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MODEL 6300-M3 Rev C3

USER'S MANUAL

LAVERSAB INC.,

505 GILLINGHAM LANE

SUGAR LAND, TX 77478

(281) 325-8300

FAX: (281) 325-8399

Email: [email protected]

Document Number: 9042 REV C3

Date: February 23, 2011.

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Page 1: ...TX 77478 281 325 8300 FAX 281 325 8399 Email aservice laversab com Document Number 9042 REV C3 Date February 23 2011 http www avionteq com Laversab 6300 M3 Military Pitot Static Tester aspx www aviont...

Page 2: ...g free of charge FOB Houston Texas any such parts proving defective within the period of this warranty but Laversab Inc will not be responsible for transportation charges consequential or incidental d...

Page 3: ...art or in whole without the prior written permission of Laversab Inc DISCLAIMER No representations or warranties are made with respect to the contents of this user s manual Further Laversab Inc reserv...

Page 4: ...00 M3 Rev A User s Manual 9042 REV B 10 20 2008 6300 M3 Rev B User s Manual 9042 REV C 06 01 2009 6300 M3 Rev C User s Manual 9042 REV C1 09 09 2009 6300 M3 Rev C1 User s Manual 9042 REV C2 03 05 2010...

Page 5: ...RY OR LOSS OF LIFE HENCE THE EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL SHOULD BE OPERATED ONLY BY PERSONNEL TRAINED IN PROCEDURES THAT WILL ASSURE SAFETY TO THEMSELVES TO OTHERS AND TO THE EQUIPMENT BEFORE P...

Page 6: ...k Screen 29 3 4 Self Test Screen 32 3 5 Function Select Screen 33 3 5 0 Function 0 IEEE Address 34 3 5 1 Function 1 View Limits 34 3 5 2 Function 2 Set Limits 35 3 5 3 Function 3 Set Knots Rate 36 3 5...

Page 7: ...ation 53 Section 7 Maintenance 57 Section 8 Communication Interface 58 8 1 RS232 Serial Interface 58 8 2 IEEE 488 Interface 58 8 3 Communication Syntax 59 Appendix A Error Codes 62 Appendix B Specific...

Page 8: ...lso allows the user to control EPR on the pitot output The model 6300 M3 features programmable limits on altitude airspeed mach number and climb rate These limits are checked during data entry and the...

Page 9: ...swivel in either direction and latch at 180 degree positions allowing easy wrapping and unwrapping of the power cord A cord clamp allows the cord to be held in place after it is wrapped 2 AC Fuse A 5x...

Page 10: ...3 Figure 2 1 A...

Page 11: ...4 Figure 2 1 b...

Page 12: ...around four cord posts on the lid of the 6300 M3 case The cord retainers on top of these posts swivel in either direction and latch at 180 degree positions allowing easy wrapping and unwrapping of th...

Page 13: ...sed for downloading profiles from a computer Other remote communication with the 6300 M3 is also possible through this interface Figure 2 2 shows the RS232 connector 6 with the panel removed For more...

Page 14: ...s NOT connected to the Static Vent There is NO cross bleed When venting is completed close the valve Caution Do not over tighten the valve as this may damage the seat of the valve 14 Indicator LED s T...

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Page 17: ...ade through the Remote unit After the changes have been ENTER ed they will flash on the screen until executed by the GO key This allows for simultaneous execution of several changes in target values m...

Page 18: ...up the choices in Pt units onto the 4th line of the display To exit from this selection mode press CANCEL To move between the choices use the arrow keys There are nine Pt units in all The cursor loca...

Page 19: ...re open to ambient Close Pitot and Static Vent valves Step 4 Connect the power cable to the AC INPUT connector on the main unit and connect the far end of the power cable to an AC supply Step 5 On the...

Page 20: ...t Screens 2 0 IEEE address 1 View Limits 2 Password Change Limits 3 Change knots rate 4 Execute profile Return to Main 5 Setup Profile 6 Height Correction 7 Set Ground 8 Go to Ground 9 Encoder Next Sc...

Page 21: ...is also used to change Target values Units and Modes The following sub sections explain the various uses of the Main Screen 3 2 1 DISPLAYED PARAMETERS There are 11 basic parameters of importance whil...

Page 22: ...line of the display as shown below The two values 3500 and 3000 that appear below it are in these units Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Parameter 4 Pitot Actual...

Page 23: ...the Control mode This is explained later in this section How to change the Pitot Target value is explained in section 3 2 2 Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 Par...

Page 24: ...the 6300 M3 that is used to change the pressure at the Pitot output is pneumatically isolated from the Pitot output In the Measure mode the Pitot Target value is meaningless since the 6300 M3 is not t...

Page 25: ...Operating screen to the Leak screen The Leak screen is detailed in section 3 3 When the Static output is in the Control mode the 6300 M3 is actually attempting to achieve the Static Target value The...

