On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:56:10 AM UTC-7, wrote:
I have been running WinPilot fed by a a Borgelt B50 and a Volkslogger for years. I tried to switch over to a Avier/ Vertica. I got the Winpilot 12 version for the Avier from the Winpilot site. Got the Password from Jerry P. I have changed the cable and hooked the 5V power wires correctly and have TX and RX wires hooked up to Com 7 of the Avier. I am powering the Avier correctly and the Avier is getting the GPS data but the program says it is not getting the B50 Vario data. I tried flipping the TX and RX wires to no avail.



The Avier "Settings" are System, External GPS, Programs (GPS Program Port: COM1),Hardware (GPS hardware port: COM7 Baud Rate 4800)



In Winpilot the COM POrt is 7



I know the B50 Vario data is there because when I switch cables and hook up the Ipaq, it works perfectly.



Any help would be appreciated.

The Avier has a non-standard RS232 serial port. It uses LVTTL levels, around 3V. If you have fed it standard RS232 signals (+/- 12V allowed I think, but typically 0-12V) there is a good chance it is fried. You need a level shifter such as the one supplied by glidertools. Have you got level shifters in the serial lines?

The Avier can get GPS data from its internal GPS.

I have gotten Avier/Winpilot12 to work (using the glidertools cable) on a 302 and now on my new Butterfly.