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1. 58 8 3 COMMUNICATION SyntaX ike ARN 59 Appendix A Error Codes 62 Appendix B Specif ations 63 Appendix C Connector Pin Outs 5 uuo M 64 Appendix D Repair and Return Policies 65 vi SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Note Pt Pitot and Ps Static The model 6300 M3 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 and mbar The 6300 M3 is equipped with internal pressure and vacuum pumps The Remote unit is used to interface with the Main unit The small size of the Remote unit allows it to be used in the cockpit of an aircraft The 6300 3 has two high accuracy transducers that measure pressure in the range of 0 to 38 inHg absolute on the Ps static output and 0 to 100 inHg absolute on the Pt pitot output These transducers are designed to accurately measure the pressure of dry air over an ambient temperature range of 409C to 55 C The 6300 M3 is RVSM compliant The 6300 M3 allows the user to control altitude in feet or meters climb in feet per minute or meters per minute airspeed in knots mach mph and kmph It also allows the user to control EPR on the pitot output Th
2. change the mode press the Pt Mode key The three modes will be displayed on line 4 of the display with the cursor under the Measure mode The UP ARROW key can be used for moving the cursor left and the DOWN ARROW key can be used to move the cursor right The cursor wraps around the selections that is moving the cursor left past MEAS wraps it around to CTRL The sample screen below shows the three mode choices displayed on line 4 of the display with the cursor under MEAS 24 Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Pi mode MEAS LEAK CTRL Move the cursor to the desired mode and then press ENTER The selected mode is displayed on the screen and blinks until the GO key is pressed The new mode will not become effective until the GO key is pressed The sample screen below shows the selected Pitot mode as LEAK Notice that the L on the left in line 2 is blinking Units knots Feet min Feet Actual L 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Important note When either the Pitot or Static Mode is changed to Control C BOTH Pitot and Static outputs are automatically changed to Control During normal operation you want both Static and Pitot outputs connected to the aircraft and both of them achieving a specific target value Leaving one output in Measure or Leak and the other output in Control should be done only during a Leak check Static Mode The Static
3. AVERSAB MODEL 6300 M3 Rev C3 USER S MANUAL LAVERSAB 505 GILLINGHAM LANE SUGAR LAND TX 77478 281 325 8300 FAX 281 325 8399 Email aservice laversab com Document Number 9042 REV C3 Date February 23 2011 Laversab Inc warrants its products to conform to 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 consequential 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
4. GO key If you want only to view the profile without executing it then DO NOT press the GO key Simply press the ENTER key to go to the next point in the profile Each time you press the ENTER key the next profile point will be displayed When you press the ENTER key after the last point in the profile the Main screen will revert back to its original setting prior to invoking Function 4 At any time to exit out of the profile viewing or execution function press CANCEL and the screen will revert back to the last executed point 3 5 5 FUNCTION 5 SETUP PROFILES This function is used to load profiles into the 6300 M3 from a PC A full explanation of how to load profiles into the 6300 3 is provided in Section 4 The following screen will come up when Function 5 is selected PROFILE SETUP Please stay in this screen and download One or more profiles through the RS232 interface On completion press GO Once the profiles have been loaded press GO to exit this function 3 5 6 FUNCTION 6 HEIGHT CORRECTION This function allows the user to enter the difference in height between the 6300 M3 and Ground level This value should normally be 0 unless the 6300 3 is elevated to a height of more than 3 feet above ground level A value of between 0 and 50 feet can be entered The screen appears as shown below Current Height Correction 0 feet New Height Correction feet Enter new height
5. The HEATERS LED is yellow and turns ON when the optional internal heaters are energized When power is turned ON using the AC or DC On Off switch at least one of the two LED s will turn ON If only the HEATERS LED is ON then the unit is warming up and is not yet ready for use The unit will be ready for use only after the READY LED turns ON It is possible that at certain times both LED s will be ON When the READY LED is ON the unit is functional only after the On Off switch on the Remote Unit is turned ON 15 IEEE 488 interface connector If the 6300 3 is provided with the IEEE interface option then this connector will be located under the Interface Connectors panel For IEEE 488 details see Section 8 2 D Figure 2 2 N DID BIB T39NVO 033954 N33N2S 1 9 1 Figure 2 3 22 REMOTE UNIT PANEL Please refer to Figure 2 3 which shows the front panel of the Remote unit The LCD display has 4 lines of 40 characters each There are five function keys just below the display NEXT SCREEN and PREVIOUS SCREEN are used to move between the different operating screens of the 6300 M3 At present there are only three upper level operating screens Main Calibrate and Self test The FUNCTION SELECT key is used to go into a screen which allows the user to choose any one of ten functions The functions are 0 Set
6. 0 50 press CANCEL 38 3 57 FUNCTION 7 SET GROUND The Set Ground function is used to indicate to the 6300 M3 the ambient Ground pressure Before connecting the 6300 3 to the aircraft just after the Self Test has been performed it is recommended that this function be invoked The Pitot and Static ports must still be open to ambient when using this function When the GO key is pressed in the screen shown below the 6300 M3 will memorize the ambient pressure it measures as the Ground pressure This will be used later when the Go To Ground function is invoked Press GO to Set Ground or press CANCEL to exit 3 58 FUNCTION 8 GO TO GROUND The Go To Ground function is used to bring the aircraft back down to Ground The target altitude is set to the value memorized in the Set Ground function and the target airspeed is set to 20 knots and the 6300 M3 ramps towards these targets Once these targets have been achieved you must put the 6300 3 into Measure mode on both outputs and only then disconnect the 6300 3 from the aircraft The Go to Ground screen is shown below Press GO to Go To Ground or press CANCEL to exit When is pressed the 6300 M3 shows the Main screen This screen is shown below with the new targets of 100 knots and 275 feet This assumes that the Ground pressure was 275 feet when the Set Ground function was invoked Uni
7. The screen will appear as below Change the 274 leak timer value if desired using the Arrow keys The leak timer value must be changed before the elapsed time reaches 58 seconds The 274 leak timer value can be adjusted between 2 and 19 minutes 100 0 knots 0 ft min 15000 feet 1m 2m 3m 0 08 To accept the setting of the 274 leak timer and move the arrow to the 314 leak timer press ENTER The screen will appear as below Change the 3 4 leak timer value if desired using the Arrow keys The leak timer value must be changed before the elapsed time reaches 58 seconds The 3 4 leak timer value be adjusted between 3 and 20 minutes 100 0 knots 0 ft min 15000 feet 2m 3m 0 15 To accept the setting of the 3 4 leak timer and complete the leak timer settings press ENTER The arrow will be cleared from the display It is highly recommended that the leak timer values be checked and adjusted if necessary when the unit is first turned ON by putting both Pitot and Static outputs into Leak mode simultaneously This will prevent having to set them when the aircraft is actually being leak checked The leak timer values are maintained through a power OFF cycle How the Timed Leak screen is updated The first line of the screen which shows the current Actual values is updated every 0 25 seconds The elapsed time is updated every second Assuming that the leak timers are set to 1 2 and 3 minut
8. allow Static to recharge to target then change Static back into Leak Mode and continue searching for the leak When Static is Leak tight CANCEL out of Leak Screen and proceed to step 4 STEP 4 CHECKOUT AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS 4 1 Run Profile F 4 or execute your Test Procedure to checkout cockpit instruments 4 2 GO TO GROUND at the end of Profile or Test Procedure 4 3 off 6300 3 then disconnect hoses Figure 5 1 50 SECTION 6 CALIBRATION 61 EQUIPMENT This calibration procedure requires the following equipment 1 Vacuum pump 2 Pressure supply of clean dry air at 35 psia 3 Pressure standard having accuracy of at least 0 002 inHg up to 32 inHg and an accuracy of at least 0 003 inHg from 32 inHg to 100 inHg 62 GENERAL NOTES The transducers inside the 6300 3 are sensitive to the change in density of the medium being used The unit must be calibrated with Dry Air only Calibrating with Nitrogen or any medium other than Dry Air will give erroneous results Because the transducers are medium sensitive care must be taken to ensure that the hoses used in the calibration system do not out gas Normally PVC hoses or refrigeration type hoses have a tendency to out gas The ideal hoses to use are Teflon or Teflon coated hoses because they have a very low absorption and out gas coefficient Stainless steel hoses may also be used If the wrong type of hoses are used then the typical results obtained will show
9. ensure that there are no leaks in the system Step 3 After the warm up period is over using the Pressure Standard generate a pressure of 1 000 inHg absolute Allow the pressure to be stable at 1 000 inHg for 2 minutes and take the reading the Static side PsinHg of the 6300 M3 This is the first of your Before calibration adjustment reading It will indicate the zero drift since the previous calibration Note If your Standard cannot generate 1 000 inHg abs the lowest possible pressure below 4 000 inHg abs will be acceptable Step 4 Generate a pressure of 38 000 inHg absolute allow the pressure to stabilize for 2 minutes and take the reading on the Static side PsinHg of the 6300 3 This is the second of your Before calibration adjustment reading It will indicate the zero plus slope drift since the previous calibration Leave the pressure at 38 000 inHg while you perform the next step Note If your Standard cannot generate 38 000 inHg abs any pressure between 32 000 and 38 000 inHg abs will be acceptable If you do not wish to make a calibration adjustment but just want to verify the accuracy of the 6300 M3 please skip to Step 10 Step 5 To make a calibration adjustment for the Static port on the 6300 M3 move to the the CALIBRATION screen using the NEXT SCREEN key and enter the password The calibration screen appears as follows CALIBRATION PtinHg Ps inHg Vacuum 1 4 ES 2 4 52 Step 6 Ensure that
10. 100 A typical setting for this limit is 6000 To modify a limit select the limit by entering its serial number 1 to 6 The entry field will be blanked and a new value can be entered into it followed by the ENTER key The value becomes effective as soon as it is entered In the screen shown below 1 was selected to modify the max knots limit Note To set a negative value enter the positive value and then press the key SET LIMITS 1 max knots BEI 4 max feet 50000 2 min knots 200 0 5 min feet 2000 3 max mach 1 000 6 max ft min 6000 The CLR key is used to clear the value entered The CANCEL key is used to exit the SET LIMITS screen 3 5 3 FUNCTION 3 SET KNOTS RATE Pressing 3 on the Function Select screen brings you into the Set Knots Rate screen This screen is shown below 36 CURRENT RATE 250 0 knots min NEW RATE knots min min 50 max 500 The knots rate is the rate at which the Actual airspeed value is ramped towards the Target airspeed value A typical knots rate value of 500 0 is ideal for most operations Enter the desired value followed by the ENTER key This will take you into the following screen which shows that a new value of 300 0 was entered Press GO to return to the Main screen Thank you Press GO to continue NEW RATE 300 0 knots min 3 5 4 FUNCTION 4 VIEW amp EXECUTE PROFILES To execute a
