ADL 110 Weather Uplink User Guide
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1. Ss l J ED Ku 200NM MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 31 Track Up map Contrary to the MAP mode it is not possible to pan the map in track up mode But the map can be zoomed in and out ADL User Manual 26 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 10 4 FPL Flightplan Route The FPL page will display the current route We have to distinguish two totally separate operating modes First automatic flightplan mode FPL IN activated and manual flightplan mode FPL IN deactivated Flightplan Ki SE ee Ki U seen al U eg ki ees U a U Ea KI Y MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 32 Manual flightplan with waypoint DENKO activated 10 4 1 Automatic FPL Serial Aviation In The automatic flightplan mode is selected by pressing the FPL IN button on the right side In this mode the current flight plan is received through the serial port from another FMS GPS System The ADL device will only display this flight plan Any changes must be made in the primary system If available this is the preferred mode because the database in the primary GPS will probably contain more data and no work is required entering the route multiple times for different devices Flightplan R 232 Aviation In 10 51 FPL IN Vv MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 33 Automatic flight plan FPL IN 10 4 2 Manual FPL lf no automatic flight plan mode is activated the flight plan is entered manually by the2. 491777121234H__ Figure 50 Entering the phone number always preceeded by a sign 10 8 LOG Weblog Internet logging This function is intended for users whishing to publish a message including their current position on their website for family friends or others wishing to follow their trip You can make your trip logs either public or protect them with a password The log messages are uploaded automatically in real time to a Google Account Therefore you require a valid Google account which can be obtained free of charge at https accounts google com SignUp Using the lock symbol on the right side of the WEB page you can open the configuration screen Google Weblog Message MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 51 Auto mode activated On the configuration screen you have to enter your Google username and Password Besides you have to specify the name of the map on which your messages should be displayed If the map does not exist in the Google account once the first message is posted it will be created automatically ADL User Manual 37 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 Google Login Weblog Auto Interval 1 Google Map Demo Map Google User Google Password lt MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 52 Google Login credentials and auto weblog configuration Having done the configuration you can type in a message by pressing on the gray text field and entering your message Return by pressing OK
3. on the keyboard page and send the message using the SEND button on the right side of the screen Your message will then be posted on your Google map Google Weblog 10 51 Message We have just reached our AUTO cruising level Greetings from FL250 SEND MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 53 LOG page allowing to enter a new Weblog message In addition to manual message you can activate the automatic mode by pressing the Auto button on the WEB pages The activity of the auto mode is continuously indicated by the green box around the WEB symbol in the bottom navigation bar In auto mode the system will post an automatic message at the interval in minutes specified on the WEB config page see above In addition when the system detects a takeoof or landing a special message will be posted When posting manual messages in auto mode or when a takeoff or landing message is posted the timer for the automatic messages is reset This feature allows to log your for family and friends while producing no addition workload for the pilot ADL User Manual 38 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 When using the automatic weblog please take into account that every position message will produce modest satellite transmission costs Depending on your contract these will be approximately 0 08 EUR VAT per message 10 9 SYS System Data and Configuration The SYS page displays current technical information including software versions GPS rec
4. If a button is green it means that the information is displayed If it is gray that layer of information is not shown on the map The buttons are Radar Displays the currently loaded radar picture A timestamp for this image will be shown at the right bottom of the map Strike Displays the currently loaded strike picture A timestamp for this image will be shown at the right bottom of the map If you display radar and strike data the strike coverage will not be shown Please deactivate the radar button in order to see this coverage Please note Black areas indicate this area is covered by the current radar picture but no radar echo was measured Other areas where you see the basemap or a light gray background indicate that no data was loaded for this area There might be radar echos in these areas which are not shown on the moving map ADL User Manual 8 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 WLAN ADLConnect not connected Strike D Basernap Navaids a Figure 4 ADLConnect MAP Page Route Your current route including all its waypoints is displayed on the map Basemap The basemap containing coastlines and international borders is displayed using this button Navaids VOR and NDB If you zoom out beyond a certain zoom level no more navaids will be shown for a better overview Airports The airports displayed are adapted to the current zoom level of the map Please zoom in to see all airports in a certain area 9 4 2 Managi
