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1. usan ka b k ke e e ie b ka g U Ow xU HA R N Sl RA SU U see ub R SWa kn use N RR 85 SECTION 5 KS252 SERIAL INTEKEAC E i s diyaxsins sikenn b k n ken ede H UNA kulk Uu a a K b ka ku Hen S Nek Re GA KE AW 86 81 COMMUNICATION SETUP iasussaasiavo v a sata k in suka ee nn a she dun un beleka saa k s en kan S debet p ka b W RE 86 6 2 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL amp COMMANDS c cxsssssseseeeeene aa aan a naan 87 APPENDIX A EFERROR CODES uuta mao N N A el avo EE n wl a k d K k daa ekes AER k dek RR EA 94 APPENDIX bi SPECIFICATIONS Ol seyr senan nisan nanek n e nk x kk akam ne b KAAN KN naa neb U DOK N Ru we R bu 95 APPENDIXC CONN ECIONKPIN OL LO s 4i xa5 i 4555544540 a isa xar a s44 W n 8 y nee deb n huk sa da ka nad ana QU duze 96 APPENDIX D KEPAIR amp RETURN POLICIES iisstadion ka kiya a seo os Nasa k ke hee an n 97 125 9101A Page 7 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION The model 6200 is a high accuracy automated pressure controller specifically designed for controlling air data parameters such as altitude airspeed Mach and climb This instrument can also be used to control pressures in units of inHg mbar psi mmHg and kpa The 6200 is eguipped with internal pressure and vacuum pumps The Remote unit is used to interface wi
2. 2 Only for point 1 wait at least 5 minutes to allow temperature effects to stabilize For other points wait at least 1 minute 3 If an offset needs to be entered for the point enter it through the RS232 port 4 Note the Actual value either for Pitot or for Static on the calibration report Only at point 6 you will need to note the Actual values for both Pitot and Static 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 for all the 21 points in the table 6 The verification process is complete 7 If you wish to record the offsets stored in the 6200 recommended then through the RS232 port send the SO 0 command to see all the Static offsets and the 50 1T command to see all the Pitot offsets The offsets will be displayed in 5 125 9101A Page 82 6200 User s Manual YAN L AVERSAB increments Although the offsets for the 5 points are never entered these values are interpolated based on the 10 offset values Please bear in mind that the offsets displayed may not match what you entered in step 3 above This is because the entered value is added to the existing value already stored in the 6200 125 9101A Page 83 L AVERSAB 6200 User s Manual Model 6200 Serial 82678 Full scale Static 32 inHg Pitot 15 OcinHg differential Last Calibrated date 08 15 14 CALIBRATION RESULTS STATIC OUTPUT TEST POINT AS FOUND AS LEFT DEVIATION inHg inHg inHg 1 Vacuum 1 601 1 600 0 001 2 Fullscale 32 002 32 000 0 002 PITOT OUTPUT TEST POINT AS
3. Calibration point Set the calibration point m to the value n This command reguired the calibration password to be set Calibration complete n 1 Calibration Void n 0 After this command is sent the calibration password is reset The calibration password is also reset on power up Read the zero offset value for the Pitot transducer This reguires the calibration password to be set Set the zero offset value for the Pitot transducer ton Read the slope value for the Pitot transducer This reguires the calibration password to be set Set the slope value for the Pitot transducer to n Read the zero offset value for the Static transducer This reguires the calibration password to be set Set the zero offset value for the Static transducer to n Read the slope value for the Static transducer This requires the calibration password to be set Set the slope value for the Static transducer to n L AVERSAB Data sent from Data sent from PC 6200 n None None None n None None 0 if OK or Error code Value for calibration point m 0 if OK or Error code 0 if OK or Error code offset value 0 if OK or Error code value 0 if OK or Error code offset value 0 if OK or Error code value 0 if OK or Error code Page 91 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Command Desc nOA Data sent from Data sent from PC 6200 SO n Returns the values for all th
4. key would allow the user to change Pitot mode Note Parameters can be changed only when a key number symbol appears next to it Under some conditions parameters cannot be changed and therefore the key number symbol will be removed from the display 17 Messages section This section of the display the Lower section is used extensively while performing various functions like changing units changing modes changing target values displaying leak rates etc The following sub sections will provide additional details This section is also used to display error messages and warnings Error messages are usually displayed on the last line of the display Note In the sections below any displayed parameter that is blinking will be activated only after the GO key is pressed This allows multiple parameters to be changed and activated at the same instant when GO is pressed To revert to the original parameter press CANC 3 3 CHANGING UNITS Note Selected units are maintained through a power OFF ON cycle 125 9101A Page 24 6200 User s Manual YA L AVERSAB Pitot units Pitot units can be changed only if the key symbol 1 is displayed to the left of the Pitot units field Press key 1 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown below y Pitot units 1 knots 4 mph 7 Pt mbar 2 Mach 5 Pt inHg 8 Oc mbar 3 km hr 6 Qc inHg 9 More units Press CANC to exit Figure 3 2
5. E HER EMRI AE Eee HY RRIAK MAA KA RENEE HITTI Nil as HE UNE HHA N NNN NNN NIN N E NNN el E Nii si H HE ji ji PEHA MEHAN i it E EAEEREN LSA 2000 j HEIT liji Hi AI Run Profile Running Profile 482 91 411 short Use t for more points GO to execute CANC to exit profile Figure 3 42 Run Profile 15 2 Blinking For this point units and modes remain the same as point 1 but three of the target values have changed In the Lower section 15 2 is blinking Keep pressing the Up Arrow key to scroll through all the points of the profile Use the Down Arrow key to go to the previous point The last point of the profile is point number 13 You can cancel out of a profile at any time by pressing CANC The last effective parameters will remain valid even after you cancel out of the profile You can enter a profile at any point like 15 6 Cancel out of Profile 15 by pressing CANC Press FUNC and then 4 to return to the Run Profile screen and then enter 15 1 followed by ENTER Again 15 1 will be blinking and all 8 parameters will be setup Now press GO to execute the profile Before doing this please ensure that both ports are closed and both Vent valves are closed 125 9101A Page 55 6200 User s Manual A LAVERSAB Wait for the 6200 to achieve the ta
6. Use the keypad to enter the desired value in the field shown To clear an entry press CLR To accept the entry press ENTER To exit this screen without changing the Rate Target value press CANC If the number of digits entered either before or after the decimal exceeds the maximum allowed for the current units a long beep will be heard If the entered value exceeds the programmed limits the following message will appear Pitot Rate target exceeds limit Press CLR Note When Pitot is in pressure units the Pitot Rate target is internally set to be equal to the Static Rate target while the Static output is ramping Once the Static output stops ramping the commanded Pitot Rate target becomes effective Note In pressure units Pitot Rate targets can be set between 0 and 30 inHg min If the Rate Target value needs to be changed in small increments instead of entering a value the arrow keys may be used to Jog the Rate Target value up or down If the current Pitot Rate Target value is 150 0 knots and the Lower screen appears as in Figure 3 11 above pressing the Up Arrow key will make the screen appear as shown in Figure 3 12 below 125 9101A Page 32 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB 3 2 es 43 kan nr ee mn er mmm oo lt mm mmm 0 0 Actual O 151 0 Target 2000 Pitot Rate Target Use keys to jog target value Press CANC to exit Figure 3 12 Jog the Pitot Rate Target value In thi
7. bid kt mAn nta EIEEE IAN EEIE H i i HI Har Mati H ka HN liji i S ki THEI p lil E WNT i ji i N j aN BE REM TS PE HAE EN HEB RHO KAU LAIN TTAB H RE FI EI BETA li HIJ HI KAHILA ILA L aaa atete i i HAH aE HIR li PRES AIN EE N II TELI NA vi v i i P I LITE K EASE TIERE EMEL Ha rev N Hali HH I iH ELIN f k f i 16433 i i i Pitot Target Use 1 keys to jog target value Press CANC to exit Figure 3 8 Jog the Pitot Target value 125 9101A Page 28 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB In this screen the Upper section has a new symbol with Up amp Down arrows to the left of the Pitot Target value field This indicates that the Pitot Target value can be jogged up or down repeatedly in steps of 1 knot using the Arrow keys until CANC is pressed In this case since the Up Arrow key was pressed the Pitot Target value was incremented to 21 0 knots Press Up Arrow one more time and the value will change to 22 0 Press Down Arrow two times and the value decrements to 20 0 Note Itis not possible to Jog a Target value if it is blinking The incremental value for the Jog feature varies depending on Pitot units and is shown in the table below mph Static Target value The Static Target value can be changed only if the key symbol 6 is displayed to the right of the Static Target value field Press key 6 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will appea
8. the latter agrees to use its best efforts to have original suppliers make good their warranties 125 9101A Page 2 6200 User s Manual AA L AVERSAB COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright c 2014 by Laversab Inc All rights reserved The content of this manual may not be reproduced in any form by any means in part or in whole without the prior written permission of Laversab Inc DISCLAIMER No representations or warranties are made with respect to the contents of this user s manual Further Laversab Inc reserves the right to revise this manual and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision 125 9101A Page 3 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB REVISION HISTORY 125 9101A 08 15 2014 6200 User s Manual Rev A a NNN NHL 125 9101A Page 4 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB WARNING HEEE THE 6200 USES LINE VOLTAGES FOR IIS OPERATION WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IMPROPER OPERATION OF THIS EOUIPMENT MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE HENCE THE EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL SHOULD BE OPERATED ONLY BY PERSONNEL TRAINED IN PROCEDURES THAT WILL ASSURE SAFETY TO THEMSELVES TO OTHERS AND TO THE EQUIPMENT BEFORE PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE TURN THE POWER OFF AND DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD FROM THE POWER SOURCE ALWAYS USE A 3 PIN GROUNDED OUTLET AS YOUR AC POWER SOURCE 125 9101A Page 5 6200 User s Manual Table of Contents WARRANTY Q SIM m et
9. 6200 has a differential transducer with a range of 0 to 15 inHg differential The differential pressure is measured with the pressure at the Static output as the reference This transducer must be calibrated at 0 inHg differential and 15 inHg differential with respect to Static The accuracy of this transducer is 0 003 inHg Caution The pressure applied to the Pitot output of the 6200 must never be less than the pressure on the Static output If the Pitot pressure is such that the Qc inHg differential with respect to Static is more negative than 0 05 OcinHg an internal relief valve will open and equalize Pitot and Static pressures Static Transducer The Static output of the 6200 has an absolute transducer with a range of 1 to 32 inHg absolute This transducer must be calibrated at 1 6 inHg and 32 inHg The accuracy of this transducer is 0 005 inHg 125 9101A Page 75 6200 User s Manual A LAVERSAB 6 3 SETUP OF 6200 To perform a calibration press FUNC and then select 8 However before selecting the calibration function it is necessary to set Pitot units to OcinHg and the Static units to inHg Also both outputs must be in Measure mode If this is not set up correctly and Function 8 is selected the following screen will appear Pitot must be in QcinHg and Measure mode and Static must be in inHg and Measure mode for calibration Press CANC to exit Figure 6 1 Calibration invalid If the setup is done c
10. 9101A Page 36 6200 User s Manual AA L AVERSAB Pitot Leak mode and stop Leak from blinking Pressing CANC will revert back to Pitot Measure mode For now press CANC and return Pitot to Measure mode Press 4 to select Pitot mode again Then press 3 to select Pitot Control mode The screen appears as shown in Figure 3 17 below 4 Messages Figure 3 17 Pitot Control mode Control will be blinking in the Pitot mode field Also Control will be blinking in the Static mode field This is because when either Pitot mode or Static mode is changed to Control both Pitot and Static modes are automatically setup for Control Caution Do NOT press GO at this moment Pressing GO will activate both Pitot Control mode and Static Control mode Pressing CANC will revert both Pitot and Static modes back to Measure For now press CANC and return Pitot and Static to Measure mode Note When Pitot mode is changed to Control Static mode is automatically changed to Control Similarly when Static mode is changed to Control Pitot mode is automatically changed to Control Note Leak and Measure modes can be selected independently for Pitot and Static Static Mode The Static mode can be changed when the key symbol 8 is displayed to the right of the Static mode field Press key 8 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown in Figure 3 18 below 125 9101A Page 37 6200 User s Manu
11. A L AVERSAB 6200 TYPICAL USE STEP 0 PREP AIRCRAFT 0 1 Connect adapters and hoses to the aircraft tape up all unused ports on the aircraft 0 2 Leavehose ends near the 6200 but DO NOT connect to 6200 yet 0 3 Setthe BARO adjust on the aircraft to 29 92 or 1013 25 or 760 mmHg or Standard STEP 1 PREP 6200 amp SELF TEST 1 1 Turn ON 6200 Check adjust leak timers Set Pitot Rate and Static Rate target values 1 2 Open Pitot and Static ports on 6200 to ambient Close Vent valves 1 3 Run SELF TEST TEST STEP 2 GO TO GROUND 2 1 Connect hoses from aircraft to 6200 2 2 Go To Ground GND STEP 3 LOW LEVEL LEAK CHECKS 3 1 Verify stable control at 20 knots and Ground If not stable Turn Off 6200 and fix problem 3 2 Low level Pitot Leak check Pitot target 100 knots GO Wait 30 seconds after 100 knots achieved Pitot Mode Leak GO If Pitot cannot achieve target or if Pitot Leak is excessive warning message then Go to Ground GND turn Off 6200 fix the leak Then go back to Step 2 1 If Pitot leaks down to below 80 knots and leak has not yet been found then CANC out of Leak Screen allow Pitot to recharge to 100 knots then Pitot Mode Leak GO Keep searching for the leak When Pitot leak less than 5 knots min CANC out of Leak Screen and proceed to step 3 3 Low level Static Leak check Pitot target 100 knots Static Target 3000 feet above Ground GO Wait 30 seconds after targets achieved Static Mode L
12. Control mode to move to a specific target The user changes to Leak mode from Control mode when performing a Leak check After the Leak check is completed the unit automatically goes back into Control mode So during the entire operation of the tester the user should only stay between Control and Leak modes The user should typically never have to go into Measure mode How to change modes is described in Section 3 6 8 Static units The selected Static units are displayed here There are 7 different Static units available 1 Feet 3 inHg 5 psi 7 kpa 2 Meters 4 mbar 6 mmHg Selecting the desired Static units is described in Section 3 3 9 Static Actual value The Actual value actual pressure converted to selected units being measured or controlled at the Static output is displayed here in the selected Static units The displayed resolution of this value depends on the selected units and is shown in the table below This Actual value is updated every 250 msec 125 9101A Page 21 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Static units Hapan Resolution 10 Static Target value The target value that the user desires to achieve on the Static output is displayed here When the Static output is in Control mode the 6200 will automatically adjust the Static Actual value to match the Static Target value The resolution of the Static target value is the same as the resolution of the Static Actual value How the user can change the St
