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FreeFlight 87099 Series Installation Manual Download Page 9

XPLORER ADS-B Receiver
Installation Manual

87214, Revision A

December 3, 2012

I-5

Figure 5: XPLORER Front Face

A. Status LEDs

Three status LEDs (RX, GPS, ST) indicate the operational status of the
XPLORER.

B. Wi-Fi Status LEDs

Three status LEDs (AS, T/R, IP) indicate the operational status of the XPLORER
WiFi Interface.

1.4 UAT ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS

The XPLORER requires a TSO-C66, C74, C112, or C154 UHF antenna. Ensure that the
antenna is a 50

Ω

antenna with a VSWR < 1.7:1 at 978 MHz. The Comant CI-101 and

RA Miller AV-22 stick-and-ball antennas and the Comant CI-105 blade antenna are
examples that meet these requirements. The installation kits available from FreeFlight
Systems contain suitable stick-and-ball UAT antennas.

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Summary of Contents for 87099 Series

Page 1: ...ritten consent of FreeFlight Systems and must not be disclosed to persons not having need of such disclosure consistent with the purpose of the loan The document is to be returned to FreeFlight System...

Page 2: ...XPLORER ADS B Receiver Installation Manual 87214 Revision A December 3 2012 History of Revisions Dates of Original and Change pages are Revision A December 3 2012 Page Description Page no Date...

Page 3: ...EQUIPMENT I 7 1 6 1 XPLORER Receiver Items I 7 1 6 2 Installation Kits I 7 1 7 MATERIALS REQUIRED BUT NOT SUPPLIED I 8 1 7 1 Required I 8 1 7 2 Optional I 8 SECTION II INSTALLATION II 1 2 1 GENERAL II...

Page 4: ...6 2 XPLORER INTERCONNECT WITH RS 232 AND EXTERNAL GPS VI 2 6 2 1 XPLORER INTERCONNECT WITH RS 232 AND INTERNAL GPS VI 3 SECTION VII XPLORER RS 232 VERSION ONLY MAINTENANCE ADAPTERVII 1 SECTION VIII W...

Page 5: ...several apps are currently available including FreeFlight Systems ADS B View application which can be downloaded through Apple s iTunes service Connection between compatible displays and XPLORER is ac...

Page 6: ...Figure 1 shows a BlueTooth GPS receiver connected to a portable display e g iPad and providing that GPS information to XPLORER Figure 2 shows XPLORER connected to an uncertified cockpit display using...

Page 7: ...201 GPS FFS Protocol 1 Highest Other External RS 232 GPS Receiver NMEA Protocol Bluetooth GPS paired with portable display running compatible app e g iPad running ADS B View 2 Automatic 2 3 1 When usi...

Page 8: ...ctors present on XPLORER are shown in the following table Configuration Connectors Signal Power DB 15 UAT Antenna SMA GPS Antenna SMA WiFi Antenna SMA PN 87099 00 WiFi PN 87099 01 RS 232 PN 87099 11 R...

Page 9: ...the operational status of the XPLORER WiFi Interface 1 4 UAT ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS The XPLORER requires a TSO C66 C74 C112 or C154 UHF antenna Ensure that the antenna is a 50 antenna with a VSWR 1 7 1...

Page 10: ...n 83 82 mm Depth 4 69 in 119 14 mm WEIGHT 4 5 oz 127 5 gm OPERATING TEMPERATURE 40 C to 70 C STORAGE TEMPERATURE 55 C to 85 C ALTITUDE 50 000 feet POWER REQUIREMENTS 10 37 Volts DC Typical 0 1 A 28 VD...

Page 11: ...093 1 Connector DSUB 15 Crimp Female 87229 1 Backshell DSUB 15 84194 17 Socket Crimp Female DSUB 85937 1 Ball and Stick Type UAT Antenna 87027 1 Connector SMA Straight Plug Male RG 142 Crimp 86966 1 R...

Page 12: ...isplay with compatible application e g iPad with the ADS B View app For RS 232 version of XPLORER PN 87099 01 or 11 a Maintenance Interface Adapter Assembly diagrams for which are provided in Section...

Page 13: ...TING 2 3 1 XPLORER Mounting If connecting to the display via WiFi XPLORER should be mounted as close as possible to the display ideally in the main cabin to maximize data transfer capability The follo...

