Today's Message Index:
----------------------
1. 10:55 AM - Help with an BMA EFIS/One question (Richard E. Tasker)
2. 03:44 PM - Re: Help with an BMA EFIS/One question (mr.gsun@gmail.com)
Message 1
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Help with an BMA EFIS/One question |
I have a BMA EFIS/One G3 gold box. My plane is to the point where I have started
checking out the avionics interconnections. I have the EFIS connected to my
SL30 and to my Trutrak autopilot. The
Trutrak was not communicating so I opened the EFIS/One up to take a look. I discovered
that the additional serial ports, one of which is connected to the Trutrak
and which I assumed were a standard
part of the EFIS/One, are not there. Contacting "alumni" from BMA indicates that
the serial ports were an option - which I didn't request since I didn't know
they were optional.
In any case, the ports were on a standard PC104 quad serial port board which I
could easily add to my system if I only knew what board it was and what settings
on the board.
So far no one with any involvement with BMA has been able to help me identify the
board.
So my questions are:
Is there any one who has an EFIS/One G3 with the serial port option that could
open their box and either take a picture of each side of the top (approx 3.5"x3.5")
board or let me know of any
manufacturing numbers on the board?
Or, is there anyone with this EFIS that has the serial ports, is not using the
extra serial ports (ports 2-5) and would be interested in selling me the serial
port board? Or, if the price is right,
the entire G3.
And for those of you who are not aware, there is someone on the BMA forums that
is currently working to get regular chart updates going again (with Greg's blessing).
The plan is for them to be even
cheaper than when BMA was supplying them since the charts will be generated directly
from the feds database, rather than through Jeppeson as a middleman. Not
that the difference in cost is really a
big deal if charts are available again!
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Dick Tasker
--
Please Note:
No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message. We do concede, however,
that a significant number of electrons may have been temporarily inconvenienced.
--
Message 2
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Re: Help with an BMA EFIS/One question |
Richard,
I've got a gold box Efis One with BMA autopilot. Is that the same serial
ports? I didn't build this airplane so I don't know all the details of the
system. All I know is that it works, I fly with it and when it croaks, I'll
have to replace the whole setup. So I don't know if I can help with photos
of the insides.
Greg
do not archive
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Richard E. Tasker
<retasker@optonline.net>wrote:
> >
>
> I have a BMA EFIS/One G3 gold box. My plane is to the point where I have
> started checking out the avionics interconnections. I have the EFIS
> connected to my SL30 and to my Trutrak autopilot. The Trutrak was not
> communicating so I opened the EFIS/One up to take a look. I discovered that
> the additional serial ports, one of which is connected to the Trutrak and
> which I assumed were a standard part of the EFIS/One, are not there.
> Contacting "alumni" from BMA indicates that the serial ports were an option
> - which I didn't request since I didn't know they were optional.
>
> In any case, the ports were on a standard PC104 quad serial port board
> which I could easily add to my system if I only knew what board it was and
> what settings on the board.
>
> So far no one with any involvement with BMA has been able to help me
> identify the board.
>
> So my questions are:
>
> Is there any one who has an EFIS/One G3 with the serial port option that
> could open their box and either take a picture of each side of the top
> (approx 3.5"x3.5") board or let me know of any manufacturing numbers on the
> board?
>
> Or, is there anyone with this EFIS that has the serial ports, is not using
> the extra serial ports (ports 2-5) and would be interested in selling me the
> serial port board? Or, if the price is right, the entire G3.
>
> And for those of you who are not aware, there is someone on the BMA forums
> that is currently working to get regular chart updates going again (with
> Greg's blessing). The plan is for them to be even cheaper than when BMA was
> supplying them since the charts will be generated directly from the feds
> database, rather than through Jeppeson as a middleman. Not that the
> difference in cost is really a big deal if charts are available again!
>
> Thanks for any help you can offer.
>
> Dick Tasker
>
> --
> Please Note:
> No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message. We do concede,
> however,
> that a significant number of electrons may have been temporarily
> inconvenienced.
> --
>
>
Other Matronics Email List Services
These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.
-- Please support this service by making your Contribution today! --
|