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Technical Support / Re: Avidyne IFD Capstone support
« on: May 15, 2023, 04:06:28 pm »
I gave it one last try and got it working!!!!
Here are a few hints and tips to help others as there are a lot of steps to go through before it works...
When looking at the map page, you should now see an additional icon to the left of the TRK display. This icon is a red circle with a diagonal line through it and some cyan letters. If the letters are "TRFC" then the link to PilotAware is NOT working. If the letters are "TIS-B" then the link to PilotAware is WORKING. Traffic will appear as blue triangles with a speed-dependent extended track line, with a relative altitude behind and the aircraft registration in white text on a black box ahead of the aircraft symbol. Traffic is filtered by height and range using the settings within in PilotAware. Audible traffic alerts will NOT be produced by the IFD when the data is from an uncertified source, so you will have to continue to rely on PilotAware itself and/or your EFB.
Here are a few hints and tips to help others as there are a lot of steps to go through before it works...
- Make sure you're running IFD 10.3 or later - it doesn't work in 10.2
- Make sure you do NOT have a hardwired ADS-B receiver configured - this will (and should) always take precedence over an uncertified device connected over WiFi
- Connect the IFD to the PilotAware network (Aux->Setup->Networks and add the WiFi network name and password)
- Allow the IFD to receive data from the PilotAware hotspot (Aux->Setup->Devices->196.168.1.1->Always) - this was the step I'd missed
- Configure the IFD to use Capstone protocol data (Maintenance->Config->Wireless Portables (Page 14)->Capstone->Enabled). To enter maintenance mode, either:
- Insert a USB stick before powering up the IFD
- Select Aux->Sys->Download Logs
When looking at the map page, you should now see an additional icon to the left of the TRK display. This icon is a red circle with a diagonal line through it and some cyan letters. If the letters are "TRFC" then the link to PilotAware is NOT working. If the letters are "TIS-B" then the link to PilotAware is WORKING. Traffic will appear as blue triangles with a speed-dependent extended track line, with a relative altitude behind and the aircraft registration in white text on a black box ahead of the aircraft symbol. Traffic is filtered by height and range using the settings within in PilotAware. Audible traffic alerts will NOT be produced by the IFD when the data is from an uncertified source, so you will have to continue to rely on PilotAware itself and/or your EFB.