Flybox Omnia57 Series, Installation And User Manual

Page 1: ...Omnia57 Fuel Comp Installation and User Manual Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet FLYBOX Rev 1 0 1 Fuel Comp Omnia57 family Flybox ...

Page 2: ... Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet This product is not TSO d and cannot be installed into traditional FAA Part 23 and similarly Type Certificate Aircraft Document A2019FUEL COMP Revision 1 0 02 2019 For firmware version 1 0 ...

Page 3: ...INSTALLATION SECTIONS ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUMENT SETTINGS INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT NOTICE AND WARNINGS INDEX OMNIA57 FAMILY SYSTEM OVERVIEW TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS WARRANTY DISCLAIMER ...

Page 4: ...Examples of different screens ...

Page 5: ...nia57 instrument family is equipped with a state of the art highly visible display a powerful 32 bit microcontroller and the latest generation of solid state sensors to ensure reliability and accuracy over time The owner has the possibility to keep the instrument software up to date by downloading the latest available revision from the www flyboxavionics it website and installing it using a USB pe...

Page 6: ...the Installation and User Manual Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet NOTE Used to highlight important information CAUTION Used to warn the user it indicates a potentially hazardous situation or improper use of the product WARNING Used to indicate a dangerous situation that can cause personal injury or death if the instruction is disregarded ...

Page 7: ...ve explained and heed all instructions and warnings supplied with this product and with those products intended for use in association with it Always keep a copy of the Installation and User Manual Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet on the aircraft In case of change of ownership the Installation and User Manual Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet must be delivered together with all of the...

Page 8: ...out such operation FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH WARNING This device is operated through a software which from time to time can be updated and or subject to change Please always refer to the Installation and User Manual Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet for the last updated version of the software available at www flyboxavionics it WARNING Do NOT rely on the Omnia57 ...

Page 9: ...duct registration section The Registration data will be used only to send important news or information about available firmware updates or to communicate safety information about the instrument NOTE Flybox Avionics reserves the right to change or improve its products as well as terms conditions and notices under which their products are offered without prior notice NOTE The consumer decides of hi...

Page 10: ...echanical installation 5 2 1 Mechanical Dimensions 5 2 2 Fuel Flow Sensors Installation 7 SECTION 3 Electrical Installation 11 3 1 Rear Panel Connections 11 3 2 22 Pole Female Connector Wiring 12 3 3 22 Pole Connector Table 13 3 4 Sensors Electrical Connections 14 3 5 CAN bus Connection Wiring 15 3 6 CAN Bus Connector Tables 16 SECTION 4 Instrument settings 17 4 1 Minimum Settings Before First Use...

Page 11: ...Fuel Computer Submenu 23 4 5 1 K Factor Calibration 26 4 5 2 Fuel Pressure Submenu 28 4 6 Backlight Submenu 32 SECTION 5 Operating Instructions 35 5 1 Firmware Upgrade 35 5 2 Backup Restore 38 5 3 Use Of The Instrument 40 5 4 Logger 47 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 48 CLEANING 48 WARRANTY 49 TERM OF USE AND DISCLAIMER 50 ...

Page 12: ...RUCTION FEATURES Omnia57 instrument family is built from solid aluminum alloy CNC milled and powder coated to last a long time over the years always showing a new appearance Large 2 4 inch TFT display 320x240 Pixels 1000 nits antiglare surface sunlight readable wide temperature range A high quality knob encoder with push button for easy access to all features Backlight auto dimming feature with on...

Page 13: ...ce through the CAN bus communication with the instrument that has the USB pen drive connected This means that the USB connection is made to a single instrument and the information will be forwarded via CAN bus to or from all the others in the group The configuration data and the data logger of the interconnected instruments are saved or restored via CAN bus on the same USB pen drive A single brigh...

Page 14: ...freely update it with the last features With one USB connection only it will be possible to update every instrument installed in the panel If more Omnia57 are installed and properly connected they will search for the right firmware through the CAN bus 1 5 EASY DATALOG SAVING Easy logging of the data for debug purpose If needed each Omnia57 unit can save a last flight log on the USB pen drive The u...

