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6600-NG User’s Manual 

 

 

125-9110A

 

 

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WARNING 

 
 
 

THE  6600-NG  USES  LINE  VOLTAGES  FOR  ITS  OPERATION  WHICH  ARE  POTENTIALLY 
DANGEROUS.  IMPROPER  OPERATION  OF  THIS  EQUIPMENT  MAY  RESULT  IN  PERSONAL  INJURY 
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  PERFORMING  ANY  MAINTENANCE,  TURN  THE  POWER  OFF  AND  DISCONNECT  THE 
POWER CORD FROM THE POWER SOURCE. 
 
ALWAYS USE A 3-PIN GROUNDED OUTLET AS YOUR AC POWER SOURCE 

 

 
 
 
 

 

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Page 1: ...F 281 325 8399 E aservice laversab com Document Number 125 9110A MODEL 6600 NG USER S MANUAL Date May 12 2017 To buy sell or trade in this product please click on the link below https www avionteq com Laversab 6600 NG Air Data Test Set aspx www avionteq com ...

Page 2: ...by Laversab for damages that are caused by misuse or abuse of the product The warranty of Laversab Inc is not made for products manufactured by others which are illustrated and described in Laversab catalogs or incorporated in Laversab products in essentially the same form as supplied by the original manufacturer Warranties of the original manufacturers supplant the warranty of Laversab Inc but in...

Page 3: ...6600 NG User s Manual 125 9110A Page 3 REVISION HISTORY Document No Release Date Description 125 9110A 05 12 2017 6600 NG User s Manual Rev A ...

Page 4: ...LT IN PERSONAL INJURY 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 PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE TURN THE POWER OFF AND DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD FROM THE POWER SOURCE ALWAYS USE A 3 PIN GROUNDED OUTLET AS YOUR AC POWER SOURCE ...

Page 5: ...ET VALUES 31 3 5 CHANGING RATE TARGET VALUES 36 3 6 CHANGING MODES 42 3 6 1 MEASURE TO CONTROL TRANSITION 46 3 6 2 LEAK CHECKS 46 3 7 SELF TEST FUNCTION 52 3 8 GO TO GROUND FUNCTION 53 3 9 HOLD FUNCTION 54 3 10 OTHER FUNCTIONS 54 3 10 1 VIEW LIMITS 55 3 10 2 MODIFY LIMITS 55 3 10 3 ADJUST DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS 57 3 10 4 RUN PROFILE 57 3 10 5 LOAD PROFILE 61 3 10 6 HEIGHT CORRECTION 61 3 10 7 SET LEAK...

Page 6: ...ION 75 6 1 EQUIPMENT 75 6 2 6600 NG TRANSDUCERS 75 6 3 SETUP OF 6600 NG 75 6 4 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE 77 6 5 VERIFICATION PROCEDURE 80 SECTION 7 MAINTENANCE 84 SECTION 8 RS232 SERIAL INTERFACE 85 8 1 COMMUNICATION SETUP 85 8 2 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL COMMANDS 85 APPENDIX A ERROR CODES 94 APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS 95 APPENDIX C CONNECTOR PIN OUTS 97 APPENDIX D REPAIR RETURN POLICIES 98 APPENDIX E WI ...

Page 7: ...controlled in knots mach km hr and mph Airspeed rate can be also be controlled in these units The 6600 NG also allows the user to control EPR on the Pt output The model 6600 NG features programmable limits on altitude airspeed airspeed rate mach number climb rate and Differential pressure between Ps2 and Ps1 These limits are checked during data entry and thereby prohibit entry of erroneous target ...

Page 8: ...side the fuse holder This time delay fuse with a rating of 2 0 amps 250 Volts limits AC power to the unit 3 AC On Off switch This toggle switch connects or disconnects AC power between the AC INPUT connector and the 6600 NG Even when this switch is ON the 6600 NG becomes fully operational only after the Power key located on the keypad of the Remote Unit is pressed for a minimum of 3 seconds When a...

Page 9: ...6600 NG User s Manual 125 9110A Page 9 Figure 2 1 6600 NG Top Panel 19 19 19 19 20 15 17 14 18 7 8 9 5 4 16 1 2 3 10 11 12 13 6 ...

Page 10: ... that the 6600 NG is in operable due to a malfunction or due to loss of power it is possible to vent the Pt system manually This is done using the metering valve labeled Pt Cross bleed This valve is a positive shut off valve Opening this valve slowly will equalize the pressure between the Pt and Ps1 systems causing airspeed to be at zero Since opening this valve transfers pressure from the Pt syst...

Page 11: ... stop may damage the seat of the valve causing it to leak constantly 9 Emergency Vent Valve Ps1 Vent In the event that the 6600 NG is in operable due to a malfunction or due to loss of power it is possible to vent the Ps1 system manually This is done using the metering valve labeled Ps1 Vent This valve is a positive shut off valve Opening this valve slowly will vent the Ps1 output of the 6600 NG t...

Page 12: ...ose must be connected after performing the Self Test on the 6600 NG The hose once connected must not be disconnected while the aircraft Pt system is not at Ground level Caution Do not connect the Pt hose to the Pt port before performing the Self Test Caution Do not disconnect the Pt hose from the Pt port unless the aircraft Pt system is at Ground level and the the tester has been turned Off 13 Ind...