5. LOG functions please enter your Google credentials at the top of the page Below you can configure the name of the map which will be used to store your position updates in your Google account The Update Interval is used if you activate automatic Logging with the button Start Logging In that case the interval entered is used to determine how often to post updates of your current position In addition if logging is activated whenever a takeoff or landing is detected a message will be posted At the bottom of the page you have the possibility to enter a manual message and post it together with your current position on the Google map 21 04 2013 08 23 UTC Logging Tracking Google Credentials Google Username C Google Password COZ Google Maps Logging Details Google Map Name Update Interval Start Logging Manual Log Entry 0 160 Figure 12 LOG Page ADL User Manual 16 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 9 9 SYS System Configuration At the top part of the SYS page you have to enter your credentials from Deutscher Wetterdienst For details on how to get these please refer to the section Deutscher Wetterdienst DWD credentials below At the bottom of the SYS page you will see a set of system information which is mainly transferred from the ADL device Of special interest are the iPad and ADL software versions 21 09 2013 08 25 UTC System Configuration DWD Credentials WWW Username WWW Password FTP Userna
6. Operations 02 FBO 03 Taxi KW MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 47 SMS contacts overview Phonebook ADL User Manual 35 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 SMS Contacts Name Operations Number 4947 7 120349 be MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 48 SMS contacts details 10 7 4 SMS Compose There are three ways to compose an new SMS message First you can use the button NEW SMS on the right side of the SMS Inbox subpage In this case you will start with an empty form Second you can use the NEW SMS button on any phonebook detail page This way you start with the phone number of the recipient already filled in Third you can use the reply button on the SMS Detail subpage This will also start up the dialog with the phone number already filled in No matter how you started the dialog you will see a screen which allows to enter or modify the phone number and the message text Touch the corresponding field in order to start the touch screen keyboard When finished you can use the SEND button on the right side to send the message or the delete button to clear all fields When using the send button the message will be added to the send buffer and transmitted as soon as possible SMS Compose To 4947 12345678 Message We will arrive at 14h30 local time be MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 49 Compose anew SMS ADL User Manual 36 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013
7. at any time using the stop button Please note that before the data request message is uploaded to the satellite the transmission will be stopped Once the message is uploaded you can still cancel but the data packets will be transmitted to the satellite and data usage will be charged ADL User Manual 32 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 10 51 Weather request sending 10 51 10 51 Weather reguest uploaded 10 51 Packet 1 7 received 10 51 Packet 2 7 received 10 51 Packet 3 7 received 10 51 Packet 4 7 received 10 51 Packet 5 7 received 10 51 Packet 6 7 received 10 51 Packet 7 7 received 10 51 Ok Briefing complete MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 422 Transmission log screen The satellite transmission works in data packets First a request package is send to our proxy server The data is downloaded using your credentials from the DWD servers and finally the data is split into multiple packets for the transmission to the ADL device Finally the ADL device will receive the individual packets until the request weather download is completed The log will indicate the receipt of the individual packets In general you can expect a total duration of two minutes for the download depending on conditions When the download is finished the stop button on the right transforms into an Ok button Pressing this button brings the SAT page back to its initial stage and directs you to the MAP or MET page depending on your weather download Th
8. the list of corresponding airports will be displayed By touching the airport name you get to the detail page where you can read METAR and or TAF Use the arrow on the right side in order to get back to the overview With the red cross button on the overview you can delete all METAR TAF With the red cross symbol on the individual METAR TAF detail page you can delete this specific message For information on how to download METAR TAF please refer to the SAT section below ADL User Manual 29 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 ADL User Manual METAR TAF Reports 01 EDDY Hannover Langenhag 02 EDDF Frankfurt Main 03 EDDS Stuttgart Echterding O4EDDF TAF Frankfurt Main 05 EDDS TAF Stuttgart Echter MAP TRK FPL MET SAT 5MS5 LOG SYS Figure 37 METAR TAF overview METAR TAF Reports EDDY Hannover Langenhagen METAR EDDY 1217202 O5006KT 9999 FEWO25 SsCT038 BKN200 MO3 MO9 Q1005 NOSIG lt MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG 5Y5 Figure 38 METAR TAF details METAR TAF Reports Really delete all METAR TAF OK Cancel MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 39 METAR TAF details 30 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 10 6 SAT Satellite downloads This page allows you to download weather data using the Iridium satellite network For these functions to work properly you must have signed up for the Iridium data service and configured your DWD passwords Concerning data service activation please contact us and concerning p