Page 26: ...exceeds limits Profile Execution When a profile is being executed the 4th line of the display will indicate the profile number and the point in the profile A sample screen is shown below where point...

Page 27: ...he 6300 M3 will beep on every key entry and it will beep for a longer time period if extra invalid digits are entered It is not necessary to enter the decimal point and the digit after the decimal poi...

Page 28: ...value ONLY IF the Pitot output is in the CONTROL mode Therefore it is desired that both Pitot and Static values be entered so that both are blinking before the GO key is pressed Static target value Fo...

Page 29: ...s Knots 1 Feet 1 feet min 10 mach 0 001 Psin 0 001 inhg min 0 01 PtinHg 0 001 mtrs 1 mtrs min 10 QcinHg 0 001 mbar 0 01 mbar min 0 1 Ptmb 0 01 Qcmb 0 01 mph 1 kmph 1 EPR 0 001 Use of the HOLD key Whil...

Page 30: ...d to the last selection line 4 will look like this Pt units Qcmbar Mph Kmph EPR Select the desired units by moving the cursor to the unit of choice and then press ENTER The new units will be displayed...

Page 31: ...between the units of feet minute or meters minute to Ps inHg min or Ps mbar min The target values for inHg min and mbar min are distinct from feet min and meters min The values do get converted betwe...

Page 32: ...in Control should be done only during a Leak check Static Mode The Static output has three modes of operation The three mode are Measure M Leak L and Control C The power up mode defaults to Measure M...

Page 33: ...tic system connected to the output will cause a surge in pressure or vacuum at the output To prevent such a surge the 6300 M3 measures the pressure at the output shuts off the output from the internal...

Page 34: ...ak Screen When ONLY ONE of the Pitot or Static outputs is put into the Leak mode the display changes to the Leak Screen after pressing GO A sample Static Leak Screen is shown below Start 5000 feet Ins...

Page 35: ...O When either of these warning messages is displayed press GO which will bring up the Main Operating Screen At this point it is recommended to go back to GROUND and to Measure mode on both outputs ad...

Page 36: ...shows the Actual values and total leak at the of 3 minutes The fourth line also shows the elapsed leak time in the mm ss format in the center of the line When both Static and Pitot are in leak mode an...

Page 37: ...nds The 3rd leak timer value can be adjusted between 3 and 20 minutes 100 0 knots 0 ft min 15000 feet 1m 2m 3m 0 15 To accept the setting of the 3rd leak timer and complete the leak timer settings pre...

Page 38: ...The third line also shows that at the end of 2 minutes the altitude was at 14932 feet and the accumulated leak in 2 minutes was 68 feet from the start value of 15000 feet 99 1 knots 30 ft min 14931 fe...

Page 39: ...for acceptable operation If a malfunction is detected in any part of a subsystem that subsystem is flagged as defective Once a defective subsystem is detected the self test function is aborted Therefo...

Page 40: ...SELECT SCREEN There are 10 different functions that can be performed These are 0 Set IEEE address 1 View Limits 2 Set or Change Limits 3 Set or Change the knots rate 4 View or Execute profiles 5 Setup...

Page 41: ...on is provided on the 6300 M3 A valid address between 1 and 30 may be entered on the screen shown below Current IEEE addr 5 New IEEE addr 3 5 1 FUNCTION 1 VIEW LIMITS The 6300 M3 checks both the Targe...

Page 42: ...n the 6300 M3 is in the Control mode If any of these limits is exceeded by a pre defined amount an error will be generated and the 6300 M3 will revert to Measure mode An explanation of each limit foll...

Page 43: ...ts can tolerate It is usually limited to the maximum indication on the Vertical Speed Indicator VSI on the aircraft The maximum value for this limit is 50 000 and the minimum is 100 A typical setting...

Page 44: ...rofiles is given in Section 4 Units knots Feet min Feet Actual M 101 2 3500 1005 M Target 20 0 3000 0 ENTER PROFILE NUMBER Assuming you enter a profile number of 2 1 followed by the ENTER key the firs...

Page 45: ...een will revert back to the last executed point 3 5 5 FUNCTION 5 SETUP PROFILES This function is used to load profiles into the 6300 M3 from a PC A full explanation of how to load profiles into the 63...

Page 46: ...the aircraft back down to Ground The target altitude is set to the value memorized in the Set Ground function and the target airspeed is set to 20 knots and the 6300 M3 ramps towards these targets On...

Page 47: ...ue of the target altitude can be changed by pressing 1 followed by the desired value followed by the ENTER key The target altitude can be jogged after pressing 1 using the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys...

Page 48: ...also part of the profile that is created in Excel A typical profile named Sample is shown below as it would appear in Excel A B C D E F G 1 Profile 2 Sample 3 0 3 knots Control 100 0 Feet Control 0 6...

Page 49: ...ue G Rate target value In the sample profile Row 3 which is the first point in the profile tells the 6300 M3 to go in Control mode to 100 knots on the Pitot side and in Control mode to 0 feet at 6000...

