{"id":737,"date":"2023-04-13T11:47:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T11:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iglide.app\/?page_id=737"},"modified":"2024-05-02T14:12:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:12:01","slug":"connecting-bluetooth-devices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iglide.app\/?page_id=737","title":{"rendered":"Connecting cockpit hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"737\" class=\"elementor elementor-737\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7da8b124 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7da8b124\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-317630a4\" data-id=\"317630a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6936c89e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6936c89e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\">When an external device is connected, iGlide will use this device as primary datasource. So <i>instead<\/i> of the build-in GPS and sensors of your iPhone\/iPad, it will use the external NMEA data, including GPS position, FLARM data, LX-NMEA data (including airspeed, wind, heading, vario, baro altitude).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\">There are multiple ways to connect iGlide to your cockpit hardware. On this page you will find the options.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50dd45d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50dd45d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1b149b\" data-id=\"e1b149b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eac452c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eac452c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87de7a3\" data-id=\"87de7a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a016d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a016d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Connect through BluetoothLE<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38128a7\" data-id=\"38128a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c4d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7c4d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most modern and easiest solution is to use BluetoothLE connection.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\">The latest iGlide version supports two common modules:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The new LXNAV Bluetooth 4.0LE module. <a href=\"https:\/\/gliding.lxnav.com\/products\/s7-s8-s80-bluetooth-module-4-0\/\">https:\/\/gliding.lxnav.com\/products\/s7-s8-s80-bluetooth-module-4-0\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>HM-10 based modules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c06e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c06e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To connect you your bluetooth device:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure iGlide has permission access to Bluetooth in iOS.<\/li>\n<li>With BluetoothLE, you do <strong>not<\/strong> connect to the Bluetooth device in iOS Bluetooth Settings. Connection is done <em>within<\/em> the iGlide app.<\/li>\n<li>In iGlide, go to Menu &#8211;&gt; Settings &#8211;&gt; Interfaces and Sensors.<\/li>\n<li>Enable the toggle for &#8220;BLE NMEA&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>iGlide will now automatically connect with the nearest compatible device.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Devices with Bluetooth &#8220;Classic&#8221; are not supported! Make sure your bluetooth device is using Bluetooth &#8220;LE&#8221; (Low Energy).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b14b92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b14b92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fed7d38\" data-id=\"fed7d38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba91b54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba91b54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71ebb80\" data-id=\"71ebb80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46336a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d46336a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Connection over Wi-Fi using the AIR Connect module<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a85a85\" data-id=\"1a85a85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b8894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88b8894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\">The AIR Connect module can be attached to various cockpit hardware, including FLARM devices through the RJ-45 connector. The module will create a local Wi-Fi hotspot and transmits the serial RS232 data via the TCP\/IP protocol.<\/p>\n<p>The manual can be found here: https:\/\/www.air-avionics.com\/?wpdmpro=air-connect-manual<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\">To connect you your AIR Connect module:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\">Connect to the AIR Connect Wi-Fi hotspot your iOS WiFi Settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>In iGlide, go to Menu &#8211;&gt; Settings &#8211;&gt; Interfaces and Sensors.<\/li>\n<li>Enable the toggle for &#8220;AIR Connect&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>In case your AIR Connect module has a password printed on it, fill in this password here.<\/li>\n<li>iGlide will now connect and use the external data.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bc23b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bc23b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab756d6\" data-id=\"ab756d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-088afd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"088afd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9bcd35\" data-id=\"b9bcd35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e14bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e14bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Connection over Wi-Fi using custom IP\/Port number<br><br>(Condor Soaring or other devices)<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-015d6c8\" data-id=\"015d6c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3508956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3508956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\">iGlide can use external data from devices that provide serial data over TCP\/IP, using a custom IP &amp; port configuration. You will need to use the configuration XML file for this for now (a future iGlide version will make it easier to configure this within the iGlide app).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\">A manual has been written by an iGlide and Condor entheusiast . It can be downloaded here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iglide.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Manual_Condor_2_with_iGlide.pdf\">English manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iglide.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Anleitung_Condor_2_mit_iGlide.pdf\">German manual<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a36e4cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a36e4cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-093936e\" data-id=\"093936e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f8166b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f8166b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dad93be\" data-id=\"dad93be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ecdc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36ecdc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u26a0\ufe0f NOT Supported<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2e1df\" data-id=\"6d2e1df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6beccd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6beccd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\">There are Cockpit devices that provide a build-in Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection that are currently not supported.<\/p>\n<p>This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LXNAV devices with build-in WiFi. This connection can only be used for proprietary services like data\/firmware updates, and does <em>not<\/em> provide NMEA stream.<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth on FLARM devices like the current version of PowerFLARM Fusion. This is a Bluetooth &#8220;Classic&#8221; connection and is not supported. If the device has a Wi-Fi connection, it can be used using option 3 described above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The mentioned devices can <em>still<\/em> be used with iGlide, using a different connection module, mentioned in option 1 or 2.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When an external device is connected, iGlide will use this&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-737","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iglide.app\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iglide.app\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iglide.app\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iglide.app\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iglide.app\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=737"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/iglide.app\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1324,"href":"https:\/\/iglide.app\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/737\/revisions\/1324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iglide.app\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}