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EMSIS

User's and Installation Manual

© Kanardia d. o. o.

June 2015

EMSIS User's and Installation Manual – Version 2.12

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Page 1: ...EMSIS User s and Installation Manual Kanardia d o o June 2015 EMSIS User s and Installation Manual Version 2 12 ...

Page 2: ...uthor of the original work and you distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one Credits This document was written using Microsoft Office Word running on Microsoft Windows operating system Most of the figures were drawn using Open Office Draw and Inkscape applications Photos and scanned material was processed using Gimp All document sources are freely available o...

Page 3: ...ON ABOUT EMSIS EMS 8 4 1 Engine Sensors 9 4 2 CAN Bus 9 5 MAIN PAGE 9 5 1 Primary Flight Display Page 9 5 1 1 In Flight 10 5 2 Engine Monitoring Page 11 5 2 1 In Flight 12 5 3 Maps 12 5 3 1 Maps Zoom Level 12 5 3 2 Map Option Activation 13 5 3 3 Copy Maps 13 5 3 4 Delete Maps 14 5 3 5 Info About Maps 14 5 3 6 Maps Settings 14 6 EMSIS SETUP PAGE 14 6 1 Logbook 15 6 1 1 PDF Mode 15 6 1 2 EMS Model 1...

Page 4: ...ate 25 6 9 7 Logger Settings 25 6 9 8 Up Down 25 6 9 9 Set Alt IAS Offset 26 6 9 10 Set MAP Fuel Flow Offset 26 6 10 About 26 7 INSTALLATION 27 7 1 Installation to the Instrument Panel 27 7 1 1 EMSIS Back Panel Connectors and Cable Clearance 27 7 2 Connection to the Electrical System 28 7 3 Pitot Static Connection 29 7 4 Outside Air Temperature Probe Installation 29 7 5 Connection to the CAN Netwo...

Page 5: ...mm diagonal while the second one is non standard and is characterized with a 3 5 screen diameter The EMSIS command panel is organized according to Figure 1 It uses six 80 mm version or five 3 5 screen version small push buttons to manipulate the user interface Additionally it has SD card slot for software maps and data updates Here is a brief description of individual items 1 The up arrow button i...

Page 6: ...d if you want to keep your EMSIS up to date you should update your EMSIS regularly This section describes actions required to update the software The update for EMSIS is performed in two steps downloading new software copying new software into EMSIS 2 3 1 Downloading Software The software updates are located in the EMSIS Updates section of our web site http www kanardia eu downloads emsis Click on...

Page 7: ...its which work closely together to bring flight information onto graphical display The system consists of the following electronic components Airu AD AHRS and GPS unit hereinafter referred to as AHRS unit is an inertial navigation unit aided by the GPS and pressure sensors AHRS provides attitude position and velocities AHRS unit is hidden inside EMSIS PFD unit EMSIS unit presents all relevant info...

Page 8: ...mpared with the GPS position Again Kalman filtering is used to obtain the final solution When engine monitoring unit DAQU is present on CAN bus EMSIS PFD can also show relevant engine and fuel information When maps are enabled and licensed EMSIS PFD can also show raster maps on graphical display Further chapters reveal the details 4 General Information about EMSIS EMS EMSIS EMS consists of electro...

Page 9: ...atic pressures The results of all these measurements are then transmitted on the CAN bus where all other units are able to access them More about DAQU unit and engine sensors is written in DAQU Installation Manual 4 2 CAN Bus The EMSIS system can be easily extended into a much more complex form shown on Figure 4 We achieved this by introducing CAN bus for the communication between the units The CA...

Page 10: ...7 Baro corrected altitude value 8 Current QNH setting baro correction 9 Indicated airspeed IAS 10 The inclinometer slip skid indicator 11 Outside air temperature OAT 12 Wind indication Arrow shows relative direction regarding to the flight line Below arrow you see windspeed Magnetic compass Magu is required to see these values 13 Artificial horizon with roll and pitch indications 14 The turning ra...

Page 11: ...ned differently for each EMSIS unit regarding to the wishes of the customer Additionally more than one EMS page can be configured 1 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 12 13 14 Figure 7 EMSIS engine monitoring page The page from Figure 7 shows the following items 1 engine RPM indicator 2 airbox temperature 3 manifold pressure 4 fuel level with the numeric indication 5 fuel consumption fuel flow 6 engine total...

Page 12: ...ent on the CAN bus EMSIS PDF supports this by default while other versions depend on units that are connected to the CAN bus Nesis some other EMSIS PDF Horis etc Maps options are not enabled by default This option must be purchased The best moment for this is at the time of the order of instrument However this can be done later as well EMSIS can show raster maps which must be copied to its interna...

Page 13: ...the instrument 5 3 3 Copy Maps In order to copy a new map into the EMSIS you need to obtain this map from our web site Copy this map to the micro SD card that you received with the instrument You may use other micro SD cards as well Do not put the maps into folders It is very important that you use safely remove option on your PC before you remove the card from it Once you have a map on the micro ...

Page 14: ...ary for example 5 3 6 Maps Settings The Map page can be additionally configured to show some navigational information on the top and or on the bottom of the Map page One top line and two bottom lines can be configured with the following items IAS TAS GS altitude tracking time UTC RPM Rotor RPM 6 EMSIS Setup Page The EMSIS Setup page allows you to access or set several options It is accessed by pus...

Page 15: ...ings The password cannot be changed Figure 12 EMSIS password is required in order to access certain options 6 1 Logbook The logbook window allows you to get some information about your flights The logbook view differs regarding between PDF and EMS mode 6 1 1 PDF Mode The logbook window list recent flights in reverse order last flight is listed first Date pilot takeoff time landing time and duratio...

