
LX Era
Connectivity
Document name:
LX EUM
Document revision:
R1
6.3
User port connectivity
Various devices can be connected to the Era’s User port. The User port is used for bidirectional
NMEA communication, using the RS 232 protocol. Since the list of devices is long, we will go
through two main examples, an Oudie and a KRT2 radio, representing PNA/PDA devices and
radio transceivers, respectively.
6.3.1
Connecting an Oudie
The main benefit of a wired connection between the Oudie and Era is that the Era will charge
the Oudie, for as long as the Era has an external power supply. Also, if you wish to connect
two Oudies to an Era, you can do this by connecting one device via Bluetooth and the second
device via cable.
For a cabled connection, you will need an
. Connect the PowerData
cable to the Oudie, set the input on the Oudie to COM4, serial cable and set the same NMEA
sentences as mentioned earlier for Bluetooth communication.
6.3.2
Connecting a Radio
When connected to an Era, a radio transceiver can receive airport frequency information from
the Era and set it as the reserve frequency.
The following radios are supported:
•
KRT2
•
ATR933
•
Becker
•
Trig
•
AIR avionics
The Radio transceiver needs to be connected to the Era User port, utilizing the RS232 commu-
nication protocol. Hardware installation will be explained in the ’
Era installation manual
.
On the software side, the Era needs to have the correct radio chosen in the
Setup
>
NMEA
>
Radio
, and the ’Send APT freq.’ checkbox checked.
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