Digifly Archimede Plus, User Manual

Page 1: ...Software Version 61 2 plus ...

Page 2: ...from the date of purchase The Digifly guarantee applies provided the product is handled properly for its intended use in accordance with its operating instructions and upon presentation of the original invoice or cash receipt indicating the date of purchase the dealer s name the model and the serial number of the instrument The customer is however responsible for any transportation costs The unit ...

Page 3: ...EY PRESS 8 3 4 TURNING ON OFF 8 3 5 DISPLAY CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT 9 3 6 MENU NAVIGATION 9 3 7 SETTING UP YOUR VARIO 9 3 8 MULTI LANGUAGE HELP 9 3 9 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS 9 4 DISPLAY SCREENS 10 5 BASIC FUNCTIONS 10 5 1 ALTIMETER 10 5 1 1 ADJUSTING ALTIMETERS A1 A2 11 5 1 2 GRAPHIC ALTIMETER AND THERMAL CENTERING DISPLAY 11 5 2 VARIOMETER 11 5 2 1 SUPERFAST INTELLIVARIO 11 5 2 2 VARIO REACTIVITY 12...

Page 4: ...HE FLIGHT RECORDER 20 7 1 1 AUTOMATIC START RECORD MODE 20 7 1 2 ALWAYS RECORD MODE 21 7 1 3 RECORD MODE OFF 21 7 2 RECORD RATE 21 7 3 LOG BOOK MANAGEMENT 22 7 4 FLIGHT PLAYBACK 23 8 PC CONNECTION AND INTERFACE 23 8 1 CONNECTING WITH THE DIGIFLY VLTOOLS SOFTWARE 23 8 2 CONNECTING WITH COMPETITION SOFTWARE 24 8 2 1 DOWNLOAD A SINGLE FLIGHT TO COMPETITION SOFTWARE 24 8 2 2 DOWNLOAD ALL FLIGHTS TO CO...

Page 5: ...D FUNCTIONS 28 10 3 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 29 10 4 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 29 10 5 SETUP PARAMETERS 30 10 6 ADV SETUP ADVANCED SETUP PARAMETERS 31 10 7 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS 31 11 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 32 BASIC DISPLAY SCREEN 32 LONG KEY PRESSURE 2seconds 32 ...

Page 6: ...io Time Chrono Efficiency and Air Speed Temperature Pressure 2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES 2 1 BASIC DISPLAY SCREEN 2 2 ADVANCED DISPLAY SCREEN Altimeter A1 Time Real Time Clock Chrono Flight Chrono Efficiency Air Speed Pressure Temperature Analogue vario Integrated Vario Volume Flight rec Battery icon Altimeter A2 A3 Menu ...

Page 7: ...ficiency and Air Speed Temperature Pressure Equivalent McCready McCready 2 3 NAVIGATION DISPLAY SCREEN 2 4 KEY GUIDE 2 4 1 NORMAL KEY PRESSURE 2 4 2 LONG KEY PRESSURE 2 seconds Graphic Altimeter Thermal Centering Time Volume med high Eff AirSpeed Temperature Pressure Menu Pages Chrono Alti 2 3 Zero Chrono Power ON OFF 4 sec Volume Off Zero Alti 2 ...

Page 8: ...S The length of time a key is pressed on your Digifly Archimede Plus influences the functions available For a long key press you must keep the button pressed down for at least 2 seconds green functions For a normal key press you must press the button for less than a second When not specified the key press is to be considered as a normal key press 3 4 TURNING ON OFF To turn on your Digifly Archimed...

Page 9: ...r edit with the key function ESC 3 7 SETTING UP YOUR VARIO To setup your Digifly Archimede Plus and adjust parameters press the key function MEN select the MAIN SETUP M SET sub menu and press the key function ENT Move up and down with the arrow keys Press the key function EDIT to go to the edit mode To change the selected parameter s values use the arrow keys and confirm with the key function SAV ...

Page 10: ...T or MT On the Basic Display page the A1 barometric altimeter is the first altimeter shown Below the altimeter A1 is there the A2 A3 altimeter display To switch between A2 or A3 press the key To zero the A2 altimeter press the key long press The A3 altimeter is automatically zeroed when a thermal is found There are 2 parameters that can be adjusted to allow the instrument to identify a thermal the...

