Kanardia EMSIS User manual

EMSIS
Installation and User Manual
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February 2023
Revision 3.2

Emsis — Manual
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Revision History
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Rev. Date Description
3.2 Feb 2023 Rotax iS section, parameters editing, adjusted to
SW 3.11.
3.1 Nov 2021 Figures and text updated to the latest version.
3.0 May 2020 Latex rewrite.
2.13 July 2016 Bug fixes, red crosses on interactive parameters,
heading indicator, Lo-Hi-NC messages.
2.12 Jun 2015 Added description of functions accumulated in
since v2.6.
2.6 May 2013 Added Maps.
2.0 Feb 2013 Added Installation.
1.0 Nov 2012 Initial release.
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Emsis — Manual CONTENTS
Contents
1 Introduction 8
2 General Information 8
2.1 CommandPanel .......................... 8
2.2 TurningON/OFF ......................... 10
2.3 Updating Emsis Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3.1 Downloading Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3.2 Copying New Software to Emsis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3.3 Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.4 Installing New Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.5 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.6 TheCANBus............................ 13
3 Emsis PFD 15
4 Emsis EMS 16
4.1 EngineSensors ........................... 17
5 Screens 18
5.1 Primary Flight Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2 Engine Monitoring Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3 MapsScreen ............................ 23
5.3.1 ZoomLevel......................... 24
5.3.2 Activation.......................... 24
5.3.3 Copying........................... 24
5.3.4 Deleting........................... 25
5.3.5 Information......................... 26
5.3.6 Settings ........................... 26
5.4 Rotax iS Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.4.1 Lane............................. 26
5.4.2 EcoLabel.......................... 27
5.4.3 Status Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.4.4 SensorStatus........................ 28
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5.4.5 DeviceStatus........................ 28
5.4.6 Caution Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.5 Emsis Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6 Setup Options 30
6.1 Logbook............................... 30
6.1.1 PFDMode ......................... 30
6.1.2 EMSMode ......................... 31
6.2 Engine................................ 31
6.2.1 EngineType ........................ 31
6.2.2 Switch Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.2.3 Sensors ........................... 32
6.2.4 Min/Max Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.3 Tank................................. 34
6.4 Brightness.............................. 35
6.5 Parameters ............................. 35
6.5.1 Filter ............................ 36
6.5.2 IndexCount ........................ 36
6.5.3 BandColors......................... 36
6.6 Units................................. 38
6.7 Pilots ................................ 39
6.8 Maps................................. 39
6.9 Service................................ 39
6.10About ................................ 39
7 Service 40
7.1 Layout................................ 42
7.2 AHRSLevel............................. 42
7.3 Compass Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7.4 CompassOffset........................... 43
7.5 FirmwareUpdate.......................... 44
7.5.1 RamBoot Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
7.6 LoggerSettings........................... 45
7.7 Up/Down .............................. 46
7.8 SetAlt&IASOffset........................ 46
7.9 SetFFfactor ............................ 46
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8 Installation 47
8.1 Installation to the Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.1.1 Emsis Back Panel Connectors and Cable Clearance . . . 48
8.2 Connection to the Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8.3 Pitot-Static Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.4 Outside Air Temperature Probe Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8.5 Connection to the CAN Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.6 Connection to the 485 Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.7 GPS Antenna Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
9 Tank 53
9.1 SoftwareTank............................ 53
9.2 HardwareTank........................... 54
9.2.1 Units ............................ 55
9.2.2 Setting up the Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
9.2.3 Tank Calibration in Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
9.2.4 Tank Calibration Using Known Shape . . . . . . . . . . 59
10 Limited Conditions 62
10.1Warranty .............................. 62
10.2TSOInformation.......................... 64
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Emsis — Manual 1. Introduction
1 Introduction
First of all, we would like to thank you for purchasing our product. The Emsis
system is a set of complex electronics devices and we strongly recommend to
carefully read this manual before installing and using the system.
Emsis is a name for a line of flight instruments which can be used as:
primary flight display (PFD),
engine monitoring system (EMS).
or both.
The introduction chapter contains some general information about the in-
strument and its operation. Later chapters describe Emsis use and reveal the
details.
CAUTION: Emsis is not TSO approved as a flight instrument.
