CoTASA : COndor True Air Speed Alarm V2.2.1 CoTASA is a program which displays True Air Speed (TAS) and sounds an alarm. TAS is computed either using the ISA model or the one built in Condor As an option, it is possible to display an artificial horizon, the contents of the water-ballast, the Netto vario, a long-term integrator variometer, a Netto integrator, a G-meter, a skid indicator, a wallclock and two stopwatches. For flapped gliders it also shows the recommended flaps setting. It only works with Condor version 2. NEW FUNCTIONALITIES SINCE V2.1: Artificial horizon : "standard" mode (for IFR pilots) G meter Slip indicator on the AH Real-time wind display on AH (only if PDA is active) Relative wind direction or wind speed can be displayed Netto integrator Water-ballast may be displayed even if emppty Auto-update (optional) Wall clock Task timer VNE alarm may be disabled/enabled during flight READING THE MANUAL IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED All the settings can be modified by editing the CoTASA.ini file. It can be edited anytime when CoTASA has focus by hitting the “E” key. You will have to restart CoTASA so that changes are taken into account. It is also possible to read the manual (when CoTASA has focus - "H" key). INSTALLATION: If you use the installer, just follow the instructions. If you install over an older version of CoTASA, the existing CoTASA.ini file will not be replaced, CoTASA will update it with default values the first time it runs If you use a ZIP package, unzip it into the desired folder, it is possible to make a shortcut on the desktop. If you already have installed CoTASA, copy your existing CoTASA.ini to the (new) Settings folder before running CoTASA. If a new installation is detected, it will open a dialog box so that you may fill in the access path(s) to the current pilot's folder(s), usually: C:\Documents\Condor\Pilots\YOUR_NAME If sending UDP datagrams (including extended data) is not enabled in Condor, CoTASA will also try to open the UDP.ini file (usually located in C:\Condor2\Settings) with a text editor in order to modify it, (see manual page 1). IF "ExtendedData1=" IS NOT PRESENT IN THE FILE YOU WILL HAVE TO INSERT IT If another application needs Condor UDP data, it is possible to enable UDP port forwarding: specify the port to which the UDP data must be forwarded (and, if needed, the IP address) in the CoTASA.ini file NOTES (more details in the manual): The first time it runs, you will have to enable CoTASA in the firewall so that it can get data from Condor Condor should be configured in “windowed” or “fullscreen emulation” (SETUP / GRAPHICS tab) so that the CoTASA windows always remain on top on the screen. If CoTASA stops when Condor starts (or does not start if Condor is already running), try to run it as administrator If the Aero theme (Windows 7) is activated, the CoTASA windows will not be transparent. In some configurations of Windows 10 (not precisely determined yet), CoTASA windows are not visible if they are transparent (text) or if they have transparent parts (corners of the artificial horizon). In this case, it is necessary to disable the transparency of the text window (Opacity> 0) and that of the corners of the artificial horizon (AH transparent corners = 0) The default key definitions have been set up initially for a French (AZERTY) keyboard, and they may conflict with some definition you made. Do not hesitate to review and change them if needed. If the message command has been mapped to a joystick button, CoTASA cannot detect it. In this case, it is possible to define a substitute key in the CoTASA.ini file. It may happen that CoTASA does not respond to keystrokes anymore. Until an automatic solution is developed, you will have to manually restart keystrokes detection by giving the focus to CoTASA and pressing the "K" key. In more rare situations, it may happen that keystrokes are not detected by both Condor and CoTASA. If this happens, activate the Windows Task Manager by CTRL-ALT-DEL, click on the "Processes" tab, then on the "Image Name" column header, select the CoTASA.exe line and click on the [End Process] button. It is possible to prevent CoTASA from accessing the keyboard when it does not have focus. To do so, you must set the KeyboardHook parameter to zero in the CoTASA.ini file. If you start a new flight Condor, you should also restart CoTASA in order to have up-to-date parameters. FILES: README.txt: This file LISEZMOI.txt: French Version changelog.txt: List of modifications CoTASA.exe: Executable file bass.dll Sound library CpwDLL.dll: Graphical library Settings\CoTASA.ini: Settings Settings\CoTASA_default.ini: Default Settings (read only, please do not modify) Settings\CoTASA_data.txt: List of glider types with VNE and other data Settings\silhouette.txt : Outline of the glider displayed in the artificial horizon Manual\Manual_EN.pdf: Manual (English version) Manual\Manual_FR.pdf: Manual (French version) Lang\CoTASA_Lang_List.txt: List of available languages Lang\CoTASA_Lang_EN.txt: Messages file (English) Lang\CoTASA_Lang_FR.txt: Messages file (French) Lang\CoTASA_Lang_DE.txt: Messages file (German) Logs\Logfile.txt: Log file Sounds\VNE_0.wav VNE alarm (min level) Sounds\VNE_1.wav VNE alarm (2nd level) Sounds\VNE_2.wav VNE alarm (3rd level) Sounds\VNE_3.wav VNE alarm (max level) Sounds\Flaps_Up.wav Flaps up alarm Sounds\Flaps_Dn.wav Flaps down alarm