The Unofficial XCSoar Manual

From XCSoar

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. One feature of GPSGate is to take a gps-signal and send it via a TCP-Server over your ethernet.

Your PocketPC is able to connect via cradle and Microsoft ActiveSync to your ethernet. Unfortunately, Microsoft disabled this feature in current versions of ActiveSync. So, you have to install ActiveSync version 3.8 (or less) from this server for example: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2a856b0c-cadf-43b8-95f8-9de5f5e4fc9f&DisplayLang=en

How to setup this?

Part I: Setup your Windows

• 1) Install ActiveSync 3.8 or less
• 2) Load GPSGate for Windows: http://franson.com/gpsgate/
• 3) Start GPSGate and create a "Virtual COM Port" as GPS-Input (let's use COM3 for example)
• 4) Create a "TCP/IP Server" as GPS-Output
• 5) Start Condor
• 6) Enable NMEA output at setup-dialogue and choose your virtual COM port (COM3 - see above 2))

Now, GPSGate will take the GPS-data from Condor and provides it via TCP-Server.

Part II: Setup your PocketPC

• 1) Install GPSGate for PocketPC: http://franson.com/gpsgate/
• 2) Start GPSGate and choose "TCP/IP" as gps-input
• 3) Configure TCP/IP settings according to your network (ip address and port of your windows-pc)
• 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.