How do I use XCSoar with Condor Simulator[]
You have to use a serial cable to connect the COM-Port with your IPaq, because Condor simply sends NMEA to your PCs COM-Port, like any other GPS-source (GPS-mouse, logger).
If you don't have a serial cable you can use your USB connection (cradle) with a special software:
GPSGate (http://franson.com/gpsgate/) is a software to split one GPS-source into many 'virtual' sources, so that more than one program can use a single GPS-source and it’s able to sent the GPS-source via ActiveSync
How to setup this?
Part I: Setup your Windows
- 1) Use GPSGate 2.6 or higher
- 2) Load GPSGate for Windows: http://franson.com/gpsgate/
- 3) Start GPSGate
- 4) Don’t use the Wizard click on “Advanced setup…”
- 5) Set “Virtual COM” as input (e.g. Com 2) and click “Open”
- 6) Go to “Output” and add “ActiveSync”
- 7) Start Condor
- 8) Enable NMEA output at setup-dialogue and choose your virtual COM port (COM2 - see above)
Now, GPSGate will take the GPS-data from Condor and provides it via ActiveSync
Part II: Setup your PocketPC
- 1) Install GPSGate for PocketPC: http://franson.com/gpsgate/
- 2) Don’t use the Wizard click "Manual"
- 3) Choose "ActiveSync" as GPS-input
- 4) Create "Virtual COM Port" as output for your GPS-data (e.g. COM5)
- 5) Start XCSoar
- 6) choose your virtual COM port (COM5) as GPS-input
That's it.
I hope you have success with this small tutorial.