Flymaster B1nav user manual
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1. FLYMASTER AVIONICS B1 NAV User manual Document version 1 5a y 2009 FLYMASTER Avionics Ltd R Comendador Rainho 192 Apartado 118 3701 910 S Joao da Madeira Portugal Tel 351 256 880 568 Fax 351 256 880 551 All rights reserved Except as expressly provided herein no part of this manual may be reproduced copied transmitted disseminated downloaded or stored in any storage medium for any purpose without the express prior written consent of FLYMASTER Avionics Lda herein FLYMASTER avionics FLYMASTER Avionics hereby grants permission to download a copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print a copy of this manual or of any revision hereto provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without notice FLYMASTER Avionics reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements Visit the FLYMASTER Avionics website www flymaster avionics com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other FLYMASTER Avionics products Document version 1 5a Page 22. y Warning It is the sole responsibility of the pilot to operate the aircraft in a safe manner maintain full surveillance of all flying conditions at all times and not become distracted by the Flymaster B1nav Flymaster Avionics is not responsible for any damages resulting from incorrect or no data provided by the Flymaster B1 NAV Flight safety is the sole responsibility of the pilot It is unsafe to operate the Flymaster B1 NAV while in the air Failure by the pilot equipped with a Flymaster B1 NAV to pay full attention to the aircraft and flying conditions while flying could result in accident with property damage and or personal injury Document version 1 5a Page 3 y Table of Contents A ei OO CE E o r m 6 AECI a E E E EE E A A A AET 6 EBENA INS Y oeo E R EA AA E TES T 1 3 Switehing B1 NAV On and OM scanner na beya naa k a ERNE ba ba k T 2 WIS MONT MOGE SOOO Dy La N O E E rrr 8 Z Status Indicators SECUO riviera daa aa 8 Bale OVEN ONC _aeoo gt rr rwrwrwrwrjoonbnbnbhbennmnmmnmmmnmnnmnmmmmm 9 Sound Level McCain eipas 9 Satellite Loc Stats aia icas 10 2 2 Narnometer SEO AA 10 Analo QUe rWwWwwwOwAO O Oee JJ zgggggmmpppyo 10 Integrated VArTO ocococooccoccconoccncononcncnnonncnononnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnrnnennnnanennnnnninnnnanenns 11 Maximum and Minimum Integrated Vario cooccoccccccccncoccconcocononcnnnnnnnononnnnnnnonnnnnoncnnanenens 11 Sanitas 11 23 MINIS SEC ib 11 2
3. It is calculated using the integrated vario over the VMG A OverGoal Altitude over goal is the difference in altitude from the current altitude to the goal s altitude Based on barometric altitude Max Alti Maximum altitude of reached during current flight This is based on barometric altitude GPS Alti Altitude reported by the GPS Alt Gain Altitude gained in current thermal Land in During competitions tasks it is common usually due to safety reasons to have a land by time The land by time if defined by adding a waypoint typically the goal to the already defined task setting it as Landing and defining the time Land in shows the amount of time remaining before having to be on the ground Goal close The time remaining to goal close time Altitude2 Second Altimeter which can be set independently of the main altimeter Vario Numeric value of the instant Vario value Arrival Next Estimated arrival height above to next waypoint The height is calculated considering the average glide ratio the pilot has being made Arrival Goal Estimated arrival height above the Goal The height is calculated considering the average glide ratio trough each of the remaining task legs This means that wind day quality and glider performance is integrated into calculation Dist Edge Distance to the optimal tangent point of next waypoint see section 2 6 Above Toff Altitude above takeoff this field is automatically calculated since the B1nav
4. When a route is active the direction of next point arrow bigger one will point to the optimal cylinder tangent point If no route is defined it will start showing the direction to the takeoff after the takeoff is detected i e the average speed exceeds 5km h During a competition task flight using the optimal tangent navigation saves a substantial amount of time The smaller arrow points to the center of next waypoint cylinder the combination of both arrows provides a spatial location of the turnpoint The example bellow shows a hypothetical task A pilot using navigation to the center of the turnpoints will probably be flying the blue course whilst a pilot using the optimized route will fly the substantially shorter red route Document version 1 5a Page 15 Navigation wheel figure 6 As the correct course approaches it becomes difficult to understand which is the perfect direction so B1 NAV shows a fine adjustment indicator in the form of a small arrow An arrow to the left means the pilot should turn slightly to the left and inversely an arrow to the right indicates a small adjustment to the right is needed When the course is perfect i e less than 1 off B1 NAV indicates this by showing a large arrow forward see figure 7 bellow Perfect heading figure 7 The 2 fields bellow the navigation wheel show the distance to go for next active turn point and a dynamic field showing either the distance to the start gate or
5. and same procedure can then be used to adjust the sinking threshold The Sink Alarm is highlighted when the confirmation of Climb TH is made Additionally the audio frequencies can be adjusted to match the user s preference by setting the Base Frq and Increments The Base Frq is the first frequency used to produce the initial sound which corresponds to the climb threshold usually 0 1 m s Later as the climb rate increases a bip bip sound is produced for which the cadence and frequency also increase The Base Frq can be set between from 500 to 1500 Hz The higher is the frequency value the more high pitched the sound is The Increments parameter sets the frequency increment for each 0 1 m s climb rate increase The increments can be set from 1 to 99 Hz The preset values for Base Frq and Increments are respectively 700 Hz and 10 Hz In order to change the base frequency value press S2 key after Audio Frequencies menu option is highlighted This action will highlight the Base Frq value so it can be increased using S3 key or decreased using S4 key S2 key should then be pressed thus confirming the Base Fra setting and highlighting the Increments option Document version 1 5a Page 33 Sink TH 2 0Omfs Climb TH 1m s Sink Alarm O m s Base 0700hz Increments 10hz The same procedure can be used to change the Increments after you chose t
