to
the GPS, the "f" is red.

Looking at message traffic on the Streak showed nothing, zip, nada. Not
knowing the protocol, I can only guess that the "keep alive" message is
on the line, but no data.Â* I tried rolling back to Flarm v. 6.60 but was
told that it was already installed.Â* Actually, 6.67 is installed.

What's next?Â* I think I need to build a configuration file and
reconfigure the Flarm.Â* I'll be off to a fly-in in the 180 tomorrow so
it'll be a couple of days before I get to try it out.

On 6/14/2019 10:06 AM, Tango Eight wrote:
> Which port is clearnav on? You have port 2 switched off.
>
> You should set the port speed to 57600. Port 1 is set to 19200.
>
> best,
> Evan
>
>
> On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:18:00 AM UTC-4, 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 to be looked at for any advice.Â* I'm out of
>> ideas.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Dan, 5J

--
Dan, 5J

[Tango Eight]

Set the baud rate to 57600 in the config file. CN2 will connect.

If you reset the serial port rate on powerflarm after you've powered things up, you'll (afaik) have to do a power cycle/reboot on CN2. CN2 will connect at any rate between 19.2 and 57.6, performance will be best at 57.6.

On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 9:02:57 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
> I looked at configuring the ports on my PF portable and it appears to me
> that there's only one.Â* My options were to set the baud rate which was
> at 9600 and the messages, flarm, nav, or both.Â* I tried other baud rates
> and lost the connection to my CNII.
>
> Here's what I found today.Â* My CNII recognizes the connection to the
> Flarm (as evidenced by the black "f" on the CNII display).Â* Changing the
> baud rate causes the "f" to turn red.Â* Also, until the Flarm locks on to
> the GPS, the "f" is red.
>
> Looking at message traffic on the Streak showed nothing, zip, nada. Not
> knowing the protocol, I can only guess that the "keep alive" message is
> on the line, but no data.Â* I tried rolling back to Flarm v. 6.60 but was
> told that it was already installed.Â* Actually, 6.67 is installed.
>
> What's next?Â* I think I need to build a configuration file and
> reconfigure the Flarm.Â* I'll be off to a fly-in in the 180 tomorrow so
> it'll be a couple of days before I get to try it out.
>
> On 6/14/2019 10:06 AM, Tango Eight wrote:
> > Which port is clearnav on? You have port 2 switched off.
> >
> > You should set the port speed to 57600. Port 1 is set to 19200.
> >
> > best,
> > Evan
> >
> >
> > On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:18:00 AM UTC-4, 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 to be looked at for any advice.Â* I'm out of
> >> ideas.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Dan, 5J
>
> --
> Dan, 5J

[JS[_5_]]

On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 6:02:57 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
> I looked at configuring the ports on my PF portable and it appears to me
> that there's only one.Â* My options were to set the baud rate which was
> at 9600 and the messages, flarm, nav, or both.Â* I tried other baud rates
> and lost the connection to my CNII.
>
> Here's what I found today.Â* My CNII recognizes the connection to the
> Flarm (as evidenced by the black "f" on the CNII display).Â* Changing the
> baud rate causes the "f" to turn red.Â* Also, until the Flarm locks on to
> the GPS, the "f" is red.
>
> Looking at message traffic on the Streak showed nothing, zip, nada. Not
> knowing the protocol, I can only guess that the "keep alive" message is
> on the line, but no data.Â* I tried rolling back to Flarm v. 6.60 but was
> told that it was already installed.Â* Actually, 6.67 is installed.
>
> What's next?Â* I think I need to build a configuration file and
> reconfigure the Flarm.Â* I'll be off to a fly-in in the 180 tomorrow so
> it'll be a couple of days before I get to try it out.
>
> On 6/14/2019 10:06 AM, Tango Eight wrote:
> > Which port is clearnav on? You have port 2 switched off.
> >
> > You should set the port speed to 57600. Port 1 is set to 19200.
> >
> > best,
> > Evan
> >
> >
> > On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:18:00 AM UTC-4, 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 to be looked at for any advice.Â* I'm out of
> >> ideas.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Dan, 5J
>
> --
> Dan, 5J

I've never seen a red f on the CN2 or older CNDs.
The CN2 polls the FLARM port starting at the stone age 4800 Baud, and steps up until it either finds the FLARM or gives up. Higher Baud rates take longer to connect.
Since the last CN2 update I've found the letter f is displayed less often, requiring a restart of CN2. Again, a red f hasn't been seen.
If I see an f, all is OK. Personally not displaying Mode C targets, as they seem just noise.
The last FLARM update did a great job with ADS-B equipped towplanes, so going backwards will be annoying in your 2-seat SZD-30 Pirat.
Jim

[Dan Marotta]

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
>

--
Dan, 5J

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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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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.

[Darryl Ramm]

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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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.

[Dan Marotta]

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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[Dan Marotta]

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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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.

[Dan Marotta]

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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[Dan Marotta]

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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> Dan, 5J

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