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Flybox

VIGILUS

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Operating manual

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Rev. 1.0

AMP SETUP MENU:

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GB T (GEARBOX TEMPERATURE) SETUP MENU:

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ROTOR SETUP MENU:

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1.3.5 GLOBAL SETTINGS MENU:

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AIRCRAFT SETUP

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GPS SETUP

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SERIAL PORTS SETUP

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AUDIO SETTINGS

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UNITS SETUP

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PAGES SETUP

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1.3.6 FUEL COMPUTER MENU:

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1.3.7 ABOUT MENU:

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1.3.8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE MENU:

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1.3.9 BACKUP AND RESTORE MENU:

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1.4 FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER CALIBRATION

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1.5 FUEL LEVEL SENSORS CALIBRATION

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1.5.1 FUEL LEVEL SENSORS CHECKINGS

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1.6 FUEL COMPUTER ACTIVATION

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SECTION 2

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2.1 USING THE VIGILUS

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Summary of Contents for Vigilus

Page 1: ...Revision 1 0 18 7 2017 For firmware version 2 14 Flybox Operating manual ...

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Page 3: ...SECTIONS INSTRUMENT CONFIGURATION OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...

Page 4: ...as to create a compact but complete Engine Information System easy to install and use SYMBOLS USED IN THE MANUAL NOTE Used to highlight important informations CAUTION Used to warn the user and indicate a potentially hazardous situation or improper use of the product WARNING Used to indicate a dangerous situation that can cause personal injury or death if the instruction is disregarded ...

Page 5: ...ON The pilot must understand the operation of this instrument prior to flight and must not allow anyone to use it without knowing the operation Don t use this instrument in flight until you are sure of the correct operating of the same CAUTION When the installation is finished you must do a test prior to flight switching on all the possible source of electric noise and checking the properly operat...

Page 6: ...uments to recognize eventual malfunctions IMPORTANT If you do not agree with the notices above do not install this instrument in your aircraft but return the product for a refund Microel s r l reserves the right to change or improve its products Information in this document is subject to changes without notice WARNING For safety reasons the Vigilus operational procedures must be learned on the gro...

Page 7: ...3 1 ENTERING BROWSING THE MENUs 14 1 3 2 MAIN MENU 16 1 3 3 SETTINGS MENU 16 1 3 4 INSTRUMENTS MENU 16 EGT SETUP MENU 17 CHT SETUP MENU 19 OAT OUTSIDE AIR TEMP SETUP MENU 22 CAT CARBURETOR AIR TEMP SETUP MENU 23 FUEL PRESSURE SETUP MENU 24 FUEL LEVEL SETUP MENU 26 OIL PRESSURE SETUP MENU 28 OIL TEMPERATURE SETUP MENU 30 RPM SETUP MENU 32 MAP SETUP MENU 33 VOLT SETUP MENU 34 ...

Page 8: ...UP 43 SERIAL PORTS SETUP 43 AUDIO SETTINGS 44 UNITS SETUP 45 PAGES SETUP 46 1 3 6 FUEL COMPUTER MENU 47 1 3 7 ABOUT MENU 49 1 3 8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE MENU 50 1 3 9 BACKUP AND RESTORE MENU 51 1 4 FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER CALIBRATION 52 1 5 FUEL LEVEL SENSORS CALIBRATION 54 1 5 1 FUEL LEVEL SENSORS CHECKINGS 58 1 6 FUEL COMPUTER ACTIVATION 59 SECTION 2 60 2 1 USING THE VIGILUS 60 ...

Page 9: ...MPERATURE PAGE 68 2 3 PAGE2 Chronometer page 69 2 4 PAGE3 Fuel management page 71 2 5 PAGE4 Hourmeter page 75 SECTION 3 77 3 1 ALARMS 77 3 2 SENSOR ALARMS 78 SECTION 4 79 4 1 DATALOGGER 79 SECTION 5 84 5 1 VIGILUS DEFAULT CONFIGURATION TABLE 84 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 86 WARRANTY 88 ...

