Digifly FMS50MM User manual

FMS50MM+EFIS
ver4.10uk16/01/2002
EFISInstrumentation
FMS50MM
FMSAT

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INDICE
IntrodutcionPag4
1.1FMS50MM.................................Pag.5
1.2FmmATsensorinstallation.........Pag.5
1.2.1Warnings.................Pag.5
1.2.2Mounting.................Pag.6
1.2.3Airpressuresensing.Pag.6
1.2.4Electricalsupply......Pag.6
1.2.5Connectionof
interfacecable....Pag.6
1.2.6Operativelmits........Pag.6
1.3Electricalschemes......................Pag.7
andCONFIGURATION
2.1CalibrationoffmsAT...................Pag.8
2.1.1Calibrationnotes......Pag.8
2.1.2Calib.ofmagneticfield
andaccelerationsensors..... Pag.9
2.2Autoconfigurationof
sensormodules...................Pag.9
Pag.10
4.1MovingMapscreen....................Pag.11
4.1.1Navigationdata........Pag.11
4.1.2Cartogrphicsection...Pag.12
4.1.3Navigationsystem....Pag.13
4.2Keyboard....................................Pag.13
4.2.1Basicfunctions..........Pag.13
4.3Menues......................................Pag.14
4.3.1Waypoint.................Pag.14
4.3.2SaveFix...................Pag.15
4.3.3Routes......................Pag.16
4.3.4Settings...................Pag.19
4.3.5GPSpage.................Pag.20
4.4DeadReckoning.........................Pag.21
4.5Autopilot....................................Pag.21
1INSTALLATION
2CALIBRATION
3SWITCHINGONandOFF
4MOVINGMAP
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4.6Backlight/Mapcolors................Pag.21
NOTESaboutMovingMapPag.22,23,24
5.1Introcuction................................Pag.25
5.2Overview..................................Pag.26
5.2.1Descriptionofindividual
instruments.......................Pag.26
5.3DescriptionoffmsAT...................Pag.27
5.4MeaningofkeyswithEFIS..........Pag.27
5.5Altimeters/Anemometersadjust.Pag.28
5.5.1ZeroQFE.........................Pag.28
5.5.2QFE/QNHadjustment......Pag.28
5.6Instrumentationmenu................Pag.29
5.7Units (availableonlyinEFIS).......Pag.29
5.8Flightaltituderecording..............Pag.29
5.9Instrumentsimulator...................Pag.30
NOTESaboutEFISmodulePag.31,32
6.1Softwareupgrades......................Pag.33
6.2Upgradeprocedures...................Pag.34
6.2.1Check-Listcustomization...Pag35
6.3Terminal.....................................Pag.37
6.4Barometercalibration..................Pag.37
6.5AnemometerSlopecalibration....Pag.37
6.6Zeroanemometer.......................Pag.37
NOTESaboutMaintenancePag.38,39
7.1FMS50General..........................Pag.40
7.2MovingMap..............................Pag.40
7.3EFIS...........................................Pag.41
7.4FmsAT........................................Pag.41
Pag.42
5EFISMODULE
6Maintenance
7Technicalfeatures
8Mechanicalfeatures
QUICKGUIDEBackManual
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Introduction
TheDigiflyinstrumentationisafullmodularsystemwhich,dependonthe
differentmodules,letyouabletoobtaindifferentfunctions:
Moving-MapGPSorMoving-MapGPS+EFIS.
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Necessarymodulesforthefullfunctions
GPS-Moving-MAp+Efis:
Necessarymodulesforthefullfunctions
GPS-Moving-MAp:
Moving-MapGps+Efis
Moving-MapGps

51Installation
1.1FMS50MM
-Theunitshouldbeconnectedtothebatterythroughadedicated
switchandfuse.
-Usemetalonlysparkplugcaps.
-Neverfastensensorcablestohighvoltagesparkplugscablesorlay
downnearhighvoltagecoils.
-Checkthebatterychargercircuit/regulatorproperoperation.