11. 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 20 that you would like this profile to be saved as in the 6300 M3 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 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 table lists the digits after the decimal for the various units The Static rate Feet min etc value has the same number of digits after decimal as the Static value Pitot units Digits after Static units Digits after decimal decimal Knots 1 Feet 0 Mach 3 Ps inHg 3 EPR 3 Meters 1 Pt inHg 3 Ps mb 2 Oc inHg 3 Pt mb 2 Qc mb 2 Mph 1 Kmph 1 8 Check the values units and modes in your profile to ensure they are all valid and correct If you going into the Leak mode at any point then make sure that you achieve that point
12. POWER OFF AND DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD FROM THE POWER SOURCE ALWAYS USE A 3 PIN GROUNDED OUTLET AS YOUR AC POWER SOURCE TABLE OF CONTENTS loris Copyriehtinotice disclaimer aaa naam Warnings soest ceni as sea Section 1 Introduction Section 2 Controls and Connections 24 Main Unit Top Panel usus rt tei da etate da Pure da iei 2 2 Remote Unit Top Panel Roper deron Section 3 Understanding the 6300 M3 nene peras ic Doc Screen 221 Displayed Parameters 322 Value ED sawuta a tauna as ARA ane SZA Mode DU 3 3 Weak Serger 3 3 1 Timed Leak Screen ntes ennt nentes ennt en neis 34 Self Test Screen 3 5 PBunctioniSelect Screen uec dee 3 5 0 Function 0 IEEE Address rises icem tidie eo iet br oreet tt oet 3 5 1 Function 1 View Limits eese renes nns 352 F nction 2 Set tete rette 3 5 3 Function 3 Set Knots Ra
13. Static outputs are moving towards their targets the HOLD key may be pressed to hold the outputs at their current Actual value This allows the user to indefinitely hold the outputs at their current value regardless of leaks while attending to other issues When the Hold is in effect this is indicated by all the Target values continuously being blinked flashing on off To release the hold and continue ramping towards the target the HOLD key needs to be pressed again 3 2 3 UNITS SELECTION Note Selected Units are maintained through a power OFF ON cycle Pitot Units There are nine units to select from on the Pt output The units are knots Mach Pt inHg Oc inHg Pt mbar Oc mbar miles per hour mph kilometers per hour kmph and 22 Engine pressure ratio EPR EPR is defined as the ratio of Pt to Ps and is unit less Any of these units can be selected by pressing the Pt units key The choices will appear on line 4 of the display four at a time The cursor is placed under the first choice The arrow keys can be used to move the cursor The UP ARROW key moves the cursor left the DOWN ARROW key moves the cursor right AS the cursor moves past the last selection the next selection will be displayed The sample screen below shows the different Pt units with the cursor under knots Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 Target 20 0 3000 0 Pt units knots Mach PtinHg QcinHg When the cu
14. aborted Therefore if more than one subsystem is defective the first defective subsystem will cause the tests to abort thereby preventing the user from detecting the flaws in the other malfunctioning subsystems The tests are performed on the following subsystems System ROM System RAM Ps pressure measurement system Pt pressure measurement system Pressure and Vacuum pump assembly Ps pressure control system Pt pressure control system start the Self please make sure that the Pitot and Static outputs are open to ambient and then press The status of each test will be displayed on the screen as shown below ROM OK RAM OK Ps measurement system OK Pt measurement system OK 32 After the pump section test has passed successfully the screen is cleared and the status of the remaining tests is displayed as shown below Pump section OK Ps control system OK Pt control system OK Tests successful After the tests have been completed successfully press the CANCEL Key to return to the Main Operating Screen If any of the tests fail then note the failure turn OFF the unit and contact the factory 3 5 FUNCTION SELECT SCREEN There are 10 different functions that can be performed These are Set IEEE address View Limits Set or Change Limits Set or Change the knots rate View or Execute profiles Setup profiles Height Correction Set Ground Go To Ground En
15. cursor under Feet Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Ps units Feet Psin mtrs Psmb Select the desired units by moving the cursor to the unit of choice and then press ENTER The new units will be displayed on the screen and will blink Also the actual and target values both for Static and Climb will get converted into the new units and the target values will blink This is shown in the sample screen below where the units of PsinHg have been selected Units knots PsinHg min PsinHg Actual M 101 2 8 345 28 986 M Target 20 0 The unit selection will not become effective until the GO key is pressed The 6300 will return to the old units if the CANCEL key is pressed It must be noted that the units change does not perform a conversion between the units of feet minute or meters minute to Ps inHg min Ps mbar min The target values for inHg min and mbar min are distinct from feet min and meters min The values do get converted between feet min and meters min They also do get converted between inHg min and mbar min 3 24 MODE SELECTION Note Mode selections are NOT maintained through a power OFF ON cycle The unit always powers ON with both Pitot and Static ouputs in the Measure mode Pitot Mode The Pitot output has three modes of operation The three mode are Measure M Leak L and Control The power up mode defaults to Measure M
16. of three operating modes Pressing these keys brings up the selection of modes onto the 4th line of the display The desired selection can be chosen by moving the cursor using the arrow keys and then pressing ENTER The GO key will execute the entered selection Modes can be selected independently for the Ps and Pt outputs For more information on Mode Selection please refer to Section 3 2 4 11 SECTION 3 UNDERSTANDING THE 6300 M3 Note Pt Pitot and Ps Static The 6300 3 is typically used to calibrate and check air data instruments like altimeters climb indicators and airspeed Mach indicators on an aircraft It is also used to leak check the Pitot Static system of an aircraft This section will explain how to use the 6300 3 to perform these functions 31 START UP Step 1 Connect the Remote cable to the Remote unit and the Remote connector on the main unit Step 2 Check the ON OFF switch on the Remote unit and make sure it is OFF Step 3 Remove the protective caps from one each of the Pitot and Static outputs on the main unit DO NOT connect any hoses yet Make certain that the outputs are open to ambient Close Pitot and Static Vent valves Step 4 Connect the power cable to the AC INPUT connector on the main unit and connect the far end of the power cable to an AC supply Step 5 On the Main unit turn the AC On Off switch ON On the Remote unit turn the ON OFF switch ON The 6300 3 will turn ON and th
17. process only when the actual value on the Static output is less than 2000 feet from Ground and the Pitot output is less than 150 knots the 6300 3 will automatically inject a small vacuum on the Static output and a small pressure on the Pitot 26 output This is done to determine the volume of the Pitot and Static system on the aircraft so that the 6300 M3 can automatically adjust the gain of it s 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 This process is part of the Measure or Leak to Control transition and will take place only when the transition to Control takes place within 2000 feet of Ground and 150 knots 33 LEAK SCREEN Although most of the operation of the 6300 M3 will be performed while in the Main Operating Screen described above at times the Leak Screen is also accessed If BOTH Pitot and Static outputs are simultaneously put into the Leak mode the display changes to a special Leak screen that is explained below in Section 3 3 1 Timed Leak Screen When ONLY ONE of the Pitot or Static outputs is put into the Leak mode the display changes to the Leak Screen after pressing GO A sample Static Leak Screen is shown below Start 5000 feet Instant Leak rate Cur 4990 feet 30 Feet m Timer 00 20 Per
18. shows that at the end of 3 minutes the altitude was at 14905 feet and the accumulated leak in 3 minutes was 95 feet from the start value of 15000 feet 98 8 knots 27 ft min 14904 feet Im 99 5 0 5 14965 35 2m 99 1 0 9 14932 68 3m 988 12 3 02 14905 95 After the 4 line is updated the leak screen will continue to update the current Actual values on line 1 and the elapsed time on line 4 The remaining information will remain unchanged so that the user can note down the values at a later time before exiting the leak screen 31 3 4 SELF TEST SCREEN As part of the start up procedure it is recommended that a Self Test be performed on the 6300 M3 Before performing the Self Test you must follow the start up procedure explained in section 3 1 The Main Operating Screen must be displayed on the Remote unit There should be no errors displayed on line 4 of the display If there are errors on line 4 of the display press CANCEL to clear each error it appears until line 4 16 clear Now press NEXT SCREEN twice The display will show the screen shown below SELF TESTS Please vent Pitot and Static ports to ambient then press GO There are seven tests performed on the system These tests check every subsystem for acceptable operation If a malfunction is detected in any part of a subsystem that subsystem is flagged as defective Once a defective subsystem is detected the self test function is
19. used is Feet for displaying altitude Other possible units for displaying the Static output are shown in section 3 2 3 which also explains how to select a particular unit The currently selected Static unit is shown on the first line of the display as shown below 14 The two values 1005 and 0 that appear below it are in these units Units knots Feet min Feet Actual 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Parameter3 Climb Units Unit of measurement for displaying the rate of change of the Static output Climb Normally the climb unit used is Feet min for displaying rate of change of altitude These units cannot be independently chosen Whatever the unit selected for the Static output the climb unit is the per minute rate of that selected Static unit If the Static unit selected is inHg then the climb unit will be inHg min The currently selected climb unit is shown on the first line of the display as shown below The two values 3500 and 3000 that appear below it are in these units Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Parameter4 Pitot Actual value This is the current pressure measured at the Pitot output displayed in the current units In the sample screen shown below the current pressure at the Pitot output is 101 2 knots This value is updated every 0 25 seconds Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Ta
