The standard baudrate of the Flarm is 19200. 4800 is only used on the secondary port that only sends traffic information, but no GPS. Are you sure that this is what you want?
Turbo 2013/1/12 Luke O'Donnell <l.odonnel...@gmail.com>: > Hi All, > > I recently purchased a Bluetooth to Serial Converter from ebay, to replace > my fried (probably my own fault) K6BT. > > I found this device: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/RS232-Bluetooth-Serial-Adapter-Communication-Master-Slave-2-Modes-/150846008803?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item231f1f6de3 > > (or search for "RS232 Bluetooth Serial Adapter Communication Master-Slave 2 > Modes"). > > So far, testing has been positive. While i don't have my flarm handy, i've > simulated it by sending NMEA data from my PC through the COM port at 4800 > Baud. My Android phone connected to the device and is receiving the data as > expected. > > At $18 USD including postage, it's not a bad buy. It did take about a month > to arrive though. > > The only downsides with it are: > >> You need to change the BAUD rate from the default 9600 to 4800, as a once >> off >> It requires 5v power, which can be supplied via two pins on the device or >> via the USB port >> An RJ45 to Serial cable would need to be used to connect the flarm to the >> serial port > > It is configurable via the serial interface, using a Hayes-like command set > (AT+HELP etc). This allows you to change baud, name, pin, etc. > > It could be an alternative to the more expensive gliding-specific ones, or > as a spare. > > Cheers > > Luke > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122912 > _______________________________________________ > Xcsoar-user mailing list > Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122912 _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
