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bwendel 
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 Topic: Foreflight connectivity issues with 10.2Posted: 18 Jun 2017 at 2:26pm |
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After upgrading to 10.2, I can no longer display weather and traffic on my iPad. There's wifi connectivity, because I can push a flight plan from Foreflight to the 540 (cool feature, btw). Ownship display is fine, too. I know the MLB 100 is receiving ADS-B weather and traffic, because it displays on the 540. I'm just not sure why I'm getting "radar not available" at the same time on Foreflight. I know it's not the end of the world, since the 540 display is available, but I kind of prefer the way Foreflight displays precipitation - it's a bit sharper and the colors tend to be a more accurate representation of the actual weather. Any ideas what the glitch may be?
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oskrypuch
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Posted: 18 Jun 2017 at 3:48pm |
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FF doesn't support pulling TIS & FIS from an IFD, yet.
* Orest |
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n7ifr
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Posted: 18 Jun 2017 at 4:15pm |
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If you route your WiFi connection from FF via the 540 "Remote" Hub through your Stratus box... I would think all FF Wx products should be intact. I will check next flight to see if all FF and FlyQ iPad "Stratus-features" remain despite hooking up to 540 via the remote hub. Should be unaffected. Tom W.
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Posted: 18 Jun 2017 at 4:21pm |
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Yes, I have my IFD (remote mode) & tablet connected to my Stratux, and it all works. I get ADS-B TIS/FIS from my Stratux to FF, and FF can up/download flightplans and location. But, I think the OP does not have a portable ADS-B IN unit, he is trying to pull the Skytrax data down to FF. * Orest |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2017 at 3:02pm |
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Orest, always difficult to choose which thread is most applicable, but: Flew this AM with my Dual 540’s un-synched. 1. Sent a new ForeFlight FP over WiFi (remote) to 540 #1, and got familiar disturbing message that “Routes re-synchronizing… “ with progress from “0% - 100%… followed by total deletion of all Routes!! 2. Tried same with 540#2 (Local WiFi), no issue at all. 3. After restoring Routes from thumb drive to 540#1, entered a manual New FP without issues. 4. Later, in flight, up-synched a New FP via ForeFlight using WiFi (remote) to 540#1, this time, No Issues. 5. Then, in flight, up-synched a New FP via ForeFlight using WiFi (local) to 540#2, and No Issues. My Conclusions: 1. Deletion of Routes (sometimes User Wpts) seems related to the Synchronizing process, in general, not necessarily between cross-synching 540’s, but any synch. from an external device from - iPad App, or other 540!! Obviously this is very concerning - can you please make engineering aware ASAP… Does this sound like I'm having a 540 hardware, or Software issue with v10.2? Help. Tom Wolf
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oskrypuch
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Posted: 19 Jun 2017 at 6:35pm |
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I have not personally seen this disturbing behaviour, but I only have one unit, and two installed units may be a necessary condition regardless of what actually triggers it.
I think I read here that the issue has been duplicated, and that 10.2.1 may address this (?), but I may be wrong as I wasn't paying close attention to it. * Orest |
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arkvet
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Posted: 20 Jun 2017 at 8:11am |
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Tried foreflight connection with IFD 550 for first time yesterday. iPad connected to IFD wireless network no problem. New button at top of foreflight allowed me to pull flight plan from IFD. That worked perfectly.
I was under the impression that the last foreflight update allowed biderictional flight plan transfer? Does that FF to IFD transfer need to be initiated via the IFD? To be honest though this is mainly to satistfy my curiousity. When I was flying with my old GNS530w the idea of FF pushing a flight plan was a dream. I actually find flight plan entry into the IFD to be as easy if not easier. |
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oskrypuch
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Posted: 20 Jun 2017 at 9:31am |
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Yes, I can upload as well, but it pushes it to the route page, does not change the active route (which is good). In the FF 9.13 dialog on the FF MAP page I have a choice of download, or upload. And, yes, that is exactly my experience too. Flight plan upload/download is cool, but not that important with the IFD, as it is lightning fast to enter on screen. It also reinforces the flight plan in your mind, and double checks it as you build it graphically. I use the download occasionally , if there is an enroute rerouting, I have the IFD push the new plan to the tablet. * Orest |
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George
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Posted: 20 Jun 2017 at 10:07am |
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I also have the IFD 550. I can connect thru the local connection, but not thru the remote. Tech Support says there is a problem and a fix is coming. Can you confirm
you can connect by way of Stratus or other remote hubs? |
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oskrypuch
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Posted: 20 Jun 2017 at 11:09am |
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Yes, confirmed. BUT occasionally (1 in 10 flights) the IFD just doesn't connect - so I may just be seeing this bug intermittently. * Orest Edited by oskrypuch - 20 Jun 2017 at 11:10am |
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George
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Posted: 20 Jun 2017 at 6:01pm |
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Thanks for the reply . My IFD 550 is a solid problem.
There is suppose to be a fix in 10.2.1, but no proposed release date.
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bwendel
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Posted: 20 Jun 2017 at 6:23pm |
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Thanks, Orest. That's exactly the problem - I don't have a Stratus and was trying to pull ADS-B data from the MLB-100 to ForeFlight. Glad to know it's not supported, and not my screwing up the configuration somehow.
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Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 11:13pm |
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Is there anywhere on the IFD that shows it connected to the Stratus or just in Devices in FF?
