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1. is the beginning of the scale The scale shows nothing until the aircraft exceeds this speed limit only numerical value is seen Yellow to this limit the range is yellow Yellow range is optional Green the maximum value for the green range Green range is the normal range of the operating speeds for the aircraft Yellow2 to this limit the range is yellow The second yellow range is the range in which the aircraft may be operated in smooth air and then only with caution to avoid abrupt control movement Red to this limit the range is red also the end of the scale Beginning of the red range indicates the maximum demonstrated safe airspeed that the aircraft must not exceed under any circumstances Vye 4 r WN 5 Figure 24 Example of an airspeed scale 7 Not available for all layouts Some layouts have predetermined speed ranges 19 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 6 5 Units Units configuration is accessible by selecting the Units option from the Settings screen Dialogue illustrated on figure 25 opens Units Lat lon D MM SS Heading True UTC dif 1h Distance km Speed km h Vario m s Figure 25 List of configurable units in EMSIS unit EMSIS uses several units for different physical quantities like distance velocity mass volume etc Table 1 shows available units Latitude longitude D MM SS DDMM MM Heading True Magnetic Vario vertical velocity2. For convenience EMSIS unit is shipped with pre coped maps to internal memory 22 Emsis User s and Installation Manual It is advisable to delete obsolete maps This speeds up start up time significantly 6 7 4 Maps Info To see which raster maps are available and already copied select the Maps Info option List of all available maps in EMSIS internal memory will open Each raster map must be licensed to be operable If Lic is colored green map has a valid license and if red map has invalid license 6 7 5 Map Settings To configure raster map settings select the Map Settings option Units Top row Enable Top left IAS Top center ALT Top right HDG Bottom row Two rows Figure 31 Map Settings dialogue List of all options will open see figure 31 Select option you want to edit with up and down button and enter the edit mode with the check button Now select between options with up and down button and confirm selection with the check button Each box allows you to select between IAS TAS GS ALT HDG Time UTC RPM and ROTOR rpm 6 8 Service The Service menu is accessible by selecting the Service option from the Settings screen Dialogue illustrated on figure 32 opens Service Layout AHRS level Firmware update RamBoot update Logger settings Figure 32 EMSIS Service menu Menu consists from e Layout is used to select the layout of the engine or artificial horizon parameters e
3. S Y f 1 j Figure 1 Organization of EMSIS front panel EMSIS 80 mm version left EMSIS 3 5 screen version right Here is a brief description of individual items 1 The up arrow button is used to move the menu selection to change a value or a letter within active control or some other page special function 2 The check button confirms selection and can be also viewed as an OK button The down arrow button does the same as the up arrow button just in a reverse direction 4 The power ON OFF symbol button 1s normally not used However on some EMSIS instruments 1t 1s used to turn the instrument ON Note that 3 5 screen EMSIS does not have a power ON OFF button 5 The cross button serves as the close command and can be also viewed as cancel button 6 The page selector button 1s used to switch between pages screens 7 Micro SD card slot is used for software maps and data updates 2 2 Turning ON OFF EMSIS is connected to the avionics power bus therefore the instrument normally turns ON as soon as the avionics is switched ON and a couple of seconds later it is ready for the operation Some versions use power ON OFF button to turn EMSIS ON 5 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 2 3 Updating EMSIS Software The EMSIS software 1s under constant development and if you want to keep your EMSIS up to date you should update your EMSIS regularly This section describes actions required to update the softw
4. PFD consists of electronic units which work closely together to bring flight information onto graphical display The system consists of the following electronic components e Airu AHRS and GPS unit further on referred only as an AHRS unit is an inertial navigation unit aided by the GPS and pressure sensors AHRS provides attitude position and velocities AHRS unit is hidden inside EMSIS PFD unit e EMSIS PFD unit presents all relevant information that appears on the CAN bus in a pilot friendly form on LCD screen Most of this manual describes how to access read and interact with the EMSIS display EMSIS PFD unit uses state of the art MEMS sensors to read various physical quantities Since all sensors are solid state 1t has no moving parts This means it has fewer problems with fatigue and ageing The following MEMS sensors are used in the EMSIS PFD system e The angular rate sensors also known as gyros are used in the attitude calculation The angular rates are integrated in time in order to predict new attitude from the old one We could say that they give short time attitude prediction They are also used in gravity vector calculation e The acceleration sensors are measuring apparent gravity vector The true gravity vector is calculated assuming coordinated flight and readings from the other sensors velocity and angular rate sensors The ball slip indicator 1s directly obtained from the acceleration sensors e The ab
