EMS Operation
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SkyView Pilot’s User Guide - Revision M
Upper left: Main and auxiliary (if installed) alternators. The status of the alternator, as
well as the amount of current (in Amps) it is producing is displayed. Current will not be
displayed if an amps shunt is not installed and connected to SkyView. Yellow cautions
and red warning levels are triggered at the values specified during setup. Additionally, if
SkyView detects airspeed but does not an active alternator, a fault will be generated.
Upper/lower Right: Main and auxiliary (if installed) aircraft batteries. Displays voltage of
the aircraft batteries, as well as the amount of current flowing into or out of the
batteries. Current will not be displayed if an amps shunt is not installed and connected
to SkyView. When current is available, an arrow next to the Amps reading depicts
whether the battery is charging or discharging by the way that it is pointing. An arrow
pointing towards the battery implies that current is flowing into the battery. In other
words, it is charging. Yellow cautions and red warning levels are triggered at the values
specified during setup.
Lower left: Fault. Displayed when VP-X detects fault in a circuit, system overvoltage,
system overcurrent, and other failures. Look at all elements on the VP-X page to identify
the specific error.
Power Circuit List
The bottom ¾ of the VP-X page depicts the status of all circuits that have been configured and
are enabled in the VP-X setup process.
The center column displays the name of the circuit.
The column to the left of the circuit name is blank when the circuit is turned off, displays a
green checkmark when it is turned on, and displays a red “X” when there is a fault condition.
The column to the right of the circuit depicts contextual information about the circuit.
Nominally, this is the current draw - in Amps - for circuits that are powered on.
If the circuit is in a fault condition, the fault condition is described. Possible fault conditions for
circuits include:
OVERV: Over Voltage Limit (alternator only)
SHORT: Shot Circuit
OVERC: Over Current
OPEN: Open Circuit
Additional information that is only displayed for flaps/trim include:
RUNWY: Runaway trim or flaps
ACTVE: Actively moving trim or flaps
DSABL: Trim or flaps disabled
Circuit Control
Whenever the VP-X page is being displayed, the joystick underneath that page lets you highlight
and select each circuit. Simply rotate or move the joystick up and down to select a circuit. If a
fault exists, the first faulted circuit will be automatically highlighted.