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Posted: 25 Jun 2017 at 10:41am |
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Not that I know, although you might be able to pull that out of the logs. Easiest way to tell, is use a free app like Fing. Available in android & iOS. * Orest |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2018 at 8:56am |
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I'd like to double check my understanding regarding WiFi on the 540, ForeFlight, and a Stratus. If I do NOT have my Stratus on board, the 540 needs to be in "local" mode to talk to ForeFlight. But if I DO have the Stratus on board, the 540 needs to be in "remote" mode to join the network originating from the Stratus. Correct? That means I have to go into maintenance mode and change the setting depending on whether the Stratus is on board or not, right? (The problem comes up since I have two airplanes and only one Stratus, which is sometimes in one plane, sometimes in the other). Thanks for the clarification! Frank
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Posted: 23 Oct 2018 at 9:25am |
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yes. If the stratus is a server, the IFD 540 needs to be in remote. If the stratus is not there, then the 540 needs to be the server.
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n7ifr
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Posted: 23 Oct 2018 at 10:07am |
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Alternate solution - Install 2nd IFDX40 and assign one WiFi = local, the other = Remote, and turn on both IFDX40 WiFi's.
Then no config changes needed. Tom W.
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Posted: 23 Oct 2018 at 6:05pm |
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Would be a lot cheaper to buy a second Stratus and leave one in both planes!
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Posted: 29 Oct 2018 at 3:08am |
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Has anyone been able to transfer a FPL from FF to the IFD Trainer (i,e. one ipad to another over wifi)? I am able to do so from the sim to FF but not in the other direction. The sim gives me the message: "Route not loaded". Doesn't give much to go on...
The sim sys page shows s/w ver 10.2.1.0, but I'm using the latest app update and I seem to recall that means the app is actually at 10.2.2 and only the sys page info hasn't been updated. My understanding was that FPL could be transferred in both directions with 10.2.2.
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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 6:21am |
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Same question with the panel device. Have just upgraded the panel units to 10.2.2.0 and get the same behaviour. FPL transfers fine from IFD to FF, but any attempt to transfer a FPL from FF to the IFD results in the cyan "Route Not Loaded" on the IFD.
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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 7:19am |
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In addition to using the IFD in local mode mentioned above, I am also trying to set up a similar config to you Orest and can't quite get it working. My ADS-B IN unit is an ADL200 device which provides both in-flight wx and ADS-B IN here in Europe. If I set up the IFD in remote mode with both it and the tablet connected to the ADL wifi network, FF recognizes both (under "Devices", both show with green check-mark and status of both is available). The IFD wifi icon is green. However, if I try to transfer a FPL in either direction to/from IFD to FF, I get a message from FF indicating that it is unable to connect to the IFD. I suspect a pwd or ip@ issue, but haven't been able to find a proper setting. BTW, the ADL device doesn't have a pwd for the SSID, so that field needs to be set to null. On the IFD, the CLR button doesn't delete chars like it does normally. The only way that I can find to delete chars is to change them to "blank". Or is there something that I'm missing here? Edited by chflyer - 01 Nov 2018 at 7:21am |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 8:59am |
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Are you on 10.2.x? * Orest
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Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 9:44am |
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Yes, 10.2.2. Using also latest available FF 10.4.3.
I should maybe also add that the ADL device has its own host ip@, 192.168.1.1, which is a different range from the default one used by the IFD in local mode. The IFD presents an ip@ field when configuring as remote wifi, and I'm not sure if it is expecting the ip@ of the remote host .... i.e. the ADL host ip@, or if it wants an ip@ assigned to itself on the same network .... e.g. 192.168.1.2. I've tried both and it doesn't seem to make any difference to the overall behaviour.
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Posted: 05 May 2019 at 3:56am |
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New user.
Going to scrap my Stratus and put in A Garmin 345 transponder for ADSB in and out.
What changes do I need to make on my IFD 540 settings? |
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Posted: 07 May 2019 at 1:40am |
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Dont know if you already have ADS-B out, but if a GN345 is 1030 out, you aint gonna get in.
I have a Mode S King 74 extended squitter (1030 out) and use my Stratus II FOR ADS-B in. Running foreflight and ADS-B in on a Mini. IDF 100 running on a second mini. |
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Posted: 07 May 2019 at 7:38am |
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A Garmin GTX-345 transponder has both ADS-B In and Out. You don’t need the Stratus with it.
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Posted: 07 May 2019 at 10:14am |
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Thanks Henry. You're right and that's why I'm making the change. I'm tired of the ghosts that I get with Stratus, not to mention the overheating. Still wondering about the setting I have to change to go from the Stratus to the 345.
I have "Remote" now on the IFD. What will it have to be to get the 345 to talk ti it and Foreflight? |
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Posted: 07 May 2019 at 12:03pm |
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I don't have a 345, so I don't know for sure. My understanding is that after this coming IFD firmware update (10.2.3.1) you should be able to have the IFD be the access point and it will transmit traffic and weather to the ForeFlight regardless of whether it is coming from the 345 or another source that the IFD understands. You iPad would connect tot he IFD WiFi network.
The connection between the GTX-345 and the IFD is hardwired. I am not qualified to say how or what settings to change in the IFD maintenance pages. In the end, the iPad will talk to the IFD for everything - traffic, weather, and flight plan exchange. The IFD will get its information from the GTX-345 over a separate interface. Before the firmware update, you could also connect the iPad to the GTX-345 over Bluetooth and get traffic and weather that way. I don't know if the information transferred is any different than what the IFD would re-broadcast.
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