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F display Version 1.21

December 2018

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LXNAV F Basics

4.1

LXNAV F display at a Glance

F display is a Flarm

compatible device, able to indicate horizontal and vertical

direction of a threat. Nearby traffic is displayed visually and acoustically. It’s extremely small
size, low power consumption, and has very bright bicolour LED’s. It supports FLARM data
protocol versions 6 and 7.

F is certified in category

Standalone

4.1.1

LXNAV F display features

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Extremely bright bicolour LEDs

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Touch pad, to adjust beep volume

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Near mode function

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Automatic baud rate detection

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Low current consumption

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Adjustable or automatic brightness

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Multi target indication

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PCAS indication

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Distance to the nearest target

4.1.2

Interfaces

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Serial RS232 input/output

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Touch pad

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12 bicolour LEDs for direction

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5 LEDs for vertical angle

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3 LEDs for GPS, Rx and Tx indication

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Distance indicator

4.1.3

Technical Data

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Power input 8-32V DC

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Consumption 10mA@12V

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Weight 10g

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Dimensions: 42mm x 25mm x 5mm

Summary of Contents for FlarmLED+

Page 1: ...FlarmLED Version 1 2 LXNAV d o o Kidričeva 24 3000 Celje Slovenia tel 386 592 33 400 fax 386 599 33 522 info lxnav com www lxnav com ...

Page 2: ...1 5 Touch pad 13 5 1 6 ALS 13 5 2 Powering up FlarmLED 13 5 3 Normal operation 13 5 3 1 WARNING Modes 13 5 3 2 NEAREST Mode 13 5 3 2 1 Multi target in nearest modus 14 5 3 3 Obstacle warning 14 5 3 4 Alert zone warning 14 5 3 5 Undirected PCAS warning 16 5 3 6 Single target warning 16 5 4 Setting up FlarmLED 17 5 5 Other indications 18 5 5 1 IGC file download 1 18 5 5 2 Running Flarm firmware upda...

Page 3: ...ll be made at no charge to the customer for parts and labor provided that the customer shall be responsible for any transportation cost This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unauthorized alterations or repairs LXNAV Instrument displays damaged by direct or magnified sunlight are not covered under warranty THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AN...

Page 4: ...LARM device or by downloading installing copying accessing or using any FLARM Technology Ltd Cham Switzerland hereafter FLARM Technology software firmware license key or data you agree to the following terms and conditions If you do not agree with the terms and conditions do not purchase or use the FLARM device and do not download install copy access or use the software firmware license key or dat...

Page 5: ... work if GPS is inoperative degraded or unavailable for any reason 2 6 The most recent Operating Manual must be read understood and followed at all times 2 7 The firmware must be replaced once per year every 12 months The firmware must also be replaced earlier if a Service Bulletin or other information is published with such instruction Failure to replace the firmware may render the device inopera...

Page 6: ...ability and Indemnification 6 1 Warranty FLARM devices software firmware license keys and data are provided on an as is basis without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose FLARM Technology does not warrant the performance of the device software firmware license key or data or that ...

Page 7: ... rights or subsequent actions in the event of future breaches 7 4 Amendments FLARM Technology reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend this Agreement from time to time by posting an updated version of the Agreement on www flarm com provided that disputes arising hereunder will be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Agreement in effect at the time the dispute arose We encourage y...

Page 8: ...FlarmLED display Version 1 21 December 2018 Page 8 of 26 2 Packing Lists FlarmLED Cable ...

Page 9: ...of FlarmLED is part of the Minor Change covering the installation of the FLARM device and must include an AFM Supplement The Minor Change for PowerFLARM Core can be acquired here https flarm com shop easa minor change approval mca Please refer to chapter 5 6 for detailed wiring instructions ...

Page 10: ...ions 6 and 7 FlarmLED is certified in category Standalone 4 1 1 LXNAV FlarmLED display features Extremely bright bicolour LEDs Touch pad to adjust beep volume Near mode function Automatic baud rate detection Low current consumption Adjustable or automatic brightness Multi target indication PCAS indication Distance to the nearest target 4 1 2 Interfaces Serial RS232 input output Touch pad 12 bicolo...

Page 11: ...5 System Description 5 1 Description of FlarmLED It consists of 6 main parts Status LEDs Horizontal direction LEDs Vertical direction LEDs Touch pad Beeper ALS Ambient light sensor Flarm status Distance to the target Horizntal indicator Vertical indicator ALS ...

Page 12: ...lem with connection or no data is received Slow blinking means that GPS status is BAD Solid light means that GPS status is OK 5 1 2 Horizontal direction LEDs They are in yellow or red colour 12 horizontal LEDs are indicating the direction of threat Example shows threat from front right side 1 o clock 5 1 3 Vertical direction LEDs They are in yellow colour LEDs are describing vertical angle of thre...