Page 11: ...nst time highlighted here in red it scrolls whilst you are flying It will help you to see how effectively you are climbing or turning in a thermal It is especially useful in weak conditions The scales on the graphic altimeter can be changed go to MAIN SETUP n 13 BARY and n 14 BARY To switch between the graphic altimeter and the thermal centering display press the key 5 2 VARIOMETER 5 2 1 SUPERFAST...

Page 12: ...instantaneous reading Normally this is the most common setting It can also be used for example to see if the rate of lift or sink is improving or getting worse If the integrated vario reading over a number of seconds is higher than the actual reading it means that you are doing worse than before 5 2 5 ACOUSTIC VARIO The acoustic vario represents the instantaneous values of the vario with a modulat...

Page 13: ...ts To change the units of display go to M SET n 27 U SP menu then change to MHP or KMH The airspeed can be shown on the BASIC ADVANCED NAVIGATION DISPLAY screen on the right side of the efficiency airspeed dual instrument display To display the efficiency airspeed dual instrument press the key 5 3 1 STALL ALARM To activate the stall alarm function you must have an air speed probe connected The opt...

Page 14: ...he external temperature Differences in readings of about 1 or 2 are normal 5 5 BAROMETER The barometer can be shown on the BASIC ADVANCED NAVIGATION DISPLAY screen To display the barometric pressure press the key To recalibrate the barometer go to M SET n 12 KBAR Attention Incorrect re calibration makes the readings of the barometer the altimeters less accurate 5 6 TIME CHRONOGRAPH The Time Chrono...

Page 15: ...ocket on the bottom of the vario To determine the correct total energy compensation value with an air speed probe connected you should fly in calm air conditions and slow down as if you are entering a thermal If the vario shows a change in lift you have to increase the total energy compensation value go to M SET n 10 TEC Then try again until the change in velocity isn t recorded as lift A typical ...

Page 16: ... to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario A polar curve shown in bold on the figure is a graph of your glider s sink rate over its speed range The glider s stall speed is shown by at point S and the glider s max speed at point T on the graph On the graph you can also see three pairs of relative speed readings and sink rates At point A you can see that the lowest sink rate achieved is at...

Page 17: ...o utilize the speed to fly functions you must have an air speed probe connected The optional air speed probe should be plugged in to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 5 POLA is set to OFF all information relating to McCready McCready Equivalent Thermal Sniffer Netto Vario is not displayed on the instrument creating a cleaner display for users not n...

Page 18: ... speed probe connected The optional air speed probe should be plugged in to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 5 POLA is set to OFF all display information relating to McCready McCready Equivalent Thermal Sniffer Netto Vario is not displayed on the instrument creating a cleaner display for users not needing this functionality The McCready value is t...

Page 19: ...ction you must have an air speed probe connected The optional air speed probe should be plugged in to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 5 POLA is set to OFF all display information relating to McCready McCready Equivalent Thermal Sniffer Netto Vario is not displayed on the instrument creating a cleaner display for users not needing this functionali...

Page 20: ...rameters the thermal strength and the time over which the themal must occur To set the thermal detection parameters go to ADVANCED SETUP n 1 THEV and ADVANCED SETUP n 2 THET to adjust the time over which a change in height is required for detection of a thermal To use this function you need to set up the polar of your glider 7 FLIGHT RECORDER When the Digifly Archimede plus is recoding a flight th...

Page 21: ...ff 7 1 2 ALWAYS RECORD MODE In the always record mode ALW MAIN SETUP n 21 RECM the flight data recorder starts recording 5 seconds after the instrument is turned on and stops recording when the instrument is turned off In order to respect the FAI rules access to the setup menu on the Digifly Archimede plus is blocked when the flight recorder has been activated 7 1 3 RECORD MODE OFF In the record m...

Page 22: ...ts with take off date and time is shown To select which flight you want to view move up and down using the arrow keys and then press the key function ENT The first flight listed is the last recorded flight To scroll to view the others flights navigate using the arrow keys Press the key function ESC to return to the previous menu To delete all flights from the flight log from the LOGBOOK menu press...