9. user as follows ADL User Manual 27 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 10 4 2 1 Adding a new waypoint Touch the green dashes placeholder at the end of the flightplan in order to add a new waypoint Flightplan MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 34 Flightplan edit interface 10 4 2 2 Modifying a waypoint Touch the name of the waypoint and change its name 10 4 2 3 Activating a waypoint Use the Direct To button next to the waypoint name in order to navigate directly to this waypoint 10 4 2 4 Inserting a waypoint The Insert Waypoint button allows inserting a waypoint into the current flightplan before the row where the button has been pressed 10 4 2 5 Delete a waypoint Use the delete waypoint function in order to delete a waypoint from the flightplan 10 4 3 Center Map on Flightplan The center map on flightplan button on the right side will switch to the map page and center the map on the current flight plan to give the best possible overview of the whole route ADL User Manual 28 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 Flightplan MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 35 The center on flightplan button on the FPL page RADAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 10 51 SC 3 EDDS ky Dieter ASS i K MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS 200NM Figure 36 Map centered on the flightplan for better overview 10 5 MET METAR TAF The met page displays the currently available METAR TAF reports If reports are available
10. 16 04 2013 Version 1 30 published 20 06 2013 Version 2 00 published 06 09 2013 2 Page Index This manual contains numbered pages 1 to 42 3 General Description The ADL devices provide data link devices They can download weather data while in flight Besides they feature in flight SMS communication The data link works through the Iridium satellite network with global coverage 4 Certification ADL110 ADL110B ADL120 The ADL devices can be installed in certified aircraft if a suitable minor change is used The device itself does not come with any certification Please consult the minor change documentation for details 5 Disclaimer The ADL devices are provided as non certified components The only basis on which they can be installed permanently is an appropriate minor change It is the sole responsibility of the user and installer that they are installed and used in a legal way The devices may stop working at any time Do not undertake flights you would not undertake without the ADL devices 6 Warning While we do everything we can to ensure quality the ADL devices might not work at any time In addition they may display false information Never penetrate weather based on the information provided by the ADL110 ADL110B or ADL120 This information is for situational awareness only The devices features a GPS moving map system This system is designed to display the aircraft position in relation to the weather data It is not d
11. DAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 10 51 SC Km _400NM pen MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 20 Centering the panned map using the airplane symbol 10 2 5 Enlarge Map Hide Navigation Using this button you can enlarge the map area by hiding the top navigation controls In order to show the controls again you have to press this button again EDDC EDDE z DRH SS FRF SONN ng MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 21 Enlarged map 10 2 6 Map Overlay options On the top of the screen you see the sub navigation for the different map overlays You can select the following overlays If an overlay is selected the corresponding button will turn green 10 2 6 1 RADAR Weather Radar Overlay This overlay shows the currently loaded weather radar image For instructions on how to load new data please refer to the SAT section ADL User Manual 21 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 RADAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 11 32 EEE EDDS _200NM RAD 12 03 13 17 30 MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG Figure 22 Sample weather radar overlay The weather is always downloaded for the current route The software will offer you a radar image around your programmed route as long as it lies within the coverage area The following figure shows the current maximum radar coverage available Figure 23 Current radar coverage by DWD Depending on data compression the shape of the available radar patch around a route can vary Black colo
12. Figure 28 Sample flightplan with active waypoint EDDS 10 2 6 4 AIP Airports and Navaids Displays or hides the database airports and navaids Depending on the zoom level of the map only major airports or in some cases no airports at all will be shown RADAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 11 32 EDBC leg een TI EDDP gt EDDC DRH L EDDE Es k N A FRF 20NN MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 29 Sample view with AIP overlay Warning The incorporated database is for situation awareness only The database is not compiled and updated following aviation standards ADL User Manual 25 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 10 2 6 5 TEXT Text data fields Activates and deactivates the data fields and annotations on the map screen RADAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 11 32 REDE EDDS _200NM RAD 12 03 13 17 30 MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG Figure 30 Sample screen with TEXT data fields 10 3 TRK Track Up Mode The track up mode is very similar to the map mode Only in this case the airplane symbol is displayed at the bottom of the screen and the map is oriented in the direction of the true track measured by the GPS receiver Warning The track up mode shows the map oriented in the direction of true GPS track If the airplane flies with a wind component from the side this will not be the direction at which the pilot is looking strait out of the cockpit RADAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 10 27 TRK 277 EDDK ch Dr
13. SMILE SATELLITE LLE Jn TEE TEE Ze DIT Sy Kr nennen MEI SO eos ere ADL110 ADL110B ADL120 User Manual Version 2 00 06 09 2013 Valid for ADL110 ADL110B and ADL120B firmware version 2 00 and later lf your device is using an earlier firmware you may find differences in the user interface If in doubt please consult the earlier version of this manual matching your firmware release ADL User Manual 1 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 Contents VESIONHISIO TE 4 2 FAC MIR EE 4 3 GENE al DESCHONON serien anne 4 4 Certification ADL110 ADL110B ADL120 220002222000snennnenennnennennnennnnnnnn 4 5 RUE Man TEEN 4 O VARIN UE 4 7 EEMICKOCNCY e tere le 5 8 Dedicated touchscreen interface vs WLAN Gadmmtertace een 5 9 eh age EE 6 9 1 MEI te IPAO ADD eegener 6 9 2 Gommecting the VAN WEE 6 93 USNI INE ADL CONNECT ADD ernennen 7 94 WA MOVING MAD e LEET 8 9 4 1 Seite Old are iNe Tapete een 8 9 42 Managing THE e at e A seee an ea anne 9 95 SL oD ce sage ee ee het 11 9 6 SAT Satellite Download Settings 0 0 0 cccceccessseeeeseeeesseeeesseeeseeeeseeeeeeas 11 9 7 SMSs oalellile EE 14 9 7 1 Bi ellen Te BE e 15 9 8 LOG Weblog Logging Trackmg nenne nenne nenne nennen 16 99 SYS OVS EM K ee tie e de EE 17 10 Dedicated touchscreen INTC LEE 18 10 1 Permanent Staus e te dn e EE 19 10 2 MAP Moving Map with Weather Overlay ccccccccsseccseseeseeeeseeeeseees
14. TRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 10 51 B gt a KN MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 16 Empty MAP page showing the bottom navigation 10 1 Permanent Status Information On the right top of the screen you will permanently see status information This includes the current time in UTC as provided by the GPS receiver Below you will see two signal quality indicators The left symbol related to the Iridium satellite signal quality On the right side you see the GPS quality bars At least 1 bar will be required in order to get a GPS position fix If no GPS position is available the last aircraft position will be shown on the map overlaid with a red question mark RADAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 11 32 cope EDDS _200NM RAD 12 03 13 17 30 MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG Figure 17 _ Time 10 51 UTC five bars Iridium reception five bars GPS reception 10 2 MAP Moving Map with Weather Overlay The MAP page shows a moving map The current aircraft position is displayed using a white airplane symbol The symbol will be turned according to the current true ground track Please not if any side wind component exists this will not be the heading of your aircraft Thus in strong winds weather you see in front of your aircraft may not be in front of your aircraft symbol on the moving map and vice versa The map is displayed using a mercator projection Therefore true north will always be at the top of the screen but surface representation ma
15. When a new strike map patch is loaded the strike information of a 8 minute interval starting 10minutes before the request will be considered On the display black color indicates that this area is part of the loaded strike map patch Light gray indicates areas which are not included Strike events are indicated by yellow crosses Please note that the cross will be centered in a map pixel containing strikes If multiple strikes have been measured by DWD in the raw data for this area only one yellow cross will appear on the strike map ADL User Manual 23 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 RADAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 11 32 Sg ZUONM STR 12 03 13 17 30 x MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 26 Sample strike overlay Warning Strike information is for situational awareness only The moving map system could produce unnoticed errors or the strike image provided by DWD could contain errors Therefore this system is not suitable for weather penetration 10 2 6 3 ROUTE Flightplan Overlay This function allows overlying the currently active flightplan over the map The active leg is drawn in magenta The rest of the route is drawn in white color RADAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 11 32 Km _200NM pen MAP TRK FPL MET SAT 5MS LOG 5Y5 Figure 27 Sample flightplan overlay ADL User Manual 24 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 RADAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 11 32 Se Dr T KN L ZUONM MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS
16. adtentwieklung Figure 56 DWD credentials sample ADL User Manual 41 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 12 Contact Dr Golze Engineering Bredowstr 29 10551 Berlin http www ing golze de adl110 ing golze de 49 30 39805204 ADL User Manual 42 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013
17. assword configuration please refer to the section SYS below Before starting a satellite download you have to specify which data to load Satellite Download Req FPL Radar High Q Req Strike Data METAR TAF METAR METAR METAR Vv MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 40 Configuring the weather download Concerning weather radar you can select between No Radar Requested No radar download Reg FPL Radar Low Q Download radar image along current flight plan in low quality Reg FPL Radar High Q Download radar image along current flight plan in high quality Req Radar Destination Download radar image around the destination last entry in flight plan in low quality Req Radar Current Pos Download radar image around current GPS position in high quality The high and low quality settings differ in the resolution of the downloaded radar image In general we recommend loading the smaller and more cost efficient low quality image in order to get a rough overview of your route For any more detailed analysis the high quality data can be requested Please keep in mind that new radar data will be available at 03 18 33 and 48 minutes each hour When loading data for a flight plan the data is always downloaded for the active segment and any subsequent segments of the flight plan Familiarize yourself with the weather radar coverage area by Deutscher Wetterdienst It will not do any harm but in general it does not make s
18. de after powering up your ADL device 9 7 SMS Satellite SMS The ADL devices can send and receive SMS messages via satellite This functionality is completely separated from the SMS functionality your iPad might have on the ground being connected to a conventional cellular network 21 08 2013 08 25 UTC Satellite SMS 20 08 2013 16 21 491777120155 This is a test SMS for ADL110 20 08 2013 16 19 491777120155 This is a test SMS for ADL120 Figure 10 SMS Page ADL User Manual 14 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 SMS sent from the airplane will appear at the receiver originating from a special phone number The recipient can then answers and the messages will be routed back to the ADL device If you wish to send SMS from a mobile phone without first sending a message from the ADL device to this phone number please contact us The SMS page will show you a list of all incoming messages received New messages will be highlighted by a yellow border By pressing the OK button of the individual message you can indicate that you read the message and the yellow border will disappear Using the arrow you can reply to an individual message The red cross allows to delete messages 9 7 1 Composing SMS messages In order to send an SMS message either use the reply button of an existing message or the Compose button at the top of the screen A Compose SMS dialog will appear Please enter the mobile phone number of the recipient sta
