This step-by-step guide helps to verify the PowerFLARM Fusion Bluetooth configuration on Android using the XCSoar App.
5. Click the button Start pairing. At this stage, your PowerFLARM Fusion should be visible to other Bluetooth devices.
6. On your Android phone, open the Bluetooth settings and select the option "Pair new device" or similar. Be sure that your PowerFLARM Fusion device is not already stored on your device as an "already known" device. If so, forget Fusion device through the Android Bluetooth setting.
7. Once your PowerFLARM Fusion is found in the list of the new devices, click on it. At this point an Android pop-up or similar should be displayed asking if you want to pair with your PowerFLARM Fusion device. Click on Pair/Yes or similar.
8. At this stage, you should be connected with PowerFLARM Fusion via Bluetooth. To verify, refresh the PowerFLARM Fusion HUB web page using F5. You should see something like this

In this case, a mobile phone called Pixel 7 correctly paired with Fusion. At this point, you can press the button Stop Pairing. If, after refreshing the page you cannot see your paired device, repeat the steps starting again from the point 5.
9. Open the XCSoar App and perform the following steps:
- Install XCSoar App for Android from play store in your Android device. Here is the link to the App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xcsoar&hl=en&gl=US
- Be sure that your Fusion device is up to date with the latest firmware releases (both PowerFLARM and Hub firmware).
- Power up your Fusion device, connect to it via Wi-Fi (we recommend to use another device such as a laptop to keep an eye on the Fusion Web Hub page). Open the section Wi-Fi & Bluetooth as shown in the following picture.
5. Click the button Start pairing. At this stage, your PowerFLARM Fusion should be visible to other Bluetooth devices.
6. On your Android phone, open the Bluetooth settings and select the option "Pair new device" or similar. Be sure that your PowerFLARM Fusion device is not already stored on your device as an "already known" device. If so, forget Fusion device through the Android Bluetooth setting.
7. Once your PowerFLARM Fusion is found in the list of the new devices, click on it. At this point an Android pop-up or similar should be displayed asking if you want to pair with your PowerFLARM Fusion device. Click on Pair/Yes or similar.
8. At this stage, you should be connected with PowerFLARM Fusion via Bluetooth. To verify, refresh the PowerFLARM Fusion HUB web page using F5. You should see something like this

In this case, a mobile phone called Pixel 7 correctly paired with Fusion. At this point, you can press the button Stop Pairing. If, after refreshing the page you cannot see your paired device, repeat the steps starting again from the point 5.
9. Open the XCSoar App and perform the following steps:
- Open XCSoar App and select FLY.
- Double-Tap on the white space to open the available options.
- Select Config -> Devices to select the interface in order to receive data from.
- Select the C: Generic on Bluetooth FLAFUSXXX-XXXXXX. If this option is not available, please restart from the point 5.
- Select Monitor to retrieve the FLARM data from PowerFLARM Fusion and verify that a constant data stream is visible on this Bluetooth channel.
- Press on Close to go back to the map page. From the PowerFLARM Fusion Web Page, go to Simulator section, select FLARM aircraft and then press on Run the selected scenario button.
- You should see on the XCSoar App map page a simulated red entity coming towards the own position
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