13. ENTER for new value The new Target value will be blinking Do NOT press GO 5 Assuming that Ground is 200 feet change the Static Target to 3200 feet Press 6 to change Static Target Press 3 2 0 0 ENTER for new value The new Target value will be blinking 6 Press GO to activate both targets simultaneously The Pitot Actual value will ramp to 100 knots The Static Actual value will ramp to 3200 feet 7 Once the Pitot and Static Actual values reach their targets allow them to stabilize for a few seconds 8 Change the Static mode to Leak Press 8 to change Static mode Press 2 to select Leak Leak will be blinking in the Static mode field Press GO to activate Note that Pitot will still be in Control at 100 knots 125 9101A Page 43 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB The Lower section of the screen will appear similar to Figure 3 25 below The parameters shown in the Leak screen are explained below after Figure 3 28 Figure 3 25 Static Leak start At the end of one minute the screen will appear similar to Figure 3 26 below Leak Time 01 00 Start 3200 Feet 1 min 3193 7 7 m 2 min 3 min Press CANC to exit Figure 3 26 Static Leak 1 min At the end of two minutes the screen will appear similar to Figure 3 27 below Leak Time 02 00 Start 3200 Feet 1 min 3193 T 2 min 3187 13 3 min Press CANC to exit Figure 3 27 Static Leak 2 min 125 9101A Pa
14. FOUND AS LEFT DEVIATION OcinHg OcinHg OcinHg 1 Vacuum 0 002 0 000 0 002 2 Fullscale 15 003 15 000 0 003 VERIFICATION RESULTS STATIC PRESSURE absolute PITOT PRESSURE differential APPLIED DISPLAYED APPLIED DISPLAYED inHg inHg OcinHg OcinHg 1 600 1 000 0 000 0 000 3 200 3 200 1 500 1 499 6 400 6 401 3 000 3 000 9 600 9 600 4 500 4 500 12 800 12 800 6 000 6 000 16 000 16 000 7 500 7 500 19 200 19 200 9 000 9 001 22 400 22 401 10 500 10 501 25 600 25 600 12 000 12 000 28 800 28 800 13 500 13 500 32 000 32 000 15 000 15 000 Calibrated by Date Figure 6 1 Sample calibration report 125 9101A Page 84 6200 User s Manual YAN L AVERSAB SECTION 7 MAINTENANCE Scheduled maintenance of the 6200 includes calibration once a year The calibration procedure is described in Section 6 Calibration of the 6200 must be done only at an Authorized Calibration Center Other than annual calibration there are no other scheduled maintenance reguirements 125 9101A Page 85 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB SECTION 8 RS232 SERIAL INTERFACE The model 6200 is capable of communicating with a PC via the RS232 serial interface Using this interface it is possible to perform all the functions that can be performed using the Remote unit Therefore operation of the 6200 can be fully automated Profiles can be loaded through the RS232 interface For more details on Profiles please refer to Section 4 The RS232 serial interface is a
15. MN N rd COFYRKIOGET L_j ji i SEPAN ND ree rrr rer rere yy DISC Br E V bi LAND MN ANA NNN Na NA REVISION HISTORY sis is s ers pe ni a ku ek deda k ee gese ce Wak RR Mele ku ke ake asa EWA WARNING er 0044454550 05505 545o5 Eana RS Ra edu RAB N Ue se bean Eu K NUR ena b NG SECTION 5 INTRODUCTION sisiy is uesi keniyan rinne l n ae n n s G eb ANKARA SECTION 2 CONTROLS amp CONNECTIONS 4 s scxxs rerereee sene ee 21 MAIN UNID TOP PANE L iya sis seri lae a e k sa k n ka n k ed n k bN u b n 22 RENIOTE UNET vussa dak ese ze nian ci k ne bez kak ba He N dn U d KO HA nab R RE WA SECTION 3 OPERATING THE 6200 saoaoesaasasoa aatto aon aanta naa aa anoa 0a ana ana0n0 SL DUAR OD sasvasuonsatajaasa unen ANN NN yyy 3 2 MAIN OPERATING SCREEN N 4 5o51a555x2ieo k san raay aan aan s HEW RA 39 CHANGING UNITS s s ciyi de R yeka a n ce ned kaosa d Maa k ua vassa as WU NN GH G n 3 4 CHANGING TARGET VALUES as s s s csssssssesrerereeerenee nnn ee nene ke 3 5 CHANGING RATE TARGET VALUES tees ee reee 50 CHANGING MODES sersan iaee monina va RS OuSu aka 3 6 1 MEASURE TO CONTROL TRANSITION jjjee 3 6 2 LEAK CHECK S anpali ee nad k n kala k A re Ga N seh ava KOS H kul 37 SELIS TESTPUNCC TION pas s diknesek senan ci cia bez a kane d n p k N ok Ka Hon G RE W 3 8 GO TO GROUND FUNCTION ssssssssssssss
16. Select Pitot units 1 The first 8 units are shown on this screen Press the key with the shown in blue associated with the unit to be selected For selecting units 9 through 15 first press 9 and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown in Figure 3 3 below Then select the unit desired by pressing the key with the associated with the unit To exit from this screen without making a selection press CANC Pitot units 1 Pt psi 4 Qc mmHg 7 EPR 2 Qc psi 5 Pt kpa 8 Previous units 3 Pt mmHg 6 Qc kpa Press CANC to exit Figure 3 3 Select Pitot units 2 For example if units of QcinHg is to be selected in the Pitot units 1 screen press 6 The Lower section will blank out and the Upper section will appear as shown in Figure 3 4 below The fields for Pitot units Pitot target and Pitot Rate target will be blinking The Actual and Target values will be based on the selected unit To activate units of OcinHg press GO To revert back to the original units press CANC If Target values or any other Pitot or Static parameters need to be changed they can be changed before pressing GO When GO is pressed the blinking stops and units of OcinHg becomes activated 125 9101A Page 25 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB O Han 0 001 Asta o inHymin 0 000 Actua 0 o Target Figure 3 4 Select OcinHg Static units Static units can be changed only i
17. Static at the end of 10 minutes should not exceed 120 feet min 10 If the leak rates exceed the maximum allowed cancel out of the leak screen and repeat the leak test from Step 5 after further tightening the caps on the output ports 11 If the leak rates continue to exceed the maximum allowed the unit may need to be repaired 12 Go to Ground Reset the Leak Timers to their original values Turn Off the 6200 125 9101A Page 65 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB SECTION 4 PROFILES Profiles are created in Microsoft Excel and loaded into the 6200 through the COM1 port on your PC using the Hyperterminal program that is normally available on all PC s 41 WHAT IS A PROFILE A profile is a set of up to 50 points that tell the 6200 what you would want it to do at each point Each point consists of 8 parameters 1 Pitot units 2 Pitot mode 3 Pitot target value 4 Pitot Rate target value 5 Static units 6 Static mode 7 Static target value and 8 Static Rate target value These 8 parameters are defined by you in the Excel program A total of 15 such profiles can reside in the 6200 at any time Each profile is identified by a number between 1 to 15 and also a name which can have up to 12 characters The profile number and the name are also part of the profile that is created in Excel A typical profile named Sample is shown below as it would appear in Excel NINNI sgP7 r 3 knots Control 100 0 150 0 Feet Co
18. code Note This command requires the Limit password LP to be set password is reset on power up Read the Error code for 6200 operational errors These are errors different than those returned in response to a command Activate or execute commands that set up various parameters Functions exactly like the GO key on the Remote Cancel commands that set up various parameters Functions exactly like the CANC key on the Remote Error code Error code Read the Status of the Self test as value n per None the table below value Error code where m is 1 to 3 Timer m Set Leak Timer m to value n n 0 if OK or Error code 10 byte string indicating Pumps failed encoder value Error code Error code 0 if no error None 0 if OK or Error code None None 0 if OK or Error code Static control system failed 7 Pitot control system failed Read the 10 bit Encoder value The 10 byte ASCII string returned has A1 as the MSB and D4 as the L SB Each byte is either 0 or 1 None None Read the Flight level represented by the 10 bit encoder code The value is always 3 bytes and is xxx for invalid codes 3 byte string indicating 6200 User s Manual Command CP n Cm Cm n CC n PZ PZ n PS PS n SZ SZ n SS SS n 125 9101A Description Set the Calibration password to n Read the value for calibration point m where m is defined in the table below m
19. currently exactly 32 000 inHg 125 9101A Page 79 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB 16 The calibration points have now been entered Press GO to save the points and exit this screen If you press CANC the calibration will be void When GO is pressed the screen will appear similar to the one shown below Cal results Calibration successful New results shown below Pitot zero offset PZ 0 0123 Static zero offset SZ 0 0117 Pitot slope PS 0 999069 Static slope SS 0 999349 Calibration date Month mm N Day dd Year yy Please enter 2 digits in each field Figure 6 8 17 The calibration results showing the zero offset values and slope values are displayed in this screen Enter the current date as the Calibration date After the Year has been entered the screen will appear similar to the one shown below Cal results Calibration successful New results shown below Pitot zero offset PZ 0 0123 Static zero offset SZ 0 0117 Pitot slope PS 0 999069 Static slope SS 0 999349 Calibration Date 07 05 14 Note results then press GO Figure 6 9 18 Note the calibration results then press GO Calibration is complete The Lower section of the screen will blank out The Actual values displayed in the Upper section should typically be 0 000 OcinHg for Pitot and 32 000 inHg for Static 19 Do not disconnect the Pressure Standard It will be required for the verification process shown below 6 5 VERIFICA
20. during the charging process The red Charging LED will turn On When this LED turns Off it indicates that the charging is complete Typically it requires 10 to 12 hours to recharge a fully discharged battery Note The internal charger will not recharge the battery if the ambient temperature inside the tester is below 0 C If the 6200 is equipped with heaters these will operate to bring the internal temperature above 5 C before the charging is started Note It is possible to operate the 6200 while the internal battery is being charged Section 3 2 provides details of the battery charge percentage that is displayed on the Remote unit while the unit is in operation 3 12 LEAK CHECKING THE 6200 While performing an internal leak check of the 6200 itself it is important to keep in mind several issues that significantly affect the results of this leak check a The fittings on the output ports must be torque down adequately even though O rings are provided on these fittings b When performing a leak check at 50 000 feet after the altitude has been reached the unit must be left in Control mode for a minimum of 5 minutes preferably 10 minutes to allow the temperature effects to subside Because of the small internal volume in the 6200 temperature effects are greatly amplified and appear incorrectly as a leak to the user c Temperature effects do not have a major impact on the leak rate when the tester is connected to an aircra
21. is completed the unit automatically goes back into Control mode So during the entire operation otf the tester the user should only stay between Control and Leak modes The user should typically never have to go into Measure mode How to change modes is described in Section 3 6 15 Power status When AC power is connected to the 6200 the icon which shows the power plug with AC shown to the left of the icon is displayed here 125 9101A Page 23 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB If the internal battery is connected the battery icon is displayed here along with the percentage charge remaining in the battery When the battery charge goes below 10 the percentage charge value turns red and starts blinking until AC power is connected to the unit When the battery percentage charge reduces below 10 a warning message is displayed every few minutes in the Message section of the screen This message needs to be acknowledged by the user before continuing to operate the unit 16 Key number symbols A key number symbol is a dark blue circle with a number 1 to 8 inside it This symbol is placed next to a parameter which can be changed by the user To change this parameter the user needs to press the key with that number So if the symbol shows the number 5 and the symbol is placed next to the Static units parameter then the user should press the 5 key to change Static units Similarly pressing the 4
22. mode is automatically changed to Control Similarly when Static mode is changed to Control Pitot mode is automatically changed to Control Note Leak and Measure modes can be selected independently for Pitot and Static 3 6 1 MEASURE TO CONTROL TRANSITION When either a Pitot or Static output is changed from Measure or Leak to Control mode a seguence of events takes place that needs explaining Since the controlling portion of the 6200 is isolated from the output during Measure or Leak modes it will usually be at a pressure guite different from that at the output Simply introducing the controlling section into the pneumatic system connected to the output will cause a surge in pressure at the output To prevent such a surge the 6200 measures the pressure at the output shuts off the output from the internal 6200 pneumatics and then controls the pressure within the internal control mechanism to match the pressure at the output Once this is done the 6200 controlling section is connected to the output This process is termed as Equalization While the 6200 is undergoing this process the term EQZN is displayed on the screen in place of the Actual values When the outputs are close to Ground the EQZN process usually takes about 15 seconds or less to complete When the outputs are not close to Ground usually the process is completed almost instantly and EOZN may or may not appear on the screen When the outputs are clos
23. of digits entered either before or after the decimal exceeds the maximum allowed for the current units a long beep will be heard If the entered value exceeds the programmed limits the following message will appear Static Rate target exceeds limit Press CLR Note When Static is in pressure units the commanded Static Rate target is limited by the pressure eguivalent of the Static Rate target that has been set for altitude units feet min or meters sec This ensures that the rate of change of Static pressure does not exceed the target altitude rate Note In pressure units Static Rate targets can be set between 0 and 30 inHg min If the Rate Target value needs to be changed in small increments instead of entering a value the arrow keys may be used to Jog the Rate Target value up or down If the current Static Rate Target value is 2000 Feet min and the Lower screen appears as in 125 9101A Page 34 6200 User s Manual YAN L AVERSAB Figure 3 13 above pressing the Up Arrow key will make the screen appear as shown in Figure 3 14 below ia aa il act ua N 3 1 PT 44 lt 10760 Sj ee li j je ne I i m EOD acct MET o Static Rate Target Use t keys to jog target value Press CANC to exit Figure 3 14 Jog the Static Rate Target value In this screen the Upper section has a new symbol with Up amp Down arrows to the right of the Static Rate Target value field This indicates that the Static Rate Targ
24. the PC and 6200 is functional 125 9101A Page 86 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB 8 2 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL amp COMMANDS The following are a few details of the communication protocol 1 Allcommunication between the PC and 6200 is in ASCII All commands sent to the 6200 are 2 letter commands Both letters are capitals 3 Each command followed by optional data must be terminated by a Carriage Return lt CR gt 0x0d 4 Multiple commands may be sent without any time delays between them However it is not recommended to send more than 10 commands together as this may cause the input buffer on the 6200 to overflow 5 When a command is sent from the PC the 6200 will always respond with some data If the command is a reguest for specific data then this data will be returned If the command is not a reguest for data the 6200 will respond with a O or an error code If the command is invalid the 6200 will respond with an error code 6 Each response from the 6200 is terminated with a Carriage Return and Line Feed lt CR gt 0x0d lt LF gt 0Ox0a 7 When a command requires some data to be sent with it the format is Command data lt CR gt However there are several commands that can be used to either send data to the 6200 or to reguest data from the 6200 An example would be the PI command associated with the Pitot Target value To set the Pitot Target value to 125 0 knots the format would be PT 125 0 lt CR gt To r
