[Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-04 Thread Paul Mander
I've bought a Nexus 7 and installed XCSoar onto it, and I'm delighted with the result although I'm yet to fly with it. My next step is to integrate it into the ASH. Mounting it is easy, getting a 5V power supply to it sounds easy, but what I'd like to do is to create an interface that takes power

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread Sam Schoneveld
I looked into this for my Dell Streak a few months ago. Best solution I found was what these guys have designed: http://www.soartronic.com/ http://dl.dropbox.com/u/71666155/SoarTronic_IOIO%20UART_manual_v004.pdf I think (not 100% sure) if you used this to get data from the flarm, it would give po

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread Catherine Conway
I've found the simplest thing is to put a USB port in the glider for these sorts of things. The easiest way to so this is to get a cigarette lighter socket then a plug in USB power adapter. You get get these very small and light and fit flush with the face of the cig socket. The advantage is t

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread Bernie Baer
hould get you started! Regards, Bernie. Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:52:54 +1000 From: "Paul Mander" Subject: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread Paul Mander
lor made, eg: http://tvlnet.de/joomla/ That should get you started! Regards, Bernie. > Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:52:54 +1000 > From: "Paul Mander" > Subject: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply > To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Austral

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread Rod Merigan
Of Paul Mander Sent: Friday, 5 October 2012 4:08 PM To: 'Bernie Baer'; aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply Thanks Bernie (and Cathy and Sam), this will do it. I'll get my Yo Yo under way. All the best, Paul -O

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread Bernie Baer
Glider tools have a cheap cable adapter Euro$43 http://www.glidertools.com/products/converter-rs232-to-usb-for-pna-with-swit ching-power-supply-5v/ http://forum.xcsoar.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=342&p=1293&hilit=glidertools#p1293by max » Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:05 am Nikitovich wrote:http://www.glider

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 07:30 PM 5/10/2012, you wrote: Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by fep2.internode.on.net id q959UIDH016823 Glider tools have a cheap cable adapter Euro$43 http://www.glidertools.c

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread Catherine Conway
http://forum.xcsoar.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=52 > > It's also possible to buy them tailor made, eg: > http://tvlnet.de/joomla/ > > That should get you started! > Regards, Bernie. > > >> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:52:54 +1000 >> From: "Paul Mander&qu

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread Druddock
There is a device called a k6-mux that is programmable to d o what you need Sent from Samsung MobilePaul Mander wrote:I’ve bought a Nexus 7 and installed XCSoar onto it, and I’m delighted with the result although I’m yet to fly with it. My next step is to integrate it into the ASH. Mounting

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread Mike Durrant
Hi Folk, We have this device in FQF and Mux the 302 and Flarm together for output to the PDA. Works well once you learn how to use it properly :-) Probably overkill if you just want the power supply, Tasman has a nice device that takes the Tasman Vario, mixes the Flarm and also solves the power

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread Bernie Baer
There is a device called a k6-mux that is programmable to do what you needThe K6-mux is a multiplexer which combines data streams from multiple devices (Flarm, vario). It still has serial output, OK for PDA's but not Android/USB devices.Some people use the K6 BT (Bluetooth) device but then you

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread rolf a. buelter
ather will fly and try tomorrow. Rgds - Rolf From: durr...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 08:42:29 +1000 To: drudd...@iinet.net.au; aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply Hi Folk, We have this device in FQF and Mux the 302 and

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply

2012-10-05 Thread rolf a. buelter
sorry, last post was meant for Mike D. only. From: durr...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 08:42:29 +1000 To: drudd...@iinet.net.au; aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Nexus 7 Integration with Flarm, 12V supply Hi Folk, We have this device in FQF and Mux the 302 and