Page 15: ... RS232 serial ports used to connect the Omnia57 instruments to an external GPS when applicable This feature appears in some models only 1 Sensor Light Input if connected it allows the automatic light intensity adjustment one sensor for all the instruments 2 Power outputs for sensors one 12 V 500mA 60 C and the other 5 V 350 mA 60 C both protected from short circuit 1 Alarm output all the Omnia57 i...

Page 16: ... Omnia57 Fuel Comp instrument fits in a standard 2 57 mm panel cutout it s recommended to choose a position that permits optimal display visibility It s furnished with four M4 screws to install it to the panel if you use other screws consider that the maximum thread length inside the instrument body is 10mm see the picture below 2 1 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS ...

Page 17: ...57 Fuel Comp Installation and User Manual Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet Rev 1 0 6 Mechanical installation NOTE For an installation without interference consider making a hole of at least 57 5 mm diameter ...

Page 18: ...2 is dedicated to measuring fuel returning from the engine to the tank The flow of sensor N 2 is subtracted from the flow measured by sensor N 1 and the resulting amount represents the instantaneous flow of fuel burned Omnia57 Fuel Comp accepts all flow meters as long as they meet the characteristics listed in the technical specifications see pag 48 The standard one supplied from Flybox is the cod...

Page 19: ...protect the sensor with firesleeve material Do not use teflon tape for the inlet and outled ports use liquid sealant only Never clean the sensor by blowing compressed air into it Install a filter in the fuel line before the sensor The tubes before and after the sensor should be straight for at least 4 5 cm to avoid turbulence in the fuel and inaccurate flow data Check for leakage after system star...

Page 20: ...ing Booklet FLYBOX Rev 1 0 9 Mechanical installation Mechanical pump Check Anti Vapor Lock restriction Fuel Flow sensor Carb Carb Return Wire to fuel flow 1 input From the tank Example of 1 Fuel Flow Transducer for a carburated engine CAUTION your installation may be different ...

Page 21: ... 10 Mechanical installation Example of 2 Fuel Flow transducers for a differential measurement CAUTION your installation may be different Anti Vapor Lock restriction Fuel Flow sensor 2 Carb Carb Wire to fuel flow 2 input From the tank Fuel Flow sensor 1 Wire to fuel flow 1 input Return Flow to the tank ...

Page 22: ...CAN 1 bus 22 pole female connector Molex Micro Fit See the table chapter 3 3 USB 2 0 port The required connectors and terminals are supplied with the instrument The manufacturer s codes are Molex P N 43025 0200 2 pole housing Molex P N 43025 2200 22 pole housing Molex P N 43030 0007 female crimp terminal The terminals can be crimped with Flybox Professional Crimping Tool cod 603000 Molex tool P N ...

Page 23: ... operating limits can damage the device Green Blue V Main Supply GND Main Supply V Main Supply OUT Alarm OUT 5V OUT Ambient light sensor 5V OUT External switch Fuel Flow 2 Input COM1 RX Fuel Pressure Input PIN 12 SPST switch its use will be implemented in future updates Flybox ambient light sensor code 105800 sold separately Light sensor PIN 1 PIN 2 PIN 13 PIN 3 PIN 14 PIN 15 PIN 7 PIN 8 Fuel Flow...

Page 24: ... supplied on the Pin 1 short circuit protected and limited to 500mA 3 O 5V out for sensor short circuit protected and limited to 350mA 7 I Fuel Pressure input 8 I Fuel Flow 1 Input 9 I Fuel Flow 2 Input 11 I COM 1 RX for GPS 12 I GND main supply 13 O Alarm Out NPN 300 mA not protected 14 I Ambient light sensor input 15 I External switch 3 3 22 POLE CONNECTOR TABLE Molex P N 43025 2200 22 pole hous...

Page 25: ...ONS see NOTE 1 NOTE 1 use sensors which support the voltage supplied to PIN 1 see NOTE 1 FLYBOX Optional Fuel Flow Sensor Flybox code 503030 sold separately To Omnia57 Fuel Flow 1 or 2 Input Vout for sensors White Black Red FLYBOX Optional Fuel Pressure Sensor Flybox code 601040 sold separately To Omnia57 Fuel Pressure Input White Brown Green Vout for sensors ...

Page 26: ... twisted or shielded wire pair with a device connected at each end Each end must be terminated with a 120 ohm resistor Flybox code 105810 Up to 16 Omnia57 can be connected together through CAN 1 bus Ready made termination resistors and wiring for connecting several Omnia57 together are available in different lengths 25cm 50cm 100cm See the website www flyboxavionics it for details and how to order...

Page 27: ...ector PIN I O Signal 1 I O CAN 2 L Internally connected with the Pin 1 CAN 2 L Lower connector 2 I O CAN 2 H Internally connected with the Pin 2 CAN 2 H Lower connector 2 Pole CAN 1 Lower Connector PIN I O Signal 1 I O CAN 1 H Internally connected with the Pin 1 CAN 1 H Upper connector 2 I O CAN 1 L Internally connected with the Pin 2 CAN 1 L Upper connector 2 Pole CAN 2 Lower Connector PIN I O Si...

Page 28: ...lained in the chapter 4 5 Set the parameter Qty unit as explained in the chapter 4 5 Set the parameter Tank capacity as explained in the chapter 4 5 If you are using the RED CUBE FT 60 flow sensor make sure the K factor is 68000 If a fuel pressure sensor is installed set all the paramters in the Fuel Pressure Submenu Check if the indications are correct for all the enabled gauges 4 1 MINIMUM SETTI...

Page 29: ...t Rev 1 0 18 Instrument settings Knob with pushbutton 4 2 PANEL INDICATORS AND COMMANDS The knob can be rotated to select the functions and increment or decrement the values while pressing it to confirm 57 mm 2 1 4 aluminium enclosure 320X240 pixels high brightness sun readable color M4 screws ...

Page 30: ... through menus and submenus items The setup system is organized in menus and submenus a submenu is a term used to describe a menu that is contained within another menu Press the knob to enter in the selected item The knob can be rotated to select the functions and increment or decrement the values while pressing it to confirm To exit without changing while editing a number or multiple choice keep ...

Page 31: ... enter to restore the default settings and the fuel computer calculated data 4 4 MAIN SETUP MENU Exit confirm to exit from the setup menu and go back to the main screen Dimmer adjust display brigtness from 1 min brightness to 19 max brightness Default value 19 The adjustment works both in Manual or in Automatic mode Caution This operations return the instrument to the factory settings All settings...

Page 32: ...an be useful for example if you change the value of the tanks capacity Backlight set the backlight in Manual or Automatic mode Go to chapter 4 6 for a full description Firmware Upgrade enter to upgrade the firmware Go to chapter 5 1 for a full description Backup Restore enter to save and load settings Go to chapter 5 2 for a full description Logger enable to save a flight session data Go to chapte...

Page 33: ... The following table describes the source of the signals for the various gauges for each engine Back confirm to go back to previous menu Exit confirm to go directly to the main screen COM1 enter to set the baud rate of the serial RS232 port If an external GPS is connected the two baud rate must be the same Engine Flow Meter 1 Flow Meter 2 Fuel P Rotax 912 914 Sensor Sensor Sensor Lyc Cont Sensor S...

Page 34: ...ions and Warning Booklet FLYBOX Rev 1 0 23 Instrument settings 4 5 Fuel Computer submenu Back go back to previous menu Exit confirm to go directly to the main screen Filter set the fluctuation speed of the Fuel Flow readings Default 10 Min 1 faster Max 100 slower ...

Page 35: ... k factor parameter in the instrument If you are using the RED CUBE FT 60 flow sensor Flybox code 503030 make sure the K factor is 68000 If you are using another kind of Fuel Flow sensor make sure about his compatibility of the electrical signals of amplitude and frequency and follows the manufacturer instructions to set the right K factor in the K Factor parameter The K factor can be manually mod...