19. e actual transmission costs will depend on your individual data contract 10 6 2 Activating automatic downloads Besides the possibility to start an individual download you can activate automatic downloads In this mode the device will automatically download the data selected when new data is available In order to start this mode you have the press the Auto button on the right side and confirm in the pop up dialog that you want to start this mode A green border around the SAT button in the bottom navigation indicated that auto mode is activated Satellite Download 08 44 Attention Automatic downloading of weather IEO data involves continuous transmission costs UTO Really start auto mode OK Cancel METAR Vv MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS ADL User Manual 33 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 Figure 43 Automatic download pop up dialog 08 58 Auto Initial request 08 58 Weather request sending 08 58 Weather request uploaded 09 00 Receiving 09 00 Packet 1 6 received 09 00 Packet 2 6 received 09 00 Packet 3 6 received 09 00 Packet dp received MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 44 Green border in the bottom navigation indicates active automatic downloads Please note using the auto mode involves continuous transmission costs Depending on the data selected this can be approximately 10 Euro per hour In order to stop the auto mode press the stop button on the right side 10 7 SMS Sending and receivin
20. eeeenees 19 10 2 1 MISIAG TASMAN E 20 10 2 2 LOOMINE Ma D ei 20 TOZ ECET e EE 20 10 22 Genter on Alplane asssanaseenaan enedebistgnd ead ees 21 10 2 5 Enlarge Map Hide Navigation 21 1026 Map Overlay ele te 21 10 3 TRK Track WD elle une ai 26 104 FPLEXFIONIDlanY e EE 27 10 4 1 Automatic FPL Serial Aviation In 27 a 0 ee A 11 ET ale esse yes 27 10 4 3 Center Map on Elwbiolan nenne nenne nennen 28 10 5 MET METAR TAF SER an ei 29 10 6 SAT SSale lite COW lO AOS E 31 10 6 1 Starting a single download 32 10 6 2 Activating automatic downloads nenne nenne nenne nenne nennen 33 10 7 SMS Sending and receiving DM 34 10 7 1 FSW SIND OG EE 34 1072 IWS IDS TIS EE 35 1073 OMS leen Le EE 35 10 7 2 SMS COMPOS EE 36 10 8 LOG Weblog Internet logging nenne nenne nenne nenne nnnnnennn 37 10 9 SYS System Data and Configuration cccccccccseceecseeeeeeeeeesseeeeseeeeeseeeeesaees 39 10 9 1 Deutscher Wetterdienst Credentials cccccccccseececeeeeeseeeeesaeeeeseeeeeeas 39 ADL User Manual 2 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 11 Deutscher Wetterdienst DWD credentials 022002220022002200nnnnnnnnennnenenn 12 Contact ADL User Manual 3 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 1 Version History Version 0 9 published 10 12 2012 Version 0 91 published 22 01 2013 Version 0 92 published 29 01 2013 Version 0 93 published 08 02 2013 Version 0 94 published 12 02 2013 Version 1 20 published
21. eiver data etc Plus und Minus Symbols on the right you can adjust the brightness of the display for night use System Data Software Date UTC Latitude Longitude Altitude Groundspeed True Track Satellites MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 54 System Data page with display brightness controls on the right side 10 9 1 Deutscher Wetterdienst Credentials Using the lock symbol on the right side of the SYS page you can edit the Deutscher Weiterdienst credentials For details please refer to the section Deutscher Wetterdienst DWD credentials below System Data DWD Login WWW User WWW Password FTP User FTF Password lt MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 55 DWD login screen ADL User Manual 39 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 11 Deutscher Wetterdienst DWD credentials In order to use the weather data link you need a current account at Deutscher Wetterdienst If you do not yet please contact us we will help you The required login details can be found on the login letter send to you by DWD Please not that you will be given two usernames and passwords One is used for www login This is the username password combination you also use for login on http www flugwetter de The second is the FTP login which is used for programmatic downloads from ftp ftp ocmet de Figure 56 shows a sample letter from DWD containing the login credentials You have to enter both as parts of the desired da
22. ense to request radar when flying outside the coverage area Strike information can be requested by toggling the states No Strike Requested and Request Strike Data using the green arrow on the right or by touching the text Itself ADL User Manual 31 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 Similar to the weather radar please have a look at the coverage area of the strike data by Deutscher Wetterdienst Below you can enter up to 8 ICAO codes for which you would like to receive weather reports Right of the ICAO code you can specify if you want to download METAR TAF or both Using the delete button ICAO codes can be deleted from the list After completing the download settings you have the possibility to do a single download or to activate the automatic download mode 10 6 1 Starting a single download In order to actually download the data use the request REQ button on the right side After you do so a log screen will open indicating the progress of your download Please note that a minimum of two signal quality bars for the Iridium network are necessary in order to download data You can nevertheless start the download whenever you like The software will then wait until the required satellite signal is detected 10 51 Weather request sending 10 91 10 51 Weather request uploaded 10 51 Packet 1 7 received c A H c L MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 41 Transmission log screen You can abort the transmission
