ILEC SN10 Sources

The ILEC SN10 is manufactured and sold by ILEC Gmbh, in Bayreuth, Germany.
The ILEC web site is the primary source for the current manual and software:
http://www.ilec-gmbh.com/
In North America, ILEC products are sold and supported by:
Knauff & Grove
Cumulus Soaring
For Australia and New Zealand: ILEC Australia
Dealers in Other Countries

ILEC SN10 Service

In the unlikely event your ILEC needs to be returned to ILEC for service, please carefully follow these shipping instructions to avoid delays in service:
Checklist for ILEC Instrument Shipping.pdf

TE Compensation

There are a lot of misconceptions and myths about Total Energy compensation. Faster is not better ! Rudy Brozel (designer of the ILEC TE probes used world-wide) wrote this classic paper explaining TE, and how to test your installation:
Brozel article on TE_Compensation

ILEC SN10 USB adapter

With the ILEC SN10 USB adapter, a USB "thumb-drive" "memory-stick" can be used to save flight logs, load new site information into the SN10, and load new SN10 software versions - no more carrying a laptop to the glider, searching for the serial cable, or fighting with cranky USB-to-serial adapters. See:
ILEC SN10 Manual supplement for USB adapter

USB adapter software update 3-February-2010

We found a bug that caused some NDB files not to load properly (only some NDBs without airspace). The bug is in the software within the USB adapter (not the SN10 software). Download the file ILEC SN10 USB adapter software ZIP and unzip it onto a memory stick (you should see ILECUSBA.HEX). Follow the update instructions in section 10.5 of the USB manual supplement above.

Talking to your ILEC SN10

Most ILEC SN10 pilots use a laptop to upload turnpoint and map data to the SN10, and to download flight logs from the SN10. Most of these pilots have no problems, however... The elimination of "real" serial ports on many newer PC's has resulted in some pain and suffering.
Find which USB-to-RS232 solutions work, how to use a Mac instead of a PC, and what to avoid here:
Talking to your SN10 via a USB Port

For help in using a PocketPC instead of a PC, Paul Remde has provided assistance here (Thanks Paul !):
ILEC SN10 Transfers with PocketDOS

ILEC SN10 Technical Notes

The following are technical notes to help create software and services that work with the ILEC SN10.

ILEC SN10 PDA Support

The ILEC SN10 optionally produces output to drive an in-cockpit PDA. This output is already used by some popular PDA software. Here's how it works:
ILEC SN10 PDA Support

ILEC SN10 Airspace Support

The ILEC SN10 displays a moving map including airspace features. Starting with airspace information in Tim Newport-Peace's format, the information is translated into the SN10's internal format and appended to the NDB file. Using utility software we provide, this is performed automatically by some popular PC programs and web sites, including StrePla and John Leibacher's World-Wide Turnpoint Exchange. Here's how the process works:
SN10 Airspace Support