LK 8000
flight computer
Updated: Oct 9, 2009
Development is going ahead
very quickly! We are now officially at Version 1, with many subversions
following. This is the development version which is already used during flights
by betatesters. The official version 2.0 is expected by Christmas, as a gift
for all of you.
WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE NEW
LK8000 beta version in action!
http://www.bware.it/xcsoar/LK8000-1.12b.wmv
To partecipate discussions
and become a betatester, join the LK8000 community on www.postfrontal.com 's forum.
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Sep 15st, 2009
Rehi! Flying season is almost over here in Europe,
autumn has arrived, and rainy days will give me more time to dedicated to this
software. There are some news, indeed.
I am no longer supporting the PNA and PDA versions of
XCSoar on www.xcsoar.org . And until I am ready to distribute my own version,
together with the source code, I have been asked by other developers to stop
distributing the alfa and beta versions, according to the GPL rules.
Also, the name "XCSoar" will change, upon
request.
Please use the PostFrontal forum section dedicated to
the LK8000 for questions and discussions about this version. Do not use the
Nabble mailing list because I am no longer writing in there, for the time
being.
The official LK8000 forum URL is:
http://www.postfrontal.com/forum/default.asp?CAT_ID=11
I am no more distributing the old versions, also
because the current state of the project is well beyond those betas. I'll post
some pictures here in a couple of days, together with the list of new things
that are onboard now!
Have no time to say more right now, so come back later
on to see the Real thing coming up!
Paolo
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Localized configurations for SD card installation
Here is a list of websites offering a turnkey
installation for different countries. If your site is missing, write to me!
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Tomek Ziarko XCSoar page with waypoints, maps,
airspaces and useful tips for Germany, Alps, CZech and Poland |
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Maps, instructions, airspaces etc. for France |
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Old 5.2.2F for SD card PDA and PNA
Official website for 5.2.2 is http://www.xcsoar.org/
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Plug&Play version
pre-configured for ITALY, complete with map terrain, airspaces, landing
points, mountains and valleys' names. Italian docs inside. |
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PC, PPC2002,PPC2003, Smartphones. (updated 6apr2009: added PPC2002 GRecordDll.dll) |
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Car navigators (HP314, MIO, Dayton etc.) |
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Waypoints north Italy (special for AVA, ACAO, AVL clubs) |
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SOURCE CODE IS AVAILABLE ON THE XCSOAR.ORG WEBSITE. THE ITA VERSION
CORRESPOND TO THE -DFIVV COMPILATION FLAG.
Some informations on the HP Ipaq 310/314
HOW TO SET
BACKLIGHT ON HP310/314
This procedure set correctly the backlight timeout on Ipaq 310/314.
From Windows CE desktop, Start -> Settings -> Control Panel:
- Open
"Backlight Control" and set High backlight (max)
- You don't
need to change timeouts in the two upper boxes,
- because
those values are controlled by "Display Properties".
- Exit
"Backlight Control".
- Open
"Power Properties".
- Powerscheme:
AC Power
- set to
"Never" all controls.
- Exit
"Power Properties".
- Open
"Display Properties"
- Select
"Backlight" tag
- Select
"Automatically turn off backlight while on external power", and
- set it to 30
minutes, then exit with Ok.
- Open again
"Display Properties"
- Select
"Backlight" tag
- DESELECT
"Automatically turn off backlight while on external power".
- Exit with
Ok.
- Open
"Backlight control" again, you will see that "AC power and
device is idle for"
- box is now
EMPTY, correctly. Don't do anything . Press Ok.
There will be no more timeout in Backlight now.
Please note that XCSoar users starting with version 5.2.3Fb2.2 have
automatic backlight management.
HOW TO stop
HP310/314 switching off or locking up
during a flight.
You might already have experienced a power loss lookalike in your HP31X.
If happening during a flight, it can be also dangerous not to mention the task
informations and the lost IGC log. We discovered that it's a stupid hardware
problem, very easy to fix. Symptoms are: black screen, no way to power it on
again, hardware reset needed.
Open the battery compartment of your HP31x, and locate the small switch
which is deactivated when you remove the cover. The cover can move during a
flight, and the small switch will cut off power resulting in a complete crash.
You can avoid all of this with a small piece of tape properly placed there to
keep the switch always pressed.
Push the tape in the hole with a tool, so that the switch is well
pressed. Apply twice. Once done, you can check that the fix is working by
resetting the PNA with the back cover still off.
Updated: Oct, 9 2009