6. 02 32 2010 07 29 08 15 37 2010 05 12 02 06 24 2010 05 06 18 26 53 2010 04 20 08 47 08 2010 04 20 07 41 38 Delete flight Are you sure ANN Delete flight figure 16 Page 29 y 7 GPS status In the main menu the B1 NAV provides a detailed view of the GPS status MENU Waypoints T ask Task delay Flight Lo Settings Shutdown Satellite status figure 17 Figure 17 illustrates the GPS satellite reception page in the example B1nav shows 7 satellites are visible and 4 are being used to provide the position fix Each bar shows the signal strength for each individual satellite A filled bar indicates B1 NAV has a lock on that satellite lf B1nav is switched on in a location where no satellites are visible indoors for example it will go into wide search mode If this occurs going outdoors again will make B1 NAV take an abnormal amount of time to pick up satellite signals Should this occur pushing enter on the GPS menu item will reveal the Reset GPS option changing it to yes will make B1 NAV reset the GPS status and start a new search So if you notice B1 NAV is taking abnormally long to get a fix over 2 minutes a gps reset will probably get it locked quicker Document version 1 5a Page 30 y 8 Settings menu The settings menu is used to configure B1 NAV s many features The menu is divided into two sections the menu option and the associated configurable fields To use the configuration m
7. remembers the takeoff altitude when it sees the pilot launch Document version 1 5a Page 13 y Field ID Description G R Toff Glide ratio to takeoff usefull to know if you want to top land Dist Thermal Distance to last thermal core Heading Pilots heading in degrees Ave Speed Average speed uses a filter to show a smoother speed number eliminating erratic speed jumps due to glider pitching Wind Speed Calculated wind speed using drift calculations This figure is also shown next to the Navigation wheel Document version 1 5a Page 14 y 2 6 Navigation Section Direction of travel E L 4 Thermal Core indicator E h Direction to optimal cylinder Direction to center of next point j tangent point Fine adjustment indic Wind direction A 838 km Distance to next point Goal F A km Distance start goal Navigation section figure 5 This is B1 NAV main navigation information section It shows graphically which direction to navigate the actual travel direction wind direction next waypoint start gate goal distances and thermal core map For information to be displayed in the navigation section the B1 NAV must have a valid GPS fix When no valid fix is available the direction arrow will not be shown and the distance indicators will show
8. route points are listed is very important since B1 NAV will navigate them in that order so in the case of a start gate which is also a turn point as is commonly used in competition tasks the start must be placed before the turn point The Time is only available on turn point types that are time related thus the Time will only be visible when the turn point type requires a time The table below shows field types and their associated time field meaning The time field is represented in local time Turn point Type Time field usage Take off No time field Cylinder No time field Start out The time at which the start opens The start is only validated if Start in the pilot is in a regular position in or out later than the defined time The TTG time to go will show how much time remains to the opening of the start i e the difference between this field s value and the local time of day Navigation to next point will only continue after the validation of the start Goal Cylinder Time of goal close The time it will be used by the Goal Close Goal Line configurable data field displaying how much time is left until the close of the goal Landing Time of compulsory landing The time will be used to calculate the Land In user defined field e Move Route Point The sequence of a route point in a route may be easily changed To change the position of a route point simply select the ro
9. selected item data changes as to show details of that waypoint If no waypoints are defined the waypoint action menu is automatically opened and the only available option is the Insert new Waypoint Pushing the enter S2 on the selected waypoint opens the waypoint action menu in the selected item data area see figure 11 Pushing the menu S1 goes back to the main menu Document version 1 5a Page 20 4 1 Waypoint action menu Add WP to Task Insert New WF Edit WP Deleta WP Delete All Waypoints Edit Task Waypoint action menu figure 11 On entering the waypoint action menu the selected waypoint becomes grayed indicating that waypoint specific actions will be carried out over the respective waypoint Action Description Add WP to Task Adds the selected waypoint to the end of the task Insert New WP Starts a new waypoint entry The current location is automatically used for default waypoint data Edit WP Start editing the selected waypoint Delete WP Delete the selected waypoint If the waypoint is being used in the task this option is disabled Delete all waypoints Deletes all waypoints and task Edit Task Starts editing task If no waypoints have been added to the task this option is disabled see item 4 2 on page 21 4 2 Edit task route In the Waypoint action menu selecting the Edit Task option will activate the Task edit The cursor will highlight the on the task
10. the B1 NAV is switched off The default value for the auto silent parameter is On Document version 1 5a Page 36 8 5 Screen contrast Backlight Off The screen contrast may be adjusted to the pilot s needs Beware of adjusting a very low value which may cause the display to be totally blank making it difficult to readjust the display since nothing will be visible B1 NAV also has backlight it is useful when the pilot wants to see flight data in low light conditions Backlight can be turned on off trough the Backlight parameter 8 6 Language Units Language English Alti Units Meters Roc Units mis Speed Units km h Coords DD MM mmm The Language and Units menu option allows the user to change the B1nav interface language and units This menu option also allows changing the coordinate format for the GPS data position display Document version 1 5a Page 37 8 7 Data fields D Field 1 YMG D Field 2 GR Goal D Field 3 A OverGoal D Field 4 Cur GR D Field 5 Dist Toff DO Field 6 Land In The User Defined data section fields described in 2 5 of page 12 can be defined here the image below figure 20 shows the correspondence to the data field number YMG A OwerGoal Dist Toff Data field 1 Data field 3 Data field 5 G R Goal Data field 2 Data field 4 Data field 6 User defined fields figure 20 8 8 FS Keys Fn key4d Sound On Off Fn key2 Switch page Fn key3 Mark MOB In Fli