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Page 11: ...will be furnished It is responsibility of the user to check during the first flights and over time the goodness of the calibration and therefore the instrument indications The verification can be done in any moment for example b y simply checking the quantity put to fill the tank if you k n o w that the tank filled contain 40 liters and the Vigilus i n d i c a t e as remaining quantity 10 0 liter ...

Page 12: ...ns may be wrong even if the nominal K factor is correct for the fuel flow transducer used After calibration the K factor should have been calculated automatically and at best for every single installation You must still check for some time if the remaining quantity indicated are reliable compared to the refuelling performed For example if the instrument indicate a remaining quantity of 35 liters a...

Page 13: ...enus it s always indicated the meaning of the pushbuttons for example exit back etc Display cleaning To clean the display use the supplied smooth cloth slightly moistened with cleaner Use a cleaner that is specified as safe for anti reflective coatings CAUTION Avoid any chemical cleaners or solvents that can damage the display anti reflective coating or plastic components Do not use cleaners conta...

Page 14: ...for 1 second to enter in the main menu Press the EXIT pushbutton to exit the menu Rotate the knob to select an item of the menu Click the knob to enter in the selected item For example to change the display brightness Rotate the knob to select the Brightness item Click the knob and the item become highlighted in flashing red it means that you can edit this value by rotating the knob Click again th...

Page 15: ...elect the parameter that you want to edit the selected parameter is highligted in red If you don t want to store the new value press Esc pushbutton to cancel the editing or press Exit pushbutton to exit the menu and return to the main pages If you click the knob the highlight become flashing red to indicate that you are editing that parameter Rotate the knob to change the value and press the knob ...

Page 16: ...e 16 Data Logger enter in the datalogger menu see section 4 Settings enter in the settings menu see next chapter 1 3 2 MAIN MENU 1 3 3 SETTINGS MENU 1 3 4 INSTRUMENTS MENU On this menu you can set all the parameters for each available measurement On the right window there is a preview of the thresolds for the selected item click the knob to enter in a item ...

Page 17: ...lean installation with this feature it s possible to reassign or disable the different EGT inputs available in the remote module for example you can assign the input 1 of the remote module EGT SETUP MENU EGT THRESHOLDS SUBMENU EGT MAPPING SUBMENU to the engine cylinder 3 and so on You can also disable each inputs useful for example if a sensor fails and you don t want to display the indication for...

Page 18: ...n If set to OFF the user must manually reset the alarm indication even if the measurement that activated this alarm has dropped below the alarm threshold default ON Out map you can choose to enable one of the four outputs available on the remote module when the alarm is activated useful for example to turn on an alarm light on the cockpit Set to zero to disable this function default 0 Unit C F Set...

Page 19: ...lean installation with this feature it s possible to reassign or disable the different CHT inputs available in the remote module for example you can assign the input 1 of the remote module CHT THRESHOLDS SUBMENU CHT MAPPING SUBMENU to the engine cylinder 3 and so on You can also disable each inputs useful for example if a sensor fails and you don t want to display the indication for that sensor CH...

Page 20: ...nsor is referred to the cylinder 2 while the second input of the remote module where is connected the second sensor is referred to the cylinder 3 the third and fourth inputs are disabled Enab OFF Alarm ON OFF enable disable the alarm alert indication on display that occurs when a CHT measurement exceeds the red threshold default ON CHT ALARMS SUBMENU Voice ON OFF enable disable the audio alert not...

Page 21: ...ctivated useful for example to turn on an alarm light on the cockpit Set to zero to disable this function default 0 Type Select the type of CHT sensors installed TCJ J type thermocouples P1K PT1000 resistive sensors ROX standard ROTAX CHT sensors default NOTE It s not possible to mix different type of CHT sensors i e 2 Rotax 2 thermocouples Unit C F Set the unit of measure for the CHT temperatures...