5. button to enter the selection menu see figure 21 Remember you must add point first then you can edit it Action Edit Delete Add Figure 21 Edit point for tank shape Exit with cross button Your tank shape will automatically be saved 6 3 2 T min max Calibrating minimum and maximum position of the sensor is made in T min max dialogue shown on figure 22 Minimum Make sure that the tank of the aircraft is empty and sensor is connected to DAQU unit In the Sens row you can observe the sensor current value When Min 1s selected press and hold the check button to write the sensor value into EMSIS automatically Value can be also set manually by pushing check button and entering the desired value with up and down buttons Tank min amp max Min 3 21 Max 1 23 Sens 3 21 Figure 22 Dialogue for setting the tank minimum and maximum values 18 Emsis User s and Installation Manual Maximum Do the same as for minimum but make sure that the tank 1s full and Max option 1s selected Cross button closes the dialogue and saves inserted values 6 4 Airspeed The Airspeed configuration is accessible by selecting the Airspeed option from the Settings screen Dialogue illustrated on figure 23 opens Airspeed km Low 60 Yellow 1 75 Green 150 Yellow 2 190 Red 200 Figure 23 Airspeed configuration dialogue Change can be done for five scale limits as seen on figure 24 l Low
6. is done Enable Maps Copy Maps Delete Maps Maps Info Map Settings Figure 30 Maps menu Menu consists from e Enable Maps e Copy Maps or licenses e Delete Maps e Maps Info e Map Settings 6 7 1 Enable Maps This option is needed to enable raster maps screen Each EMSIS unit has its own unique password which enables raster maps screen Please contact Kanardia for password You need to provide us with EMSIS unit serial number Serial number can be seen in the About menu Once correct password is entered this option will disappear from Maps menu 6 7 2 Copy Maps or Licenses To copy raster maps from micro SD card to EMSIS internal memory select the Copy Maps option List of all available raster maps on micro SD card will open Select map you want to copy with up and down button and confirm selection with check button Wait for copying to be finished and restart your EMSIS The same procedure 1s used for the raster maps license file Note that copying maps can take up to one hour or even more Please do not turn EMSIS unit OFF or remove micro SD card while copying It may result in EMSIS to be inoperable by damaging its internal file system 6 7 3 Delete Maps To delete raster maps from EMSIS internal memory select the Delete Maps option List of all available raster maps will open Select map you want to delete with up and down button and confirm selection with the check button Restart your EMSIS unit
7. nut Do not over tight it 6 Slide the plastic insulation tube over the exposed threads of the probe and cover as much threads as possible Shrink the tube using hot air blower Do not use open flame Plastic insulation shrink tube also serves as internal isolation Figure 39 Inserting the OAT probe left cap is in place tighten the internal nut slide the insulation tube right 7 5 Connection to the CAN Network Both CAN ports at the back of the EMSIS unit are equivalent In most standard configurations with EMSIS EMS one CAN port is used to connect with DAQU engine monitoring unit while the other is unused or connected to other EMSIS unit In standard configurations with EMSIS PFD one CAN port is connected to terminator while the other is unused or connected to other EMSIS unit One CAN port may be used to connect with DAQU engine monitoring unit in this case terminator can be disconnected Just to remind you DAQU unit has a 120 Q CAN network terminator resistor built in to start and terminate the network 7 6 Connection to the 485 Network The RS 485 connector is used to connect with devices via 485 protocol Most common devices to connect with EMSIS are various 57 mm 80 mm indicators and LX Cluster 7 7 GPS Antenna Installation Please consider mounting the GPS antenna using the following recommendations e Find a good spot in a cabin where the antenna is able to see blue sky during most of
8. shutdown is detected Logger Settings Takeoff 43 hm Landing 29mh Rotor RPM Engine RPM 500 Figure 35 Logger Settings 6 8 6 Up Down The function of up and down button can be configured Referring to the pilot wishes two options are available e set brightness e set QNH Procedure for changing 1 from the Service menu select the Up Down option see figure 32 2 push the check button to activate selection 3 with up and down button select the desired option brightness QNH and confirm it with check button 4 exit and save with cross button 25 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 6 9 About The About is accessible by selecting the About option from the Settings screen New window illustrated on figure 36 opens with information about e program version e program date e bootloader version e serial number e hobbs time e credits About Emsis Prg version 2 8 Prg date Jan 27 2014 Bootloader 2 8 Serial num 3175 Hobbs time 11 47 h e kanardia Ales Krajnc Rok Markovic Figure 36 About 26 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 7 Installation This section provides information about the installation of EMSIS unit to the aircraft instrument panel Here we assume that you are familiar with the EMSIS user interface system Therefore we recommend reading EMSIS User s Manual from the beginning before proceeding with the installation As a customer you are not o