11. the B1 NAV with incorrect or incomplete firmware rendering the use of the settings menu inoperable Note This procedure is a last resort measure FLYMASTER e Update procedure To update the B1 NAV you will need to install the B1 NAV s USB driver which is available on our web site in the section downloads of the B1 NAV Follow the same procedure described in section 8 9 to install the drivers once they are correctly installed use the following procedure 1 gi J Ce JI9 Connect the B1 NAV to your PC using the cable supplied If it is the first time the B1 NAV is being connected to the PC Windows should report that new hardware is present a ready to use Execute the FlashB1nav application Select the B1Firmware b1n file previously downloaded from the web site Push the Send button Hold the Menu button on your B1 and insert a toothpick into the reset orifice on just above the USB connector on the B1 NAV in such a way as to reset the B1 Release the reset button but do not release the the Menu button If the message Erasing memory is shown in FlashB1NAV you may release the Menu button if not press and release the reset button again until the message is shown Note that the reset button is a small switch inside the B1 you should feel it click Wait until you see the message Complete on the FlashB1nav and B1 NAV starts to function normally 9 2 How to reset the B1 NAV e Introducti
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13. AV to your PC using the cable supplied If it is the first time the B1nav is being connected to the PC Windows should report that new hardware is present a ready to use 2 Execute the FlashB1nav FlashB1NAV exe application You will probably receive a security warning from windows about the application Ed FlashBiNav Firmware file CAB MN avFirmivare b1 rh a Check for updates Wating for B1 Seethings 2 Firmivare gt Update now on your Bl nay FlashB1Nav figure 22 Document version 1 5a Page 39 y 3 Using the button browse for the B1 NAV firmware previously downloaded from our website 4 Click the Send bottom FlashB1Nav will report Waiting for B1 5 On B1nav go into the settings menu and choose the Firmware option Figure 21 6 Press S2 key in order to highlight the No word corresponding to the Update Now parameter 7 Use the S3 or S4 key in order to change the No to Yes and then press the S2 key to confirm the option If everything is ok then a message in the B1 NAV screen and flashB1 software appears saying that the B1 NAV is updating You should wait until the process ends and the B1nav starts to function normally Document version 1 5a Page 40 r 9 Miscellaneous 9 1 Fail Safe firmware update e Introduction The Fail Safe firmware update is a last resort tool if an unexpected error occurs during the update process This will leave
14. Time Section The Time Section contains 2 fields the actual local time and an elapsed time or time remaining These fields are represented in Hour Minute Second format Document version 1 5a Page 11 y All the internal B1 NAV time calculations are based on UTC Coordinated Universal Time This is also the time saved on the track log However the time displayed in the time field is calculated adding an UTC offset to the UTC time obtained from the GPS receiver The UTC offset should be defined in the settings menu see item 8 2 on page 32 so that the correct local time is displayed The second time field is dynamic and will vary according to the current flight status and type of task defined It will show TTG time to go before start gate opening and will then change to Dur duration which is the time elapsed since the opening of the start If no start gates are defined in the task or no task is defined then this field will show Dur which in this case is the time elapsed since takeoff The takeoff is event is triggered when ground speed exceeds 10km h and a 3d fix is available 2 4 Altimeter and Speed e Altitude The altitude field see Figure 6 indicates the absolute height in meters or feet depending on the setting This altitude corresponds to the barometric altitude and thus depends totally on the QNH absolute pressure at a given moment and location in regards to the correspondent pressure at MSL The a
15. ator Analogue vario Variometer Section figure 4 e Analogue vario The Analogue vario bar is scaled from O m s to 10 m s depending if you are climbing or sinking When the B1 NAV detects that the pilot is climbing a black bar starts to grow from the bottom of the scale to the top and for each increase of 0 1 m s the bar height graph will increase to the maximum of 10m s Document version 1 5a Page 10 y If a sink is detected the Bar will increase from the top of the scale to the bottom and will increase for each 0 1m s to a maximum of 10m s The B1 NAV additionally graphically shows the values of maximum vario analog sink and climb encountered during the flight This information are represented by two small arrows the maximum analog vario climb is represented by a small arrow pointing up inversely the arrow pointing down represents the maximum sink e Integrated vario This indicator displays the averaged rate of climb during the last X seconds The factory default for X is 10 seconds but can be adjusted in the settings see item 8 2 on page 32 The resolution of the digital vario is 0 10 m s and the full scale is reached at 99 9 m s The integrated vario is particularly useful in determining the actual strength of a bumpy thermal e Maximum and Minimum Integrated vario Once a flight has started these indicators show the maximum and minimum thermal strength encoun
16. ator and Track Interval e Vario Integrator The Integrated Vario see Integrated vario on page 11 is calculated using the last X seconds defined by this value e Track interval Document version 1 5a Page 32 y During flight B1 NAV will store a track log point every track interval seconds recording a track automatically starts once a speed of 10km h is exceeded and B1 NAV has a 3d GPS fix However when a task is active B1 NAV will store a track log point immediately as it enters a turn point cylinder open start or goal Using it s GPS B1 NAV will automatically adjust time to Universal Coordinated Time UTC The user should adjust the UTC offset so that the time displayed by B1nav matches the local time 8 3 Vario Acoustics The user can change the climbing and sinking rate sound trough the respective threshold values These thresholds correspond to the climbing and sinking rates at which sound activates The user can also define in the Acoustic Thresholds option the sink alarm and the sound volume of is B1 The sinking threshold is set to 2 m s by default The value can be changed by pressing the S2 key when the Acoustic Thresholds option is highlighted on the settings menu This action will highlight the Sink TH threshold which can be changed using S3 and S4 keys to increase and decrease the value Confirmation should be made by pressing S2 key which at the same time highlights the Climb TH threshold
