On Jan 7, 8:56*am, Mike wrote:
On Jan 7, 5:33*am, "Paul Remde" wrote:
Hi Jim,
Please see my notes below.
Good Soaring,
Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.http://www.cumulus-soaring.com
"Jim White" wrote in message
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My 3970 that runs Winpilot has died and I need to replace it. I have a
3900
cradle fitted to the cockpit. What can you guys recommend that will run
Winpilot?
I believe the 5500 series IPAQ will fit in the same cradle. Can anyone
confirm this? What about other models?
*- Your cradle will work with any iPAQ h3800, h3900 or h5000 series Pocket
PC. *Many glider pilots consider the h3800 to be the easiest of those to
read in sunlight. *You can probably find a good used one on eBay.
The IPAQ 214 is more powerful but I would have to feed it by bluetooth.
Has anyone done this?
*- I have done testing with both a CF Card Serial Port and using the K6 Bt
BlueTooth Adapter in my iPAQ 210. *The serial port option is less "elegant"
looking, but works well for all communications and with all soaring
software. *The K6 Bt connection works well with software that has been
written to work with it. *I don't know if WinPilot supports the K6 Bt..
SeeYou Mobile does.
Which model has the brightest screen? I am getting older and the eyes
don't work as well as they did!
*- Unfortunately, no PDA is great in sunlight. *The iPAQ h3800 would be
slightly easier to see than your h3900. *The iPAQ hx4700 is bigger, higher
resolution and a little brighter and the iPAQ 210 is a the same size and
resolution as the hx4700 and a little brighter. *I think the iPAQ 310 is the
brightest option.
Will Winpilot run on the HP314? This has a big bright screen and is very
cheap.
*- The K6 Bt BlueTooth Adapter works great with the iPAQ 310/314, but I
don't know if WinPilot supports the K6 Bt.
Suggestions based on experience would be very welcome.
Checking the XCSoar forum it seems that some folks using the HP 310
are not that impressed with the display in sunlight.
It turns out to be no better than a good IPAQ in comparison.
The HP38XX series seems to be best.
The link below will show photo comparisons and opinions from users.
http://www.nabble.com/Adding-a-seria...o20825419.html
Mike
*- If I were you I would first try to find a used h3800 on ebay.
*- If you want a "wired" connection I recommend the iPAQ 210 with a CF
Serial Card. *You can see details on that hehttp://www.cumulus-soaring.com/nimbus.htm
*- If you find the WinPilot will work with the K6 Bt BlueTooth Adapter then
you may want to consider the iPAQ 310/314. *You can see details on the K6 Bt
hehttp://www.cumulus-soaring.com/k6.htm
Thanks
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Mike,
I have compared the ipaq 310 side to side with the Ipaq 5555 and Ipaq
4700 and I also not impressed the difference in my opinoin is slight.
During the design of the Craggy Aero Ultimate. I found that many
problems with visibitiy are due to the touchscreen overlay. If you
want to ruin a display put a touchsceen overlay on it.
Luminisity, Contrast Ratio, and Brightness are also important factors
and the ipaqs do not have high enough values. I designed the Ultimate
so Sunlight does not effect the visibilty.
Richard
www.craggyaero.com