9. AHRS level configuration 23 Emsis User s and Installation Manual e Firmware update e RamBoot update e Logger settings e Up down button configuration 6 5 1 Layout The Layout setting 1s accessible by selecting the Layout option from the Service screen In most cases the correct layout is set in the factory and you do not need to change it unless we advise you to do so If not depending on specifications of the aircraft select the correct layout for your EMSIS instrument Figure 33 shows a dialogue for selecting the correct layout Select Layout JULM 01 Figure 33 Dialogue for setting EMSIS layout When dialogue is opened e push the check button to start selecting the layout e with up and down button select the correct layout and confirm with check button e push the cross button to save and exit the dialogue EMSIS will restart 6 8 2 AHRS Level During the assembly of the AHRS unit into the EMSIS unit and during the installation of the EMSIS unit into the instrument panel a small misalignment may appear This means that internal axes of the AHRS unit are not parallel to the airplane axes the AHRS unit is slightly rotated Such misalignment can be perfectly adjusted without loss of precision using the procedure described next Please make sure that airplane is level for both roll and pitch Make also sure that EMSIS unit is turned ON for at least five minutes this warms up the internal
10. Emsis User s and Installation Manual Kanardia Kanardia d o o February 2014 Emsis User s and Installation Manual Version 2 8 Contact Information Publisher and producer Kanardia d o o Ulica heroja RojSka 70 SI 3000 Celje Slovenia Tel 386 40 360 512 Email info kanardia eu A lot of useful and recent information can be also found on the Internet See http www kanardia eu for more details Copyright This document is published under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3 0 Unported license Full license is available on http creativecommons org licenses by sa 3 0 legalcode web page and a bit more human readable summary is given on http creativecommons org licenses by sa 3 0 In short the license gives you right to copy reproduce and modify this document 1f e you cite Kanardia d o o as the author of the original work and e you distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one Credits Most of the figures were drawn using Open Office Draw and Inkscape applications Photos and scanned material was processed using Gimp All document sources are freely available on request under the license mentioned above and can be obtained by e mail Please send requests to info kanardia eu Revision History The following table shows the revision history of this document Feb 2013 Added Installation EmsisUserManual 110 pdf May 2013 Added Maps EmsisManual pdf 2 8 Fe
11. N cable In Appendix at the back of this document you will find connection schema for EMSIS unit with or without UPSU unit 7 3 Pitostatic Connection In most avionics installations there are several instruments that need to be connected to the pitostatic A system A typical instrument panel has at least a mechanical airspeed indicator and altimeter EMSIS PFD unit shares the same pitostatic source with them Pitostatic consists of static pressure tubing and total pressure tubing In order to connect to the static source cut the static tube on an appropriate place and insert plastic T junction Cut some new tube to length and connect T junction with the EMSIS PFD static port We recommend use of hose clamps on all junctions and connections to secure against slippage and to reduce chance of static pressure leak Use the procedure above for the total pressure tube as well cut the total pressure tube insert T junction connect T junction and EMSIS total port and secure connections using hose clamps We strongly recommend labeling each tube before connecting to the EMSIS PFD or any other instrument If you ever have to remove EMSIS PFD from the instrument panel this will help a lot when you will reinstall it 7 4 Outside Air Temperature Probe Installation Although the OAT probe is a simple element in the EMSIS PFD system its installation requires some attention Outside air temperature OAT probe is shipped with the EMSI
12. S PFD unit This is a digital temperature sensor inserted into a threaded aluminium tube The default OAT cable length is 1 5 meters but other lengths are available on request OAT information is required to calculate the true airspeed from the indicated airspeed and altitude as well as to provide you with the outside temperature information In order to provide accurate measurements the OAT probe must be installed on a proper place where the probe is not exposed to the disturbing sources of heat e engine heat and exhaust heat e direct sunlight e heated air exited from cabin We also do not recommend installing the probe in the cabin area since the elevated temperature in the cabin may influence the back side of the probe though such influence 1s usually small Please follow these steps to install the OAT probe 1 Locate a spot in the aircraft taking into account the considerations from above and drill a y 8 mm hole 2 Remove the external nut from the probe but keep the washer internal nut and plastic insulation tube on the probe 3 Install the probe into the hole from the interior Guide the cable trough the aircraft to the EMSIS PFD back panel 29 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 4 Apply some lock tight and thread the external nut to the probe The lock tight 1s necessary to avoid losing the cap due to vibrations 5 Tighten the internal nut so that the probe sits firmly and apply lock tight on the
