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AE300-Wizard

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E4.08.09

AE_xx_000

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Electric/Electronic

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User Guide

AE300-Wizard

User Guide

Date:

Wiener Neustadt, 2019-09-03

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Austro Engine GmbH

Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 11
2700 Wiener Neustadt
AUSTRIA / EUROPE

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Summary of Contents for AE300-Wizard

Page 1: ...bH Rudolf Diesel Stra e 11 2700 Wiener Neustadt AUSTRIA EUROPE Revision 13 These technical data and the information contained therein are the property of Austro Engine GmbH and may not be reproduced e...

Page 2: ...aimer 12 2 Limitations 13 3 Requirements 14 3 1 Software 14 3 1 1 Operating System 14 3 1 2 NET Environment 14 3 1 3 Visual C Runtime Library 14 3 1 4 Driver for USB CAN Adapter 14 3 1 5 AE300 Wizard...

Page 3: ...25 7 1 1 Primary Display Left Page 25 7 1 1 1 Maintenance Tab 25 7 1 1 2 Engine Logs Tab 25 7 1 1 3 Live View Tab 26 7 2 Maintenance Mode 27 7 2 1 Primary Display Left Page 27 7 2 1 1 Maintenance Tab...

Page 4: ...8 3 1 2 Live View Expert Mode 61 8 3 1 3 Live View Aux Signal 61 8 3 2 Live View Online Analysis using Pre Defined Measurements 61 8 3 3 Live View Online Analysis Using User Defined Measurements 63 8...

Page 5: ...11 2 Sending Maintenance Information 87 12 Appendices 88 12 1 Error Messages of the AE300 Wizard 88 12 2 Details Freeze Frame 88 12 2 1 Combined Engine Status 88 12 3 Details Event Recorder 88 12 3 1...

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Page 7: ...onali ty Live View Engine Log offline analysis GUI Mannsberger 2009 12 18 5 Error corrections Mannsberger 2010 01 15 6 Update to include Wizard V1200 new functionali ty ECU SW update compressed encryp...

Page 8: ...synonymously to EECU EECU Electronic Engine Control Unit EECS Electronic Engine Control System EEPROM Electric Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory E E Electric Electronic System Engineering departm...

Page 9: ...DF is a file format which enables presentation and exchange of documents independent of the original software hardware or operating system Originally developed by Adobe PDF is now an open stand ard of...

Page 10: ...and will allow AE to provide full After Sales support Pro duction activities like necessary coding of variants and serial numbers configuring software writing RTC etc will be provided for AE use only...

Page 11: ...by law you may not use copy re produce translate broadcast modify license transmit distribute exhibit perform publish or display any part in any form or by any means Reverse engineering disassembly o...

Page 12: ...7 6 Third Party Content Products and Services Disclaimer This software or hardware and documentation may provide access to or information about content products and services from third parties Austro...

Page 13: ...following limitations Use only in conjunction with the Austro Engine AE300 series engine Use only with an Austro Engine EECU part number E4B 92 000 000 Use no other device parallel to the AE300 Wizard...

Page 14: ...1 2 NET Environment The minimum requirement for MS Net Framework is version 4 0 with Service Pack 2 German or English language version dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64 exe This version is supplied on the AE30...

Page 15: ...E300 Wizard is required to physically con nect to the CAN bus of the EECU It connects to a USB port at least USB 2 0 of the PC sys tem on one end and provides a CAN bus male connector on the other Add...

Page 16: ...ronic Type User Guide 3 3 Aircraft 3 3 1 Ground Power Supply For diagnostic sessions to be performed while the engine is NOT running it is important to avoid draining the aircraft battery Therefore it...

Page 17: ...German Als Administrator ausf hren to execute the sequence of required steps Note If you do not have installed NET environment the version 4 0 will be installed and the PC usually reboots after instal...

Page 18: ...installation of PCAN USB driver 4 3 3 AE300 Wizard and Visual C Runtime Library The AE300 Wizard is provided as an MS Installer package Data AE_Wizard msi Double clicking on the file name initiates t...

Page 19: ...your PC system e g on the Desktop for later use 5 2 Remove Previous AE300 Wizard Version To avoid possible incompatibilities between previously installed libraries and new versions in cluded in the n...

Page 20: ...iagnostic functions which do not interfere with engine control are allowed by the ECU firmware Engine Data tab on the right page displays real time engine data and status continu ously for BOTH ECUs N...

Page 21: ...wer supply is available the harness connector to the alternator has to be disconnected see maintenance manual for location of the connector For aircraft equipped with alternator regulators part number...

