Hi all, As I understand it, it was Tod Sandercock and Rob Moore who set up the XCSoar PC display for FLARM at the Gawler nationals. I modified XCSoar to display FLARM objects rather hastily, and produced a Windows PC build for them.
If you want a big display in the pie-cart, you'd be best to use a PC rather than a pocket PC; and keep the display indoors, with the FLARM antenna and GPS antenna outdoors. Another issue you will need to resolve of course is supplying power to the PC. Maybe a cheap option is to buy (or have donated) a second-hand laptop. XCSoar runs pretty efficiently so you don't need anything powerful. I think we will need to set up some webpages on http://xcsoar.sourceforge.net on how to set things up. While we are on the subject, I would like feedback from those interested in this application on XCSoar as to what display features would be desired. Currently there is a red circle target displayed for each FLARM aircraft. I am thinking of implementing the following additional features: -- Short snail trail behind each FLARM aircraft. -- Display of aircraft rego gleaned from a lookup from the FLARM pseudo-static id or ICAO id -- Display of altitude/speed -- Maybe have a way of allowing users to click on a FLARM aircraft with the mouse and then the display moves with that aircraft as if you are riding along with that aircraft. Best regards, Johnny On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 12:26 +1100, Scott Penrose wrote: > > On 31/01/2006, at 12:20, Brett Kettle wrote: > > > This list recently reported the successes of John Wharington, > > Todd ?, etc establishing an OZFLARM-based clubhouse display for > > finishing gliders at Benalla. I’m looking to create something > > similar for the DDSC ‘pie-cart’ (we now have 100% of the club fleet > > and all bar a couple of stragglers in the private fleet > > OZFLARM-equipped). Cathy Conway’s give me some useful antenna > > advice and I’m trying to find a good display option. > > > > Does anyone have any recommendations on a computer screen that will > > still be clearly visible with bright sky behind the observer? LCD? > > TFT? CRT? or another TLA? > > > > > LCD is fine, but you need a special one. These are unfortunately very > expensive as they are generally designed for industrial control > applications. > > > XCSoar - which can display the gliders now automatically from FLARM - > will now run on Windows as well as Pocket PC - that should give you > some more choice. > > > Well done on getting your club FLARMed. > > > Scott > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring