IEFIS panel user manual
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1. 2 Wind speed direction calculation diagnostics gt 0mMDa3SS dlacano Mm Note Please ensure that your date year is set correctly in the system The magnetic variation calculations require a correct date as the magnetic field of the Earth changes slowly over time Wind direction may be shown relative to North or relative to the aircraft heading you can choose this in the Operations setup menu Wind speed and direction indication is based on GPS ground track magnetic heading true airspeed and GPS ground speed Note The calculations are based on straight line flight wings level aircraft is not slipping into wind Wind calculations do not give a correct result while the aircraft is in a turn Rate one marker Rate 2 marker 02 Mag 027 Turn indicator This image shows the rate of turn bargraph It is showing that the aircraft is in a rate one turn to the left A rate one turn completes a full 360 degree turn in two minutes A rate two turns completes the same 360 degree turn in one minute Page 13 Additional touch functions Tap in this area to set the heading egy ig bug to the current 030 ida E heading E Aa AGL 10 Tap in this area to E 42557 set the altimeter bug to the current altitude Tap in this area to reset the AHRS if it has deviated after maneuvers or exceeding of Y gyro rates P may hese two icons provide access2. Page 11 Tap in this area to increase local pressure by two digits Tap in this area to increase local pressure by one digit Tap in this area to decrease local pressure by one digit A AT yo Tap in this area to decrease local pressure by one digit The altimeter is setup to show a tape digital readout local pressure shown here in millibar elevation above ground level AGL density altitude DA and vertical speed VSI DA requires the ambient temperature probe to be operational and correctly calibrated a A A AGL requires a valid 3D GPS fix and correctly installed terrain database The yellow altitude bug is set either by the pilot using the altitude bug rotary control it can be set by the autopilot on engaging straight and level or it can be set by a flight plan containing altitude cues LUV LEA TALES To the right of the altimeter tape is the vertical guidance display In this image it shows that we are very slightly above the target altitude The vertical guidance display is also used during ILS and GLS approaches if a glide slope is present The digital VSI readout at the bottom of the altimeter tape is paired with a graphical readout I The range of the graphical readout can be set in the Instruments setup menu to suit your aircraft For this example the range has been set to 1500 ft min Vertical speed readout is based on changes o
3. using the Direct goto function to select a waypoint There are several ways to activate this function imu SOTO This icon is available after tapping the reveal icon on the standard EFIS screens You can also reach this icon via the GPS status display You can also select 5 GPS Goto waypoint and set HSI from the NAV soft key menu All waypoints SELECT mode IN FACI Citrusdal Airport SF 19 5mi T N CITRUS Citrusdal 19 7mi T N RUIGTE Ruigtevlei 23 9mil N FAKA Kagga Kamma 33 2mi N FACE Ceres 37 7mij N FALS Sommersveld Mil 38 3mil 1 N FAMY Malmesbury 42 7mi t N RONDGT Rondegat 44 1miT N FALW Langebaan Mil 48 9mi N FACW Clanwilliam Airport SF 50 5mil T ggg 8 Up Down Types search Pick from flightplan Waypoints appear in order of distance from your current location The system maintains the nearest 20 000 waypoints from your database in memory and this is periodically refreshed as you change position Waypoints that are very far away are not considered Regardless if the memory list includes a waypoint or not if it is contained in the Page 42 database you can search for this Note the Types button Tap this to bring up a popup where you can select which types of waypoints to include in the list Waypoint types are Airports Navaids Types intersections etc You may select a waypoint that is included on any flight plans you have stored on your system You
4. 14 Radio and Status Dalai 16 IBOX SAUS ane A A A 16 IBOX STAS DOD Unai 17 SS A tae E ac sie yee de ud a nae eer seeaseea 17 OPS Slats dal aii A eaters 18 OW AGIOS artes acer Pernt cn acters eeccniscecaiersarsates dati a etal nalotiea haan A 18 CONTO isaac 19 INAV TAO sanar cdas 21 e A ppecaae saad T 22 PAID SD intracraneal 23 VV AV DOING Mom alo Mi tico 24 GRS DO ON 25 Tne route Man ad risotto 26 NCAA e AAA PP o A daneetosaetexee eter 26 External ARING route enapled sitiada iaa 27 Step to Next Previous waypoint IN rOUtE oocccocccocccocncocnccocncocnconnnonnncnrnononononnonnnoncnnnnncnnnons 27 Activate or restart route forward TeVerS ocooocccccnnccccnccoocnccocnconcnconnnonnnononnnnnnonnnonnnnnnnnnonanons 27 Deactivate TOUS ASA AN 21 Create a new route View or edit a route Delete a route occcocccconcccocccocnconicnncnnnnnnnon 27 OOO OC Sarco asi 21 ROUI CONVO Sii 21 The Menu St Maris IN ASA titi 29 Supplementary VVAVDOINT edlO isis 29 Primary Navidata waypoint VIQWED ccccccccseccceccceeecseecesecaueeceecaeeceecueseesaesueseesaeeseesensaes 30 Secondary Navidata waypoint VICWED ccccccccsecccsececeececeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeseeessueeteeeeseneeseeees 30 FONDAN LOOM sucdncuseoteavieseiunivndeouledwaneduiubiereewieeleaninadebuiuendedgusaicebaidasyounivebeenletgenteuiudioeenienone 30 Noman System MENU sa och teehee cede E 30 COMMON Task otra 30 PS AA I ON 31 System Setup MENU td ie 31 SO
5. 3D fxd Not engaged S3 25 810 018 439 016 COM 1 COM 2 NAW 124 800 119 000 117 950 124 400 123 450 g 117 350 18 i EERI TAS 117mpn OAT GS 99mph 0 C Yo Bus W Bek Climb gide ratio Ea oa Ae 100 Climbgide angle 0 0 d Amp 194A a AP T NAV EGTPC 2 762 1 00Un 188 779 h P Ei L JEC F T ADSB 000000 FF IDENT ID Rafal DME Transponder 5 1200 EE DA 4144ft Ofpm Active waypoint VWREDDL ETA 17 35 ETE 14 07 Wredendal Old Airfield r Dist 23 3mi ERG 263 CHPC 96 4 2 pai 32425 5 RPM 14 orb oP MAP 3394 MAP ROUTE ACTION MENU J ROT Typical screen scene taken from the TEET designer application This is page 1 The screen layout is Dedicated radio panel on top while 2 tanks FF FP have been selected for the fuel related section Engine has been selected as 2 6 cyl OT OP MAP with number of EGT and CHT channels selected to six each Basic units have here been selected as metric so you will find degrees Celsius liters and bar used A pop up G meter is shown here this activates automatically should you exceed or equal 1 5G positive or go below 0 5G or negative This screen is highly interactive and is discussed in more detail in sections Page 9 Mot available Reveal hidden icons some of the interaction with the touch screen is via hidden icons Some iaicons that are not used often are hidden Tapping the hidden icons field
6. ECU interface up to 2 units engines MGL V6 COM radio including full remote control MGL V10 COM radio including full remote control MGL ECB system up to 4 units 48 breakers MGL iEFIS wireless node one per system MGL iEFIS wired node up to 8 including iEFIS panels MGL Autopilot servos Bank Pitch Yaw MGL Garrecht mode s transponder MGL Voice command system The following third party products are compatible with the EFIS system Garmin SL40 COM radio Garmin SL30 NAV COM radio Garmin G430W and newer GPS NAV COM systems Sandia aerospace STX 165R mode c transponder Vertical power VPX NexNAV FAA certified GPS receiver Traffic systems compatible with ARINC 735 TIS TCAS ADSB with TIS output Traffic systems NAVWorx ADSB FLARM XRX PCAS Transponders requiring greycode gillman code altitude encoder can be connected using the BOX altimeter as alticoder source Older navigation systems VOR ILS using 150mV differential outputs to drive indicators can be connected as navigation source External autopilots can be connected to NMEA RS232 port 6 on the BOX or connected to Page 4 ARINC steering signals IEFIS capabilities Based on a powerful platform iEFIS introduces a modular yet low cost approach to the aircraft avionics panel The prinicple guidance during the iEFIS development was complete one stop any function any aircraft From ultralights to space craft this system covers al
7. The list of supported formats may grow with future releases Route controls You may step backwards and forwards through a route using the provided screen and menu functions FOUTE io Hee el FASH ETA 21 50 ETE 01 27 STELLENBOSCH Dist 266mi BRG 207 M FOUTE Note on the waypoint status dialog if a route is active Page 27 Selecting Cancel with an active route will cancel the route but leave the current waypoint active This waypoint would be the next waypoint in the route Should you wish to cancel this waypoint as well simply tap the cancel button again Page 28 The menu system Press the Menu softkey button to activate the menu system The menu itself occupies most of the screen to allow sure use of the touch screen to select items A smaller part of the screen is dedicated to a screen design showing essential flight instruments This screen design can be customized similar to any other screen Please consult the EFIS alteration guide It is also possible to navigate the menu system using the soft keys Move the highlighted bar as needed to the desired menu items and press the Select soft key Menu j L a z m k m da A ele cl En MS OS ln a te A y et by ee em Pr J en i E rer F y ae ani i 7 A Bas gt Primary Navidata Waypoint viewer 3 Secondary Navidata Waypoint viewer gt Flightplan tool gt Information system menu Common tasks S I
8. This screen shows a Skyview of the current satellite positions received satellite signal strengths and several performance and status indicators You can also access nearest airports GPS direct to and GPS based VOR navigation from this dialog this is a duplicate of the same icons available on the main screen hidden icons or functions available from the NAV softkey menu HACC and VACC refer to accuracy estimates of the current GPS fix horizontal and vertical accuracy Accuracy is based on the number of satellites in view their relative positions atmospheric conditions and dynamics affecting the GPS receiver Results of RAIM processing Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring are taken into account to derive the highest possible accuracy of the GPS fix Sunrise and Sunset times can be obtained for any region based on UTC and offset in hours Enter the UTC offset of your area to obtain local time of sunrise and sunset COM radios The COM radio status display shows main and standby frequencies Tapping on the frequencies exchanges them this uses a short animation to reinforce the process visually COM 1 124 400 Page 18 COM radio dialog COM 1 124 800 APPLE Tapping the frequencies will flip main and standby frequency Entering frequencies using the numeric keypad requires entering of 6 digits for example 123450 will set frequency 123 450 MHZ Selecting a frequency from a list Prepare a list of freque
9. Will reveal these icons and they will then remain visible for a number of seconds During this time you can activate the functions related to these icons Typical icons that fall into this category are These icons lead you to the nearest airfields page from which you YN a UE can select to view various airport information From here you can _ also activate GPS based approaches GLS to runways if the database for your chosen airport has the relevant information i Climbsglide ratio i All available GPS Goto is the direct to function for any type of waypoint in the database including airports navaids fixes etc GPS VOR is your selection for GPS based VOR navigation should you not have a NAV radio fitted GPS based VOR navigation provides an accurate emulation of VOR navigation including DME Your HSI will be hidden if there is currently no active navigation solution Tap on this icon to bring up a choice of navigation sources to activate the HSI display You also at any time tap on the HSI itself to choose a navigation source You can also use the NAV softkey for this The HSI HSI Source Navigation sources available for selection in your system are selected in the HSI GSI indicator setup menu System setup Cancel HSI Be sure to allow your chosen Manavigation sources to be available for selection You can tap on the active HSI indicator at any time to sel
10. from the map is simple Touch the map at any location that location will become the center of the map This is where the cross hair will be By tapping the map the map can be rapidly moved Utilizing the zoom levels the map can be moved by large distances with just a few taps The tapping method permits moving the map accurately even when flying in turbulence and is faster than dragging the map as you may do on a tablet Using the soft keys you can create a waypoint from the current map location or pick the waypoint that is closest to the cross hair so accurate positioning is not required Note that the rotary controls can also be used to move the map Any route changes are applied immediately even if the route being edited is currently active jlapping the tools icon reveals map options for a few seconds These allow you to select raster or vector map or other map configuration tools ds o g When you are finished editing your route you can close the route which allows you to create or edit another route or you can simply exit the flight plan tool There is no need to save your work it is saved as you edit Page 33 Working with maps itor ALPS DADES 000 EAL Teeny i BEREN SIREN E e Alar Sia MET il i F UREA E FRE ANE hae Se ike sl ERS 7 aL E r ay Typical map view here we have a track up display using a vector map with terrain data forming the backdrop Tap on
11. on the PAN icon EN Map in PAN mode AA A A pa MERA i Ns i E WE I A TERA SS Freeze the PAN at current view You would want if ythat if you would like to goto a location in the Shea reer ath E current view or obtain distances times N End the PAN mode and return to normal mode i ie 0 Map zoom icons A E LA sl aT ES ne ee Page 35 your are in PAN mode moving the map is simple Tap on the map anywhere and that location will become the new map center You can move the map rapidly this way also use the zoom icons if you want to move real great distances Here we have moved using the PAN The map center is the last tap location A white cross marks the location and the exact geographic position is shown IPAN freeze icon 2 A oF lth PAN end icon PAN freeze has been tapped Note the color of the icon has changed to grey You can change it back to blue by tapping it again Page 36 hile the map PAN is frozen tapping on the map shows distance time and an option to goto this location as before with the normal map view a L Set as Goto Ji Page 37 Flying a divert Sometimes you may be flying along a GPS track to a waypoint but need to divert via a new intermediate point Using the touch screen this is easily done First we have a map showing our destination 7 a en ae REL nea Here we have a
12. to the Weight and balance calculation system as well as the electronic circuit breaker system ECB The ECB icon will only show if a ECB system is available in your installation and has been configured Two ECB systems are supported Vertical Power VPX and MGL Avionics The Weight and balance icon will only show if the required configuration files are present in your panel There are two files WB DAT and WB MIF The WB DAT file contains details about your weight stations and the WB MIF contains an image of your aircraft usually top down view The WB DAT file is created by the Weight and Balance editor in the EFIS Simulator and Screen Designer application The image file is typically created using a standard image editor on a PC and converted to MIF format using the MGL Avionics MIF converter application Note The aircraft image must be created in the following image size 500 pixels wide by 300 pixels height Image format for conversion to MIF must be standard Windows BMP The MIF converter is available as free download from the MGL Avionics website EFIS tools page Page 14 Weight amp Balance Fuel right AUX Fuel Mass 8 74 CG 223 8 Typical Weight and Balance calculator image Stations and their functions are selected in the Weight and Balance editor included in the EFIS Simulator and Screen designer application available from the MGL Avionics website Page 15 Radio and Status panel some screen layouts may p
13. waypoint active We decide that 3 Ef jwe would like to fly via the MLED beacon to the left A a e of our track ma ty ar Mata pt ip EA ALEA Note we have a new icon This is the divert icon A A A z I i Emi ETEMI all 4 th We tap the divert icon y Miaa san A 20 ETE Aiport SF ERG UFM D Page 38 o tap 18D Fri 036 PF EM We are now in divert mode We can tap anywhere ton the map and that point will be our new divert jwaypoint f 2 We can end the divert mode at any time by tapping Ea Y Ln bt uo the divert icon again in that case no divert will ji m 81 be activated Se ae Exe fa On IT s JE one aem ve MO 4 The divert has been activated When we reach the AER i gt divert waypoint we will once again be heading on WiNtrack to our Original destination E a eS 1 ren inh io g he we Lara RICCI ee o ae A de A ane h ma E Active A way mint Dn ERT ETA 22 16 ETE 15 Page 39 Vhile the divert is active tapping on the map shows the divert icon with a red cross over it _ Tapping the divert icon in this mode will remove the divert and a new track from current aircraft position to the original waypoint is activated A Dsl nt iia A E ee ay La merit MEE EKET LEC ie a Diverts work with any current waypoint including the next waypoint if you are flying a flight plan i e active route Pa
14. 24 8 VFR below 1500 AGL 124 4 General flying area 123 45 Chat frequency 120 01 test 1 121 02 test 2 121 03 test 3 121 04 test 4 121 05 test 5 121 06 test 6 Page 20 NAV radio The NAV radio is based on the capabilities of the connected navigation system For example if you have a Garmin SL30 NAV COM connected your will be able to use dual VOR navigation or ILS Glideslope Even if you have no NAV radio connected the NAV radio is still functional Using the navigation database and the GPS it can emulate a real VOR navigation system Simply choose the VOR station by tapping the eos Bat or selecting the equivalent function from the NAV menu soft key You can select Ea VOR station in either the main or standby frequency slot DME is calculated automatically NAW ID Radial DME 114 400 SWW 352 155 0 E 117 600 RIV 046 114 0 114 400 T C RIV 046 116 0 SWV 352 156 0 s M NAV radio in ILS mode The display switches to ILS mode either by selection of a ILS frequency or by demand from the external NAV radio It does not switch to ILS mode if a GLS approach is activated as there is little point in that You can continue VOR navigation even with GLS active niy 111 750 114 400 NAV 111 750 y 4 2 3 114 400 4 14 5 6 O 7 Ts la S M lc Jo YX Page 21 Note If a NAV radio is connected and navigation is flagged valid emulated GPS based VOR navigation is automatically suppressed Tr
15. AFK ST 2 FAFK FISANTEKRAAL E 4 15 2m BRE 205 77 239M to FACT 13 ie FACT Cape Town Intemational Air hah di2 Tmi BRG 35 07 124 4 M to FASH le FASH STELLENBOSCH Center map Make Make Pick Err fion gitude at current w ay point waypoint wa ypoint 153353 550 E016 46 472 GPS at crosshair atclosest from position airport database 1 m 1 i to crosshair Close route The Flight plan tool starts with the option of creating a new a A route or editing an exiting route vos STELLENBOSCH 16 Ora BERG 337 67 T 2M to FAFE 2 E FAFE FISANTERRAAL 15 2m BRG 205 7T 234 9M to FACT 3 E FACT Cape Town International Air 12 7mi BRG 55 07 124 4 M to FASH a i O Routes are stored in your internal drive in the folder Fplan m Route files can be copied using the file manager You can also use the route manager and seldom will seldom need to access these files directly Once a route is open the right hand pane shows the route details You can navigate the details using the touch screen Change the mode to append or insert new waypoints change waypoint order or delete waypoints You can edit waypoint details such as the waypoint type For airports your can request airport details such as runways and frequencies from the current navidata database as rg waypoint from Using the softkeys you can pick waypoints from the map or from the database Picking waypoints
16. IEFIS panel user manual BOX status Autopilot GPS 3D fix6 COM1 COM 2 NAV Loc GS Transponder ADSB x e Not engaged e 120 100 3 119 000 3 110 500 3 1200F ON 001200 F OFF Not available 18 49 158 118 000 118 000 M4 117 950 Ci Nos Flaps Pitch Roll EE Ee E FT 00 00 o STW 0 00 0 is ee AGL 1060m8 i i 23 30 gt on 20 10 22 21 Z 19 j 0 07 AA Ass 13 12 11 DA 40 Omph OAT Cs 2 gt Stt Dfpm a f Fetive waypoint 3 ae 3 T da rezos 8 B A BRO IAM Mark US ACK Climbiglide ratio z gt o o HOBBS 0000 00 a Pes ed a 50 50 100 0 ge eeCHT C BOT C BOPB TACH 0000 00 Amp o 04 A FF Fp 0 9 5 0 00 10 08 21 0 PAG HS y t E IE A ROUTE Y een T oa RO 2 This document details the user interface for an EFIS panel Preliminary documentation Document date 9 July 2012 Page 1 Table of Contents 2 CS ire Mae ee a ee ee eee 4 EFIS Capablanca 5 EFIS docume NaO sanna dos 6 TINGIEFIS panel In detallada tacos T TO S eaa E T ROAY COMMONS sive actinsutretonedagvenivebsialat soreeusundebeldewaveauivetegeivelauteentivetandasyetniunbeteledconessaulaoyoauled T SUKO Sr aa E eet an eeeeoeagueaanecloe 8 MECO SDCI O e AATE 8 Example sitema e sisi di E mine is allan te aha cecadtaed 8 EFIS COTAUIE SCLC INS rno T adrian ohana enw ennwe aes 9 Adjusting local pressure QNH or baro presSure occcconciccccccccnccccnconcnonococonnnnoncnonnnncnnnonnnnns 11 Additional touch UNC SA a
17. R sqwauk code i quick selected ADSB transceiver mede The ADSB transceiver needs to be setup NAVWORX ADSB Setup gt ADSB is transceiver ADSB IN and OUT gt Aircraft call sign N1234560 ICAO ID 432126 gt Self assigned address gt VFR squawk code 1200 U S 001200 Slave ADSB lt gt Transponder Please note the last item in the ADSB setup menu This allows you to synchronize the ADSB transceiver with your transponder if you have a remote control transponder connected to your IEFIS system If synchronization is activated transponder and ADSB will transmit the same sqwauk codes Ident is also synchronized You can enter your sqwauk code in either transponder or ADSB Page 23 and the other will follow Note ADSB has 6 digits Only 4 are in common use currently Waypoint information If a GPS waypoint is active the waypoint information box is visible Active waypoint ETA 20 47 CLANWM _ Hika Dist 105 Information available in this display is Short and long waypoint names Estimated time of arrival assuming a great circle line flight to the destination at current ground speed estimated time en route Distance to go and magnetic bearing to destination complete the information Tap on the waypoint information display to gain further controls Active waypoint CLANWM ETA 20 58 ETE 40 11 Clanwilliam Dist 122mi BRG 710 M This is effectively a larger versi
18. VIEWS Cl Dora 31 A a een cree ee 31 Daylight backlight SettiNo ccoocccoonoconococncocnooccconcnoncnnonnonononnnonnrnonnnonnronnrnnnronnnnnnnnnnnnenos 31 Nightime DAGKIIGIE SCI src 31 System o AA A tileseter tangata Gait eee 31 TVG leales o TOO PAE CAE ROO A A co aeee can 32 WOKO WIIMADS satesteesinsutecieneinoteiniveleteiwandidaueuivoteiedssbocniuedepaiablentintutvoteoriaaleanivalctelwuneuenlentiuctds 34 A antenna ba nive aacdead mumeuseantea test aaoae steams edneneeeiaee et eee 38 THEON COn TO Sevra risa dotes 41 Waypoint selection ys tOMianritai ias 42 TOUCHES GFECM CAMA toe S anaemia aded 44 Page 3 General IEFIS consists of one or more panels one or two iBOX units as well as sensors and control interfaces as required As of writing of this document the following MGL devices are compatible with the EFIS system Up to 8 panels may be connected in a single system EFIS Discovery 7 screen size panel EFIS Explorer 8 5 screen size panel EFIS Challenger 10 4 screen size panel BOX V1 Full feature central interface for an iEFIS system up to 2 units SP 6 CAN Compass Magnetometer up to 2 units SP 7 CAN AHRS up to 4 units SP 8 CAN SP 6 and SP 7 in one housing up to 4 units SP 9 CAN High grade AHRS up to 4 units SP 10 CAN Flap trim and gear controller up to 6 units up to 2 functions unit 6 functions max RDAC XF Engine monitoring interface up to 4 units engines RDAC CAN
19. ansponder Transponder 1200 ON If you have a remote controlled transponder connected to the system you can tap on the transponder display to open the transponder dialog WED JT ld Te D a la 5 G carg n The EFIS supports the Sandia Aerospace STX165R remote control mode c transponder connected via a serial RS232 port assign the port in the serial port setup and routing menu Also supported is the MGL Garrecht remote control mode s transponder via CAN bus interface No further interface setup is needed Please consult the transponder setup menu Transponder Setup Setup for mode c transponder gt Type Sandia STX165 R Mode C on RS232 gt VFR squawk code 1200 U S 2260 Transponder Setup gt Type Garrecht VT0102 Mode S on CAN IS Aircraft call sign N123456 Setup for mode s transponder ICAO ID Octal 04432126 S VFR squawk code 1200 U S 1200 5 Aircraft speed gt 75 lt 150knts Category Light lt 15500lbs gt Length of aircraft in meters 8 0 5 Width of aircraft in meters 10 0 Page 22 ADSB The iEFIS system supports ADSB receivers as well as ADSB transceivers Currently ADSB systems from NacWorx are supported The ADSB status display and dialog is only relevant for ADSB transceivers ADSB out ADSE 001200 ON IDENT Tap on the ADSB status display to open the ADSB dialog Enter ADSB _ adi cen e a squawk code P VF
