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UAV-1001006-001
ECCN 7A994

Appendix C-6 Garmin GTX32/327 App Note

The GTX327 outputs Mode, Squawk code over RS232. The baud rate, if
fixed, and needs to be programmed into the echo app. Pressure altitude is
decoded via the power transcoder or optional echoUATmux wiring harness.
The RS232 OUTPUT must be set to “REMOTE”.

Equipment

Setup
Source

Control
Source

GPS
Source

COM1
Rate

COM1
Data

COM1
Phy

COM1
Protocol

Garmin
GTX327

APP

Panel

COM2

9600

81N

RS232

GTX

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Summary of Contents for echo

Page 1: ...1 UAV 1001006 001 ECCN 7A994 Installation and Pilot s Guide ...

Page 2: ... any storage medium for any purpose without the express written permission of uAvionix uAvionix grants permissions to download a single copy of this guide onto an electronic storage medium to be viewed for personal use provided that the complete text of this copyright notice is retained Unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited uAvionix is a ...

Page 3: ... 31 2017 Traffic on COM1 F 8 14 2017 Aligns with Echo Installer App Updates G 8 17 2017 Added Garmin GTN and GRT SafeFly app notes H 11 24 2017 Added AFS traffic app note I 12 21 2017 Updated Apollo SL70 app note with TX setting J 2 19 2018 echoUATmux harness Navworx Retrofit K 4 2 2018 Update transponder language L 10 10 2018 Update Legacy Transponder wiring diagram C 1 ...

Page 4: ...Bureau of Industry and Security BIS as Export Control Classification Number ECCN 7A994 These items are controlled by the U S Government and authorized for export only to the country of ultimate destination for use by the ultimate consignee or end user s herein identified They may not be resold transferred or otherwise disposed of to any other country or to any person other than the authorized ulti...

Page 5: ...Disclaimer of Warranty IN NO EVENT SHALL UAVIONIX BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER RESULTING FROM THE USE MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU Warranty Service Warranty repair service shall be prov...

Page 6: ...guration 10 5 5 Supplied Accessories 10 6 Technical Specifications 12 6 1 Markings 12 7 Equipment Limitations 13 7 1 Installation 13 7 1 1 Modifications and Use Outside of Intended Scope 13 7 1 2 Deviations 13 7 1 3 Configurable Options 13 7 1 4 Approvals 13 7 2 Unpacking and Inspecting 13 7 3 Mounting 13 7 4 Connections 14 7 5 Connector Pin Assignments 15 7 6 Cooling Requirements 15 7 7 Wiring Co...

Page 7: ... should always be Enabled unless there is a special circumstance requiring it be set to Disabled 23 8 2 6 Anonymous Mode 23 8 2 7 Emitter Category 23 8 2 8 VFR Squawk code 23 8 2 9 ADSB In Capability 23 8 2 10 VSO knots 24 8 2 11 Aircraft Length and Width in Meters 24 8 2 12 GPS Antenna Offset 25 8 3 Installation 25 8 3 1 Serial Port Setup 26 9 Normal Operation 27 9 1 Electronic Flight Bag Applica...

Page 8: ...the SKYFYX GPS source or with an existing rule compliant GPS source It is designed to meet the performance requirements of TSO C154c and is compliant with FAR 91 225 and FAR 91 227 for operation in the National Airspace System The system is for use in Experimental and LSA aircraft only 5 1 Features The echoUAT performs the following functions UAT transmission 978 MHz o Transmits ADS B Out data on ...

Page 9: ...282B Class B1S and meets the performance requirements of TSO C154c It complies with the ADS B Final Rule Technical Amendment dated 2 9 2015 affecting 14 CFR 91 225 b 1 ii which permits ADS B Out in the National Airspace System for devices meeting the performance requirements of TSO C154c Accordingly when installed in accordance with the installation instructions of this guide the device complies w...

Page 10: ...AAS Accord Micro i COM2 TX ADS B Traffic ADS B Uplink Services MGL GRT AFS Wi Fi Setup ADS B Traffic ADS B Uplink Services iPad Android 5 4 Software and Airborne Electronic Hardware Configuration Part Part Number Revision Software UAV 1001007 001 A Airborne Electronic Hardware UAV 1001008 001 A 5 5 Supplied Accessories Part Part Number Revision echoUAT UAV 1000957 001 A SMA BNC Adapter UAV 1001011...

