X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:21:53 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5468993 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:41:46 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.48; envelope-from=ijheizer@comcast.net Received: from omta15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.71]) by qmta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id ty5d1i0021Y3wxoA50hBnY; Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:41:11 +0000 Received: from sz0109.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.26.169]) by omta15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id u0hB1i0043eudEs8b0hBPS; Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:41:11 +0000 X-Original-Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:41:10 +0000 (UTC) From: Isaac Heizer X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-Message-ID: <410681564.856456.1333586470973.JavaMail.root@sz0109a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <2122069238.855786.1333585469432.JavaMail.root@sz0109a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Subject: Re: G900 software V10 autopilot communications MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_856455_1339244217.1333586470964" X-Originating-IP: [50.47.42.170] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.13_GA_2944 (ZimbraWebClient - FF3.0 (Win)/6.0.13_GA_2944) ------=_Part_856455_1339244217.1333586470964 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "Has any of you done the upgrade to your systems and is it working?" I've upgraded my G900X to system software 10, and while the baro and current altitude settings are transferred to the Sorcerer from the Gramin, the selected altitude is not. I examined the G900X's documentation for the data being sent over the serial line from the G900X and I don't think the selected altitude is being emitted by the G900X (and therefore can't imagine how the Sorcerer could deduce it). Or maybe Garmin's documentation isn't quite up to date. In any case, I can't get the selected altitude to transfer to the Sorcerer either. The selected heading *is* emitted from the G900X, and sure enough my EFIS works as a fine "external DG" for the Sorcerer. You need to push the "EXT" button on the face of the Sorcerer to cause the Sorcerer to use the G900X as the DG. If you don't have an "EXT" button on the face of your sorcerer you may need to send the Sorcerer back to TruTrack for an upgrade (as I did). This all worked in G900X system System 9, too -- I think System 9 is superior to System 10. They've added some sort of "dampening" in System 10 to the fuel flow reading. It's now impossible to do the "big mixture pull" for LOP and watch the G900X's fuel flow gauge to know when to stop. There's literally a 5 to 10 second lag in the G900X's fuel flow indication. -isaac N7942K ------=_Part_856455_1339244217.1333586470964 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>"Has any = of you done the upgrade to your systems and is it working?"

I've upg= raded my G900X to system software 10, and while the baro and current altitu= de settings are transferred to the Sorcerer from the Gramin, the selected a= ltitude is not. I examined the G900X's documentation for the data bei= ng sent over the serial line from the G900X and I don't think the selected = altitude is being emitted by the G900X (and therefore can't imagine how the= Sorcerer could deduce it). Or maybe Garmin's documentation isn't qui= te up to date. In any case, I can't get the selected altitude to tran= sfer to the Sorcerer either.

The selected heading *is* emitted from = the G900X, and sure enough my EFIS works as a fine "external DG" for the So= rcerer. You need to push the "EXT" button on the face of the Sorcerer= to cause the Sorcerer to use the G900X as the DG. If you don't have = an "EXT" button on the face of your sorcerer you may need to send the Sorce= rer back to TruTrack for an upgrade (as I did).

This all worked in G= 900X system System 9, too -- I think System 9 is superior to System 10.&nbs= p; They've added some sort of "dampening" in System 10 to the fuel flow rea= ding. It's now impossible to do the "big mixture pull" for LOP and wa= tch the G900X's fuel flow gauge to know when to stop. There's literal= ly a 5 to 10 second lag in the G900X's fuel flow indication.

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