Page 22: ...nse type of USB CAN adapter used If no USB CAN adapter could be found the following dialog box will be displayed In this case no interactive diagnostic session with an ECU will be possible After accep...

Page 23: ...t there are en tries in the Fault Code Memory Pressing Read Fault Code Memory will provide more details e g Pressing Clear Fault Code Memory will provide an auto save functionality The DTC Diagnostic...

Page 24: ...ansfer the screenshot into the clipboard memory Start the graphics program e g MS Paint or word processor e g MS Word of your choice and press Ctrl plus V key simultaneously to insert the screenshot f...

Page 25: ...ation does not require a USB CAN adapter dongle as described in chapter 6 4 Start of Diagnostic Session on page 22 It is very useful to analyze and interpret down loaded data or to define measurement...

Page 26: ...e LiveView Config Check boxes to Switch from standard to expert mode to gain access to over 150 internal ECU signals Enable an auxiliary signal which might be used on request by Austro Engine support...

Page 27: ...entry fields while the right hand page will display information gathered from the EECU Tabs on the top of each page are to be used to select the type of infor mation to be displayed 7 2 1 Primary Disp...

Page 28: ...operating statistics Read Statistics Load and display an event recorder HexDump Load EvRec Download event recorder data and save the HexDump file Save EvRec Load display and interactively work with t...

Page 29: ...of Live View signals to be recorded from each ECU ECU A B Signals Select one of 5 predefined measurements for display and recording of relevant Live View signal sets Boost Pressure Test PowerLever Tes...

Page 30: ...usage over its total live time 8 predefined physical parameters are sampled once per second and it is accumulated how many hours the engine has been operated in one of 8 ranges of these specified phys...

Page 31: ...l conditions have been logged at the time the failure occurred Each DTC has its own set of predefined envi ronmental conditions relevant to the failure Time stamp day of month hours minutes and second...

Page 32: ...s and or result of the SW update success failure statement or error information and recommended further steps Buttons to Select the SW to be written into the ECU Load Flash Container Cancel the update...

Page 33: ...wnloaded from the ECUs into a file together with en gine EECU ID Save IQA data to file Load IQA data from a file into the input fields of each cylinder Load IQA data from file Write IQA data from the...

Page 34: ...an be read and interpreted by maintenance organizations The counters used to develop the statistical engine data engine and ECU run times as well as the real time clocks RTC cannot be reset nor modifi...

Page 35: ...cal format 8 1 2 1 Table Format Steps 1 Connect to ECU 2 Select Engine Logs tab 3 Click on Read Statistics button Information For example the lower table indicates that so far the engine has spent 1 8...

Page 36: ...r Graph Format Steps 1 Connect to ECU 2 Select Engine Logs tab 3 Click on Read Statistics button 4 Click on Show Hide Chart for ECU A 5 Click on Show Hide Chart for ECU B 6 Select the physical paramet...

Page 37: ...rd Document No E4 08 09 E4 Revision 13 Page 37 of 89 Copyright 2019 Austro Engine GmbH Dept Electric Electronic Type User Guide Gearbox oil temperature Battery voltage Atmospheric pressure Power lever...

Page 38: ...the Fault Code Memory on page 48 will ensure to clear any false FCM entries Before attempting to download event recorder or data logger data the aircraft shall be set up to use ground power and the f...

Page 39: ...n page 34 es pecially the contents of the engine statistics counters will be downloaded from the EECU Fault Code Memory Each AE300 ECU saves failure information into a non volatile Fault Code Memory F...

Page 40: ...tivation e g fuel pressure too low while other events will be recorded but will not be accompanied by an activation of the caution lamp e g propeller speed deviation below normal range To download and...

Page 41: ...asured after the electric fuel pump Gearbox oil temperature Engine oil temperature Duty cycle of propeller actuator combined d c ranging from 100 to 100 Engine status combined bit mask see appendix 12...

Page 42: ...Dept Electric Electronic Type User Guide Steps 1 Connect to ECU 2 Select Engine Logs tab 3 Click on Save DataLog button 4 Select file name for the data logger file DataLog_YYYYMMDD ae3 5 Press Save t...

Page 43: ...er number of recent flight hours to be downloaded 4 Click on Save DataLog Fraction button 5 Select file name for the data logger file DataLog_YYYYMMDD ae3 6 Press Save to store to My Documents Austro...

Page 44: ...n will be done automatically by the AE300 Wizard when reading the FCM For this DTC all 4 error types have been defined and have the following meaning MAX Short circuit to BATT of BPA power stage outpu...