13. T oil pressure oil temperature fuel pressure fuel flow fuel level manifold pressure carburetor air temperature voltage battery current alternator current coolant temperature and more In the case of gyrocopter or helicopter installation it also reads the rotor RPM sensor The results of all these measurements are then transmitted on the CAN bus where all other units are able to read them More about DAQU unit and engine sensors is written in DAQU Installation Manual 8 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 4 2 CAN Bus The EMSIS system can be easily extended into a much more complex form shown on figure 4 We achieved this by introducing CAN bus for the communication between the units The CAN bus does the magic of the all possible known and unknown future extensions Imagine the CAN bus as a kind of computer network Just like new computers can be easily connected to the network we connect all new devices to CAN This allows introduction of secondary EMSIS unit autopilot weather service external warning panel lights transponder etc Figure 4 Illustration of EMSIS configuration using CAN bus Emsis User s and Installation Manual 5 Main Screen The EMSIS unit can toggle between three or more different main screens depending on your EMSIS type Most common are e AHRS screen with artificial horizon with flight information e Engine monitoring screen with relevant engine and fuel informa
14. Win ONH resi Pressure used in engine Table 1 Available units for individual physical quantity 6 6 Pilots Pilots menu allows to add edit or delete pilots Dialogue is illustrated on figure 26 New pilot Edit pilot Delete pilot Figure 26 Pilots configuration options 20 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 6 6 1 New Pilot Figure 27 illustrates New Pilot dialogue Select the Name row and activate the edit box with pressing check button Enter a pilot s name with up and down buttons and confirm with check button Select the Instructor row activate selection with check button and chose if Pilot is Instructor Edit Pilot Name John Instructor Yes Figure 27 New Pilot dialogue 6 6 2 Edit Pilot Figure 28 illustrates Edit pilot dialogue Select the Pilot and press check button to edit The same dialogue as for the New Pilot opens see figure 27 and section 6 6 1 Select pilot Barbara George Jack John Michael Paul Figure 28 Edit pilot dialogue 6 6 3 Delete Pilot Figure 29 illustrates Delete pilot dialogue Select the Pilot and press check button to delete Delete pilot Barbara George Jack John Michael Paul Figure 29 Delete pilot dialogue 21 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 6 7 Maps The Maps menu is accessible by selecting the Maps option from the Settings screen Dialogue illustrated on figure 30 opens Here raster maps manipulation
15. arance is needed for the connectors and cables Figure 38 shows the photo of EMSIS 80 mm version taken from side together with all cables and connectors EMSIS 3 5 screen version requires similar clearance space 61mm 60 mm Figure 38 Side photo of EMSIS 80 mm version with all cables connected 7 2 Connection to the Electrical System The EMSIS unit must be connected to a 12 V DC standard aircraft power source Additionally 1t can be connected to the backup battery UPSU unit The EMSIS display consumes very little power less than 2 W which means about 0 15 A at 12 V We recommend connecting EMSIS using appropriately rated breaker or replaceable fuse on the power input A 2 5 ampere fuse is appropriate Make sure that all units share the same common ground There should be none or minimal voltage up to 10 mA between common ground and each unit ground when all units are turned on Otherwise your aircraft electrical system needs a good inspection EMSIS with AHRS unit built in is shipped with 1 m long power cable with 2 pin female connector on one side and unterminated solid lines on the other Red line connects to the 12 V DC avionics power bus and blue line connects to the aircraft common ground 28 Emsis User s and Installation Manual If you find power cable too long you can shorten it to any length saving some precious weight When you use more than one EMSIS unit in the cockpit other EMSIS units get power via CA
16. are The update for EMSIS is performed in two steps e downloading software updates e performing EMSIS upgrade 2 3 1 Downloading Software The software updates can be found in the Downloads Emsis Software section of our web site http www kanardia eu downloads emsis Click on the update file and save it to a hard drive of your PC computer The update file name is Update kus Never change the name of the file This file must be copied on micro SD card more precisely into the base root folder of the card Once file was copied please make sure to safely remove micro SD card from PC EMSIS software versions 2 4 and earlier support only micro SD cards with capacity 2 GB or less The EMSIS unit is unable to recognize HDSD cards with a higher capacity Please make sure that micro SD card is formatted as FAT 32 file system 2 3 2 Performing Upgrade To upgrade correctly follow this steps 1 Insert micro SD card with program upgrade into EMSIS micro SD card slot with contacts facing up 2 Press and hold the down button and turn EMSIS ON Dialogue similar to figure 2 appears Boot options Start normally Upgrade System Reset Figure 2 Boot options dialogue 3 Use the up and down button to select the Upgrade option and press the check button Upgrade will begin 4 Once finished EMSIS programmed up to date will start Emsis User s and Installation Manual 3 General Information about EMSIS PFD EMSIS