20. valve Opening this valve slowly will vent the Static output of the 6300 M3 to ambient pressure While venting care must be taken to ensure that the maximum climb rate of the aircraft connected to the tester is not exceeded Also the Pitot Vent may need to be used to maintain the airspeed within limits of the indicator on the aircraft Caution The Static Vent is NOT connected to the Pitot Vent There is NO cross bleed When venting is completed close the valve Caution Do not over tighten the valve as this may damage the seat of the valve 13 Pitot Vent In the event that the 6300 3 is in operable due to a malfunction or due to loss of power it 15 possible to vent the Pitot system manually This is done using the metering valve labeled PV located under the panel labeled Interface Connectors This valve is a positive shut off valve Opening this valve slowly will vent the Pitot output of the 6300 M3 to ambient pressure While venting care must be taken to maintain the airspeed within limits of the indicator on the aircraft Caution The Pitot Vent is NOT connected to the Static Vent There is NO cross bleed When venting is completed close the valve Caution Do not over tighten the valve as this may damage the seat of the valve 14 Indicator LED s Two indicator LED s are provided just to the left of the Pitot port The READY LED is green and turns ON when power is connected to the 6300 3 and the unit is ready for use
21. 0 increments and noting the 6300 M3 Static port PsinHg readings Your calibration sheet will appear as shown in Figure 6 1 64 Pt Pitot CALIBRATION Step 1 Connect the output of the Pressure Standard to the Pitot port on the 6300 M3 The pressure and vacuum sources are to be connected to the Pressure Standard and it is assumed that the Pressure Standard has a suitable control mechanism which can allow the user to control the pressure at its output Step 2 Turn on the 6300 3 and allow it to warm up for about 30 minutes Change the units to PsinHg on the Static side and PtinHg on the Pitot side Refer to section 3 2 3 on how to change units During the warm up period purge the system with Dry Air by cycling the pressure at the Pitot port between 100 inHg absolute and 1 inHg absolute or lower at least three times Also ensure that there are no leaks in the system 53 Step 3 After the warm up period is over using the Pressure Standard generate a pressure of 1 000 inHg absolute Allow the pressure to be stable at 1 000 inHg for 2 minutes and take the reading on the Pitot side PtinHg of the 6300 3 This is the first of your Before calibration adjustment reading It will indicate the zero drift since the previous calibration Note If your Standard cannot generate 1 000 inHg abs the lowest possible pressure below 4 000 inHg abs will be acceptable Step 4 Generate a pressure of 100 000 inHg absolute allow the pressu
22. 0 M3 outputs and the aircraft Plug all unused Pitot and Static ports on the aircraft and on the 6300 3 Select Function 8 Go To Ground This will put both Pitot and Static into Control mode with targets of 20 knots and 185 feet assuming your Ground was 185 ft Wait for the targets to be achieved Set the Pitot target to 200 knots and GO When Pitot achieves 200 knots put ONLY Pitot into Leak mode leave Static in Control mode If Pitot has a significant leak more than 5 knots min then first try and find the leak while the 6300 3 is in the Leak screen If you lose all airspeed while searching for the leak cancel out of the Leak screen and go back to Step 7 and continue to search for the leak If you need to disconnect ANY hoses on the aircraft or between the 6300 M3 and the aircraft then Go Ground b Put BOTH Pitot and Static in Measure mode c Then disconnect hoses Only after the Pitot system is reasonably leak tight should you proceed to the next step Leave the Pitot target at 200 knots and set the Static target to 3000 feet above Ground Both Pitot and Static outputs should be in CONTROL mode Press GO When both Pitot and Static targets have been achieved put ONLY Static into LEAK mode leaving Pitot in CONTROL mode If the Static port has a significant leak more than 100 feet min then first try and find the leak while the 6300 3 is in the Leak screen If you lose significant altitude while
23. 48 searching for the cancel out of the Leak screen and back to Step 11 and continue to search for the leak If you need to disconnect ANY hoses on the aircraft or between the 6300 M3 and the aircraft then Ground b Put BOTH Pitot and Static in Measure mode c Then disconnect hoses 13 Only after the Static system is reasonably leak tight should you proceed to the next step 14 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 15 After you finish the last point of your test procedure select Function 8 Go to Ground If you are executing a profile this should already be part of your profile The targets will get set to 20 knots and 185 feet Your Ground 16 After the targets have been achieved set both Pitot and Static outputs to MEASURE mode This should be part of your profile 17 Turn OFF the 6300 3 18 Disconnect the hoses from the aircraft and from the 6300 M3 During your test procedure if you lose power the 6300 M3 will maintain the pressure When power comes back on the 6300 3 and the aircraft will be at the same pressure as before except for pressure lo
24. 8 INTERNAL 9 C4 9 INTERNAL 10 D4 1L NC 12 NC 13 84V 14 24V RETURN 15 GND 64 APPENDIX D REPAIR AND 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 aservice laversab com 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 aservice laversab com 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 77478 U S A Note Please pack the 6300 M3 carton prior to shipping Do not ship without proper packing Laversab Inc will not be liable for damage to the 6300 M3 if it is shipped without proper packing 65
25. ER to invoke the next profile point All parameters of the point will be shown on the screen and the point number will flash on line 4 ENTER allows the user to view an entire profile without executing any point Italso allows the user to skip certain points if so desired 4 Only the ARROW keys are effective during profile execution to allow the user to jog the profile s target values A new target value cannot be entered while a profile is executing The existing target value may be jogged up or down in fixed increments as described in section 3 2 2 5 No other keys are effective Changing units or modes or target values will require aborting the profile 6 When a profile goes into leak mode the Leak Screen will be displayed The profile will stay in this screen until the user enters CANCEL to exit the leak screen The 6300 3 returns to the main screen where the user must press ENTER to invoke the next profile point 7 When the last point in the profile is executed pressing ENTER will cause line 4 of the display to be cleared This will be the only indication that the profile has been completed 8 Each profile can have up to 50 points There can be 20 profiles resident in the 6300 3 at any one time 9 New profiles can be loaded any number of times They have to be numbered 1 to 20 and will overwrite existing resident profiles with the same profile number 10 Errors during profile execution will cause the profile to abort It can
26. 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 45 you want to transfer Open this file You will see the profile being downloaded it is echoed back from the 6300 M3 4 After the profile has completed downloading the last section should say PASS If it does not then the profile did not download correctly If no characters are echoed when you open the txt file to download then you probably have a communication problem 5 If you see garbage on the first line of the profile as it downloads then you should redo the download This could happen on some systems on the very first profile you download during a session in Hyperterminal 6 To download more profiles in the same session simply repeat step 3 from the point you select Transfer After all profiles you wish to download have been transferred press GO on the 6300 M3 Check that the profile loaded properly by selecting Function 4 on the 6300 M3 and entering the profile number starting at step 1 i e 18 1 to check profile 18 Step through the profile using only ENTER and check if the points match what you have setup on the PC as your profile 4 5 EXECUTING A PROFILE On the 6300 M3 select Function 4 Execute profile On line 4 on the Main screen a profile number is required to identify the profile This number is x y where x is the profile number and y is the poi
27. IEEE address 1 View Limits 2 Set Limits 3 Set Knots rate 4 Execute profile 5 Setup profile 6 Height Correction 7 Set Ground 8 Go to Ground 9 Encoder These functions are described in detail in Section 3 The GO key is used to execute all changes made through the Remote unit After the changes have been ed they will flash on the screen until executed by the GO key This allows for simultaneous execution of several changes in target values modes units etc The CANCEL key has multiple purposes It is used to abort all changes that are flashing on the screen It is also used to exit out of target value entry unit selection and mode selection It is used to exit out of other screens like Leak test and Function select The CANCEL key is also used to acknowledge error messages or exit an executing profile NUMERIC KEYS These keys are used for numeric entry of target values and other numeric data The key operates just like on a calculator and is used to enter negative values This key must be used after entering the positive value to make it negative The 000 key allows the entry of 3 zeros The CLR key is used to clear the data entry field The ENTER key is used to accept numeric entries and also select units and modes 10 TARGET VALUE KEYS There are typically 3 parameters that the 6300 3 controls Altitude Climb and Airspeed Each parameter has its own target value key The Pt A
28. IMITS 1 max knots 500 0 4 max feet 50000 2 min knots 200 0 5 min feet 2000 3 max mach 1 000 6 max ft min 6000 To exit from this screen press CANCEL 34 For an explanation of the limits please refer to the Set Limits function 3 52 FUNCTION 2 SET LIMITS To set the limits press 2 on the Function Select screen Access to the Set Limits screen is protected by means of a password Enter the password followed by the ENTER key on the screen shown below SET LIMITS Please enter password The correct password will take you into the Set Limits screen shown below SET LIMITS 1 max knots 500 0 4 max feet 50000 2 min knots 200 0 5 min feet 2000 3 max mach 1 000 6 max ft min 6000 There are six limit values that can be set These limits are checked when a Target value is entered If the target value exceeds any of the limits an error is generated The Actual values are also checked when the 6300 M3 is in the Control mode If any of these limits is exceeded by a pre defined amount an error will be generated and the 6300 M3 will revert to Measure mode An explanation of each limit follows 1 Max knots This defines the maximum airspeed that can entered as a Target value or generated as an Actual value Typically this is set to the maximum airspeed that the instruments on the aircraft can tolerate The maximum value for this limi
29. IRSPEED key is used to select Pt or Airspeed target value entry the Ps RATE CLIMB Key is used to select Climb value entry and the Ps ALTITUDE key is used to select Ps or Altitude value entry After selecting the target value key the new value can be entered using the numeric keypad The UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys are used to Jog a target value The arrow keys are also used to move between various choices during Unit selection and Mode selection For more information please refer to Section 3 2 2 The HOLD key is used to hold the outputs at their current Actual value This is explained in detail in Section 3 2 2 UNITS SELECT KEYS Units can be selected independently for the Pt and Ps outputs Pressing the Pt UNITS key will bring up the choices in Pt units onto the 40 line of the display To exit from this selection mode press CANCEL To move between the choices use the arrow keys There are nine Pt units in all The cursor location is indicated by the blinking unit mnemonic Once the cursor is on the desired units press ENTER to select that unit The Ps UNITS key brings up the choices for Ps units onto the 4th line of the display Use CANCEL to exit this unit selection mode Use the arrow keys to move between the choices Use the ENTER key to select a choice There are four Ps units to choose from For more information on Units Selection please refer to Section 3 2 3 MODE SELECT KEYS These keys are used to select between one
