IFD Software Release 10.2.0.0

AviSimpson wrote: genelee59 wrote: AviSimpson wrote: If you are signed up to receive our eBulletins, http://www.avidyne.com/contact/insider.html, you will be notified by email when 10.2 is approved. We will also let our dealers know as well. If you have signoff authority for something like this for your aircraft then you can do it. We highly recommend that an Avidyne approved dealer does the upgrade. It is a free update and there is a provision to cover labor under warranty for the time it takes to do the update.  I just want to confirm that what AviSimpson stated here is true before I head over to the local deal to get the upgrade installed. Not correct, there is no provision for covering the labor. I was incorrect. We did make some improvement on the update itself so the update should take less time than others in the past.

Thanks for clarifying that AviSimpson.

So given that, and that I have an RV (Experimental) on which I have signoff authority, how do I go about getting the upgrade so that I can do this myself?

Gene

For those operating as experimental, contact our tech support directly and they will set you up with 10.2.

10.2 & MLB100 4.1.0 installed today.  On the way home I flew through Medano Pass in the Colorado Rockies at just aver 9,500' with 13,300' peaks less than 3 miles away on either side.  SVS IS COOL!!!!! Next step is to learn/understand all the new profile options and decide how I want things arranged.  Happy!!!

MLB100 UAT 4.1.0 changes (from 4.0.9) according to service bulletin 601-00000-002:

• Added ADS-B Out + protocol as GPS source for MLB100. IFD 440/540 Software Release 10.2 supports the ADS-B Out+ protocol.

• Relative target altitude for ARINC 735 Traffic Protocol is now computed using target’s primary altitude relative to ownship’s altitude of same type (pressure or geometric).

• Resolved occasional data fail reported on IFD 440/540 when duplicate index was added to ARINC 735 Traffic Protocol intruder file.

I am Mac user of JDM software version 3.1.2.

Just talked to twin lakes aviation. They said with paperwork and download it will cost me 4 hours labor to use a usb card. This sure is anticlimactic after waiting a year and finding that lots of the advertised items,( gdl88,fore flight ) are not listed now. How about the 16 watt transmit. Charges for that too??i k ow it was tough but hope this not a nickel and dime thing.

genelee59 wrote: Evidently they need 2:40 to make a log book entry  :-/

Edited by TomH - 11 Mar 2017 at 12:25am

I might really be in deep. I'm still running 10.0.3 something like that. I postponed the update 10.1 because 10.2 was just announced, and I thought I'd consolidatie the updates. Bad choice I guess.

tomd wrote: I might really be in deep. I'm still running 10.0.3 something like that. I postponed the update 10.1 because 10.2 was just announced, and I thought I'd consolidatie the updates. Bad choice I guess.

tomd wrote: I might really be in deep. I'm still running 10.0.3 something like that. I postponed the update 10.1 because 10.2 was just announced, and I thought I'd consolidatie the updates. Bad choice I guess.

Interesting JDM dilemma.  Just called Jepp Tech support, but they couldn't really confirm that the JDM for Mac was compatible with Avidyne v10.2 Jepp NavData downloads.  

What is the name of the camera for this solution. 

I note that this is flagged on the web site as for homebuilt/experimental only. Perhaps with the new FAA approach to safety equipment, installation on a certified aircraft such as C172 might be less onerous now (i.e. via logbook entry rather than field approval which is always a pain).

$6k is still a bit rich for my budget too. If it were to come down to the $2k-$2.5k range, I might be interested. Installation cost always seems to be as much as the equipment cost.


Edited by chflyer - 12 Mar 2017 at 8:20am

That's a nice unit, although per the link brochure the res is 320x240. My recollection is that the price is about $10k + installation, so still quite expensive for something like a C172. Likely less an issue on a Cirrus budget.

Peter's question got me to looking at the manual, and I noticed this...

"The WiFi system can be configured to work in "Local" mode where the IFD acts as a "server" or access point, or, "Remote" mode where the IFD acts as a "client" and can attach to a separate remote access point which allows the IFD to join other existing WiFi networks (e.g. connect to an existing Stratus-ForeFlight network)."

Does this mean I can connect the IFD440 to my Stratus, and then Also at the same time connect the IFD100 app to the IFD440, so that I end up with Weather / Traffic / 3D Synthetic Vision all showing on my iPad together?
(My heart is racing just thinking about it!)

George P wrote: Do you have WIFI on your 440?  Avidyne's web site shows it as standard on the 540 but an option on the 440.

Yes, thankfully I've got the Wifi & Bluetooth option.

But, as i read that statement from the manual I'm less hopeful that it can work as I hoped.
I'm wondering now about the word 'OR'

"...acts as a "server" or access point, OR, "Remote" mode where the IFD acts..."

to connect to the Stratus it's going to have to be in 'Remote' mode, but I'm pretty sure that the IFD100 will need it to be in 'Server' mode.  If that's true, I can't see how all 3 can be talking together at the same time.  ( I hope I'm wrong )

I'm hoping that there will be a way to connect the IFD, ipad and stratux together. If I have to switch networks to switch between using Foreflight and the IFD100, then I doubt I'll ever use the IFD100.

I hope you are right Orest. I'll be in your neck of the woods next week to have Brant do the upgrade.

My IFD was updated to 10.2 on Friday.  That evening I setup the wifi as a client to my iLevil SW GPS/AHRS.  When I opened FlyQ on my ipad, it indicated that it connected with the IFD.  But, when I tried sending a flight plan to the IFD, it did not appear to be connected.  The "Avidyne IFD Connected" banner would reappear sporadically.  This seems to me to mean that the connection is not stable.  Has anyone else tried pushing/receiving a flight plan with the IFD connected as a client through a remote GPS/AHRS unit?  I did not have time to reset the IFD as a WAP and see if that worked better.  I have sent an email to Seattle Avionics to get their input as well.

David

We are in the process of getting our aircraft back in the air with a rebuilt engine. It has been grounded for well over a year. Just before getting grounded back in 2015 we (drank the Koolaid) had an IFD540, AXP340, AMX240, and we had the MLB100 prewired (but it wasn't yet available for install at that time).

The installation SIL (which you can download, no dealer account required) specifies some times for the install.  Unfortunately, the times are inconsistent.  There is a table in section 1.5 which has times ranging from 60 to 75 minutes, depending on your current software rev..   Section 2.5.1 (which implicitly only covers the actual software upgrade steps) specifies 80-120 minutes.

The labor consuming parts would appear to be the front end (recording configurations) and the backend (re-asserting the configurations; and the paperwork).   Unfortunately the SIL is not entirely clear (at least to me) on whether the configs are only the User Configs (in which case - it is MY responsibility, not the shop's), or the the Installation-specific configs (in which case, it is the shop's responsibility unless I take it away from them.)   Most of the hour to two hours of the actual load don't require any labor (go work on something else), but there is a possible intermediate action required to continue the install part-way through.  Perhaps someone who's completed the install can elaborate to help the rest of us negotiate the best value shop effort.

wookie wrote: ...  I never did find one for FMS setup which is listed as one to track.

I haven't done 10.2 but 10.1.x failed without doing each one at a time with the other (and cross feed) off.

Agipilot wrote: I updated mine today, but now the password I used to connect it to my iPad doesn't work.

The instructions clearly state to do them separately. I see no technical reason why this would be and have always updated mine at the same time. However, I did mine separately like the instructions say. And 3hrs shop labor is not unreasonable given that they have to save configurations and restore settings manually.