25. this profile press 4 while in the Functions menu The following will appear 125 9101A Page 53 6200 User s Manual A LAVERSAB Proen CANC to exit Figure 3 40 Run Profile enter profile number Enter the Profile number In this case enter 15 1 followed by ENTER This will bring up point 1 of profile 15 To run profile number 1 starting at point 1 you would enter 1 1 So an entry format of n p instead of nn pp is also valid The screen will appear as follows 2 0 ww 52 000 i LILLIAN vil L Run Profile Running Profile 4514 91 411 short Use 1 for more points GO to execute CANC to exit profile Figure 3 41 Run Profile 15 1 Blinking As shown in Figure 3 41 the following changes have been made to the Upper section of the screen Units have been set to knots amp Feet Targets have been set to 100 0 knots and 1000 Feet Target Rates have been set to 150 0 knots min and 2000 Feet min Modes have been set to Control on both outputs 0 0 op 125 9101A Page 54 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB In the Lower section the profile number 15 1 will be blinking waiting for GO or CANC The name of the profile 91 411 short is displayed to the right of the profile number Do NOT press GO or CANC Instead press the Up Arrow key to move to point number 2 of the profile The screen will appear as follows Bi Ct k tki 62
26. three wire interface using the signals RX TX and GND Each byte of data is sent or received in ASCII format using 8 bits per byte with 1 stop bit no parity at 9600 baud The pin out of the interface is as follows Pin 2 Transmit TX Pin 3 Receive RX Pin 5 Signal ground GND The baud rate parity bits per byte and number of stop bits cannot be altered and is set to 9600 No parity 8 bits and 1 stop bit respectively 9600 N 8 1 8 1 COMMUNICATION SETUP On the PC the COM1 serial port or any other COM port or a USB port configured as a COM port can be used to communicate with the 6200 If a USB port is used it is necessary to use an in line USB to RS232 converter This converter is provided with the 6200 A RS232 cable DB9 male to DB9 female is also provided with the 6200 Connect the COM port on the PC to the RS232 port on the 6200 using the cable and USB to RS232 converter provided The RS232 connector is located on the top panel under a protective cover Run a serial communication program similar to Hyperterminal on the PC Configure the COM port being used on the PC to operate at 9600 N 8 1 Setup Hyperterminal to echo typed characters so you can see what you are entering on the PC To verify communication make sure the 6200 is operational then in Hyperterminal enter the command PA followed by the ENTER key The 6200 will return the Pitot Actual value This confirms that the communication between
27. 0 0 6 Min feet 2000 3 Max knots m 250 0 7 Max feet m 3000 4 Max Mach 1 000 Enter a value between 100 0 and 5000 CLR for limit selection Figure 3 38 Modify Limits value entry An explanation of each limit follows 1 Max knots This limit can be set between 100 and 500 knots It defines the maximum airspeed that can be controlled It also defines the maximum differential pressure Qc that can be controlled The factory setting is 400 knots Min knots This limit can be set between 50 and 500 knots It defines the negative airspeed limit It also defines the most negative differential pressure Qc that can be controlled The factory setting is 50 knots Max knots min This limit can be set between 50 and 500 knots min It defines the maximum rate of change of airspeed However it does NOT define the maximum rate of change of Pitot pressure in pressure units See note below The factory setting is 250 knots min In pressure units Pitot Rate targets can be set between 0 and 30 inHg min Max Mach This limit can be set between 0 5 and 3 0 Mach The factory setting is 1 000 Mach Max feet This limit can be set between 5 000 and 100 000 feet It defines the maximum altitude that can be controlled It also defines the minimum Static pressure that can be controlled The factory setting is 52 000 feet Min feet This limit can be set between 2 000 and O feet It defines the minimum altitude that can be controlled It
28. 01A Page 50 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB View Limits 1 Max knots 400 0 5 Max feet 52000 2 Min knots 50 0 6 Min feet 2000 3 Max knots m 250 0 7 Max feet m 3000 4 Max Mach 1 000 Press CANC to exit Figure 3 35 View Limits The details of each limit are provided in Section 3 10 2 Modify Limits 3 10 2 MODIFY LIMITS The seven user programmable limits can be modified by selecting 2 in the Functions menu Access to the Modify Limits function is protected by means of a password The following screen will appear Modify Limits Please enter password INN Press CANC to exit Figure 3 36 Modify Limits password The password has been provided on the calibration certificate Enter the password digits followed by ENTER The screen will appear as shown below Modify Limits 1 Max knots 400 0 5 Max feet 52000 2 Min knots 50 0 6 Min feet 2000 3 Max knots m 250 0 7 Max feet m 3000 4 Max Mach 1 000 Select limit or press CANC to exit Figure 3 37 Modify Limits selection 125 9101A Page 51 6200 User s Manual To modify a specific limit value press the number key for that limit If T is pressed to modify the Max knots limit the screen will appear as below The last line of the display will show the upper and lower bound of the value that may be entered Other limit values can be modified similarly Modify Limits 1 Max knots 5 Max feet 52000 2 Min knots 5
29. 18 or press CLR to select another timer The value for Timer 3 must be higher than the value for Timer 2 which must be higher than the value for Timer 1 3 10 8 CALIBRATION PRELIMINARY Section 6 provides details on calibration of the 6200 Before selecting the calibration function it is necessary to set Pitot units to OcinHg and the Static units to inHg Also both outputs must be in Measure mode If this is not set up correctly and Function 8 is selected the following screen will appear Pitot must be in OcinHg and Measure mode and Static must be in inHg and Measure mode for calibration Press CANC to exit Figure 3 50 Calibration invalid If the setup is done correctly selecting option 8 on the Functions menu will bring up the screen shown below 125 9101A Page 60 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB lt t 0 000 Actual 0 019 4 11513599019 1177199199190 09055 eres 4 4 405444594416 Target 91149111 54490 4490 991999711 91971191197199 Li Calibration Total operating time 0 1 hours Cal dates mm dd yy Last cal 08 01 14 Next cal due 08 01 15 Please enter calibration password PIE Press CANC to exit Figure 3 51 Calibration password Performing a calibration requires a password However without a password other information is provided on this screen a Total operating time This shows the total time in increments of 0 1 hours that the 6200 has been operating since it
30. 2 puts both Pitot and Static into Measure mode Row 15 column A indicates the end of the Profile 4 2 CREATING A PROFILE 1 Start with opening the Profile Template xls file 2 Do not change anything on Row 1 3 On Row 2 left most cell replace Template with the name of your profile Limit is 12 characters 4 On Row 2 middle cell replace 11 with a profile number between 1 and 15 that you would like this profile to be saved as in the 6200 5 Do not change row 2 right most cell 6 In rows 3 through 50 change the cells as per the points you want to generate in your test For entering Units and Modes use the drop down menu selections for those cells If you do not use all the rows for your profile select the cells in the unused rows up to row 50 and delete them shifting the cells up DO NOT delete rows 51 52 and 53 7 Format the cells with values so that they show the correct number of digits after the decimal point For instance knots values have 1 digit after the decimal Mach values have 3 digits after the decimal Format the cell just like a regular Excel cell with a number The following tables list the digits after the decimal for the various units 125 9101A Page 68 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Digits after decimal gits Digits after decimal decimal Pitot units Pitot Rate Comment Pitot target target knots z 11 lt t t U Uj jUU j Mach 3 1 Rateisinknots min __
31. 505 Gillingham Lane Sugar Land TX 77478 A L AVERSA B O 281 325 8300 F 281 325 8399 E aservice laversab com MODEL 6200 Rev A USER S MANUAL Date Aug 15 2014 Document Number 125 9101A 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB WARRANTY Laversab Inc warrants its products to conform to or exceed the specifications as set forth in its catalogs in use at the time of sale and reserves the right at its own discretion without notice and without making similar changes in articles previously manufactured to make changes in materials designs finish or specifications Laversab Inc warrants products of its own factory against defects of material or workmanship for a period of one year from date of sale Liability of Laversab Inc under this warranty shall be limited to replacing free of charge FOB Houston Texas any such parts proving defective within the period of this warranty but Laversab Inc will not be responsible for transportation charges conseguential or incidental damages No liability is assumed by Laversab for damages that are caused by misuse or abuse of the product The warranty of Laversab Inc is not made for products manufactured by others which are illustrated and described in Laversab catalogs or incorporated in Laversab products in essentially the same form as supplied by the original manufacturer Warranties of the original manufacturers supplant the warranty of Laversab Inc but in applicable instances
32. 99 6 0 3 m 1 min o pi 0 0 4 m 2 min a min Press CANC to exit Figure 3 23 Pitot Leak 2 min At the end of three minutes the screen will appear similar to Figure 3 24 below 125 9101A Page 41 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Leak Time 03 00 99 9 knots Start 99 6 0 3 0 3 m 1 min 99 1 0 8 0 4 m 2 min g8 5 TO 0 5 m 3 min Press CANC to exit Figure 3 24 Pitot Leak 3 min The parameters indicated in Figures 3 21 through 3 24 are explained below 1 Leak Timer Shows the elapsed time since the Leak check was started 2 Start value The Actual value at the start of the leak check at time 0 00 3 Leak timer values Currently set at 1 2 and 3 minutes Can be changed to values up to 20 minutes See Section 3 10 7 for details 4 The Actual value at the end of 1 minute 5 Total leak in 1 minute 6 Average per minute leak rate over 1 minute 7 The Actual value at the end of 2 minutes 8 Total leak in 2 minutes 9 Average per minute leak rate over 2 minutes 10 The Actual value at the end of 3 minutes 11 Total leak in 3 minutes 12 Average per minute leak rate over 3 minutes When CANC is pressed to exit out of Leak mode the 6200 automatically goes back to Control mode Instant Pitot leak rate While the leak check is going on the Actual values are still updated every 250 msec in the Upper section of the screen The Actual Pitot Rate is the 125 9101A Page 42 6200 User
33. Pitot Rate units are typically the Pitot units per minute If Pitot units are knots then the rate units are knots min However there are three exceptions as shown in the table below Pitot Rate units cannot be changed by the user Pitot units Pitot Rate units k n hr sec inHg min 5 Pitot Rate Actual value The Actual rate of change of pressure at the Pitot output converted to current Pitot Rate units is displayed here The displayed resolution depends on the Pitot Rate units as shown in the table below The Actual Rate value is updated every 250 msec Units Resolution inHg min mbar min 125 9101A Page 20 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB 6 Pitot Rate Target value The rate at which the Pitot Target value ramps from one target to the next target is determined by the Pitot Rate Target value That is if the Pitot Rate target is set to 150 knots min and the airspeed Pitot target is changed from 25 knots to 100 knots the 6200 will ramp the airspeed at a rate of 150 knots min taking roughly 30 seconds to move from 25 knots to 100 knots Note On most aircraft there is no indicator which displays this pitot rate The Pitot Rate target value has the same resolution as the Pitot Rate Actual value How to set the Pitot Rate Target is described in Section 3 5 7 Pitot Mode The Pitot output can be in one of three modes Measure Leak or Control The unit always powers up in Measure mode The user must change to
34. R b N 66 AZ CREATIINGAPROFILUE sy Anis n kral kend Ay d k an ke wek am n k sesa wa WAR kK RAME Wele b KA SR A Kes k ed EREK 68 49 SETTING UPIYPEKTEK MINA sus siseynsee sanen k s une soitaa Ke Nen k ke b i de c n nan e WAA D0 QA 70 44 LOADINGENKOPILES si i s l usa date ise bakan xl osa bk k ke de Red k G W S x ee ka d kak kane R ka kede GA Ea si 71 45 RUNNINGA PROFLE ji 4 5s44y5 sal s e a s asu ba u ask nk En wine a b ee pa Qun sin u kek n ne k kwa ka e Gi e kap a EB W AG 71 SECTIONS FYPICAC USE Liser s n k ed neye en kak ken SERAN KE D kO k baniy kre ed ki he Hel BEN e Neken ERK Q n k 72 SECTION 63 CALIBRATION PM AA N EN N N NN Ny r yy ay 75 oL IN DOMANAN NNN rt S E xwo 75 0 2 6200 TRANSDUCERS y eyes an kese kanek der n b k k n Ke W b b d uk ee naa d a k be G k n y ney de k GR u Ked R kO e GA DH KER A 75 GS SETUP OR 0200 vasaa k sin le en ken d hak k ane b n Nada SOON aN avas n deal Na bila Ku ki c d k On N Mek dake k anen b na k 76 64 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE i 4i44544554 4514545 ka kie rese y kak b n d c he j h k cene ud ERN nA 77 69 VERIEICAIONTPKOCEDUKE si 5540 554 x55555554 555525550555504 aa sua Ge NANA Wel n N a skan SE u NE E W N NE NOKA 80 SECTION 7 MAINTENANG sisssisi sinne asin d n
35. TION PROCEDURE During the verification process it is possible to correct for the non linearity of the transducers at each verification point To do this it is necessary to send the non linearity offsets from a PC to the RS232 serial port on the 6200 using a program similar to Hyperterminal Details of this setup are provided in Section 8 1 125 9101A Page 80 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Once communication between the 6200 and the PC has been setup and verified in Hyperterminal enter the command CP xxxxxx followed by ENTER where xxxxxx is the calibration password If the password is correct the 6200 will echo back a 0 This completes the setup reguired for entering the non linearity offsets which will be entered at various points in the verification process detailed below The table shown below provides the pressure values for OcinHg and PsinHg that need to be generated for each point of the verification process It also includes for each point the offset commands followed by specific values that may be entered through the RS232 port This table is referenced in the procedure that follows Verification points Offsets are entered through Hyperterminal as follows For Static offsets Sn xxxx followed by ENTER 125 9101A Page 81 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB For Pitot offsets Pn xxxx followed by ENTER where n is the offset number between 1 and 9 and xxxx is the positive or negative off