17. are optional and configurable See section 6 7 5 for settings ScenENSTETTEN 123 600 700m N a TAS UTC 95 13 17 Figure EMSIS maps screen 5 3 1 Maps Zoom Level EMSIS unit keeps updating several different moving map zoom levels These levels are seamlessly computed in the background and are immediately available The only exception is the start up when EMSIS unit needs some time to prepare the initial maps Zoom levels are changed with up and down button 2 An active GPS signal is required 12 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 6 EMSIS Settings The EMSIS Settings screen allows you to set several user configurable settings It is accessed by pressing the page selector button Figure 9 illustrates the screen The following options are available Logbook displays the pilot log Engine configures the engine related settings and sensors connected to the engine monitoring unit DAQU Tank opens menu for the fuel level measuring hardware and for the fuel tank shape calibration Airspeed is used to configure the aircraft airspeed ranges Units is used to change the instrument units Pilots 1s used to manipulate with pilots Maps is used to copy and delete maps and maps licenses configure maps screen and display maps info Service is a gateway to the service specific settings About displays information about software and hardware version Em
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19. bligated to follow these steps but it is really wise to use some tips we learned after many installations of EMSIS systems done in the past The following system components are covered in next sections e installation of EMSIS unit all versions e GPS antenna installation and e Outside air temperature OAT sensor installation 7 1 Installation to the Instrument Panel This section covers the installation of the EMSIS unit EMSIS 80 mm version is presented standard avionics unit dimension while the same principles apply for the EMSIS 3 5 screen version Cut your instrument panel according to your EMSIS version using cut out dimensions and cut out template given in the Appendix or http www kanardia eu downloads emsis Print the corresponding page on a hard paper After printing take precise ruler or measuring tape and make sure that printed sizes are correct Drill the mounting holes in the panel using 4 5 mm drill If you do not want to cut the panel yourself you may consider to machine cut the opening in a local workshop using CNC equipment a laser cutting machine 1s typically used After cutting make sure that EMSIS fits into the new opening You can powder paint the panel using non reflective dark paint This makes excellent results in practice The EMSIS unit is mounted from the back Position EMSIS unit in the instrument panel and use the screws to fix it in place 7 1 1 EMSIS Back Panel Connectors and Cable Cleara
20. cro SD card Flight is saved in kml file format kml and can be opened on a PC with Google Earth program Details Copy flight Figure 12 Logbook menu Each log entry reveals several details of a selected flight see figure 13 These entries in the log have the following rows e General info date pilot name number of flights and total flight time e Flight takeoff time landing time and flight duration Log details General info Date 06 01 2008 Pilot Will flights 1 Tot FT 00 05 21 Flight Takeoff 01 02 02 Landing 01 07 24 Duration 00 05 21 Figure 13 Log details 14 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 6 2 Engine m The Engine menu is accessible by selecting the Engine option from the Settings screen Dialogue illustrated on figure 14 opens In menu you can set the engine type and configure sensor parameters for the engine monitoring unit DAQU With up and down button select the option you want to configure and push the check button to access the menu The cross button closes the Engine menu Engine Type Sensors Figure 14 Engine menu 6 2 1 Engine Type Depending on specifications of your aircraft select the correct engine Figure 15 shows the engine selection dialogue Setting the engine type allows EMSIS unit to calculate fuel consumption and has no other effect on the instrument Select Engine Rotax 91215 Figure 15 Dialogue for setting th
21. e Monitoring Screen GES The engine monitoring screen is illustrated on figure 7 It can be designed differently for each EMSIS unit z i regarding to the wishes of the pilot Y w a 6 gal 3 gal h Figure 7 EMSIS engine monitoring screen The screen consists of the following items Screen can optionally also show 1 Engine RPM indicator e CHTs 2 Manifold pressure indicator e EGTs 3 Fuel level indicator up to two tanks e Rotor RPM 4 Fuel consumption info e Fuel flow 5 Engine time e Pneumatic pressure 6 Alternator current e Airspeed IAS and or TAS 7 System voltage e Altitude 8 Oil and water coolant temperatures e Vario 11 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 9 Oil and fuel pressures e Trim position e Flap position 5 2 1 In Flight e See section 5 1 1 5 3 Maps Screen The maps screen is illustrated on figure 8 If your EMSIS unit has activated maps option EMSIS can show raster maps copied to internal memory Currently we have limited raster maps support Please visit our web site for more details In future more countries will be supported For your convenience EMSIS unit is usually shipped with pre copied maps In order to display them you need to obtain a valid license file As visible from figure maps screen is composed from raster map one row on top and two rows on bottom of the screen containing flight information All rows and each box inside it