30. PRESSURE Pt APPLIED DISPLAYED APPLIED DISPLAYED inHg inHg inHg inHg 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 10 000 9 999 20 000 19 999 30 000 30 000 40 000 40 000 50 000 50 000 60 000 60 000 70 000 70 001 80 000 80 001 90 000 90 002 100 000 100 000 Calibrated by Figure 6 1 Sample calibration sheet 56 SECTION 7 MAINTENANCE Scheduled maintenance of the 6300 3 includes calibration once a year The calibration procedure is described in Section 6 Apart from this there are no other scheduled maintenance requirements 57 SECTION 8 COMMUNICATION INTERFACE The model 6300 3 is capable of communicating with a remotely located computer via the RS232 serial interface Using this interface it is possible to perform all functions that are available on the front panel 8 1 RS232 SERIAL INTERFACE The serial interface is a three wire interface using the signals RX TX GND Each byte of data is sent 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 8 2 488 INTERFACE This interface is accessible through the 24 pin parallel connector under the Interface Connectors cover on the top panel This inter
31. also used to display error conditions as they occur The errors are displayed on the last 49 line of the display as shown below Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Error 5 Pitot target exceeds limits Profile Execution When a profile is being executed the 4 line of the display will indicate the profile number and the point in the profile A sample screen is shown below where point number 12 of profile number 3 is being executed Notice that this sample screen shows some of the values to be different from our previous sample screens The essence of using profiles is that all the 7 parameters can be changed simply by moving to the next point in the profile eliminating the need to perform a lot of data entry Units knots Feet min Feet Actual C 101 2 3500 10056 C Target 200 0 6000 5000 Executing Profile 3 12 Lear 55 ADC For more information on profiles please refer to Section 4 19 3 22 TARGET VALUE ENTRY Note Target values are maintained through a power OFF ON cycle Pitot target value Pt or airspeed target value can be entered using the Pt AIRSPEED key On pressing this key the target value field for Pt gets put into reverse video The 6300 M3 is now awaiting numeric entry from the operator While this new value is being entered the old target value is still effective and does not in any way affect the Pitot output After the Pt AIRSPEED key is presse
32. arget value In the sample profile Row 3 which is the first point in the profile tells the 6300 3 to go in Control mode to 100 knots 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 6300 M3 go to 200 knots 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 The Static side is simultaneously moved up to 1000 feet at 6000 ft min Row 7 point 5 takes Pitot up to 200 knots and Static up to 5000 feet at 6000 ft min Row 8 point 6 takes Pitot up to 300 knots and Static up to 10 000 feet at 6000 ft min Row 9 point 7 takes Pitot down to 100 knots 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 42 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 and ramps Static back to Ground at 6000 ft min Row 14 point 12 puts both Pitot and Static into Measure mode 4 2 CREATING A PROFILE m Start with opening the Profile Template xls file 2 not change anything on Row 1 3
33. be restarted by the user at the point where the error occurred after the error is rectified 11 Ifa particular test procedure requires more than 50 points then these points can be split between 2 or more profiles For instance if a transponder test requires 80 points then the first 50 points can be loaded as profile 1 and the remaining 30 points can be loaded as profile 2 When profile 1 has been completed at point 1 50 the 6300 3 will stay at that point until the next command The user can start profile 2 1 and execute the 51st point and continue through the remaining 30 points using profile 2 47 SECTION 5 TYPICAL USE This section assumes that the user has read Section 3 and understood the functioning of the 6300 M3 Please do not follow the sequence shown below without first reading Section 3 The following steps show a typical use of the 6300 3 for checking aircraft instruments 1 10 11 12 Turn on the 6300 M3 and check the leak timers by putting both Pitot and Static outputs simultaneously into Leak mode This will take you into the Timed Leak Screen Adjust the leak timers if necessary then return to the Main screen by pressing CANCEL Perform the Self Test NEXT SCREEN twice Hoses should be disconnected and at least one Pitot and one Static port must be open to ambient Pitot and Static Vent valves must be closed With ports still open to ambient Set Ground Function 7 Connect hoses between the 630
34. coder VE Pressing the Function Select key on the keypad allows you to into the function select screen which is shown below Select function DN ARROW for functions 4 to 9 0 IEEE address 5 1 View limits 2 Setlimits 3 Setknots rate now at 500 0 kts min If you want to select functions 4 through 9 press the Down Arrow key on the keypad to move to the screen shown below 33 Select function 4 Execute profile 6 Height Correction 8 Goto Ground UP ARROW for functions 1 to 3 5 Set profiles 7 Set Ground 9 Encoder Once in the correct screen select a number to go to the desired function An explanation of each of the functions is given below 3 50 FUNCTION 0 IEEE ADDRESS This function allows the user to enter a valid IEEE 488 address for the 6300 M3 This address is meaningful only if the IEEE option is provided on the 6300 3 valid address between 1 and 30 may be entered on the screen shown below Current IEEE addr New IEEE addr 5 Si 3 5 1 FUNCTION 1 VIEW LIMITS The 6300 M3 checks both the Target values and the Actual values to determine if they are within specific limits These limits can be set by the user To view these limits you can press the Function Select key and then choose Function 1 View Limits by pressing 1 The VIEW LIMITS screen appears as shown below VIEW L
35. d the display will appear as shown below Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 3000 0 Use the numeric keys to enter the value Use the key to change the sign of the value The 6300 M3 will beep on every key entry and it will beep for a longer time period if extra invalid digits are entered It is not necessary to enter the decimal point and the digit after the decimal point if that digit is 0 That is if you want to enter the number 200 0 you may enter just 7200 and leave out the And the 0 After entering 200 the display will appear as shown below Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target _ 200 3000 0 If a mistake is made during entry it can only be corrected by using the CLR key to clear the entry and re entering the value When the desired value is input into the value entry field press ENTER and the value will blink The trailing decimal and 0 will automatically get added In the sample screen below the 200 0 is shown shadowed to indicate blinking Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 3000 0 20 The value will continue to blink until the key is pressed Only after the key is pressed will the value become effective If you change your mind and want to abort the new value entry press CANCEL to exit the value entry mode You can press CANCEL even when the value is blinkin
36. d revert back to Control mode It will then display a message as follows Pitot leak exceeds 50 knots min Returning PITOT to Control Mode Please press GO When either of these warning messages is displayed press GO which will bring up the Main Operating Screen At this point it is recommended to go back to GROUND and to Measure mode on both outputs ad fix the leak before proceeding further It is important that each output be put into the Leak mode independently That is when the Pitot system of the aircraft needs to be checked for leaks only the Pitot output should be in Leak mode keeping the Static output in Control mode When the Static system of the aircraft needs to be checked for leaks only the Static output should be in Leak mode keeping the Pitot output in Control mode Pressing the CANCEL allows you to exit from the Leak Screen back to the Main Operating Screen If the mode prior to entering the Leak mode was Control then the 6300 M3 will revert back to Control mode on exiting the Leak Screen 28 3 31 TIMED LEAK SCREEN When both Pitot and Static outputs are simultaneously put into Leak mode then the leak screen displays the leak values in a timed leak format as shown below The sample screen shown below assumes the following a Units are set to knots and feet b Leak timers are set for 1 2 and 3 minutes c Theleak check was started at 100 knots and 15000 feet d The elapsed leak time is 3 mi
37. e The Leak mode is pneumatically identical to the Measure mode When either Pitot or Static output is in Leak mode the screen changes from the Main Operating screen to the Leak screen The Leak screen is detailed in section 3 3 When the Static output is in the Control mode the 6300 3 is actually attempting to achieve the Static Target value The Static control valve inside the 6300 3 is now connected to the Static output and is actually increasing or decreasing the pressure to achieve and maintain the Target value For an explanation of how to change the Static mode between Measure Leak and Control please refer to section 3 2 4 Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Split Screen The Main operating screen displays all 11 parameters conveniently The screen can actually be divided into 2 halves the left half shows all the 4 Pitot parameters whereas the right half shows all the 7 Static parameters The sample screens below shows this separation Pitot half Units knots Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 200 3000 0 18 Static Units knots Actual 101 2 3500 1005 Target 200 3000 0 The Main operating screen will be used almost the time during normal operation for commanding target values viewing actual values setting units and modes Error Messages The Main screen is
38. e circular connector end of the power cord needs to connected here The power requirement of the 6300 3 is 90 260 47 440 Hz with a maximum power consumption of 300 VA Caution Connecting incorrect power to the 6300 M3 will cause considerable damage The power cord is normally left connected to the 6300 3 at the AC INPUT connector and is wrapped around two cord posts The cord retainers on top of these posts swivel in either direction and latch at 180 degree positions allowing easy wrapping and unwrapping of the power cord A cord clamp allows the cord to be held in place after it is wrapped 2 AC Fuse A 5x20 mm fuse is located inside the fuse holder The fuse is a time delay fuse with a rating of 2 0 amps 250 Volts 3 AC On Off switch This toggle switch connects or disconnects AC power between the AC INPUT connector and the 6300 M3 Even when this switch is ON the 6300 M3 becomes operational only after the On Off switch located on the right side of the Remote Unit is turned ON Push in to turn ON 4 DC INPUT connector This is a 4 pin male circular connector A DC power cord is provided with the 6300 M3 The DC power requirement of the 6300 M3 is 16 36 VDC nominal 28 VDC with a maximum power consumption of 300 W Caution Connecting incorrect DC power to the 6300 M3 will cause considerable damage ACINPUT 90 260 VAC 47 440 HZ 300 VA STATIC STATIC DC INPUT 28 vDC INTERFACE CONNECTORS p 5