Page 22: ...stive sensors default NO No sensor installed disable the indication Unit C F Set the unit of measure for the OAT temperature choose between Celsius C or Fahrenheit F Default C Filter This parameter affect the readings and the gauges displayed a low value means that the readings will be more fast and unfiltered but subject to fluctuations an high value means that the readings will be more slow and ...

Page 23: ... PT1000 resistive sensors default NO No sensor installed disable the indication Unit C F Set the unit of measure for the CAT temperature choose between Celsius C or Fahrenheit F Default C Filter This parameter affect the readings and the gauges displayed a low value means that the readings will be more fast and unfiltered but subject to fluctuations an high value means that the readings will be mo...

Page 24: ...red threshold and the max value top of the bar FUEL P THRESHOLDS SUBMENU Alarm ON OFF enable disable the alarm alert indication on display that occurs when the oil pressure is outside of the green zone either high or low Default ON FUEL P ALARMS SUBMENU Voice ON OFF enable disable the audio alert notification on fuel pressure alarms default ON Instrument configuration ...

Page 25: ...to enable one of the four outputs available on the remote module when the alarm is activated useful for example to turn on an alarm light on the cockpit Set to zero to disable this function default 0 Sensor ON OFF Set to ON if you have installed the fuel pressure sensor set to OFF if you have not installed it the indication will be disabled Default ON Unit Bar Psi Set the unit of measure for the f...

Page 26: ...et the number of fuel level sensors installed and connected to the remote module If you have not connected any fuel level sensors set to zero If you set one tank it will be named Main tank If you set two tanks they will be named Left tank and Right tank Default 2 LEFT MAIN RIGHT TANK SUBMENU Instrument configuration ...

Page 27: ...or the selected tank range 1 40 l default 8l FUEL LEVEL ALARMS SUBMENU Alarm ON OFF enable disable the alarm alert indication on display for the low fuel on any of the available tanks default ON Voice ON OFF enable disable the audio alert notification on low fuel alarms default ON Repeat Set the number of times that the vocal alarm for the fuel levels is repeated on the audio output range 1 5 defa...

Page 28: ...THRESHOLDS SUBMENU Alarm ON OFF enable disable the alarm alert indication on display that occurs when the oil pressure is too low below the low yellow threshold or too high above the high red threshold Default ON OIL P ALARMS SUBMENU Voice ON OFF enable disable the audio alert notification on oil pressure alarms default ON Repeat Set the number of times that the vocal alarm for the oil press is re...

Page 29: ...ated useful for example to turn on an alarm light on the cockpit Set to zero to disable this function default 0 Type set the type of oil pressure sensor installed NO not installed disable the indication RES ROTAX Resistive engine before 2008 05 420 ROTAX 956413 or Flybox 602000 default JAB standard JABIRU sensor Unit Bar Psi Set the unit of measure for the oil pressure indication default bar Filte...

Page 30: ...hreshold and the max value top of the bar OIL T THRESHOLDS SUBMENU Alarm ON OFF enable disable the alarm alert indication on display that occurs when the oil temp is too low below the low yellow threshold only in flight or too high above the high red threshold Default ON OIL T ALARMS SUBMENU Voice ON OFF enable disable the audio alert notification on oil temp alarms default ON Instrument configura...

Page 31: ...xample to turn on an alarm light on the cockpit Set to zero to disable this function default 0 Type set the type of oil temperature sensor installed NO not installed disable the indication ROX standard ROTAX oil temperature sensor default JAB standard JABIRU sensor P1K PT1000 resistive sensor Clearance setpoint to allow warming the oil before takeoff used for the WARMUP READY status indicator Rang...

Page 32: ...ions an high value means that the readings will be more slow and stable range 0 100 default 30 Flight set the RPM required to start the flight timer the flight timer start automatically when the engine s RPM meets or exceeds this parameter for 30 seconds Range 0 9990 default 4000 Trigger set the electrical threshold for the RPM input The number on the right is the actual reading of the RPM to chec...

Page 33: ...This parameter affect the readings and the gauges displayed a low value means that the readings will be more fast and unfiltered but subject to fluctuations an high value means that the readings will be more slow and stable range 0 999 default 200 For Rotax 912 engine tipically this parameter should not be changed let the default value 19 Min Max range is 0 31 Alarm repeat Set the number of times ...

Page 34: ...le disable the alarm alert indication on display that occurs when the voltage is too low below the low red threshold or too high above the high red threshold Default ON VOLT ALARMS SUBMENU Voice ON OFF enable disable the audio alert notification on high or low voltage alarms default ON Repeat Set the number of times that the vocal alarm for the high or low voltage is repeated on the audio output r...

Page 35: ...in the safe zone default ON Out map you can choose to enable one of the four outputs available on the remote module when the alarm is activated useful for example to turn on an alarm light on the cockpit Set to zero to disable this function default 0 Filter This parameter affect the readings and the gauges displayed a low value means that the readings will be more fast and unfiltered but subject t...

Page 36: ... have not installed it the indication will be disabled Default ON AMP Offset Calibration of battery current sensor See Current sensor section in chapter 2 4 of the installation manual for explanation AMP Filter This parameter affect the readings and the gauges displayed a low value means that the readings will be more fast and unfiltered but subject to fluctuations an high value means that the rea...

Page 37: ... bar the yellow threshold the red threshold and the max value top of the bar GEARBOX THRESHOLDS SUBMENU Alarm ON OFF enable disable the alarm alert indication on display that occurs when the gearbox temp is too high above the red threshold Default ON GEARBOX ALARMS SUBMENU Voice ON OFF enable disable the audio alert notification on gearbox temp alarms default ON ...

Page 38: ...fault ON Out map you can choose to enable one of the four outputs available on the remote module when the alarm is activated useful for example to turn on an alarm light on the cockpit Type set the type of oil temperature sensor installed N1K NT1000 resistive sensor default P1K PT1000 resistive sensor ROX ROTAX oil temperature sensor Unit C F Set the unit of measure for the oil temperature choose ...

Page 39: ...low threshold the green threshold the high yellow threshold the red threshold and the max value top of the bar ROTOR THRESHOLDS SUBMENU Alarm ON OFF enable disable the alarm alert indication on display that occurs when the rotor is on a red zone Default ON ROTOR ALARMS SUBMENU Voice ON OFF enable disable the audio alert notification on rotor alarms default ON ...

Page 40: ...ne default ON Out map you can choose to enable one of the four outputs available on the remote module when the alarm is activated useful for example to turn on an alarm light on the cockpit Set to zero to disable this function default 0 100 RPM set the number of rotor rpm that corresponds to the 100 of the rotor speed NOTE The default is zero so you are forced to set the correct value for your hel...

Page 41: ...us is installed in a plane or in a helicopter Eng Select the engine installed in your aircraft Rotax 912 Rotax 914 Rotax 912iS EPAPower Generic By choosing one of the engine presets Rotax 912 Rotax 914 Rotax 912iS EPAPower the Vigilus set all its parameters to the default value for the selected engine Instrument configuration ...

Page 42: ... injection and the number of cylinder After selecting the Generic setup you must manually set also all the other Vigilus parameters and thresholds according to your engine specifications NOTE Since the engine selections reset all the parameters you should set this as the first thing and never change it anymore unless you want to reset all the parameters to the default value Cyl Position Choose the...

Page 43: ... you want to see the time in the UTC time zone default setting or in your local zone If local is selected you should set also the UTC set the offset between your local time and the UTC time SERIAL PORTS SETUP COM1 Setup Enter in the COM1 submenu to choose the Baud Rate This serial port is used to connect an external GPS so the baud rate should be set at the same value set in the external GPS defau...

