setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
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Topic: setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
Posted By: oskrypuch
Subject: setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2018 at 9:02pm
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It looks like, the dialog screen in the SETUP page is different, and provides for several new options. Is there a new installation guide for 10.2.1, that explains these? There used to be two different spots to insert the local and remote SSIDs. There appears to be only one now, or perhaps that field toggles when you switch the mode, between the four or more choices now? * Orest |
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Posted By: LANCE
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2018 at 8:05am
Link to the wifi/bluetooth setup pages for 10.2.1 |
oskrypuch wrote:Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2018 at 8:13am
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That WiFi setup page is changed for 10.2.1, different format, and includes more options. Your linked instruction page does not appear to reflect that. I had the WiFi working fine with 10.2.0. I can probably fiddle around and get it done, but prefer to refer to docs first. * Orest |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2018 at 9:35am
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It appears that those changes didn't quite make it into the documentation as planned. We'll publish updates ASAP. Stand by... ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: rpostmo
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2018 at 7:06pm
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did you get the WiFi to work? I can't find the network on my tablets. 10.2.1 Bob |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2018 at 7:22pm
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I have not, but I haven't tried yet. Would be setting up the "remote" mode, using the Stratus hot spot, just like I had with 10.2.0. * Orest |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 10:05pm
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Any idea when the update will be arriving and how. ------------- George |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 10:45pm
Been about a week. Any timeframe on this yet? Not impatient, just wondering. * Orest
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Posted By: Bob H
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 11:31pm
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Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 9:46am
I just did an internal signoff yesterday, so it's close, but I know it needs a couple more signatures. We're trying to get it to the FAA by the end of this week. I wouldn't expect a long turnaround there. Let's hope my expectations are realized... ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 9:47am
The IP address fields are ignored when the mode is either Local WiFi or Remote WiFi. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: dmtidler
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 9:52am
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I found that out the other day. No matter what IP address I tried in local mode, my IFD540's WiFi address was always 192.168.0.1. |
Posted By: compasst
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2018 at 1:14am
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Just did update 10.2.1 today with no issues. Although I have a picture of the wifi and bluetooth config pages from 10.2.0 just prior to the update, I now have no wifi and bluetooth config pages. I also still have no 500' callout even though it is turned on - that just quit a while back after working faithfully for months following the 10.2.0 update. Any suggestions? Can we have a posting of the version 13 installation manual, please?
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Posted By: jhbehrens
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2018 at 10:40am
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The wifi config page is only accessible in maintenance mode (insert a USB drive and boot). The callout requires wiring from the IFD to your audio panel in addition to what you might have had for your GNS530 before. It doesn't use the same audio out for COM and NAV audio....
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Posted By: compasst
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2018 at 3:18pm
Tech support has confirmed that the Wifi/BT config pages have disappeared and that they will create a .dsf file specifically for my unit to re-enable those pages/features that DID exist prior to 10.2.1 update yesterday.
