EW to PDA question...

[Bob]

Has anyone out there been able to download a trace directly from an EW
logger to a PDA?

Just curious...

Bob

[Wayne Paul]

Yes, there is a piece of software called EWtoIGC. Paul sales the software;
however, it requires a custom interface cable. (The serial cable that Paul
also sales is missing a required connection..)


"Bob" > wrote in message
ps.com...
> Has anyone out there been able to download a trace directly from an EW
> logger to a PDA?
>
> Just curious...
>
> Bob
>

[Paul Remde]

Hi,

Interesting. I guess I never noticed that the PGaEW-1 cable was designed so
that the EW cannot transmit data to the PDA. It is designed so the PDA can
transmit to the Garmin GPS. That is useful for download flight tracks from
the Garmin. That can be changed, or we could make a new cable with a panel
mounted switch that would allow you to select whether the PDA talks to the
EW or the Garmin. Larry Goddard is amazing at creating cables for any
purpose. We would be glad to create a custom cable for downloading flight
logs only. It would connect an EW directly to a PDA. Let me know if you
are interested and I'll add it to my web site.

EWtoIGC is available here:
http://www.soarmn.com/cumulus/birecki.htm

Good Soaring,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com

"Wayne Paul" > wrote in message
...
> Yes, there is a piece of software called EWtoIGC. Paul sales the
> software;
> however, it requires a custom interface cable. (The serial cable that
> Paul
> also sales is missing a required connection..)
>
>
> "Bob" > wrote in message
> ps.com...
>> Has anyone out there been able to download a trace directly from an EW
>> logger to a PDA?
>>
>> Just curious...
>>
>> Bob
>>
>
>

[Jancsika]

Paul Remde wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Interesting. I guess I never noticed that the PGaEW-1 cable was designed so
> that the EW cannot transmit data to the PDA. It is designed so the PDA can
> transmit to the Garmin GPS. That is useful for download flight tracks from
> the Garmin. That can be changed, or we could make a new cable with a panel
> mounted switch that would allow you to select whether the PDA talks to the
> EW or the Garmin.

This is what we put together for PDA based task declaration to EW and
NMEA distribution (to EW and PDA). It works also for reading.
http://bauerj.fw.hu/soarpilot/EW/

/Janos