39. e Pitot Target value is meaningless since the 6300 M3 is not trying to achieve any specific target value The Leak mode is pneumatically identical to the Measure mode When either Pitot or Static output is in Leak mode the screen changes from the Main Operating screen to the Leak screen The Leak screen is detailed in section 3 3 When the Pitot output is in the Control mode the 6300 3 is actually attempting to achieve the Pitot Target value The Pitot control valve inside the 6300 M3 is now connected to the Pitot output and is actually increasing or decreasing the pressure to achieve and maintain the Target value For an explanation of how to change the Pitot mode between Measure Leak and Control please refer to section 3 2 4 Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 17 Parameter11 Static Mode The Static output can be in one of three modes Measure Leak L or Control In the Measure mode the pressure at the Static output is simply being measured and displayed as the Actual value in the current Static units The pressure is not being changed by the 6300 M3 In this mode the Static valve inside the 6300 3 that is used to change the pressure at the Static output is pneumatically isolated from the Static output In the Measure mode the Static Target value is meaningless since the 6300 3 is not trying to achieve any specific target valu
40. e Remote unit will turn ON The display will briefly show the sign on screen and then go into the Main screen The Main screen should appear as follows Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 The Actual values shown on line 2 will be different from the ones shown The 4th line should be blank Before actually using the 6300 3 to perform certain tasks it is important to understand how to use the Remote unit to make the 6300 M3 do what you want This section explains everything about the information that you see on the Remote unit and what it means and 12 Leak mode Operating Function Select Function Select Screens 2 0 IEEE address 1 2 3 Change knots rate 4 Execute profile Return to Main 5 Setup Profile 6 Height Correction 7 8 9 Next Next Screen Self Test Self Test Progress Figure 3 1 how to change the parameters that are shown on the display we proceed through the explanations it will become clearer as to how the 6300 M3 actually operates Interaction with the 6300 M3 is done through several different screens that are displayed on the Remote unit All the screens are shown in Figure 3 1 Of the screens shown in Figure 3 1 the Self Test screen is used only at startup all the Function Select screens are used only a few times during normal operation and also when first setting up the 6300 M3 The Calibrate screen is used only o
41. e model 6300 3 features programmable limits on altitude airspeed 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 6300 3 a profile of set points to be controlled in a sequence Once such a profile has been setup the user can command the unit to move from one set point to the next simply by pushing the GO button Up to 50 points can be stored in one profile The 6300 3 can store up to 20 such profiles in non volatile memory at any one time Calibration of the unit is required only once a year This process is the only scheduled maintenance function required on the 6300 3 The model 6300 M3 comes with RS232 interface This interface is mainly used to download profiles from a computer Connect Power and the Remote connect the Pitot and Static outputs to the aircraft and the 6300 M3 is ready for use It s high accuracy and ease of use make it the ideal Pitot Static Tester SECTION 2 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Note Pt Pitot and Ps Static 21 MAIN UNIT TOP PANEL The model 6300 M3 top panel Figure 2 1 provides easy access to all the connections 1 AC INPUT connector This is a 3 pin male circular connector An AC power cord is provided with the 6300 M3 Th
42. ead of a climb Target Rate in inHg min or mbar min When operating the tester in units of inHg or mbar there are two important points to keep in mind a The target rate inHg min or mbar min is valid for both Static and Pitot outputs b The target rate inHg min mbar min is limited by the target altitude rate This means that the target altitude rate in feet min is never exceeded regardless of the target rate in inHg min or mbar min 21 Target Value Jog Each of the three target values be jogged up or down in small increments by using the arrow keys This is done to help the operator achieve a perfect reading on the instrument in the aircraft by bumping the set point in small increments To jog a value select the value by pressing the appropriate target value key and then use the arrow keys The selected target value can be jogged with the arrow keys until any key other than the arrow keys is pressed Each time the arrow key is pressed the selected target value will be incremented UP arrow or decremented DOWN arrow by a specific amount depending on the units of the target value The increments for the different units are as follows Pt units Ps units Climb units Knots 1 Feet 1 feet min 10 mach 0 001 Psin 0 001 inhg min 0 01 PtinHg 0 001 mtrs 1 mtrs min 10 OcinHg 0 001 mbar 0 01 mbar min 0 1 Ptmb 0 01 Ocmb 0 01 mph 1 kmph 1 EPR 0 001 Use of the HOLD key While the Pitot and
43. en 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 6300 M3 Hyperterminal window Select File Select Properties new dialog box 6300 M3 Properties appears Select the Settings tab In the Emulation menu select ANSI Select OK Now you are back in the 6300 M3 Hyperterminal window Select File select Save Close this window A warning appears select Yes Hyperterminal is now setup To verify that the 6300 3 file is setup in Hyperterminal select Programs from the desktop select Accessories select Communications select Hyperterminal The 6300 M3 icon should appear If it does not appear then you will need to repeat steps 1 and 2 above 44 DOWNLOADING PROFILES m Connect the one to one RS232 cable to the RS232 port on the 6300 M3 You will need to remove the access panel for this Connect the other end of this cable to the 1 port on your PC Turn on the 6300 M3 and select Function 5 Set Profiles The following screen appears PROFILE SETUP Please stay in this screen and download One or more profiles through the RS232 interface On completion press GO Stay in this screen until all profiles you would like to download have been downloaded Start the 6300 N6 file in
44. es when the elapsed time reaches 30 1 02 2 seconds after the elapsed time reaches the first leak time the leak screen will be updated and appear as shown below The second line shows that at the end of 1 minute the knots value leaked to 99 5 knots and the accumulated leak in 1 minute was 0 5 knots since the knots value at the start of the leak check was 100 knots The second line also shows that at the end of 1 minute the altitude was at 14965 feet and the accumulated leak in 1 minute was 35 feet since the altitude was at 15000 feet at the start of the leak check 99 5 knots 83 ft min 14964 feet 1m 99 5 0 5 14965 35 2m 3m 1 02 When the elapsed time reaches 2 02 the leak screen is updated again The third line shows that at the end of 2 minutes the knots value leaked to 99 1 knots and the accumulated leak in 2 minutes was 0 9 knots from the start value of 100 knots The third line also shows that at the end of 2 minutes the altitude was at 14932 feet and the accumulated leak in 2 minutes was 68 feet from the start value of 15000 feet 99 1 knots 30 ft min 14931 feet Im 99 5 0 5 14965 35 2m 99 1 0 9 14932 68 3m 2 02 When the elapsed time reaches 3 02 the leak screen is updated again The fourth line shows that at the end of 3 minutes the knots value leaked to 98 8 knots and the accumulated leak in 3 minutes was 1 2 knots from the start value of 100 knots The fourth line also
45. et Control 10000 6000 9 knots Control 100 0 Feet Control 18000 6000 10 knots Control 100 0 Feet Leak 18000 6000 11 knots Control 100 0 Feet Control 30000 6000 12 knots Control 100 0 Feet Control 50000 6000 13 knots Control 20 0 Feet Control Ground 6000 14 knots Measure 20 0 Feet Measure Ground 6000 15 END Row 1 always says Profile This indicates to the 6300 3 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 show on the 4 line of the 41 6300 3 display when this profile is executed Row 2 middle cell shows the number of the profile This profile has a number 3 This tells the 6300 3 that this profile is to be loaded in as profile number 3 When profile 3 is executed the 6300 3 this Sample profile will be executed This number can be any number between 1 and 20 When this profile is downloaded into the 6300 3 it will overwrite the previous profile that was resident in the 6300 3 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 Column Information A Pitot units B Pitot mode C Pitot target value D Static units E Static mode Static target value G Rate t
46. eve a pressure of 0 Feet on the Static output The Static Target value is meaningful only when the Static output is in the Control mode This is explained later in this section How to change the Static Target value is explained in section 3 2 2 Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 Target 20 0 3000 0 Parameter 9 Climb Target value This is the value that you command the 6300 M3 to achieve as the rate of change of pressure climb dive on the Static output In the sample 16 screen below the 6300 3 has been commanded to achieve a climb of 3000 Feet min on the Static output A dive would be indicated by a negative value The Climb Target value is meaningful only when the Static output is in the Control mode This is explained later in this section How to change the Climb Target value is explained in section 3 2 2 Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Parameter 10 Pitot Mode The Pitot output can be in one of three modes Measure M Leak L or Control In the Measure mode the pressure at the Pitot output is simply being measured and displayed as the Actual value in the current Pitot units The pressure is not being changed by the 6300 3 In this mode the Pitot valve inside the 6300 3 that is used to change the pressure at the Pitot output is pneumatically isolated from the Pitot output In the Measure mode th
47. face supports the following IEEE 488 functions SH1 Source Handshake 1 Acceptor Handshake 2 Basic Talker L2 Basic Listener SR1 Service Request DC1 Device Clear The 488 address of the 6300 M3 can be changed using Function 0 as described Section 3 5 0 58 For the 6300 3 to input a command it must first be addressed to Listen The command that follows must be terminated with Line Feed To get data from the 6300 M3 the unit must be addressed to Talk Prior to asking the 6300 3 to Talk the data to be sent by the 6300 3 must be specified through a command For the 6300 M3 to understand the command it must be in the Listen mode For example to read the Actual Static value the following sequence must be executed Address 6300 M3 to Listen Send command string is lt LF gt Address 6300 M3 to Talk Read the Actual Static value from the 6300 M3 ao 83 COMMUNICATION SYNTAX All commands to the 6300 M3 are two letter commands Some commands are used both to read and write data Others are used only to read data back from the 6300 M3 If a command is used to write data then it is followed by the equal sign followed by the data to be written Each command must be terminated by a carriage return lt CR Each value returned by the 6300 M3 15 terminated by Command Type Description PA R Actual pitot value in current units RA R Actual climb Ps rate value in c
48. g In the above example if you were to press CANCEL the old Pt target value of 20 0 will remain effective If there is an error in the value being entered then that error will be displayed on line 4 of the display To clear the error enter CANCEL or CLR This will also erase the erroneous value and the previous value will stay in effect Most errors are caused because a value entered is outside the limits If the new value does not blink after pressing ENTER and no error message appears then there is a communication problem between the Remote unit and the main unit Please abort and contact the factory If GO is pressed after ENTERing the value the 6300 M3 will try to achieve this new target value ONLY IF the Pitot output is in the CONTROL mode Therefore it is desired that both Pitot and Static values be entered so that both are blinking before the GO Key is pressed Static target value For entering Ps or altitude target values press the Ps ALTITUDE key and then follow the same process as described above Rate Climb target value For entering Rate or CLIMB target values press the RATE CLIMB key and then follow the same process as described above Note that while entering Climb values it is NOT necessary to include the sign of the rate of climb The 6300 3 will automatically determine the direction of the rate of change The displayed actual value will however indicate with a minus sign that the rate of change is a descent inst