36. ____ km hr 1 _ 2___J Rateisinkm hr sec mp sm a a ee mr 2 Qembar 2 Cor a E a E m Qc psi Pam 2 QemmHg 2 2 P gt O Ptkpa 3 3 Oka oe 3 j O EPR 3 3 RateisininHg min QO GI Go Digits after decimal Static units Static Rate Comment Statie target Statie target target Fet 0 J 0 ms 8 Check the values units and modes in your profile to ensure they are all valid and correct If you are going into the Leak mode at any point then make sure that you achieve that point in Control mode before you actually change to Leak mode For example if you want to perform a Leak at 18 000 feet then you must have one point in Control mode which takes the Static output to 18 000 feet followed by another point where the Static output is put into Leak mode at 18 000 feet 125 9101A Page 69 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB 9 Now that the profile is complete save the profile as an Excel file xls file using the name of the profile as the filename Then save it again using the Save As command but this time change the file type using the Save as type drop down selection to Text Tab delimited Use the profile name as the filename again You will get many warnings from Excel about the incompatibility of this text file but simply say Yes to all the warnings Once you have saved the file as a text file you will need to close the file When you do th
37. age the seat of the valve causing it to leak constantly 9 Static port The Static port of the tester is provided with a 4 AN fitting This port must be connected through a hose to the Static port of the aircraft The hose must be connected after performing the Self Test on the 6200 The hose once connected must not be disconnected while the aircraft Static system is not at Ground level Caution Do not connect the Static hose to the Static port before performing the Self Test Caution Do not disconnect the Static hose from the Static port unless the aircraft Static system is at Ground level and the tester has been turned Off 125 9101A Page 12 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB 10 Pitot port The Pitot port of the tester is provided with a 4 AN fitting This port must be connected through a hose to the Pitot port of the aircraft The hose must be connected after performing the Self Test on the 6200 The hose once connected must not be disconnected while the aircraft Pitot system is not at Ground level Caution Do not connect the Pitot hose to the Pitot port before performing the Self Test Caution Do not disconnect the Pitot hose from the Pitot port unless the aircraft Pitot system is at Ground level and the the tester has been turned Off 11 Indicator LED s Ready LED This green LED provides several indications as described below a When the unit is ready for use the LED is steadi
38. al N L AVERSAB 1 Measure 2 Leak 3 Control Press CANC to exit Figure 3 18 Select Static Mode Press the key with the shown in blue associated with the mode to be selected Press 2 to select Leak mode The screen appears as shown in Figure 3 19 below Messages Figure 3 19 Static Leak mode Leak will be blinking in the Static mode field waiting for either GO or CANC to be pressed Caution Do NOT press GO at this moment Pressing GO will activate Static Leak mode and stop Leak from blinking Pressing CANC will revert back to Static Measure mode For now press CANC and return Static to Measure mode Press 8 to select Static mode again Then press 3 to select Static Control mode The screen appears as shown in Figure 3 20 below Messages Figure 3 20 Static Control mode Control will be blinking in the Static mode field Also Control will be blinking in the Pitot mode field This is because when either Pitot mode or Static mode is changed to 125 9101A Page 38 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Control both Pitot and Static modes are automatically setup for Control Caution Do NOT press GO at this moment Pressing GO will activate both Pitot Control mode and Static Control mode Pressing CANC will revert both Pitot and Static modes back to Measure For now press CANC and return Pitot and Static to Measure mode Note When Pitot mode is changed to Control Static
39. al pressures at the Pitot output and two absolute pressures at the Static output The details are provided in Section 6 4 below The verification and entry of non linearity offsets if reguired reguires generating pressures in 10 increments of the full scale pressure for each output The details are provided in Section 6 5 below 6 4 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE The step by step procedure for calibrating the 6200 is provided below The assumption made is that the Pressure Standard can generate differential pressures OcinHg for the Pitot output of the 6200 and can simultaneously generate absolute pressures PsinHg for the Static output of the 6200 The sample calibration report shown in Figure 6 10 at the end of this Section will be referenced in the procedure below 1 Set up the 6200 as detailed in Section 6 3 2 Keep OcinHg 0 and exercise PsinHg between 1 6 inHg and 32 inHg three times This will purge the system with clean Dry Air 125 9101A Page 77 6200 User s Manual UN L AVERSAB 3 Generate exactly OcinHg 0 000 and PsinHg 1 600 Wait for a minimum of 5 minutes to allow temperature effects to stabilize 4 Note on the calibration report not on the Remote unit the 6200 s Static Actual value as the As Found value for the Static vacuum point See Figure 6 10 5 Press 3 on the Remote to enter the Static vacuum point The screen will appear as follows Calibration OcinHg inHg 1 Pitot vacuum pt 3 Static vacuu
40. also defines the maximum Static pressure that can be controlled The factory setting is 2 000 feet 125 9101A Page 52 L AVERSAB 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB 7 Max feet min This limit can be set between 1 000 and 50 000 feet min It defines the maximum altitude rate that can be controlled However it does NOT define the maximum rate of change of Static pressure in pressure units See note below Note In pressure units Static Rate targets can be set between 0 and 30 inHg min 3 10 3 ADJUST DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS The brightness of the display can be adjusted by selecting 3 in the Functions menu The screen will then appear as shown below Adjust Brightness Min value 1 Max value 16 Use 1 keys to adjust brightness level 81 Press CANC to exit Figure 3 39 Adjust Brightness Use the Arrow keys to adjust the brightness On power up the brightness level is always set to 15 3 10 4 RUN PROFILE Profiles are explained in detail in Section 4 A profile is a pre programmed set of parameters usually based on an aircrafts AMM which allows the user to perform a test without having to enter all the parameters Each profile can have up to 50 points where each point defines all the 8 parameters that are usually entered by the user units target values modes The 6200 can store up to 15 profiles in its non volatile memory Profile number 15 is factory installed It is a short modified version of the FAR 91 411 To run
41. argets will get set to 20 knots and Ground altitude 19 After the targets have been achieved turn Off the 6200 20 Disconnect the hoses from the 6200 During your test procedure if you lose power the 6200 will maintain the pressure When power comes back on the 6200 and the aircraft will be at the same pressure as before except for pressure lost due to leaks in the system If the 6200 behaves erratically for whatever reason turn Off the 6200 using the Power key on the Remote unit Turn the unit back On after 30 seconds and attempt to use the 6200 again The 6200 is capable of overcoming substantial leaks in the system It is not capable of overcoming extremely large leaks Therefore it is essential that the system be reasonably leak tight before taking the aircraft to higher altitude or airspeed During a leak check if the Static leak rate exceeds the target Static rate the 6200 will automatically put Static into Control mode and try to compensate for the leak Similarly if the Pitot leak rate exceeds 50 knots min the 6200 will automatically put Pitot into Control mode An error message will indicate that a large leak exists In such cases go back to Ground and go through the leak check process shown above to find and fix the leak before proceeding further It may be helpful to keep a copy of the procedure shown in Figure 5 1 with the 6200 to assist the operator while using the 6200 125 9101A Page 73 6200 User s Manual
42. atic Target value is described in Section 3 4 11 Static Rate units The Static Rate units are typically the Static units per minute If Static units are Feet then the rate units are Feet min However there is one exception as shown in the table below Static Rate units cannot be changed by the user Static units Static Rate units 12 Static Rate Actual value The Actual rate of change of pressure at the Static output converted to current Static Rate units is displayed here The displayed resolution depends on the Static Rate units as shown in the table below The Actual Rate value is updated every 250 msec 125 9101A Page 22 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Static Rate Displayed Units Resolution Meters sec 0 01 kpa min 0 001 13 Static Rate Target value The rate at which the Static Target value ramps from one target to the next target is determined by the Static Rate Target value When units are Feet or Meters this rate is the Climb rate or Vertical Speed The Static Rate target value has the same resolution as the Static Rate Actual value How to set the Static Rate Target is described in Section 3 5 14 Static Mode The Static output can be in one of three modes Measure Leak or Control The unit always powers up in Measure mode The user must change to Control mode to move to a specific target The user changes to Leak mode from Control mode when performing a Leak check After the Leak check
43. ation This 125 9101A Page 13 6200 User s Manual YAN L AVERSAB port is normally used for downloading profiles from a computer Other remote communication with the 6200 is also possible through this interface For more details on downloading profiles please refer to Section 4 For more details on communication with the 6200 please refer to Section 8 The pin out of this connector is provided in Appendix C 13 Encoder interface connector This connector is accessed by opening the Interface Connectors access panel If the Encoder option is included with the tester this connector will interface to an altimeter encoder and enable the 10 bit Gray code to be displayed on the Remote unit For more details please refer to Section 3 10 9 The pin out of this connector is provided in Appendix C 14 Earth Ground stud 22 REMOTE UNIT K Lust 3 at a Actual gt eraan mansessa Te TTTETeT m teaa J TO ee Teje mennaan remake n cn n Dr TTA eaa eanet Messages oo X 5 cno M 7 A s A X Zere Figure 2 2 Remote Unit 125 9101A Page 14 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Please refer to Figure 2 2 which shows the front view of the Remote unit 1 LCD Display The Remote unit has a 5 8 inch Color TFT display with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels The backlight has a maximum brightness of 800 nits which makes the display sunlight readable The backlight brightne
44. could happen on some systems on the very first profile you load during a session in Hyperterminal 6 To load more profiles in the same session simply repeat step 3 from the point you select Transfer After all profiles you wish to load have been transferred press GO on the 6200 Check that the profile loaded properly by selecting Function 4 on the 6200 and entering the profile number starting at step 1 i e 15 1 to check profile 15 Step through the profile using only the Up Arrow key and check if the points match what you have setup on the PC as your profile 45 RUNNING A PROFILE Details on how to Run a profile are provided in Section 3 10 4 125 9101A Page 71 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB SECTION 5 TYPICAL USE This section assumes that the user has read Section 3 and understood the functioning of the 6200 Please do not follow the seguence shown below without first reading Section 3 The following steps show a typical use of the 6200 for checking aircraft instruments 1 Connect the aircraft adapters and hoses to the aircraft s Pitot and Static ports You must connect to both the Pitot and the Static ports even if the check is being done on only Pitot or Static Do NOT connect the hoses to the 6200 at this moment 2 Set the Baro Adjust on the aircraft to 29 92 inHg or 1013 25 mbar or Standard Turn on the 6200 and check the Leak Timers Adjust the Leak Timers if necessary 4 Set the Static Rate targe
45. e Actual value actual pressure converted to selected units being measured or controlled at the Pitot output is displayed here in the selected Pitot units The displayed resolution of this value depends on the selected units and is shown in the table below This Actual value is updated every 250 msec Displayed Pitot units O knots Important Note When Pitot units are knots km hr or mph and both ports are open to ambient the Actual airspeed value could be as high as 8 knots instead of the expected 0 knots This is still within the specified accuracy of 0 003 inHg Also this does not mean that airspeed indications will be off by 8 knots over the entire range of the airspeed indicator Because of the extreme sensitivity of airspeed to pressure at very low airspeeds an error of 8 knots at ambient will translate to an error of only 1 5 knots at 20 knots and only 0 6 knots at 50 knots The error will decrease further as knots increases 125 9101A Page 19 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB 3 Pitot Target value The target value that the user desires to achieve on the Pitot output is displayed here When the Pitot output is in Control mode the 6200 will automatically adjust the Pitot Actual value to match the Pitot Target value The resolution of the Pitot target value is the same as the resolution of the Pitot Actual value How the user can change the Pitot Target value is described in Section 3 4 4 Pitot Rate units The
46. e Static n 0 or n Static or Pitot Pitot n 1 non linearity offsets as shown offset values below Static offsets S0 x xXxxx PO x xxxx S5 X XXXX P5 Xx XXXX S10 x XXXx P10 x xxxx S15 X XXXX P15 x xxxx S20 X XXXx P20 x xxxx 625 X XXXX P25 X XXXX S30 X XXXX P30 x xxxx S35 X XXXX P35 X XXXX S40 X XXXX P40 x xxxx S45 X XXXX P45 Xx XXXx S50 X XXXX P50 x xxxx 55 X XXXX P55 X XXXX S60 x Xxxx P60 x xxxx S65 X XXXX P65 x XXXx S70 X XXXX P70 x xxxx S75 X XXXX P75 X XXXX S80 X XXXX P80 x xxxx S85 X XXXX P85 Xx XXXx S90 X XXxx P90 x xxxx S95 X XXXX P95 X XXXX S100 x xxxx P100 x xxxx OC n Clears all offset values to zero for Static n 0 if OK or Error code offsets n 0 or Pitot n 1 This command requires the calibration password to be set Sm Read the value for Static offset m where m is None Static offset as defined in the table below value m Staticoffset 4 40 offset 6 60 offset 8 80 offset 9 90 offset Sm n Set the Static offset m to a value of n This n 0 if OK or command reguires the calibration password Error code to be set 125 9101A Page 92 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Command Waceonan Data sent from Data sent from PC 6200 Pm Read the value for Pitot offset m where m is None Pitot offset as defined in the table below value Pitot offset 50 of
47. e mode and Static 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 N Ol is in inHg and Measure mode 125 9101A Page 94 6200 User s Manual Static Output Units Pressure function range resolution accuracy Altitude function range resolution accuracy Climb function range resolution accuracy Pitot Output Units Pressure function range resolution accuracy Airspeed function range resolution accuracy Airspeed rate Mach function range resolution accuracy EPR function range resolution accuracy Power reguirement Interfaces Dims amp weights Environmental specs 125 9101A L AVERSAB APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS Feet meters inHg mbar psi mmHg kpa 1 to 32 inHg 0 001 inHg 0 005 inHg 2000 ft to 50 000 ft 1 foot 5ft 0 ft 6 5 ft 10 000 ft 10 ft 20 000 ft 15 ft 35 000 ft 30 ft 50 000 ft 0 ft min to 10 000 ft min 1 ft min 1 of rate of climb knots Mach kmph mph PtinHg OcinHg Ptmbar Qcmbar Ptpsi Ocpsi PtmmHg OcmmHg Ptkpa Ockpa EPR 0 to 15 inHg diff 0 001 inHg 0 003 inHg or better 0 to 500 knots 0 1 knots 1 0 knots 20 knots 0 3 knots 50 knots 0 2 knots 100 knots 0 1 knots 200 knots 0 04 knots 500 knots 0 to 500 knots min 0 0 to 1 0 Mach 0 001 Mach 0 001 above 0 2 Mach 0 to 199 0 001 0 002 typ 90 260 VAC 47 440 Hz 100W 200W with heaters Optional Internal battery 8 h