Page 16: ...t Figure 13 Engine type selection window Available engines are Generic Rotax 582 65 two stroke 65 HP Rotax engine Rotax 912 80 four stroke 80 HP Rotax engine Rotax 912 80A an alternative model for four stroke 80 HP Rotax engine Rotax 912 100 four stroke 100 HP Rotax engine Rotax 912 100A an alternative model for four stroke 100 HP Rotax engine Rotax 912 iS iS or iS Sport Rotax 914 115 HP turbochar...

Page 17: ...C analog channel with 0 to 30 V input used to read higher voltage levels Z digital channels used to measure time between pulses Please refer to the DAQU Manual for more details After sensors are connected to the DAQU unit each sensor needs to be configured Select the appropriable channel from the list by using up and down button and confirm selection by pushing the check button Window illustrated ...

Page 18: ...of the fuel flow mathematical model Furthermore any error in fuel flow will sum up in time resulting in a significant error in fuel level indication This means that software tank level indication must be accepted with a scepticism and the pilot should not rely only on this indication When software tank is active selecting the tank option displays the Set fuel window Use the up and down buttons to ...

Page 19: ...that define the tank shape Each point consist of actual volume of fuel in tank and appropriate sensors readings At the bottom of the window you can see actual value measured by sensor The value shown depends on sensor type If the sensor is a resistive one then the value shows resistance and if the sensor is active capacitive then you see voltage Figure 19 Tank editor window allows you to define th...

Page 20: ... automatically performs the min max calibration as well Hint While editing a number you can use the page selector button to delete the highlighted character 6 3 2 Tank Min Max The min max calibration is necessary when you select one of the known tank shapes The system now knows the shape but it does not know the minimal and maximal value of the sensor This is made in T min max window shown on Figu...

Page 21: ...w1 range is optional 3 Green the maximum value for the green range Green range is the normal range of the operating speeds for the aircraft 4 Yellow2 to this limit the range is yellow The second yellow range is the range in which the aircraft may be operated in smooth air and then only with caution to avoid abrupt control movement 5 Red to this limit the range is red also the end of the scale Begi...

Page 22: ...S PFD version allows you to enter several pilots who typically fly the aircraft You can create a new pilot edit an existing one or remove one Each pilot has a name and optional instructor rating A pilot who is also an instructor can act in two roles It can be either a normal pilot when flies as PIC or as an instructor when flies in this role If more than one pilot is entered into EMSIS it will ask...

Page 23: ... for the altitude and airspeed sensors Set MAP FF offset used to adjust the manifold pressure and to set a fuel flow factor 6 9 1 Layout In most cases the correct layout is set in the factory and you do not need to change it unless we advise you to do so Figure 25 shows a window for selecting a layout Figure 25 Window for setting EMSIS layout When dialogue is opened use up and down button to chang...

Page 24: ...he numerical filters Figure 27 Calibrating Magu situation before rotating left and after full rotation right When ready you need to rotate the aircraft for cca 400 degrees Direction of rotation and start azimuth are not important When rotating try to keep a steady pace for the best results this will result in a constant angular velocity When turning aircraft the progress bar grows and the procedur...

Page 25: ...to do so 6 9 7 Logger Settings Here we can tune some logger specific parameters These parameters are used to identify conditions for the take off landing and engine start stop Take off threshold specifies IAS which must be exceeded for a few seconds for a logger to detect and record a take off event Landing threshold specifies IAS which must be kept below for a few seconds in order to detect the l...

Page 26: ...et until the differential pressure shows zero Figure 30 Altitude and IAS offset window 6 9 10 Set MAP Fuel Flow Offset This window allows offset of the manifold pressure sensor and fuel flow correction factor Manifold Adjust the offset until the MAP value is the same as the SP static pressure Both values are shown below the adjustment rectangle With engine stopped the manifold sensor reads the sta...

Page 27: ... workshop using CNC equipment a laser cutting machine is typically used After cutting make sure that EMSIS fits into the new opening You can powder paint the panel using non reflective dark paint This makes excellent results in practice The EMSIS unit is mounted from the back Position EMSIS unit in the instrument panel and use the screws to fix it in place 7 1 1 EMSIS Back Panel Connectors and Cab...

Page 28: ...it can be connected to the backup battery UPSU unit Do not connect it to a 24 V system If you do you will probably not damage the equipment but the screen will be black If you have a 24 V system in your aircraft then you need a voltage adapter from 24 to 12 V The EMSIS display consumes very little power less than 2 W which means about 0 15 A at 12 V We recommend connecting EMSIS using appropriatel...

Page 29: ...se clamps We strongly recommend labelling each tube before connecting to the EMSIS PFD or any other instrument If you ever have to remove EMSIS PFD from the instrument panel this will help a lot when you will reinstall it 7 4 Outside Air Temperature Probe Installation Although the OAT probe is a simple element in the EMSIS PFD system its installation requires some attention Outside air temperature...

Page 30: ...nitoring unit in this case terminator can be disconnected Just to remind you DAQU unit has a 120 Ω CAN network terminator resistor built in to start and terminate the network 7 6 Connection to the 485 Network The RS 485 connector is obsolete It was used to connect devices via 485 protocol It will be replaced by RS 232 connector in forthcoming versions 7 7 GPS Antenna Installation Please consider m...

Page 31: ...ght It enables so called hot start of the GPS module A hot start means that GPS constellation almanac is kept in the GPS module memory after the EMSIS unit was powered OFF Note On a first start up on a cold start or when EMSIS PFD is moved for a significant distance without receiving GPS signal shipping across the Globe GPS receiver needs to download almanac from the constellation This requires a ...

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