CoTaCo (V4.2.2): Task converter for XCSoar, LK8000 & SeeYou

[Bre901]

However, the max start height was 1800m in C2 fpl, and converted to only 1700m in xcsoar .tsk .

Please could you send me the .fpl (or give me a link to it)

[timbaeyens]

Here is the fpl: https://www.condor-club.eu/showtask/0/; ... 4?id=11453


BR,
Tim

[Bre901]

Thanks

I'm a bit puzzled because I converted it on my PC with CoTaCo V1.0 and the maximum start altitude I see in the .tsk file is 1800m, same as the .fpl

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<Task fai_finish="0" start_max_height_ref="MSL" start_max_height="1800" finish_min_height_ref="MSL" finish_min_height="0"  start_max_speed="0" start_requires_arm="0" aat_min_time="0" type="RT">
       <Point type="Start">
               <Waypoint name="S:Bomoen" id="0" comment="Bomoen" altitude="101">
                       <Location latitude="60.63820" longitude="6.50350"/>
               </Waypoint>
               <ObservationZone type="Line" length="6000"/>
       </Point>
       <Point type="Turn">
               <Waypoint name="1:Suldal utel." id="0" comment="Suldal utel." altitude="77">
                       <Location latitude="59.49135" longitude="6.50027"/>
               </Waypoint>
               <ObservationZone type="SymmetricQuadrant" radius="3000"/>
       </Point>
       <Point type="Finish">
               <Waypoint name="F:Bomoen" id="0" comment="Bomoen" altitude="101">
                       <Location latitude="60.63820" longitude="6.50350"/>
               </Waypoint>
               <ObservationZone type="Cylinder" radius="1500"/>
       </Point>
</Task>

[timbaeyens]

How can I read my tsk file such way?
I do not recall where I saw in xcsoar the 1700...

Sorry for being not precise or directly helpfull.

I am only sure I got green 'light' from C2, whereas Xcsoar did not register my start.

[Bre901]

You can open it with the Windows Notebook : File/Open..., then click on the small arrow beside "Text files (*.txt)" in order to select "All files (*.*)"

The altitude you see in Condor is a pressure altitude, whereas the altitude sent to XCSOar is a GPS altitude, they maybe slightly different if the pressure or the temperature are different from ISA

[timbaeyens]

indeed, start_max_height="1800"

I must have done a very narrow start then.

Thank you and sorry for the lost time on my non-issue

[Bre901]

CoTaCo version 2 is ready for beta-testing !

Bug fixes :
- turnpoint angular sectors with any angle value are fully supported
- minimum altitude for "window" type finishes is correctly written to the file header

New functionalities :
- support for AATs
- Condor penalty zones are converted to OpenAir format

If you are available for testing, please contact me by MP

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Bre901]

Since my last post I have been contacted by only a few volunteers for V2 beta-tests.

Although no bugs were reported for the time being, I think it would be nice if some more people could test the software before it is released ... the more, the merrier

Thanks in advance for your help !

[Crakob]

Hi bre

im not a beta tester, but may i ask a question regarding the number of turnpoints.
if i'm right ,there has to be at least 3, max 9 turnpoints. In XCSOAR itself though, i can create a task with more than 9 turnpoints.

( i tried to convert a 750km task with 18 turnpoints, an got an error from the converter that xcsoar dos not support that many turnpoints)

i'm probably missing something.

Thanks for your help.

Christian

[Bre901]

My fault, I actually took the maximum number of turnpoints from condor2nav, without checking what the latest version of XCSoar was accepting.

I'll take a more thorough look at that next week.

[Crakob]

Thank you very much for your fast reply.

And again: Big THANK YOU for your work and time !

Christian

[Bre901]

It looks like the maximum number of turnpoints in XCSoar is actually 30 (including start & finish)
I'll change the code accordingly in the coming days and I'll send a beta-2 version to the testers (and to new volunteers, if any inbetween)

[Bre901]

Version 2 is available there : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_U_M- ... lDGMuljA5d

A big thank to all beta-testers !!!

As there have been significant changes since version 1, reading the new README.txt is highly recommended

Changes from version 1 :

Bug fixes :

- Turnpoint angular sectors with any angle value are fully supported
- Minimum altitude for "window" type finishes is correctly written to the file header

New functionalities :

- Easier installation :
- NaviCon.dll (2.04) included in the distribution package
- The settings file CoTaCo.ini is automatically created or updated by the program at first run

- Improved robustness
- Warning message for Condor 1 southern hemisphere sceneries (can be disabled)

- Task name :
- XCSoar task name maybe defined in the .ini file
- XCSoar task will also be written to Condor.tsk

- Turnpoints :
- Maximum number of turnpoints set to 30 (including start & finish - same as XCSoar > Condor)
- TP names do not contain TP numbers anymore
- Altitude limits for TPs (if any) are written to the end of the name (in hundreds of m) and in the comment field (in m)

- Support for AATs

- Condor penalty zones are converted to OpenAir format

[Ikarus]

Thx a lot Marc, great job +++ !!
Ikarus

[janjansen]

Does anyone have suggestions on how to set up an idiot proof way to push converted tasks to an android tablet (over wifi) ?

On my phone I had root access, and I ran a samba server with a share which I mapped to a drive letter in windows. Worked like a treat.

However for my club simpit Im using a tablet with no root, and thus no samba. I can run a FTP server on a high port number, but I have not yet found an android FTP server that can be started automatically (I havent look very hard yet). More importantly, in windows I cant seem to map a FTP share to a drive letter so cotaco can write to it.

Suggestions?