22. e engine type When dialogue is opened e push the check button to start selecting an engine e with up and down button select the correct engine e push the check button to confirm the decision e push the cross button to exit the dialogue Available engines are e Generic e Rotax 912 100 e Jabiru 2200 e Rotax 582 65 e Rotax 912 100A e Jabiru 3300 e Rotax 912 80 e Rotax 9121S e Rotax 912 80A e Rotax 914 6 2 2 Sensors DAQU is able to read many different sensors and these sensors can be connected to different DAQU channels Using the table illustrated on figure 16 we tell DAQU which sensor is connected to which channel and what is the role of that sensor Additionally some other configuration parameters can be also set 5 When no DAQU is connected to the CAN bus this option is obsolete 15 Emsis User s and Installation Manual Sensors zo Engine RPM Linear 5V F 590ms 702 Not used None F 500ms z03 Not used None F 1000ms Aol CHT 1 J type isolated F 1000ms Ao2 CHT 2 J type isolated F 1000ms Figure 16 List of sensors connected to DAQU unit Each row in the table corresponds to one DAQU channel Channels are labeled as combination of one capital letter and one number Letter defines the channel type while the number enumerates channels of each type Four channel types are used in DAQU e A analog channels with 2 5 V to 2 5 V input which are typically used to connect resistive sensors and the
23. electronics and stabilizes numerical filters Once the airplane is level and steady select the AHRS level option to start the automatic calibration procedure Window illustrated on figure 34 opens Airu Mount Calibrating M P 1 3 RO 1 Figure 34 Calibrating the AHRS level Wait for the progress bar to finish and observe the roll and pitch numerical values At the end they should be close to zero 24 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 6 8 3 Firmware update This function allows to update firmware of units connected to your EMSIS This units can be AIRU artificial horizon unit DAQU engine monitoring unit or MAGU magnetic compass It 1s advisable to use this function when updating EMSIS software 6 8 4 RamBoot update Do not use this function unless we advise you to do so 6 8 5 Logger Settings This function can help you adjust logger sensitivity Basically this means you can set low high border for logger to start stop logging data to internal memory You can set e Takeoff when plane reaches this speed takeoff will be detected e Landing when plane s speed will go below this value landing will be detected e Rotor RPM when rpms rise above this value rotor ignition is detected and when rpms descend bellow this value rotor shutdown 1s detected e Engine RPM when rpms rise above this value ignition for engine is detected and when rpms descend bellow this value engine
24. nal shipping across the Globe GPS receiver needs to download almanac from the constellation This requires a good GPS signal and may take a few minutes 31
25. nce EMSIS units are divided into two main groups according to the back panel EMSIS with AHRS unit built in and all the others Here is a brief description of individual connectors from figure 37 1 Total pressure port must be connected to the total pressure tube 2 Static pressure port must be connected to the static pressure tube pa Standard GPS antenna port is used for external GPS antenna needed by the GPS receiver integrated on AHRS unit Outside air temperature port connects to the Kanardia OAT digital probe Encoder port connects with external encoder for regulating QNH optional RS 485 port used to connect with devices via 485 protocol such as indicators or LX Cluster A A Two CAN ports they are used to connect other CAN devices Connectors are equivalent so either one can be used to connect a CAN device EMSIS PED is shipped with a connector inserted into one CAN port It is a 120 Q network terminator resistor to start and terminate the network When DAQU unit is connected terminator can be disconnected 21 Emsis User s and Installation Manual Pst A CAN OU Kanardia d o o 4 f EMSIS AHRS serial n 0062 Konordia d o o EMSIS serial n 0732 Figure 37 EMSIS unit with AHRS unit built in left EMSIS slave unit right Both versions are available 80 mm and 3 5 screen EMSIS unit requires about 6 cm additional clearance behind This cle
26. nges are saved More about engine sensors is written in DAQU Installation Manual 6 3 Tank Aaa When selecting option Tank dialogue illustrated on figure 18 opens TY min max T2 min max T1 Shape T2 Shape Figure 18 Tank configuration options In this section tank of aircraft is being configured Sensors are calibrated for minimal and maximal fuel level in tank Also the tank shape is being selected You can configure up to two fuel tanks with EMSIS and DAQU unit 6 3 1 T Shape Calibrating the tank shape is made in the T Shape dialogue shown on figure 19 Select correct shape for your aircraft tank If none fits your aircraft specifications select box shape with the volume closest to yours Shape AlphaTr Figure 19 Dialogue for selecting the tank shape You can also set tank shape manually When in T Shape dialogue press and hold down button New Edit dialogue will appear see figure 20 When no DAQU is connected to the CAN bus this option is obsolete 17 Emsis User s and Installation Manual Edit Volume Level O 0 Volume Level 29 Volume Level 10 39 Volume Level 15 48 Volume Level 20 58 Figure 20 Dialogue for editing the tank shape Add as many points liters and percentages as suit for your tank shape If your tank shape is linear you need only two points First would be 0 l and 0 and the second would be size of tank and 100 Use check
