---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 12/31/23: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:50 AM - Re: 181 Receives Planned Upgrades (spcialeffects) 2. 12:48 PM - Re: 181 Receives Planned Upgrades (rparigoris) 3. 05:50 PM - Re: 181 Receives Planned Upgrades (Area-51) 4. 06:24 PM - Re: 181 Receives Planned Upgrades (Area-51) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:50:56 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: 181 Receives Planned Upgrades From: "spcialeffects" I see your landing lights. I to made some when mine was a mono Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=512997#512997 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_1766_436.jpeg ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:48:03 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: 181 Receives Planned Upgrades From: "rparigoris" Hi Area 51 and Special Effects. Did you aim both lights for Taxi? Both lights for Landing? One aimed for Taxi and one for Landing? Were you able to aim where the lights were useful? We were fooling a little with lights at that position and the aim is very critical and touchy. Thx Happy New Year to all! Ron P. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=513001#513001 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:50:13 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: 181 Receives Planned Upgrades From: "Area-51" [quote="spcialeffects"]I see your landing lights. I to made some when mine was a mono[/quote] They look awesome; looks like fair bit of fine shaping... were you happy with the result?! Weather sux here right now; spent weeks working right up to a deadline only to have nature say, NoGo, take the big plane Aiming? I just slapped them on, set level to cruise attitude. Will probably focus on and install strobe driver this week. Won't be moving forward with CAD files until field testing process is complete; unknown yet whether the 3D prints will disintegrate in flight or what final amendments may be required. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=513002#513002 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:24:04 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: 181 Receives Planned Upgrades From: "Area-51" [quote="phillik747"]That is nice setup! Are you willing to share those 3d files? I have been on the fence with and av-30 setup, but it seems you have to be in the ecosystem for a working ads-b solution. Your setup is impressive. My main holdup on an AV-30 solution is working with what I already have. I wrote my own altitude encoder software that listens to pressure altitude given over wifi in NMEA format. It then relays that in ICARUS format over RS232. I have been wondering if I can utilize the signal coming from the AV-30 (using their AV-Link) and convert it. Or connect to it over rs232 to capture the data. That way I can use the AV-30 to update the pressure altitude on the GTX-327, via my script, and use the EchoUAT for ADS-B out/in. This is all hypothetical since I dont have an AV-30 to test with. My script is on github: https://github.com/icarus747/PicoICARUS [img]https://i.imgur.com/FKRuoDD.png[/img] /Kyle[/quote] Thanks Kyle - Will check the script out; i'm not a natural at code writing but can understand it after a lot of mumblings. I can't speak highly enough about the AV-30 solution. However my assumption regarding ILS being added down the line was incorrect; hardware limitations will not allow this; which is why the PilotIII with its glide slope feature is being retained. Currently seeing if an RS232 sentence is allocated on this. The Uavionix platform just works. Its hassle free integration makes installation as easy as Instal Setting feature select and Calibration procedure performed either once inflight or preflight depending on feature set. At the moment firmware updates require instrument removal but the tales have been put in place to add an RS232 update port when required. One of the units totally died on a firmware upgrade; out of warranty and Uavionix sent out a new replacement straight away. The connector pins for me are the only let down; i would prefer to see a full closed tube crimp terminal rather than open roll over tab solution. The GTX327 will not communicate directly with AV-30 for either I/O ALTITUDE data or SQUAWK. This was my original planned setup. It would require a translator box and i didn't need yet another project that might not work. That being said the GTX327 with ALT-ENCODER and ADSB out interface will work just fine. It won't work however with the GARMIN GAE12 digital encoder used on GTX330 TX. Some EFIS and EEMS solutions can supply Serial RS232 Altitude data to the GTX327 also. Are dual AV-30 units required for DG / AH function? No, a single head unit will perform both functions and is hot swappable in flight. The Garmin G5 does not offer this, but you do get ILS functionality. 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