17. av will add route points with a 400m radius since this is the FAI standard During navigation B1 NAV will only advance to the next route point once the user enters it Start In Start In route points are start gates sometimes also known as Exit start B1 NAV will only validate the point and advance to the next point on the route if the user is inside the set radius at a latter time than the one defined Note that the sequence in which this point Document version 1 5a Page 22 appears in the task list in very important Start Out Start Out is the most commonly used start gate sometimes also known as an Enter start B1 NAV will only validate this point and advance to the next point when the user is outside the radius at a latter time that the one defined Note that the sequence in which this point appears in the task list in very important Goal Cylinder The goal cylinder is very similar to the Cylinder expect for the fact that it has a Closing Time The closing time is used to calculate the Goal Close user defined field Goal Line A goal line is defined as a line with a specific length and centered in a the route point By definition the line is perpendicular to the direction from the previous turn point to it Due to safety is common to have competition tasks that include a Goal Cylinder used for measuring time end of speed section followed by a line which must be crossed In this
18. creen with a 10 second countdown Pushing the S2 Enter key before the 10 seconds have elapsed will initiate the B1 NAV On startup the B1 NAV will initiate in flight mode If the S2 key is not pushed the B1 NAV will go back to sleep To switch off the B1 NAV push the S1 menu key to activate menu mode using the arrow keys S3 or S4 scroll the cursor to the Shutdown item and push the S2 Enter Key Document version 1 5a Page 2 The Flight Mode Screen The B1 NAV has a high resolution 320x240 and contrast display This allows it to show more useful information simultaneously In order to increase the usability of the device some of the information is dynamic This means the information can change according to the situation of flight For example if a route is active and contains a start gate the Duration field shows the Time to Go up to the point of start opening after which it will show the duration of the flight The flight mode screen is divided into several areas called sections see figure bellow A GQ danl Status indicators E 1j Vario Navigation 1 5 15 26 km Start out 5 280 km User defined data 176 E age A G R Goal 28 8 4 8 Altitude Speed 1089 Wie Te 0 01 48 Gta 13 43 12 Flight mode screen figure 3 2 1 Status indicators Section In flight
19. enu select the desired option by using the arrow keys S3 and S4 then push the enter S2 key to edit the fields When accessing the fields the menu item becomes grayed and the respective field data item is highlighted Using the arrow keys S3 and S4 changes the value on each field enter S2 moves to the next field and menu S1 moves to the previous field If the enter S2 key is pushed on the last field the all the data in the selection section is stored and control returns to the configuration menu inversely if the menu S1 key is pushed on the first data field the changed settings are restored and control is returned to the configuration menu MENU Set Altimeter Time Yario Acoustics Advanced Features Screen contrast Language Units Data fields FS Keys Firmware Vario Integr 10s Trk interval 04s UTC offset 0 Settings Menu figure 18 8 1 Set Altimeter The set altimeter page adjusts the barometric altimeter A barometric altimeter calculates altitude based on atmospheric pressure Since atmospheric pressure can vary substantially along time it should be calibrated prior to takeoff Calibrating the altimeter can be achieved by entering the know altitude of the location Entering an altitude automatically calculates the QNH If the QNH is changed then the altitude is adjusted accordingly This method allows calibrating the altimeter by either entering a know altitude at the current location or known QNH for a particula
20. g the battery using the wall socket charger is much faster using a PC and respective USB cable During the charging process the B1nav display Quick Charge when connected to the wall socket charger and Slow Charge if connected to the PC USB cable Document version 1 5a Page 6 y In Quick charge the battery should fully charge within approximately 3 hours whilst in Slow charge it may take up to 15 hours Once the battery is fully charged the B1nav will display Complete and stop charging B1nav uses a Lithium ion polymer battery which is not prone to memory effect Therefore the battery does not need to be totally discharged before recharging In fact in order to avoid battery degradation total battery discharge should be avoided 1 2 B1 NAV Keys S3 S1 S4 S2 B1nav keyboard figure 2 Four keys are used to interact with B1nav see figure 2 Each key has 2 functions depending on whether the device is in flight mode or in menu mode Additionally the S1 key is used to power up the B1 NAV when it is switched off In the flight mode Keys S2 S3 and S4 have user configurable functions F1 F2 and F3 that can allocated in the Menu gt Settings gt FS Keys In menu mode all keys have fixed functions represent by a symbol on the key 1 3 Switching B1 NAV On and Off To switch on the B1 NAV briefly push the S1 key this will display the start up s
21. ght Mode keys S3 54 and S2 assume functionality that can be defined by the user The following functions can be allocated to the function keys Function Description Sound On Off Toggles through the various volume settings Airfields Jumps from flight screen directly into Near Airfields screen Reset A2 Sets altimeter 2 to zero Switch group Toggles between groups of user defined fields Set Altimeter Sets main altimeter directly in flight screen Document version 1 5a Page 38 y 8 9 Firmware Version 1 10 Update now WNo Firmware update setting figure 21 The update of the firmware is a simple procedure that adds new features to the B1 NAV firmware Before beginning update procedure make sure you download from our site www flymaster avionics com the next list of files e USB Drivers FlymasterUSBdrivers msi The last version of the firmware B1NavFirmware b1n e The update application FlashB1navSetup msi When you have all the files you can start the update procedure The first step of the updating procedure consists in installing the USB drivers on the PC In order to do that you should run the FlymasterUSBdrivers msi file and follow the on screen instructions Next you need to install the update application run the FlashB1navSetup msi and follow the on screen instructions Once the driver and the update tool is correctly installed use the following procedure 1 Connect the B1 N