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Posted By: rpostmo
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2018 at 11:50am
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Steve, I have no WiFi signal coming out of the 540. At least none that are recognized by either my Android or Ipad tablets. Would I also need the .dst file? 10.2.1 The WiFi/Bluetooth screen allowance screen does come up at startup. Bob |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2018 at 1:48pm
You'll only need the dsf if you don't see the networking page in Maintenance Mode. If that's the case, call tech support and they'll arrange to get it to you. However, if you do see it and you're trying to use the IFD as the server, be sure to have it in "Local Wi-Fi" mode (again, this is from Maintenance mode).  Then, make sure the Setup page (flight mode) has networking turned on and that the WiFi icon does not have a circle with a slash overlaying it.  Steve ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: compasst
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2018 at 11:36am
The WiFi/BT feature and the 500' callout both returned with the application of the file from tech support. Thanks. |
Posted By: rpostmo
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2018 at 5:44pm
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It worked perfectly. My WiFi was set to something other than local. Once I changed it, all connected correctly.  |
Posted By: Gring
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2018 at 8:09pm
| My WIFi Setup was changed with the upgrade too. I had to change to local mode and was well. |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2018 at 3:47pm
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Can we still operate in remote mode. I'm not having any luck with attaching to the Stratus 2. Here is my set-up  ------------- George |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2018 at 5:13pm
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Does anyone have wi-fi working as a remote? If you do I need some guidance. I'm trying to run with the Stratus 2 as the hub. ------------- George |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2018 at 7:40pm
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I use remote mode, but have not reconfigured since 10.2.1. Will let you know what I find. * Orest |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 12:25am
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Thanks ------------- George |
Posted By: Leonard
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 11:04pm
| Where is the 10.2.1 update? Can't find it on avidynes' web site. Or is it a shop install?? |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 12:01am
Shop install, but can be your regular A&P. * Orest |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 12:13am
Got REMOTE MODE set up today, real easy, and works just fine. IFD connected to the Stratus hot spot, and then I could upload/download from FF to the IFD, and FF worked fine with the Stratus. Here is the maintenance page. You need to set Remote Wi-Fi, put in your Stratus SSID (a little fiddly), and delete the PSK. The " " is just before the "A". Curiously for some character positions you end up with a "?" initially, just keep going, these eventually all disappear.  Enable BT & WiFi, and allow it in the popup. Here you can see that BT is connected, but not WiFi yet, the icon is white.  Now WiFi is connected, the icon goes green. Nice touch for the color change to show if the connection is valid, almost as good as Fing, to prove you are on the network.  Easy to do, and works like a champ. Only real difference is the dialog on the system page. * Orest |
Posted By: Bob H
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 12:46am
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Thank you! ------------- Bob |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 4:49am
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Thanks , I will try this today. ------------- George |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 4:43pm
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I tried this setup and still no joy. I work fine in local mode. The IPAD sees the Stratus , but the IFD does not. I have to be doing something wrong. Any advise? The Stratus 2 is a 2 not a 2s. I have tried many variations of the id starting with "Stratus202350" which the IPAD sees. It is a Stratus 2 with serial number 202350. Any help. ------------- George |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 4:47pm
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Not sure if the 2 vice 2S delta has any effect. * Orest |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 5:06pm
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One of the variations was Stratus2s202350, didn't work. Also tried: Stratus2202350,Stratus 202350. All were with blank password. I must be missing something. I understand that the ip address doesn't count for anything. ------------- George |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 9:34pm
George, can you post a screenshot of your iPad settings screen that shows the network name when it's connected to the Stratus? ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 10:38pm
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Yes, I will go to the hangar in the morning and get the snapshot. Do you want one where it is working in local also? Thanks for your willingness to help. ------------- George |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 11:07pm
Can't hurt. I just want to see what network the iPad thinks it is connected to. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 11:13pm
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Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 11:14pm
Can't see that image. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 11:19pm
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I got the screen shot, but I don't know how to add to my reply. ------------- George |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 11:25pm
I'm not sure what platform you're using, but on my Windows laptop, I get whatever image I want to upload and save it to a file. Then, I click this icon: That brings up a dialog where I can choose the file and then upload. Once that's done, select the image from the list, click OK and the image should appear in the post. Steve
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Posted By: George
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 12:02am
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Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 9:07am
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OK, now on the IFD network configuration page (maintenance mode), enter "Stratus202350" for the SSID and choose "Remote Wi-Fi" for the mode. Then post a picture of that. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 10:51am
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The problem was that the wi-fi indicator took a long time to indicate, then the IFD100 took a long time to link up. All working now. Thanks. I suppose I have to name both local and remote the same to keep from having to enter another ssid when I change modes. ------------- George |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 10:53am
Excellent, glad it's working now. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 6:53pm
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George, Are you saying that you named both local and remote "Stratus202350"?. I presently have my "N624LL WiFi" as the SSID in both local and remote with 10.2 Why would the SSID be Stratusxxxxx when in local mode when only the IFD is being used as the source? |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 7:30pm
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It appears that you can only have one SSID, for both. So, if you change that to something other than the Stratus SSID, then you have to change the Stratus hot spot settings too. Using the Stratus hotspot name, just saves a step.