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Page 12: ...rdware RTCA DO 254 Level C Power Requirements 11 33VDC Typical 2W On Alt 0 1W Standby DO 160G Category Z Altitude 18 000ft Operating Temperature 45 C to 70 C Humidity Tested to Category DO 160G Category B2 Transmit Frequency 978MHz 1MHz Transmit Power 20W nominal Transmitter Modulation 1M29G1D Receiver Frequency 978MHz 1090MHz Receiver Sensitivity 978MHz 90 to 3dBm 1090MHz 79 to 0dBm Weight 60gram...

Page 13: ...llary equipment such as power provisions mounting devices or external antennas such items must still be approved under existing minor modification change processes applicable to the aircraft 7 2 Unpacking and Inspecting Carefully unpack the device and make a visual inspection of the unit for evidence of any damage incurred during shipment If the unit is damaged notify the shipping company to file ...

Page 14: ... should be mounted on a flat surface If possible care should be taken to mount EchoUAT in a location with the top case being visible for initial or periodic inspection of the LED status lights Note Installation of the echoUAT must be in accordance with AC43 13 2B Chapter 1 7 4 Connections Whenever power is supplied to the transceiver a 50ohm load must be provided to the SMA connection You can use ...

Page 15: ...the power source and echoUAT Optionally a 3a gang circuit breaker can be used when combining echoUAT and SkyFYX on the same circuit LED SOLID FLASHING RED FAULT Transmit GREEN Powered Receive 7 6 Cooling Requirements echoUAT is designed to meet all applicable TSO requirements without forced air cooling Attention should however be given to the incorporation of cooling provisions to limit the maximu...

Page 16: ...an impedance of less than 0 5ohm in the power line for satisfactory operation The following table provides guidance for a typical aircraft hook up wire Note that different brands may vary please check your supplier for more details Gauge ohm km Length for 0 5ohm 20 AWG 35 14 2m 22 AWG 64 7 8m 24 AWG 99 5 0m An alternative to a harness built from individual wires particularly for a long cable run i...

Page 17: ... possible and avoid sharp bends in the cable to minimize the VSWR or signal loss Electrical connection to the antenna should be protected to avoid loss of efficiency due to exposure to liquids and moisture All antenna feeders shall be installed in such a way to minimize RF energy radiated inside the aircraft When a conventional aircraft monopole antenna is used it relies on a ground plane for corr...

Page 18: ... connectors will degrade both transmitter output power and receiver sensitivity An acceptable cable has less than 1 5dB loss for the run length needed has a characteristic impedance of 50ohms has double braid screens or has foil and braid screen Once the cable run length is known a cable type with low enough loss per meter that meets the above requirements can be chosen Longer runs require lower l...

Page 19: ...routing the cable Route the cable away from any significant heat sources Route the cable wiring away from potential interference sources such as ignition wiring 400Hz generators fluorescent lighting and electric motors Allow a minimum separation of 300mm from an ADF antenna cable Keep the cable run as short as possible Avoid routing the cable around tight bends Avoid kinking the cable even tempora...

Page 20: ...ice to the wireless network named Echo XXXX using the procedure for your device iOS is shown below 1 Go to Settings Wi Fi and make sure that Wi Fi is turned on 2 Tap the SSID Ping XXXX where XXXX is a random string i e Ping 6A8E 3 No WPA Password is required Some early software builds require a WPA password Enter uavionix as the WPA password for the secure Wi Fi network then tap join Note The No I...

Page 21: ...arameters Control ICAO Number Call Sign Flight Plan ID CSID Logic Anonymous Mode Emitter Category VFR Code ADS B In Capability Vso Aircraft Length and Width GPS Antenna Offset 8 2 1 Control Select the desired control type This setting configures the echoUAT for Transmit Receive or Standby UAT TX Enabled Enables both transmit and receive functions This is the recommended mode for 2020 compliance ...

Page 22: ... use the Mode S Code base 16 hex value 8 2 3 Call Sign The CALL SIGN can be up to an 8 digit code that corresponds to the tail number of the aircraft 0 9 A F Note This is typically your aircraft N number unless otherwise advised by the FAA or ATC 8 2 4 Flight plan ID Flight Plan ID if provided is used in accordance with product specific transmission requirements CSID Logic is applied to determine ...

Page 23: ...st flight in order for the FAA to register the flight to the aircraft s Call Sign 8 2 7 Emitter Category To assist ATC tracking of aircraft an aircraft category can be transmitted Select the aircraft category that most closely matches the aircraft Emitter Category Light Airplane Rotorcraft Small Airplane Glider Sailplane Large Airplane Lighter Than Air Large Airplane with High Vortex Parachute Hea...