Page 45: ...nvironmental conditions sampled at the time of fail ure are stored in the FCM This set of environmental conditions is called freeze frame For each possible DTC a specific freeze frame has been defined...

Page 46: ...ive in FCM Upper window in left hand page Maintenance tab displays the FCM contents of ECU A specifically the summary of the last occurrence of each DTC stored in the FCM All fault entries marked in t...

Page 47: ...when the engine is killed e g via electric master OFF without enough time to go through its afterrun phase where the house keeping tasks like writing the lead out are being per formed This is no seve...

Page 48: ...g or downloading of event recorder data log ger data the FCM should be reset cleared to have a fresh starting point for the next routine maintenance Steps 1 Connect to ECU 2 Select Maintenance tab 3 C...

Page 49: ...with a name of the form Engine_Log_YYYYMMDD ae3 8 2 7 1 Displaying Fault Code Memory Entries The content of the FCM will be presented in the same way as it would be seen in interactive mode Informatio...

Page 50: ...and page 8 2 7 2 Displaying Engine Operational Statistics The content of the engine statistics counters will be presented in the same way as it would be seen in interactive mode Perform steps 1 throug...

Page 51: ...aded from the aircraft earlier in the convenience of an office desk and without draining the aircraft battery like during an interactive live diagnostic session Since AE300 Wizard version 1 2 0 xxx th...

Page 52: ...ck to normal now Example Interpretation April 15th 2009 at 8 37 39 DTC 1E34 event status 00000001 event count 122h DTC 1E34 is a rail pressure operating range event of the type MIN The code is auto ma...

Page 53: ...ng the checkboxes upper left corner Select or unselect specific DTC codes by using the checkboxes Deselect Select all events by using the button Deselect all Events Select specified DTC codes by using...

Page 54: ...ump file downloaded from the aircraft earlier in the convenience of an office desk and without draining the aircraft battery like during an interactive live diagnos tic session Since AE300 Wizard vers...

Page 55: ...ed as explained in chapter 6 6 Saving Screenshots from Data Displays on page 24 8 2 9 2 Interpreting the Data Logger Display When interpreting data logger displays the following facts should be observ...

Page 56: ...press for accurate positioning Due to op erating system compatibility issues this feature is currently not working and will be re activated in a future release The signal of the barometric air pressu...

Page 57: ...eller speed At time line 3380 3360 the propeller self test takes place indicated by two distinctive 1900 rpm humps while the power lever is at idle 0 Power lever position After start up and taxi varia...

Page 58: ...2 CAN bus signals of the above mentioned 74 signals permanent avail able 8 3 1 Live View Online Analysis and Recording With this functionality a selectable set recording set of EECU internal signals c...

Page 59: ...y voltage Boost pressure actuator BPA duty cycle Boost pressure Boost pressure set point Coolant temperature Coolant temperature rate of change 5 Press Record Live View button 6 Select the set of sign...

Page 60: ...he Save button 10 Measurement runs from left to right Actual signal values Graphical display of signal values over time 11 Click on point of signal to display timestamp name and value 12 Press Stop bu...

Page 61: ...ensor voltages can be monitored individual sensors of redundant sets can be monitored i e power lever adjustment contents of status or error registers status of internal state machines 6 Press the Rec...

Page 62: ...est problems or after governor replace ment Rail Pressure test e g to troubleshoot problems in the high pressure fuel system Ca Cr Angle Test e g to troubleshoot problems with the timing chain Steps 1...

Page 63: ...Config pre defined by the user or another maintenance support organization is used to automatically set the mode of operation standard user sample interval and set of signals Steps 1 Connect to ECU 2...

Page 64: ...Saving a LiveView Config Here a user can define save and reuse his or her own LiveView Config which defines mode of operation standard user sample interval and signal sets for recurring measurements...

Page 65: ...echnician at the office or by an Austro Engine expert in case of escalated situations Steps 1 Enter offline mode by running the AE300 Wizard without CAN adapter 2 Go to Live View tab 3 Press Load Live...

Page 66: ...3 4 2 Live View Importing Live View Recordings to access the Live View window displaying the recording 2 Only the first top signal of the recorded signal set is displayed automatically 3 Use navigatio...

Page 67: ...ap ter 8 3 3 Live View Online Analysis Using User Defined Measurements on page 63 8 3 5 2 Live View Data saved during Measurements Recordings saved during applicable Live View sessions can optionally...