* Orest |
Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 9:45pm
| So can I keep my N Number as the SSID for both as it is now, or are they saying the remote SSID has to be the Stratusxxxx and therefore the local must be that also? |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 11:45pm
You can have it whatever you like. It is just that with 10.2.1 the IFD only allows you to set a single SSID for both local & remote. Set it to whatever works for you. Of course, if it doesn't match the Stratus SSID, and you wish to use remote mode, then you will also have to change the Stratus hot spot SSID. * Orest |
Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 7:11am
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Hmmm.. That was confusing. I would prefer to have "N624LL" as the SSID for both local and remote and you say I can have them whatever I like. But it also sounds like you are saying that I must use the same SSID for both local and remote. So, if in remote mode, "N624LL" won't work as the SSID, would have to enter "Stratusxxxxx" as the SSID and therefore also use that in local mode? (or continually switch back and forth as I change modes?) |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 9:23am
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The SSID is simply the name of the network. In local mode, the IFD is the server and other devices connect to it using that SSID. In remote mode, the IFD is a client, so the SSID must match the name of the network to which you want the IFD to connect. In the case of the Stratus, the SSID is something like "Stratus2s01234" (refer to Stratus Pilots Guide). In local mode, the choice of SSID is purely up to you. So, if you decide to leave it as "Stratus2s01234" while in local mode, that's absolutely fine, but it's also up to you to remember that the Stratus is not actually the server on that network. Further, with that SSID it would be a bad idea to leave your IFD in local mode and then turn on the Stratus. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 9:32am
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The problem being, you have to input the ssid each time you change the mode from local to remote or the other direction. The ssid doesn't follow the mode as it did with the separate entries. ------------- George |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 9:42am
Exactly! It is unfortunate that we lost that ability in the user interface, with the 10.2.1 update. * Orest |
Posted By: HenryM
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 10:50pm
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with my A&P today. Everything seemed to work, and the Nwtwork Configuration Screen shows up as you descirbe in your post. Initially the was set to Remote WiFi, but we changed it to Local WiFi. My problem is that my iPad doesn’t see the LIO_WiFi network. It sees other networks in the hangar, but not the OFD-540’s. The OFDhas networking turned on, and the WiFi symbols at the to is lit up. Any ideas what could be the problem? This testing was done with the plane in the hangar and it didn’t have good GPS reception. I’m not sure if that has any influence on the network. I sort of recall something along those lines when upgrading to 10.2.0 but I don’t have all the details. |
Posted By: hamilton
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2018 at 12:14am
The maintenance pages for Wi-Fi etc just aren't there and no 500 foot call out, also on the software splash screen the BT and F500 aren't highlighted. Ensured the Tail number was set. The FLTA aural alerts and the obstacle 'corridor' are missing also. Dealing with tech support (in New Zealand) so waiting for a response and hopefully a .dsf file to fix the most of it over night. |
Posted By: compasst
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2018 at 9:23am
The described issue of missing WiFi/BT maintenance pages and 500' callout are exactly what I experienced. Issue was corrected when tech support provided a special .dsf file for my tail number to turn on FLTA feature which was 'turned off' by the 10.2.1 update. Send me a private msg if you need more info. It took several phone calls and emails to get the solution - but it is now an easy fix with the loading of one small but custom file on your IFD. System Page (see photo below) should have the 'white' blocks activated (doesn't show well on photo due to auto exposure setting). Initially, mine had only one block in the left most column.  |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2018 at 10:45am
We're considering a change for 10.3, but want to make sure the solution will actually address the issue. We're actually kind of surprised that there is a need to often switch between local and remote. Our thought was that once you've configured WiFi for your situation, you wouldn't have to mess with it again. What's the use case that drives the need to switch? ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2018 at 11:14am