Page 50: ...t the cells in the unused rows up to row 50 and delete them shifting the cells up DO NOT delete rows 51 52 and 53 7 Format the cells with values so that they show the correct number of digits after th...

Page 51: ...the unit will automatically control this without any damage to the aircraft instruments 10 Now that the profile is complete save the profile as an Excel file xls file using the name of the profile as...

Page 52: ...s from the desktop select Accessories select Communications select Hyperterminal The 6300 M3 icon should appear If it does not appear then you will need to repeat steps 1 and 2 above 4 4 DOWNLOADING P...

Page 53: ...Main screen a profile number is required to identify the profile This number is x y where x is the profile number and y is the point number within that profile Since a particular point can be specifi...

Page 54: ...eak screen The 6300 M3 returns to the main screen where the user must press ENTER to invoke the next profile point 7 When the last point in the profile is executed pressing ENTER will cause line 4 of...

Page 55: ...20 knots and 185 feet assuming your Ground was 185 ft Wait for the targets to be achieved 6 Set the Pitot target to 200 knots and GO 7 When Pitot achieves 200 knots put ONLY Pitot into Leak mode leave...

Page 56: ...e This should be part of your profile 17 Turn OFF the 6300 M3 18 Disconnect the hoses from the aircraft and from the 6300 M3 During your test procedure if you lose power the 6300 M3 will maintain the...

Page 57: ...TH Pitot and Static then find the leak Go back to Step 3 2 d If Pitot leaks down to below 100 knots and leak has not yet been found then CANCEL out of Leak Screen allow Pitot to recharge to 200 knots...

Page 58: ...ideal hoses to use are Teflon or Teflon coated hoses because they have a very low absorption and out gas coefficient Stainless steel hoses may also be used If the wrong type of hoses are used then th...

Page 59: ...nHg of the 6300 M3 This is the first of your Before calibration adjustment reading It will indicate the zero drift since the previous calibration Note If your Standard cannot generate 1 000 inHg abs t...

Page 60: ...ated pressure Step 8 On the keypad of the remote unit press PREV SCREEN The display will return to the Main Screen If you press CANCEL the calibration adjustment will become void Step 9 Turn the 6300...

Page 61: ...verify the accuracy of the 6300 M3 please skip to Step 10 Step 5 To make a calibration adjustment for the Pitot port on the 6300 M3 move to the the CALIBRATION screen using the NEXT SCREEN key and ent...

Page 62: ...display will return to the Main Screen If you press CANCEL the calibration adjustment will become void Step 9 Turn the 6300 M3 OFF wait 30 seconds and then turn it back ON The calibration adjustment...

Page 63: ...005 100 000 0 005 _______________________________________________________________________ VERIFICATION RESULTS STATIC PRESSURE Ps PITOT PRESSURE Pt APPLIED DISPLAYED APPLIED DISPLAYED inHg inHg inHg i...

Page 64: ...ON 7 MAINTENANCE Scheduled maintenance of the 6300 M3 includes calibration once a year The calibration procedure is described in Section 6 Apart from this there are no other scheduled maintenance requ...

Page 65: ...he pin out of the interface is as follows Pin 2 Transmit TX Pin 3 Receive RX Pin 5 Signal ground GND The baud rate parity bits per byte and number of stop bits cannot be altered and is set to 9600 No...

Page 66: ...M3 8 3 COMMUNICATION SYNTAX All commands to the 6300 M3 are two letter commands Some commands are used both to read and write data Others are used only to read data back from the 6300 M3 If a command...

Page 67: ...ad Set Pt mode to Measure 1 Leak 2 control 3 SM n R W Read set Ps mode to Measure 1 Leak 2 Control 3 ER R Read current error 0 if no error L1 n R W Read set max knots limit L2 n R W Read set min knots...

Page 68: ...point C3 n R W Read set Ps vacuum cal point C4 n R W Read set Ps fullscale calibration point CC W Activate new calibration points after new values have been entered for either C1 and C2 or C3 and C4 T...

Page 69: ...target value exceeds Qc limits 4 Pt target value exceeds Mach limit 5 Ps rate target exceeds Rate limit 6 Ps target exceeds altitude limits 7 Pt actual value exceeds Qc limit 8 Pt actual value exceed...

Page 70: ...accuracy 0 003 inHg Airspeed function range 0 to 1100 knots resolution 0 1 knots accuracy 1 2 knots 20 knots 0 5 knots 50 knots 0 25 knots 100 knots 0 05 knots 650 knots Mach function range 0 0 to 5...

Page 71: ...64 APPENDIX C CONNECTOR PIN OUTS...

Page 72: ...lease call Laversab customer service department 281 325 8300 or fax 281 325 8399 or e mail aservice laversab com for further assistance Before shipping any equipment to Laversab for repair please call...

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