Page 13: ...ownloading profiles please refer to Section 4 For more details on communication with the 6600 NG please refer to Section 8 The pin out of this connector is provided in Appendix C 15 Encoder interface connector This connector is accessed by opening the Interface Connectors access panel If the Encoder option is included with the tester this connector will interface to an altimeter encoder and enable...

Page 14: ... makes the display sunlight readable The backlight brightness can be adjusted by the user through a function on the Remote More details are provided in Section 3 10 3 2 Keypad Left section This section of the keypad includes the following keys TEST Used to perform a Self test FUNC Allows selection of several functions GND Performs the Go To Ground operation HOLD Stops ramping to a set point and ho...

Page 15: ...ing the Power key for 2 to 3 seconds will turn On the 6600 NG The display takes another 2 seconds to come on The Power key may be held down until the display turns On a total of about 4 seconds but must be released within 2 to 3 seconds after the display turns On to avoid going into the Power Off cycle When the Remote unit is On pressing the Power key for 3 seconds will turn the 6600 NG and the Re...

Page 16: ...seconds until the display turns On Release the Power key After the sign on screen the display will appear similar to that shown in Figure 3 1 next page Note The pumps will be Off The pumps turn On only if one of the outputs is in either Control or Leak mode The pumps also turn On during Self Test Perform a Self Test by pressing the TEST key The message Open all 3 ports to ambient then press GO Pre...

Page 17: ... 1 Pt units The selected Pt units are displayed here There are 15 different Pt units available 1 knots 5 Pt inHg 9 Pt psi 13 Pt kpa 2 Mach 6 Qc inHg 10 Qc psi 14 Qc kpa 3 km hr 7 Pt mbar 11 Pt mmHg 15 EPR 4 mph 8 Qc mbar 12 Qc mmHg Note Qc units display differential pressure with respect to Ps1 pressure Pt units display absolute Pt pressure Selecting the desired Pt units is described in Section 3 ...

Page 18: ...could be as high as 8 knots instead of the expected 0 knots This is still within the specified accuracy of 0 003 inHg Also this does not mean that airspeed indications will be off by 8 knots over the entire range of the airspeed indicator Because of the extreme sensitivity of airspeed to pressure at very low airspeeds an error of 8 knots at ambient will translate to an error of only 1 5 knots at 2...

Page 19: ... Rate value is updated every 250 msec Pt Rate Units Displayed Resolution knots min 0 1 km hr sec 0 01 mph min 0 1 inHg min 0 001 mbar min 0 01 psi min 0 001 mmHg min 0 01 kpa min 0 001 6 Pt Rate Target value The rate at which the Pt Target value ramps from one target to the next target is determined by the Pt Rate Target value That is if the Pt Rate target is set to 150 knots min and the airspeed ...

Page 20: ... psi 7 kpa 2 Meters 4 mbar 6 mmHg Selecting the desired Ps1 units is described in Section 3 3 9 Ps1 Actual value The Actual value actual pressure converted to selected units being measured or controlled at the Ps1 output is displayed here in the selected Ps1 units The displayed resolution of this value depends on the selected units and is shown in the table below This Actual value is updated every...

Page 21: ... is displayed here The displayed resolution depends on the Ps1 Rate units as shown in the table below The Actual Rate value is updated every 250 msec Ps1 Rate Units Displayed Resolution Feet min 1 Meters sec 0 01 inHg min 0 001 mbar min 0 01 psi min 0 001 mmHg min 0 01 kpa min 0 001 13 Ps1 Rate Target value The rate at which the Ps1 Target value ramps from one target to the next target is determin...

Page 22: ...he key on the keypad that needs to be pressed to modify the Pt parameter adjacent to symbol as detailed in the table below Key Parameter 1 Pt units 2 Pt Target value 3 Pt Rate Target value 4 Pt Mode Note Parameters can be changed only when a key number symbol appears next to it Under some conditions parameters cannot be changed and therefore the key number symbol will be removed from the display 1...

Page 23: ... with respect to Ps1 pressure Remaining units display absolute Ps2 pressure Selecting the desired Ps2 units is described in Section 3 xx 18 Ps2 Actual value The Actual value actual pressure converted to selected units being measured or controlled at the Ps2 output is displayed here in the selected Ps2 units The displayed resolution of this value depends on the selected units and is shown in the ta...

Page 24: ...he 6600 NG will automatically adjust the Ps2 Actual value to match the Ps2 Target value The resolution of the Ps2 target value is the same as the resolution of the Ps2 Actual value How the user can change the Ps2 Target value is described in Section 3 xx 20 Ps2 Rate units The Ps2 Rate units are typically the Ps2 units per minute If Ps2 units are inHg then the rate units are inHg min However there ...

Page 25: ... inHg Note On most aircraft there is no indicator which displays this Ps2 rate The Ps2 Rate target value has the same resolution as the Ps2 Rate Actual value How to set the Ps2 Rate Target is described in Section 3 xx 23 Ps2 Mode The Ps2 output can be in one of three modes Measure Leak or Control The unit always powers up in Measure mode The user must change to Control mode to move to a specific t...

Page 26: ... When AC power is disconnected from the unit this icon and AC are not displayed 27 Battery status If the integrated battery is connected to the unit and the Battery On Off switch is On the battery icon is displayed here along with the percentage charge remaining in the battery When the battery charge goes below 10 the percentage charge value turns red and starts blinking until AC power is connecte...