20. anual EFIS Alteration guide needed if custom screen designs are to be attempted In addition please refer to the manuals related to individual devices and interfaces Manuals are available on the MGL Avionics home website www MGLAvionics co za Page 6 The EFIS panel in detail This image shows the Explorer panel The Challenger panel has identical controls but a slightly different screen layout The Discovery panel does not have the button array and has four instead of five rotary controls Remaining functionality is similar Rotary control function and value Rotary controls Touch screen Soft key function y oe 50 50 100 0 des NTE oes Pi are eat au e re ACH 02001 nav PAGE loseravl aap ROUTE ACTION See re paap p Micro SD card slot Context sensitive soft keys Touch screen The touch screen of the iEFIS panels is a pressure sensitive device calibrated for use in an aircraft The touch screen is designed to activate on a positive pressure input and will filter short or unclear inputs This makes it possible to steady your finger on the desired location without activating the touch screen Desired contact pressure can be selected in the touch screen calibration function Tip Hold the top right rotary control down while applying power to the panel to activate the touch screen calibration function The touch screen may be used in all ambient pressure conditi
21. d mode s may be fitted for a complete cost effective solution Each EFIS panel may be connected to video sources such as taxi or night vision cameras as standard The modular concept of iEFIS allows not just a tailormade solution if desired each panel can be customised by the owner using a freely available screen design tool This provides similar capability to previous MGL systems but adapted to the iEFIS environment However despite this the EFIS contains many built in screen layouts and options that can be simply selected during installation This allows turn key solutions for most typical applications Installation of an EFIS system poses greatly reduced effort compared to traditional systems The iBOX s may be mounted in a location where they are easy accessible This greatly simplifies and optimizes aircraft wiring The panels themselves require only minimal installation effort power and the iEFIS LAN connection is all that is required All panels and iBOX systems provide for dual redundant power supplies in a variety of different configurations as may be dictated by the aircraft systems Page 5 IEFIS documentation Due to the nature of the EFIS system documentation is split into several independent documents Please refer to the following EFIS User manual this document MGL EFIS files Explains installation and function of the various database and map files MGL Autopilot manual EFIS Installation m
22. ect a new navigation source or cancel the current source which ill hide the HSI indicator GVOR HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator Note The internal autopilot follows the HSI canceling the HSI will disengage the autopilot as it no longer has a navigation source to follow GLS approach Page 10 ae el This field shows UTC time from GPS your local time kept in the iBOX SA II light time if a flight is active and also a stop watch Tap in this field to bring STW 0 00 0 fy i eth Tap here when done l This pop up allows you to start stop and reset the stopwatch stopWatch 4 Further to this you have a count down timer You can set this timer ma Star if it goes below zero The count down timer only shows when itis a Reset running gt ql a gt Mm Count down timer Count down timer i shows when running Stop watch and count down timer resolutions are to 0 1 second These timers are located in the iBOX and apply system wide You can start stop timers from any panel Adjusting local pressure QNH or baro pressure The iEFIS panel offers two methods of adjusting local pressure a adjust local pressure using the rotary control If you do not see the baro pressure tab next to the rotary control press the ROT softkey to select a rotary control page that does have this control present b Adjust the local pressure by tapping on the altimeter tape
23. f static pressure static port and is very sensitive Please select your static port location carefully to zavoid unintended pressure changes for example if pitch attitude changes Slower aircraft can often use cabin pressure as static pressure and do not require a static port LLL pr pa TA 101 Two heading displays are available the top larger heading display is derived from GPS _ GPS track magnetic Page 12 ground track corrected for local magnetic variation The smaller readout below if derived from the magnetic compass sensor if available in your installation In still air no wind and with the aircraft not slipping the two numbers should be very similar 027 Differences between the heading numbers usually Mag 02 indicate incorrect installation or calibration of the magnetic compass please refer to the separate compass calibration manual if Heading from compass _ required Note It is vital that the heading from the magnetic compass is as accurate as possible This input is used for wind direction and strength calculations If there is a difference between GPS ground track corrected for variation and magnetic heading the calculation will assume that the aircraft is crabbing wind is from the side This can result in greatly inaccurate wind speed and direction calculation results Please also refer to the Wind speed calculation diagnostics in the Diagnostics menu if there are any issues with this
24. ge 40 The rotary controls Rotary controls work in pages Simply flip through the available pages using the ROT softkey below the rotary control column Airspace display selections Base map items pa selected for display Tr be ES BES PEE ae a gt s ES MES NES x po I Waypoint types r r r selected for display lt lt MHF1 STB 121 025 VHF2 STB 123 450 NAV STB 114 400 A e E E TE m ame BEST TM eal a x Page 1 1 Page Certain of the rotary control pages are automatically selected if you open specific devices For example if you open a COM radio the corresponding radio controls are selected The rotary column selection shown on the right can be used to quickly select from pre made type selections applicable for the map display These selections are separate for every zoom level this means you can optimize every zoom level as needed Base map items are applicable for the vector map only Note that you have fine control over individual items by using the Map soft key This also gives you more map related options If you turn a rotary control you activate a flyout which shows a large version of the current value being adjusted Waypoint selection system The EFIS contains a common structure to view or select waypoints Depending on the context the function operates in slightly differing ways Here we start with the most common