Page 13: ...l activate a red blinking diode if another aircraft equipped with Flarm will be close and a prediction for a collision risk is calculated An audio warning will be also executed Higher collision risk will increase blinking frequency and audio beep rate The warnings are classified into three levels See Flarm manual for details on www flarm com o First level approximately 18 seconds before predicted ...

Page 14: ... if an obstacle is in the front of the aircraft and a collision risk is predicted The warning is shown with two red LEDs symmetrical around the 12 o clock LED at 10 and 2 they alternate with those at 11 and 1 As we approach to the obstacle the frequency of the alternation increases 5 3 4 Alert zone warning An alert zone warning will be activated if an alert zone is in the front of the aircraft The...

Page 15: ...FlarmLED display Version 1 21 December 2018 Page 15 of 26 ...

Page 16: ...signals without ADS B data contain no direction for the thread therefore you will get an undirected warning with the following alternating signals 5 3 6 Single target warning When the other FLARM device is in a collision path then FlarmLED is going to show red LED with threat direction along vertical angle and distance to it For example next picture indicates threat 11 o clock 14 degrees above and...

Page 17: ...ar mode PCAS setting Volume on beeper Same long touch with two fingers will exit from setup mode Setup mode is indicated with following horizontal indicator image With long touch 1 second to the touch pad we are switching between different settings which can be set Short touch will change value for actual setting First left digit indicates the setting that we are setting second digit right shows t...

Page 18: ...c 0 0 to 99 1 fixed decimal point 0 0 to 9 9 Near mode n 0 OFF default 1 ON one target 2 ON 2 targets 3 ON 3 targets 4 ON 4 targets 5 ON 5 targets 9 ON 9 targets PCAS 1 P 0 PCAS OFF 1 PCAS ON Volume on beeper S 0 Minimum volume 1 Medium 2 maximum default PCAS information will be available if no flarm warnings present and no closer traffic which might be sometimes very annoying 5 5 Other indication...

Page 19: ...D display Version 1 21 December 2018 Page 19 of 26 5 5 2 Running Flarm firmware update 2 5 5 3 Obstacle database update 3 5 5 4 Diagnostic dump 4 5 5 5 Restore file system 5 5 5 6 Internal consistency check 6 ...

Page 20: ...icates highest number On picture below code 120 is shown Error codes are described in the list below 11 Firmware expired requires valid GPS information i e will not be available in the first minute or so after power on 12 Firmware update error 21 Power e g voltage 8V 22 UI error 23 Audio error 24 ADC error 25 SD card error 26 USB error 27 LED error 28 EEPROM error 29 General hardware error 2A Tran...

Page 21: ...guration error e g while reading flarmcfg txt from SD USB B1 Invalid obstacle database license e g wrong serial number B2 Invalid IGC feature license B3 Invalid AUD feature license B4 Invalid ENL feature license B5 Invalid RFB feature license B6 Invalid TIS feature license 100 Generic error 101 Flash File System error 110 Failure updating firmware of external display 120 Device is operated outside...

Page 22: ...1 21 December 2018 Page 22 of 26 5 6 Wiring 5 6 1 FlarmLED pinout Pin number Description 1 N C 2 output Transmit from LXNAV FlarmLED RS232 Level 3 input Receive to LXNAV FlarmLED RS232 Level 4 Ground 5 N C 6 12V DC supply input ...

Page 23: ...18 Page 23 of 26 5 6 2 FlarmMouse FlarmLED 5 6 3 PowerMouse FlarmLED 5 6 4 FlarmBat FlarmLED Flarm Power Supply Cable FlarmLED FlarmMouse Flarm Power Supply Cable FlarmLED PowerMouse Flarm Power Supply Cable FlarmLED FlarmBat V7 Flarm Splitter ...

Page 24: ...ader at https gliding lxnav com lxdownloads firmware S7 PC update tool For the update you need file named _x lxfw x version nr on your computer Update procedure Connect FlarmLED cable to PC and power supply On Tool select communication port to which your FlarmLED is connected to Select baudrate 57600 Select lxfw file Press Flash Apply power to FlarmLED To update FlarmLED a FlarmLED update cable wi...

Page 25: ...FlarmLED display Version 1 21 December 2018 Page 25 of 26 ...

Page 26: ...age 26 of 26 6 Revision History November 2018 Initial release of this manual November 2018 Reviewed updated chapters 4 1 5 2 5 1 2 Added chapters 5 3 6 November 2018 Added Flarm EULA and installation chapter December 2018 Flarm EULA and misc typos ...

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