2 General Information
This chapter describes the organization of the Emsis instrument. It teaches
you about the individual buttons and their meaning. After reading it, you
will be familiar with basic operations.
2.1 Command Panel
Emsis instruments come in two physical sizes. The first one is a standard
aviation size, which is 80 mm diagonal, while the second one is non-standard
and is characterized with a 3.5” screen diagonal.
The Emsis command panel is organized according to Figure 1. It uses six (80
mm version) or five (3.5” screen version) small push buttons to manipulate
the user interface. Additionally, it has SD card slot for software, maps and
data updates.
Here is a brief description of individual items:
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Figure 1: Organization of Emsis front panel. Emsis 80 mm version (left),
Emsis 3.5” screen version (right)
1
○The up arrow button is used to move the menu selection, to change
a value or a letter within active control or some other screen-specific
function.
2
○The OK button confirms selection.
3
○The down arrow button does the same as the up arrow button, just in
a reverse direction.
4
○The power ON/OFF button is normally not used. However on some Em-
sis instruments, it is used to turn the instrument on/off. Note that 3.5”
screen Emsis does not have the power ON/OFF button.
5
○The close button serves as the close or cancel command.
6
○The screen selector button is used to switch between screens.
7
○SD card slot is used for software, maps and data updates.
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Emsis — Manual 2.2 Turning ON/OFF
2.2 Turning ON/OFF
Emsis is connected to the avionics power bus, therefore the instrument nor-
mally turns on as soon as the avionics is switched on and a couple of seconds
later, it is ready for the operation. This is the default behaviour.
However, in some situations, the behaviour mentioned above is not suitable.
In this case you can order a special version1, which can be switched on or off
using the power button. Please note that a minor hardware modification is
required. This must be done in factory.
2.3 Updating Emsis Software
The Emsis software is under constant development. This section describes
actions required to update the software. The update is performed in several
steps:
•Downloading new software.
•Copying new software to Emsis.
•Updating devices connected to Emsis (firmware update).
We recorded a video and published it on our YouTube channel. Please check
out the link: Kanardia Emsis/HOW TO/Software Update.
2.3.1 Downloading Software
The software updates are located in the Emsis/Software section of our web
site http://www.kanardia.eu/product/emsis.
Download the update file and save it to a hard drive of your PC. The update
file name is Update.kus. Never change the name of the file. The file must
be copied onto the micro SD card, more precisely into the base (root) folder
of the card. Once the file was copied, please make sure to use safely remove
option on the PC, before you remove the card from PC.
Emsis software versions 2.4 and earlier support only micro SD cards with the
capacity of 2GB or less. Later versions also recognise HDSD cards with a
higher capacity (up to 32 GB). Please do not use the latest and greatest SD
cards. Emsis may have troubles recognising them. Olderly SD cards usually
work the best. Please make sure that SD card is formatted as FAT 32 or FAT
16 file system. Other file systems will not be recognised by Emsis.
1Typical use of this option is in a glider.
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Emsis — Manual 2.3 Updating Emsis Software
2.3.2 Copying New Software to Emsis
To copy the software from the SD card to Emsis follow these steps:
1. Insert SD card with the new software (Update.kus) into Emsis SD card
slot. The contacts on the card must face upward.
2. On Emsis 80, push and hold the down arrow (on Emsis 3.5”, push and
hold the up arrow) and turn Emsis ON. A window similar to Figure 2
appears.
Figure 2: Boot options window
3. Use the up and down button to select the Upgrade option and press the
OK button. Update process begins. Emsis tries to detect the Update.kus
file on the SD card and if it is found, the update progress window will
be displayed. In the first step, the file integrity is verified and in the
second step the file is copied into Emsis.
4. Once finished, Emsis will start with the new software. The very first
start after the update takes slightly longer.
The Start normally option is used if you changed your mind and you do not
want to update the instrument, while the System Reset option is used only in
emergency and should never be used in normal operation. This option asks
for special password in order to protect it from accidental use.
2.3.3 Firmware Update
The procedure from previous section copied new software to Emsis and it has
also made a partial update, but it did not change firmware in AD-AHRS-GPS
module, Daqu or any other devices that may be connected to Emsis.