25. ightly above your finger rather than underneath This is a personal preference but you can calibrate the screen any way you like You will find the touch screen calibration function towards the end of the System Setup menu You can also activate the touch screen calibration function by holding down the top right rotary control press towards the panel past the click point hold it while applying power to the panel The panel will start straight into touch screen calibration mode 4 1 Touch point 1 2 Touch sensitivity Medium i _Soft Medium Fim tartower Cancel T Follow the on screen instruction in the center press all three et in SEEE After this you can test the screen You can also select the force needed to activate the touch in three steps Recommendation Smaller aircraft tend to need firmer force to assist with operation during turbulence Page 44
26. l IEFIS of varying sizes can be combined in the cockpit as required A compact unit called the BOX contains all of the EFIS interfaces to many possible devices in the cockpit as well as pressure sensors for altimeter airspeed and angle of attack Airsoeed can be measured to several Mach numbers at altitude if the high speed option is fitted while the pressure based altimeter reaches to over 40 000 ft with a resolution of just 1 ft The iBOX also contains one of the highest performance GPS receivers available today able to track GPS satellites of several countries as well as providing WAAS and RAIM capability Up to two BOX units may be used in a system forming a complete master and hot standby system for redundancy where required IEFIS may be used to comprehensively monitor up to 4 engines 8 physical fuel tank levels and 4 virtual tanks based on fuel flow measurements Up to 4 AHRS units may be fitted for high redundancy systems as well as multiple magnetometers A multitude of interfaces allows the EFIS system to control or monitor any conceivable aircraft system A comprehensive built in autopilot requires just the addition of servos to complete Any conceivable navigation source from GPS based to traditional navigation radios may be connected in a variety of ways All typical interfaces are provided as standard RS232 ARINC 429 analog 150mV EFIS controlled COM radios NAV radios and transponders both mode c an
27. n Here you can select texturing colors and other options File manager The file manager gives access on the file and folder level to internal files You can copy files between internal disk and SD card or delete files Please ensure that you are familiar with the function and location of all files before using this function This is powerful in the hands of the experienced user but you may also destroy your system by performing file operations that will cause a system malfunction Daylight backlight setting Select the desired level of the back light for daylight operation This is most likely the maximum setting of 31 Select a lower number if your system operates from battery and you need to conserve power A setting of 24 reduces the systems power consumption by about 1 3 Note You switch between day and night light settings using the Action soft key Nighttime backlight setting select the desired backlight setting for night time operation Most likely you will choose a very low number Note You switch between day and night light settings using the Action soft key System Diagnostics This provides access to low level data from iBOX devices and RDAC units Several other useful diagnostic functions are also provided Page 31 The Sea Lod a gt a oy J it Mor a Ni tt a Ty STELLENBOSCH i o 5 de E gi ee AF AL 1 0 0 El 7 F e pat m J th i a y hh aa i z 4 ra ee A ee 16 Omi ERG 237 67 7 2 M to F
28. ncies in a standard text file format For example you could use Notepad in Windows Please create a standard ASCII text file Native output of word processors cannot be used Here is a sample text file Example frequency list for Radio function First entry is frequency in the following formats 123 123 0 123 5 123 45 123 425 This can be followed by a space and then text up to 30 characters for a descriptor Lines starting with a are comments like this line 124 8 VFR below 1500 AGL 124 4 General flying area 123 45 Chat frequency Page 19 120 01 test 1 121 02 test 2 121 03 test 3 121 04 test 4 121 05 test 5 121 06 test 6 121 07 test 7 121 08 test 8 121 09 test 9 end of file this text is not required to be in the file Copy this text file into your panels Other folder using the file manager in the menu from your SD card Tapping the F button will then bring up the following dialog Select and tap the desired frequency It will be placed in the standby field Note Frequencies associated with airports or airspaces can be selected directly from the relevant view displays for example the nearest airports display The frequency list shown here is mainly intended for often used area or unpublished frequencies Place frequencies into your Radio txt file that you use often In some ways this is equivalent to the channel memory of a radio just nicer to use Frequencies 1
29. not included in your subscription product The filenames used are Snavi ewd or SnaviA to SnaviZ ewd The system permits up to 26 secondary navidata files One is active at any one time You select the currently active navidata file using the NAV soft key Navidata files are identified by the last character of the file name This may be a character from a z The last navidata file would have the full filename of SNaviz ewd Waypoints in the navidata file can be viewed but not edited secondary navidata files are exactly the same format as primary navidata files Only the filename changes Note Subscription products cannot be secondary navidata files they can only be used as primary navidata files Flightplan tool The flight plan tool provides a comprehensive system for creating and editing flight plans routes on the EFIS This is described in detail in a separate section of this manual Information system menu Obtain information such as serial numbers or view the system log Common Tasks A collection of a few tasks such as exporting the flight log Page 30 Install Tasks This is a collection of automated installation functions you can choose to copy data files to the system such as map and terrain files System setup menu This is the entry point to a comprehensive system setup menu This is described in detail in the iEFIS installation documentation 3D View setup A collection of setups affecting the synthetic visio