-Batteryvoltageshouldneverexceed15VevenattopengineRPM.
-Positionthe9pinRS232plugandcableinaneasilyaccessiblearea,
inthebackofthepanel,todownloadfuturesoftwareupgrades.
-Forpanelinstallationusethespecificallyprovidedboltonthe
bottomplateoftheinstrument.Donotuseorchangeanyofthe
screwsoftheinstrument.
-Allowclearairflowthroughtheairductsothe instrumentsides.
-PositiontheGPSantennaawayfromsourcesofelectromagnetic
interference(Radiotransmitters,strobo,transponderet.),witha
clearviewofthesky.ChecksatellitereceptionwiththeGPSPAGEof
FMS50.
Followtherecommendationsduetoinstallationofacompass,away
fromferromagneticpartsorvaryingmagneticfields.
1.2InstallationoffmsATsensormodule.
1.2.1Warning

1.2.2Mounting(fmsAT)
1.2.3Airpressuresensing(fmsAT)
1.2.4Electricalsupply(fmsAT)
1.2.5ConnectionofinterfacecablefmsAT
Thefrontplateshouldbeperpendiculartogroundandalso
perpendiculartotheairplanemainaxis.Themoduleshouldnot
receiveexcessivevibrationsfromtheengine,withpeaksnot
exceeding2G.Frontpanelmountrequires4screwsbrassorstainless
steel,nonferromagnetic.
ConnectthoughaTjointtheStaticandDynamicinputoffmsATtothe
existinglines.Avoidwaterenteringthroughthetubingintothe
instrument.
TheRed(positive)andBlack(negative)wiresoutofthefemaleplugto
fms50(providedintheinstallationkit)shouldbeconnectedtothe
sameelectricalsupplyofFMS50MM,toswitchonsimultaneouslyboth
units.
Alloweasyaccessibilitysincethesamecableisusedfordownloading
toFMS50MMofthesoftwareupgrades.
ThesystemwillnotprovideaccuratePitchandRollindicationswith
anglesexceeding60°andinconditionsofheavyturbulenceorrapid
turns,butwillimmediatelyrecoverproperoperationundernormal
flightconditions,withoutanyneedofre-calibration.
1.2.6Operativelimits(fmsAT)
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9polesmale
9polesfemale
DYNAMIC
STATIC
fmsat(backview)
PITOTTUBE
STATICINPUT
AUTOPILOT
GPS
RECEIVER
RCAPLUG
RXGPSNMEA
TXAUTOPILOTNMEA
GND
YELLOW
ORANGE
RED
BLACK
+12Vmax150mA
LEDWarning
470Ω½W
470Ω½W
LEDAlarm
GPS&I/O
1
2
3
5
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1
2
3
4
6
5
7
POWER
4A
-+
1.3ElectricalSchemes
fms50(backview)
Followingthisindicationsduringthemountingyouwillensurea
properusageofyourDigilfyinstrumentation.

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2Calibrationandconfiguration
2.1CalibrationoffmsAT
2.1.1Calibrationnotes
2.1.2Calib.ofmagneticfieldandaccelerationsensors
SwitchonFmsATandmovetoSETUPmenubypressing,insequence,
thefollowingkeys:
ScrollwithkeystofunctionCALIB_ACC_XYZ.
Followingthisproceduremagneticfieldsensorsandacceleration
sensorsarecalibratedonsite.Nore-calibrationisneeded,unless
otherinstrumentsareaddedinthevicinityofthefmsAT,oriftheunitis
installedintoanotherinstrumentpanel.
Positiontheairplaneonaleveledsurfaceawayfromametalmassor
buildings..
Pressingkeyaccelerometerswillstorethepositionas0pitchand
0skid,withZaxissetto1G.
ScrollwithkeytoCALIB_LOCAL_Xandpresskeytwice.
Withkeys,enteracompensationsothatthevalueunder
FINALreads0.Storethevaluepressingkey.