Page 27: ...play will appear as shown below Figure 3 3 Select Pt units 1 The first 8 units are shown on this screen Press the key with the number shown in blue associated with the unit to be selected For selecting units 9 through 15 first press 9 and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown in Figure 3 4 below Then select the unit desired by pressing the key with the associated with the unit To e...

Page 28: ...e right of the Ps1 units field Press key 5 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown in Figure 3 6 below Figure 3 6 Select Ps1 units The seven Ps1 units are shown on this screen Press the key with the shown in blue associated with the unit to be selected For example if units of inHg is to be selected in the Ps1 units screen press 3 The Lower section will blank out and...

Page 29: ...bol 9 is displayed to the left of the Ps2 units field Press key 9 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown in Figure 3 8 below Figure 3 8 Select Ps2 Units 1 The first 8 units are shown on this screen Press the key with the number shown in blue associated with the unit to be selected For selecting units 9 through 14 first press 9 and the Lower section of the display P...

Page 30: ...l be blinking The Actual and Target values will be based on the selected unit To activate units of Diff inHg Dfin press GO To revert back to the original units press CANC If Target values or any other Pt Ps1 or Ps2 parameters need to be changed they can be changed before pressing GO When GO is pressed the blinking stops and units of Dfin becomes activated Figure 3 10 Select Dfin 29 9213 30 0000 Pt...

Page 31: ...creen without changing the Target value press CANC If the number of digits entered either before or after the decimal exceeds the maximum allowed for the current units a long beep will be heard If the entered value exceeds the programmed limits the following message will appear Pt target exceeds limit Press CLR If the Target value needs to be changed in small increments instead of entering a value...

Page 32: ... one more time and the value will change to 22 0 Press Down Arrow two times and the value decrements to 20 0 Note It is not possible to Jog a Target value if it is blinking The incremental value for the Jog feature varies depending on Pt units and is shown in the table below Pt units Jog increment knots 1 0 Mach 0 001 km hr 1 0 mph 1 0 Pt inHg 0 001 Qc inHg 0 001 Pt mbar 0 01 Qc mbar 0 01 Pt psi 0...

Page 33: ...he Target value press CANC If the number of digits entered either before or after the decimal exceeds the maximum allowed for the current units a long beep will be heard If the entered value exceeds the programmed limits the following message will appear Ps1 target exceeds limit Press CLR If the Target value needs to be changed in small increments instead of entering a value the arrow keys may be ...

Page 34: ...lue was incremented to 1 foot Press Up Arrow one more time and the value will change to 2 Press Down Arrow two times and the value decrements to 0 Note It is not possible to Jog a Target value if it is blinking The incremental value for the Jog feature varies depending on Ps1 units and is shown in the table below Ps1 units Jog increment Feet 1 Meters 1 0 inHg 0 001 mbar 0 01 psi 0 001 mmHg 0 01 kp...

Page 35: ...ts a long beep will be heard If the entered value exceeds the programmed limits the following message will appear Ps2 target exceeds limit Press CLR If the Target value needs to be changed in small increments instead of entering a value the arrow keys may be used to Jog the Target value up or down If the current Ps2 Target value is 0 1000 Dfin and the Lower screen appears as in Figure 3 15 above p...

Page 36: ...rement inHg 0 0010 Diff inHg 0 0010 mbar 0 01 Diff mbar 0 01 psi 0 001 Diff psi 0 001 mmHg 0 01 Diff mmHg 0 01 kpa 0 001 Diff kpa 0 001 Feet 1 Meters 1 0 knots 1 0 km hr 1 0 3 5 CHANGING RATE TARGET VALUES Note Rate Target values are maintained through a power OFF ON cycle Note Rate Target values entered in Air Data units altitude and airspeed units are maintained separately from Rate Target value...

Page 37: ...ramping Once the Ps1 output stops ramping the commanded Pt Rate target becomes effective Note In pressure units Pt Rate targets can be set between 0 and 30 inHg min or equivalent If the Rate Target value needs to be changed in small increments instead of entering a value the arrow keys may be used to Jog the Rate Target value up or down If the current Pt Rate Target value is 150 0 knots and the Lo...

Page 38: ...og increment knots min 1 0 km hr sec 1 0 mph min 1 0 inHg min 0 01 mbar min 0 1 psi min 0 01 mmHg min 0 1 kpa min 0 01 Ps1 Rate Target value The Ps1 Rate Target value can be changed only if the key symbol 7 is displayed to the right of the Ps1 Rate Target value field Press key 7 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will appear as shown in Figure 3 19 below Figure 3 19 Ps1 Rate Target...

Page 39: ...wn in Figure 3 14 below Figure 3 20 Jog the Ps1 Rate Target value In this screen the Upper section has a new symbol with Up Down arrows to the right of the Ps1 Rate Target value field This indicates that the Ps1 Rate Target value can be jogged up or down repeatedly in steps of 10 Feet min using the Arrow keys until CANC is pressed In this case since the Up Arrow key was pressed the Ps1 Rate Target...

Page 40: ...long beep will be heard If the entered value exceeds the programmed limits the following message will appear Ps2 Rate target exceeds limit Press CLR Note When Ps2 is in pressure units the Ps2 Rate target is internally set to be equal to the Ps1 Rate target while the Ps1 output is ramping Once the Ps1 output stops ramping the commanded Ps2 Rate target becomes effective Note In pressure units Ps2 Ra...