Page 68: ...the case of the AE300 engine using 4 injectors the variation for low injection quantities would cause rough idling while the variations for high injection quantities would impact the maximum power de...

Page 69: ...1 2 Reading IQA Codes This allows to see the IQA codes currently stored and used by the EECU Steps 1 Enter Qualified Maintenance mode 2 Select IQA tab 3 Click on Read ALL Cylinders button The IQA cod...

Page 70: ...serial_YYYYMMDDhhmmss ae3 while prior to version 1 2 0 xxx the files where saved in XML format and a name of the form IQA_eng serial_YYYYMMDDhhmmss xml Steps 1 Enter Qualified Maintenance mode 2 Sele...

Page 71: ...5PP83S to be installed into cylinder 3 1 Enter Qualified Maintenance mode 2 Select IQA tab 3 Click on Read ALL Cylinders button 4 Position mouse cursor into input field of Cyl 3 and enter IQA code 5P...

Page 72: ...also been printed on the injector housing which besides some other data contains the IQA code in machine readable form 1 DataMatrix code 2 IQA Code A special handheld scanner is available from Austro...

Page 73: ...di rectly from the installed injectors the turbo charger and the injector cover of the engine has to be removed and reinstalled see Maintenance Manual AE 300 document number E4 08 04 After installing...

Page 74: ...le saved from the previous EECU 5 Click on Load IQA data from file button 6 Select Wizard files or XML format 7 Select filename 8 Click on Open button 9 The IQA data read in from the file will be fill...

Page 76: ...er for E4 or E4P engine rr Revision of flash container e g 01 VCxx Major revision of ECU SW e g VC33 t Engine type e g 0 for E4 B DA42 1 for E4 A DA40 yy Minor revision of ECU SW e g 05 ds Data set re...

Page 77: ...e name Flash_Autosave_Engine_Log_YYYYMMDD_hhmmss ae3 Step 2 ECU A will be updated Step 3 ECU B will be updated Step 4 The FCMs of both ECUs will be checked for flash memory errors Step 5 The maintenan...

Page 78: ...cuments Austro Engine AE300 Wizard Flash Steps 1 Set up the aircraft for a diagnosis session as described in chapter 6 3 2 Engine not Running on page 20 estimated time to perform the update is about 5...

Page 79: ...sful update RED MESSAGE BOX continue with step 8a next page 8 Reconnect to ECU 9 Save an engine log as described in section 8 2 1 Engine Log File on page 39 for documentation purposes 10 Use the check...

Page 80: ...Wizard Engine_Log as Flash_Autosave_Engine_Log_YYYYMMDD_hhmmss ae3 2 Logfile of the software update process In My Documents Austro Engine AE300 Wizard Flash as FlashLog_EECU Serial number_YYYYMMDD_hhm...

Page 81: ...2019 Austro Engine GmbH Dept Electric Electronic Type User Guide 8b If the information in the RED MESSAGE BOX after an unsuccessful software update asks to call Austro Engine After Sales for support...

Page 82: ...tware update If the AE300 Wizard is not able to establish connection to any of the ECUs then it will not offer any option to continue or retry the update but will ask the operator to contact Austro En...

Page 83: ...on ground battery voltage high enough etc before commencing or abort ing the update session For example battery voltage is too low 10 5 2 Automatic Retries A hierarchy of retries has been implemented...

Page 84: ...tware update session The maintenance technician can abort at any time by clicking on the Cancel button during a software update session Unexpected and unrecoverable by automatic retries events during...

Page 85: ...about the detected problem Depending on the type of problem detected by the AE300 Wizard the information in the message box will either suggest a manual restart of the software update by the maintena...

Page 86: ...ion on both ECUs If these checks don t show any problems or inconsistencies the FCM of both ECUs will be cleared and a GREEN MESSAGE BOX will inform the maintenance technician about the successful sof...

Page 87: ...er data in HexDump format from the EECU and save it to the PC 11 1 3 Third Step Data Logger File As described in chapters 8 2 3 Data Logger File Full Flight Time on page 41 and 8 2 3 Partial Data Logg...

Page 88: ...CU A 1 ECU B 6 Voter decision 0 ECU A 1 ECU B 7 1 ECU is passive 0 ECU is active Table 5 Combined Engine Status Note 1 Bit 0 is the least significant bit or the right most position of the bit mask 2 I...

Page 89: ...e set and the self test will start 1 1 No failure pending a 0 here would indicate a previous failure status is pre venting the self test from starting 2 1 bit 5 AND bit 6 are set to 1 3 1 Request of t...

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