First Flight Version 1.0
Date Printed: 1/26/2008
The HCX has an additional parallel safety shunt input at pins 1 and 2 on terminal block 2. If either
circuit is closed, the pyro ports will not fire. You can use this shunt connection if your application
does not allow you to easily install and remove the plug from the built in shunt. See the “
The
External Safety Shunt
” section of the
G-Wiz HCX User Manual
, for more information.
Using FlightView to Change the Configuration of your HCX
More advanced flight computer setups will often include changes to your configuration memory.
The factory default configuration settings for the G-Wiz HCX flight computer are:
•
Staging is for first stage.
•
Low altitude deployment is set for 800 feet.
•
English units are used.
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No delays are put into any of the events.
If these settings work for your flight plan, then you do not need to configure your flight computer.
The Communication Interface Card
In order to change your configuration you first need to connect your flight computer to your
personal computer. You will need a G-Wiz Communication Interface card. These cards fit onto
the 8 pin Communication Interface socket (JP6) at the nose end of your HCX flight computer.
The interface card is available from your retailer in either USB or RS232 formats. If you have
used other G-Wiz flight computers, it is the same interface card used for the LCX and MC2 flight
computers.
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