Page 24: ...ou can set this to your maximum taxi speed EchoUAT uses ground speed and does not account for headwind or tailwinds that might affect the Air Ground state 8 2 11 Aircraft Length and Width in Meters When on the ground ADS B transmits encoded aircraft size information which is used by ATC to identify taxiing routes and potential conflicts Enter the length and width wingspan fields and the appropriat...

Page 25: ...tprint is not in the same place as the ADS B reported position Although the GPS Antenna Offset is primarily intended for position correction on large transport aircraft General Aviation aircraft can also have a significant offset For example if the aircraft has a long tail boom and the GPS antenna is on top of the tail the GPS position could be 4 meters or more from the nose of the aircraft GPS An...

Page 26: ...rted device settings Example EFIS Baud Rate should match EchoUAT setting and EFIS settings Equipment Examples Equipment Setup Source Control Source Traffic Uplink GPS Source COM1 Rate COM1 Data COM1 Phy COM1 Protocol Dynon Skyview EFIS EFIS COM2 EFIS 38400 81O RS232 TMAP MGL APP EFIS COM2 COM2 38400 81O RS232 TMAP GRT EFIS EFIS COM2 EFIS 38400 81O RS485 T TMAP GTX33 330 APP Panel COM2 COM2 9600 81...

Page 27: ...raft 3 Programming of the echoUAT is now complete 9 Normal Operation 9 1 Electronic Flight Bag Application Launch your GDL 90 compatible Electronic Flight Bag EFB application Configure your EFB as necessary to access the uAvionix ADS B device In most applications it will be automatically detected If you do not see a device connection for the echo ping or uAvionix please contact your EFB provider f...

Page 28: ...playing ADS B traffic from echoUAT is shown below Altitude must be pre flight cross checked by comparing the aircraft s altimeter with the GPS altitude displayed on the EFB application For additional questions or support please visit http uavionix com support ...

Page 29: ...n 8 0 Aircraft zone 2 type 3 4 5 to Category S level M type 1 Helicopters to Category U level G Explosion 9 0 Equipment identified as Category X no test Waterproofness 10 0 Equipment identified as Category X no test Fluids Susceptibility 11 0 Equipment identified as Category X no test Sand and Dust 12 0 Equipment identified as Category X no test Fungus 13 0 Equipment identified as Category X no te...

Page 30: ...30 UAV 1001006 001 ECCN 7A994 Appendix A Interconnect Diagrams ...

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Page 33: ...Flight Information System FCC Federal Communications Commission FAA Federal Aviation Administration FIS B Flight Information Services Broadcast GPS Global Positioning System ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization LSA Light Sport Aircraft RTCA Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics TIS B Traffic Information Services Broadcast TSO Technical Standard Order UAT Universal Access Transceiver...

Page 34: ... through the aircraft electrical system A compliant GPS source such as a Garmin GPS 20A Dynon SV GPS 2020 or uAvionix skyFYX provides the position source for UAT transmissions Traffic and Weather can also be displayed on the Android iOS device via Wi Fi Configure the echoUAT as follows for legacy transponder Setup Source Control Source GPS Source Traffic COM1 Rate COM1 Data COM1 Phy COM1 Protocol ...

Page 35: ...AP 115200 GRT EFIS Settings General Setup Serial Port X In Safe Fly GPS and SPC Serial Port X Out Safe Fly GPS ans SPC Serial Port X Rate 115 200 SAVE Serial port X refers to the serial port on the EFIS that is wired to the Serial Control In Out of the Safe Fly GPS module SPC Serial Port 1 Rate 38400 SPC Serial Port 1 Output EchoUAT TMAP SPC Serial Port 1 Input EchoUAT TMAP Serial Port Y In ADS B ...

Page 36: ...idth in meters Aircraft Length Enter length in meters VFR ID Enter Tail or N Number GPS Input Compliant TMAP GPS Rate 9600 Test Squitters Never TIS Output Off UAT 978 Receiver Yes 1090ES Receiver Yes GPS Antenna Offset Linear Enter GPS longitudinal offset in meters from nose GPS Antenna Offset Lateral Enter GPS lateral offset in meters SAVE Once all settings are complete the Echo App monitor scree...

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Page 38: ...MAP Setup Control SYSTEM SETUP SERIAL PORT SETUP SERIAL PORT 1 SETUP SERIAL IN DEVICE SELECT DYNON SV XPNDR 262 TRANSPONDER SETUP GPS DATA DYNON SV GPS 2020 TRANSPONDER HEX CODE enter the ICAO hex number of the aircraft VFR CODE enter the default VFR squawk code 1200 for the US AUTO ALT GND AUTOMATIC AIR DATA AIRCRAFT CATEGORY select the appropriate aircraft category AIRCRAFT LENGTH the length of ...