48. e to Ground following the Equalization process the 6200 will automatically inject a small vacuum on the Static output and a small pressure on the Pitot output This is done to determine the volume of the Pitot and Static system on the aircraft so that the 6200 can automatically adjust the gain of its control mechanism Due to this the actual value will always increase in both altitude and in knots for about 5 seconds regardless of the target value Once this process is complete the actual values will move towards the target values 125 9101A Page 39 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB 3 6 2 LEAK CHECKS Leak checks can be performed either independently or simultaneously on the Pitot and Static outputs of the 6200 The ideal way to perform leak checks is to put only one output in Leak mode while keeping the other output in Control mode However if necessary both outputs can be simultaneously put into Leak mode Note During a leak check it is not possible to change units target values or modes Independent Pitot Leak check The ideal way to perform a Pitot leak check is to keep Static in Control at Ground and control Pitot to a minimum of 100 knots before starting the leak check Below is a step by step process of performing the Pitot leak check It is assumed that the Self Test has already been performed as described in Section 3 1 1 Close both Pitot and Static ports tightly please 2 Press GND to perform the Go To Gro
49. eak GO If Static cannot achieve target or if Static Leak is excessive warning message then Go to Ground GND turn Off 6200 fix the leak Then go back to Step 2 1 but skip Step 3 2 If Static leaks down more than 1000 feet and leak has not yet been found then CANC out of Leak Screen allow Static to recharge to target then Static Mode Leak GO Keep searching for the leak When Static leak is less than 100 feet min CANC out of Leak Screen and proceed to step 4 STEP 4 TEST AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS 4 1 Execute your Test Procedure to test cockpit instruments and perform high level leak checks 4 2 After testing is complete Go to Ground GND Wait for Ground to be achieved 4 3 Turn off 6200 then disconnect hoses Figure 5 1 125 9101A Page 74 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB SECTION 6 CALIBRATION 6 1 EQUIPMENT This calibration procedure requires the following equipment 1 Vacuum pump for Pressure Standard 2 Pressure supply of clean Dry air dew point below 10 C at 15 psig for Pressure Standard 3 Pressure standard with two independently controlled outputs as follows a Output 1 should be able to generate differential pressures with respect to Output 2 between 0 and 15 inHg with an accuracy of at least 0 002 inHg b Output 2 should be able to generate absolute pressures between 1 6 and 32 inHg with an accuracy of at least 0 002 inHg 6 2 6200 TRANSDUCERS Pitot Transducer The Pitot output of the
50. equest the value of the current Pitot Target the command would be PI lt CR gt 8 The 6200 buffers commands as they are received but processes them only at 250 msec intervals If there are 5 commands in the buffer all 5 will be processed within one 250 msec period So it can take anywhere between 10 msec and 360 msec for the 6200 to respond to a command depending on when the command is received and the operating state of 6200 I9 Note While the 6200 is performing the Self Test it will not respond to any commands The commands will be buffered and processed only after the Self Test is completed The Self Test typically takes about 2 minutes to complete Note Parameters shown in the Upper section of the Remote do not blink when set up through the serial interface However they must still be either activated using the GO command or cancelled using the CN command The Lower section of the display is not updated when commands are sent through the serial interface The table below lists all the commands and details associated with each command 125 9101A Page 87 6200 User s Manual Command units KA SA RA PT PT n oT ST n KT KT n RT RT n PU U P GE 125 9101A Description n Pitotunit 1 Knots 6 OcinHg 8 Ocmbar 9 Ptpsi Set the Pitot units to n per the following table L AVERSAB Data sent from Data sent from PC 6200 A value units Actual value value un
51. erature effects to stabilize Press 2 on the Remote to enter the Pitot full scale point The screen will appear as follows Calibration QcinHg inHg 1 Pitot vacuum pt 3 Static vacuum pt 2 Pitot full scale pt 4 Static full scale pt Enter a value between 14 6 and 15 0 CLR for point selection Figure 6 6 Enter 15 000 or simply 15 followed by ENTER on the keypad The highlighted field will be replaced by 15 000 Press CLR to return to the point selection screen Figure 6 3 You should see 15 000 on this screen as the Pitot full scale point This indicates to the 6200 that the differential pressure on the Pitot output is currently exactly 15 000 inHg Generate exactly QcinHg 0 000 and PsinHg 32 000 Wait for a minimum of 5 minutes to allow temperature effects to stabilize Press 4 on the Remote to enter the Static full scale point The screen will appear as follows Calibration OcinHg inHg 1 Pitot vacuum pt 3 Static vacuum pt 2 Pitot full scale pt 4 Static full scale pt A Enter a value between 30 0 and 322 CLR for point selection Figure 6 7 Enter 32 000 or simply 32 followed by ENTER on the keypad The highlighted field will be replaced by 32 000 Press CLR to return to the point selection screen Figure 6 3 You should see 32 000 on this screen as the Static full scale point This indicates to the 6200 that the absolute pressure on the Static output is
52. es are not altered during HOLD To release HOLD press GO The target values will stop blinking and the outputs will start ramping once more towards their targets It is meaningless to use Hold when the outputs are already at their targets and not ramping 125 9101A Page 49 6200 User s Manual JA L AVERSAB 3 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS There are several other functions available on the 6200 that can be accessed by pressing the FUNC key These are explained in the sub sections below The functions available are View Limits Modify Limits Brightness Adjust display brightness Run Profile Load Profile Height Correction Leak Timers Calibration Encoder SO DO SS J E TES ee PT When the FUNC key is pressed the Lower section of the screen appears as shown below The specific function can be selected by pressing the related number key Functions 1 View Limits 4 Run Profile 7 Leak Timers 2 Modify Limits 5 Load Profile 8 Calibration 3 Brightness 6 Ht correction 9 Encoder Press CANC to exit Figure 3 34 Functions 3 10 1 VIEW LIMITS The 6200 has seven user programmable limits These are used to prevent incorrect entry of target values These limits are also checked continuously when the outputs are in Control mode If any limit is exceeded the 6200 puts both outputs into Measure mode and displays an error condition Select T in the Functions menu and the screen appears as shown below 125 91
53. et value can be jogged up or down repeatedly in steps of 10 Feet min using the Arrow keys until CANC is pressed In this case since the Up Arrow key was pressed the Static Rate Target value was incremented to 2010 Feet min Press Up Arrow one more time and the value will change to 2020 Press Down Arrow two times and the value decrements to 2000 Note It is not possible to Jog a Rate Target value if it is blinking The incremental value for the Jog feature varies depending on Static units and is shown in the table below Static Rate Jog increment Units 5 Feet min 10 1 Mters so 125 9101A Page 35 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB psi min 0 01 3 6 CHANGING MODES Note On power up both Pitot and Static are in Measure mode Pitot Mode The Pitot mode can be changed when the key symbol 4 is displayed to the left of the Pitot mode field Press key 4 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown in Figure 3 15 below Pitot Mode 1 Measure 2 Leak 3 Control Press CANC to exit Figure 3 15 Select Pitot Mode Press the key with the shown in blue associated with the mode to be selected Press 2 to select Leak mode The screen appears as shown in Figure 3 16 below Figure 3 16 Pitot Leak mode Leak will be blinking in the Pitot mode field waiting for either GO or CANC to be pressed Caution Do NOT press GO at this moment Pressing GO will activate 125
54. f the key symbol 5 is displayed to the right of the Static units field Press key 5 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown in Figure 3 5 below Static units 1 Feet 4 mbar 7 kpa 2 Meters 5 psi 3 inHg 6 mmHg Press CANC to exit Figure 3 5 Select Static units The 7 Static units are shown on this screen Press the key with the shown in blue associated with the unit to be selected For example if units of inHg is to be selected in 125 9101A Page 26 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB the Static units screen press 3 The Lower section will blank out and the Upper section will appear as shown in Figure 3 6 below The fields for Static units Static target and Static Rate target will be blinking The Actual and Target values will be based on the selected unit To activate units of inHg press GO Torevert back to the original units press CANC If Target values or any other Pitot or Static parameters need to be changed they can be changed before pressing GO When GO is pressed the blinking stops and units of inHg becomes activated O SR O cv za o 321 i 29 879 e EEI o Cyan Target 0 0 NNN 0 000 o E 5 000 Target Messages Figure 3 6 Select inHg 34 CHANGING TARGET VALUES Note Target values are maintained through a power OFF ON cycle Pitot Target value The Pitot Target value can be changed only if the key symbol 2 is displayed to t
55. feet and GO Wait for the Actual altitude to be steady at 1000 feet Now select Function 9 The following screen should appear Encoder A1 A2 A4 BI B2 B4 C1 C2 C4 D4 Altitude 1000 Feet 0 0 0 0 70 O O T O FIt level 10 Press CANC to exit Figure 3 52 Encoder 1 The screen shows the 10 bit code recived from the encoder the flight level eguivalent to the code and the current altitude which is the same as the altitude shown in the Actual Static value in the Upper section If the 10 bit code does not match a valid flight level then the flight level is shown as xxx The flight level is placed directly beneath the actual altitude so that it is easy to compare them and determine if they match 125 9101A Page 62 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB To change the Target Altitude press 6 this is allowed since the key number symbol 6 is placed to the right of the Altitude Target in the Upper section The screen will appear as below Encoder A1 A2 A4 B1 B2 B4 C1 C2 C4 D4 Altitude 1000 Feet 0 0 0 OO C OO FIt level 10 Target Altitude NNN Feet Use1 keys to jog target value Press CANC to exit Figure 3 53 Encoder Target Altitude entry Enter a new target altitude which will appear blinking in the Static Target field in the Upper section then press GO It is also possible to jog the current target up or down using the arrow keys Similarly the altitude rate target can also be changed or
56. fset 80 offset 60 0 0 if OK or Pm n Set the Pitot offset m to a value of n This command requires the calibration password to be set of operation returned is in the format mm dd yy string 0 if OK or Error code Error code This command requires the calibration password to be set Set the Last calibration date to n where n has the format mmddyy no in between NC Read the Next calibration due date The None Date as 8 byte string returned shows mm dd yy string SE Returns details of 13 Self test parameters in None 13 parameters the following format parameter code n where n 0 pass or 1 fail The parameter codes are explained in the table below A C n with pass fail code for each Pt control Xd measurement Baro Xd measurement 125 9101A Page 93 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB APPENDIX A ERROR CODES Error code 0 T 2 Pitot target exceeds knots limit Pitot target exceeds Mach limit Pitot Rate target exceeds knots min limit or 30 inHg min for pressure units Static target exceeds Feet limit Static Rate target exceeds Feet min limit or 30 inHg min for pressure units Static calibration complete Status code returned after CC command Both Pitot amp Static calibration complete Status code returned after CC command Password not set either for Limits or Calibration Cannot enter Calibration unless Pitot is in OcinHg and Measur
57. ft through hoses The additional volume in the system when the aircraft is connected helps in negating the temperature effects d The additional volume when the aircraft is connected also helps in significantly reducing the contribution of the internal leak of the 6200 to the overall leak in the system Typically the internal leak of the 6200 contributes less than 10 to the leak with the aircraft connected Therefore an internal leak of 100 ft min in the 6200 will contribute only 10 ft min or less to the leak measured with the aircraft connected To perform an internal leak check of the 6200 follow these steps 1 Set the Leak Timers to 1 5 and 10 minutes Set the units to knots and feet 2 Perform a Self Test TEST Then close both output ports very tightly 125 9101A Page 64 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB 3 Go To Ground GND 4 Set targets to 150 knots and 50 000 feet Set Rate targets to 150 knots min and 5000 feet min GO 5 Once targets have been achieved wait for a minimum of 5 minutes to allow temperature effects to stabilize 6 Putboth Pitot and Static outputs into Leak mode simultaneously GO 7 Wait for the Leak check to be completed then note the Average per minute leak rate parameter 12 as described in Section 3 6 2 for Pitot and Static at the end of 10 minutes 8 The Average per minute leak rate for Pitot at the end of 10 minutes should not exceed 1 0 knot min 9 The Average per minute leak rate for
58. ge 44 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB At the end of three minutes the screen will appear similar to Figure 3 28 below Leak Time 03 00 Start 3200 Feet 1 min 3193 7 Tim 2 min 3187 13 TIm 3min 3182 18 6 m Press CANC to exit Figure 3 28 Static Leak 3 min The parameters indicated in Figures 3 25 through 3 28 are explained below 1 Leak Timer Shows the elapsed time since the Leak check was started 2 Start value The Actual value at the start of the leak check at time 0 00 3 Leak timer values Currently set at 1 2 and 3 minutes Can be changed to values up to 20 minutes See Section 3 10 7 for details 4 The Actual value at the end of 1 minute 5 Total leak in 1 minute 6 Average per minute leak rate over 1 minute 7 The Actual value at the end of 2 minutes 8 Total leak in 2 minutes 9 Average per minute leak rate over 2 minutes 10 The Actual value at the end of 3 minutes 11 Total leak in 3 minutes 12 Average per minute leak rate over 3 minutes When CANC is pressed to exit out of Leak mode the 6200 automatically goes back to Control mode 125 9101A Page 45 6200 User s Manual YAN L AVERSAB Instant Static leak rate While the leak check is going on the Actual values are still updated every 250 msec in the Upper section of the screen The Actual Static Rate is the instant leak rate and will instantly indicate any change in the leak This is especially helpful when adjust
59. he left of the Pitot Target value field Press key 2 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown in Figure 3 7 below 125 9101A Page 27 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB 4 Pitot Target N Enter Pitot target value NINNI knots Use 7 keys to jog target value Press CANC to exit Figure 3 7 Pitot Target value Use the keypad to enter the desired value in the field shown To clear an entry press CLR To accept the entry press ENTER To exit this screen without changing the Target value press CANC If the number of digits entered either before or after the decimal exceeds the maximum allowed for the current units a long beep will be heard If the entered value exceeds the programmed limits the following message will appear Pitot target exceeds limit Press CLR If the Target value needs to be changed in small increments instead of entering a value the arrow keys may be used to Jog the Target value up or down If the current Pitot Target value is 20 0 knots and the Lower screen appears as in Figure 3 7 above pressing the Up Arrow key will make the screen appear as shown in Figure 3 8 below a a J Actual kaka wer Me ev v t EERE EAT V0 WPD ANE N S TO muk lata nta k dh ma pape Sm J 94 reen pareet tis re it NEY MIUN senol inerme taas Dee ete eran ve rene sertene tgene penyerap eap Muanrnaattedhhenhant 06 eitjaden nttankiaakejuenkivhktt eid kk ket v UL dih
