Alert the IFD to an Android device
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Forum Name: IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM
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URL: http://forums.avidyne.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2422
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Topic: Alert the IFD to an Android device
Posted By: PA23
Subject: Alert the IFD to an Android device
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2022 at 7:23am
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Need to trigger the IFD to recognize an Android device so that you'll receive ADS-B in and GPS position on the device? Currently Avidyne doesn't provide anyway to do this however it is pretty easy to do with the following steps. Note this needs to be done every time the IFD is turned on. The following is based on the assumption that the IFD is creating the Wi-FI network. On your Android device download the program called "UDP Sender" by Hastarin. Enter the following in the program. Destination IP: 192.168.0.1 Port: 5686, Text: AVISDK and leave Hex blank. Then
to trigger the IFD just hit the send button inside UDP sender and tell
the IFD to accept your device in the AUX page, at that point you can
startup whatever EFB you want to use on your Android device and as long
as you have ADS-B over Wi-Fi enabled you'll get the GPS and ADS-B in
(if the IFD is receiving it) telemetry. If
the IFD is a Wi-Fi client to another device such as a stratux then
things get a little more complicated but it is doable, just takes a
little more effort and know how. Once
you configure UDP sender, it retains the information you programmed in
it so you only have to open it and hit send next time. |
Replies:
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2022 at 2:10pm
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This might be something that Avidyne may wish to build into the IFD100, or a related app. * Orest |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2022 at 7:18pm
It is built into the IFD100, but the IFD100 is iPad only. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
oskrypuch wrote:Posted By: paulr
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2022 at 6:53am
| Avidyne has an https://avidyne.breezy.hr/p/6215e4824729" rel="nofollow - open job for a mobile software engineer, and Android experience is listed as "desirable." I wouldn't read too much into this-- we won't be getting an Android IFD100 app-- but someone with those skills should be able to knock out an app for the Google Play store just to tickle the connection. |
Posted By: PA23
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2022 at 10:59am
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I agree this would be a pretty easy application for Avidyne to put out under their name, but for now the work around that I provided works for me and presumably others. |
Posted By: BoeingBoy
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2022 at 12:53pm
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As I've mentioned on my own thread PA23's work around using UDP sender works well. An Android IFD100 would complete the Avidyne user experience no end. It's just not acceptable to blatantly favour Apple when their hardware is grossly overpriced, and their software support discontinued to ensure sales are regenerated. I know a lot of potential customers who've gone 'G' in protest at this policy. |