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General Discussion / Re: Known Good Hardware

« on: May 17, 2018, 08:52:00 am »

I've just ordered a replacement ADSB antenna.

The original broke at the elbow - probably because when I unscrew from the box, I'm holding the antenna itself rather than the metal screw fastener at the end. This puts a strain on the joint and eventually it came apart and the wire inside broke.

Something for others to beware of!

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Technical Support / Re: Incorrect Date on PAW

« on: February 12, 2018, 02:43:18 pm »

And for what it's worth, the file on my (second USB drive) is PilotAware.pgp. So that name format works!

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Technical Support / Re: Incorrect Date on PAW

« on: February 12, 2018, 02:40:20 pm »

Success! For me anyway.
I decided to try a different USB stick which I reformatted and then copied the downloaded file to. This I put in my GPS USB port on the PAW unit (as before). When I now pressed Check for Updates, instead of the previous ultra brief 2 line message it flashed an 8? line message before displaying Install.
I clicked Install and now on my Home page I see the latest version 20180129.
The only thing that was different was the USB drive! 
 

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Technical Support / Re: Incorrect Date on PAW

« on: February 12, 2018, 12:39:08 pm »

I seem to be having the same difficulties.
I've followed the update instructions via USB stick but when I press Check for Updates I get a very brief 2 line message (too quick to read) which seems to contain the word error and then nothing more.
I notice that the downloaded file is called PilotAware.pgp (not pilotaware.pgp as above) and I've tried renaming and using both.
I have reformatted the USB stick to FAT32 (251 Mbytes so big enough) and started all over again. 
I have updated my PAW software by this method in the past but t without any problems.
Just one question: how does PAW know that I'm a bona fide user? I've not been asked for any login details...?.

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General Discussion / Re: Ground Station

« on: October 28, 2017, 03:13:31 pm »

I'm afraid this doen't mean a thing to me. Please explain.

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Technical Support / Re: Garmin gtx330

« on: October 22, 2017, 11:30:41 am »

We have a GTX330 Transponder in our PA28 and My understanding is that to enable ADS-B Out, the txpdr needs to be upgraded to ES (Extended Squitter). Furthermore, the GPS source must be WAAS enabled - so we are considering upgrading our Garmin G430 GPS/NAV/COM radio to WAAS.

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Technical Support / Re: Latest (Feb 17) release

« on: April 09, 2017, 09:44:44 am »

Success!

I downloaded the update file from the PAW lode website to my PC, copied it to a USB stick, connected the USB stick to my PA unit and then via my iPad (with WiFi dongle!) saw a new software file to install - which I did. Took about 5 mins.

So now (at last), I have the latest version (21070223)

So, the USB stick route was much easier. 

"Then felt I like some watcher of the skies
When a new planet swims into his ken..."

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Technical Support / Re: Latest (Feb 17) release

« on: April 09, 2017, 09:15:32 am »

But if I remove the WiFi dongle, how does my iPad talk to the PA unit? The only WiFi connection available then is my BT home hub.
This is what I've done so far:
1 My PA unit is connected to the BT home hub via the ethernet cable (taken out of the back of my PC - so PC not connected to the home hub) and the PA unit is ON via the USB cable (red lights showing and GPS blinking...). WiFi dongle is in the PA unit so that my iPad can connect with the PA unit. (If I remove it, I get a message on Safari saying that the 192.168.1.1 page cannot be found because the iPad is not connected to the internet).   
2 On my iPad I can connect to the PA unit via the WiFi (not selecting the alternative BT home hub) and then on my iPad using the Safari browser I get the PA Config etc pages e.g. showing latest version as Dec 2016.
3 When I click Check for Updates, I get a blue line flashing at the top of the page - which suggests something is happening but after 10 mins or so nothing seems to have changed.

What am I doing wrong or missing? (Don't say brain cells...!)

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Technical Support / Re: Latest (Feb 17) release

« on: April 08, 2017, 04:01:29 pm »

Unable to download the Feb 2017 release. On the Updates page,where it says Check for Updates, underneath it says No Software Updates Available.
I've connected the PA unit to my router via an Ethernet cable, powered up and typed in 192.168.1.1 on my iPad and have got to the Home page - but when I press Updates and go to the Updates page nothing seems to happen. The "Checking for updates" message appears for a fraction of a second and then disappears.

Latest version still says 20161124.

Baffled.     

