---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 03/06/10: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 _____________________________________ Time: 10:55:33 AM PST US From: "Richard E. Tasker" Subject: RV-List: 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 _____________________________________ Time: 03:44:38 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Help with an BMA EFIS/One question From: mr.gsun@gmail.com 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 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.