Pilot's User Guide
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1. Releasing the POWER button will cause the alert to disappear and the unit will continue normal operation HOLD TO POWER DOWN This alert appears when you have pressed the POWER button in Main Menu 1 If the button is held for 2 seconds the unit will turn off If any button is pressed the alert will disappear and the unit will stay on This will cause the unit to continue full operation on battery power Remember that the internal battery is rated for a minimum of 2 hours when fully charged If no button is pressed within 30 seconds the unit will turn itself off entering extremely low power mode POWER DOWN IN 30 SECS This alert appears when master switch power has been switched off but either the internal or the external emergency batteries are stili connected If no button is pressed within 30 seconds of when the alert appears the unit turns off The voltmeter also appears onscreen to show you the currently measured battery voltages prior to the unit turning off CCCII NNNM and RN ttt t ttt t 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide 37 ce oc m a PC EFIS Interface Please refer to the Dynon Product Support Program help file by pressing the Help button in the program main window Please download the latest version of the Dynon Product Support Program from our website at http www DynonA vionics com downloads 38 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 V AAA AAA2. o DIM Changing screen brightness 24 Onscreen Elements I S eene ennennnennnennnennh 6 TIMER Setting and using a timer 24 Horizon line pitch and roll indicators 7 Stabilized heading tape esses 7 Appendix 26 Altitude digital readout sss 7 Operating TIpSio Goes oye dd pu 27 Altitude tape sssssssseeeene eene 8 Serial Data Output oe eir e eia ese A REEA 28 Angle of attack AOA tape 8 GIOSSIEU Ste bosco d cabe NEE Mcd TE 31 Airspeed digital readout ssesese 8 Troubleshooting sorrires a 34 Airspeed tape 8 Unit ETOS ec pt a Dicto See 34 Bug display sees 9 Alert MesSdp s i oe cuoceir an dete e Lai Eae 35 Turn rate indicator roii tete ea tee de 9 PC EFIS Interface cccccccccccccccccccecccccocceccescesesesece 38 Slip skid ball ssseeennn 9 Service Details eio theta p e eus 39 Barometer display esee 10 iv EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 4 e AJ As L re es rene er ee er E E Yager w 8 26 2005 qoot 5023409 42 296884 95900 92984992anbetvp vev eetttbpaspaeeuteso omorveaeeo EFIS D100 User s Guide a gt INTRODUCTION OE Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Dynon Avionics EFIS D100 Electronic Flight Information System This device combines the full functionality of 10 i
3. a APPENDIX CIC afr This appendix contains reference material not covered in the main section of the manual Here you will find useful reference tools such as a specifications sheet operating tips a glossary and troubleshooting tips a M 26 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 00 5 9 fV 9 m mm m V M m m m AAA A A A AN we wwwvwwvw 9 6 wo we vol 4 Ga Operating Tips e Ifthe outside temperature is below 30 C let the unit run for at least 10 minutes before using it in flight You may see a TEMPERATURE OUT OF SPEC warning on the screen during this time While this warning is present unit accuracy may be degraded Waiting until the warning turns off will ensure that the unit has enough time to heat itself up to a temperature at which the sensors will be accurate e The static pressure sensor is sensitive to high rates of temperature change as is usually seen during the first few minutes of unit operation As a result more accurate altitude measurements will be obtained if you wait for about 5 minutes before setting the barometer to give a correct starting altitude e During the first few minutes of a cold boot up i e the unit 1s turned on after having been off for at least 2 hours the TEMPERATURE UNSTABLE warming may appear onscreen and the horizon wil turn from blue brown to grey black alerting you to the possible inaccuracy of the unit s altitude measurements 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guid
4. amp amp 6 06 06 0G 06106 Ga Service Details Should you experience difficulty with your product please contact us by one of two methods You may search for your problem on our online support forum found at http www dynonavionics com forum If you do not see your problem already dealt with or have further questions please post your question for other users or Dynon support staff to answer If you have a question or problem requiring immediate assistance please call our main phone number at 425 402 0433 k Cwoce GP O WM Y dtd WP WP WX WV WV Wy WV Wy W 4 BAZAR S a 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide 39 a gt Index accelerometers vocas aveo Coast rt Hn RR RENE 1 3 31 HOFIPOD Se oe i NI En Ede 7 27 31 35 36 altitude 1 3 7 8 9 14 15 16 17 18 21 23 27 29 Installation Guide eese 3 5 32 34 TANG UE sors eskios eva 11 12 14 18 22 24 DaFOITICteT s suse EE TCT SySICITL o eser ponds Feri RES eV in Eel FRAN acon 5 6 11 I2 VERE NR 1 7 18 28 31 ATES PAC RUD cid pd ee obeundo ne a DO WEN oot tu a ae pU edd 14 METR atea a eee aont eee fill RR RR 1 7 21 29 a a Lud Qe geal oc Seidl DAS cem E UM DAE 28 ONE Ee ae eres dd SOR WANG VETSION ar odas taxi S sens 21 CAM NINO sessione RUNS AONO dS EN temperat E o ooo red reed ei ea dae aa Zt Cc nuam Mo Ld e d timer ttt 10 13 24 25 36 Teteres dE ERN E e UE REED en an t v MS 6 22 ES RR RR 22 35 37 PA Lo PRONTO eee tere RT
5. the leftmost button wil turn the unit off As can be seen in the picture above this button is labeled POWER and must be held for 2 seconds to turn the unit off While power is still connected the unit is never fully turned off It simply enters an extremely low power state allowing it to keep track of time and detect a change in state of the POWER button BARO Setting Barometer Altitude While in Main Menu 1 pressing button 2 labeled BARO displays the barometer altitude set button The last set barometer value is displayed in the value setting box beneath the BARO text label The DEC and INC buttons decrement or increment the barometer value by 1 100 inHg or mbar depending upon your currently displayed units When the hundredths roll over the tenths digit will change accordingly As you increment or decrement the barometer valuc you will see the altitude tape on the right and the digital display above change Adjust the barometer until the ee 14 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 C tn 09 A 08 846 086 086 04 Ce Ca Ca Cea Cea ite i a US 0 uU au AN VUUVSOOOHOHHHHHHHEHO HHH ou a gt altitude indicators display the correct altitude for your location or the barometer matches the current barometric pressure value as indicated by your nearest airport The barometer can be set in units of inches of mercury inHg or millibars mb To change the units simply press button 1 corresponding to the UNITS toggle To rese