ScrollwithkeytoCALIB_LOCAL_Yandpresskeytwice.With
key,enteracompensationsothatthevalueunderFINAL
reads0.
Storethevaluepressingkey.

ScrollwithkeytoCALIB_LOCAL_Yandpresskeytwice.With
keysenteracompensationsothatthevalueunderFINAL
reads
1800.Storethevaluepressingkey.(Attention!ThisistheZaxis
componentofthemagneticfielddependsonlatitudeandlongitude.
Consultthetableintheappendixforthevalueinyourarea).
Returntothemainpagebypressingkeytwiceand
2.2Autoconfigurationofsensormodules
FMS50softwareautomaticallycheckswhichmodulesareelectrically
connectedandautomaticallysetsconfigurationparameters.Oneof
thetwoserialportsisconnectedtotheGPSsensor,theAUXportcan
beeitherconnectedtotheLap-LinkcabletoaPCforsoftware
download,ortothefms50,automaticallyenablingEFISdisplay.When
theinternalmoduleforenginedataisinstalledaadditional
engine/flightdatapagesareenabled.Itispossibletoselectwhether
theinternalmoduleorfmsATisthesourceofflightdata.Tochoosein
theMOVINGMAPmenuselectSETTINGSthenINSTRUM.Withthe
directionkeysmovetoFLIGHTDATASOURCEandselectATfor
fmsATorF.MODfortheinternallyinstalledflightmodule.
INSTRUMENTDATAOUTenablesordisablesFMS50computeddata
sentoutonAUXport.
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3Switchingonandoff
FirstturnontheairplaneengineandthenpowerupFMS50with
connectedmodules(fmsAT).ToswitchoffselectthemainMENUpage
andselectthefunctionPOWEROFF.ThemessageWAITFEW
SECONDSwillappear,followedbySWITCHOFFTHEUNIT.FmsAT
doesnotneedaswitchon/switchoffsequence.
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4MovingMap
4.1Movingmapscreen
4.1.1Nagigationdata
Themovingmapscreenisdividedin2sections:
-Navigationdatasection(,,).
-Cartographicsection().
Nameofdestinationifactive()
Timetodestination()
DistancetoDestination().
GroundSpeed()
AnalogDirectionIndicator()Arrowpointingstraightupmeans
ontrack.
NumericDirectionIndicator()
AutopilotON()topleftposition.
Lat/LongSeealsosection4.4DeadReckoning.
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4.1.2Cartographicsection•
Inthissectionofthescreentheelectronicmapispresented
withdetailsdependingonscaleandtypeofC-MAPcartridgeinserted.
Thecursorpositionisindicatedonthescreenbyacross().
Aircraftposition()withtheindicationoftheCoursePrediction
(continuousblinkingredline).Therecordedtrackcanalsobe
displayed(goto).Thedestinationwaypoint(if
selected)connectedtocurrentpositionbyadottedline.Thewaypoints
withdifferentsymbols,,;
Informationonairportsandradioassistancecanbedisplayedby
positioningthecursorontheAirportandon.
AwindowwillpresentrelevantinformationtakenfromJeppesendata
base.Ifadditionalinformationispresentpress,whenfinished
presstoleave.
Controlareasarepresentedbyintermittentlines:
_____F_____=FIR,
_____T_____=TMA,
_____C_____=CTR,
_____A_____=ATZ.
Restrictedareasaredelimitedbydottedlines:
..............R............
ObligatoryVFRroutesarepresentedascontinuouslineswithreport
Positions:
ULMsurfacesareindicatedasanemptycircle.
Minimumaltitudesofthesector()arepresentedinfeetwiththe
followingnotation=3700piedi.
Airportswithairstripslengthbelow3000feetareshownas(the
barshowsairstriporientation)
Airportswithrunawayover3000feetpresentedasafilledcircle.
NorthUP
doubleclicking
+
SETTINGS/TRACK
ZOOM+
INFO
MENU
MEF
Q
%&.