22. glide ratio to it is 9 6 to 1 Document version 1 5a Page 2 6 Flight Log The Flight Log option allows the user to access information about previews saved flights In the top of the screen a list of flights is showed Each flight is identified by the take off date and time Flights can be chose by using S3 and S4 keys For each flight the flowing information is Flight Log 2010 08 28 16 20 45 2010 08 15 14 15 07 2010 08 01 19 42 46 2010 07 29 19 49 32 2010 07 29 19 02 32 2010 07 29 08 15 37 2010 05 12 02 06 24 2010 03 06 18 26 53 2010 04 20 08 47 08 2010 04 20 07 41 38 Duration 00 56 31 Max 5peed 50 Selected Flight Max Climb 0 9 Min Sink 1 7 Speed Sec Max Alti 1179 Flight Log figure 15 displayed The Flight Log option also allows to delete flights saved on the B1 NAV to do so just select the flight press Enter and select Yes to confirm the permanent erase of the flight from the Duration Flight duration Max Speed Maximum Gps Speed Max Climb Maximal climbing rate Min Sink Maximal sinking rate Flight Data Speed Sec Time between the start time and the end speed section Max Altitude Maximum altitude during flight ASL B1 NAV see figure 16 Document version 1 5a Page 28 Document version 1 5a Flight Log 2010 08 28 16 20 45 2010 08 15 14 15 07 2010 08 01 19 42 46 2010 07 29 19 49 32 2010 07 29 19
23. he value for the increments to confirm and return to Settings menu press S2 8 4 Advanced Features The advanced features settings option can be used to adjust the B1 NAV acoustics to the user preferences Using these features the user can turn the vario sound more or less responsive and can also turn on and off the buzzer functionality There are following four advanced features Damper 08 Cadence 4 Dynamic freq On Buzzer 3 Auto Silent On e Damper B1 NAV s vertical speed calculation are based on air pressure variations Is is very seldom that the air pressure absolutely stable Turbulence caused wind is sufficient to cause small variations in pressure For this reason B1 NAV filters averages the pressure data to prevent constantly detecting tiny pressure variations The value that defines how must is filtered is the damper Setting a lower damper value cause the B1 NAV to become more responsive but harsher inversely a higher value cause B1 NAV to be less responsive but smoother We have found that an ideal value is 8 and therefore the default value e Cadence When a rate of climb higher than specified by Climb threshold is reached the B1 NAV creates a beeping sound The rate cadence of the Beeps increment as the rate of climb increases This increase in rate is not linear the cadence parameter specifies which cadence curve should be used Current there are 2 possibilities see the graphs below for a details on cadence ti
24. in the menu pushing the menu S1 button will go back to flight mode MENU Waypoints Task Task Delay Task Navigator Near Airfields Flight Log GPS Settings shutdown Main menu figure 9 To access the different items on the menu use the arrow up S3 and arrow down S4 buttons Once a menu item is selected pushing the enter S2 executes the selected function Menu item Description Waypoints Task Accesses B1 NAV s waypoints and task definitions see item 4 on page 20 Task delay Shifts all time data in the active task Task Navigator Allows manual override of navigation Near Airfields Displays airfields page dynamically shows the glide ratios and distances to the nearest landing fields sorted by easiest glide Flight log Accesses the stored flights list GPS Displays detailed GPS status and allows GPS module reset see item 7 on page 30 Settings Accesses the Settings sub menu see item 8 on page 31 Shutdown Switches off the B1 NAV and displays detailed battery status Document version 1 5a Page 18 y e Task Delay During competitions it is common practice due to weather conditions to postpone a task Generally take off is postponed and so is the start gate goal close and land by times Instead of having to edit the defined task B1 NAV offers a task delay feature which moves all defined times in a task forward by X minutes To delay a task in the menu simply push
25. item know as a Route point see figure 12 Warning After the task is edited navigation will be restarted at the beginning of the route Document version 1 5a Page 21 Waypoints Task km B01 B l B02 B03 B04 Type Cylinder Size 000 400km Edit task figure 12 In the Selected item data information about the Task turn point is displayed the example above shows the B01 task turn point configured as a Cylinder with a 400meter radius In the above example the task has only one turn point and is thus considered to be a go to type route The B1 NAV will automatically start navigating to that point When the task contains more that one point then the first turn point will automatically be assumed as the take off point therefore is ignored in navigation and is only used for calculating the total task length Each route point in the task is defined having a particular type the table below explains the different types and how they are handled by the B1 NAV Type Navigation Take off This route point type must be the first one in the sequence of points It is only a place marker for calculating the entire task length B1nav will ignore it for navigation purposes Cylinder This is the most common route point type The cylinder type is defined by a coordinate and a radius The coordinate is taken from chosen waypoint and the radius can be defined by the user By default the B1n
26. lites the indicator becomes highlighted As a general rule the more satellites that are locked the more accurate the navigation solution Note that FAI rules require 3D tracklog data which includes GPS altitude therefore the B1 NAV will only start recording a tracklog when a 3d fix is obtained The B1 NAV has very powerful 50 channel GPS receiver which offers unmatched tracking performance in harsh signal environments 160 dBm sensitivity and very short acquisition times A differentiating factor of the B1 NAV is the 4 Hz GPS update rate others only provide 1Hz which allows the B1 NAV pilot to see very small speed and position changes Furthermore the movement of the position arrow is smother and any position change is shown in of the time of other devices 4 Hz update rate requires more than 5 satellites in view More information about GPS accuracy and also other GPS related information can be seen in http www kowoma de en gps errors htm 2 2 Variometer Section The variometer section contains information about the rate of climb it is comprised of an analogue instant vertical speed indicator know as the Analogue vario and several digital indicators providing information about averaged rates of climb as Max Integrated vario m Integrated vario i 9 mm Gain in thermal o O Minimum Integrated vario 15 Maximum Sink indicator Maximum Climb indic