49. ilize for 2 minutes select item 1 using the keypad on the remote unit and then enter the value 1 000 in item 1 This indicates the vacuum point for the calibration If you make an error while entering data press CLR Do not press CANCEL You may re enter the value any number of times 54 Note If your Standard cannot generate 1 000 inHg abs the lowest possible pressure below 4 000 inHg abs will be acceptable Enter the value of the generated pressure Step 8 On the keypad of the remote unit press PREV SCREEN The display will return to the Main Screen If you press CANCEL the calibration adjustment will become void Step 9 Turn the 6300 M3 OFF wait 30 seconds and then turn it back ON The calibration adjustment is now complete for the Pitot port Step 10 Verify the calibration by generating pressures in approximately 1076 increments and noting the 6300 3 Pitot port PtinHg readings Your calibration sheet will appear as shown in Figure 6 1 55 Model 6300 3 Serial 74678 Full scale Ps 38 inHg Pt 100 inHg Last Calibrated date 10 10 01 CALIBRATION RESULTS STATIC PRESSURE Ps TEST POINT AS FOUND AS LEFT DEVIATION inHg inHg inHg 1 Vacuum 1 001 1 000 0 001 2 Fullscale 38 002 38 000 0 002 PITOT PRESSURE Pt TEST POINT AS FOUND AS LEFT DEVIATION inHg inHg inHg 1 Vacuum 1 002 1 000 0 002 2 Fullscale 100 005 100 000 0 005 VERIFICATION RESULTS STATIC PRESSURE Ps PITOT
50. 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 43 10 11 in Control mode which takes the Static port to 18 000 feet followed by another point where the Static port is put into Leak mode at 18 000 feet Caution If you are using Mach on the Pitot side make sure that while the Static side is moving from a low altitude to a higher altitude the target Mach number must be kept low about 0 200 After the higher altitude is achieved the Mach number can be increased to the desired value This must be done to prevent a high Mach number at a low altitude causing an excessive airspeed knots to be generated For example if you want to achieve 0 800 Mach at 30 000 feet 35 000 feet and 40 000 feet then your profile points must be set up as follows Mach Control 0 200 Feet Control 30000 6000 Mach Control 0 800 Feet Control 30000 6000 Mach Control 0 800 Feet Control 35000 6000 Mach Control 0 800 Feet Control 40000 6000 Notice how the Mach is kept low until 30 000 feet is achieved Then it is ramped to 0 800 which would be an acceptable airspeed Once this first point is achieved you do not have to lower Mach again because for altitudes of 35 000 and 40 000 feet the same Mach number would actually result in a lower airspeed and the unit will automatically control this without any damage to the aircraft
51. instances the latter agrees to use its best efforts to have original suppliers make good their warranties COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright c 2010 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 Document REVISION HISTORY Release Date Description 9042 REV A 08 08 2006 6300 M3 Rev A User s Manual 9042 REV B 10 20 2008 6300 M3 Rev B User s Manual 9042 REV C 06 01 2009 6300 M3 Rev C User s Manual 9042 REV C1 09 09 2009 6300 M3 Rev C1 User s Manual 9042 REV C2 03 05 2010 6300 M3 Rev C2 User s Manual 9042 REV C3 02 23 2011 6300 M3 Rev C3 User s Manual WARNING THE 6300 M3 USES LINE VOLTAGES FOR ITS OPERATION WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IMPROPER OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT 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 WILL ASSURE SAFETY THEMSELVES OTHERS AND TO THE EQUIPMENT BEFORE PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE TURN THE
52. instruments 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 this many more warnings will pop up Please say yes to all these too 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 download a profile into the 6300 3 using the Hyperterminal program At first you need to setup Hyperterminal You only need to do this once t 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 6300 M3 A dialog box named Connect To will appear The bottom selection in this box is Connect using From the drop down menu in 44 Connect using select COM1 Select A new dialog box will op
53. is not connected to the 6300 M3 the flight level will be blank If the code received from the encoder is an invalid code then the flight level will display XXX Exit this function using the CANCEL key 40 SECTION 4 PROFILES Profiles are created in Microsoft Excel and downloaded into the 6300 M3 through the pott on your PC using the Hyperterminal program that is normally available on all PC s 4 1 WHAT IS A PROFILE A profile is a set of up to 50 points that tell the 6300 3 what you would want it to do at each point Each point consists of 7 parameters 1 Pitot units 2 Pitot mode 3 Pitot target value 4 Static units 5 Static mode 6 Static target value and 7 Static rate Climb target value These 7 parameters are defined by you in the Excel program A total of 20 such profiles can reside in the 6300 3 at any time Each profile is identified by a number between 1 to 20 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 A B C D E F G 1 Profile 2 Sample 3 0 3 knots Control 100 0 Feet Control 0 6000 4 knots Control 200 0 Feet Control 0 6000 5 knots Leak 200 0 Feet Control 0 6000 6 knots Control 100 0 Feet Control 1000 6000 7 knots Control 200 0 Feet Control 5000 6000 8 knots Control 300 0 Fe
54. lues have been entered for either C1 and C2 or C3 and The calibration will become effective only after this command is executed Read the status of the Self Test last performed Start the Self Test Set Ground Go Ground 61 APPENDIX A ERROR CODES errors are displayed on line 4 of the display when the 6300 3 15 in the Main screen An error must be acknowledged before any other key entries are accepted The error may be acknowledged either by pressing the CANCEL or the CLR key ERROR CODES 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 DESCRIPTION Pressure exceeded 110 FS on Pt output Pressure exceeded 110 FS on Ps output Pt target value exceeds Qc limits Pt target value exceeds Mach limit Ps rate target exceeds Rate limit Ps target exceeds altitude limits Pt actual value exceeds limit Pt actual value exceeds Mach limit Rate exceeds limits Unused Invalid Profile point Ps control transducer error Pt control transducer error Ps actual value exceeds limit Internal Use only Internal Use only If Pt is left in Measure mode Qc limit will soon be exceeded If Pt is left in Measure mode Mach limit will soon be exceeded Ps actual value exceeds limit 62 Static Output Pressure function range resolution accuracy Altitude function range resolution accuracy Climb function range resolution accuracy Pitot Output Pressure function range resolu
55. min Leak rate Pt 200 kts WAIT Feet m A sample Pitot Leak Screen is shown below Start 200 0 kts Instant Leak rate Curr 199 5 kts 1 5 knots m Timer 00 20 Per min Leak rate 0 feet WAIT knots m The parameters shown in the Leak Screen are Start This is the reading at which the leak test was started Curr This is the current reading of the output being leak checked Timer Shows the elapsed time of the leak test in minutes and seconds Pt Ps Shows the actual value of the output that is not in leak test Instant Leak rate Shows the instantaneous rate at which the output is leaking For the Static leak check this number is updated every 0 25 seconds and shows 0 for leaks less than 20 ft min For the Pitot leak check this number is updated every 3 seconds f Per min leak rate This is the amount the output has leaked in the past full minute It cao 27 is updated at the end of every minute on the timer Until the first minute has elapsed it shows WAIT While in the Static Leak Screen if the leak ever exceeds 2000 ft min the 6300 M3 will automatically trip out of the Leak mode and revert back to Control mode It will then display a message as follows Static leak exceeds 2000 ft min Returning STATIC to Control Mode Please press GO While in the Pitot Leak Screen if the leak ever exceeds 50 knots min the 6300 M3 will automatically trip out of the Leak mode an
56. nce a by the calibration facility During normal operation the two screens that are used the most are the Main Operating screen Main Screen and the Leak Screen All the different screens except the calibration screen are explained in this section The Calibration screen is explained in section 6 32 MAIN OPERATING SCREEN Most of the operation of the 6300 3 is done in the Main Screen All the pertinent parameters are displayed on this screen The screen is also used to change Target values Units and Modes The following sub sections explain the various uses of the Main Screen 3 2 1 DISPLAYED PARAMETERS There are 11 basic parameters of importance while using the 6300 M3 Each of these parameters is displayed on the Main Screen Each parameter is explained below and highlighted in a sample screen Parameter 1 Pitot Units Unit of measurement for displaying the Pitot output Normally the Pitot unit used is Knots for displaying airspeed Other possible units for displaying the Pitot output are shown in section 3 2 3 which also explains how to select a particular unit The currently selected Pitot unit is shown on the first line of the display as shown below The two values 101 2 and 20 0 that appear below it are in these units Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Parameter 2 Static Units Unit of measurement for displaying the Static output Normally the Static unit
57. nt number within that profile Since a particular point can be specified the user can start a profile at any point not necessarily at point 1 x can have a value between 1 and 20 and y can have a value between 1 and 50 When a profile number is entered using the ENTER key the name of the profile will appear to the right of the profile number and the parameters of the particular point in that profile will be displayed on the screen in their respective locations It will appear as if the user had entered all those parameters from the front panel The value x y will flash on line 4 of the display indicating that the point is ready to be executed To execute the point press GO To view the next point in the profile press ENTER As long as the profile point number is flashing it will not be executed Some of the rules to follow and points to observe while executing profiles are 1 Press CANCEL to abort a profile If CANCEL is pressed while the system is moving towards a target value it will continue to do so Aborting a profile simply allows the user the freedom to perform all functions possible from the front panel with no restrictions Operating within a profile restricts the user to follow the profile 46 2 Press GO to execute the flashing profile point Once the 6300 M3 achieves the state it has been commanded to to it will stay there until the next profile point is invoked using ENTER and executed using GO 3 Press ENT