60. ions menu The following screen will appear Height Correction Current Height Correction feet New Height Correction Between 50 and 50 TT feet Press CANC to exit Figure 3 46 Height Correction When a valid value say 20 is entered the following screen appears 125 9101A Page 58 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB Height Correction New Height Correction 20 feet Press GO to confirm or CANC to re enter value Figure 3 47 Height Correction confirmation Unless the location of the tester is higher than the location of the Static ports on the aircraft the value entered is usually a positive number 3 10 7 SET LEAK TIMERS Note Timer values are maintained through a power cycle To check or modify the Leak timers used in the Leak mode select 7 on the Functions menu The screen will appear as follows Leak Timers 1 Leak Timer 1 1 minutes 1 to 18 2 Leak Timer 2 2 minutes Timer1 1 to 19 3 Leak Timer 3 3 minutes Timer2 1 to 20 Select Timer to modify or press CANC to exit Figure 3 48 Set Leak Timers Press 1 to change the value for Leak Timer 1 The screen appears as follows Leak Timers 1 LeakTimer1 N minutes 1 to 18 2 Leak Timer 2 2 minutes Timer1 1 to 19 3 Leak Timer 3 3 minutes Timer2 1 to 20 Enter timer value or press CL R for timer selection Figure 3 49 Adjust Leak Timer 125 9101A Page 59 6200 User s Manual JA L AVERSAB Enter a value from 1 to
61. is many more warnings will pop up Please say yes to all these too 10 At the end you should have two files for your new profile One xls file and one txt file both with the same filename Your profile has been created 4 3 SETTING UP HYPERTERMINAL You load a profile into the 6200 using the Hyperterminal program At first you need to setup Hyperterminal You only need to do this once 1 Hyperterminal comes loaded in your PC as part of the accessories Go into All Programs then select Accessories then select Communication then select Hyperterminal It will ask you to setup a new connection Create a new connection with the name 6200 A dialog box named Connect To will appear The bottom selection in this box is Connect using From the drop down menu in Connect using select COM1 Select OK A new dialog box will open named Com1 Properties Setup the Port Settings as follows Bits per second 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow control None Select Apply Then select OK This will take you into the 6200 Hyperterminal window 2 Select File Select Properties A new dialog box 6200 Properties appears Select the Settings tab In the Emulation menu select ANSI Select OK Now you are back in the 6200 Hyperterminal window Select File select Save Close this window A warning ap
62. it 3 AC On Off switch This toggle switch connects or disconnects AC power between the AC INPUT connector and the 6200 Even when this switch is ON the 6200 becomes fully operational only after the Power key located on the keypad of the Remote Unit is pressed for a minimum of 3 seconds When an internal battery is included the battery charging circuits inside the 6200 become active when the AC On Off switch is turned ON When internal heaters are included the heater control circuits inside the 6200 become active when the AC On Off switch is turned ON 4 Battery Fuse This fuse is installed only if an internal battery is included A 5x20 mm fuse is located inside the fuse holder This time delay fuse with a rating of 10 amps 250 Volts limits Battery power to the unit 125 9101A Page 9 A L AVERSAB 6200 User s Manual 3 C03719 SSOHI LOLId EN INIA r LVIS A INO JSN AINJOHSI ILOWNIY SYOLIINNOI JOVIHIINI YICOPMNI Page 10 125 9101A 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Figure 2 1 6200 Top Panel 5 Battery On Off switch This switch is installed only if an internal battery is included This switch connects or disconnects the internal battery from other circuits within the 6200 If AC power is not available turning this switch On allows the unit to operate on internal battery power In situations where AC power may be intermittent it is advisable to keep the Battery On Off switch in the O
63. itable carton prior to shipping Do not ship without proper packing Laversab Inc will not be liable for damage to the 6200 if it is shipped without proper packing 125 9101A Page 97
64. its Actual value value Error code value units Error code units Target value units Error code units Target value Set the Static Rate Target value to n in current n 0 if OK or Error code to 15 0 if OK or Error code Page 88 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Command Pesek tata Data sent from Data sent from u PC 6200 SU Read the current Static units None n where n is 1 to 7 SU n Set the Static units to n per the following n 0 if OK or table Error code n Staticunit 1 Feet 1 7 kpa PM Read the current Pitot mode to 3 PM n n Pitot mode SM Read the current Static mode SM n 3 PJ n Jog the Pitot Target value Up n 0 or Down n 1 Error code SJ n Jog the Static Target value Up n 0 or Down n 1 Error code i KJ n Jog the Pitot Rate Target value Up n 0 or 0 if OK or Error code Down n 1 RJ n Jog the Static Rate Target value Up n 0 or n 0 if OK or Down n 1 Error code Lm Read the current limit value for Limit m Value for Limit where m defines the type of limit per the table below Max knots min Max Feet 125 9101A Page 89 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Command Lm n LP n tT 7 O O O GG SF 1 SF 0 H HC C n Tm Tm n EN FL 125 9101A Decr DE On Data sent from Data sent from ai PC 6200 Set Limit m where m is defined in the table 0 if OK or shown in the cell above to the value n Error
65. jogged if necessary The ideal way to test an encoder would be to start at 1000 feet with an altitude rate of about 3000 feet min Check the encoder output at 1000 feet then set the target altitude to the maximum altitude of the encoder As the Actual altitude moves up the flight levels will change and it will be easy to see if they match the altitude within the expected 50 ft band If necessary reduce the altitude rate If a discrepancy is noticed or an invalid code xxx is received change the target altitude to examine the error more thoroughly Otherwise allow the test to continue until the final target altitude is reached Note The power supplied on the Encoder interface connector of the 6200 is 12 Volts DC If the encoder being tested reguires a different voltage it will need to be supplied externally If this is done the Ground of the external power supply must be connected to the Ground GND pin of the Encoder interface connector See pin out details in Appendix C 3 11 INTERNAL BATTERY OPERATION If the 6200 has been supplied with an optional internal battery the battery will be capable of operating the 6200 for about 8 hours 125 9101A Page 63 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB The battery can be recharged simply by connecting AC power to the 6200 and turning On the AC On Off switch It is not necessary to turn On the Battery On Off switch during charging Internal fans and ventilating fans will operate
66. le has been setup the user can command the unit to move from one set point to the next simply by using the Up arrow key Up to 50 points can be stored in one profile The 6200 can store up to 15 such profiles in non volatile memory at any one time Calibration of the unit is reguired only once a year This process is the only scheduled maintenance function reguired on the 6200 The standard version of the model 6200 operates on AC power and comes with an RS232 interface Options include an internal battery which lasts 8 hours internal heaters which allow the unit to operate down to 40 C and an altimeter encoder interface 125 9101A Page 8 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB SECTION 2 CONTROLS amp CONNECTIONS 2 1 MAIN UNIT TOP PANEL The model 6200 top panel provides easy access to all the connections Please refer to Figure 2 1 shown on next page 1 AC INPUT connector This is a 3 pin male circular connector A power cord is provided with the 6200 The circular connector end of the power cord needs to be connected here The power requirement of the 6200 is 90 260 VAC 47 440 Hz with a maximum power consumption of 100 VA 200 VA with heaters The pin out of this connector is provided in Appendix C Caution Connecting incorrect power to the 6200 will cause considerable damage 2 AC Fuse A 5x20 mm fuse is located inside the fuse holder This time delay fuse with a rating of 2 0 amps 250 Volts limits AC power to the un
67. lly helpful for making small changes to the target values to check over speed warnings altitude alerters exact switching points for encoders and transponders etc without leaving the profile At this point you can either continue running the profile or exit out of it by pressing CANC 3 10 5 LOAD PROFILE Profiles are loaded from a PC through the RS232 interface connector on the top panel of the 6200 A serial cable and a USB to Serial converter are included with the unit A profile is loaded from the PC using Hyperterminal see Section 4 for details Before loading profiles the 6200 needs to be setup to accept the profiles This is done by selecting 5 on the Functions menu Then the Lower screen will appear as shown below 125 9101A Page 57 6200 User s Manual YAN L AVERSAB Load Profiles Please load one or more profiles through the serial interface on the Top panel of the unit On completion press GO Figure 3 45 Load Profiles Stay in this screen and load one or more profiles When loading is completed press GO You can exit at any time without loading profiles by pressing GO 3 10 6 HEIGHT CORRECTION Note The Height correction is always reset to zero on power up If the Static ports on the aircraft are significantly higher than the location of the 6200 during testing it may be necessary to correct for this difference in height This is done using the Height Correction function by selecting 6 on the Funct
68. ly On b When the Remote is not connected the LED blinks two times every 2 seconds c When the temperature is too low for operation on units without heaters the LED blinks once every 2 seconds d After the unit is ready for use when the Power key on the Remote is pressed the LED blinks rapidly while the Power key is held down If the Power key is held down for more than 3 seconds either a turn On or Turn Off condition is detected and the LED blinks slowly for 5 more seconds during which the user must release the Power key Heaters LED On units equipped with internal heaters this yellow LED will turn On while the heaters are On The LED may stay On even after the Ready LED comes On Low Batt LED On units with an internal battery this yellow LED will turn On when a low battery condition is detected After this LED turns On the user will typically have 15 to 20 minutes before the unit automatically turns Off due to total discharge of the battery The Remote unit also displays a low battery condition as a warning message Charging LED On units with an internal battery this red LED will be On while the battery is being charged 12 RS232 interface connector This connector is accessed by opening the Interface Connectors access panel The connector is a standard DB 9 female connector used for a serial RS232 interface It can be connected directly to the COM port of a standard PC to allow communic
69. m pt jJJ 2 Pitot full scale pt 4 Static full scale pt Enter a value between 1 5 and 2 0 CLR for point selection Figure 6 4 6 Enter 1 600 followed by ENTER on the keypad The highlighted field will be replaced by 1 600 Press CLR to return to the point selection screen Figure 6 3 You should see 1 600 on this screen as the Static vacuum point This indicates to the 6200 that the absolute pressure on the Static output is currently exactly 1 600 inHg 7 Generate exactly OcinHg 0 000 and PsinHg 16 000 Wait for a minimum of 5 minutes to allow temperature effects to stabilize 8 Press 1 on the Remote to enter the Pitot vacuum point The screen will appear as follows Calibration QcinHg inHg 1 Pitot vacuum pt M 3 Static vacuum pt 2 Pitot full scale pt 4 Static full scale pt Enter a value between 0 1 and 0 1 CLR for point selection Figure 6 5 9 Enter 0 000 or simply 0 followed by ENTER on the keypad The highlighted field will be replaced by 0 000 Press CLR to return to the point selection screen Figure 6 3 You should see 0 000 on this screen as the Pitot vacuum point 125 9101A Page 78 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB 10 11 12 13 14 15 This indicates to the 6200 that the differential pressure on the Pitot output is currently exactly 0 000 inHg Generate exactly OcinHg 15 000 and PsinHg 16 000 Wait for a minimum of 5 minutes to allow temp
70. ments are made to the Static system including tightening fittings adjusting adapters etc to reduce the leak Excessive Static Leak If the instant leak rate exceeds the Target Static rate factory set at 2000 feet min to protect the aircraft instruments the 6200 will automatically put Static back into Control mode and abort the leak check An error message ERR 8 Static leak excessive Exiting Leak mode Press CANC will be displayed on the last line of the screen Pressing CANC will clear the Lower section Simultaneous Pitot and Static Leak To leak check Pitot and Static outputs simultaneously both Pitot and Static modes should be changed to Leak before pressing GO Assuming Pitot is controlling at 100 knots and Static is controlling at 3200 feet press 4 then 2 to set Pitot mode blinking in Leak Press 8 then 2 to set Static mode blinking in Leak Press GO Both Pitot and Static will go into leak mode and after 3 minutes the Lower section of the screen will appear similar to Figure 3 29 Leak Time 03 00 99 9 knots Start 3199 Feet 99 7 3 0 3 m 1 min 3197 2 2 m 99 4 0 5 0 3 m 2 min 3196 4 2 m 99 1 0 8 0 3 m 3 min 3197 2 1 m Press CANC to exit Figure 3 29 Simultaneous Pitot amp Static leak check 3 min When CANC is pressed both Pitot and Static will return to Control mode 125 9101A Page 46 6200 User s Manual JA L AVERSAB 3 7 SELF TEST FUNCTION The Self Test must not be pe
71. n position This will allow the internal circuits to automatically switch to battery power when AC power is lost Caution When the unit is not being used the Battery On Off switch must be in the Off position Leaving this switch On will drain the battery since some internal circuits will be active when this switch is On 6 Remote Unit connection Using the 30 foot remote cable connect the Remote unit to the Main unit through this 10 pin circular connector It is recommended that this connection be made prior to applying power to the 6200 If this cable is disconnected the 6200 stops operating 7 Emergency Vent Valve Pitot Cross bleed In the event that the 6200 is in operable due to a malfunction or due to loss of power it is possible to vent the Pitot system manually This is done using the metering valve labeled Cross bleed This valve is a positive shut off valve Opening this valve slowly will equalize the pressure between the Pitot and Static systems causing airspeed to be at zero Since opening this valve transfers pressure from the Pitot system into the Static system of the aircraft while opening this valve care must be taken to vent the Static system simultaneously if necessary to prevent the altimeter in the aircraft from going below minus 1000 feet Also care must be taken not to exceed the maximum value of the Climb indicator in the aircraft Once airspeed is down to zero this valve must be opened comple
72. ntrol 0 6000 4 knots Control 200 0 150 0 Feet Control 0 6000 pS knois Leak 200 0 150 0 Fest Control 0 6000 knots Control 100 0 150 0 Feet Control 1000 6000 ET knots Control 200 0 150 0 Fest Control 5000 6000 8 knots Control 300 0 150 0 Feet Control 10000 6000 9 knots Control 100 0 150 0 Feet Control 18000 6000 a5 END 11 11 1 S Row 1 always says Profile This indicates to the 6200 that a profile is to follow Row 2 left cell shows the name of the profile This profile is named Sample The name can have up to 12 alphanumeric characters This name will be displayed on the Remote unit when this particular profile is Run 125 9101A Page 66 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Row 2 middle cell shows the number of the profile This profile has a number 3 This tells the 6200 that this profile is to be loaded in as profile number 3 When profile 3 is Run on the 6200 this Sample profile will be executed This number can be any number between 1 and 15 When this profile is loaded into the 6200 it will overwrite the previous profile that was resident in the 6200 as number 3 Row 2 right cell shows the height correction This should normally be zero Rows 3 through 14 are the points of the profile This profile has only 12 points For each of these points the columns contain the following information B Pitot mode _________ D Pit