27. ll sound very annoying on the ground it becomes an amazing companion if flight allow the pilot to pick up thermals he would have usually missed Document version 1 5a Page 35 Ca DA A practical example of the advantages of the buzzer feature can is illustrated in figure 30 In this example both pilots are sinking at 1 0 m s The orange paraglider has a B1 NAV for which the climbing threshold is set to 0 1 m s and the Buzzer parameter is set to 3 The green paraglider has usual vario for which the climbing threshold is set to 0 1 m s As shown in the figure when both pilots enter the thermal nothing is heard The air is rising at 0 1 m s but both pilots are descending at 0 9 m s In the second level of the thermal the air is rising at 0 8 m s and so pilots are descending at 0 2 m s At this stage the orange pilot starts to hear the Next to Climb brrrrr sound of his B1 NAV which helps him to center the thermal while the green pilot is still unaware of the thermal Finally in the 3 level the air is rising at 1 2 m s and so both pilots climb at 0 2 m s The B1 NAV pilot starts to hear his vario beep beep sound it is only at this point the green pilot hears the first beep from his instrument Auto Silent Setting Auto silent on will keep the B1 NAV s buzzer quiet until a start flight has been detected A start flight is detected when the speed exceeds 10km h and the GPS has a 3dFix The audio will then be kept active until
28. ltimeter cannot be reset but can be set using the corresponding menu option see item 8 1 on page 31 Speed The speed field indicates the speed over ground in km h The speed is only available when the GPS receiver has a valid signal 2 5 User Defined Data Section The B1 NAV has 6 user defined fields which the pilot can configure for his own needs see item 8 7 on page 38 The following table lists and explains the available data fields as the B1nav firmware evolves this list will likely grow Document version 1 5a Page 12 y Field ID Description VMG Velocity made good is the speed at which the pilot is approaching the active turn point Dist Toff Distance to take off The direct distance to the point of take off Dist Start Distance to start The distance to the start cylinder line Dist Goal Distance to goal From the current position and flying through all pending turnpoints Speed Strt Speed to Start The speed at which the pilot must fly in order to reach the start gate at its opening G R Goal Glide ratio to goal Indicates the glide ratio finesse from the current position and altitude to the Goal going through the remaining turn points Cur G R Current glide ratio This glide ratio is calculated from the integrated vario over the current ground speed G R M G Glide ratio made good The actual glide ratio towards the active turn point
29. mes for rate of climb Document version 1 5a Page 34 0 5 0 45 0 4 0 35 0 3 0 25 gt cad 0 2 Cadl Beep duration seconds 0 13 0 1 0 05 00 05 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 5 0 5 5 Rate of Climb meters per second e Dynamic Frequency The B1 NAV beeps at a specified pitch frequency when a certain rate of climb is encountered when dynamic frequency is off the pitch frequency of that beep will remain constant every if the rate of climb changes With dynamic frequency on the pitch of the beep may vary if the rate of climb varies during the individual beep e Buzzer Is so called because of the sound it emits which resembles a buzzing sound This buzzing sound is emitted when the rate of climb is close to but has not yet reached the specified Climb threshold Although the value is set as a value between 0 and 9 each unit is considered to be 0 1 m s ie 3 is 0 3m s Subtracting this decimal value from the climb threshold will give us the value at which the B1nav will start buzzing For example with B1nav s default values Climb threshold 0 1m s and Buzzer 3 0 3m s the buzzing with start at 0 2m s because 0 1 0 3 0 2 Also at the 0 1m s directly bellow the Climb threshold B1nav will emit a constant sound varying rapidly in pitch from around 100hz to the set base frequency at which the first beep is emitted Setting the Buzzer value to 0 will disable the buzzer feature Although the Buzzer wi
30. mode at the top of the FLYMASTER B1 NAV screen 3 symbols are visible reporting the hardware status The 3 symbols from left to right are the Battery Level Indicator Sound Level Indicator and Satellite Lock Status Document version 1 5a Page 8 y e Battery Level Indicator This symbol shows the status of the battery or charging indication Symbol Description Battery level above 85 Battery level between 65 and 85 Battery level between 45 and 65 Battery level between 15 and 45 Battery level between 5 and 15 Less than 5 battery remaining Battery is charging PHOOGEES Battery not charging This may be because of excess heat the B1nav s internal charge circuit will not charge the battery when the battery temperature exceeds a 45 C Wait a while of try moving the B1nav to a cooler location If this status persists in may indicate a problem with the battery e Sound Level Indicator This symbol indicates the currently selected sound level i e volume Symbol Description dj Sound Level 3 maximum sound level hd Sound Level 2 di Sound Level 1 Gx Sound is muted No sound Document version 1 5a Page 9 y Satellite Lock Status This indicator shows the number of satellites in use for calculating the current position When a 3D position can be obtained usually when the GPS locks onto more that 5 satel
31. occurrence of the GOD and change it s waypoint type to Goal cylinder since the radius of goal is 400m the B1nav already assumes 400 as the default value so only the time needs to be defined we set it to 17 00 which is the goal close time Edit the second occurrence of G05 and change it s waypoint type to Landing this waypoint will serve to warn us we must be on the ground before the landing deadline So we define the time as 17 30 We are now setup for the task going back into the Flight Mode Screen automatically activates the task and starts navigation Document version 1 5a Page 26 y 5 Near Airfields The near airfields menu allows the pilot to quickly check for landing options The function can be selected directly from the Flight Mode screen by using a short cut function key see 8 8 on page 38 Only airfields below your current altitude will be displayed To define a waypoint as an Airfield set the Landing as Yes in the waypoint edit screen see 4 1 on page 21 Airfields are sorted by glide ratio A landing waypoint may be selected by using the arrow keys Pushing the enter key will immediately activate navigation to the selected waypoint Near Airfields BOOS PRES BET B002 15 25 11 5 B004 15 68 12 1 BOO 23 14 17 8 Near Airfields figure 14 On figure 14 the closest airfield is 12 48km from our present location and based on our current altitude to the altitude of the airfield our