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I don't always fly with the Stratus in the plane. For shorter trips or $100 hamburgers I fly only with the IPAD and IFD 100. For longer trips, I like the backup of the AHRS on FF and also the ability to see Nexrad on FF should I have an electrical failure. |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2018 at 1:55pm
Well, it is not an issue for me, I do have a Stratus 2S sitting full time in the aircraft, mounted on the C pillar in the back, and that is the only WiFi network I use in the plane. But it seems, there are others that do wish to flip back and forth, and in particular for whatever reason do not want to use the Stratus SSID for the Avidyne network. I think it is just a bit of added flexibility on the setup page, if you can add it back, it will likely be appreciated, one pair of values for remote modes, the other for local modes. Re-entering a new SSID is way too fiddly to be practical on a flight by flight basis. * Orest |
Posted By: psimpson
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2018 at 10:55pm
| Not an issue for me either. |
Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2018 at 11:21pm
| For those who want to sometimes switch between local and remote, the SSID for local could have just the last digit of the Stratusxxxxx changed so it would only be necessary to change the last digit of the SSID when changing from local to remote or visa versa. For instance, Stratus2s01234 and Stratus2s01235. Yes? |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2018 at 11:46pm
Sure. * Orest |
Posted By: ttvetdoc
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 12:50pm
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Hey guys, So I have a unique WiFi issue. I had a IFD440 installed in my SR22 a few weeks ago. Once I picked up the plane I noticed that neither Wifi or bluetooth were working properly. I saw the wifi page in the maintenance menu, but I couldn't see any IFD network when set to 'local' and the IFD wouldn't pair to my Stratus 2 network. On the bluetooth config page it just said 'initializing' with the airplane icon flying across. It wouldn't never let me 'start scan'. Through Christine at tech support we tried loading the wifi/BT recalibration file without success. We traced the issue to a faulty or corrupt microSD card. Apparently I was the first customer with an installed IFD they have seen this issue in. A new microSD card was shipped to my avionics shop and installed this past Thursday. This has partially corrected the issue. I can now set the wifi config to 'local' and see the network. I can successfully connect to it and get the flight plan transfer icon to appear in foreflight. The IFD100 app also works well. I have been unsuccessful in getting the 'remote wifi' setting to connect to my Stratus. I am computer savvy and have checked the proper spelling for the SSID name without success. I have put a password and not put a password. Rebooted the Stratus numerous times, tablet numerous times with no success. Pretty much tried everything over several hours. Intestingly, the bluetooth and wifi indicator colors do not appear to be accurate. Without ever pairing a bluetooth device to the IFD the bluetooth icon immediately turns green on startup. When in 'remote' mode, the wifi icon also turns green however using the Fing app it doesn't show the IFD as connected to the Stratus network. I can also purposely put in an incorrect SSID name when in 'remote' mode and the wifi icon still turns green! When I set to 'local' mode it also turns green before I have connected any device to it. As a last ditch effect I loaded the wifi/BT recalibration file that I had initially used when the microSD was corrupted and that didn't help either. Any thoughts? I can also just switch back and forth between wifi networks in flight to accomplish flight transfers but also receive Stratus information, however the I shouldn't have to do this. Thanks, Russell ------------- SR22 - KEQY |
Posted By: HenryM
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 9:36pm
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I have the same issue of the WiFi network not showing up after I updated my IFD-540. I don’t understand the SD card comment. My 540 doesn’t have an SD card that I know of. I have the 540 set to Local WiFi. It seems to be working but I don’t see the network with my iPad. I sort of remember when I upgraded to 10.2.0 I needed to have GPS satellite lock for everything to work. I haven’t had a chance to try that yet. I only tried inside a hangar without GPS reception. I will check in the next few days. |
Posted By: 94S
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 9:30am
| The IFDs have a SD card (or maybe two) in the side of the unit under a sticker that says tampering with the sticker voids the warranty (or something to that effect). You have to pull the unit from the panel to see the sticker. |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 12:15pm
