Here, download the latest updates for your leGPSBip+ and leGPSBip.
How to update my instrument, step by step :
Download firmware
Connect your leGPSBip+ as a disk to your computer
Place the firmware file at the root of leGPSBip+
Click on 'Eject disk'
Still USB connected, switch your leGPSBip+ on, and wait for the vocal confirmation 'updating, please wait'
Wait until the steady green LED for 5sec then the ascending start-up tone.
The update is complete !
In order to do the very first update of leGPSBip V1, click here
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Download voice pack and firmware
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Connect your leGPSBip as a disk to your computer
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Delete the file named config.gpsbip located at the root of leGPSBip
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Place the voice pack file into the folder named ‘voices’ on your leGPSBip
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Place the firmware file at the root of leGPSBip
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Click on ‘Eject disk’
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Still USB connected, switch your leGPSBip on, and wait for the vocal confirmation ‘updating, please wait’
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Disconnect leGPSBip, and select language
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In order to get the Instant Vario, proceed manually to the sensors calibration
You need to follow the vocal informations and the calibration procedure :
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Once you have done the calibration, the update is complete !
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Once you have done the calibration, the update is complete !
Note : calibration must be done only once, for the first update. For the following updates, sensors stay calibrated.
Firmware & Configurator
version number: 3.29 (2022-05-03)
NOTE : The vario is silent on ground by default : you need to takeoff to enable the vario. (alternatively, changing volume will un-mute the vario)
Voice pack
version number: 2.02 (2019-09-25)
version number: 2.02 (2019-09-25)
version number: 2.02 (2019-09-25)
version number: 2.02 (2019-09-25)
version number: 2.02 (2019-09-25)
version number: 2.02 (2019-09-25)
version number: 2.02 (2019-09-25)
version number: 2.02 (2019-09-25)
version number: 2.03 (2021-08-19)
version number: 2.03 (2021-08-19)
version number: 2.02 (2019-09-25)
version number: 2.02 (2019-09-25)
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Need help ?
At the end of the update of my leGPSBip (version 1), it says "ok, next step" and then "calibration failed". What should I do ?
It means you have to proceed to the sensors calibration in order to get the Instant Vario.
Please, follow the procedure described here.
leGPSBip+ is not concerned, as its sensors are factory calibrated, and the Instant Vario is activated by default.
How to update the voice pack ?
- Download the voice pack file
- Connect your leGPSBip+ as a disk (see section “file transfer and charge” on the manual) to your computer.
- Replace the old file by the new downloded one inside the folder named “voices”
- Keep your leGPSBip+ connected until it stops blinking, and then click on Eject disk
- Disconnect leGPSBip+ and turn it ON
There should always be at least one voice pack in the “voices” folder.
What is my current firmware or voice pack version number ?
- Switch off your leGPSBip+
- Connect it to your computer
- Open leConfigurator
- Click on “load config”, and follow the instructions
- The version number will be available under System > more (see screenshot below)
Advanced recovery procedure
In case of difficulty, you can enter in recovery mode with the following procedure:
- Connect your leGPSBip via USB to your computer
- Hold the button pressed for 30s
- Download this file
- Place the file at the root of the disk
- Keep your leGPSBip connected until it stops blinking, and then click on Eject disk
- Still USB connected, switch your leGPSBip on, and wait for the steady green LED for 5sec then the ascending start-up tone.
- You can now install the latest update
Firmware changelog
Version 3.29 (2022-05-03)
Version 3.28 (2020-09-02)
Version 3.27 (2020-07-10)
- Vario LED: fix sink red freeze and no orange detector
- Sensor: better error handling
Version 3.25 (2020-05-27)
- take off detection: improve detection
- landing detection: new feature, default on
- pressure sensor unresponsive in sink fix
Version 3.24 (2020-03-02)
- Voice climb rate from average lift (integrated vario 15/20sec)
Version 3.23 (2020-02-20)
- Vario takeoff detection based on average vario at 175cm/s
Version 3.22 (2020-02-17)
- Fix KML file: lat/long -0 issue withing 0/-1 range (equator KML file sign error, not IGC)
Version 3.21 (2019-10-04)
- Update to GCC 2019 compiler
Version 3.20 (2019-09-23)
- Vario mute when button pressed
- Altitude > 5km with new voicepack
Version 3.13 (2019-05-10)
- Vario led fix issue
Version 3.12 (2019-05-01)
- Autopower off when no GPS (based on vz only and time)
Version 3.11 (2019-01-21)
- Battery monitor fix at 0% at startup error
Version 3.10 (2018-11-08)
- Vario tone : tone generation, contiunous tone and sink alarm
- Configurator : improvement : various options
- Configuration file : “Updating, please wait” at the first 2 startups
- Config file : fix firmware/lang pack version update if present
- Language selection : fix : at startup only when needed
Version 3.09 (2018-09-18)
- Vario : instant vario with accelerometer and gyroscope sensors
- User calibration mode
- Battery level : speaks 0%
- Factory default : hold button menu
Version 2.2 (2017-04-24)
- option for compatibility with Kobo in the Configurator
- pre-shutdown confirmation tone to prevent inadvertate power off
- backup config file after a reset is now called before-reset-config.gpsbip instead save_config.gpsbip
- sink alarm vario glitch fixed
- new install file format includes the latestet version of Configurator
- large GPS tracking perdiod (> 10sec) behaviour improved
- vario silent reactivated when low battery reached bug fixed
- USB power off when charged and not used
- KML: G force max
- KML: flight summary cleanup
- KML line witdh 3 instead of 2
- IGC file error if KML disabled
- Solar charge status and battery level at startup
Version 2.0.5 (2016-12-01)
- FAI/CIVL IGC valid with XSD signature
- Timezone in minute for India and other specific timezone
- Vario sweep tone glitch
- Vario filter init startup
- Barometric altitude GPS correction even before takeoff
- Config file detection improved
- Autoshutdown fixed
- GPS reception in high performances when USB powered
- Takeoff detection
- Sink alarm setting and issue
- Kobo Glow compatibility
- Track folder YYYY/MM/DD
- KML file: altitude jump, track with pilot name, position rounding
- IGC file: barometric altitude sign
- Mac OS X: eject device without remount
- Vario: integration time: slow and fast available
- Altitude barometric with NOAA
- Double tap detection patern
- Auto voice mode toggle (triple click) fix
- Sink alarm disable regression fix
Version 1.0.7 (2016-07-25)
- GNSS position issue in Q3/Q4
- LK8EX1 protocol temperature added
- Fix barometric altitude around sea level
- Export voice.pack number
- Kobo automatic reconnection
- IGC flight date legacy compatibillity
- Double tap sensitivity decrease
- Vario volume medium at lower volume
- Voice tap can be disable until take off
- Voice tap available with double click if vario disabled
- GPS negative altitude issue, not supported in IGC file format
- LK8EX1 vario sign issue
- UTC offset
- Vario silent on ground
- Vario glitch when silent
- Firmware version recorded in IGC and KML file
- Led green fix at power up
- KML track in 3D or 2D mode
- Voice manual: double click when vario silent
- Speak on config file change
- Timezone setting in configurator
- Timezone in IGC and KML files
- Configurator import compatibility
- Kobo/External battery detection
- Configurator installation from .install updates
- Voice pack (1) (2) rename
- Vario tone glitch after updates
- GPS wait for 3D fix before low power mode
- Shutdown when battery low
- Dont startup when battery low
- LK8EX1/GPSBip protocol Vz value fix
For more information, check out the FAQ.