iFly GPS

[dnvpcc]

Tried this app. So, I have iFlyGPS and they connect to XPlane using the same method. IP and port 49000. MSFS2020 will not sync with the iFlyGPS. GPS link claims it is connected but the iFly app does not sync to the airport I am at. No indication the there is a link with iFly. With XPlane it connects as soon as I load to an airport. In Xplane I do set the IP and port in the data section. Is there any setting similar in MS2020? It seems like this should work but something is not quite connecting? Any ideas??

Thanks

[mihai-dinculescu]

Broadcast address and Broadcast port serve the very same purpose. Have you tried changing them?

[dnvpcc]

I changed the port to 49000 like XPlane. That did not work. Is MSFS using a different port? I tried 49002. Still no sync with iFlyGPS. Link says connected. What port is MSFS using? Is there a way to set it?

[mihai-dinculescu]

The broadcast address and port do not have anything to do with MSFS itself.

The broadcast address and port are for the communication between MSFS2020 GPS Link and your navigation app.
The Connected state reflects the status of the communication between MSFS2020 GPS Link and MSFS.

The default broadcast address and port are supposed to broadcast to any device that's on the same network.
Changing the broadcast address to the IP of a specific device will make it broadcast to that device only.

You can try and set the same values that you set in XPlane for both address and port.

[dnvpcc]

Thanks, I did do that. Confirmed the XPlane data for network broadcast setting and set the Link to that address, IP and port. It works with XPlane, open the app on the android, load XPlane, pick any airport and as soon as it loads the app on the android sounds and moves to that airport. I would think it should work with MSFS the same way but still no connection. Using the same IP and port. The app has no settings, so it is just looking for the SIM. Thanks

[dnvpcc]

I reached out to iFly to see if they have any suggestions. Is there any way to verify data is being broadcasted?

[dnvpcc]

FYI, I tried xmapsy demo app, similar to your app. It did work. Seems to run slow though. They have a few more options and settings that needed to be checked to finally get it to work. Had to run MS2020, get to an airport and then start that app. Tried the same steps with your app but still no luck. Any ideas???

[mihai-dinculescu]

Can you please tell me how you went about configuring iFly EFB to receive data from the simulator?

[dnvpcc]

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[dnvpcc]

[mihai-dinculescu]

Sorry, I'm interested in the iFly EFB settings. I've got the app installed in BlueStacks, but I can't figure out how to get it to connect to any simulator.

[dnvpcc]

On the iFly device, I use the Android phone with iFly installed and the only setting is to make sure that it is on the same network. I have it set to a static IP. Sometimes i have to disconnect and re connect the wifi on the phone to get it to work.

[mihai-dinculescu]

Thank you for the information. I've installed iFly EFB on my phone and replicated your situation.
Interestingly enough, the messages sent by XMapsy and GPS Link are identical in ASCII. But just like in your case, the messages sent by GPS Link are not received.
I suspect it might have to do with byte alignment. I'll look into this further.