Page 41: ...4 000 inHg min Press Up Arrow one more time and the value will change to 4 020 Press Down Arrow two times and the value decrements to 4 000 Note It is not possible to Jog a Rate Target value if it is blinking The incremental value for the Jog feature varies depending on Ps2 Rate units and is shown in the table below Ps2 Rate Units Jog increment inHg min 0 01 mbar min 0 1 psi min 0 01 mmHg min 0 1 ...

Page 42: ...ode The screen appears as shown in Figure 3 24 below Figure 3 24 Pt Leak mode Leak will be blinking in the Pt mode field waiting for either GO or CANC to be pressed Caution Do NOT press GO at this moment Pressing GO will activate Pt Leak mode and stop Leak from blinking Pressing CANC will revert back to Pt Measure mode For now press CANC and return Pt to Measure mode Press 4 to select Pt mode agai...

Page 43: ...and Ps1 modes are automatically changed to Control Similarly when Ps2 or Ps1 mode is changed to Control Pt mode is automatically changed to Control Note Leak and Measure modes can be selected independently for Pt Ps2 and Ps1 Ps1 Mode The Ps1 mode can be changed when the key symbol 8 is displayed to the right of the Ps1 mode field Press key 8 on the keypad and the Lower section of the display will ...

Page 44: ...ntrol all three modes Pt Ps2 Ps1 are automatically setup for Control Caution Do NOT press GO at this moment Pressing GO will activate all 3 outputs Pt Ps2 Ps1 into Control mode Pressing CANC will revert all 3 modes back to Measure For now press CANC and return Pt Ps2 and Ps1 to Measure mode Note When Ps1 mode is changed to Control Pt and Ps2 modes are automatically changed to Control Similarly whe...

Page 45: ... GO at this moment Pressing GO will activate Ps2 Leak mode and stop Leak from blinking Pressing CANC will revert back to Ps2 Measure mode For now press CANC and return Ps2 to Measure mode Press to select Ps2 mode again Then press 3 to select Ps2 Control mode The screen appears as shown in Figure 3 31 below Figure 3 31 Ps1 Control mode Messages Control Control Control 4 8 000 Hide Show Ps2 AC 92 Me...

Page 46: ...trols the pressure within the internal control mechanism to match the pressure at the output Once this is done the 6600 NG controlling section is connected to the output This process is termed as Equalization While the 6600 NG is undergoing this process the term EQZN is displayed on the screen in place of the Actual values When the outputs are close to Ground the EQZN process usually takes about 1...

Page 47: ... the Pt Target to 120 knots Key sequence 2 1 2 0 ENTER The new Target value will be blinking Press GO to activate The Pt Actual value will ramp to 120 knots The Ps1 and Ps2 outputs will still be controlling at their target values 6 Once the Pt Actual reaches 120 knots allow it to stabilize for a few seconds 7 Change the Pt mode to Leak Key sequence 4 2 Leak will be blinking in the Pt mode field Pr...

Page 48: ...to values up to 20 minutes See Section 3 10 7 for details 4 The Actual value at the end of 1 minute 5 Total leak in 1 minute 6 The Actual value at the end of 2 minutes 7 Total leak in 2 minutes 8 The Actual value at the end of 3 minutes 9 Total leak in 3 minutes When CANC is pressed to exit out of Leak mode the 6600 NG automatically goes back to Control mode Leak Time 0 00 Control Leak Control 4 8...

Page 49: ... Ps1 feet Key sequence 1 1 ENTER 9 2 ENTER 5 1 ENTER GO 8 Press GND to perform the Go To Ground function The pumps will turn On and the tester will go through the EQZN process The targets will automatically be set to Pt 0 knots Ps2 0 0 Dfin Ps1 the feet equivalent to Ground ambient pressure 3 Once the EQZN process is completed the tester will control the Actual values at the Targets 4 Change the P...

Page 50: ...lf Test has already been performed as described in Section 3 1 1 Close all three output ports tightly please 2 Set the Units as follows Pt knots Ps2 Dfin Ps1 feet Key sequence 1 1 ENTER 9 2 ENTER 5 1 ENTER GO 3 Press GND to perform the Go To Ground function The pumps will turn On and the tester will go through the EQZN process The targets will automatically be set to Pt 0 knots Ps2 0 0 Dfin Ps1 th...

Page 51: ... needs to be done with all three outputs in inHg at values of Pt 24 inHg Ps2 23 inHg and Ps1 at 22 inHg follow the steps below 1 Close all three output ports tightly please 2 Set the Units as follows Pt inHg Ps2 inHg Ps1 inHg Key sequence 1 5 ENTER 9 1 ENTER 5 3 ENTER GO 3 Set all three Rate Targets to 4 0 inHg min Key sequence 3 4 ENTER period 4 ENTER 7 4 ENTER GO 4 Press GND to perform the Go To...

Page 52: ...rcraft To start the Self Test press TEST If the conditions for running a Self Test are not met the following message will be displayed in the Lower section Figure 3 39 Self Test Invalid If the conditions are met the following message is displayed Figure 3 40 Confirm Self Test Leak Time 3 45 Leak Leak Leak 4 8 000 Hide Show Ps2 AC 92 Start Pt 24 0000 inHg Ps2 23 0000 inHg Ps1 22 0000 inHg 1 min 24 ...