73. of 1 foot using the Arrow keys until CANC is pressed In this case since the Up Arrow key was pressed the Static Target value was incremented to 1 foot Press Up Arrow one more time and the value will change to 2 Press Down Arrow two times and the value decrements to O Note Itis not possible to Jog a Target value if it is blinking The incremental value for the Jog feature varies depending on Static units and is shown in the table below 35 CHANGING RATE TARGET VALUES Note Rate Target values are maintained through a power OFF ON cycle Note Rate Target values entered in Air Data units altitude and airspeed units are maintained separately from Rate Target values entered in pressure units inHg mbar etc When operating in Air Data units the air data rates are effective When operating in pressure units the pressure rates are effective However the Static pressure rate is internally limited by the altitude rate and never allowed to exceed it Pitot Rate Target value The Pitot Rate Target value can be changed only if the key symbol 3 is displayed to the left of the Pitot Rate Target value field Press key 3 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown in Figure 3 11 below 125 9101A Page 31 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB A Pitot Rate Target Ar Enter Pitot Rate target value jS Use t keys to jog target value Press CAN C to exit Figure 3 11 Pitot Rate Target value
74. orrectly selecting option 8 on the Functions menu will bring up the screen shown below QeinHg i AC 0 000 j Actual Target HTH 9 11199909114111y11171 91r v teti iii tet010001000 19J v1101r91 11191114101001 iy911191119199011111111111 1 kian moikkud ltit k l k t ALAJA deprpeeteiannt HEHHEE HIL HEL TIN HIRE HEHE HIJ 13301315 i i HI ni TH tht 1 HEHE Har d tai tate ARN Uli Calibration Total operating time 0 1 hours Cal dates mm dd yy Last cal 08 01 14 Next cal due 08 01 15 Please enter calibration password Pm Press CANC to exit Figure 6 2 Calibration password 125 9101A Page 76 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB Details of the information provided on the Lower section of this screen are provided in Section 3 10 8 To display the main calibration screen enter the password followed by ENTER The main calibration screen will appear as follows Calibration OcinHg inHg 1 Pitot vacuum pt 3 Static vacuum pt 2 Pitot full scale pt 4 Static full scale pt Select point or CANC to void cal and exit or GO to save cal and exit Figure 6 3 Calibration Main Connect the differential pressure output OcinHg of the Pressure Standard to the Pitot output of the 6200 Connect the absolute pressure output PsinHg of the Pressure Standard to the Static output of the 6200 The calibration adjustment reguires generating two differenti
75. ot Rate target value H Static Rate target value In the sample profile Row 3 which is the first point in the profile tells the 6200 to go in Control mode to 100 knots at 150 knots min on the Pitot side and in Control mode to 0 feet at 6000 feet min on the Static side Row 4 point 2 makes the 6200 go to 200 knots at 150 knots min and 0 feet at 6000 ft min Row 5 point 3 puts the Pitot side into Leak mode while still keeping Static in Control at 0 feet Row 6 point 4 puts the Pitot side back into Control and takes it down to 100 knots at 150 knots min The Static side is simultaneously moved up to 1000 feet at 6000 ft min Row 7 point 5 takes Pitot up to 200 knots at 150 knots min and Static up to 5000 feet at 6000 ft min Row 8 point 6 takes Pitot up to 300 knots at 150 knots min and Static up to 10 000 feet at 6000 ft min 125 9101A Page 67 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Row 9 point 7 takes Pitot down to 100 knots at 150 knots min and Static up to 18 000 feet at 6000 ft min Row 10 point 8 keeps Pitot at 100 knots and puts Static into Leak mode while at 18 000 feet Row 11 point 9 keeps Pitot at 100 knots and ramps Static in Control mode to 30 000 feet at 6000 ft min Row 12 point 10 keeps Pitot at 100 knots and ramps Static to 50 000 feet at 6000 ft min Row 13 point 11 takes Pitot down to 20 knots at 150 knots min and ramps Static back to Ground at 6000 ft min Row 14 point 1
76. our operation RS232 Encoder optional 22 x 14 x 9 28 Ibs 6 x 6 x1 11b Main unit Remote unit Operating temp O to 50 C 40 to 50 C with heaters Storage temp 40 to 75 C Humidity 5 to 100 Page 95 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB APPENDIX C CONNECTOR PIN OUTS AC INPUT A AC LINE B AC NEUTRAL C EARTH GND ENCODER RS 252 8 1 5 1 O O O O O O of Je 15 9 9 6 1 Al 1 INTERNAL CONNECTION 2 Ae cC TX 3 A4 3 RX 4 B1 4 INTERNAL CONNECTION 5 Be 5 GND 6 B4 6 INTERNAL CONNECTION 7 C1 7 INTERNAL CONNECTION 8 C2 8 INTERNAL CONNECTION 9 C4 9 INTERNAL CONNECTION 10 D4 IL NG 1e2 NG 13 12V 14 GND 15 GND 125 9101A Page 96 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB APPENDIX D REPAIR amp RETURN POLICIES If it is determined that the product is defective please call Laversab customer service department 281 325 8300 or fax 281 325 8399 or e mail lt aservice laversab com gt for further assistance Before shipping any equipment to Laversab for repair please call the customer service department at 281 325 8300 or fax 281 325 8399 or e mail to lt aservice laversab com gt Please include a description of the problem that has been identified when returning defective equipment Ship equipment to LAVERSAB INC 505 GILLINGHAM LANE SUGAR LAND TX 77478 U S A Note Please pack the 6200 in a su
77. ower key on the Remote for about 4 seconds until the display turns On e Release the Power key After the sign on screen the display will appear similar to that shown in Figure 3 1 next page Note The pumps will be Off The pumps turn On only if one of the outputs is in either Control or Leak mode The pumps also turn On during Self Test e Perform a Self Test by pressing the TEST key The message Open both ports to ambient then press GO Press CANC to exit will be displayed in the Lower section of the display Make sure both ports are open to ambient then press GO e The Self Test takes about 2 minutes When it is completed the message Self Test successful Press CANC to exit will appear on the last line Press CANC The following sub section provides details of the parameters shown on the main operating screen and how to modify these parameters Later sub sections provide details on how to perform various other functions of the 6200 125 9101A Page 17 6200 User s Manua 3 2 MAINO Please refer to F screen Numbei to 14 on the rig power status shown key 1 each item follow 1 Pitot uni The selected Pit 1 knots 2 Mach 3 km hr 4 mph 125 9101A 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Note Oc units display differential pressure with respect to Static pressure Pt units display absolute Pitot pressure Selecting the desired Pitot units is described in Section 3 3 2 Pitot Actual value Th
78. pears select Yes Hyperterminal is now setup 125 9101A Page 70 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB J To verify that the 6200 file is setup in Hyperterminal select All Programs from the desktop select Accessories select Communications select Hyperterminal The 6200 icon should appear If it does not appear then you will need to repeat steps 1 and 2 above 44 LOADING PROFILES 1 Connect the one to one RS232 cable to the RS232 port on the top panel of the 6200 You will need to remove the access panel for this Connect the other end of this cable to the COM1 port on your PC If you are using a USB port on the PC then connect through the USB to RS232 converter provided with the unit 2 Setup the 6200 for loading profiles as shown in Section 3 10 5 3 Start the 6200 file in Hyperterminal On the task bar select Transfer Then select Send Text file The dialog box will open that allows you to select the txt file you want to transfer Open this file You will see the profile being loaded as it is echoed back from the 6200 4 After the profile has completed loading the last section should say PASS If it does not then the profile did not load correctly If no characters are echoed when you open the txt file to transfer load then you probably have a communication problem 5 If you see garbage on the first line of the profile as it loads then you should redo the load This
79. r as shown in Figure 3 9 below 125 9101A Page 29 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Static Target Enter Static target value NNN Feet Use 1 keys to jog target value Press CANC to exit Figure 3 9 Static Target value Use the keypad to enter the desired value in the field shown To clear an entry press CLR To accept the entry press ENTER To exit this screen without changing the Target value press CANC If the number of digits entered either before or after the decimal exceeds the maximum allowed for the current units a long beep will be heard If the entered value exceeds the programmed limits the following message will appear Static target exceeds limit Press CLR If the Target value needs to be changed in small increments instead of entering a value the arrow keys may be used to Jog the Target value up or down If the current Static Target value is 0 Feet and the Lower screen appears as in Figure 3 9 above pressing the Up Arrow key will make the screen appear as shown in Figure 3 10 below as tf k Fest ay N Actual Target Static Target Use t keys to jog target value Press CANC to exit Figure 3 10 Jog the Static Target value 125 9101A Page 30 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB In this screen the Upper section has a new symbol with Up amp Down arrows to the right of the Static Target value field This indicates that the Static Target value can be jogged up or down repeatedly in steps
80. rformed when the tester is connected to the aircraft Therefore it is up to the user to run the Self Test after ensuring that both Pitot and Static outputs are open to ambient close to Ground and Both Pitot and Static outputs are in Measure mode Note The Self Test should be performed each time the tester is to be used on an aircraft just before connecting to the aircraft To start the Self Test press TEST If the conditions for running a Self Test are not met the following message will be displayed in the Lower section Self Test Invalid To perform Self Test Both Pitot and Static must be in Measure mode and close to Ground Press CANC to exit Figure 3 30 Self Test Invalid If the conditions are met the following message is displayed Confirm Self Test Open both output ports to ambient then press 30 Press CANC to exit Figure 3 31 Confirm Self Test Press GO to start the Self Test The Lower section of the display will show the Self Test Progress screen The screen will be updated as each test completes successfully If a specific test fails the last line of display will show the failure message and the Self Test will be aborted If all the tests pass the screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 32 125 9101A Page 47 6200 User s Manual YAN L AVERSAB Self Test Progress Memory check OK Pump section OK Static measurement system OK Static control system OK Pitot measurement system OK Pitot control sys
81. rgets set in 15 1 The screen will appear as shown below NIJIN 14441111131 li t HI i I HIM EI 1 0 0 ir H144 4u 4 4 a anto ooeyveyev vek b b Target J idi vkivaele qtt boh 44 b 4 lvsk a j jo i i M Running Profile 454 91 411 short Use 1 for more points GO to execute CANC to exit profile Figure 3 43 Run Profile 15 1 Achieved Now press Up Arrow to move to 15 2 which will be blinking Press GO Wait for targets to be achieved Then press Up Arrow to move to 15 3 and wait for targets to be achieved Notice that the Upper section of the screen has key number symbols 2 3 6 and 7 being displayed next to the Target values This means that these target values can be modified by jogging them with the arrow keys Press 2 to jog the Pitot Target value The screen will appear as shown below 125 9101A Page 56 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB flit ji U NIE N A ean Run Profile Running Profile 453 91411 short Use t keys to jog target value Press CL R when done Figure 3 44 Run Profile Jog Pitot Target at 15 3 The symbol with the arrows is shown to the left of the Pitot Target value This value can be moved up or down by 1 knot using the arrow keys When jogging is completed return to the Profile by pressing CLR Similarly the other target values can also be jogged while running the profile This feature is especia
82. s Manual A L AVERSAB instant leak rate and will instantly indicate any change in the leak This is especially helpful when adjustments are made to the Pitot system including tightening fittings adjusting adapters etc to reduce the leak Excessive Pitot Leak If the instant leak rate exceeds 50 knots min to protect the aircraft instruments the 6200 will automatically put Pitot back into Control mode and abort the leak check An error message ERR 7 Pitot leak excessive Exiting Leak mode Press CANC will be displayed on the last line of the screen Pressing CANC will clear the Lower section Independent Static Leak check The ideal way to perform a Static leak check is to keep Pitot in Control at 100 knots and control Static to a minimum of 3000 feet above Ground before starting the leak check Below is a step by step process of performing the Static leak check It is assumed that the Self Test has already been performed as described in Section 3 1 1 Close both Pitot and Static ports tightly please 2 Press GND to perform the Go To Ground function The pumps will turn On and the tester will go through the EQZN process The targets will automatically be set to 20 knots and the feet equivalent to Ground ambient pressure 3 Once the EQZN process is completed the tester will control the Actual values at the Targets 4 Change the Pitot Target to 100 knots Press 2 to change Pitot Target Press 1 0 0
83. s screen the Upper section has a new symbol with Up amp Down arrows to the left of the Pitot Rate Target value field This indicates that the Pitot Rate Target value can be jogged up or down repeatedly in steps of 1 knot min using the Arrow keys until CANC is pressed In this case since the Up Arrow key was pressed the Pitot Rate Target value was incremented to 151 0 knots Press Up Arrow one more time and the value will change to 152 0 Press Down Arrow two times and the value decrements to 150 0 Note Itis not possible to Jog a Rate Target value if it is blinking The incremental value for the Jog feature varies depending on Pitot Rate units and is shown in the table below Ditor Rate Jog increment Units km hr sec 125 9101A Page 33 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB psi min 0 01 Static Rate Target value The Static Rate Target value can be changed only if the key symbol 7 is displayed to the right of the Static Rate Target value field Press key 7 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown in Figure 3 13 below Static Rate Target Enter Static Rate target value WENN Use 1 keys to jog target value Press CANC to exit Figure 3 13 Static Rate Target value Use the keypad to enter the desired value in the field shown To clear an entry press CLR To accept the entry press ENTER To exit this screen without changing the Rate Target value press CANC If the number