Page 14: ...Serial Port 2 RS 232 Data Out 12 232 RxD1 RS 232 I Serial Port 1 RS 232 GPS Data In 13 232 RxD5 RS 232 I Serial Port 5 RS 232 Data In Maintenance Port 14 Reserved N A N A 15 GND Ground Gnd Aircraft Po...

Page 15: ...Configuration Mode of the XPLORER This is described in more detail later in this Installation Manual 2 6 3 Time Mark Input PPS The Time Mark Input is an RS 422 differential pair for the one pulse per...

Page 16: ...o Wi Fi data transmissions Wi Fi Device Connectivity IP GREEN BLINK FAST IP Address associated BLINK SLOW IP Address OK ON Connected to an IP Address 2 7 UAT ANTENNA INSTALLATION The UAT antenna shoul...

Page 17: ...T Antenna Cable The XPLORER installation cable length and associated loss should be minimized to obtain maximum receiver sensitivity performance The loss should be limited to 4dB or less Allowing 0 25...

Page 18: ...cable run as short as possible Avoid routing the cable around tight bends Avoid kinking the cable even temporarily during installation Secure the cable so that it cannot interfere with other systems...

Page 19: ...nal information on obtaining the key The method used for entering the key is dependent upon which version of XPLORER is being activated either WiFi or RS 232 For the WiFi version of XPLORER activating...

Page 20: ...ollowing prompt should be displayed XPLORER RX 3 4 1 Maintenance Commands The available commands are summarized in the table below Command Description bit Display built in test status comm Display com...

Page 21: ...l port communication status information enabled disabled status and receive and transmit byte count and errors The data is updated once per second Example output is displayed below Serial Comm Port St...

Page 22: ...eration time and hardware and software version information about the XPLORER Example output is displayed below Xplorer RX External GPS Serial FIS Serial Number xxxxxxxx Operation Time 204 2 hrs HW Ver...

Page 23: ...5 6 7 8 9 10 The output displayed contains an initial section with general count information current UTC second receiver loop count and receiver word count These counts will increment at varying rate...

Page 24: ...onfiguration item to set Item options This help addr hex ICAO address 8 hex characters call sign chars VFR default call sign 8 characters serial in port func baud Serial in port protocol and baud rate...

Page 25: ...ommand sets the Serial Port Output configuration options Help on this command is displayed by entering set serial out Example set serial out output is displayed below USAGE set serial out port func ba...

Page 26: ...ubleshooting guide using the XPLORER LEDs follows PROBLEM POTENTIAL CAUSE TROUBLESHOOTING No LED Activity No power Verify power is turned on Check power connections to unit RX LED not active Not recei...

Page 27: ...RER ADS B Receiver Installation Manual 87214 Revision A December 3 2012 V 1 SECTION V INSTALLATION DRAWINGS 5 1 XPLORER RECEIVER DIMENSIONS All dimensions in inches millimeters Figure 6 XPLORER Dimens...

Page 28: ...RER ADS B Receiver Installation Manual 87214 Revision A December 3 2012 VI 1 SECTION VI TYPICAL INTERCONNECT DIAGRAMS 6 1 XPLORER INTERCONNECT WITH WI FI ONLY Figure 7 XPLORER Interconnection Diagram...

Page 29: ...XPLORER ADS B Receiver Installation Manual 87214 Revision A December 3 2012 VI 2 6 2 XPLORER INTERCONNECT WITH RS 232 AND EXTERNAL GPS Figure 8 XPLORER Interconnect Diagram RS 232 with External GPS...

Page 30: ...XPLORER ADS B Receiver Installation Manual 87214 Revision A December 3 2012 VI 3 6 2 1 XPLORER INTERCONNECT WITH RS 232 AND INTERNAL GPS Figure 9 XPLORER Interconnect Diagram RS 232 with Internal GPS...

Page 31: ...NCE ADAPTER An adapter harness is required in order to connect the RS 232 version of XPLORER PN 87099 01 or 11 to a Personal Computer PC for the purpose of configuring the system with a terminal progr...

Page 32: ...ents or calculation information C The XPLORER provides weather information that can be used as an aid for situational awareness only Weather information provided must be use for advisory use only and...

Page 33: ...THE SAME FREEFLIGHT MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN ADEQUACY ACCURACY RELIABILITY SAFETY OR CONFORMANCE WITH GOVERNMENT STANDARDS OR REGULATION OF ANY FLIGHT PROCEDURE...

Page 34: ...2012 3700 Interstate 35 S Waco TX 76706 1 254 662 0000 1 800 487 4662 http www freeflightsystems com...

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