Page 39: ...d down the IDENT and ALT buttons while switching on the power To return to normal operation switch the power off then back on RS 232 Baud Rate Determination To view the baud rate In test mode rotate the LARGE knob to the SL70 CONF SL70 Configuration page then rotate the SMALL knob to the BAUD baud rate page The baud rates available are 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 The TX setting must be configure...

Page 40: ... The STX165 outputs Altitude Mode Squawk and Mode C code over RS232 The baud rate if fixed and needs to be programmed into the echo app Equipment Setup Source Control Source GPS Source COM1 Rate COM1 Data COM1 Phy COM1 Protocol STX165 APP Panel COM2 9600 81N RS232 GDL ...

Page 41: ...ate if fixed and needs to be programmed into the echo app Pressure altitude is decoded via the power transcoder or optional echoUATmux wiring harness The RS232 OUTPUT must be set to REMOTE Equipment Setup Source Control Source GPS Source COM1 Rate COM1 Data COM1 Phy COM1 Protocol Garmin GTX327 APP Panel COM2 9600 81N RS232 GTX ...

Page 42: ...s completed We currently recommend configuration using the echo mobile application Wire traffic to the EFIS per MGL guidance Equipment Setup Source Control Source GPS Source Traffic Uplink COM1 Rate COM1 Data COM1 Phy COM1 Protocol MGL APP EFIS COM2 COM2 38400 81O RS232 TMAP Menu System setup menu Serial port 1 Internal Ping Transponder Transponder setup menu Type Ping Mode S on RS232 Appendix C 8...

Page 43: ...e configured for ADSB115K The echoUAT should be configured to send traffic and weather to the AFS EFIS by setting the following settings in the echo installer mobile application For installations on echoUAT COM2 pin 5 Equipment Setup Source Control Source GPS Source Traffic Uplink COM2 Rate AFS EFIS APP As required As required COM2 115200 For installations on echoUAT COM1 pin 3 Equipment Setup Sou...

Page 44: ...WS Main software version 5 03 or later and GPS software version 5 0 or later Software updates are available from your local Garmin supplier Note this information does not apply to the GNS480 Serial Connection The GNS series has 4 serial ports for use with various avionics EchoUAT needs a single wire from one of the available RS 232 Out on the Garmin to Pin 6 the Echo The connector on the 400 Serie...

Page 45: ...ng the small right knob To change data on the displayed Configuration Page press the small right knob CRSR to turn on the cursor Rotate the large right knob to change between data fields Rotate the small knob to change a field that the cursor is on Once you have made the desired selction press the ENT key to accept the entry Use the small knob to reach the MAIN RS232 CONFIG page Select the CHNL nu...

Page 46: ...6xx 7xx as a rule compliant position source 600 SERIES GTN 625 635 650 700 SERIES GTN 725 750 Main software version 3 00 or later and GPS software version 5 0 or later Serial Connection The GTN series has 4 serial ports for use with various avionics EchoUAT needs a single wire from one of the available RS 232 Out on the Garmin GTN to Pin 6 the EchoUAT Connector P1001 LOOKING AFT TOWARD PILOT S SEA...

Page 47: ...uire page scrolling to view all of the information and keys on the page This can be done by touching the screen and dragging the page in the desired direction or by touching the Up or Down keys Startup the GTN in Configuration Mode Tap RS232 Tap the Output that matches the GTN pin EchoUAT is wired to example pin 7 Output 2 Select ADS B for the Output Value If two entries are available for ADS B ch...

Page 48: ...nfiguration the EFIS cannot be set for control of the echoUAT Settings for Traffic on COM1 are as follows Equipment Setup Source Control Source Traffic Uplink COM1 Rate COM1 Data COM1 PHY COM1 PROTOCOL GDL90 EFIS GRT AFS ETC APP Transponder Monitor EFIS COM1 38400 115200 81N RS232 GDL90 After EchoUAT is configured for COM1 Traffic the EFIS will need configured to receive the data As an example the...

Page 49: ...ption 1 I GTX Transponder Control RX RS232 RX Data from Transponder configured for Remote Mode 2 Not Used 3 I Altitude Encoder RX RS232 Altitude Encoder Input 4 Not Used 5 I Aircraft Ground Main Aircraft Power Ground 6 O COM 1 Traffic TX RS232 GDL90 to EFIS 7 O COM 2 Traffic TX RS232 GDL90 to EFIS 8 Not Used 9 Aircraft Power Main Aircraft Power Input 11 to 31VDC Configure the echoUAT as follows us...

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