23. esigned as a means of primary navigation Especially the build in database is not updated in a regular aviation cycle It is also not maintained to the standards of certified aviation databases ADL User Manual 4 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 7 Emergency procedures If you suspect any malfunction of the ADL devices or interference with other aircraft systems deactivate the device by pulling deactivating the aircraft circuit breaker for the device or unplugging it from the cigarette lighter socket Whichever is applicable depends on your installation Do not reactivate the device until the problem has been investigated and resolved on the ground In case of a generator failure or similar situation requiring electric load shedding deactivate the ADL devices by pulling deactivating the aircraft circuit breaker for the device or unplugging the cigarette lighter cable 8 Dedicated touchscreen interface vs WLAN iPad interface Depending on your device it will feature a dedicated touscreen a WLAN interface for the iPad or both The devices have the following capabilities ADL110 Dedicated touchscreen only ADL110B Dedicated touchscreen and WLAN iPad interface ADL120 WLAN iPad interface only ADL120 with external display Dedicated touchscreen and WLAN iPad interface ADL User Manual 5 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 9 iPad Interface The ADL110B and ADL120 feature the WLAN interface This way you can connect an iPad and control the ADL dev
24. g SMS 10 7 1 SMS Inbox When initially opening the SMS page you will be on the SMS Inbox subpage Here all incoming messages are shown Unread messages in yellow read messages are displayed in white color Touch any message in order to get to the detail subpage While unread messages exist the SMS symbol in the bottom navigation will be highlighted by a yellow frame SMS Inbox MAP TRK FPL MET SAT La LOG SYS Figure 45 SMS inbox with one unread message ADL User Manual 34 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 10 7 2 SMS Details The detail subpage allows you to read the SMS message The buttons on the right allows to answer this message or to delete it In order to go back to the overview please use the left arrow on the right side of the screen Date 09 12 12 15 12 10 51 From 491777120155 Hello when should pick you up at the airport KW MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 46 SMS details 10 7 3 SMS Phonebook In order to avoid the lengthy entry of phone numbers while in the air we encourage you to use the phonebook With the phonebook button on the right side of the SMS Inbox you can get to the phonebook Here you can view edit and create new entries Please remember when entering phone number for you contact to always use the international notation using the plus sign and the country code For example a German mobile phone number 0172 1234567 has to be entered as 491721234567 SMS Contacts 01
25. ice using the ADLConnect App ADLConnect Loading Figure 1 ADLConnect application starting 9 1 Installing the iPad App Before you can start to use the ADL devices with your iPad you have to install the ADLConnect iPad App Please contact us So we can register your iPad for the App and provide you the download link 9 2 Connecting the WLAN After powering up the ADL device you have to connect the iPad to the WLAN access point provided by the ADL device Go to the Setting screen of your iPad Choose Wi Fi on the left side On the right side you will see the network ADLConnect Choose this network and if prompted for a password type adl110adl120 Make sure the iPad really connects to the ADLConnect wireless network ADL User Manual 6 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 Settings Wi Fi ia Airplane Mode OFF ADLGonnect LE CH 3 Bluetooth Choose a Network d ADLConnect a gt a gt EA Do Not Disturb a gt A Kl Notifications a amp e General ge 6 E Sounda ge 6 S i Brightness amp Wallpaper a 6 Ki Picture Frame T Privacy C5 iCloud Ask to Join Networks Kran Tes wall D os ALTA I no known nebworks are available you will baue to an Sec a moto CH Mail Contacts Calendars Notes Reminders messages FaceTime N Maps E7 Safari kal iTunes amp App Stores Wo Music Figure 2 WLAN settings 9 3 Using the ADLConnect app Start the ADLConnect app The top status bar wil
26. l indicate if the app is connected to your ADL device When connected the Iridium and GPS signal quality will be displayed in the top left corner In the right top corner you will see the time in UTC This time signal comes from the GPS integrated in your ADL device and thus does not need to be adjusted The ADLConnect app used the GPS integrated in the ADL device It does not require any additional Bluetooth GPS or similar But due to Apple certification requirements this GPS signal is not available to other iPad applications which have not been specifically adapted At the bottom of the screen you find the six main screens of the application These will be explained in the following sections MAP METAR TAF SAT SMS LOG SYS ADL User Manual 7 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 22 08 2013 16 24 UTC Figure 3 ADLConnect user interface 9 4 MAP Moving map page The MAP page will show a moving map The airplane position and true track will be displayed with a white airplanes symbol on the map If a red question mark appears over the airplane symbol no GPS position is available Please note that the airplane symbol will point in the true track direction This might not be the true heading of the airplane if any cross winds exists The map can be zoomed and scrolled in traditional iPad fashion using one or two fingers 9 4 1 Configuring the map At the top of the screen you see a button bar which allows configuring the screen