27. or purchasing our product The EMSIS system 1s a set of complex electronics devices and we strongly recommend to carefully read this manual before installing and using EMSIS system EMSIS is a name for a line of flight instruments which can be used as primary flight display PFD engine monitoring system EMS The introduction chapter contains some general information about the instrument and its operation Later chapters describe EMSIS use and reveal the details Emsis User s and Installation Manual 2 EMSIS Basics This chapter describes the organization of the EMSIS instrument It teaches you about the individual buttons and their meaning After reading 1t you will be familiar with basic EMSIS operations 2 1 Command Panel EMSIS instruments come in two physical sizes The first one is a standard aviation size which is 80 mm diagonal while the second one is non standard and is characterized with a 3 5 screen diameter The EMSIS command panel is organized according to figure 1 It uses six 80 mm version or five 3 5 screen version small push buttons to manipulate the user interface Additionally it has micro SD card slot for software maps and data updates 7 7 LE N f f Eri 6 lt a 5 y ho d ENGINE MAP ROTOR 4 5 ee 6560 19 360 IAS ALTITUDE x m N QNH gt aaa q 180 30 into IAS ALTITUDE m I f Oil P 95 QNH A aa Oil T 47 108 29 81 inHg E A CHT 135 EGT 673 EN Y E M S
28. rmocouples e B analog channels with 0 to 5 V input used to read active sensors Active sensors require power in order to operate properly e C analog channel with 0 to 30 V input used to read higher voltage levels e Z digital channels used to measure time between pulses See DAQU Installation Manual for more details After sensors are connected to the DAQU unit each sensor needs to be configured Select the appropriable channel from the list by using up and down button and confirm selection by pushing the check button Dialogue illustrated on figure 17 opens Channel Function Engine RPM Divider 1 PPR E Figure 17 Dialogue for setting a sensor on DAQU channel Dialogue consists of e Function what is sensor used for Depending of the channel type different functions are available e Sensor type or model of sensor installed e Isolated if sensor is isolated or not only for CHTs and EGTs e Filter time constant how quickly DAQU unit reacts to a sensor change Large value means slower reactions 16 Emsis User s and Installation Manual e Divider pulses required for one event turn Z channels only To change the specifications follow the next procedure 1 with up and down button select setting you want to change and press the check button 2 select the value using up and down button and press the check button to confirm 3 press the cross button to close the dialogue cha
29. sis Setup Z Logbook 6 Engine y Tank 3 Airspeed A Units Pilots Figure 9 EMSIS settings screen Some user options are not shown on secondary EMSIS some options require password entry before proceeding and some options are available only when correct hardware is detected The factory password is 314 first three most significant digits of number m as seen on figure 10 The password was introduced in order to prevent unwanted accidental alterations of important settings The password cannot be changed Service password Figure 10 EMSIS password is required in order to access certain options 7 Engine monitoring unit DAQU is required Option is not available for aircrafts with predetermined ranges 13 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 6 1 Logbook Logbook serves as a pilot log It records flights and displays them on the list An example of such record is given on figure 11 Logbook 30 12 2013 Michael 14 41 gt 1443 1 00 02 30 12 2013 Jack 14 30 gt 14 39 1 00 09 30 12 2013 George 14 18 gt 1429 2 00 11 30 12 2013 Barbara 14 04 gt 14 17 1 00 13 30 12 2013 Paul 13 42 gt 14 04 3 00 22 30 12 2013 Paul 13 13 gt 13 37 1 00 24 Figure 11 Logbook Pressing check button in Logbook list opens the following commands see figure 12 e Details opens log entry and displays the details e Copy flight copies selected flight to the inserted mi
30. solute pressure sensor is used to calculate altitude and vertical velocity vario e The differential pressure sensor provides indicated airspeed IAS When it is coupled with the outside air temperature OAT sensor it also calculates true air speed TAS Assuming coordinated flight we calculate the referencing attitude from the gravity vector and heading These values are then compared with the short term prediction of the attitude Non linear Kalman filters are used to combine the short term prediction and referencing attitude solution into one most probable solution This is what you see on the attitude indicator In a very similar way short term inertial position prediction 1s compared with the GPS position Again Kalman filtering is used to obtain the final solution When engine monitoring unit DAQU is present on CAN bus EMSIS PFD can also show relevant engine and fuel information When maps are enabled and licensed EMSIS PFD can also show raster maps on graphical display Further chapters reveal the details MEMS micro electromechanical systems a k a micro machines a k a micro systems technology 7 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 4 General Information about EMSIS EMS EMSIS EMS consists of electronic units which work closely together to bring engine and fuel information onto graphical display The system 1s presented on figure 3 The system consists of the following i g electronic componen