58. nutes and 5 seconds 98 8 knots 27 ft min 14903 feet Im 99 5 0 5 14965 35 2m 99 1 0 9 14932 68 98 8 12 3 05 14905 95 The first line shows the current Actual values The second line shows the Actual values and total leak at the end of 1 minute The third line shows the Actual values and total leak at the end of 2 minutes The fourth line shows the Actual values and total leak at the of 3 minutes The fourth line also shows the elapsed leak time in the mm ss format in the center of the line When both Static and Pitot are in leak mode and the you first enter the Leak screen it looks like the sample screen below Since the elapsed time is at 0 00 only the current Actual values are displayed and an arrow points to the first leak timer setting which is shown to be 1 minute The arrow indicates that the first leak timer value may be changed at this point if necessary Changing leak timer values The leak timer value can be changed by using the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys If neither of these keys is pressed before the elapsed time reaches 10 seconds then all three leak timer values are maintained at their current setting and the arrow is cleared from the display The 1 leak timer value can be adjusted between 1 and 18 minutes 100 0 knots 0 ft min 15000 feet 1m 2m 3m 0 00 29 To accept the setting of the 1 leak timer and move the arrow to the 274 leak timer press ENTER
59. ort unless the aircraft Pitot system is at Ground level 10 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 communication This port is normally used for downloading profiles from a computer Other remote communication with the 6300 3 is also possible through this interface Figure 2 2 shows the RS232 connector 6 with the panel removed For more details on downloading profiles please refer to Section 4 For more details on communication with the 6300 M3 please refer to Section 8 11 Encoder interface connector This connector is located under the Interface Connectors panel This DB 15 connector is used to connect to an altitude encoder The pin out for this connector is provided in Appendix C The connetor provides 12 volt power for the encoder and connects to the 10 output bits of the encoder Further details on how to access the encoder s 10 bit code and view it on the 6300 3 display are provided in Section 3 5 9 12 Static Vent In the event that the 6300 3 is in operable due to malfunction or due to loss of power it is possible to vent the Static system manually This is done using the metering valve labeled SV located under the panel labeled Interface Connectors This valve is a positive shut off
60. output has three modes of operation The three mode are Measure Leak L and Control C The power up mode defaults to Measure To change the mode press the Ps Mode key The three modes will be displayed on line 4 of the display with the cursor under the Measure mode The UP ARROW key can be used for moving the cursor left and the DOWN ARROW key can be used to move the cursor right The cursor wraps around the selections that is moving the cursor left past MEAS wraps it around to CTRL The sample screen below shows the three mode choices displayed on line 4 of the display with the cursor under MEAS Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Ps mode MEAS LEAK CTRL Move the cursor to the desired mode and then press ENTER The selected mode is displayed on the screen and blinks until the GO key is pressed The new mode will not become effective until the GO key is pressed The sample screen below shows the selected Static mode as 25 LEAK Notice that the L on the right in line 2 is blinking Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 Hj Target 20 0 3000 0 Important note When either the Pitot or Static Mode is changed to Control C BOTH Pitot and Static outputs are automatically changed to Control During normal operation you want both Static and Pitot outputs connected to the aircraft and both of them achieving a specific targe
61. profile press Function Select and then press 4 This will bring you back into the Main Screen as shown below You will need to enter the profile number that you want to execute A full explanation of profiles is given in Section 4 Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 Target 20 0 3000 0 ENTER PROFILE NUMBER Assuming you enter a profile number of 2 1 followed by the ENTER key the first point of profile 2 will be displayed on the screen Also the name of the profile is shown here This is shown in the screen below The name of profile 2 is 1 5 In this profile note that both Modes changed to C and all three target values changed These parameters were programmed as the first point of profile 2 You will also notice that the number 2 1 is flashing This indicates that the current profile point is ready for execution and awaiting the GO key to be pressed When the GO key is pressed the 6300 M3 will execute the profile point i e it will change to Control mode and move towards the desired targets Units knots Feet min Feet Actual C 101 2 3500 1005 C Target 100 0 5000 1000 ENTER PROFILE NUMBER 2 1 CJ1 RVSM 37 Once the targets have been achieved you can move to the next profile point by pressing ENTER Then the parameter values in point 2 of profile 2 will be displayed the protile number will change to 2 2 and will again flash awaiting the
62. re to stabilize for 2 minutes and take the reading on the Pitot side PtinHg of the 6300 M3 This is the second of your Before calibration adjustment reading It will indicate the zero plus slope drift since the previous calibration Leave the pressure at 100 000 inHg while you perform the next step Note If your Standard cannot generate 100 000 inHg abs any pressure between 80 000 and 100 000 inHg abs will be acceptable If you do not wish to make a calibration adjustment but just want to verify the accuracy of the 6300 M3 please skip to Step 10 Step 5 To make a calibration adjustment for the Pitot port on the 6300 M3 move to the the CALIBRATION screen using the NEXT SCREEN key and enter the password The calibration screen appears as follows CALIBRATION PtinHg Ps inHg Vacuum 1 3 ES 2 4 Step 6 Ensure that the pressure generated by the Standard on the Static port is still 100 000 inHg Select item 2 using the keypad on the remote unit and then enter the value 100 000 in item 2 This indicates the full scale point for the calibration If you make an error while entering data press CLR Do not press CANCEL You may re enter the value any number of times Note If your Standard cannot generate 100 000 inHg abs any pressure between 80 000 and 100 000 inHg abs will be acceptable Enter the value of the generated pressure Step 7 Now generate a pressure of 1 000 inHg with the Standard Allow the pressure to stab
63. reen 1 2 Open atleast one Pitot and one Static port on 6300 3 to ambient Close Vent valves 1 3 Run SELF TEST NEXT SCREEN twice GO STEP 2 SET GROUND 2 1 With ports still open SET GROUND F 7 GO STEP3 LOW LEVEL LEAK CHECK 31 Connect hoses from aircraft to 6300 3 Check Yellow and Green ends match 32 GO GROUND F 8 GO 3 3 Pitot Leak check a Airspeed Target 200 knots GO Setup Pitot Mode Leak L flashing wait for Pitot to stabilize at 200 knots GO If Pitot cannot achieve 200 knots or if Pitot Leak exceeds 50 kts min warning message then GO TO GROUND Go to MEASURE on BOTH Pitot and Static then find the leak Go back to Step 3 2 If Pitot leaks down to below 100 knots and leak has not yet been found then CANCEL out of Leak Screen allow Pitot to recharge to 200 knots then change Pitot back into Leak Mode and continue searching for the leak When Pitot is Leak tight CANCEL out of Leak Screen and proceed to step 3 4 Static Leak check a Airspeed at 200 knots Altitude Target 3000 feet above Ground GO b Setup Static Mode Leak L flashing wait for Static to stabilize at target GO c If Static cannot achieve target or if Static Leak exceeds 2000 ft min warning message then GO TO GROUND Go to MEASURE on BOTH Pitot and Static then find the leak GO TO GROUND then go back to Step 3 4 If Static leaks down more than 1000 feet and leak has not yet been found then CANCEL out of Leak Screen
64. rget 20 0 3000 0 Parameter5 Static Actual value This is the current pressure measured at the Static output displayed in the current units In the sample screen shown below the current pressure at the Static output is 1005 Feet This value is updated every 0 25 seconds Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 15 Parameter6 Climb Actual value This is the current rate of change of pressure measured at the Static output displayed in the current units In the sample screen shown below the current rate of change of pressure at the Static output is 3500 feet min This value is updated every 0 25 seconds Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Parameter7 Pitot Target value This is the value that you command the 6300 3 to achieve on the Pitot output In the sample screen below the 6300 M3 has been commanded to achieve a pressure of 20 0 knots on the Pitot output The Pitot Target value is meaningful only when the Pitot output is in the Control mode This is explained later in this section How to change the Pitot Target value is explained in section 3 2 2 Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Parameter8 Static Target value This is the value that you command the 6300 3 to achieve on the Static output In the sample screen below the 6300 M3 has been commanded to achi
65. rsor is moved past QcinHg line 4 of the display will look like this Pt units Mach PtinHg QcinHg Ptmbar Each time the cursor is moved right the displayed units will scroll left When the cursor is moved to the last selection line 4 will look like this Pt units Qcmbar Mph Kmph EPR Select the desired units by moving the cursor to the unit of choice and then press ENTER The new units will be displayed on the screen and will blink Also the actual and target values will get converted into the new units and the target value will blink This is shown in the sample screen below where the units of Mach have been selected Units Feet min Feet Actual M 0 136 3500 1005 M Target 0 064 3000 0 The unit selection will not become effective until the GO key is pressed The 6300 M3 will return to the old units if the CANCEL key is pressed Static Units There are four Ps units to choose from Feet Ps inHg Psin meters and mbar Psmb When a particular unit is selected the units for climb automatically changes to selected units minute Any of these units can be selected by pressing the Ps Units key Line 4 of the display will show all four units with the cursor under Feet The arrow keys can be used to move the cursor The UP ARROW key moves the cursor left the DOWN ARROW 23 key moves the cursor right The sample screen below shows the different Ps units with the
66. st due to leaks in the system If the 6300 M3 behaves erratically for whatever reason turn OFF the 6300 M3 using the ON OFF switch on the Remote unit Turn the unit back ON after 30 seconds and attempt to use the 6300 3 again The 6300 3 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 When you do a leak check at high altitude a leak of more than 2000 feet min will immediately cause the 6300 3 to exit the Leak screen and go back into Control mode automatically A message will indicate that a large leak exists Go back to Ground and go through the leak test 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 6300 M3 to assist the operator while using the 6300 3 49 6300 3 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 Leave hose ends near the 6300 M3 but DO NOT connect to 6300 MS yet 0 3 Setthe BARO adjust on the aircraft to 29 92 1013 or Standard STEP 1 SELF TEST 1 1 ON 6300 3 and check adjust leak timers timed leak screen put both Pitot and Static in Leak After checking adjusting leak timers press CANCEL to return to Main Sc