In order to sync firmware with Emsis software, follow the next steps:
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Emsis — Manual 2.4 Installing New Layout
1. Use screen selector to switch to the Emsis Setup screen.
2. Select the Service option. Enter 314 for the password.
3. Select the Firmware update option from the list. This will start the au-
tomatic firmware update procedure. It will update firmware in detected
devices one by one. The procedure may take a few minutes.
4. Once finished, close all windows.
2.4 Installing New Layout
Emsis screen can be configured in many different ways, depending on the
engine, other connected devices, specific sensors, etc. The engine limits and
screen organization are stored in a layout file. Layouts are prepared by Ka-
nardia and sent to users when requested.
Follow the steps below in order to copy a new layout to Emsis.
1. A layout file is usually sent by e-mail to the user. Copy the file to the
micro SD card. Do not open or change the file on the PC.
2. Make sure to use the Safe remove option on PC before removing the
card from PC.
3. Insert the card into Emsis and change to the Emsis Setup screen.
4. Select Service and enter 314 password.
5. From the list of items, select the Import layout.
6. This will list layouts/configurations found on the card. Select the one
you need, then press the OK button. This will copy the layout from SD
card and activate it.
7. Close all windows. Emsis will reboot with the new layout active.
2.5 Technical Specifications
Tables 1 and 2 illustrate some general instrument specifications for each in-
strument size.
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Description Value
Weight 80 PFD: 298 g
80 EMS: 230 g
Size 80 PFD: 82 x 82 x 65 mm
80 EMS: 82 x 82 x 45 mm
Operational voltage 6 V to 32 V
Current 150 mA (PFD) or 140 mA (EMS) at 12 V
85 mA at 24 V
Operating temperature -30 ∼+85 ◦C
Humidity 30 ∼90 %, non condensing
Panel hole 80 mm (3.15 inch) diameter, standard fit
Altitude range -500 m to 16000 m (-1600 to 52000 feet)
Acceleration 16 bit, 3D, dynamic range 0 to 16 g,
typical resolution 0.12 mg
Angular rate 16 bit, 3D, 250◦/s, resolution 0.009◦/s
Barometric sensor 24 bit, 10 to 1200 hPa, 20 cm resolution
Airspeed sensor 12 bit, 0 to 69 hPa, 381 km/h, 205 kt
resolution <0.1 km/h
(units before Oct 19) 0 to 50 hPa, 325 km/h, 175 kt
GPS 10 Hz, 66 channel, hot start 1 s, cold 35 s,
sensitivity -165 dBm
OAT 12 bit, range -55°C to 125°C,
0.5°C accuracy
QNH range 590 hPa to 1080 hPa
(17.42 to 31.89 inHg)
Communication CAN bus, 29 bit header, 500 kbit,
Kanardia protocol
Display 240 x 320 pix, 2.7”, 24 bit,
full colour, super bright
Table 1: Basic technical specifications for the 80 mm Emsis.
2.6 The CAN Bus
The Emsis system can be easily extended into a much more complex form,
shown in Figure 3. We achieved this by introducing CAN bus for the commu-
nication between the units. The CAN bus does the magic of the all possible
known and unknown future extensions.
Imagine the CAN bus as a kind of computer network. Just like new computers
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Description Value
Weight 3.5 PFD: 312 g
3.5 EMS: 235 g
Size 3.5 PFD: 112 x 69 x 65 mm
3.5 EMS: 112 x 69 x 45 mm
Operational voltage 6 V to 32 V
Current 170 mA (PFD) or 130 mA (EMS) at 12 V
85 mA at 24 V
Operating temperature -30 ∼+85 ◦C
Humidity 30 ∼90 %, non condensing
Panel hole 3.5 PFD: custom fit; see 3.5 cutout scheme
Altitude range -500 m to 16000 m (-1600 to 52000 feet)
Acceleration 16 bit, 3D, dynamic range 0 to 16 g,
typical resolution 0.12 mg
Angular rate 16 bit, 3D, 250◦/s, resolution 0.009◦/s
Barometric sensor 24 bit, 10 to 1200 hPa, 20 cm resolution
Airspeed sensor 12 bit, 0 to 69 hPa, 381 km/h, 205 kt
resolution <0.1 km/h
(units before Oct 19) 0 to 50 hPa, 325 km/h, 175 kt
GPS 10 Hz, 66 channel, hot start 1 s, cold 35 s,
sensitivity -165 dBm
OAT 12 bit, range -55°C to 125°C,
0.5°C accuracy
QNH range 590 to 1080 hPa
(17.42 to 31.89 inHg)
Communication CAN bus, 29 bit header, 500 kbit,
Kanardia protocol
Display 240 x 320 pix, 3.5”, 24 bit,
full colour, super bright
Table 2: Basic technical specifications for the 3.5” Emsis.