6. Clock timer The clock is always displayed in the lower left hand corner of the screen below the airspeed tapc All setting of the clock occurs in the CLOCK submenu When a count down or count up timer is enabled it is displayed in place of the clock until the timer is stopped The character next to the clock indicates whether the unit is displaying Local time L Zulu time Z or a timer T IMEEM a e 10 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 a a Fw mh a A a tea X Luc vuv M M M a Menu system and User Interaction The menu system for the EFIS D100 is designed to orovide quick access to commonly used functions while p ue 0 000 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 taking up a minimum amount of space on the screen All abuser dedo wo er CoD once NU POETS Miedo arene 140 120 Qe 1ech user Interaction takes place via the 6 buttons at the bottom i E a of the front panel of the EFIS D100 When no menu is present pressing env of the six buttons will bring the m main menu on the sereen as shown at right The six sections of any menu correspond respectively to the six m Hoz buttons below them 9 s TE Fhe overview below gives vou a guide to the basics ol B ex EE I o
7. Dynon Product Support Program Pushing the LIST button will display the 5 main categories as set up in the Dynon Support Program Press a button corresponding to the desired category to show the checklists and data panels beneath it When you select the desired checklist the right 2 3 of the screen will display the checklist while the left 1 3 will display a stripped down version of the EFIS screen Please see the Dynon Support Program for more detailed information on entering checklists and data panels It can be downloaded from our website at www dynonavionics com downloads Note that each checklist data panel is limited to 14 lines of text and 40 characters per line ECOUTER RR RR 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide 17 a gt SETUP Setting Preferences BOTW TEE 29 9 In Main Menu 2 press the SETUP button to display the menu amp SETUPA INFO OIN TIMER PORE EXIT where configuration preterences may be set In this submenu dide fom ach thee omnis IIT ROCHE 29 92 PITCH UNITS CLOCK CLUTTR MORE BACK Pitch Adjust r m Frequently pilots find that the normal cruise attitude for their PITCH FESESUTE 29 92 plane does not correspond to an absolute zero pitch This comes as a result of many factors including panel tilt plane ZERO DEC v INC 4 BACK design and current weight load during a given flight To accommodate this fact you may zero the currently displayed pitch of the EFIS D100 The best way to do this i
8. WHETHER RESULTING FROM THE USE MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU For warranty information please contact Dynon Avionics Inc 19825 141 Place NE Woodinville WA 98072 PH 425 402 0433 FAX 425 984 1751 Dynon Avionics retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the unit or software or offer a full refund of the purchase price at its sole discretion SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY 8 26 2005 EFIS D10O0 User s Guide ili Table of Contents Contact Information oie econ iam ii CIOCK AIM EB ue Deb eae HI RA OE RHET UR 10 Lidited Warr hity aen viendra DRR Dd ul Menu system and User Interaction 11 Table ot Contents oin n E rdi cnius ade etti iv Menu Evnedoms 2 Introduction l QUO Waaa a ee ses peter 12 WelCOMe ioi E TE EE medecin uG Main Menu FIOW ccccscssceeserosseecscenenees 13 About this randa oe et orb etat nitens 2 Jc C 14 POWER Power on off 14 Hardware Information en BARO Setting Barometer Altitude 14 Main Unit EDC DIOA eee 3 BUGS Setting Bug Markers 15 intemal Battery iuit ernest geeks 3 LIST Using Checklists and Data Panels 17 Quick Overview 5 SETUP Setting Preferences MIU 18
9. a minimum of 2 hours on a full charge or by using the unit in your plane while the master switch power bus is switched on Finally we encourage you to keep this manual in the plane with you at all times This document has been designed to give you quick access to information that might be needed in flight CAUTION in a flying situation it is the pilot s responsibility to use the product and the manual prudently As you read through this manual you may come across words that are not familiar to you or which you would like to know more about The Glossary on page 31 will help you to more fully understand the many technical terms that are associated with solid state technology In the electronic PDF version of this manual underlined words act as hyperlinks taking you to the relevant section in the manual that the word refers to Additionally clicking on any of the sections listed in the Table of Contents above will jump directly to that section 2 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 hi h dA 4h 4h Ab AS e 9gywvo vo vuvuvoooovovovoooooo Be uM uU y m HARDWARE INFORMATION This section gives you a brief overview of the various hardware components of your EFIS D100 This section serves as a reference only and should not be used for diagnostic or reparative work However it will help you to familiarize yourself with the inner workings of the unit For detailed installation instructions plea
10. fewer susceptibilities to mechanical failure When in standby mode the EFIS D1OA does not display anything on the screen lt consumes only enough power to run the internal clock and charge the internal backup battery To exit standby mode and resume normal operation press the leftmost button on the EFIS D10A bezel A sensor that converts a non electrical value such as acceleration or rotation rate into a voltage which can be read by a microprocessor The transducers on the EFIS DIOA are what allow it to correctly display attitude heading airspeed and altitude data The Thin Film Transistor display is the most obvious and visible part of the EFIS D10A Its technology is the same as that of standard flat panel PC displays The mode that the EFIS D10A EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 0 9 V v cB 6B 6D cB cB 6 6h oh cr a Value Setting Box VSI 8 26 2005 has a brightness rating of 450 nits with exceptional contrast meaning it is sunlight readable A box that appears near the bottom of the screen when the user is performing any kind of manipulation of a value This includes setting a bug setting the barometer and adjusting the clock Vertical Speed Indicator EFIS D100 User s Guide 33 Troubleshooting Unit Errors After performing a magnetic calibration the EFIS D100 s heading is wrong by a constant amount Orient your plane in a known direction preferably on a com