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4.1.3Navigation
Insertionandactivationofawaypoint
4.2KeyboardfunctionsinMovingMap
4.2.1Basicfunctions
Avalidfixisrequiredtoactivateawaypointandpresentnavigation
datainthedifferentsectionsofthescreen.Withoutanactivewaypoint
underthedistancebetweenactualpositionandcursoris
presented.
Awaypointcanbeenteredfromthewaypointmenuormovingthe
cursortothedesiredpositionandon.All
auxiliaryinformationfornavigationwillappear.Thekeynow
changesto,withathecursormovesontothe
destinationortocurrentposition.Withathewaypoint
isdeactivatedandauxiliarydataarecleared.
Allreceivedcommandsechowithabeep.Themeaningofthekeywill
change inthedifferentscreens,itsactualfunctionwillbeshownnear
thekey.
ZOOM+HigherresolutiononMap,lowerscale.
ZOOM-Lowerresolution,higherscale.
FIX/DESTCursormovestoactualpositionorto
selecteddestination.
MENUToaccesstoallsystemfunctions.
LIGHT(FMS50MM)Setsback-lightintensity.
MOVECURSORUseroundUp/Down/Left/Righttomovthe
cursor.
INSTRUMENTATIONEFIS/FMS50MMISelectsInstrumentation
page.
AIRPORTINFOZOOM+withthecursoronan
airportsymbolforinfoonairportselected.
INFOCONTR.AREASMovecursortoselectedareaand
ZOOM-
GOTOWAYPOINTMovecursortoselecteddestinationand
.Ifnavigationto
waypointisalreadyactiveitwillthentoggle
andbede-activated
FULLSCREENtoturnauxiliarydata
on/off.
ALTIM./COORDIN.keytochange
DST
FIX
FIX
DEST/FIX
FIX/DEST
MENU
LIGHT/INST
doubleclicking
singleclick doubleclick
Doubleclick
double
click
doubleclick
Doubleclick
Doubleclick
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altimetersettingsorcurrentcoordinates.
KeyFunctionKeyFunction
Zoomin.Infoairports.
Zoomout.Infocontrolledareas.
Fix/Destination.Gotowaypoint(on/off).
MainMenuAllscreen(on/off).
LightorInstrument.Altimeter(on/off).
PresskeytoaccesstomainMenu.
Usekeysto
selectdesiredfunction.
Pressthekeyor
Keytoactivatea
function.
PresstheKeyto
leaveorreturnto
previousMenu.
Thisfunctionmanagesadatabasewith200waypoints.
Keyboard’smainfunctionssummary
4.3.1Waypoint
ŒŒŒ
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ŽŽŽ
•••
•••
4.3Themenues
MENU
UP/DOWN
ENT
RIGHT
MENU
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Thefollowingfunctionsaresupported:
:Presskeystoselectline1
(emptyline),pressEDITandenterusing
waypointdata.confirms,deletes.
Selectwaypointwithkeys,
thenpressandenterusingmodify
waypointdata.confirms,deletes.
Selectwaypointwithkeys,thenpress
(aconfirmmessagewillappear)pressoncemoreto
confirm,toabort.
Selectwaypointwithkeys,then
press(aconfirmmessagewillappear)pressoncemore
toconfirm,MENUtoabort.
Withalongwaypointlistpressto
movetonextpage,toleaveWAYPOINTsectionpress.
Savescurrentpositioninthewaypointdatabase.Thenamewillbe
automaticallyassignedandthesymbolwillbe.
ENTERANEWWAYPOINT
MODIFYWAYPOINTDATA
DELETEWAYPOINT
ACTIVATEWAYPOINT
SCANNINGWAYPOINTLIST
UP/DOWN
UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
SAVEESC
UP/DOWN
EDITUP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
SAVEESC
UP/DOWN
DELETDELET
MENU
UP/DOWN
GOTOGOTO
PAGE
MENU
4.3.2SaveFix
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4.3.3Routes
Arouteisdefinedasawaypointlisttobereachedinsequence.
