REFLECTOR: GRT HXr USB expansion

[Don Johnston]

Not exactly...

Here's what I posted:

Update...
>
> I was just told by GRT that the USB ports on the HXr are not programmed to
> receive the type of signals from the avionics.
>
> They are setup for uploading the EFIS software, downloading flight data
> and *communicating with either XM weather or ADS-B devices.*
>

The bottom line (at least as far as the reason the thread got started) was
that I had about 11 devices that required serial ports. None of these
devices were weather or ADS (or radar). Which meant there was no workaround
for the requirement of a second EFIS screen to get additional serial ports.

Respectfully,
Don



On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Lawrence Epstein <ljepstein at hotmail.com>wrote:

> Last week, the discussion over what the USB ports ended with a post that
> Carlos @ GRT said the USB was not available for expansion or anything but
> software upload and data download.
> Carlos is the expert, but I think he was mis-understood.
>
> Here is the USB section of the HXr installation manual:
>
> "USB
> The preferred method of data transmission for newer devices is USB. Just
> like the USB port on your
> computer, an EFIS USB port is easy to connect and transmits large amounts
> of data quickly. USB
> devices do not require you to program a baud rate. *The HXr has two USB
> ports that may be used*
> *for two USB devices, or you may attach a USB hub to run up to three
> devices. Some ADS-B units,*
> *such as the Radenna Skyradar, offer USB data transmission.* Software
> updates are also delivered
> to the EFIS via USB- simply install the software update files onto a USB
> thumb drive from the GRT
> website, then install the thumb drive to the EFIS USB port. The EFIS will
> upload the files when you
> follow the Update instructions in the system Setup Guide. Most people
> choose to leave a USB
> extension cable plugged into the USB port for easy software updating.
> Flight and engine data may
> be recorded to a USB thumb drive as a "demo file" for later examination- a
> useful feature for
> collecting flight test data."
>
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