Sorry, this got lost in the fray... We have indeed updated the PGs and they are available on the website. Those don’t actually go through the FAA, so just internal signoff is required and the documents get reposted. You'll be disappointed, though, if you go looking through the PG for a lot of networking setup detail, because it just directs you to the installation manual. Installation manuals do require FAA involvement and that's what we are still waiting on. Not that it's a big deal, it's just that our primary FAA guy has been unavailable for the last couple of weeks. He's back now and we expect to have the IM approved this week. Which brings me to the subject of installation manuals. While it's true that IMs were once posted on our public website, they were removed quite a while ago, primarily for liability reasons. I don't claim to understand all of the legalities involved, but that's the whole story - nothing nefarious. IMs are obviously available to installers, so if you are a self-installer, I'd suggest getting with tech support in order to obtain a copy of the IM. I realize that none of this helps you get documentation regarding the network setup. Frankly, it's silly that the documentation is currently in the IM but the IM is not readily available. We plan to address the whole situation in 10.3. Specifically, we plan to make the network setup easier and more robust and also put the documentation in the PG. In the meantime, here is a section of some documentation that provides networking setup instructions. uploads/2076/NetworkingSetup.pdf" rel="nofollow - NetworkingSetup.pdf ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 3:55pm
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Very good. That even explains the mysterious question marks. * Orest |
Posted By: HenryM
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2018 at 11:37am
The connection works inside the hangar. I was being too impatient. It took a couple of minutes for the WiFi connection to become visible, but then I was able to move a flight plan from the IFD-540 to ForeFlight on my iPad. What didn't work inside the hangar is moving a flight plan from the iPad to the IFD-540 (ForeFlight doesn't show a button to go in that direction), or to have the IFD-100 app synchronized with the IFD-540. From what I read in other threads, a GPS connection is required for these transfers to work. I still haven't had a chance to check that out. Hopefully I can pull the plane out this weekend.
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Posted By: GBSoren71965
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 7:18pm
| I'm having issues with my WIFI after updating to 10.2.1 also. I have it set on local wifi, and neither of my ipads are seeing the network. I was out of the hanger and even took a short flight. WIFI worked fine before the update. I also lost my latest nav data I'd just loaded the other day, not a big deal, I'll just reload that. |
Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 7:58pm
| Nav data IS lost with the update. Be prepared to load Nav Data again. |
Posted By: GBSoren71965
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 8:11pm
| Thanks, glad to know it's to be expected. Now if I can just get the wifi back! |
Posted By: HenryM
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 9:31pm
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My iPad wasn’t seeing the network after the 10.2.1 update, but perhaps I was just being impatient. I went back to the hangar a few days later and waited a few minutes before firing up my iPad. The network was there. Thinking back to the update, I didn’t power off my Avidyne after the update, when the network wasn’t showing up. Maybe it needed the full power-off reboot. In any case, it has worked fine after that initial time that the network didn’t show up. I did not have to get GPS lock or anything else. It just started working when I got to the airport a few days after the initial installation. Today I went flying and I do seem to have an issue with the apps that connects to the IFD. WiFi is working. My iPad connects to the IFD network and I am able to send flight plans from the IFD-540 to ForeFlight. However: 1.) The IFD-100 app doesn’t appear to be talking to the IFD-540 at all. It behaves the same as if I start the app at home. It says it doesn’t have GPS position (I have a cellular iPad with built-in GPS, and ForeFlight claims it gets GPS from the IFD). It doesn’t show the radio frequencies of the IFD-540, just red x’s. 2.) ForeFlight can download flight plans, but there is no button to upload a flight plan from ForeFlight to the IFD. 3.) I have a SkyTrax 100 that shows traffic and weather on the IFD-540. FlyQ EFB, however, acts as if there is not ADS-B In source. FlyQ is listed as an app that supports traffic and weather coming from the IFD. I have the latest versions of all apps available from the App Store. |