Page 23: ... the time display to chronograph display 8 PC CONNECTION AND INTERFACE To download your flight data to your PC plug the optional PC serial or USB cable into the middle socket on the base of your Digifly Archimede Plus 8 1 CONNECTING WITH THE DIGIFLY VLTOOLS SOFTWARE The VLTOOLS software is a free Digifly Windows PC software that allows you to download your recorded flights logbook from the Archime...

Page 24: ...etc Files xls can be read edited by Excel program For more info read the Digifly Vltools user manual 8 2 CONNECTING WITH COMPETITION SOFTWARE The Digifly Archimede Plus instrument can communicate and downloads flights with some of the commonly used competition software packages e g CompeGPS MaxPunkte GpsDump To communicate with a PC connect the optional PC serial cable or USB cable in to the left ...

Page 25: ...Digifly software may be downloaded from the Digifly web site www digifly com installed using the optional PC serial or USB cable The optional PC serial or Digifly USB cable is connected to the middle socket on the base of the Digifly Archimede plus 8 3 1 UPGRADE PROCESS Make sure the battery on your Digifly Archimede plus is fully charged Turn off your Digifly Archimede plus and plug the Digifly P...

Page 26: ...PC Problem I attached the cable but the software do not connect Solution A Unplug the cable download from our web site the driver installer www digifly com software DIGIFLYNEXTGEN USB Driver zip run it on your PC than plug again the cable How to Check the Driver Installation 1 Go to the Device Manager Start Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager 2 Click on the plus sign next to Ports 3 If th...

Page 27: ...tom left side and select COM 1 2 3 or 4 NOTE Choose one that does not say in use next to it Click OK 6 Click OK again Notice that the device will show up as being on the same COM port that it was before i e COM5 but will show up on the new port if you close the Device Manager and open it again Problem The cable is working with the Digifly Vltools but not with the software i m using Solution Make s...

Page 28: ...y Digifly PC serial cable to download flight data and upload new firmware directly from the Internet Digifly PC USB cable to download flight data and upload new firmware directly from the Internet Air speed probe for hang glider Air speed probe for paraglider Hang gliding vario mount Paragliding vario mount vario holder 10 APPENDIX 10 1 DIGIFLY TECHNICAL FEATURES 10 2 STANDARD FUNCTIONS Graphic al...

Page 29: ...robe Efficiency related to the air with optional air speed probe Netto Vario with optional air speed probe Thermal sniffer with optional air speed probe Thermal centering function Auto zero thermal altimeter 10 4 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS High resolution graphic LCD display 128 x 64 pixels with adjustable contrast Upgradeable Flash memory software available from the Internet using the optional PC cab...

Page 30: ...m h 10 TEC total energy compensation 0 100 0 11 KIAS air speed calibration 50 200 100 12 KBAR barometer calibration 20 0 0 mB 13 BARX graphic altimeter x scale 0 4 4 0 1 minute 14 BARY graphic altimeter y scale 3 3000 30 mt 15 HOUR time setting hours 0 23 hour 16 MIN time setting minutes 0 59 minute 17 DAY time setting day 1 31 day 18 MONT time setting month 1 12 month 19 YEAR time setting year 0 ...

Page 31: ... EFF instant efficiency average 1 30 10 sec 4 TELE not used OFF OFF 5 POLA active polar OFF P1 P2 P3 OFF 6 8 P1 A P1 B P1 C polar 1 coeff xxx 9 11 P2 A P2 B P2 C polar 2 coeff xxx 12 14 P3 A P3 B P3 C polar 3 coeff xxx 15 MCRA McCready value 0 2 30 10 min 16 MCRE McCready equiv average time 0 1 3 0 sec 10 7 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS To restore the factory settings default parameters and default scr...

Page 32: ...me Clock Chrono Flight Chrono Efficiency Air Speed Pressure Temperature Analogue vario Integrated Vario Volume Flight rec Battery icon Graphic Altimeter Thermal Centering Time Volume med high Eff AirSpeed Temperature Pressure Menu Pages Alti 2 3 Zero Chrono Power ON OFF 4 sec Volume Off Zero Alti 2 Altimeter A2 A3 Menu Chrono ...