27. me FIP Password System Information iPad Software v1 40 19 08 2013 ADL Software v1 40 18 06 2013 ADL IMEI 3002340601979 Time UTC 21 08 2013 0825 UTC Latitude 52 531570 N Longitude 13 339820 E Altitude 181 tt Groundspeed True Track GPS Satellites Figure 13 SYS Page ADL User Manual 17 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 10 Dedicated touchscreen interface The ADL110 ADL110B and ADL120 with external display are operated through a touch screen The ADL devices do not feature an on off switch The devices are switched on and off using the radio master switch of the aircraft After electrical power is delivered to the device it will show the boot screen At the bottom of the screen you will see boot messages After booting the warning page will be displayed You have to confirm that you understood the warning by pressing Ok Then the map page will be displayed and the device is ready for operation ADL110 Loading user data Figure 14 ADL110 Boot screen Do not use the ADL110 for navigation purposes Weather information may be out of date or corrupt Never penetrate weather based on this information Use the ADL110 only if workload permits OK Cancel Figure 15 ADL110 general warning Once booted the main navigation of ADL devices is found on the bottom of the screen The selected page of the user interface will be highlighted in blue ADL User Manual 18 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 RADAR S
28. n this page you will see all loaded METAR and TAF Individual items can be deleted using the red cross on the right side All items can be deleted using the Delete All button Iridium GPS 22 04 2013 16 24 UTC Delete Au METAR TAF Reports METAR EDDB 2315507 08010KT CAVOK 22 11 G1020 NOSIG gt METAR EDDM 231550Z 05006KT CAVOK 22 11 Q1017 NOSIG x gt METAR EDDN 2315502 06006KT 9999 FEWO46 BKN100 BKN300 21 11 01017 NOSIG METAR LFMO 231600Z AUTO 20005KT 130V250 9999 NSC 31 14 Q1013 pod TAF EDDB 2311002 2312 2412 08010KT CAVOK BECMG 2316 2319 07005KT A gt TAF EDDM 2311002 2312 2418 07006KT CAVOK BECMG 2317 2319 VRBO3KT PROB30 TEMPO 2403 2406 2000 BCFG BECMG 2407 2409 10006KT BECMG 2417 2418 27020G35KT 4000 TSRA TAF EDDN 2311002 2312 2412 08005KT CAVOK PROB30 TEMPO 2315 2318 SHRA BKNOGOCB BECMG D 2318 2320 VRBO3KT BECMG 2407 2409 12007KT TAF LFMO 2314002 2315 2324 20008KT CAVOK PROB40 TEMPO 2322 2324 4000 BR SCTO10 Ki Figure 6 METAR TAF Page 9 6 SAT Satellite Download Settings This page allows you to download weather data using the Iridium satellite network For these functions to work properly you must have signed up for the Iridium data service and configured your DWD passwords Concerning data service activation please contact us and concerning password configuration please refer to the section SYS below Before starting a satellite download you have to specify which data to load You can specify the foll
29. ng the flightplan On the right side of the map page you see your current flightplan as a list of waypoints If you activate the FPL IN button at the right top the ADL device will start to read flightplan data from the panel mounted GPS This feature will only work if the appropriate cable connection has been installed lf you do not want to receive the current flightplan from the panel mounted GPS deactivate FPL IN Now you can enter the flight plan manually In order to do so touch the placeholder and enter the name of a navaid or airport Waypoints can be deleted from the list using the red cross You can insert a waypoint by touching the name of ADL User Manual 9 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 any waypoint in the list and entering the name of a new waypoint which will be inserted right before the waypoint touched before By pressing the D gt symbol a direct track from the current position to the waypoint will be computed Please keep in mind that the flightplan entered is the basis for the downloads of radar and strike data on the SAT page So you should at least enter your current destination ADL syne 05 09 2013 17 26 UTC Walting for response from ADL device gen eee ee ee ee ee ee 1 SONUD ch e 2 SUI d 3 DENKO 4 DEKUT 5 EBOGU 6 LODNI _7EPGD 8 Fi29 9 RW29 10 RW29 Fo Figure 5 Flightplan FPL IN activated vs manual entry mode ADL User Manual 10 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 9 5 METAR TAF O
30. owing weather radar download options None No radar download FPL LQ Download radar image along current flight plan in low quality FPL HQ Download radar image along current flight plan in high quality Destination Download radar image around the destination last entry in flight plan in low quality Position Download radar image around current GPS position in high quality ADL User Manual 11 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 21 09 2013 08 24 UTC Satellite Download Settings Radar Strike METAR TAF ou have io stop Ihe current download i YOU WAM io Change ihe setings Stop Download ADL System Messages 08 22 Weather request sending 08 22 Weather request uploaded 08 24 Packet 4 5 received Figure 7 SAT Page The high and low quality settings differ in the resolution of the downloaded radar image In general we recommend loading the smaller and more cost efficient low quality image in order to get a rough overview of your route For any more detailed analysis the high quality data can be requested Please keep in mind that new radar data currently will be available at 03 18 33 and 48 minutes each hour When loading data for a flight plan the data is always downloaded for the active segment and any subsequent segments of the flight plan Familiarize yourself with the current weather radar coverage area by Deutscher Wetterdienst It will not do any harm but in general it does not make sense to request radar when flying out
31. r mean that the area is part of the radar map patch and no echoes are present Light gray indicates that no data is currently loaded for this location In the right bottom corner of the map you can see option TEXT being selected the timestamp of the radar image Currently the european radar images are produced with a timestamp at the hour and at 15 30 and 45 minutes Please note that DWD takes approximately 3min to produce the final image Thus new radar data is available for ADL User Manual 22 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 download at 03 18 33 and 48 minutes each hour Radar data is displayed using six colors including black as shown on the scale below Figure 24 Ascending radar color scale Warning Weather radar is for situational awareness only The moving map system can produce unnoticed errors or the radar image provided by DWD could contain errors Even if no fault exists the radar information will always be several minutes old Therefore this system is not suitable for weather penetration 10 2 6 2 STRIKE Strike Overlay The strike overlay displays the available strike lightning map This function automatically deactivates the weather radar overlay and vice versa Please note that the strike information provided by Deutscher Wetterdienst DWD differs in its coverage from the radar data ae r keng no nn Figure 25 Current strike coverage by DWD Contrary to radar data strike data is constantly updated