Posted By: George
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 9:32pm
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Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 11:24pm
Try turning off the cellular data while connected to the IFD. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: GBSoren71965
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 11:35am
| After reinstalling nav data my wifi connected again and all is working. Now have 10.2.1 and the current nav data on both my IFD440 and IFD100. |
Posted By: HenryM
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 12:02pm
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i will check on the IFD-100 next time I go to the airport. I’ve heard there’s an issue with having both FF and the IFD-100 app running at the same time that causes FF not to be able to upload a flight plan. Hopefully that gets resolved, but I will double check I do t have the IFD running to see if that fixes the issue I reported above. It is not a dealbreaker for me. What is the symptom of the databases between the IFD-540 and the IFD-100 not being synchronized? Does the app report an error or does it just not work? My IFD-540 has an older, out of date, charts database. I no longer subscribe to charts, but the old database was on my USB drive when I updated the database and is installed in the IFD-540. My IFD-100 just has the current Nav and Obstacle database, along with terrain, but not the outdated charts. Is there a way to delete the old charts database from the IFD, without reinstalling the firmware? |
Posted By: ChainSaw
Date Posted: 31 May 2018 at 3:22pm
| I have the network settimg for the IFD in Local mode and networking is on. The WiFi symbol is bright green. However, none of my Android devices see the 'LIO_WIFI' from the IFD. Has anyone ACTUALLY connected Droid device to an ifd440 in any meaningful way? |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 31 May 2018 at 6:31pm
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Yes, when I was using FltPlan on my Tab S2, I could connect and download flight plans and such. That was firmware 10.1 I think. I havve jumped to FF these days (for Jepps & IFD100), but I am pretty sure that FltPlan has updated the features even further on both android & iOS. * Orest |
Posted By: ChainSaw
Date Posted: 31 May 2018 at 6:43pm
| Awesome. What did you have to do to get the S2 to see the ifd 440 wifi? Ifd Network: local or remote? Any changes to ifd IP or default? Any special settings on S2? I have the ifd Wifi enabled and icon shows green in local mode. Any thoughts based on your success ? n |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 31 May 2018 at 8:35pm
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No, nothing special that I recall. Was NOT using the Stratus at the time, so initially just left it in the default local mode on the IFD. In that firmware, there was nothing else to twiddle. When I installed the Stratux, used the remote mode on the IFD.
* Orest |
Posted By: rolfe_tessem
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2018 at 6:11pm
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Forgive me as I'm late to this discussion, but does this Stratus or Stratux setup allow ADSB traffic/weather to be displayed on the IFD? If not, I'm not sure I follow the point... Rolfe |
Posted By: HenryM
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2018 at 6:51pm
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The reason for connecting to the Stratus/Stratux network is that you can then have ForeFlight (maybe also FlyQ EFB) exchange flight plans with the IFD while getting traffic and weather from the Stratus device. ForeFlight cannot currently display traffic from the SkyTrax/MLB100 device because of some software issue. Unfortunately, this also means relying on a portable device that may or may not be in the plane for your network access. I've had enough issues with my Stratux to not want this. These portable ADS-B devices are not able to connect to the IFD network, so the workaround is to have the IFD connect to the network they provide. I would prefer to use the IFD network, but apparently it is somewhat complicated to make the Stratus/Stratux switch from being an access point to being a device on the network. It is possible to do it manually, but you then need to tell them where all the devices are. It is not a clean plug and play. By the way, I did solve my issue with the IFD-100 that I mentioned above. My problem was that for some reason my IFD-540 was configured to have SysID 2. This setting is also called Chassis ID by the IFD-100. It turns out the IFD-100 expect there to be at least one ChassisID 1 in the installation, even if you change the setting to look for ChassisID 2. I had to remove my IFD-540 and flip a dip switch on the right side to set it to ChassisID 1. Once I did that, the IFD-100 worked as expected. I also disabled cellular data in the IFD-100 settings on my iPad.