can be easily connected to the network, we connect all new devices to CAN.
This allows introduction of secondary Emsis unit, electronic compass (Magu),
pilot command stick, etc.
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Emsis — Manual 3. Emsis PFD
Figure 3: Illustration of Emsis configuration using CAN bus
3 Emsis PFD
Emsis PFD (Primary flight display) consists of electronic units which work
closely together to bring flight information onto graphical display. The system
consists of the following electronic components:
•Airu (AD-AHRS and GPS unit) – hereinafter referred to as AHRS unit
– is an inertial navigation unit aided by the GPS and pressure sensors.
AHRS provides attitude, position and velocities. AHRS unit is hidden
inside Emsis PFD unit.
•Emsis unit – presents all relevant information that appears on the CAN
bus in a pilot friendly form on LCD screen. Most of this manual de-
scribes how to access, read and interact with the Emsis display.
Emsis PFD unit uses state of the art MEMS2sensors to read various physical
quantities. Since all sensors are solid state, it has no moving parts. This
means it has fewer problems with fatigue and ageing. The following MEMS
sensors are used in the Emsis PFD system:
•The angular rate sensors, also known as gyros, are used in the attitude
calculation. The angular rates are integrated in time in order to predict
new attitude from the old one. We could say that they give short-time
attitude prediction. They are also used in gravity vector calculation.
•The acceleration sensors are measuring apparent gravity vector. The
true gravity vector is calculated assuming coordinated flight and read-
ings from the other sensors (velocity and angular rate sensors). The ball
slip indicator is directly obtained from the acceleration sensors.
2MEMS - micro-electromechanical systems, a.k.a micro machines, a.k.a micro systems
technology.
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•The absolute pressure sensor is used to calculate altitude and vertical
velocity (vario).
•The differential pressure sensor provides indicated airspeed - IAS. When
it is coupled with the outside air temperature - OAT sensor, it also
calculates true air speed - TAS.
Assuming coordinated flight, we calculate the referencing attitude from the
gravity vector and heading. These values are then compared with the short-
term prediction of the attitude. Non-linear Kalman filters are used to com-
bine the short-term prediction and referencing attitude solution into one most
probable solution. This is what you see on the attitude indicator.
In a very similar way, short-term inertial position prediction is compared with
the GPS position. Again, Kalman filtering is used to obtain the final solution.
When engine monitoring unit (Daqu) is present on CAN bus, Emsis PFD can
also show relevant engine and fuel information.
When maps are enabled and licensed, Emsis PFD can also show raster maps
on graphical display. Further chapters reveal the details.
4 Emsis EMS
Emsis EMS (Engine monitoring system) consists of electronic units which
work closely together to bring engine and fuel information onto graphical
display. The system is presented in Figure 4. The system consists of the
following electronic components:
•Engine monitoring unit (Daqu) is used to connect the engine, fuel and
electric sensors.
•Emsis EMS unit presents all relevant information that appears on the
CAN bus in a pilot friendly form on LCD screen. Most of this manual
describes how to access, read and interact with the Emsis display.
When AHRS unit is present on CAN bus, Emsis EMS can also show flight
information on graphical display, too.
When maps are enabled and licensed and AHRS unit is present on CAN bus,
Emsis EMS can also show raster maps on graphical display. Further chapters
reveal the details.
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Emsis — Manual 4.1 Engine Sensors
Figure 4: Illustration of Emsis EMS configuration
4.1 Engine Sensors
Engine related sensors are connected to the engine monitoring unit Daqu.
