Condor file management

Condor program files: C:\Program Files (x86)\Condor

Condor profile files: C:\Users\Sergio\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Condor

How to connect Condor with XCSoar via Bluetooth

Prerequisites

1. PC with Bluetooth
2. Condor Soaring game installed in PC
3. Android device with XCSoar installed

Steps:

1. Pair your PC with your Android device
2. Create a new incoming port in your PC
3. Add the new incoming port in Condor Soaring game
4. Configure XCSoar to connect to the port created in the PC

Pair your PC with your Android device

In your PC

1. Purchase a Bluetooth USB adapter. In my case, I got a Belkin Bluetooth v4.0
2. Plug the USB adapter in the PC. The system will detect it and install automatically the required drivers
3. Go to 'Settings' -> 'Devices' -> 'Bluetooth' -> Turn it on -> 'More Bluetooth options' -> Tick 'Allow Bluetooth devices to find this PC' -> 'Ok'

In your Android device

1. Go to 'Settings' -> 'Bluetooth' (turn it on) -> Tap on 'Only visible to paired devices' to make it visible (it changes to 'Visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices')
2. Click on the gear besides your detected PC and pair it. At the same time, in your PC, click on the detected Android device and pair it.
3. Check that the verification code is the same in the PC and the Android device, and confirm.

Create a new incoming port in your PC

'Settings' -> 'Devices' -> 'Bluetooth' -> 'More Bluetooth options' -> 'COM Ports' tab -> 'Add..' -> 'Incoming' - > 'Ok'

'COM Ports' tab -> 'Add...'

'Incoming (device initiates the connection)' -> 'Ok'

After adding the incoming Port (in this case, COM3 port is created) click 'OK' button

Add the newly created incoming port into Condor Soaring game

Launch Condor -> 'Setup' -> 'Options' tab -> 'NMEA Output' -> 'Enable' tick box checked -> Select COM3 (as it's the one generated in previous step)

Configure XCSoar to connect to the port created in the PC

Launch XCSoar in your device -> 'Fly' -> 'Config' -> 'Devices'

1. Disable any active device (to prevent conflict)
2. Select a free disable device, like 'B: Disabled'
3. Tap 'Edit'
4. Tap the 'Port' box and select your computer
5. Tap the 'Driver' box and select 'Condor Soaring Simulator'
6. Tap 'OK'

How to convert a Condor task to XCSoar task

Prerequisites

1. a XCSoar task template text
2. a Condor task opened in Condor Soaring game
3. a plain text editor
4. a Coordinates conversion online application: http://www.earthpoint.us/Convert.aspx

XCSoar task template text

Condor task

The idea here is to open the Condor task in the Condor Soaring game to obtain the coordinates and elevation of each waypoint, to later convert it and paste in the XCSoar template text. In order to obtain the coordinates and elevation of each waypoint, we open a task in Condor and we right click on the desired waypoint and select 'properties':

Coordinates conversion online application

Each Condor task coordinate has to be converted to XCSoar task coordinate. We can use this online application: http://www.earthpoint.us/Convert.aspx

As per above screenshot of Condor task coordinates, we should add the following values:

1. Latitude: 46º30'55.0''N
2. Longitude: 015º06'50.3''E
3. Click on the 'Calc' button

and we take the results from 'Degrees Lat Long' row: 46.5152778°, 015.1139722° (In XCSoar task file, we have to add 46.515277 and 15.113972 to match the format)

Edit the XCSoar task file with text editor

Now we can edit the XCSoar task template file at the beginning of this page with a plain text editor by pasting the converted latitude and longitude, and also the altitude. Add as many waypoints as you need.

Save the file with the format .tsk