Page 44: ...US Operating manual 44 Rev 1 0 Global settings menu AUDIO SETTINGS Volume Set the volume for the vocal alarm on the audio output range 0 110 default 103 Set to zero to mute the audio output Instrument configuration ...

Page 45: ...tween Bar or Psi Default Bar Fuel Set the unit of measure for the fuel quantities Choose between liters Lt or US Gallons Gal Default lt This menu globally set the units of measure for all the available indications NOTE When you change the units of measure on this menu all the single units of measure of each indications will be changed accordingly so if you have already set different units of measu...

Page 46: ...ter page Fuel Computer page and Hour meter page the auto return time on the main engine data page The time is in seconds if you set 10 after 10 seconds of showing the selected page Vigilus will return automatically to show the main engine data page To disable the auto return for the selected page set the value to zero Default 0 Instrument configuration ...

Page 47: ...e main engine data page you will have the estimated remainind fuel calculated by the fuel computer NOT the fuel level read by the fuel level sensors Default NO Fuel Unit Set the unit of measure for the fuel quantities Choose between liters Lt or US Gallons Gal Default Lt Space Unit Set the unit of measure for the distances Choose between kilometers km or nautical miles NM Default Km Tank Cap Set t...

Page 48: ...ct to fluctuations an high value means that the readings will be more slow and stable range 0 999 default 100 Calibration Calibration of the K factor of the fuel flow transducer if installed Refer to chapter 1 4 Fuel flow transducer calibration NOTE It s recommended to execute the K factor calibration as soon as possible to have the maximum accuracy in the fuel flow measurements ALARMS SUBMENU Rem...

Page 49: ...quantity for the Balance Alm If the Balance Alm is enabled the Vigilus will activate an alarm every time the quantity of fuel used equals this value showing TANK BALANCE on the display This function is useful to keep balanced two wing tanks switching from one to the other after using a certain quantity of fuel range 0 1 99 9 lt default 10 0 lt Balance Rep Set the number of times that the vocal ala...

Page 50: ...overwritten so before upgrading the firmware move it in another location if you want to keep it The backup function is explained in the next chapter 1 3 8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE MENU This menu is used for upgrading the firmware versions of the Vigilus and the connected remote module using a USB flash drive If you have received the upgrade files for the Vigilus and or remote module copy them in a USB fla...

Page 51: ... of the backup is Backup vig NOTE It s recommended to perform the backup right after finishing to set the instrument and copy the Backup vig file in a safe place to have the opportunity to recall the settings if needed Restore Insert the USB flash drive where you have previously performed the backup or manually copy the backup file Backup vig in a USB flash drive and then click the knob on this it...

Page 52: ...the fuel quantity 3 Burn at least 3 4 of fuel in the tank s a greater amount of burned fuel will increase the accuracy and you can do this step in more flights at the start of each flights you must not add fuel in the tank s and you must select NO REFUEL when asked after turning on the Vigilus 4 Fill the tank s with the exact same level reached in the step 1 accurately measuring the quantity of fu...

Page 53: ...NTER to confirm To exit without saving press ESC 8 When you confirm by pressing ENTER the display will briefly shows the newly calculated K factor and return to the Fuel computer menu The transducer is now calibrated and the K factor is automatically stored in memory you can safely exit the setup menu or turn off the Vigilus NOTE it s recommended to annotate the K factor value so that if you inadv...

Page 54: ...calibration step Choose a proper value considering the tanks capacity and how many calibration steps you want to execute For example with a 40 liters tank and Calibration fuel step set to 2 it s required 40 2 20 calibration steps Consider also that the maximum number of calibration steps that is possible to store in memory for every tank is 50 The Cal steps parameter is used for all the tanks cali...

Page 55: ...rt the calibration the display will shows this screen START OF THE CALIBRATION 2 Calibration step to be performed 3 Electrical output of the fuel level sensor 1 Action to be performed Step 01 EMPTY TANK Drain the tank such that only the unusable fuel remain in the tank Wait until the indication 3 is stable and then click the knob NEXT to confirm and go to the next step Step 02 Add to the tank the ...