Page 53: ...TO GROUND FUNCTION Note Ground signifies the ambient pressure NOT the field elevation The GND key is used to activate this function This function performs the following operations a Sets the Pt Target to the equivalent of 0 knots in the current Pt units b Sets the Ps2 Target to the equivalent of 0 0 Dfin in the current Ps2 units c Sets the Ps1 Target to the equivalent of the ambient Ground pressur...

Page 54: ...ut s are on Hold Press GO to release Hold In the Upper section all the target values will be blinking The Actual values will stop ramping towards the targets Note The target values are not altered during HOLD To release HOLD press GO The target values will stop blinking and the outputs will start ramping once more towards their targets It is meaningless to use Hold when the outputs are already at ...

Page 55: ... Select 1 in the Functions menu and the screen appears as shown below Figure 3 32 View Limits The details of each limit are provided in Section 3 10 2 Modify Limits Note Limit values cannot be modified in the View Limits screen 3 10 2 MODIFY LIMITS The eight user programmable limits can be modified by selecting 2 in the Functions menu Access to the Modify Limits function is protected by means of a...

Page 56: ...can be set between 100 and 690 knots It defines the maximum airspeed that can be controlled It also defines the maximum differential pressure Qc that can be controlled The factory setting is 400 knots 2 Min knots This limit can be set between 50 and 500 knots It defines the negative airspeed limit It also defines the most negative differential pressure Qc that can be controlled The factory setting...

Page 57: ...be set between 1 000 and 50 000 feet min It defines the maximum altitude rate that can be controlled However it does NOT define the maximum rate of change of Ps1 pressure in pressure units See note below Note In pressure units Ps1 Rate targets can be set between 0 and 30 inHg min 8 Max Dfin This limit can be set between 1 and 30 inHg It defines the maximum differential pressure plus or minus permi...

Page 58: ... pp is also valid The screen will appear as follows Figure 3 38 Run Profile 10 1 Blinking As shown in Figure 3 38 the following changes have been made to the Upper section of the screen a Units have been set to Pt knots Ps2 Dfin Ps1 Feet b Targets have been set to Pt 100 0 knots Ps2 0 1000 Dfin and Ps1 1000 Feet c Target Rates have been set to Pt 150 0 knots min Ps2 4 000 inHg min and Ps1 2000 Fee...

Page 59: ...er 13 You can cancel out of a profile at any time by pressing CANC The last effective parameters will remain valid even after you cancel out of the profile You can enter a profile at any point like 10 6 Cancel out of Profile 10 by pressing CANC Press FUNC and then 4 to return to the Run Profile screen and then enter 10 1 followed by ENTER Again 10 1 will be blinking and all 12 parameters will be s...

Page 60: ...with the arrow keys Press 2 to jog the Pt Target value The screen will appear as shown below Figure 3 41 Run Profile Jog Pt Target at 10 3 120 0 121 0 Pt inHg Pt Ps2 Ps1 Control knots min 0 0 160 0 Dfin Feet 0 2000 1000 knots 0 2000 1000 inHg min Feet min 0 000 0 4 200 3000 Control Control AC 92 Hide Show Ps2 000 Run Profile Running Profile Use keys to jog target value Press CLR when done 10 3 Tes...

Page 61: ...PC using Hyperterminal see Section 4 for details Before loading profiles the 6600 NG needs to be setup to accept the profiles This is done by selecting 5 on the Functions menu Then the Lower screen will appear as shown below Figure 3 42 Load Profiles Stay in this screen and load one or more profiles When loading is completed press GO You can exit at any time without loading profiles by pressing GO...

Page 62: ... Press 1 to change the value for Leak Timer 1 The screen appears as follows Figure 3 46 Adjust Leak Timer Enter a value from 1 to 18 or press CLR to select another timer The value for Timer 3 must be higher than the value for Timer 2 which must be higher than the value for Timer 1 Leak Timers 1 Leak Timer 1 minutes 1 to 18 2 Leak Timer 2 2 minutes Timer1 1 to 19 3 Leak Timer 3 3 minutes Timer2 1 t...

Page 63: ...Functions menu will bring up the screen shown below Figure 3 48 Calibration password Performing a calibration requires a password However without a password other information is provided on this screen 0 0008 0 0000 Pt inHg Pt Ps2 Ps1 Measure knots min 0 000 4 000 inHg inHg 29 9225 29 9219 Qc inHg 30 0000 30 0000 inHg min inHg min 0 000 0 000 4 000 4 000 Measure Measure AC 92 Calibration Total ope...

Page 64: ...connected Function 9 shows the 10 bit Gray code that is generated by the Encoder at a specific altitude Before selecting Function 9 it is important to set up the 6600 NG properly Follow these steps a Connect the Ps1 output of the 6600 NG to the encoder s Ps1 port b Close cap off the Pt and Ps2 ports of the 6600 NG c Set Units as follows Pt knots Ps2 Dfin and Ps1 Feet or Meters d Set the Ps1 Rate t...

Page 65: ... the error more thoroughly Otherwise allow the test to continue until the final target altitude is reached Note The power supplied on the Encoder interface connector of the 6600 NG is 12 Volts DC If the encoder being tested requires a different voltage it will need to be supplied externally If this is done the Ground of the external power supply must be connected to the Ground GND pin of the Encod...

