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1. 12:09 PM - GPS Skyforce IIIC and Trutrak Digi Flight II (Hans-Dieter Aue)
2. 12:27 PM - Re: GPS Skyforce IIIC and Trutrak Digi Flight II (Jim Streit)
3. 12:54 PM - Re: GPS Skyforce IIIC and Trutrak Digi Flight II (glen matejcek)
4. 12:59 PM - FW: ICS Plus nav/com (glen matejcek)
5. 01:37 PM - Re: GPS Skyforce IIIC and Trutrak Digi Flight II (Hans-Dieter Aue)
6. 03:32 PM - Re: Re: GPS Skyforce IIIC and Trutrak Digi Flight II (Peter Rees)
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| Subject: | GPS Skyforce IIIC and Trutrak Digi Flight II |
Hi group,
I have an GPS Skyforce IIIC produced in 1999 with current software update. The
GPS worked fine so far and I would like to connect it to a TT Digi Flight II in
my RV10.
Have anyone experiences with that combination?
The Skyforce can speak both NMEA-0183 format (4800 baud, 8 data bit, 1 stop bit,
no parity) and AR-NAV-Data format (9600 baud, 8 data bit, 1 stop bit, no parity)
on the serial output.
In case of NMEA-format the sentences RMC, GGA and RMB are send out. I can show
the sentence struture if it helps.
Can anyone light me up if this pair works together and if I am able to fly programmed
flightplans on the Skyforce. All input appreciated.
Hans-Dieter
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Hans-Dieter Aue
N110GH
40424
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| Subject: | Re: GPS Skyforce IIIC and Trutrak Digi Flight II |
Hans, Why don't you contact True Trak. They certainly be able to tell
you yes or no and how to hook it up.
Jim Streit
Hans-Dieter Aue wrote:
>
> Hi group,
>
> I have an GPS Skyforce IIIC produced in 1999 with current software update. The
GPS worked fine so far and I would like to connect it to a TT Digi Flight II
in my RV10.
>
> Have anyone experiences with that combination?
>
> The Skyforce can speak both NMEA-0183 format (4800 baud, 8 data bit, 1 stop bit,
no parity) and AR-NAV-Data format (9600 baud, 8 data bit, 1 stop bit, no parity)
on the serial output.
>
> In case of NMEA-format the sentences RMC, GGA and RMB are send out. I can show
the sentence struture if it helps.
>
> Can anyone light me up if this pair works together and if I am able to fly programmed
flightplans on the Skyforce. All input appreciated.
>
> Hans-Dieter
>
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> Hans-Dieter Aue
> N110GH
> 40424
> Finish kit
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=82715#82715
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: GPS Skyforce IIIC and Trutrak Digi Flight II |
Hi All-
I've a friend with a problem (no, really...). He has an ICS Plus nav/com
that had been marketed by Wag Aero at one time. It is now malfunctioning,
and he would like to try to get it serviced. So far he's had no luck,
either through Wag or the Internet. Although not exquisitely intuitive to
use, it does have a lot of pretty neat and useful features, and I don't
blame him for trying to get it fixed.
Does anyone on the list have any (constructive) suggestions?
glen matejcek
aerobubba@earthlink.net
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| Subject: | FW: ICS Plus nav/com |
> Hi All-
>
> (this one has the correct subject line)
>
> I've a friend with a problem (no, really...). He has an ICS Plus nav/com
that had been marketed by Wag Aero at one time. It is now malfunctioning,
and he would like to try to get it serviced. So far he's had no luck,
either through Wag or the Internet. Although not exquisitely intuitive to
use, it does have a lot of pretty neat and useful features, and I don't
blame him for trying to get it fixed.
> Does anyone on the list have any (constructive) suggestions?
> glen matejcek
> aerobubba@earthlink.net
>
> glen matejcek
> aerobubba@earthlink.net
>
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| Subject: | Re: GPS Skyforce IIIC and Trutrak Digi Flight II |
Jim,
I would had do so, but I can't believe that TruTrak will test all the (older) GPS
in the world with there products. So I thought I ask anybody who probabley
figured this out. I would also be glad to hear any experiences on that matter.
Hans-Dieter
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Hans-Dieter Aue
N110GH
40424
Finish kit
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| Subject: | Re: GPS Skyforce IIIC and Trutrak Digi Flight II |
Hans
If the unit you're referring to was made by Bendix King - the IIIc that is
installed in an avionics tray and was called the CM-2000, I had the
following observations when connecting it to our Trio EZpilot.
I believe that the baud rate specified by the NEMA protocol should be 4800
but the CM-2000 is set to 9600 baud and cannot be changed - its quite
possible that the autopilot you want to connect to may be configured to
support this but you'd need to check with the manufacturers.
There are a few other problem with the CM-2000. Apparently , the GPRMB
string is missing from the NEMA stream.
Also:
1. the track error field has provision for track error up to 999.99 miles.
The other units have 99.99.
2. the magnetic variation field has provision for up to 359.99 degrees of
variation. The other units were limited to 59.99
These differences may well confuse the string processing of your autopilot
if its not able to adapt to the differences from the NEMA spec.
I guess the answer is to either contact the manufacturer and ask them to
either affirm that their unit will definitely work with your GPS (or that
they will modify it to), get a newer GPS (the CM-2000 is a good, colour unit
and I'd hold onto it if I were you) or get an autopilot from TRIO whose unit
definitely works very well indeed with the CM-2000.
regards
Peter
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