Page 56: ...XT to confirm until the tank is completely filled When the tank is filled click the knob NEXT to confirm the last calibration step and then click the END button to end the calibration when asked on display Confirm calibration end Click the YES button and then click the CLOSE button The calibration for the selected tank is now completed If you reenter in the tank menu that you have just finished to...

Page 57: ...unt of fuel before the fuel sensor start to move from the top If one of this conditions occurs during the calibration the Vigilus notice that the fuel sensor doesn t produce an electrical change and ask the user if fuel was really already added for that calibration step If you are sure to have already added the fuel click on YES otherwise click on NO to go back to the previous calibration step Ple...

Page 58: ...in your aircraft follow this procedure Empty the tank that you want to check On the Vigilus enter in the calibration for that tank Main menu Instruments Fuel L Calibrations Left Right Main Tank From the screen that appear click on START button Annotate the numerical value mV Add a certain amount of fuel in the tank and check if the numerical indication increase or decrease if increase then the sen...

Page 59: ...e down the ID code that appears and communicate it to your Flybox dealer After you have received the KEY code from your Flybox dealer you can reenter in this password and insert the received key rotate the knob to change the digit and press it to confirm If the code is correct the Vigilus shows on display FUEL COMPUTER ENABLED Press the ESC pushbutton to exit WRITE DOWN HERE THE ACTIVATION DATA S ...

Page 60: ...r page After power on the Vigilus shows the main engine data page Page1 To switch between the four pages rotate the knob when you are on Page 2 3 or 4 the Vigilus can return automatically to display Page1 after a set time To enable this function see chap 1 3 5 section Pages setup NOTE in this manual is presented the full version of the pages but your Vigilus may differ depending on the optionals a...

Page 61: ...ev 1 0 2 2 PAGE1 Main engine data page RPM MAP OIL PRESSURE OIL TEMPERATURE HIGHEST LOWEST EGT CHT EGT CHT BARS STATUS INDICATOR FLIGHT TIME LAP TIME AIRBOX CARBURETOR AIR TEMP OUTSIDE AIR TEMP FUEL PRESSURE TANKS FUEL LEVEL PLANE VERSION ...

Page 62: ...gine data page HELICOPTER VERSION ENGINE RPM MAP OIL PRESSURE OIL TEMPERATURE HIGHEST LOWEST EGT CHT EGT CHT BARS STATUS INDICATOR FLIGHT TIME LAP TIME AIRBOX CARBURETOR AIR TEMP OUTSIDE AIR TEMP ROTOR TANK FUEL LEVEL GEARBOX TEMPERATURE FUEL PRESSURE ...

Page 63: ...f mercury Oil pressure with both graphical and numerical indication in BAR or PSI depending on what unit of measure you have choosen in the settings Oil temperature with both graphical and numerical indication in Celsius or Farhenheit depending on what unit of measure you have choosen in the settings Fuel pressure with both graphical and numerical indication in BAR or PSI depending on what unit of...

Page 64: ...h used tanks see chap 1 5 Highest lowest EGT CHT on this window you can read the numerical indication of the highest denoted by H and lowest denoted by L EGT and CHT with also the indication of what cylinder is referred EGT CHT bars graphical representation of the EGT and CHT temperature of every cylinder the EGT are the green bars the CHT are the light blue bars The highest EGT and CHT are indica...

Page 65: ...e indicator change state to READY in green background that automatically disappear 30 seconds after take off Flight time The flight timer starts automatically when the engine meets or exceeds for 30 seconds the value set in the Flight parameter see chap 1 3 4 section RPM setup menu and it stops automatically when the engine is turned off 0000 RPM Lap time The lap time starts at the same time of th...

Page 66: ...asurements are not in a safe area the indicator shows WU in red background the measurements taken in consideration are the oil pressure must be in green zone the oil temperature must be warmer than Clearance parameter the fuel pressure must be in green zone the MT must be in green zone and the WT must be in green zone When all the measures becomes in its safe zone the indicator change state to RD ...

