UK SkyDemon App not connecting with 10.3

Thanks PA23. I'm pleased to say your work around solved the problem and after connecting two Android tablets and my phone through UDP sender I now have full function of SkyDemon with the IFD. 

Unlike the iPad using IFD100 I didn't have to have the EFB open first. It worked either way. 

I was able to trigger the connect message and connect an Android device to the IFD but I did not get ADS-B data forwarded to my device.  I'll double check that I have forwarding turned on.

The IFD just needs the client to send a message over UDP port 5686.  Applications using the Avidyne SDK will send AVISDK, but you can send any string since it's just a beacon saying "I'm alive".

Thank you Steve, however I spoke to SkyDemon by phone this afternoon and was told that they are not likely to work on a solution as they don't have an Avidyne product to bench test it on. 

As my two Samsung tablets are not even recognised as devices I can't test whether SD is useable without IFD100. You state that another Android app might work, but I'm not aware of any that would be suitable. 

I have raised a ticket on this issue, as whilst it's a nuisance not to be able to throw plans up to the IFD, it's also a degradation in safety that I can no longer access the GPS position of the IFD to back up my SkyEcho (Sentry?) or tablets internally generated position. From an IFR point of view this is a real kicker from 10.3.



 

Edited by BoeingBoy - 20 Oct 2022 at 1:18pm

Thanks for the replies. I obviously need to configure my two tablets for first time recognition by the on board WiFi. I was not aware of this but have now found the webinar on WiFi and 10.3. 

However, before enabling the tablets and trying to send a flight plan up from my SkyDemon App I notice that in the Webinar there is a caveat that SkyDemon won't work unless the tablet has the IFD100 open first (this has also been mentioned on Facebook). 

Since I can't use IFD100 on my Android tablets am I now excluded from connecting to my 440? And is there any knowledge of both Avidyne and SkyDemon working together to fix the issue. 

Thanks. 

When connecting via WIFI there are two things - connecting to the network, and connecting to devices on the network.  You may need to go under the devices tab and select ALWAYS to allow connection to that device.