11. highlight to the next set of digits The order of selection is I Local hours 2 Local minutes 3 E 12 29 58 20 92 Zulu hours When Zulu hours are selected pressing SEL bis 6 205 L OCALL222NGc8 NORDIC BARS will again highlight Local hours 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide 19 a gt e DEC and INC decrement and increment the sclected set of digits one at a time To speed up the process press and hold the desired button If you pass the desired value you may simply back down to it by pressing the button corresponding to the opposite direction e Incrementing or decrementing the minutes digits resets the second count allowing you to set the clock down to the second if you so desire Change clock format Although you always set the clock in military time you have the option to display it in either military or standard time Additionally if you desire you may display cither local or Zulu time in the lower left corner of the screen To set these options press the FORMAT button from the CLOCK submenu This will display the FORMAT submenu as seen in the picture above In this submenu you toggle between local and Zulu time display by pressing either button or button 2 The status text following the colon shows the current status of the LOC ZU toggle To toggle between SETUP 1 12 57 L E N29 _9 F standard and military time display press either button 3 ICH UNTISDPCLOCK 2 HHEEEER OD Ed ON or button 4 Again the sta
12. items that can be toggled on and off These are CLOCK clock and time zone information ROLL roll angle indicator and BARO current barometer setting on bottom right Pressing MORE will display the first set of items again The menu flow is presented in the diagram above Check software version eel 12 07 45 RAO o The software version submenu gives you two important pieces of information the version of EFIS D100 software that your unit is currently running and the number of hours the EFIS D100 has been on From the second line press MORE of the USE SETUP submenu press the VRSION button this brings up the software version submenu This submenu will also display the number of hours of on time the unit has had Aside from the BACK button there is no user interaction in this submenu It is simply for informational purposes If you should have need for technical support or other assistance from Dynon please have your software version ready when you call or write Perform magnetic calibration Pressing the MAGCAL button will bring you to the magnetic calibration menu To learn more about this function please refer to the Installation Guide 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide 21 a INFO Informational Items MAIN Bee 29 92 The informational display items submenu is reached from SETUP A INFOA DIDI TINER MOR XIE Main Menu 2 as shown in the diagram From within this l menu you havc i ae to ien NE Vis four T
13. move left or right across the heading bar as you decrement or increment its value Airspeed To set a marker bug at a target airspeed press BUGS button INO z p 3 while in Main Menu 1 This will bring you to the bugs EC 12 ur 17L D E submenu as seen in the diagram above Choosing the IAS aya yar ee a option will bring you to the menu shown at right Pressing the TOGGLE button will toggle the currently set airspeed bug display on the vertical airspeed bar A black arrow located on the tape at the target airspeed represents the bug Upon entry into the Airspeed Bug menu the Set Value dialog box 1s displayed in the lower center of the display Press SEL to select which digit to change and buttons 4 DEC and 5 INC to decrease and increase each digit s value respectively Press the SYNC button to synchronize the airspecd bug to your current airspeed As you increment or decrement the airspeed bug value it will stop on the low end at 0 and 300 knots on the upper end If you have the bug toggled on you will see the arrow move up or down across the airspeed bar as you increment or decrement its value Altitude To set a marker bug at a target altitude press BUGS button 3 white in Main Menu I This will bring you to the BUGS B Lo 02 10 L submenu as scen in the diagram Choosing the ALT option will bring you to the menu shown at right 6 EFSA User s Guide 826 2005 f u u w w os w VUNVUUNNVONNLNMLOLHNLLULLLOLO
14. ou will see this alert anytime the unit is rotated at a rate faster than 150 degrees second Rotating the unit faster than this threshold will saturate the gyros leading to potentially erroneous display The blue brown horizon indication will turn grey and black to indicate the fact that the artificial horizon cannot be trusted ATTITUDE INDETERMINATE Pressing any button will remove the alert and stop the timer from flashing However you must press STOP in the Up Timer menu to stop the up timer This allows you to see how much time has elapsed since the down timer has expired TIMER EXPIRE This alert appears when you have a down timer enabled and it has reached 0 Additionally as mentioned in the Timer section above the up timer menu will display and the timer will flash the clock display alerting vou that the down timer has expired a ae ee eae a ANM ee ee ee 36 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 i h ate aX a ce m mm m m m mm MA AO s 0 Mm 08 Mm Ca VOVOVNYNNNNYNYVYNVYVYIVVYVYOVYYSY Double check your wiring between the EFIS D100 and the EDC D10A as well as that of the OAT sensor OAT SENSOR NOT DETECTED This alert appears when the EFIS has an OAT connected and then loses that connection for some reason Either the EDC DIOA has become disconnected or the OAT sensor itself has become disconnected from the EDC DIOA
15. the two screen elements During the first 30 seconds of operation the altitude digital readout and tape will not be displayed as the unit needs a small amount of time before altitude measurements are deemed accurate Altitude units are displayed below the digital presentation 080 090 100 110 120 130 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide cj gt Altitude tape The altitude tape bar gives you a visual representation of your altitude The white triangle points to your current altitude while the digital readout gives you a more precise picture Thousands of feet are displayed using large numbers while hundreds of fect are displayed in small numbers As mentioned above the altitude tape will not be displayed during the first 30 seconds of operation Angle of attack AOA tape The angle of attack tape indicates the aircraft s current AOA relative to the stall AOA The AOA calibration process described in the AOA Pitot Installation Guide will nominally result in the lowest angle of attack stall usually the clean configuration occurring at the intersection of the yellow and red lines and the higher angle of attack stall usually the dirty configuration occurring at the top of the red To properly usc the AOA indicator the pilot must keep in mind the present configuration of the aircraft and the corresponding stall indication on the AOA tape Please refer to the AOA Pitot Installation Guide for more information Airspeed dig
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17. EE 29 92 To access the timer navigate to Main Menu 2 and press the SETUP INEO i DIMs TIMER FORET EXT Rs TIMER button This will take you to the Timer menu seen in the diagram In the value setting box you will see either UP TIMER or DN D 00 004 159 TIMER with the current timer value below The following 29 92 points will assist you as you work with the timer P O dos Nes ttis START BACK e The UP DN button toggles the menu and timer between an up timer and a down timer When 212 switching to an up timer the timer set value rescts allowing the up timer to count up from 0 00 00 TINER FERREE 29 62 UP DN HOUR MNase SEC START 1 BACK 24 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 h i h Ma fa A A A i249 9 ESR ee oe Oe Oe BR Tee e EAS A e To reset the timer press the UP DN button twice This will bring you back to the same state i e UP or DOWN TIMER that you were in before e Tostart the timer press START Once started the button s label changes to STOP To stop the timer press STOP e To set the down timer press HOUR until the hours digit increments to the desired value press MIN until the minutes digits increment to the desired value and press SEC until the seconds digits increment to the desired value e You may not have an up timer and a down timer running at the same time 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide 25
18. FO Select the side of the screen that you wish to display TAS DA information on LEFT or RIGHT Push the button labeled OAT The values for outside air temperature density altitude and true airspeed should display in the format seen below The EFIS D100 supports two different types of OATSs as well as a manual input of the outside temperature To set this up enter the menu system and press MORE SETUP MORE OAT Push the INSTALLED button to toggle between N and 2 Refer to the chart at right to determine what sensor you need to set it up as Note A box will be present 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide 23 a If you would like to use the TAS DA calculator but do not have an OAT installed you may set the INSTALLED type to N Then navigate to the OATSET menu MORE gt MORE gt OATSET to manually enter the outside air temperature value DIM Changing screen brightness 12 01 11 From Main Menu 2 press the DIM button which causes the brightness control submenu to appear Pressing BRITR will increase screen brightness until it reaches its maximum Pressing DRKR will decrease screen brightness until it reaches its minimum lt is not possible to turn the screen completely black via this menu to prevent confusion between a dimmed state and a turned off state Note that if power to the EFIS D100 is cycled the screen will be restored to full brightness TIMER Setting and using a timer RAIN PEZUDE
19. LO HL aS SSS i i e a Pressing the TOGGLE button will toggle the currently set altitude bug display on the vertical altitude bar A black arrow located on the altitude tape at the target altitude represents the bug Upon entry into the Altitude Bug menu the Set Value dialog box is displayed in the lower center of the display Press SEL to select which digit to change and buttons 4 DEC and 5 INC to decrease and increase each digit s value respectively Press the SYNC button to synchronize the altitude bug to your current altitude As you increment or decrement the altitude bug value it will stop on the low end at 1200 ft and 30 000 ft at the upper end If you have the bug toggled on you will see the arrow move up or down the altitude bar as you increment or decrement its value LIST Using Checklists and Data Panels v du 2356277 1 The Dynon Support Program allows you to enter your own checklists or select from included data panels These checklists and data panels can then be uploaded to your EFIS D100 for quick access from the main menu Data panels and checklists can be included beneath 5 user configurable categories and each category can contain up to 5 checklists or data panels By default the EFIS D100 is loaded with the following 5 categories CHKLIST RADIO POH EMGNCY and MISC To load checklists and data panels onto your EFIS D100 you must upload them as described in the help file that comes with the
20. NE SPSL ne 29 92 options at a time As can be seen by the submenu you LEFT RIGHTA Ado ivan IRSETAG BACK may display one of the four items on the upper left of the bd ES screen and one on the upper right of the screen More detail LEFT PERERIN 29 97 about each of the three items is given below UNETERIGNETER USI I5 00I Peres BACK amp O MA Be Bers Ue ie D 3 Voltmeter The voltmeter displays 3 rows of information corresponding to the three power inputs on the EFIS D100 The first row labeled M displays the Master Switch voltage The second row labeled E displays your optional external backup battery voltage The third row labeled I displays the EFIS D100 internal battery voltage If any of the 3 voltage inputs are not present 0 0V will be displayed for the respective voltage values The letter V follows all three values denoting the fact that voltages are being displayed The EFIS D100 will alert you when the internal battery is low by displaying a low battery alert see Errors and Warnings below G meter The g meter displays the current vertical acceleration experienced by the EFIS D100 measured in G s where I G is the amount of acceleration due to the earth s field experienced by an object at sea level Positive g force is defined as upward vertical acceleration making you feel heavier Negative g force is defined as downward vertical acceleration making you feel lighter As can be seen in the picture there are thr
21. WEM TEA UR um wee ew Ww 7 V Q9 9 Q9 9 9 w wv Ww V Q0 O0 O0 YUYLYL Y gt y EFIS D100 Electronic Flight Information System 10 320 330 340 350 000 010 020 030 040 050 FT 022 126 140 MPH 130 4 120 110 L 12 00 06 L gt 021 028 Pilot s User Guide Last Revised 8 25 2005 Dynon Avionics This product ts intended for the Experimental aircraft category and is not approved for installation in certified aircraft Contact Information Dynon Avionics Woodinville WA 98072 Tel 425 402 0433 hitp www DynonAvionics com 2005 Dynon Avionics All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced copied transmitted disseminated or stored in any storage medium for any purpose without the express written permission of Dynon Avionics Dynon Avionics hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual and of any revision to this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed for personal use provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual or revision must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without notice Dynon Avionics reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to noti
22. about when the error messa Warning Message INTERNAL BATTERY LOW TEMPERATURE OUT OF SPEC 8 26 2005 You will see this alert only when operating the unit solely off the internal backup battery When its voltage has dropped below a certain threshold you will see this alert Additionally the voltmeter will be displayed onscreen When you see this alert it is advisable that you turn the unit off by pressing the POWER button in Main Menu I You will see this alert when the ambient temperature sensed by the unit is below 30 C or above 50 C The sensors in the unit have a certain temperature range within which they are specified to operate normally If they operate outside this temperature range the attitude result can be compromised Therefore the horizon indication will turn from blue brown to grey black to indicate the potential unreliability of the sensors while outside the specified temperature range EFIS D100 User s Guide e conditions wil go away End condition The alert will disappear when you press any button however it is advised that you do not ignore this alert as it appears when the unit s internal battery has very little life left This alert will also go away upon the application of either the external backup battery or master switch power At that point the battery will begin charging off the external power The text portion of the alert will dis ppear when you press any of the butt
23. dicator Centered just below the heading moving tape the turn rate provides real time feedback of the NEL W plane s current yaw rate The yellow bar grows in the direction that the plane is currently yawing The yellow bar grows to the right or left of a gray vertical anchor linc The arrows on either side of the yellow bar s anchor line point to a place on the screen with which the yellow bar must line up for the plane to perform a standard rate turn If the turn rate is so great that the yellow bar exceeds the screen space between the airspeed and altitude digital displays its length is decreased by 4 and the standard turn rate arrows move closer to the black vertical anchor accordingly Slip skid ball The slip skid ball works much like a standard mechanical one It is a visual representation of lateral acceleration If the ball is within the two vertical black lines then you are in coordinated flight Since the ball is located at the bottom of the screen it will be moved up by one line when the menu is displayed 140 150 160 J gt R 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide 9 a gt Barometer display The current barometer setting is displayed at the bottom right of the screen below the altitude tape This E shows the value that you have entered for the barometer when setting your elevation The value is shown in either inches of Mercury or millibars depending on your preference set in the UNITS section of the 29 92 SETUP menu
24. e 27 a Serial Data Output The EFIS D100 outputs text data through its serial port constantly during normal operation This data is useful for a variety of applications AI numbers are in decimal and are standard ASCII To view the data using a terminal program the following settings should be used Baud rate 115200 Data 8 bit Panty none Stop 1 bit Flow control none The format for the data being sent out the RS232 port is 00 to 23 current hour according to EFIS D100 s internal clock 00 to 59 current minute according to EFIS D100 s internal clock 00 to 59 current second according to EFIS D100 s internat clock 00 to 63 counter for 1 64 second Data output frequency or positive means plane is pitched up 3 000 to 900 pitch up or down from level flight in 1 10 degrees 900 90 Roll Sign or positive means plane is banked right PRIMI 9 28 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 Z b fh d Gh Gh d Ah d Gh d d A o m Db tt et Oa ee ee Ut suona VUVOHOHOHHOKHKHHYVYUYYEUEEHY E ee eee ae oe y o oL 2L l2 ia Ja Ra 0000 to 1800 roll left or right from level flight in 1 10 degrees 1800 180 as 3 dva 000 to 359 in degrees 000 North 090 East 180 South 270 West I da Danses 0000 to 9999 airspeed in units of 1 10 m s 1555 155 5 m s 5 i Altitude Sign or positive means al
25. eading EE FT T Airspeed Digital Al tal and Tape pasion a Clock and Up down Timer Beene CS Setting Softkey Menu Artificial Horizon Buttons Sup skxi Bail 6 EFIS DIDO Dser s Conde 826 2005 VVUUNUVVVUUUYULUUUUULUUL Horizon line pitch and roll indicators Bounded on the top by blue and on the bottom by brown the horizon line works in much the same way that you would expect a traditional gyro bascd artificial horizon to work The notable exception to this is the fact that 1t does not have a roll or pitch limitation in its display The division between blue and brown stays parallel to the actual horizon line regardless of your pitch or roll The parallel lines above and below the horizon line are the pitch indicator lines Each line represents 5 degrees of pitch Similarly the arrow rotating around the roll indicator gives you visual representation of your current roll angle Each tic mark represents 10 degrees of roll Stabilized heading tape This element functions much like a standard slaved directional gyro The triangle alerts you to your current heading allowing you to quickly ascertain the value in degrees based on the surrounding values Altitude digital readout The digital readout of your altitude displays thousands of feet using large numbers hundreds of feet using smaller numbers and tens of feet using even smaller numbers ts proximity to the altitude bar will allow you to quickly and easily associate
26. ee rows of text that make up the g mcter The top row labeled MX is the maximum positive g force experienced by the EFIS DI00 since reset The middle row labeled CR is the current g force r r ee a 22 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 f gt 04044 A V 3 3 v GD VUVUNvUUUUUUUWUvUUUUUUNUNY a gt experienced by the EFIS D100 The bottom row labeled MN is the minimum g force expericnced by the EFIS D100 since reset This last value can be viewed as the maximum negative g force experienced by the EFIS D100 To reset the max and min g forcc values to the current g force value simply enter the INFO submenu and push the RSET G button VSI Rate of Climb The vertical speed indicator VSI consists of a single line with your current rate of climb or descent If you are currently gaining altitude an up arrow ts displayed to the right of the vertical specd value VS 000 0 If you are losing altitude a down arrow is displayed to the right of the vertical speed value The units of VSI are feet minute OAT Outside Air Temperature Installed Type No OAT installed dial in OAT value in OATSET menu 100240 around the temperature value if the OAT INSTALLED parameter is set to N 100409 marked with a black band near the OAT sensor To display the data from the OAT probe bring up the menu system and navigate to the INFO menu MORE gt IN
27. elsius and Fahrenheit and the barometer between inHg and mbars Set the clock From the SETUP submenu press the CLOCK button This will display the clock setting submenu In the value setting box you will sce a section for the local time and a section for Zulu time Because loca time is usually an offset in hours from Zulu time when you set the minutes for local time you will sec the minutes for Zulu time change However you need to set the hours for local and Zulu times independently Once you have set Zulu time you should never need to change it as it is independent of daylight saving time To change the local clock for moving through time zones or to enter daylight saving time simply change only the hours for the local time Be aware that connecting to the EFIS D100 with the Dynon Product Support Program will reset the time therefore do not set the time until you have performed all of the PC interface operations To set the time simply follow these guidelines e Set both the local and Zulu times in military time This is AD to eliminate confusion during the clock setting process ITUR LUTTBISD RES 29 EA You have the option as described below in the Clock MORTON M ms LOCK m OS PEPBUXUPSSK E Format section to display the time in either military or I e standard 12 hour format 320 60M e Only the highlighted digits will be affected by increments CLOCK H 12 29 42 L i 29 92 Perel FORMATE See cl SERS DECANOAS e SEL moves the