Beginningfromfirstwaypointtheprogramwillindicatethedirection
(noteADFindicator)toreachthenextwaypoint.Whenthesubsequent
wayointisreachedthenextwaypointinthelistwillbeautomatically
activated.
Fms50currentlysupports10routes,withamaximumof10waypoints
foreachroute,allbelongingtothewaypointdatabase.
Theactiverouteisshownonthemapbyalineconnectingtheselected
datapoints,thedirectionisshownbychangingthesymbolofthe
waypointtobereachednext.
EntertheRoutesmenu
Left/ rightkeytoselecttheroute.
Downkeytoenterthemode,allkeyschangedefinition
(seefurtherdown).
Activatestheroutebeingshown.IftheRoutewas
alreadyActive,thisfunctioncanbeusedtonow
deactivateit.
Reverseswaypointsequence.
Deleteswaypointsfromroutelist,thewaypoints
arenotdeletedfromthedatabase.
Returntothemainmenu
Createanewroute
EDITROUTE
ACT/DEACT
REV
CLEAR
MENU
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MeaningofkeysineditRoute
Activatingaroute
UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHTyoucanmovebetweenwaypointsor
selectthefirstemptypositiontoentera
newwaypoint.
INSERTkeyInsertsawaypointinthecurrentposition.
PressingINSERTthewaypointdatabase
isopened,thewaypointcanbeselected
(editfunctionsalsoavailable).
REMOVEkeyThewaypointisremovedfromtheroute
(notdeletedfromthedatabase).
CHANGEkeyTheselectedwaypointcanbeexchanged
withanotheroneselectedfromthedata
base.
MENUkeyReturnstorouteselection.
Twomodesareforeseen
1-AfterselectionofROUTESmenu,selectwithLEFT/RIGHTkeysthe
routetobeactivatedthenpressACT.ThemessageACTIVEwill
appearonthescreenandthefirstwaypointinthelistwillbeactivated.
ActivationoftheroutewillclearapreviousGOTOcommand.
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2-Doubleclickonawaypointwhichbelongstoaroute.Ifawaypoint
belongstomorethanoneroute,theroutewiththelowestnumberwill
beselected.Ifyouhavealreadyawaypointactiveyoushouldfirst
deactivateitwithathenyoucanselecttheroute
Inanactiverouteyoucanchangetheactivewaypointwithanotherin
therouteontheFIXkey.Thismustbedoneforevery
waypointiftheparameterRTARRIVALissettoOFF,otherwiseifitisset
toON,arrivingwithinapredefineddistancefromtheselected
waypointwillautomaticallyactivatethenext.TochangeRTARRIVAL
gotoSETTINGS->TRACK. Thisparameterhasnoeffectonthe
GOTOcommand.
doubleclick
doubleclicking
ChangingGOTOtoanotherwaypointwithinanactiveroute
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Deactivatingaroute
Deletingaroute
ReversingaRoute
Twomodesareforeseen
FromthemainmenuenterintheROUTESmenu,selecttheactive
routeandpressDEACT.
ontheFIXkeywithacursorinanypositionofthe
screen,differentfromthewaypointsbelongingtotheActiveRoute.
EnterintheROUTESmenuselecttheRoutetobedeletedandpress
CLEAR.
EnterintheROUTESmenuselecttheRoutetobereversedand
pressREV.
Thefollowingitemscanbeselectedordisabledonthedisplayedmap.
HIGH.Highways.
ROADS.Mainroadsandsecondaryhighways.
RAIL.
POWER.Powerlines.
RIVER.
BUILT.Cityboundaries.
TRACK.Smallroads.
NAMES.Namesofvillages, mountainsetc.
AIRP.Airports
VOR.
NDB.
INTER.Intersections.
CONTR.ControlledAreas.
RESTR.RestrictedAreas.
FIR.
MORAMinimumOffRouteAltitude.
V.OBS.VerticalObstacles.
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!Doubleclick
LANDelements
VFRelements
4.3.4.Settings.
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