Kanardia EMSIS User manual

EMSIS
Installation and User Manual
©Kanardia d.o.o.
February 2023
Revision 3.2

Emsis — Manual
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Revision History
The next table shows the revision history of this document.
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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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