GDL-90 or GDL-88 compatibility??
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Topic: GDL-90 or GDL-88 compatibility??
Posted By: pburger
Subject: GDL-90 or GDL-88 compatibility??
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 10:14am
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Question for Avidyne: Will the IFDs display traffic and weather from either of the Garmin ADS-B units (GDL-90 or GDL-88)? |
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Posted By: AviJake
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 10:17am
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Yes, we're adding support for GDL-88 as part of Release 10.2. That will allow the IFD to be the position source for the GDL-88 and the IFD will display GDL-88 supplied ADS-B traffic and weather. I can't remember how a GDL-90 is different from a -88 signal-wise so I can't answer that off the top of my head at this point. ------------- Steve Jacobson sjacobson@avidyne.com |
Posted By: pburger
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 10:34am
| I think the GDL-90 has pretty much been phased out. It was the first UAT. It used the GDL 90 protocol (i.e. - Capstone), but I'm pretty sure Garmin went with a proprietary protocol on the GDL 88. I assume y'all reverse-engineered it for 10.2? |
Posted By: AviJake
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 10:37am
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Oh yeah. We support the GDL-90 version of "Capstone Protocol" in 10.2 also. Garmin was kind enough to supply the ICD for the GDL-88 so there was no reverse engineering required. It works great in the lab on our test units. ------------- Steve Jacobson sjacobson@avidyne.com |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 11:28am
Really! Wow, I do find that surprising. Something is going on in the background. But good to hear. * Orest |
AviJake wrote:Posted By: ddgates
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 11:29am
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Jake: Another interconnectivity question, more about the MLB than the IFD. Many of us have Aspen PFDs/MFDs (in part because of anticipation of DFC90), now don't have DFC90s but do have IFDs/MLBs etc., and have the Aspens. The MLB plays on the IFD, but would be nice to port MLB-output weather to the Aspen MFD. Aspen "thinks" the NavWorx box plays on the MFD (with an unlock fee), but has not tested the MLB. I would be ok paying the unlock if there is a reasonable expectation that the MLB weather output would play on the Aspen. Speculation? Has it been tried? ------------- David Gates |
Posted By: AviJake
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 11:41am
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No speculation here. Hasn't been tried by us (we don't have an Aspen MFD, just PFDs). We're quite happy loaning an MLB to see if they have success. I'll chase that down. ------------- Steve Jacobson sjacobson@avidyne.com |
Posted By: ddgates
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 11:46am
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That would be great. Thanks. ------------- David Gates |
Posted By: bellanca1730a
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2015 at 8:19am
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Steve, just a reminder that some of us are eager (and have even prewired) for the MLB*** with dual-band traffic. Avidyne fan. Avidyne stack. Avidyne t-shirt. Just sayin'. ------------- Sean Andrews Bellanca Super Viking |
Posted By: AviJake
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2015 at 8:23am
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It does seem pre-ordained but it's not something we're working on in 2016. ------------- Steve Jacobson sjacobson@avidyne.com |
Posted By: ddgates
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2015 at 9:37am
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What, no T-shirts? ------------- David Gates |
Posted By: AviSimpson
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2015 at 9:52am
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T-shirts are coming. I send them out in one big batch. I haven't forgotten. ------------- Simpson Bennett Avidyne Corporation Product Manager |
Posted By: bellanca1730a
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2015 at 9:11am
I know of at least one guy that would go ahead with the MLB100 now were a generous trade-up allowance also to be pre-ordained when said MLB*** becomes market reality. (I can't help it; I'm a Scot.) ------------- Sean Andrews Bellanca Super Viking |
Posted By: pburger
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2015 at 6:30pm
I got a T-shirt from Avidyne about a month ago or more. Thanks! It says, "Avidyne Insider" or some such.
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