32. on The reset procedure allows the pilot in case of the B1 Nav freeze or stop responding to reboot the device thus allowing the device to return to work correctly Note The reset procedure will not lost any configurations that the pilot previously saved the only data that will be lost is the date and time Document version 1 5a Page 41 y e Reset procedure To reset the B1 NAV you need a paper clip or a small wire 1 Locate the the reset orifice it is located just above the USB connector Figure 23 Reset orifice Figure 23 2 Grab the paper clip or small wire and gently insert it on the reset orifice Figure 24 Clip insertion Figure 24 3 Gently push the reset button until you feel a click 4 Look ate your B1 NAV screen if the procedure is done correctly the B1 NAV will reboot and start working on the flight screen Document version 1 5a Page 42 y Alphabetical Index uo 5 IA 10 AOE E 0 dm PP 35 Battery Level Moca 9 BOZA APPO Po n T_IDIDDnDn3JSNDT E E E a a TT 34 A o Qe ea 33 A A ono O nn o KMN 6 A O Poo GE II A 22 A SPA 33 PA E O O II 23 DANI POr 20 Dinamo Peque 33 PARETS PO das 22 Fail Safe firmware AAA e ka y n na o RO A 38 BIT ca eye SS tt 8 Sn a e A NNnNnaRIaNnRnERne n nnREnE n TaT N pepeop mmo MEVED c 21 SAA e PU PE OO IA 22 Goal DIE E o o II my 22 Na sy 242 kof 0 A eee ce ene eee_a aoa _ pp NM MP gt gt EZE ZI pi gmggp91414 11 PP N AI ae Bn Ua ate
33. r 6 alm po hiner Date N Nee sen Oe ee ene sn eee ee nee eee 7 More ROET OMIA se _ ____e re e o p gt e 23 OE e e wwo gt eeooolomnenbbbbbbb b oaoa rX 7 Remove ROUE PO hws cate E _e g HEH ninite 23 Satellite Lock StatUS scicsessonscrecsadeiabanearsienacadsatsuentanesusadahansanssenacadkadsuenhanesuadadahansanibesacadaadsuentanedenntabanes 10 A eee ee 7 e hesad tada 7 SL W N rb cet he Sess og oe Gene se ees Sense eee eh Soe eens eee 9 e cn as a vos E EEEE ne eases A cece cage eevee eta ec M D 22 PETE alt gt o gt ED DPDODpDDDpDrr _ wxw ggg99JJJ E E REZ UHMT 2_Oo n nT2 D 22 ww anto y Dw o A A el_mmaeaeae mm mz eeJJ e eeJ JM IM E 7 waw btan k _e ear r _ _h_h mr ee er ee ee 7 PP e e r e Z TEED E r e e ___ mp yp gt e w XYywe Zmn 18 LE Cote Mii 16 LS beeen cere ne nn a O O In ne E Te Tere ene eT Teer eTTe 6 Document version 1 5a Page 43
34. r instant in time at the current location Document version 1 5a Page 31 y Altitude can also be set from the GPS bellow the QNH you will find a Get from GPS field which can be set to Yes No or Auto Adjusting this value to Yes will make the B1nav take the altitude from the GPS and adjust the altitude accordingly the Yes is not stored in the setting it is a one time only operation Note that bellow this field and indication of position dilution of precision pdop is shown this gives you an indication of how reliable the GPS altitude is at the moment you are setting the altimeter The lower the pdop value the more accurate the position fix values bellow 2 5 are fairly accurate The Get from GPS can also be set to Auto this value is stored in the settings When Auto is selected the B1nav will automatically set the altimeter to the GPS altitude when the pdop value reaches a value of 1 8 This is only done once every flight to re arm the Auto set feature the B1nav must be switched off and back on NH 101 2894 Get from GPS Auto pdop not jd Altimeter fom Altitude fom Set Altimeter 8 2 Time The time page sets interval related parameters and the Universal Coordinated Time UTC offset Vario Integr 10s Trk interval 04s UTC offset O Timing Parameters figure 19 The current firmware version supports two interval related parameters the Vario Integr
35. rt gate is a start out at 18km around WO6 graphically represented above as the red circle around waypoint WO6 In other words the pilot must be further than 18km from the turn point until the defined start opening time which for this example we will assume to be 12 30pm e Setting up the task Following the instructions in section 4 access the waypoints task page of the Flymaster B1 NAV To setup this task on the B1 NAV start by deleting any existing task on the B1 NAV see section 4 2 Add T01 to the task using the Add WP to Task as described in section 4 1 B1 NAV will automatically assume it as the takeoff Add WOO0 to the task twice we need to add WO06 twice because since it is a turn point and also a start gate Add WO3 And add G05 twice We will use the second occurrence of G05 to define the landing deadline Next step Edit task Document version 1 5a Page 25 y The task list will contain the following items TO1 WOG WOG WO3 G05 G05 On the task list select first occurrence of W060 and edit it Change the waypoint type to Start out set the distance to 18 000km and the start time to 12 30 Beware It is very important that the first occurrence of WO6 be set as the start otherwise B1nav will assume that the turn point W06 needs to be completed before the start gate and that is not what is required for this task Edit the first
36. tered during the flight Note that these values are using the integrated vario not the instantaneous rate of climb so they offer a good indication of the quality of the day s thermals When the B1 NAV is switched off these values are reset back to zero e Gain in thermal The B1 NAV considers a thermal has been entered when the Integrated vario value goes above 0 5m s and considers the thermal is exited integrated vario goes bellow 1 0 m s Once in the thermal the Gain indicator will keep track of the maximum altitude reached in the thermal If the altitude is less than the the max thermal altitude then a negative number will show the difference from the highest point reached If the altitude is equal or higher than the maximum reached then a positive number will show the altitude gained since entering the thermal The thermal gain indicator is particularly useful in measuring the performance of a thermal Typically a thermal may have slow point inversions the unique gain indicator keeps track of how much altitude is being gained in the thermal When the pilot enters the thermal B1 NAV will reset the Gain indicator to 0 and will start to track how much altitude the pilot has gained At a certain point in the thermal the lift may become weaker and inconsistent At this point the gain indicator will show altitude loss in this inconsistency Once the pilot cores the thermal correctly again the indicator will show the gain since thermal start 2 3