Page 67: ...VIGILUS Operating manual Flybox 67 Rev 1 0 Main engine data page WATER COOLANT TEMPERATURE ECU STATUS STATUS INDICATOR THROTTLE POSITION MANIFOLD TEMPERATURE Page1 Variant for Rotax 912iS ...

Page 68: ...s with a graphical representation of the engine the temperatures of CHT EGT Oil and the difference between warmer and colder CHT and EGT Cylinder 1 temperatures Cylinder 3 temperatures Cylinder 4 temperatures Cylinder 2 temperatures Difference between warmer and colder EGT Difference between warmer and colder CHT NOTE you can customize the cylinders position by going in the menu Settings Global se...

Page 69: ...bal Settings GPS Flight time The flight timer starts automatically when the engine meets or exceeds for 30 seconds the value set in the Flight parameter see chap 1 3 4 section RPM setup menu and it stops automatically when the engine is turned off 0000 RPM Lap time The lap time starts at the same time of the flight time explained above but it can be reset during flight by pressing the RESTART butt...

Page 70: ...asured on the power supply line of the remote module Amperometer Shows the battery current if the optional Flybox current sensor is installed The current shown here may have different meaning depending on where you installed the current sensor refer to Current Sensor section on chap 2 4 of the installation manual ...

Page 71: ...the Vigilus indications to determine the fuel available in the tanks but always refer to primary instrument installed in your aircraft Before using the fuel llevels section you must be sure to have already set the following parameters Set the unit of measure USgallons or liters set this before all the other parameters See parameter Unit on menu Settings Instruments Fuel L Tanks Fuel levels section...

Page 72: ...the unit of measure kilometers or nautical miles See parameter Space unit on menu Settings Fuel Computer Set the total tank s capacity See parameter Tank Cap on menu Settings Fuel Computer Set the K factor The K factor of a fuel flow transducer is the number of electric pulses for 1 gallon of fuel consumption if you have K factor in liters you must multiply this value by 3 78 before set k factor i...

Page 73: ...fuel management page it ask again until you choose one of the three options NOTE If you need to correct a wrong fuel quantity add select ADD FUEL and insert a negative value Now the fuel computer is ready to operate the available indications are FUEL FLOW According to the selected unit of measure the flow is indicated in liters per hour Lt h or gallons per hour Gl h REMAINING FUEL Display the fuel...

Page 74: ... means that the GPS is enabled but not connected turned off or it don t have the fix If it is not possible to calculate the range for example when the engine is not running the display shows RESERVE Display the fuel remaining at destination the destination is intended as the approaching GPS waypoint If the number is negative it means that there is not enough fuel to reach the destination To enable...

Page 75: ...MER PEAK RPM IN CURRENT LAST FLIGHT MAX RPM PEAK EVER The informations available on this page are Total accumulated time Total time accumulated by the engine This time is further divided in total time accumulated in green yellow and red zones Flight timer The flight timer starts automatically when the engine meets or exceeds for 30 seconds the value set in the PLANE VERSION ...

Page 76: ...t last flight Maximum peak RPM reached by the engine in the current flight if you are in fly or in the last flight if you are grounded it remains stored in memory until you begin a new flight Max rpm peak ever Maximum peak RPM reached by the engine during its life HELICOPTER VERSION For the helicopter version there is also this indication Max rotor peak Maximum peak rotor reached during its life ...

Page 77: ...e of the four programmable outputs of the remote module is activated if enabled Vocal alert on the audio output is activated if enabled To reset any alarm condition press or rotate the knob or press a button in case of multiple alarms the alarm pages is presented in sequence The possible alarm conditions are HIGH BATTERY VOLTAGE CAUTION LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE EGT 1 6 HIGH TEMPERATURE CHT 1 6 HIGH TEM...