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Technical Support / Update of Latest Software

« on: December 03, 2016, 02:39:03 pm »

I've tried uploading the latest software using the instructions from the PAW website but with no success. When I first got the hardware I (somehow) managed to see the PAW page with all the details on but I can't remember how I got that (or where I saw it - on my PC or on my iPad). This is what I've done so far...

1 Unplugged the ethernet cable (to the broadband router) from PC and connected the PAW box directly to router via this ethernet cable.   
2 Started the PAW box by plugging the USB cable into my PC USB slot (red light comes on). So PAW now talking to my router.
3 So where do I now type in 192.168.1.1? I can connect my iPad to the PAW box via WiFi (using WiFi dongle...) but when I open Safari on my iPad and type in the 192.168.1.1 nothing happens. If I type 192.168.1.1 on my PC browser of course it cannot find anything because my PC is no longer connected to the internet.

Later that same afternoon: I think I've managed to update the software! After unplugging the ethernet cable from my PAW box, I managed to see the PAW pages on my iPad via the Safari browser. This shows the latest version as 21061124 and under the Updates tab it says No Software Updates available.

If I have got the latest version, it took far too long with lots of trial and error. There must be an easier way!   
 


 

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Technical Support / Re: Latest Software Update

« on: October 18, 2016, 11:48:11 am »

Keith,

I've managed to download and update to the latest version.

Thanks.   

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Technical Support / Latest Software Update

« on: October 17, 2016, 07:19:55 pm »

I see from the PAW Home page that the latest version of the software on my device is 20160520 - which surprised me as I bought the kit only a few days ago. So I followed the instructions to update with the latest version.
When I got as far as "checking for updates" nothing happened and so I think I must have the 192.169.1.xxx router. Then the instructions are a bit vague: 
"There are 2 ways to  overcome  this:
Option  1
connect  to your  home  network,  and leave for 20 mins 
turn  off
disconnect from  home  network
turn  on
connect  to PilotAware from Tablet check the latest software has downloaded".

I'm reading the instructions on my desktop PC, disconnected the ethernet cable from my PC and connected it to my PAW unit and powered it up via my new Anker power source. Then I connected my iPad to the PAW via the WiFi link and and opened the Pilotaware home page on the iPad. This showed the software version was still 20160520. So I waited and on my iPad the blue line kept flashing across (page refreshing?). I waited an hour and still the blue line kept flashing and flashing...   So I'm starring to think I've done something wrong.

The instruction above don't say what to connect to what or what to turn off/on. It would be useful to have an idiot-proof of downloading the latest software.  Help please!

PS and it might be helpful to suggest how long one has to wait for the software to be downloaded and installed; 5 minutes, 20 minutes or more?

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General Discussion / PAW take-up and Coverage

« on: October 15, 2016, 01:04:16 pm »

I was thinking how widespread the take-up of PAW actually is so here's my attempt at a summary:
 * PAW can detect the range, bearing and relative altitude of nearby traffic using ADS-B (most CAT traffic?)
 * PAW can detect the range, bearing and relative altitude of nearby a/c using PAW (a low % of GA a/c?)
 * PAW will soon be able to detect nearby traffic using Mode C/S but only their relative altitude not their bearing and range (a large % of GA a/c?)
 * PAW can detect a/c like gliders using FLARM but needs a FLARM "mouse" which is expensive 

So best results using ADS-B and PAW as the transmission source but not as good for Mode C/S. ADS-B generates a more powerful signal but this route is pricey. PAW is a the only low-cost alternative so the more a/c that use it the better. 

Is that a fair summary? 
 

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General Discussion / Re: Altitudes Displayed

« on: October 14, 2016, 07:06:05 pm »

That makes sense. Should we have seen a Traffic Alert banner in SkyDemon (as we get with Terrain or Airspace)? I'd be interested to know what would trigger such an alert - because the helicopter passing from our 10 o clock to our 4 o clock 500 feet below didn't. 

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General Discussion / Altitudes Displayed

« on: October 14, 2016, 04:00:32 pm »

Tried out my shiny new PAW yesterday while getting a Traffic Service from Brize Radar who advised us of a helicopter passing 500' below us which then appeared on my iPad showing -500. Apart form the little aeroplane icon, SkyDemon didn't generate a banner alert. Should it have? And I assume that the baro encoder in PAW is calibrated to standard pressure so shows the Pressure Altitude? As the transmission from the helicopter was almost certainly ADS-B, I guess his altitude is also based on a pressure setting of 1013 - so that the difference displayed on SkyDemon is accurate and we don't have to worry about a conversion if flying on QNH?