Page 66: ...n the system Typically the internal leak of the 6600 NG contributes less than 10 to the leak with the aircraft connected Therefore an internal leak of 100 ft min in the 6600 NG will contribute only 10 ft min or less to the leak measured with the aircraft connected To perform an internal leak check of the 6600 NG follow these steps 1 Set the Ps1 units to Feet Note the Ps1 Rate Target value needed a...

Page 67: ...trol 0 1000 4 000 6 knots Control 100 0 150 0 Feet Control 1000 6000 Dfin Control 0 2000 4 000 7 knots Control 200 0 150 0 Feet Control 5000 6000 Dfin Control 0 3000 4 000 8 knots Control 300 0 150 0 Feet Control 10000 6000 Dfin Control 0 4000 4 000 9 knots Control 100 0 150 0 Feet Control 18000 6000 Dfin Control 0 5000 4 000 10 knots Control 100 0 150 0 Feet Leak 18000 6000 Dfin Control 0 5000 4 ...

Page 68: ... Pt Units knots B Pt mode Control C Pt target 100 0 knots D Pt Rate target 150 0 knots min E Ps1 units Feet F Ps1 mode Control G Ps1 target 0 feet H Ps1 Rate target 6000 ft min I Ps2 units Dfin J Ps2 mode Control K Ps2 target 0 0000 Dfin L Ps2 Rate target 4 000 inHg min Row 4 point 2 makes the 6600 NG go to Pt 200 knots at 150 knots min Ps1 0 feet at 6000 ft min and Ps2 0 1000 Dfin at 4 000 inHg m...

Page 69: ...t change anything on Row 1 3 On Row 2 left most cell replace Template with the name of your profile Limit is 12 characters 4 On Row 2 middle cell replace 3 with a profile number between 1 and 10 that you would like this profile to be saved as in the 6600 NG 5 Enter the height correction if required Otherwise leave the cell as 0 6 In rows 3 through 50 change the cells as per the points you want to ...

Page 70: ...and correct If you are going into the Leak mode at any point then make sure that you achieve that point in Control mode before you actually change to Leak mode For example if you want to perform a Leak at 18 000 feet then you must have one point in Control mode which takes the Ps1 output to 18 000 feet followed by another point where the Ps1 output is put into Leak mode at 18 000 feet 9 Now that t...

Page 71: ... Setup the Port Settings as follows Bits per second 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow control None Select Apply Then select OK This will take you into the 6600 NG Hyperterminal window 2 Select File Select Properties A new dialog box 6600 NG Properties appears Select the Settings tab In the Emulation menu select ANSI Select OK Now you are back in the 6600 NG Hyperterminal window Select ...

Page 72: ...problem 5 If you see garbage on the first line of the profile as it loads then you should redo the load This could happen on some systems on the very first profile you load during a session in Hyperterminal 6 To load more profiles in the same session simply repeat step 3 from the point you select Transfer After all profiles you wish to load have been transferred press GO on the 6600 NG Check that ...

Page 73: ...test procedure if you lose power the 6600 NG will maintain the pressure When power comes back on the 6600 NG and the aircraft will be at the same pressure as before except for pressure lost due to leaks in the system If the 6600 NG behaves erratically for whatever reason turn Off the 6600 NG using the Power key on the Remote unit Turn the unit back On after 30 seconds and attempt to use the 6600 N...

Page 74: ...et value is 29 0 inHg then set targets as follows Ps1 22 0 inHg Ps2 23 0 inHg Pt 24 0 inHg For this example the key sequence would be 6 2 2 ENTER 0 2 3 ENTER 2 2 4 ENTER 3 3 Press GO If targets cannot be achieved there must be a large leak so press GND wait for Actual values to come close to Ground then turn Off tester and fix problem 3 4 If targets can be achieved and all 3 Actual values are stab...

Page 75: ... the reference This transducer must be calibrated at 0 inHg differential and 30 inHg differential with respect to Ps1 The accuracy of this transducer is 0 003 inHg Caution The pressure applied to the Pt output of the 6600 NG must never be less than the pressure on the Ps1 output If the Pt pressure is such that the Qc inHg differential with respect to Ps1 is more negative than 0 05 QcinHg the Pt pr...

Page 76: ...r the password followed by ENTER The main calibration screen will appear as follows 0 0008 0 0000 Pt inHg Pt Ps2 Ps1 Measure knots min 0 000 4 000 inHg inHg 29 9225 29 9219 Qc inHg 30 0000 30 0000 inHg min inHg min 0 000 0 000 4 000 4 000 Measure Measure AC 92 Calibration Total operating time 1 5 hours Cal Dates mm dd yy Last cal 09 01 16 Next cal due 09 01 17 Please enter calibration password Pre...

Page 77: ...ided below The assumption made is that the Pressure Standard can generate differential pressures QcinHg for the Pt output of the 6600 NG and can simultaneously generate absolute pressures PsinHg for the Ps1 and Ps2 outputs of the 6600 NG The sample calibration report shown in Figure 6 10 at the end of this Section will be referenced in the procedure below 1 Set up the 6600 NG as detailed in Sectio...

