Kanardia Nesis III User manual

Nesis III Installation Manual
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March 2022
Revision 1.4

Nesis III — Installation Manual
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Revision History
The following table shows the revision history of this document.
Rev. Date Description
1.0 Apr 2019 Complete manual rework.
1.1 Mar 2020 Changes accumulated from SW versions 3.4 –
3.6.
1.2 Oct 2020 Changes and clarifications for SW version 3.7.
1.3 Mar 2021 RS232 port clarification.
1.4 Mar 2022 Engine layout feature, SW version 3.9.
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Nesis III — Installation Manual CONTENTS
Contents
1 Introduction 10
1.1 Icons Used Trough the Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.2 Warnings .............................. 10
1.3 MinimalSystem .......................... 11
2 Display Installation 11
2.1 Placement Consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 Main Display Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3 Cutout................................ 12
2.4 Mounting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.4.1 Fixation with Supplied M3 nut and Lock Washer . . . . 16
2.4.2 Fixation with Self-Clinching Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.4.3 Fixation with Threaded Rivet Nut Insert . . . . . . . . 17
2.4.4 Fixation with Spacer Stud and Epoxy . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Power Installation 19
3.1 CircuitBreaker........................... 20
3.2 Aircraft Master Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.3 BackupBattery........................... 20
4 GNSS Antenna Installation 22
4.1 GNSS Signal Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5 Outside Air Temperature Sensor 25
5.1 Installation ............................. 25
5.2 Connection ............................. 27
6 Audio and Video 27
6.1 AudioConnection ......................... 28
6.1.1 Trig TY91/TY92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.1.2 FunkeATR833 ....................... 29
6.1.3 DittelKRT2 ........................ 30
6.2 VideoConnection.......................... 31
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7 USB 31
7.1 USBMemoryStick......................... 32
7.2 WiFiModule ............................ 32
7.3 USB Cable As Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.4 USB Cable As Tethering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8 The CAN Bus 34
8.1 ConnectorandPlug ........................ 34
8.2 TheCANTopology......................... 35
8.2.1 T-Junction ......................... 36
8.2.2 Terminator Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
9 Service Port 37
9.1 Terminal Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
9.2 Port 1 – Auxiliary RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
9.3 External Push Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9.3.1 Configuration........................ 39
9.4 AlarmSwitch............................ 40
10 RS-232 Ports 41
10.1Pinout................................ 41
10.2Configuration............................ 42
10.3 Connection Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10.3.1 TQKRT2Radio ...................... 45
10.3.2 Funke ATR 833 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10.3.3 Trig TY91/TY92 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10.3.4 Funke TRT800H Transponder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10.3.5 Trig TT21/TT22 Transponder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.3.6 TQ KTX2 Transponder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.3.7 PowerFlarm ........................ 49
10.3.8 TRX1500.......................... 50
10.3.9 AIR Traffic AT1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
10.3.10FlarmEagle......................... 55
10.3.11 uAvionix echoUAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
10.3.12 Carbon Monoxside – Flight Data Systems – GD 40 . . . 57
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11 Service Settings 59
11.1Layout................................ 59
11.2Parameters ............................. 60
11.3FlapSettings ............................ 60
11.4Recorder............................... 61
11.5TrimSensitivity........................... 62
11.6VideoInput............................. 63
11.7SerialPorts ............................. 63
11.8 Internal CO Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
11.9Backup ............................... 63
11.10Restore ............................... 64
12 AHRS-Leveling 64
12.1 Yaw Misalignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
12.2 Roll and Pitch Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
12.3InitialPitch............................. 66
13 Engine & Sensors 67
13.1EngineModel............................ 67
13.2SwitchFunction .......................... 69
13.3Channels .............................. 69
13.3.1 Channel Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
13.3.2 Min/Max .......................... 72
13.3.3 Offset ............................ 73
13.3.4 Tank............................. 73
14 Tank 73
14.1FuelLevelSensors ......................... 73
14.1.1 LinearShape ........................ 74
14.1.2 UserShape ......................... 75
14.1.3 Predefined Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
14.2 Simulated Fuel Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
15 Parameters 79
15.1 Parameter Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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16 Offset 82
17 Autopilot 83
18 Special 83
19 CAN Devices 84
19.1 Indu/Digi Layout Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
19.2 Enable/Disable Magnetic Heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
20 Joyu 85
20.1 Device/Action Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
20.2Configuration............................ 86
21 Calibrated Airspeed 88
22 Layout Edit 89
22.1EnableEditing ........................... 90
22.2StartEditing ............................ 90
22.3Navigation.............................. 91
22.4EditItem .............................. 92
22.5NewItem .............................. 93
22.6EditMenu.............................. 94
23 Maintenance 94
23.1PitostaticTest ........................... 95
23.1.1 Static Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
23.1.2 Dynamic Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
23.2EnginePressures .......................... 95
23.2.1 OilPressure......................... 95
23.2.2 Fuel Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
23.2.3 Manifold Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
24 Service 96
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Nesis III — Installation Manual 1. Introduction
1 Introduction
First of all we would like to thank you for purchasing our product. Nesis is
a complex instrument and we strongly recommend reading manuals before
installation. You may be interested in reading:
•Nesis Installation Manual (this manual),
•Nesis User’s Manual,
•DAQU Installation Manual,
•MAGU Manual,
•Autopilot Installation Manual,
•our web page www.kanardia.eu.
This manual assumes that you are familiar with the Nesis user interface sys-
tem.
1.1 Icons Used Trough the Manual
A few icons appear on the side of the manual, which have special meanings:
This icon denotes information that needs to be taken with special
attention. An injury or even death is possible if instructions are
not obeyed.
Failing to follow the instructions may lead to the equipment dam-
age.
This icon denotes background information about the subject.
This icon denotes a tip.
1.2 Warnings
The following warnings and limitations apply during installation.
•Software based fuel flow and software based fuel level can be very danger-
ous and misleading. They affect also range and endurance calculation.
Never trust any of these values. Make sure that you have some reliable
way to check the actual fuel level during the flight.
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