PowerFLARM Core Manual v.150 International
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Parts List
Your PowerFLARM Core contains the following parts:
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1 Core (golden metallic box)
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1 FLARM radio antenna with 1m/3ft cable and SMA connector
marked RED
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1 GPS antenna with 2m/6ft cable
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1 PCAS/ADS-B antenna with 1m/3ft cable and SMA connector
marked BLUE
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1 power / data cable D-Sub DE9 with 1m/3ft cable and an
open-cut end
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1 USB extension cable (deliveries after January, 2014)
The supplied antennas are suitable for in-cabin installation only.
See the Installation section for considerations when using external
antennas.
PowerFLARM Core does not have an integrated display, but con-
nects to a wide range of display interfaces, PDA’s, on-board flight
computers, moving map applications and MFD.
The typical installation connects to a Remote PowerFLARM Display.
Suitable cables providing power and data are delivered with the
display.
Cable extensions, a choice of antennas and other accessories are
available from your PowerFLARM dealer.
Working Principle
Based on GPS and the pressure sensor, PowerFLARM predicts your
short-term future flight path and continuously transmits this to
nearby aircraft by a digital radio message. FLARM-compatible sys-
tems in nearby aircraft receive your radio message and send you a
similar message with their data. With such you not only know the
whereabouts of aircraft around you, your Core is also able to calcu-
late conflicting flight patterns and alert you of such traffic on a suit-
ed display (FLARM functionality).
PowerFLARM also receives data from aircraft with transponders
(Mode C and S) or ADS-B OUT (1090ES), and uses these messages
for traffic information and alerts (PCAS functionality).