32. rting with a sign and the country code This is very important else the system does not know in which country the SMS should be routed The ADLConnect App will request access to your iPad phone book If you grant access to your phonebook all entries will be displayed and you can choose one of the numbers Below you can enter a text which may contain a maximum of 160 signs D 9 2013 20 33 UTC Satellite SMS Compose SMS IHM CEET 49 177 7120155 Pipas onie the phos number chiding all iniernalional p rga i 1 Sebastian Golze 49 177 7120155 2 Max Mustermann 49 177 1234567 SMS Text 18 160 This is a demo SMS Figure 11 Composing and sending a SMS By pressing the Send SMS button the SMS will be transferred to the ADL device and send as soon as possible You can follow this process on the Sat page where status messages will be generated for the SMS delivery ADL User Manual 15 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 9 8 LOG Weblog Logging Tracking This function is intended for users whishing to publish a message including their current position on their website for family friends or others wishing to follow their trip You can make your trip logs either public or protect them with a password The log messages are uploaded automatically in real time to a Google Account Therefore you require a valid Google account which can be obtained free of charge at https accounts google com SignUp Before using the
33. side the coverage area ADL User Manual 12 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 ram ag EHEN ees Qe Figure 3 Current radar coverage by DWD Strike information can be requested by toggling the states None and FPL Similar to the weather radar please have a look at the coverage area of the strike data by Deutscher Wetterdienst E Figure 9 Current strike coverage by DWD D 7 D SR Vas ADL User Manual 13 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 Below you can enter up to 8 ICAO codes for which you would like to receive weather reports On the right side of the ICAO code you can specify if you want to download METAR TAF or both Using the red cross ICAO codes can be deleted from the list After completing the download settings you have the possibility to do a single download or to activate the automatic download mode At the bottom of the Sat page you will see the ADL system messages These show you the current status messages of your ADL device Warning Automatic downloads are a powerful tool to keep the weather information up to date But it will initiate each hour four downloads specified as specified by you Expect transmission cost of up to approximately 10 Euro per hour After turning off the ADL device the automatic download mode will be deactivated in order to protect you from unwanted downloads the next time you turn it on If you want to use the automatic download mode again you have to reactivate this mo
34. ta strike maps are downloaded via the www login while other parts radar METAR TAF are downloaded via the FIP login ADL User Manual 40 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 Deutscher Wetterdienst Wetter und Klima aus einer Hand Deutscher Welterdienst Postfach 10 04 65 63004 Offenbach Abteilung Flugmeteorologie Referat Kundenbetreuung und Vertrieb Ansprechpariner Gesch llszeichen Heinz Theo Heynmoeller zZ Telefon Fax 069 6062 2695 Viktoria Schneider O69 8082 2014 E Mail pomet dwd de UST ID DE221793973 Offenbach 26 09 11 Datenzugang pc_met f r Ihre Navigationssoftware Kundennummer LFGLO364 Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Golze vielen Dank f r Ihre Anfrage Sie sind f r Ihre Navigationssoftware mit folgenden Zugangskennungen zu den pc_met Daten freigeschaltet Ihr Username Lf0364 Ihr Passwort KEKKEEH Der Server auf dem die Daten abgelegt sind hei t ftp pcmet de Ihre Zugangskennungen f r das Internet auf der Seite www flugwetter de lauten wie bisher Internet Benutzername demo Internet Kennwort KXKAEAX Mit freundlichen Gr en Ihr pc_met Team wan dad de Dienstgeb ude Frankfurter Str 135 63067 Offenbach am Main Tel 069 6062 0 Kontoverbindung Bundeskases Trier Deutsche Bundesbank Filiale Saarbr cken Kto Mr 50001020 BLZ 500 000 00 Der Deutsche Wetterdienst ist eine teilrschtaf hlge Anstalt des ffentlichen Rechte Im Gesch ftsbereich des Bundesministeriums f r Verkehr Bau und St
35. y be distorted compared to the real dimensions on the globe Please note the ADL devices have not yet been tested for operations near the geographic earth poles ADL User Manual 19 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 10 2 1 Using the map By default the map will be centered at the current aircraft position If you wish you can pan the map by touching the borders and corners of the map The map will then pan in this direction lf the TEXT Overlay is activated see below a scale in nautical miles will be indicated at the bottom left corner of the map RADAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 10 51 CO SS _400NM eM MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 18 Using the map 10 2 2 Zoom the map You can zoom in and out of the map using the plus und minus buttons on the right side RADAR STRIKE ROUTE AIP TEXT 11 32 gt N LA MAP TRK FPL MET SAT SMS LOG SYS Figure 19 Zooming into the map using the plus button 10 2 3 Direct To When you operate in manual flight plan mode which means that the flight plan is not loaded automatically from an external device you can use the Direct To shortcut in order to enter a direct flight plan to a destination For further flight plan details please refer to the FPL section below ADL User Manual 20 42 Revision 2 00 06 09 2013 10 2 4 Center on Airplane This button centers the map at the current airplane position if the map has been panned manually before RA
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