Daqu is designed to be installed on the engine side of the firewall. This has
two advantages:
•Since the unit is close to the engine all cables are short and no extensions
are needed. This means less weight and makes installation simpler.
•We need only one tiny hole through the firewall for the CAN bus cable.
The cable transfers all the information and provides the power supply
for Daqu unit.
Daqu/miniDaqu unit is designed to monitor engine sensors for various engines
such as Rotax, Rotax iS, D-motor, Jabiru, UL-Power, Lycoming, Continetal,
Simonini, Hirth etc.
When an engine is equipped with proper sensors, it can measure engine RPM,
cylinder head temperature (CHT), exhaust gas temperature (EGT), oil pres-
sure, oil temperature, fuel pressure, fuel flow, fuel level, manifold pressure, car-
burettor air temperature, voltage, battery current, alternator current, coolant
temperature and more. We often add new functions on request of our cus-
tomers (E.g. lambda, oil flow, etc.). In the case of gyroplane or helicopter
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Emsis — Manual 5. Screens
installation, it also reads the rotor RPM sensor and sometimes pneumatic
pressures.
The results of all these measurements are then transmitted on the CAN bus,
where all other units are able to access them.
More about Daqu unit and engine sensors is written in Daqu Installation
Manual.
5 Screens
The Emsis unit can toggle between several main screens depending on your
Emsis type:
•Primary flight display (PFD) screen - artificial horizon with air data.
•Engine monitoring (EMS) screen - relevant engine and fuel information,
more than one screen is also possible.
•Maps screen - graphical display of raster maps.
•Rotax iS status screen - it is functional for Rotax 912 iS and Rotax 915
iS engines only.
•Emsis setup - used to configure settings and options.
Toggle between screens by pressing the screen selector button.
In Flight Interaction
During flight, the following interactions are accessible from the main screens
(excluding Setup screen):
•Pushing and holding the up (on 80mm) or down (on 3.5”) button sets
current pitch, see Figure 5. It will take the current pitch and set it as
zero pitch. The change is not immediate and it takes ca. 5 seconds
for AHRS unit to accept it. Once Emsis is switched off, this setting is
forgotten.
•Up and down buttons modify either brightness or QNH, depending on
system settings (see 7.7).
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Figure 5: Setting pitch
•Long pressing the screen selector button (see Figure 1, button 6)
opens the fuel quantity window. This window is accessible only when
no fuel level sensors are connected and thus a software fuel tank is
provided.
5.1 Primary Flight Display Screen
The Primary flight display (PFD) screen is illustrated in Figure 6. It displays
artificial horizon with flight data information.
1 1 32 4
5
6
7
8
9
11 10
12
13
14
Figure 6: Emsis primary flight display screen
PFD screen consists of the following items:
1
○Quality of the GPS fix. Three green bars mean 3D fix, two yellow bars
are 2D fix and cross means no signal from GPS.
2
○Ground speed from GPS.
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3
○Direction. It can be GPS track (active only when ground speed is over
20 km/h). In this case you will see “g” extension. When Magu (mag-
netic compass) is present, then it will show true heading with the “t”
extension.
4
○True air speed.
5
○Vertical speed indicator (vario) scale.
6
○Vario label displays current value of the vertical speed.
7
○Baro corrected altitude value.
8
○Current QNH setting (baro-correction).
9
○Indicated airspeed (IAS).
10
○The inclinometer (slip-skid) indicator.
11
○Outside air temperature (OAT).
12
○Wind indication. Arrow shows relative direction regarding to the flight
line. Below it you see windspeed. Magnetic compass (Magu) is required
to see these values.
13
○Artificial horizon with roll and pitch indications.
14
○Turning rate scale. Inner points indicate one minute turn (6 degrees
per second) while outer points indicate 30 seconds turn (12 degrees per
second).
5.2 Engine Monitoring Screen
An example of engine monitoring screen is illustrated in Figure 7. It can
be designed differently for each Emsis unit regarding to the wishes of the
customer. Additionally, more than one EMS screen can be configured.
EMS screen from Figure 7 shows the following items:
1
○Engine RPM indicator.
2
○Airbox temperature.
3
○Manifold pressure.
4
○Fuel level with the numeric indication.
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