Page 78: ...ur when the Vigilus cannot find a sensor needed for a measurement if this happen you should check possible damage to the wiring or to the sensor itself The sensors taken in consideration are only those enabled in all the instruments submenu refer to chap 1 3 4 Instruments menu For this reason you must ensure to have enabled only those sensors installed in your aircraft and let disabled all the res...

Page 79: ... be initiated The memory can store 100 hours of data with a sample rate of 1 second Older data are automatically erased to make room for the new ones The datalogger menu shows a list of flights sorted by date the most recent flight is the first on the list The Time column indicate the start of the flight while the Fl Time column indicate the fligh time NOTE the date and time indications is read fr...

Page 80: ...name of the created file is Flight_ Date _ Time CSV or if no date and time is available Flight_NO_GPS_0000x CSV The format of this file is a generic comma separated value file format importable by any spreadsheet software like Excel Inside this CSV file there are all the parameters recorded by the Vigilus To view a flight select it and then click the knob a screen like this will appear 2 1 3 4 5 6...

Page 81: ... can also see if at the cursor position the measurement was in an alarm condition if after the numerical indication there is the L letter it means that the measurement was under the low threshold if after the numerical indication there is the H letter it means that the measurement was over the high threshold if after the numerical indication there is the P letter it means that there was a probe er...

Page 82: ...o back to the cursor scroll mode Press the right button Scroll mode to switch between the 1s scroll mode and the Page scroll mode Click right button With the 1s scroll mode rotating the knob move the cursor by 1 step that is 1 second of flight record with the Page scroll mode rotating the knob move the cursor by 1 page so it works as a fast forward rewind Click the knob ...

Page 83: ...al probes the available graphs are in the order CHT EGT Oil pressure Oil temperature Gearbox temperature for helicopter only CAT Carburetor airbox temperature OAT Outside air temperature Battery voltage Battery current MAP Manifold absolute pressure RPM Rotor RPM for helicopter only Fuel pressure Fuel flow Tanks fuel from level sensors Remaining fuel quantity calculated by the fuel computer Burned...

Page 84: ...T TOP LIMIT CHT C 50 75 130 150 EGT C 650 850 880 930 OIL temp C 30 45 90 130 150 OIL press BAR 0 0 8 20 50 7 0 9 0 CAT C 0 45 100 OAT C 0 100 RPM 0 5500 5800 6200 MAP 0 50 50 50 Fuel press BAR 0 00 0 15 0 40 0 50 Voltage V 10 11 5 15 16 Current A 50 50 For ROTAX 914 F UL engine the only difference of the default values is the EGT EGT C 850 950 950 1000 SECTION 5 5 1 VIGILUS DEFAULT CONFIGURATION ...

Page 85: ...uration table Write here your configuration if it differs from the default Measure BOTTOM LIMIT LOW YELLOW SETPOINT GREEN SETPOINT HIGH YELLOW SETPOINT RED SETPOINT TOP LIMIT CHT C EGT C OIL temp C OIL press BAR CAT C OAT C RPM MAP Fuel press BAR Voltage V Current A ...

Page 86: ... voltage 10 30 V Supply current 200mA Max Operational temperature range 20 70 C Audio LineIn and LineOut for intercom Microphone input 2 CAN Bus communication interfaces GPS input standard RS 232 data format NMEA 0183 sentences required GPRMC and GPRMB 1 USB port Internal storage for 100 hours of datalog Optional video input from Flybox USB video adapter TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS VIGILUS ...

Page 87: ...sor 2 Fuel flow inputs from Flybox transducer Fuel pressure from Flybox transducer RPM tachometer input Rotor tachometer input for helicopter version Oil pressure from Flybox ROTAX or JABIRU sensors 2 Oil temperature inputs from ROTAX JABIRU or PT1000 sensors Carburetor Airbox from PT1000 sensor Outside air temperature from PT1000 sensor 6 Cylinder head temperature from ROTAX J type thermocouples ...

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