67. t is 1100 and the minimum 15 0 A typical setting for this limit is 500 0 2 Min knots This limits is usually negative and it defines the maximum Negative Qc that the airspeed instruments on the aircraft can tolerate In most cases it should be set to about 200 0 since almost all airspeed indicators can tolerate at least that much negative Qc Setting it any closer to 0 0 may cause the limit to be tripped very frequently The maximum value for this limit is 0 and the minimum is 900 35 3 Mach This limit is usually set to the maximum allowable number that the aircraft can tolerate The maximum value for this limit is 5 0 and the minimum is 01 A typical setting for this limit is 1 0 4 Max Feet This limit is usually set to the maximum altitude that the aircraft instruments can tolerate The maximum value is 100 000 and the minimum is 0 typical setting for this limit is 50 000 5 Min Feet This limit is usually set to the minimum altitude that the aircraft instruments can tolerate It is usually a negative number The maximum value for this limit is 0 and the minimum is 16 000 A typical setting for this limit is 2000 6 Max Ft min This limit is usually set to the maximum rate of climb that the aircraft instruments can tolerate It is usually limited to the maximum indication on the Vertical Speed Indicator VSI on the aircraft The maximum value for this limit is 50 000 and the minimum is
68. t value Leaving one output in Measure or Leak and the other output in Control should be done only during a Leak check The MEASURE to CONTROL transition When either a Pitot or Static output is changed from Measure or Leak to Control mode a sequence of events takes place that needs explaining Since the controlling portion of the 6300 M3 is isolated from the output during Measure or Leak modes it will usually be at a pressure quite 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 or vacuum at the output To prevent such a surge the 6300 M3 measures the pressure at the output shuts off the output from the internal 6300 M3 pneumatics and then controls the pressure within the internal control mechanism to match the pressure at the output Once this is done the 6300 controlling section is connected to the output This process is termed as Equalization While the 6300 M3 is undergoing this process the term EQZN is displayed on the main screen in place of the Actual value The whole process usually takes about 15 seconds or less to complete During the EQZN process the Main Operating screen will appear as shown below Units knots Feet min Feet Actual C EQZN EQZN EQZN C Target 20 0 3000 0 Once the Equalization process is complete the Actual values appear on the Main Screen Following the Equalization
69. te Zaa sn naa auqa a a nnns 3 5 4 Function 4 View and Execute Profiles 3 0 0 Function 5 Setup Probes s u una nuan aun qalas 3 5 6 Function 6 Height Correction Z d ep M ave e adt 3 5 8 Function 8 Go To 3 ua Gawa kon siste Section 4 Profiles won eu nn ma a ayat 41 Whiabisa prole 42 Creating a Profiles 4 3 Setting Up Hypertermmal AAs Downloading Profile a Profle ar ama aa quai Da dq Qe equ aire aa 5 Typical Section 6 Calibration 6 1 kahan qua basis TABLE OF CONTENTS contd 6 2 General INOfeS 41 ues nett heli cited 51 OS PS Calibration tet ett est 52 0 4 Ere ee aa 53 Section 7 Maintenance 57 Section 8 Communication Interface 58 Os R9232 Serial Interface 1 555 eee eed 58 8 2 IBEE 488 InterfaCe
70. that the error increases as the pressure increases Also it is very unlikely that the repeatability of the indicated pressure will be less than 0 002 inHg at 100 inHg If the system cannot achieve repeatability of 0 002 inHg or less then the most likely cause is the out gassing of hoses In the following sections the instructions call for generating a pressure of 1 000 inHg abs using the Pressure Standard If your Standard cannot generate such a low pressure then please generate as low a pressure as possible provided it is less than 4 0 inHg abs The 6300 3 has a drift of typically 0 005 FS per year Therefore it needs to be calibrated once a year to perform adequately as a calibration standard for air data equipment 51 63 Ps Static CALIBRATION Step 1 Connect the output of the Pressure Standard to the Static port the 6300 M3 The pressure and vacuum sources are to be connected to the Pressure Standard and it is assumed that the Pressure Standard has a suitable control mechanism which can allow the user to control the pressure at its output Step 2 Turn on the 6300 M3 and allow it to warm up for about 30 minutes Change the units to PsinHg on the Static side and PtinHg on the Pitot side Refer to section 3 2 3 on how to change units During the warm up period purge the system with Dry Air by cycling the pressure at the Static port between 38 inHg absolute and 1 inHg absolute or lower at least three times Also
71. the Remote unit If the remote cable needs to be disconnected and removed from the 6300 M3 completely for storage elsewhere then opening the Interface Connectors cover allows the cable to be dislodged from the cable guide 8 Static ports The Static output is provided on two ports that are internally connected Both ports have 4 AN fittings At least one of these ports must be connected through a hose to the Static port on the aircraft The hose must be connected after performing the Self Test on the 6300 M3 The hose once connected must not be disconnected while the aircraft Static system is not at Ground level An unused port must remain closed 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 9 Pitot ports The Pitot output is provided on two ports that are internally connected Both ports have 4 AN fittings At least one of these ports must be connected through a hose to the Pitot port on the aircraft The hose must be connected after performing the Self Test on the 6300 M3 The hose once connected must not be disconnected while the aircraft Pitot system is not at Ground level An unused port must remain closed 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 p
72. the pressure generated by the Standard on the Static port is still 38 000 inHg Select item 4 using the keypad on the remote unit and then enter the value 38 000 in item 4 This indicates the full scale point for the calibration If you make an error while entering data press CLR Do not press CANCEL You may re enter the value any number of times Note If your Standard cannot generate 38 000 inHg abs any pressure between 32 000 and 38 000 inHg abs will be acceptable Enter the value of the generated pressure Step 7 Now generate a pressure of 1 000 inHg with the Standard Allow the pressure to stabilize for 2 minutes select item 3 using the keypad on the remote unit and then enter the value 1 000 in item 3 This indicates the vacuum point for the calibration If you make an error while entering data press CLR Do not press CANCEL You may re enter the value any number of times Note If your Standard cannot generate 1 000 inHg abs the lowest possible pressure below 4 000 inHg abs will be acceptable Enter the value of the generated pressure Step 8 On the keypad of the remote unit press PREV SCREEN The display will return to the Main Screen If you press CANCEL the calibration adjustment will become void Step 9 Turn the 6300 M3 OFF wait 30 seconds and then turn it back ON The calibration adjustment is now complete for the Static port Step 10 Verify the calibration by generating pressures in approximately 1
73. tion accuracy Airspeed function range resolution accuracy Mach function range resolution accuracy EPR function range resolution accuracy Power requirement APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS 0 1 to 42 inHg 0 001 inHg 0 002 inHg 4000 ft to 100 000 ft 1 foot 2 ft 0 ft 6 ft 35 000 ft 12 ft amp 50 000 ft 50 ft amp 80 000 ft 0 ft min to 50 000 ft min 1 ft min 196 of rate of climb 0 1 to 110 inHg 0 001 inHg 0 003 inHg 0 to 1100 knots 0 1 knots 1 2 knots 20 knots 0 5 knots 50 knots 0 25 knots 100 knots 0 05 knots 650 knots 0 0 to 5 0 Mach 0 001 Mach 0 001 above 0 2 Mach 90 260 VAC 47 440 Hz or 28 VDC 150 W 300W when heaters are ON Interfaces RS232 IEEE 488 amp Encoder optional Dimensions amp weights Main unit Remote unit Environmental specs 22 14 x 9 A4 Ibs 7 x8 x2 11b Operating temp 40 to55 C Storage temp 559 to 85 C Humidity 5 to 9570 non condensing 63 APPENDIX C CONNECTOR PIN OUTS DO INPUT AC INPUT A EARTH GND 28V RETURN A AC LINE B AC NEUTRAL N C EARTH GND 28V 8 1 5 1 O O O O O gece el zy Je 15 9 9 6 L Al 1 INTERNAL 2 Ae 2 TX 3 44 3 RX 4 Bl 4 INTERNAL 5 Be 5 GND 6 B4 6 INTERNAL CONNECTION 7 C1 7 INTERNAL 8 Ce
74. ts knots Feet min Feet Actual C 101 2 3500 1005 C Target 20 0 5000 275 3 59 FUNCTION 9 ENCODER When this function is selected Static units must be Feet If not the following screen will be displayed 39 Static units must be Feet Press GO to continue Pressing GO will return you to the Main Screen If Static units is Feet then the following screen will be shown Al A2 4 B2 B4 C2 C4 D4 CODE 00001 01 1 00 FL LEVEL 123 ALT ft 12300 1 Target 12300 If an altitude encoder is electrically connected to the Encoder interface connector on the top panel of the 6300 M3 under the Interface Connectors panel and is pneumatically connected to the Static output of the 6300 M3 then 10 bit code on line 2 and flight level on line 3 will correspond to the altimeter reading The value of the target altitude can be changed by pressing 1 followed by the desired value followed by the ENTER key The target altitude can be jogged after pressing 1 using the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys on the keypad Changing the target altitude is meaningful only if the Static output is in Control Mode The Actual altitude is shown on the left side of line 4 The Actual altitude will change at the commanded VSI that is setup in the Main Screen As the actual altitude changes to match the target altitude the flight levels will change and the 10 bit code will change If an encoder
75. u Figure 2 1 A 0005 11435 8 0069 1300 gVSMTAVT 431531 OILVIS 10 14 0059 TIGON aves Y Figure 2 1 b 5 DC Fuse A 5x20 mm fuse is located inside the fuse holder The fuse is a time delay fuse with a rating of 15 amps 250 Volts 6 DC On Off Switch This toggle switch is used to connect or disconnect DC power between the DC INPUT connector and the 6300 M3 Note When this switch is in the ON position the unit becomes fully operational only after the READY LED is ON and the On Off switch on the Remote Unit is ON 7 Remote Unit connection The 6300 3 is provided with a 50 foot remote cable to connect to the Remote unit The male end of the remote cable is connected here on the top panel The female end of the remote cable is connected to the Remote unit This cable should be connected prior to applying power to the 6300 M3 This cable should not be disconnected while power is applied to the 6300 M3 The remote cable is normally left connected to the 6300 3 at the Remote connector on the top panel and is wrapped around four cord posts on the lid of the 6300 3 case The cord retainers on top of these posts swivel in either direction and latch at 180 degree positions allowing easy wrapping and unwrapping of the remote cable A cord clamp allows the cable to be held in place after it is wrapped It is easier to wrap the remote cable around the posts after disconnecting the cable from
76. urrent units SA R Actual static value in current units PT n R W Read Set Pt target value RT n R W Read Set climb Ps rate target value ST n R W Read Set Ps target value Jog up n 0 or down 1 Pt target RJ n W Jog up n 0 or down n 1 rate target SJ n W Jog up n 0 or down n 1 Ps target 59 Command Type Description R W Read Set Pt units as per following n units 1 knots 2 mach 3 PtinHg 4 inHg 5 Pt mb 6 Qc mb 7 mph 8 kmph 9 EPR SU n R W Read set Ps units as follows n units 1 Feet 2 Ps inHg 3 meters 4 Ps mb PM n R W Read Set Pt mode to Measure 1 Leak 2 control 9 SM n R W Read set Ps mode to Measure 1 Leak 2 Control 3 ER R Read current error 0 if no error R W Read set max knots limit L2 n R W Read 5 min knots limit L3 n R W Read set max mach 14 01 R W Read max altitude L5 n R W Read min altitude L6 n R W Read set max altitude rate KR n R W Read set knots rate PF n R W Read set current profile point GO W Command to execute current settings 60 Command CN IE n SF 0 SF 1 SG GG Type R W R W R W R W R W 23 Description Command to cancel current settings Read IEEE address Read set Pt vacuum calibration point Read set Pt fullscale calibration point Read set Ps vacuum cal point Read set Ps fullscale calibration point Activate new calibration points after new va

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