84. set value egual to Actual value Pressure Standard value For example at point 2 Pressure Standard 3 200 PsinHg if the 6200 Static Actual value is 3 198 the offset value will be 3 198 3 200 0 002 and the command sent to the 6200 would be S1 0 002 followed by ENTER At point 2 if the 6200 Static Actual value is 3 201 the offset value will be 3 201 3 200 0 001 and the command sent to the 6200 would be S1 0 001 followed by ENTER If the commands are sent correctly the 6200 will echo back O When the offset is entered the 6200 Actual value Pitot or Static will immediately change to reflect the correction made due to the offset entered The objective is to enter an offset that causes the Actual value to match the value of the Pressure Standard An offset may be entered as a value with 4 digits after the decimal point This allows offset entry of values as small as 0 0001 inHg For example if the Static Actual value is fluctuating between two values like 3 200 and 3 201 it may be best to enter an offset of S1 0 0005 Note There are no offsets for the 0 and 100 points for the Pitot output Also there are no offsets for the 5 1 600 inHg and 100 points for the Static output Note When offset values are entered they are actually added to the existing offset value already resident in the 6200 Verification Procedure 1 Generate the pressures shown in the Verification points table for a specific point
85. ss can be adjusted by the user through a function on the Remote More details are provided in Section 3 10 3 2 Keypad Left section This section of the keypad includes the following keys TEST Used to perform a Self test FUNC Allows selection of several functions GND Performs the Go To Ground operation HOLD Stops ramping to a set point and holds outputs at current values Up Arrow Used to jog a target value up or move to next profile point Down Arrow Used to jog a target value down or move to previous profile point Further details are provided in Section 3 Center section This section of the keypad is used for numeric entry To enter a negative value enter the value and then press the key Use the 000 key to enter three consecutive zeroes which is especially useful when entering numbers in thousands Right section This section has the GO and CANC keys which are used to either execute or exit cancel a command The CANC key is also used to acknowledge messages The Power key indicated by the I symbol is used to either turn On or turn Off the 6200 When the Remote unit is Off and the Ready LED is On pressing the Power key for 2 to 3 seconds will turn On the 6200 The display takes another 2 seconds to come on The Power key may be held down until the display turns On a total of about 4 seconds but must be released within 2 to 3 seconds after the display turns On to avoid going into
86. ssssssesssesesssesesssesesses 5 9 HOLD FUNCITON BNN MANN maana a S eaa avu samat 5 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS sap sssik sesva a ams s uanta ava n k l uwe R cesse x d oa ne KANA A SIOL VIEW M N l se Ked evaya n ee as b ra kada h va ku a kanika ne e KENA H ONA SANZ MODIFY CIMEL S ss seen eye can Sine kene e KS Nek bak Ke we e RE ROM GE 3 10 3 ADJUST DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS qu maana aan aanasn 5104 KUN PRO PUL Dp itessedcccsenesssscansnascncensavstesndecadiaunceesacaccansedauestt 3 105 LOAD PROFILE is cins serek ae n n k er a nek r case ua N ek VU aA Na RN 310 6 HEIGITTCORKRKEC TION is4 s sey seneneney k in ed eV ke L 5 10 7 SET LEAK TIMER S se H ne Ann n os l nan K i Sas nn ses kenze N 3 10 8 CALIBRATION PRELIMINARY sscseseseeseeeeees 5109 ENCODEN uue nin 05 4094005 5 y ku k Nun xek bubun a ke b e ka k n Ku W de ke kak 3 11 INTERNAL BATTERY OPERATION sssssssssessesseesesssesesssesesses 5 12 LEAK CHECKING TEE 0200 Ls 5s54 54i 45554 555a 4a niba n k av ki e NEHA SECTION 45 PROFILES m 40i 4 kaNn seren kes ke n a e KE a kes c Waaa k S S RE se Hek Wk k 125 9101A L AVERSAB 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB 4L WAT ISA ROBT EE ls ilgi a600 e keka ken de aal jana sk g n B kue lue ka na el Oda una kos U Hu k cek sta
87. t to a value that does not exceed the maximum allowed for the aircraft 5 Set the Pitot Rate target to a value that that will be suitable for the airspeed indicator on the aircraft 6 Open the Pitot and Static ports on the 6200 to ambient and perform the Self Test using the TEST key Pitot and Static Vent valves must be closed but not too tight 7 Connect the hoses to 6200 Pitot and Static ports Perform the Go To Ground function using the GND key Wait for the targets to be achieved 8 If the targets are not achieved or if the Actual values are fluctuating then this indicates that the Pitot or Static system is open to ambient and is unable to achieve the targets Turn Off the 6200 and fix the problem before proceeding 9 Once the tester is very stable in Control mode at Ground set the Pitot target to 100 knots and GO 10 When Pitot achieves 100 knots wait for 30 seconds then put ONLY Pitot into Leak mode leaving Static in Control mode 11 If Pitot has a significant leak more than 5 knots min then first try and find the leak while Pitot is in Leak mode If you lose all airspeed while searching for the leak cancel out of the Leak screen and go back to Step 10 Then continue to search for the leak If you need to disconnect any hoses or adapters then first a Go To Ground b Turn Off the 6200 c Then disconnect hoses or adapters 12 Only after the Pitot system is reasonably leak tight leak less than 5 knots min should
88. tely to ensure that airspeed stays at zero while the Static system is vented to ambient using the Static vent valve 125 9101A Page 11 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Caution This valve is for emergency use only and should not be used during normal operation When emergency venting is completed this valve should be closed immediately Caution This valve should not be tightened at all past its stop It seals before it hits the stop Even finger tight beyond the stop may damage the seat of the valve causing it to leak constantly 8 Emergency Vent Valve Static Vent In the event that the 6200 is in operable due to a malfunction or due to loss of power it is possible to vent the Static system manually This is done using the metering valve labeled Static Vent This valve is a positive shut off valve Opening this valve slowly will vent the Static output of the 6200 to ambient pressure While venting care must be taken not to exceed the maximum value of the Climb indicator in the aircraft Also before venting the Static system to ambient the Cross bleed valve must be opened to ensure that airspeed is zero Caution This valve is for emergency use only and should not be used during normal operation When emergency venting is completed this valve should be closed immediately Caution This valve should not be tightened at all past its stop It seals before it hits the stop Even finger tight beyond the stop may dam
89. tem OK Solenoid valves OK Self Test successful Press CANC to exit Figure 3 32 Self Test successful Note The Actual values are NOT updated during the Self Test As shown in Figure 3 32 there are seven categories of tests performed which essentially check most of the sub systems within the 6200 The pumps are started just after Pitot measurement system OK is displayed There is a long delay of about 100 seconds before the next update of the screen Solenoid valves OK During this time the 6200 performs all the remaining four tests since they are inter dependent before displaying the results The pumps are turned Off after the tests are completed After the tests are completed successfully or aborted due to a failure press CANC to exit Note Once the Self Test is started it cannot be aborted except by turning power Off 3 8 GO TO GROUND FUNCTION Note Ground signifies the ambient pressure NOT the field elevation The GND key is used to activate this function This function performs the following operations a Sets the Pitot Target to the equivalent of 20 knots in the current Pitot units b Sets the Static Target to the equivalent of the ambient Ground pressure in the current Static units c Sets both Pitot and Static modes to Control d Controls both outputs to their respective targets This function is typically used in two situations First just after connecting to the aircraft when the user wan
90. th the Main unit The small size of the Remote unit allows it to be used in the cockpit of an aircraft The 6200 has two high accuracy transducers that measure pressure in the range of 1 to 32 inHg absolute on the Static output and 0 to 15 inHg differential on the Pitot output These transducers are designed to accurately measure the pressure of dry air over an ambient temperature range of 40 C to 80 C The high accuracy of the Pitot transducer makes it ideal for checking the low airspeeds typical in helicopters Although the 6200 is not RVSM compliant the accuracy of the Static transducer is significantly better than what is reguired for checking altimeters in non RVSM aircraft and helicopters The 6200 allows the user to control altitude in feet or meters climb in feet per minute or meters per second Airspeed can be controlled in knots mach km hr and mph Airspeed rate can be also be controlled in these units The 6200 also allows the user to control EPR on the pitot output The model 6200 features programmable limits on altitude airspeed airspeed rate mach number and climb rate These limits are checked during data entry and thereby prohibit entry of erroneous target values These limits are also checked continuously during operation and if any of these is exceeded the unit automatically takes abortive action The user has the ability to program into the 6200 a profile of set points to be controlled in a seguence Once such a profi
91. the Power Off cycle When the Remote unit is On pressing the Power key for 3 seconds will turn the 6200 and the Remote unit Off After the unit turns Off the Power key must be released within 2 to 3 seconds to avoid going into the Power On cycle 125 9101A Page 15 6200 User s Manual YAN L AVERSAB 3 Connector This circular connector is used to connect the Remote unit to the Main unit through the Remote cable The Remote unit must not be disconnected from the Main unit while the unit is operating This will cause the unit to turn Off 4 Tilt stand On the rear of the Remote unit a tilt stand has been provided which allows the Remote to be tilted to a convenient viewing angle 125 9101A Page 16 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB SECTION 3 OPERATING THE 6200 This section provides all the details required to operate the 6200 It is highly recommended that the user read through this section before operating the 6200 After understanding these details the user should refer to the Typical Use chart shown in Figure 5 1 which outlines a step by step process of using the 6200 with an aircraft 3 1 START UP e Open the Pitot and Static ports to ambient by removing the blue caps e Connect the Remote unit to the Main unit using the Remote cable e Connect AC power to the Main unit using the power cable e Turn On the AC On Off switch on the Top Panel of the Main unit e Waitfor the Ready LED to turn On e Press the P
92. ts to put the 6200 into Control mode and control at Ground before proceeding further Second when all tests on the aircraft are completed and the user wants to ensure that the outputs are close to Ground before disconnecting the tester from the aircraft 125 9101A Page 48 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB Note This function does NOT alter the Pitot Rate or Static Rate target values Also it does NOT alter the Pitot or Static units The 6200 has an internal sensor which is always measuring the ambient pressure This measurement of the ambient pressure is used to establish the Ground target value When GND is pressed the Lower section of the screen appears as below Confirm GND Press GO to achieve Ground or CANC to exit Figure 3 33 Confirm GND Pressing GO will activate the 6200 to perform the operations described above 3 9 HOLD FUNCTION This function needs to be used only if the user wants to Pause while the 6200 is ramping from one target to another This function is valid only when one or both outputs are in Control mode When the HOLD key is pressed the 6200 will stop ramping both outputs and try to maintain a zero Pitot Rate and Static Rate The Lower section will display the following message Output s are on Hold Press GO to release Hold In the Upper section all four target values will be blinking The Actual values will stop ramping towards the targets Note The target valu
93. und function The pumps will turn On and the tester will go through the EQZN process The targets will automatically be set to 20 knots and the feet equivalent to Ground ambient pressure 3 Once the EQZN process is completed the tester will control the Actual values at the Targets 4 Change the Pitot Target to 100 knots Press 2 to change Pitot Target Press 1 0 0 ENTER for new value The new Target value will be blinking Press GO to activate The Pitot Actual value will ramp to 100 knots The Static output will still be controlling at Ground 5 Once the Pitot Actual reaches 100 knots allow it to stabilize for a few seconds 6 Change the Pitot mode to Leak Press 4 to change Pitot mode Press 2 to select Leak Leak will be blinking in the Pitot mode field Press GO to activate The Lower section of the screen will appear similar to Figure 3 21 below The parameters shown in the Leak screen are explained below after Figure 3 24 125 9101A Page 40 6200 User s Manual N L AVERSAB Leak Time 00 00 o TT 99 9 knots Start Figure 3 21 Pitot Leak start At the end of one minute the screen will appear similar to Figure 3 22 below Leak Time 01 00 99 9 knots Start 99 6 0 3 0 3 m 1 min 2 min 3 min Press CANC to exit Figure 3 22 Pitot Leak 1 min At the end of two minutes the screen will appear similar to Figure 3 23 below Leak Time 02 00 99 9 min Start
94. was shipped from the factory The factory setting is 0 1 hours b Last calibration date This is the date mm dd yy format that the 6200 was last calibrated This date is updated each time the 6200 is calibrated c Next calibration due This is the date mm dd yy format that the next calibration is due for the 6200 This date is also updated each time the 6200 is calibrated Other details of the calibration procedure are provided in Section 6 Note The 6200 must be calibrated only by an authorized calibration facility 125 9101A Page 61 6200 User s Manual YAN L AVERSAB 3 10 9 ENCODER An altimeter encoder can be connected to the Encoder interface connector on the top panel of the 6200 The pin out of the Encoder interface is provided in Appendix C When an Encoder is connected Function 9 shows the 10 bit Gray code that is generated by the Encoder at a specific altitude Before selecting Function 9 it is important to set up the 6200 properly Follow these steps a Connect the Static output of the 6200 to the encoder s Static port b Close cap off the Pitot port of the 6200 c Set Pitot units to knots and Static units to Feet or Meters d Set the Static Rate target to a value of 3000 ft min or less e Change to Control mode by pressing GND f Perform a quick leak check on the encoder at 3000 feet above Ground g Proceed only if the leak is less than 30 ft min h Set the Static Target to 1000
95. you proceed to the next step 13 Leave the Pitot target at 100 knots and set the Static target to 3000 feet above Ground Both Pitot and Static outputs should be in Control mode Press GO 14 When both Pitot and Static targets have been achieved wait for 30 seconds then put ONLY Static into Leak mode leaving Pitot in Control mode 15 If the Static port has a significant leak more than 100 feet min then first try and 125 9101A Page 72 6200 User s Manual A L AVERSAB find the leak while the 6200 is in the Leak screen If you lose significant altitude while searching for the leak cancel out of the Leak screen and go back to Step 14 Then continue to search for the leak If you need to disconnect any hoses or adapters the first a Go To Ground b Turn Off the 6200 c Then disconnect hoses or adapters 16 Only after the Static system is reasonably leak tight leak less than 100 feet min should you proceed to the next step 17 Now that both Pitot and Static systems are reasonably leak tight start your checkout procedure for checking the instruments inside the aircraft At this point you may want to execute the appropriate Profile for your test Caution During your tests do not put either Pitot or Static output in MEASURE mode unless the aircraft is at Ground Use only the Control and Leak modes 18 After you finish the last point of your test procedure press GND to perform the Go to Ground function The t

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