28. es from North The EFIS DIOA uses magnetic field sensors as a three dimensional electronic compass The onboard circuitry uses these sensors to resolve the earth s magnetic field With this information the device can EFIS D100 User s Guide 3l Nit Pressure transducer Sleep Mode Solid state Standby Mode Transducer TFT display 32 a calculate and display compass heading independent of attitude A unit of illuminative brightness equal to one candela per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays of the source The EFIS DIOA s LCD screen is rated at 450 nits For comparison the brightest laptop screens are usually rated at about 250 to 300 nits The EFIS DIOA uses three pressure transducers to measure the altitude airspeed and angle of attack The altitude pressure transducer measures the absolute pressure of the static port which is used in calculating the barometric based altitude The airspeed and angle of attack pressure transducers are differential pressure transducers that measure their respective ports versus the static port in order to calculate airspeed and angle of attack The state that the unit enters when powered off via the POWER button It does not completely power off but simply enters a very low power state monitoring battery voltages and keeping track of time Describes silicon transistor based technology The advantage of solid state technology is that it requires no moving parts and thus has
29. fy any person or organization of such changes Visit the Dynon Avionics website www DynonAvionics com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Dynon Avionics products August 2005 Part No 100477 000 Rev A n EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 T3 4 a A i 4 14 14 4 1 4 4 2 a 4 a AL Av A As Ar IVVIVVIVVVVVVVVVVVVVVOVD 4 U pr ee o J Limited Warranty Dynon Avionics warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for three years from date of shipment or two years from date of first flight which ever is sooner Dynon Avionics will at its sole option repair or replace any components that fail in normal use Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor The customer is however responsible for any transportation cost This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident improper installation or unauthorized alteration or repairs THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY ARISING UNDER WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE IN NO EVENT SHALL DYNON AVIONICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
30. ital readout In the upper left region of the display you will find the digital readout of your current airspeed Like the altitude digital display its numbers are the largest characters on the screen giving you quick access to important information as you scan the display Airspeed units are displayed below the digital presentation Airspeed tape The airspeed tape utilizes 4 colors to give you a graphical representation of your speed By default all of the color thresholds are set at 0 displaying a grey tape You must set the values of the 8 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 VUNUNNVUVOVNVLVOLLLLLUELLLEEL a airspeed color thresholds via the SETUP menu Please sec the EFIS D100 Installation Guide for more information on setting the airspeed color thresholds Bug display Bugs may be set to mark a desired heading airspeed or altitude These bugs are represented by a black for airspeed and altitude or white for heading arrow centered in the appropriate moving bar at the desired location see picture If the set heading altitude or airspeed is currently not shown on its bar the arrow appears at the edge of the moving tape closest to the desired value For example in the picture if the airspeed bug is set at 160 knots the arrow appears at the top of the bar pointing up past 150 knots the highest displayed value This indicates that the pilot must increase his or her airspeed to reach the target airspeed Turn rate in
31. nstruments vital to the small aircraft pilot As you will discover the EFIS D100 is a powerful tool useful in a variety of small aircraft at a price that small aircraft owners can afford Because of recent advances in solid state sensor technology electronic flight instrument prices have drastically dropped This allows us to create new instruments such as the EFIS D100 Using solid state gyros magnetometers and acceierometers the EFIS D100 gives you reliable and accurate information about your flying environment Your current altitude airspeed compass heading vertical speed pitch and roll can all be displayed on one screen Completely customizable the EFIS D100 allows you to display as much or as little information as you want allowing you to tailor it to your needs The latest version of this manual may be downloaded from our website at www DynonA vionics com 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide l Gj gt About this manual This guide serves dual purposes The first is to help you set up and get acquainted with the EFIS D100 s many functions The second is to give you quick and easy access to vital information It is strongly recommended that you read the entire manual before attempting to utilize the EFIS D100 in an actual flying situation Additionally we encourage you to spend time on the ground to familiarize yourself with the operation of the unit This can be achieved either by using the unit s internal battery which lasts
32. ons However the horizon will not display blue brown until the unit senses temperature within its specified range If ambient temperature is above 50 C the unit will always display the horizon as grey black However if ambient is below 30 C it is possible that the unit will heat itself up enough to operate normally 35 The alert will disappear when you press any of the buttons The screen will remain grey and black until the temperature within the unit has stabilized This temperature instability should last no longer than 2 minutes For this reason it is a good idea to turn the unit on before you run through any of the preflight procedures so that it will be ready by the time you are ready to fly TEMPERATURE UNSTABLE When the unit is turned on after having been off for a long period its internal temperature will rise above ambient at a fast rate This fast change in temperature can sometimes reduce the reliability of the output of the sensors Therefore this alert is displayed and the horizon indication is changed from blue brown to grey black Pressing any button will remove the text of the alert However the horizon indication will remain grey black unti the unit has resumed normal operation Once an indeterminate attitude is detected the unit enters a fast recovery mode and usually recovers within 5 seconds when returned to near straight and level Y
33. pass rose at the airport Navigate to the Heading Adjustment menu by pressing SETUP gt MORE gt MAGAD J Increment or decrement the value of the heading until the EFIS D100 heading corresponds to the direction in which your plane is pointed Set the barometer to the correct value for your current location and altitude Note the difference between the displayed altitude and the actual altitude for your location Navigate to the Altitude Adjustment menu by pressing SETUP gt MORE gt ALTADJ Increment or decrement the value of the altitude until the EFIS D100 altitude corresponds to that of the current location of your plane See diagram below for more information When the barometer on the unit is set correctly the displayed altitude is wrong by a constant amount Ensure that your power supply is capable of supplying at least 1 5 Amps and that it is at least 10 Volts The unit blinks a blue screen continuously when on If after verifying that you have met these two conditions the unit does not operate normally it may be necessary to contact Dynon Avionics ee a n e 34 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 d V m m m VQ W W W W 1 ir VVUYVYUVVVIIVIIIIVIVI IVD IVVG a IH 4 M Alert Messages The following table describes the error warning messages that the EFIS D100 could display The meaning of the message is given here as well as information
34. perating the menu system The operation section SCM 12 01 30 e 23205 provides a more detailed look at each of the functions that POWER BARO BUGS CHKLST MORE EXIT can be accessed via the menu system S ee aa Re zal ae N 26 2005 EFIS DIOO User s Guide a gt MENU FUNCTIONS _ E Overview The EFIS D100 menu system is designed to be as unobtrusive and easy to navigate as possible The following is a look at the general operation of the menu system After reading this section you should be comfortable with basic navigation of the menu system The following few points will give you a basic understanding of the menu system allowing you to better understand the more in depth Operation section below On the following page is a look at the main menu level flow e When no menus are displayed pressing any button brings up Main Menu 1 The menu system operates as a hierarchy When in any of the main menus pressing a button with the exception of EXIT which removes the currently displayed menu will show the next level down in the hierarchy For ease of navigation a tab located just above the currently displayed menu alerts you to the context of the menu Button 6 on the far right is the universal back out button o Inany of the main menus it is labeled EXIT and will remove the menus from the screen completely o nany other menu it is labeled BACK and will display the menu above the current one in the hierarch
35. s to adjust the displayed pitch once you are flying straight and level and can observe that a non zero pitch is achieved From the SETUP submenu press the PITCH button This will display the pitch adjust submenu From there simply increment INC or decrement DEC the displayed pitch until the screen shows a zero pitch This value is remembered by the unit and used on all subsequent flights Keep in mind that you must change it back 1f you intend for the setting to be only temporary due to an unusual weight load for example SETUP BIER PITCH KUNITS abe 10 NS ee Change displayed units In the UNITS submenu you will see two toggles for Airspeed and Altitude units The current release of EFIS D100 software supports airspeed units of Knots and Miles Hour and altitude units of only feet Future versions will support more options than these To change airspeed units between knots mph and km hr simply press either button 1 or button 2 which UNITS PYAAR TEMP CELCUS BARO IN HB NORE BACK 18 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 dm ni ala an d lll et s a Oo Ml sa VUVUVOUOVOUULELELELEELEL lt E JU a Te ANE a corresponds to the SPD label As mentioned the only option for altitude units is Feet thus you are not able to toggle this value Pressing MORE displays the next set of units which you can change You can toggle temperature display used for outside air temperature between C
36. se refer to the EFIS D100 Installation Guide Main Unit EDC D10A e The display is a 400 nit LCD screen much brighter than most laptop displays e Attitude information is obtained from 3 solid state gyrometers 3 solid state accelerometers and the airspeed pressure sensor Heading information is obtained from 3 solid state magnetometers Airspeed altitude and angle of attack are obtained from three separate pressure transducers e User interaction takes place via the 6 buttons along the bottom of the front panel of the unit Feedback is given via short text messages along the bottom of the screen Internal Battery e The internal battery is an optional accessory to the EFIS D100 allowing the unit to operate in the event of an external power failure e The lithium ion battery is rechargeable and is managed by the EFIS D100 whenever an external power source ts connected If the always on Keep Alive circuit is connected the EFIS D100 wili continue to charge the internal battery even if the unit is turned off This ensures that your internal emergency battery is always ready to use 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide G e Under normal conditions the internal battery should have a voltage between 13 to 16 8 Volts You wili receive a low battery warning when the voltage drops below 13 volts e When new a fully charged internal battery is rated for a minimum of 2 hours of normal operation with the EFIS D100 e Ifthe EFIS D100 has
37. switched to its internal emergency battery due to a power loss in your airplane it is advised that you land as soon as possible 4 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 ij zn ah n i Ai AB Ah AL Mh oh Mao Be Ar v wr e 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 4 a gt QUICK OVERVIEW oe ee This section is meant to give experienced pilots and technicians an easy way to get started with the EFIS D100 However it is suggested that you read the entire manual and familiarize yourself with the EFIS D100 before using it in flight This section assumes that you have completed the installation as described in the EFIS D100 Installation Guide and performed all relevant calibration routines The section first takes you on a tour of the main onscreen elements Then it gives you an overview of the menu system For a more detailed look at the many functions of the menu system refer to the Menu Functions section below this one 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide Onscreen Elements This section will give vou a quick look at every piece of information available to vou onsereen Below you will find a diagram showing vou ata glance the defaut screen elements Following that is a more detailed look at each item Additionally some items like the VSI and the G meter are not shown by default but are dealt with in the next section on the menu system Bank A nga Gyro stad izad Magnebc H