30. nstall tasks I5 System setup menu S 3D view setup gt File manager Backlight setting 24 Backlight setting 10 gt System diagnostics Supplementary Waypoint editor Please consult the MGL EFIS files document for detailed information on the various files and their uses in the EFIS system The supplementary waypoint file is used to hold user created waypoints Here you can create Page 29 waypoints that the system can use in addition to those provided in the navidata file s Primary Navidata waypoint viewer The primary navidata file contains navigation data provided either by a third party such as Jeppesen or you can also create and maintain your own navidata file using the MGL Central application The system permits up to 26 primary navidata files One is active at any one time You select the currently active navidata file using the NAV soft key Navidata files are identified by the last character of the file name This may be a character from a z The last navidata file would have the full filename of navidatz ewd Waypoints in the navidata file can be viewed but not edited Secondary Navidata waypoint viewer The secondary navidata file contains navigation created using the MGL Central application This allows you to use a subscription product such as Jeppesen while still allowing use of a custom database that you can create yourself One reason you may want to do this is to add airports with runway information that are
31. on of the waypoint status display You gain a tap function allowing you to cancel the waypoint Note that you also have a waypoint cancel function available in the Action softkey menu Page 24 GPS mark position You can mark the current position at any time Tap the GPS mark position and you will be presented with a waypoint editor Waypoint editor 4 amp Waypoint type WAYPOINT I Short name WPT I Long name Waypoint 5 Latitude 529 59 633 gt Longitude E019 03 601 I5 Altitude 4855 5 Save to Markers ERT route Here you may edit the newly created waypoint You may want to give ita name Finally select where you would like to save the waypoint to You may choose the markers route file or you can save your waypoint to the supplementary waypoint database Starting with an empty markers route file you can easily create a route on the fly Waypoints stored in routes may be reused in new routes Page 25 The route manager Route manager gt External ARINC route enabled gt Step to next waypoint in route gt Step to previous waypoint in route SC Activate or restart route forward IS Activate or restart route reverse I gt Deactivate route A ERT IS Create a new route S Copy a route gt Delete a route gt Import GPX format route gt Import Seattle Avionics Flight Plan FDX Live Flightplan If a flight plan route is active the live flight plan provides informa
32. ons including vacuum and is tolerant to rapid decompression The touch screen may be operated while wearing suitable gloves that allow a defined pressure point i e pressure should not be spread over a large area as this makes precise location of the touch point difficult Rotary controls The 5 rotary controls have strong indents during rotation to allow positive selection of a desired value Many rotary functions have a dual level The second level can be obtained by pressing the rotary control towards the panel while turning For example this is used when selecting a COM frequency First select the MHZ then press and turn to select the KHZ Page 7 Soft keys The soft keys below the display allow quick access to often used functions These keys are assigned different functions depending on the currently active device context Often they serve as a backup to the touch screen Micro SD card slot The micro SD card slot can accept SD micro cards as well as SDHC micro cards These cards are used mainly to transfer files to and from the panel such as maps A permanently inserted card can also be used to record black box style flight data during flight Example system design Infrared taxi camera s Up to 3 servos nir 9 up to 4 video sources per panel Bank Up to 8 panels servo Pilot EFIS Pax EFIS oP Compass TSE TS EBS ms ta steep oke s up to 4 compass i a ee e i Pitch gt ae 40 5 a 40 j t 3 x
33. rovide a partial or full Radio panel The example screen layout provides a full panel on top of the screen All panel items are touch sensitive and provide localized functionality or open larger pop up devices as described here Autopilot A COM i NAW Radial OME Transponder ADSB FTA 1200 OFF 000000 OFF Notengaged Rm a 124 800 f 119 000 gm 117 950 ee 1200 9 O is Not available ee el 174 400 gt 123 450 gt 117 950 gt DENT IBOX status This display provides instant verification of your panels connection to one or two iBOX devices lt provides several indications The P and S fields may flash They will flash if the following conditions are detected a A standby iBOX has been connected to the panels primary LAN connector This is a serious installation fault and must be rectified b A main iBOX has been connected to the panels secondary LAN connector This is a serious installation fault and must be rectified c In a dual BOX installation that is correctly wired the standby BOX has has been selected as active In this case both fields will flash This is a legal condition and performed either as Page 16 forced changeover due to a system fault or maintenance or setup is performed on the standby BOX in this case it must become the active BOX so it becomes possible to perform certain operations IBOX status pop up Tapping the BOX status will open the BOX