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Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2018 at 7:11pm
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I'm still not seeing the Boeing Banana on the IFD 100 and not sure why. It seems some people see it and others don't |
Posted By: rpostmo
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2018 at 7:39pm
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Not showing up on mine either. |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2018 at 9:28am
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I'm not sure why the banana doesn't show up on the IFD100 for some of you. The computation involves altitude, vertical speed, and groundspeed. In the absence of real air data, the system will use GPS derived altitude and vertical speed. There's nothing there that should be dependent upon configuration. Nevertheless, let's see if there's a common configuration issue between those for whom it works and those for whom it doesn't. Please post your 429 and 232 configuration settings and indicate whether the banana works on your IFD100. Once there are several posted, maybe some common characteristic will show itself. Or maybe not... FYI, it appears that the image upload is broken again and I'm working to get that resolved. So, unfortunately, you'll have to just post your settings using text for now. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2018 at 1:41pm
| Where can we find the 429 and 232 settings? Is this something our installer has to provide or can they be found in maintenance mode on certain configuration pages? |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2018 at 1:49pm
Go into maintenance mode, config tab. The first two pages are Main 429 and Main 232, respectively. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2018 at 9:01am
I got the image uploads working last night, so you can post pictures of the config screens if you like. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2018 at 8:52pm
 This is the 232 page and I'm in the camp that does not see the "banana" on my IFD100. I'll post the 429 image next.
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Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2018 at 8:54pm
 This is the 429 Config page.
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Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 4:02pm
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I just had a 550 installed to replace one of my 540s and tried to see the Boeing banana when the IPad was connected to the 550. I had no luck on that box either. I'm not sure of the 429 settings on the 550 but I don't see the banana on either of my boxes. |
Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:35pm
Do you mean you are not seeing the banana on the IFD units themselves, either? * Orest |
Posted By: rpostmo
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2018 at 12:00pm
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Banana showed up on the VOR 13 FFM today, but not on the subsequent RNAV 15 BWP. I could see it well on both the IFD540 and the IFD100 during the VOR approach, though it can get a little hard to see if you're not zoomed in moderately. I'm not sure why it didn't show up on the LPV approach as everything else seemed to be working normally. Databases are up to date if that matters.
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Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2018 at 1:55pm
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The banana is suppressed on precision (LPV, ILS) approaches. * Orest
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Posted By: rpostmo
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2018 at 7:45pm
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Thank you! Now the light comes on. |
Posted By: rpostmo
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2018 at 7:46pm
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Just to avoid confusion, that was the light inside of my head. |
Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2018 at 10:56pm
Do you mean you are not seeing the banana on the IFD units themselves, either? * Orest |
Posted By: paulr
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2018 at 6:56am
Help! My banana is being suppressed!
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Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2018 at 2:28pm
I haven't seen configurations for anyone else who does not see the banana on the IFD100, so I set up our lab to match your 429 configuration. Again, I don't think there's anything there that should be configuration dependent, but I tried anyway. I just set up a simple flight plan from KMLB to CRG and put a 4000 foot constraint on CRG. Then, I simulated the aircraft taking off and climbing. Sure enough, I saw the banana on both the IFD550 and the IFD100. I had 10.2.1 in the 550 and IFD100 app was at 10.2.5. Does that match your configuration? ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2018 at 3:21pm
| My 550 and 540 are at 10.2.2 but I had the banana issue at 10.2.1 also. I believe I’m at at latest release of the IFD 100 as there isn’t an update for me at the App Store. |
Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2018 at 3:34pm
Can you verify IFD100 app is at 10.2.5? If it is, I just don't understand why you wouldn't be seeing the banana. To generate the banana, the IFD needs:
There's nothing out of the ordinary that is needed for the computation. I really need other guys that don't see it on the IFD100 to post configuration/installation details so we can see if there's a common thread. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: teeth6
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2018 at 10:12pm
| When on the AUX page of the app, it says it is software version 10.2.1 but it must be the latest release as the SW Part number is dated Feb 9, 2018 and when I deleted the app and re-downloaded, the same version was reinstalled. |