37. the distance remaining to the goal depending on whether the start has been validated or not Document version 1 5a Page 16 y A start is automatically validated when a pilot correctly completes the start until the start is completed B1 NAV will not advance to the next point in the route Another important aspect of the start is B1 NAV does not point to the start cylinder but rather to the next turn point on the list The distance to start will become highlighted when the pilot is in an irregular position i e inside a start cylinder where he should be out or vice versa Thermal Core Map Another useful feature of the B1 NAV is the thermal core map During a thermal climb the B1 NAV keeps track of the strongest climb values point for each 50m layer The point of strongest lift is then graphically represented by a black ball on the Navigation Wheel showing where the thermal core is relative to the pilot s position The position of the ball thermal core is constantly updated as the pilot moves When the pilot is over 140m from the thermal core the ball will be at the edge of the circle as he moves closer it will move towards the center In the image below figure 8 the thermal core is currently behind the pilot at a distance of approximately 80 meters T Termal core map figure 8 Document version 1 5a Page 17 y 3 Menu mode When in the flight mode screen pushing the menu S7 button accesses the menu mode screen When
38. the enter S2 key on the Task delay option using the arrow keys S3 and S4 select the number of minutes to delay by and push the enter S2 key To exit the Task delay function without changing task times push the menu 7 key e Task Navigator This function is useful to override the automatic task navigation provided by the B1nav and should only be used if for some reason a mistake was made during the creation of the task When selecting it the B1nav will display a list of the waypoints in the task note that starts will be grayed since it is not possible to navigate to a start Clicking the menu will get you back to the flight screen without any change to the navigation Note that an override to the navigation will immediately open any pending start in other words the start will be considered as done Document version 1 5a Page 19 y 4 Waypoints and Task The Waypoints Task page manages the waypoints and task definition in the B1 NAV Waypoints Task km Task Waypoint list as Name BOA elected item data itude Altitude 156m Latitude N 40 54 076 Longitude W 008 9 441 Waypoints Task page figure 10 The page is divided into 3 areas the waypoint list task and selected item data On entering the page the cursor is active on the waypoint list and the selected item data will show details about the selected waypoint As the cursor is moved to a different waypoint so the
39. type of task the Goal route point is inserted twice and then set as a Goal Cylinder and Goal Line respectively Landing Most of the times landing can take place at the Goal in this case the Goal waypoint may be inserted again Doing so allows a Landing limit time to be inserted which B1 NAV uses to calculate the Land In data field On some occasions for safety reasons landing is recommended to be elsewhere so a different waypoint may be used As the B1 NAV validates a turn point it emits a audible notice informing the user that navigation has now changed Edit route point Added route points are automatically set as cylinders with a 400m radius except for the first one as mentioned above which is set as takeoff To modify a route point push the enter S2 button which will display the route point configuration menu selecting Edit Route Point will start editing the route point attributes see figure 13 Type MESE Size 000 400km Time 00 00 00 Route point edit figure 13 Each route point has an associated type which can be takeoff automatically assumed to be the first one cylinder start out start in goal cylinder goal line and landing Should a route point require to simultaneously more that one type for example a turn point which is also a start gate point it should be added again for each required type Document version 1 5a Page 23 y Very important The sequence in which the
40. ute point using the arrows S3 and S4 push the enter S2 button to activate the route point configuration menu then select the Move Route Point option and push enter S2 button The move indicator will be shown next to the selected route point using the arrow buttons S3 S4 moves the route point within the route and pushing the the enter S2 ends the move function e Remove Route Point To remove a route point from the route select the point using the arrows S3 and S4 push the enter S2 button to activate the route point configuration menu Then select the Remove Route Point option from the menu and push the enter S2 The point will be removed e Delete Route Delete route will delete the entire route On any route point push enter S2 button to activate the route point configuration menu Select the Delete Route option from the menu and push the enter S2 button The route will be deleted and the cursor will be returned to the Waypoint list since no task now exists for editing Document version 1 5a Page 24 y 4 3 Example of a task and how to set it up on the B1nav e Example 1 In the above example the defined task is has it s takeoff set at point T01 with the first turn point defined at W060 followed by WO03 and finally the goal at G05 which is a cylinder type goal with a 400m radius The goal closes at 17 00 and the meet director defines that everyone must be landed by 17 30 The sta
41. y 31 8 4 Advanced FOAtUre ccccecceccecceeceeeeeceecseeseeceeceecneceeceececeeeaeesecsecseeeeeceesneseeseeteeseeteeseeeeeges 33 DAMDE D gt o l m l e e mmmrmmmmrmrmrmmrmrmrm hlnl xxx E E E 33 2 A E O Ia 33 Dynamic sio AAPP e 35 SS NDwDD D p DD ww gg _reg rr E r r r seer 35 AWO SOE o O A 36 sS SST MEAS e o rere r eee 36 AE e 37 APO AP PPP O UE E A 38 A O o a e A 38 TUE FV US e o Pe O OE 38 Document version 1 5a Page 4 y ST WL oes 190 o e E E 40 9 1 Fail Safe firmware Update cooocoocccccconcocnconconnconcococnnnononononnnnononnnonnnnnnnnnonrnnnnnnnnnnnnanennnnannnns 40 9 2 How to reset the B1 NAV Document version 1 5a Page 5 y 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing FLYMASTER B1nav If you have any questions or comments regarding the use of our vario you can visit our website or contact our Support Department support flymaster avionics com This manual covers Firmware versions up to 1 21j If have a more recent version of firmware some of the features may not be covered 1 1 Getting started Fully charge battery before using FLYMASTER B1nav for the first time The battery may be charged by either connecting the B1nav s USB connector to the wall socket charger or USB cable B1nav s connector can be found on the right side of the B1nav see figure 1 Al z ae e Battery charger connection figure 1 Please note that chargin
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