34. status dialog This dialog gives more detailed information and allows you to select master or standby BOX for setup or maintenance work to be performed This dialog also shows the node address of this panel In this case we have node address 8 which is normally reserved for a wireless or wired connection into a PC or tablet computer BOX status Node 8 A P Primary BOX data feed OK E Standby BOX no data Primary BOX is selected GPS status The GPS status shows the fix quality and number of satellites tracked It shows SE the current geographic position GPS derived altitude if 3D fix is available and Sethe GPS RAIM status the last two indications alternate GPS RAIM status shows if satellites have been excluded from processing due to integrity concerns GPS status dialog Page 17 YOL ED MO Fi Jl ml Fors fa Perth as IE Hil if A LAL Seema tne aii 524 03 703 Not available E016 40 156 118 000 118 000 11 E GPS 5 GPS GPS GOTO VOR 22 Status 3D Fix SKYVIEW GPS position HACC 13 ft A a4 03 793 VACC 14 ft _ E049 156 4 l Sunrise 05 36 vas 13437 GPS altitude 4 326ft 4 E py UTC Satellite Seni Y IEO 24 05 12 14 41 Tracked 8 A Magnetic variation Satellite signals Internal GPS 025 1 Sunset 15 45 A see a se z a 25 s 79 24 aP CE Hmph JA N a ate BRE ee rip GS m alg G 33 sie WW Tapping the GPS status opens the full GPS detail screen
35. the map and you get 030 ia iama The tools icon gives access to map choices and ye setups Note that you can also access plates Afrom here Plates are treated like a form of map las they can be geo referenced HEET i AE i i Peint STRETNI i Eapen al a po Py qe The PAN icon Tap here to place the map in PAN A Glen aie i mode Panning allows you to move the map view ae a Sry T pa aie to any location regardless of your current position Ms Pi y a i e ee y EAU i A E Al 1 Zoom the map by tapping on the zoom icons Ma E Se il Page 34 Tapping the map again while you have the map icons showing brings up a new display The last tap location shows the distance and time to the location you just tapped 4 a A simple method to find out how long will it take to A i Mite A PY Poe sn 5 get to You also get the option of setting that location as a sit W ee A direct to for GPS navigation Tap on the Set as y ata Goto and you are set If your have your autopilot A j 4 mae a 14 Ay 1 i y y a Setas Goto engaged on GPS navigation the autopilot will ah follow the new track instantly a a pty A i ah A Ta a A ea A 11 e r K ISE R DS Touch screen navigation made simple Using map panning you can move the map view to any conceivable location Tap Miar the map to reveal the map icons then tap
36. tion on distances estimated flight times and fuel burn figures You can also work with wind speed and direction to see how your various flight plan legs would be affected This menu entry is only visible if a flight plan is active Page 26 External ARINC route enabled If you have a Garmin 430W or compatible system connected you can import the currently active Garmin route and treat it as if it where a local route on your system including use of the life flight plan Check the box to allow Garmin routes to be used Unchecking the box re enables local routes even if a Garmin route is active Step to Next Previous waypoint in route This is a duplication of the tap functions provided on the main screen and waypoint status dialog Activate or restart route forward reverse This allows you to select a route either stored on your local system or on an inserted SD card If you select a route stored on a SD card it is automatically copied to your system for future use You may start a route from the first waypoint in the file or you may start it from the last waypoint in the file in which case the route is flown in reverse Deactivate route If a route is active you can deactivate it here You can also deactivate a route from the waypoint status menu Create a new route View or edit a route Delete a route Routes are edited using the interactive flightplan tool Import routes Various third part route formats may be imported
37. will select the flight plan file name and then can pick the Pick trom fightplan desired waypoint from that flight plan e Tap the Search icon to activate the search function Search AUX 1 high RDAC 1 Alexander Bay Kleinsee 181 9mi Springbok 155 2mil Saldanha 105 0mij Langebaa Search short names EEE EREN EE E p e You can search short or long waypoint names You can also select the search method Either the waypoint name must start with the letters given in your search or you may choose Contains In this case the name will match if any part of it contains your search criteria When you have finished your search you can tap the enter key on the keyboard The search criteria will remain active until your either select a waypoint or tap the up down icons which will allow you to resume normal selection Page 43 Touch screen calibration Touch screens require calibration The EFIS comes with a pre calibrated screen You should perform the calibration so the screen behaves the way you want Every person is different and so are fingers The iEFIS touch screen is pressure sensitive and locates the center of pressure when you press with your finger The center varies a little with your anatomy and also how you press the screen applying perhaps a bit of sideways or up down force as you press Regardless of this you may want to operate the touch screen in a way where the touch point detected is very sl
38. y k t r s t r E r servo SP 7 AHRS EFIS LAN EFIS LAN up to 4 AHRS BOX up to 2 transponders CAN bus 2 RDAC XF MGL Garrecht Up to 2 BOX T engine mode s transponder master and redundant monitor standby CAN bus 1 E E Up to 4 RDACs MGL V6 radio RS232 A Example EFIS system layout for a typical two panel solution showing main communications bus connections The above image shows a typical small dual panel system with a single BOX Please refer to the iEFIS installation manual for details Page 8 IEFIS default screens Default screens refer to screen layouts that are built in to a panel Various types of default screens and parts of default screens can be chosen in the system setup Layouts refer to the general organization of a screen while details refer to parts of a screen A detail may relate to the monitoring for a particular engine type or a fuel system setup If none of the built in layouts and or details are suitable a custom layout may be performed using the screen designer tool This may base a modified screen on an existing screen or it may be completely new screen that has been created from scratch This document refers to the built in screens While custom screens may be similar please refer to the company or person that designed your screens for details should this be needed BOX status RRS Thie On Mot available UTC 00 00 LCL 17 25 FT 00 00 GPS
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