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Technical Support / Wifi Network Disappears

« on: January 22, 2023, 03:20:15 pm »

I'm using a Pilot Aware classic.

It's powered by an Anker 20100 power bank.

I regularly find that the wifi network disappears. To be clear, I don't mean that my tablet just disconnects from the Pilot Aware network, but rather that the network disappears altogether. So search for it to rejoin results in no network found. The only solution is to power down the PA, and power it up again.

When I connect it first, it often fails very quickly. After 3 or 4 reboots, it tends to become more stable, but even in flight, I'll usually have to reboot it once or twice.

I've two different Anker Power banks and the same thing happens with both. I've put a USB meter on it, and don't see any voltage drop.

Our aircraft recently got some USB outlets fitted and I've tried connecting to those and the same issue persists.

I bought some short, original Anker USB leads. So they should be high quality and have a very short run (about 15cm) so the cable shouldn't be an issue.

I tried turning down the wifi power on the PA, to reduce power consumption in case that was the issue, but it didn't result in any noticeable improvement.

I should say that this is a long standing problem, that I've just not got around to posting about previously.

In summary, I've tried 2 different high quality Anker Power Banks plus aircraft power, and tested with a usb meter. I've tried a number of high quality cables.
Not sure what else to try.
Is there anything that I should be looking for in the log files that might help to diagnose the issue?

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Technical Support / Sharing Internet Connection

« on: January 22, 2023, 02:08:16 pm »

I'd like to ask a question that I asked a few years ago, in case a new solution has been found since then!

I am using a Pilot Aware Classic and a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Tablet.

My Tab S6 is wifi only and so when it's connected to the Pilot Aware via Wifi, it has no internet connection. This means that I can't update weather inflight on my tablet.

The Tab S6 is connected to my aircraft via Bluetooth, so that I have aural warnings through the aircraft intercom. So Bluetooth to my phone for internet connection isn't possible either as Bluetooth is already in use.

So my question is, is there a way to either:

1. Have the Pilot Aware act as a router, with my phone as the gateway. So anything connected to the Pilot Aware network, when requesting internet access, is directed to my phone (which is also connected to the Pilot Aware network). In essence, Pilot Aware sets up the network, and my Tab S6 tablet connects to it, as does my phone. When my tab S6 (or Pilot Aware itself) wants internet access, the request is routed to the phone which has a GSM connection. Is that possible?

or alternatively,

2. Is it possible that the Pilot Aware, instead of setting up its own network, can simply join another network as a client? In that case, I could set up a mobile hotspot on my phone, and have the Pilot Aware and Tab S6 Tablet connect to it. The other devices would have internet access from the phone's hotspot, and the Pilot Aware would broadcast the traffic info to all devices on the network. This would involve Pilot Aware being a client rather than a host. Is that possible?

Hopefully there is a way of doing this since I last asked  If not, then sorry for the repeated question!

Colm

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Technical Support / Wifi Classic

« on: April 03, 2021, 12:08:45 pm »

I am using a pilot aware classic, and love it.

It's based on the Pi Model 2B, so no internal wifi. So I'm using a wifi dongle.

The only thing that I don't like about my PA is that I lose the ability to get internet access on my tablet when connected to the PA. My tablet has no 4G connection and relies on a wifi connection to my phone's hotspot.

Previously I was able to use bluetooth to get around this problem, but since replacing my old iPad with a Samsung Tab S6, this is no longer possible. The bluetooth connection on the Tab S6 refuses to share internet saying that it's already got a wifi connection and I can't share internet connection on bluetooth with an active wifi connection!

But I got to thinking. Is it possible to install a second wifi dongle on the PA Classic so that the second wifi connection connects to the mobile hotspot from my phone, and then shares out the internet connection through the existing PA hotspot?

That way any device connected to the PA would be able to have internet access!

Is it possible? If so, any guidance on how to do it?

Thanks
Colm

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Technical Support / Internet

« on: August 27, 2016, 03:31:13 pm »

Is there a way that I can configure my pilot aware, that it can use my mobile phone to have an internet connection across the wifi?

I'm thinking of two possibilities.

1. Perhaps some way that my mobile can join the PilotAware wifi network, and share it's mobile connection so that other devices connected to the PAW can use the internet?

2. Instead of using the PAW network, my phone creates a hotspot, to which other devices and the pilot aware can connect (and PAW shares the data across this network)?

My reason for this is to be able to download weather updates and use the Flight tracking feature in EasyVFR at the same time as PAW.

Thanks
Colm