Serial Interface Specifications
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PECIFICATIONS
This appendix includes the RS-232 serial port interface specifications.
The RS-232 serial interface configurations supported by the GX50/60/65 are listed in Table 5.
Instructions for configuring the serial port are included in the checkout procedure on page 25.
Table 5 RS-232 Serial Interface Selections
RX
TX
Comment
N
ONE
N
ONE
No input or output
N
ONE
M
OV
M
AP
Moving map data output
N
ONE
M
AP
C
OM
Moving map data output with SL40 comm data
A
LT
E
NC
N
ONE
Altitude encoder-converter data input, no output
A
LT
E
NC
M
OV
M
AP
Altitude encoder-converter data input, moving map data
output
A
LT
E
NC
M
AP
C
OM
Altitude encoder-converter data input, moving map data
output with SL40 comm data
K
EYPAD
N
ONE
Keypad data input
K
EYPAD
M
OV
M
AP
Keypad data input, moving map data output
K
EYPAD
M
AP
C
OM
Keypad data input, moving map data output with SL40
comm data
F
ADC
M
OV
M
AP
Fuel / Airdata input, moving map data output.
PC
S
ETUP
Used for factory test
N
ONE
MovMap
Argus 3000, 5000, 7000 and Shadin Digiflow, Miniflow,
Microflow
M
OVING
M
AP
O
UTPUT
The format of the moving map data output is as follows. Definitions of the output data is
included in Table 6 and Table 9. A sample output message is included in Figure 18.
Baud rate: .......................................... 9600
Data bits: ........................................... 8
Stop bits: ........................................... 1
Parity: ............................................... none
Output rate: ....................................... approx. 1 seconds
Message length: ................................ variable, approx. 83 to 484 characters
The serial output messages are in the following format.
<STX><id><data><it><id><data><it>...<id><data><it><ETX>
<STX> .............................................. ASCII “start of text” character (1 byte, 02h)
<id> .................................................. item designator (1 byte, from following table)
<data> ............................................... item data (format listed in following table)
<it> ................................................... item terminator (1 byte, 0Dh)
<ETX> .............................................. ASCII “end of text” character (1 byte, 03h)
Summary of Contents for GX50
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