Page 78: ...TER on the keypad The highlighted field will be replaced by 0 0000 Press CLR to return to the point selection screen Figure 6 3 You should see 0 0000 on this screen as the Pt vacuum point This indicates to the 6600 NG that the differential pressure on the Pt output is currently exactly 0 0000 inHg 11 Generate exactly QcinHg 30 0000 and PsinHg 8 0000 Wait for a minimum of 5 minutes to allow tempera...

Page 79: ...ress CLR to return to the point selection screen Figure 6 3 You should see 38 0000 on this screen as the Ps1 2 full scale point This indicates to the 6600 NG that the absolute pressure on the Ps1 and Ps2 outputs is currently exactly 38 0000 inHg 19 The calibration points have now been entered You should be in the screen shown in Figure 6 3 Press GO to save the points and exit this screen If you pr...

Page 80: ... serial port on the 6600 NG using a program similar to Hyperterminal Details of this setup are provided in Section 8 1 Once communication between the 6600 NG and the PC has been setup and verified in Hyperterminal enter the command CP xxxxxx followed by ENTER where xxxxxx is the calibration password If the password is correct the 6600 NG will echo back a 0 This completes the setup required for ent...

Page 81: ...ts are entered through Hyperterminal as follows For Ps1 offsets Sn xxxx followed by ENTER For Ps1 offsets Dn xxxx followed by ENTER For Pt offsets Pn xxxx followed by ENTER where n is the offset number between 1 and 9 and xxxx is the positive or negative offset value equal to Actual value Pressure Standard value For example at point 2 Pressure Standard 3 8000 PsinHg if the 6600 NG Ps1 Actual value...

Page 82: ...o allow temperature effects to stabilize For other points wait at least 1 minute 3 If an offset needs to be entered for the point enter it through the RS232 port 4 Note the Actual values after the offset has been entered for Pt Ps2 and Ps1 on the calibration report 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 for all the 21 points in the table 6 The verification process is complete 7 If you wish to record the offse...

Page 83: ...__________________________________________________ VERIFICATION RESULTS Ps1 PRESSURE absolute Ps2 PRESSURE absolute Pt PRESSURE differential APPLIED DISPLAYED APPLIED DISPLAYED APPLIED DISPLAYED inHg inHg inHg inHg QcinHg QcinHg 1 6000 1 6003 1 6000 1 6002 0 0000 0 0004 3 8000 3 8002 3 8000 3 8001 3 0000 2 9995 7 6000 7 6004 7 6000 7 6003 6 0000 6 0002 11 4000 11 4001 11 4000 11 4002 9 0000 8 9997...

Page 84: ...aintenance of the 6600 NG includes calibration once a year The calibration procedure is described in Section 6 Calibration of the 6600 NG must be done only at an Authorized Calibration Center Other than annual calibration there are no other scheduled maintenance requirements ...

Page 85: ...al port or any other COM port or a USB port configured as a COM port can be used to communicate with the 6600 NG If a USB port is used it is necessary to use an in line USB to RS232 converter This converter is provided with the 6600 NG A RS232 cable DB9 male to DB9 female is also provided with the 6600 NG Connect the COM port on the PC to the RS232 port on the 6600 NG using the cable and USB to RS...

Page 86: ...uest data from the 6600 NG An example would be the PT command associated with the Pt Target value To set the Pt Target value to 125 0 knots the format would be PT 125 0 CR To request the value of the current Pt Target the command would be PT CR 8 The 6600 NG buffers commands as they are received but processes them only at 250 msec intervals If there are 5 commands in the buffer all 5 will be proce...

Page 87: ... Target value ST n Set the Ps1 Target value to n in current units n 0 if OK or Error code DT Read the Ps2 Target value in current units None Ps2 Target value DT n Set the Ps2 Target value to n in current units n 0 if OK or Error code KT Read the Pt Rate Target value in current units None Pt Rate Target value KT n Set the Pt Rate Target value to n in current units n 0 if OK or Error code RT Read th...

Page 88: ...7 Pt mbar 8 Qc mbar 9 Pt psi 10 Qc psi 11 Pt mmHg 12 Qc mmHg 13 Pt kpa 14 Qc kpa 15 EPR n 0 if OK or Error code DU Read the current Ps2 units None n 1 to 14 DU n Set the Ps2 units to n per the following table n Ps2 unit 1 inHg 2 Diff inHg 3 Mbar 4 Diff mbar 5 psi 6 Diff psi 7 mmHg 8 Diff mmHg 9 kpa 10 Diff kpa 11 Feet 12 Meters 13 knots 14 Km hr n 0 if OK or Error code PM Read the current Pt mode ...

Page 89: ... Error code PJ n Jog the Pt Target value Up n 0 or Down n 1 n 0 if OK or Error code SJ n Jog the Ps1 Target value Up n 0 or Down n 1 n 0 if OK or Error code DJ n Jog the Ps2 Target value Up n 0 or Down n 1 n 0 if OK or Error code KJ n Jog the Pt Rate Target value Up n 0 or Down n 1 n 0 if OK or Error code RJ n Jog the Ps1 Rate Target value Up n 0 or Down n 1 n 0 if OK or Error code 2J n Jog the Ps...