38. t the barometer to a standard day press button 3 corresponding to 29 92 or 1013 depending on your current barometer units BUGS Setting Bug Markers plo 23 54 27 T a TRE UU ae You have the ability to set a bug on any or all of the three tapes The setting and toggling of heading airspeed and altitude markers works essentially the same however a description is provided for setting cach type of bug As can be seen by the diagram pressing the BUGS button displays the BUGS submenu From there you may choose HDG IAS or ALT Heading To set a marker bug at a target heading press BUGS while in Main Menu 1 This will bring you to the BUGS submenu as seen above Choosing the HDG option will bring you to the HDG submenu Pressing the TOGGLE button will toggle the currently set heading bug display on the horizontal heading bar A white arrow located on the heading tape at the target heading represents the bug Upon entry into the Heading Bug menu the Set Value dialog box is displayed in the lower center of the display Press SEL to select which digit to change and buttons 4 DEC and 5 INC to decrease and increase each digit s value respectively Press the SYNC button to synchronize the heading bug to your current heading 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide 15 a As you increment or decrement the heading bug value it will rollover at 360 degrees returning the value to 0 If you have the bug toggled on you will scc the arrow
39. titude is above sea level 26 4s attitude 0000 to 9999 altitude in units of meters or positive means plane is turning right 31 34 35 37 i3 3 TumRate 000 to 999 1 10 degrees second rate of yaw change oro queues or positive means plane is experiencing leftward lateral acceleration Sign 35 2 LateralG s 001099 lateral G s in units of 1 100 G 99 0 99 G s moro yaos or positive means plane is experiencing upward vertical acceleration Sig 00 to 99 vertical G s in units of 1 10 G 99 9 9 G s 2 Angle of 00 to 99 percentage of stall angle Attack s Je Status Bitmask An internal use status bitmask containing 24 bits as a ee RW QW 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide 29 Product ID Ascii hex Dynon product ID 01 EFIS D100 10 EFIS D10 03 EMS D10 04 EFIS D100 The ascii hex 2 byte sum of all 49 preceding bytes CR LF Carriage Return Linefeed 0x0D 0x0A As an example the following is what one line of serial data looks like 00082119 058 00541301200 91414 011 01 15003EA0C70LA4 lt CR gt lt LF gt This serial data can be logged using any standard serial terminal program such as Hyper Terminal it can then be parsed into its respective columns by many spreadsheet programs including Microsoft Excel 30 EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 eB B D D OD O0 m0 s s s s s s amp amp w d 4 vv
40. tus text following the colon aon ae shows the current status of the 12 24 toggle CLUITR 0 07 56 1 N29 92 de display i RLTBRR ALXDIGIZGSBAR LASDLONRRO AR MN Show hide display items Li ui EJUS From the SETUP submenu press button 5 EN corresponding to CLUTTR The Clutter Menu will CLUTTRE Greg eam 49 92 i HORSE CB SOS LURNRTJON RRR R een oF appear with the first four options Each option corresponds to an item on the screen that can be turned on and off As with all other menu items these options CLUTTRE takki ae are abbreviated to commands containing 6 letters or CLOCKd BOR EIBORBEEATHZN PIER Enos IEEE fewer Four toggle options are listed per menu line 230 7 7 EFIS DIOO User s Guide 82672005 amp 9 Q n V YN CN i iN 9 C ww Ww 09 9 se Y VUNUNUUREL LLL LHLLHLOLULOEOO LT a Pressing a button corresponding to one of these four options wil turn the respective onscreen item on or off depending on its current state The first four options are ALTBAR altitude moving tape ALTDIG altitude digital readout IASBAR airspeed moving tape and IASDIG airspeed digital readout By pressing button 5 corresponding to MORE on the menu readout four more choices are presented These are HDG moving heading tape LATBAL latera acceleration ball TURNRT turn rate indicator and AOABAR angle of attack tape Pressing button 5 corresponding to MORE will display a third menu of
41. v vv G Glossary Accelerometer Analog Angle Of Attack Attitude Digital Gyro Heading Magnetic field sensor 8 26 2005 We use accelerometers in the EFIS DIOA to measure the acceleration of the aircraft which is an important factor in determining the pitch and roll of the aircraft The accelerometers used in the EFIS D10A are solid state Micro electromechanical Systems or MEMS accelerometers Describes signals that can have an infinite number of values All of the EFIS DIOA s transducers sample analog values such as the earth s magnetic force acceleration and pressure The acute angle between the chord of an airfoil and a line representing the undisturbed relative airflow The rotational status of the unit with respect to the surface of the earth displayed on the main screen using an artificial horizon line Describes signals that have discreet values Much of the EFIS D10OA is based on digital technology This means that analog values that are brought in by the various transducers are converted into a digital format to be read and interpreted by the onboard microprocessors The EFIS D10A uses solid state rate gyros to measure the rate of rotation around each of X Y and Z axes These provide to the attitude equation information about rotation rates and they are integrated to provide position information The line along which the unit moves with respect to the earth s magnetic north pole measured in degre
42. y All menus have a tab directly above the left side of the menu line alerting the user to the context of the menu For example when in the barometer setting menu the text BARO is visible in the tab above the left side of the displayed menu EFIS D100 User s Guide 8 26 2005 4 A a Fs hi As A32 Aa en oe Oo Oo ee Oe On OO OS Oe e When changing values barometer valuc clock timer etc pressing and holding either the INC or DEC button to change values will cause the rate of change to increase e All text for buttons is limited to 6 characters to minimize the amount of screen space the menus take up As a result many words are abbreviated such as MLITRY for military and BARO for barometer Main Menu Flow The following diagram shows the basic flow of the main menu system The OATSET option will only be available if you have selected OAT not installed in the SETUP menu As with all other menus pressing MORE will show more options that are on the current hicrarchical level 3 34 27 a EDS 8 26 2005 EFIS D100 User s Guide 13 Operation This section will guide you through each of main menu selections and their sub menus POWER Power on off 320 When the EFIS D100 is turned off but still has a power 3 mI source via one of the three power inputs pressing the far left JJ ex Du ei m button will turn the unit on Likewise once the unit is on EF ree sya Bi and either no menus or Main Menu are displayed
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