
LX Era
Connectivity
Document name:
LX EUM
Document revision:
R1
6.2.2.1
Establishing a Bluetooth connection
To set up a Bluetooth connection, go to
Setup
>
Network
>
Wireless mode
and choose
Bluetooth server
.
Exit the
Wireless mode
setup by going back and open the
Wireless setup
menu. You will find
your device’s Bluetooth name and password, needed fro establishing a Bluetooth connection.
Now take your Oudie, go to
Menu
>
Settings
>
Input
>
Bluetooth...
and press Lookup. The
Oudie will now search for nearby Bluetooth devices. Once your Era appears (LX Era 34xxx),
select it and press pair. When prompted for a password, type in ’1234’.
The following settings should be set:
•
Port -
COM5: (Bluetooth)
•
Speed -
38400
•
Parity -
None
•
Bits -
8
•
Stop bit -
1
•
Set DTR -
Checked
•
Set RTS -
Checked
Press OK and the Oudie will exit back to the main screen.
6.2.2.2
Setting up the Era
To set up Era NMEA communication, needed for the proper functioning of SeeYou mobile, go
to
Setup
>
NMEA
and set the NMEA baude rate to
38400
.
Now check the following tick boxes:
•
GPGGA
•
GPRMC
•
GPRMB
•
LXWPx
•
LXDT
•
LXBC
•
PFLAx
Now go to the Oudie’s
Menu
>
Settings
>
Hardware
>
Device
and select ’LX navigation’
(pending).
If you go to the Terminal, you should see communication flowing, in the form of NMEA
sentences.
Now your devices are communicating.
The Oudie will receive various flight parameters (IAS, vario info, Flarm objects and warnings,
GPS, etc.) from the Era, and the Oudie will be able to send a flight declaration to the Era and
control various flight parameters, like MC, bugs and ballast.
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