Kanardia Digi User manual

Digi — Manual
Kanardia d.o.o.
January 2020
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Revision 1.0

Digi — Manual
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Digi — Manual CONTENTS
Contents
1 Introduction 4
1.1 General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2 Technical Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 EngineTime....................... 4
2 Display Layout 5
2.1 Layouts for OEMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 CustomLayouts..................... 5
3 Installation & Maintenance 6
3.1 Mounting Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2 Connections....................... 6
3.2.1 CAN Bus - CAN ................. 7
3.2.2 Power - POWER .................. 8
3.3 Maintenance....................... 9
3.4 Repair .......................... 9
4 Limited Conditions 9
4.1 Two Years Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2 TSO Information — Limited Operation . . . . . . . . 12
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Digi — Manual 1. Introduction
1 Introduction
First of all, we would like to thank you for purchasing our device.
Digi is an electronic display, which usually displays engine informa-
tion. In most cases it works in a pair with Daqu (EMS box) unit.
However, Digi can also show other flight parameters. In fact, it can
show most information found on the CAN bus and it is not strictly
limited to EMS only.
This manual describes the technical description of the unit, installa-
tion and operation.
1.1 General Description
Digi is a plug-and-play electronic engine monitoring display. Device
consists of electronics which captures the engine data from CAN bus
and displays it on 4.3 inch sunlight-readable LCD display. The device
itself is only 15 mm thick which allows simple installation even where
space is limited.
Digi can be configured to display most engine or flight parametersthat
are present on CAN bus. It can also display visual alarms when
specific parameter value is out of predefined range.
1.2 Technical Specification
Table 1 shows some basic technical specification of Digi.
1.3 Engine Time
When requested, Digi can be equipped with internal memory device
to count engine time. This is usually required when Digi is the only
device, which connects to the Daqu EMS box.
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Digi — Manual 2. Display Layout
Description Value
Weight 140 g
Size 117 x 71 x 17 (50 with connectors) mm
Operational voltage 6 to 32 V
Power consumption 2 W
Current 169 mA at 12 V
85 mA at 24 V
Operating temperature -30 ◦Cto +85 ◦C
Humidity 30 % to 90 %, non condensing
Panel hole rectangular 108 x 70 mm
(refer to installation section)
Display Diagonal: 4.3 inch
Resolution: 480 x 272
Brightness: 1000 cd/m ²
Communication CAN bus, 29 bit header, 500 kbit,
Kanardia protocol
Table 1: Basic technical specifications.
2 Display Layout
2.1 Layouts for OEMs
The instrument can be delivered with different display layouts. Please
contact Kanardia about layout options.
2.2 Custom Layouts
Special application called Customizer can be used to design the Digi
layout. This app is available for download from our web site since
February 2020. In addition to customizer, Blu CAN bus – bluetooth
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Digi — Manual 3. Installation & Maintenance
interface module and Kanja Android app are also required to transfer
the layout into the Digi.
A layout is put on Digi in the following steps:
1. Use the Customizer app on your PC to create the layout.
2. Transfer the resulting layout file to your Android device.
3. Insert the Blu module into Digi and use the Kanja app to copy
the layout file to Digi.
Please refer to the Customizer manual for details about how to crate
the layout and to the Kanja manual for details about how to work
with Android device.
3 Installation & Maintenance
3.1 Mounting Dimensions
Digi requires a 108 x 70 mm rectangular hole in the instrument panel.
The position of the hole must ensure that the instrument is always
visible from the pilot’s perspective.
The instrument is mounted using four M3 screws, washers and nuts.
To prevent internal stresses, please make sure that the instrument
panel is flat. It is recommended that the instrument panel is mounted
using rubber shocks, which reduce the vibrations.
Figure 1 illustrates panel cutout and mounting holes for Digi instru-
ment.
3.2 Connections
Figure 2 illustrates all connections at the back side of the instrument.
There are only two RJ45 CAN connectors and one power connector.
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Figure 1: Instrument panel cutout and mounting holes. Note: Figure
is not in scale.
Figure 2: Back view of the Digi with connections.
3.2.1 CAN Bus - CAN
Standard RJ45 computer cable is used to connect Digi to the Kanar-
dia CAN bus. When connecting Digi to Daqu, special RJ45-Binder
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cable is needed due to different connector type on the Daqu side.
(The cable comes with the Daqu unit.)
Figure 3 and Table 2 defines the pin out of the CAN bus.
1 … 8
Figure 3: Illustration of the pin out of the CAN ports.
Pin Description
1 +12V out.
2 +12V out.
3 +12V out.
4 CAN low.
5 CAN high.
6 GND – ground.
7 GND – ground.
8 GND – ground.
Table 2: Description of pins for the CAN bus communication.
3.2.2 Power - POWER
Connect supplied power cable at the back of the instrument. Power
connector has a notch on one side, which protects against wrong
polarity.
Connect blue lead to negative (ground) terminal and red lead to
positive (+12-24 V) terminal.
A 0.5 ampere slow fuse or similar shall be used on the positive lead.
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