Waypoint Data to a TN or XC-Trainer

Some ATN seem to push out GPS time. Not UTC. There is a 13 second difference ( in 2003)

Use the GPS-UTC to correct any offset required.

Older ATN SW gives out UTC, while newer gives out local time.

Use TMZ caters for adding  local timeoffset or not.

Turnpoints can be sent by 2 different ways to the TN or XCT

Direct SND WPT Interface

Use the SND WPT button  in the Aircotec Menu.  XCT has to be in Serial Interface mode and WAYPT RECEIVE.

Or create a WPT file and use TNCOMM

To get the waypoints into a TN or XCT, use the menu option Convert/Aircotec/Waypoint/csv>wpt
 or the button in the TN interface window Create WPT.

Decide which country code to use.
And if the pilot wants a TPT or + in the waypoint data.

Prepare the sorted file and then save it as a wpt file.  

Got 2 Prepare options.

One creates a 3 Character and Altitude info list in a sorted way.

Or for the XCT, which with 106 can only display 2 letter waypoints , creates a 2 letter waypoint list.

 Then use the Aircotec TNCOMM 3.5 code, available from http://www.aircotec.ch  , to load the whatever.wpt file into the TN.
 

Tracks from a TN or XCT

One can either download direct from a Top Navigator the track data  via a serial COM port using the PWC 2000, PWC2002,  MXP  or TNC format .
For XC-Trainer, choose a suitable trasnfer option when using SND for a flight

TNC format can also be processed via TNCOMM software. Download via TNCOMM, then use the Menu Option  CONVERT/AIRCOTEC/TNC>CSV

 The ini file can have a section called TOPNAV which stores the ATN_COMPORT value used for communicating with a Top Navigator.
If a PC got enough comports, then one can keep one datacable permanent attached to a certain comport and store this value in the TP.ini file.
 

TOPNAV TNC track data

The direct TNC interface code is not very robust yet. If one presses too early or too late the computer and the TN miss each other.
 

XC-Trainer

Using Convert