31. t PilOt cosain n a N E A E Ea A A 21 AD EE a 2 1 E ie Or a E AEE E A EE E E EE E E A AEE 21 A a eecocaccccvorauc cee ateucenuensnccdsonenavecones ovewenen acy coueususnenaan sogonenevenetenescusumeteveeuanaeseonasevevons 22 C ALENIDE MIDS A Po na a 22 6 2 CODV Maps tor Ecenses usd O 22 BF DVRS eS A N 22 OAMI PSIO ata 23 O SMIDS eUI S a a A T A O 23 6 8 SEVICE ras A E E E E 23 A A TAA T T O eer 24 6S ZAHRS LEVE coa 24 68 3 Fr AW ANS UPd IE ie esse gee eh et cle ve cy A AA E A n N a 25 6 84 Ral BOOl Upa atea a a a a a a 25 6 3 3 LOS BETS CELINE Sannaa E TEN EE A TAEAE T O E EEA 25 SOUD DOWN aaar a a a a a 25 CIAO nka a a a e a a 26 TIN AN N 27 7 1 Installation to the Instrument Panel saint doo AR ESA a 27 7L L EMSIS Back Panel COnmectors and Cable Cle aranCe Aia A Ai 27 7 2 Connection to the Electrical SV ste Mia A enetiencrede 28 TS PILOSTALIC CONNECUO Mierda 29 7 4 Outside Air Temperature Probe Installation sccscssccsccsccsccscccccccecceccscceccsccscceccsccsccscescescesceccescecceccnccncones 29 7 5 Connection to the CAN NetWork einsidan iaa 30 7 6 Connection to the 485 NETWORK iicssceststuscasteacniwatocecestecosceanieusdacmaanduastedeatwus coweeuste a a a i 30 7 7 GPS Antenna Installation ccccececcccscccccccccccccecccccccccccccccsccccccscccccceccccccecccecceccccccccsccccccsccccccsccccccecececceccceecs 30 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 1 Introduction First of all we would like to thank you f
32. the aircraft movement Such a good spot can be usually found on the top of the instrument panel cover just below the canopy e Mounting surface should be flat clean and rigid e Avoid close proximity to any transmitting antennas like radio stations transponders or any other active GPS antennas GPS antennas may interfere each other e Antenna must not be covered or obstructed by metals metals sheets rods or any other conductive material like carbon fibers The supplied antenna length is 1 2 meter but other lengths are available on request The triangle GPS text must point upwards to the sky For the installation use self adhesive tape and fix the antenna on a rigid and clean surface 30 Emsis User s and Installation Manual The supplied antenna is not intended to be installed on the aircraft exterior If you need to install the antenna on the external surface search a suitable antenna in your local avionics shop Any 3 3 V active antenna with SMA male connector can be used The AHRS unit which is hosted by the EMSIS PFD unit has an internal super capacitor which provides power for the GPS for about 14 days after the last flight It enables so called hot start of the GPS module A hot start means that GPS constellation almanac is kept in the GPS module memory after the EMSIS unit was powered OFF Note On a first start up on a cold start or when EMSIS PFD is moved for a significant distance without receiving GPS sig
33. tion e Maps screen with graphical display of raster maps 5 1 AHRS Screen The AHRS screen is illustrated on figure 5 Maem itis an artificial horizon with the flight information displayed on the screen a N ri 47 j l f k j 1 4 F a Av 11 _ 4 gt OS pE 9 gt ES e 2 0 2 mi 6 x QNH pk ES LEA a 7 Figure 5 EMSIS AHRS screen The screen consists of the following items l O 9 N DW w amp Quality of the GPS fix Three green bars mean 3D fix two yellow bars are 2D fix and cross means no signal from GPS The turning rate scale Inner points indicate one minute turn 6 degrees per second while outer points indicate 30 seconds turn 12 degrees per second GPS track active only when ground speed is over 20 km h The vertical speed indicator vario scale The vario label displays current value of the vertical speed The baro corrected altitude value Current QNH setting baro correction Indicated airspeed IAS Outside air temperature OAT 10 The inclinometer slip skid indicator 11 Artificial horizon with roll and pitch indications 10 Emsis User s and Installation Manual 5 1 1 In Flight While in flight two options can be set e push and hold up button sets current pitch see figure 6 Message Pitch reset Figure 6 Setting pitch e up and down button sets brightness or QNH depending of settings see section 6 6 4 5 2 Engin
34. ts e Engine monitoring unit DAQU is used to connect the engine fuel and electric sensors e EMSIS EMS unit presents all relevant information that appears on the CAN bus in a pilot friendly form on LCD screen Most of this manual describes how to access read and interact with the EMSIS display CAN bus E Se wee Daqu EMSIS EMS gt u Ta Figure 3 Illustration of EMSIS EMS configuration When AHRS unit is present on CAN bus EMSIS EMS can also show flight information on graphical A display When maps are enabled and licensed and AHRS unit is present on CAN bus EMSIS EMS can also show 2 raster maps on graphical display Further chapters reveal the details 4 1 Engine Sensors Engine related sensors are connected to the engine monitoring unit DAQU DAQU unit is designed to be installed on the engine side of the firewall This has two advantages e Since the unit is close to the engine all cables are short and no extensions are needed This means less weight and makes installation simpler too e We need only one tiny hole through the firewall for the CAN bus cable The cable transfers all the information and provides the power supply for DAQU unit DAQU unit 1s designed to monitor engine sensors for various engines such as Rotax Jabiru Lycoming etc When an engine is equipped with proper sensors it can measure engine RPM cylinder head temperature CHT exhaust gas temperature EG
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