Page 90: ... SF 1 Starts the Self test function None 0 if OK or Error code SF 0 Read the Status of the Self test as value n per the table below n Self test status 0 Self test passed 1 Memory test failed 2 Ps1 Ps2 measurement system failed 3 Pt measurement system failed 4 Solenoids failed 5 Pumps failed 6 Ps1 Ps2 control system failed 7 Pt control system failed None Status code n HC Read the current value for ...

Page 91: ... the Pt transducer to n n 0 if OK or Error code SZ Read the zero offset value for the Ps1 transducer None Ps1 zero offset value SZ n This requires the calibration password to be set Set the zero offset value for Ps1 transducer to n n 0 if OK or Error code SS Read the slope value for the Ps1 transducer None Ps1 slope value SS n This requires the calibration password to be set Set the slope value fo...

Page 92: ...85 x xxxx S90 x xxxx S95 x xxxx S100 x xxxx P0 x xxxx P5 x xxxx P10 x xxxx P15 x xxxx P20 x xxxx P25 x xxxx P30 x xxxx P35 x xxxx P40 x xxxx P45 x xxxx P50 x xxxx P55 x xxxx P60 x xxxx P65 x xxxx P70 x xxxx P75 x xxxx P80 x xxxx P85 x xxxx P90 x xxxx P95 x xxxx P100 x xxxx D0 x xxxx D5 x xxxx D10 x xxxx D15 x xxxx D20 x xxxx D25 x xxxx D30 x xxxx D35 x xxxx D40 x xxxx D45 x xxxx D50 x xxxx D55 x x...

Page 93: ...offset None Pt offset value Pm n Set the Pt offset m to a value of n This command requires the calibration password to be set n 0 if OK or Error code Dm Read the value for Ps2 offset m where m is as defined in the table below m Ps2 offset 1 10 offset 2 20 offset 3 30 offset 4 40 offset 5 50 offset 6 60 offset 7 70 offset 8 80 offset 9 90 offset None Pt offset value Dm n Set the Ps2 offset m to a v...

Page 94: ...om Pt or Ps1 transducer 12 Pt target exceeds knots limit 13 Pt target exceeds Mach limit 14 Pt Rate target exceeds knots min limit or 30 inHg min for pressure units 15 Ps1 target exceeds Feet limit 16 Ps1 Rate target exceeds Feet min limit or 30 inHg min for pressure units 17 Leaving Pt in Measure mode may cause knots limit to be exceeded 18 Leaving Pt in Measure mode may cause Mach limit to be ex...

Page 95: ...min accuracy 1 of rate of climb Ps2 Output Units inHg mbar psi mmHg kpa Differential or Absolute Feet meters knots km hr Pressure function range 1 to 42 inHg calibrated from 1 6 to 38 inHg resolution 0 0001 inHg accuracy 0 002 inHg Altitude function range 4000 ft to 60 000 ft resolution 1 foot accuracy 2 ft 0 ft 3 ft 10 000 ft 4 ft 20 000 ft 6 ft 35 000 ft 12 ft 50 000 ft Climb function range 0 ft...

Page 96: ...0 1 knots 200 knots 0 03 knots 690 knots Airspeed rate 0 to 500 knots min Mach function range 0 0 to 3 0 Mach resolution 0 001 Mach accuracy 0 001 above 0 2 Mach EPR function range 0 9 to 30 resolution 0 001 accuracy 0 002 typ Power requirement 90 260 VAC 47 440 Hz 100W 200W with heaters Optional removable battery 8 hours of operation Interfaces WiFi RS232 Encoder optional Dims weights Main unit 2...

Page 97: ...6600 NG User s Manual 125 9110A Page 97 APPENDIX C CONNECTOR PIN OUTS ...

Page 98: ...or repair please call the customer service department at 281 325 8300 or fax 281 325 8399 or e mail to aservice laversab com Please include a description of the problem that has been identified when returning defective equipment Ship equipment to LAVERSAB INC 505 GILLINGHAM LANE SUGAR LAND TX 77478 U S A Note Please pack the 6600 NG in a suitable carton prior to shipping Do not ship without proper...

Page 99: ... access and download the App Once you have access to the App Store search for Laversab and the app should appear with the icon as shown below If more than one App is displayed select the App labeled CH 3 vx xx where x xx is the version number If more than one version of the App is displayed select the one with the latest version number Do not select the App labeled CH 2 vx xx since this is intende...

Page 100: ...etter is a non capitalized L Once the password has been column will show the selected network LAV xxxxx in the Wi Figure E 1 te and start the Laversab App labeled 3 CH vx xx The iPad screen will appear as shown in Figure ll appear as shown in Figure E 3 below Press and hold down the Power key Pad screen bottom right for about 2 seconds A tone will sound and the screen will the one shown in Figure ...

Page 101: ...6600 NG User s Manual 125 9110A Page 101 Figure E 2 Figure E 3 Figure E 4 ...

Page 102: ...less communication between the iPad and the tester for more than 20 seconds the tester will automatically disconnect from the iPad App and the Wired Remote will become fully functional To reconnect the tester to the iPad App in iPad Settings check that the correct network is selected and restart the App The Power key in the App may then be used to establish communication between the App and the te...

Page 103: ...cated on the Wired Remote when it becomes fully functional For example Leak test results or Self Test progress If there is a large number of Wifi networks in the area typically more than 10 it is possible that the wireless communication will not be very effective due to limitations of Wifi bandwidth When first connecting to the tester s network keep the iPad close to the tester The Wifi signal may...

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