Page 36: ...be activated Endurance Alm Set the minimum time in minutes for the Endurance Alm When the endurance time END is below this setpoint the alarm is activated range 0 1000 min default off Push the knob to reset the alarm NOTE Leaving this value to off the alarm will not be activated Balance Alm Set the fuel quantity for the Balance Alm Every time the quantity of fuel used equals this value Omnia57 Fue...

Page 37: ...ct FILLED when asked for the fuel quantity 3 Burn at least 1 2 of fuel in the tank s a greater amount of burned fuel will increase the accuracy and you can do this step in more flights at the beginning of each flight you must not add fuel in the tank s and you must select NO REFUEL when asked after turning on the instrument 4 Fill the tank s with the exact same level reached in the step 1 accurate...

Page 38: ...rated and it s showed for reference only To insert the value rotate the knob and press it to confirm To exit without saving press the knob for 3 seconds 8 As soon as confirmed the display will briefly show the newly calculated K factor and return to the Fuel computer menu The transducer is now calibrated and the K factor is automatically stored in memory During later refuelling it will be importan...

Page 39: ...Instrument settings 4 5 2 Fuel Pressure submenu Back go back to previous menu Exit confirm to go directly to the main screen Enable set Yes if the Fuel Pressure sensor is installed No if it isn t installed Filter set the fluctuation speed of the Fuel Pressure readings Default 10 Min 1 faster Max 100 slower ...

Page 40: ...gs Unit Select bar or psi default is bar Thresholds set all the thresholds for the Fuel Pressure gauge Rotate the knob to highlight the threshold you want to change push and change the value push again to confirm Default thresholds are at 0 NOTE Start to change the maximum thresholds and then gradually the lower thresholds ...

Page 41: ...ear give the same value to the low and high thresholds of that color Alarms enter to go in the Fuel Pressure Alarm menu Back go back to previous menu Exit confirm to go directly to the main screen Up Wrn select Yes to enable or select No to disable the High threshold alarm output Low Wrn select Yes to enable or select No to disable the Low threshold alarm output ...

Page 42: ...d after the set time This option can be useful to avoid continuous alarms when the fuel pressure is stationary at values close to the set threshold Default 0s Min 0s faster Max 10s slower The alarm is only triggered if the Warning parameter is set to Yes The alarm event triggers both the flashing message on the screen and the alarm output Both can be reset by pressing the knob but the rectangle be...

Page 43: ... mode the brightness can be changed with the dimmer function from the main menu from 1 min brightness to 19 max brightness Default value 19 Selecting Auto new parameters will appear in the list Source set how the instrument reads the ambient brightness Choose Sens to read the brightness from the sensor connected to the instrument itself or CAN to read the ambient brightness from the CAN bus if the...

Page 44: ...variation of the backlight it can be useful to avoid continuous changes in brightness when the sensor is hit by light and shadow alternately Default 2 s Min 1 s faster Max 10 s slower Filter s The filter slows down the response to changes in external brightness it raises the value to slow down lowers it to speed them up Default 2 s Min 1 s faster Max 30 s slower ...

Page 45: ...s function assigns the amount of light read by the sensor to the target brightness Level 15 15 brightness Once all 4 points have an assigned value the brightness will change according to the amount of light read interpolating it between the segments that are created Level 15 4 Level 30 8 Level 60 17 Level 100 35 Defaults values ...

Page 46: ... the new version and after unpacking it copy it to a USB stick possibly free from other files To update the instrument it is necessary to connect the USB stick to the instrument you want to update or to any other instrument of the Omnia57 series installed and clustered via the CAN bus following the procedure below connect the usb stick to the instrument From the main menu of the instrument you wan...

Page 47: ...e and the version will appear Select and confirm the software you want to write the following screen will appear In case you are installing a version prior to the installed one a different message will inform that you are downgrading and not upgrading the software Confirm Yes to proceed No to exit without writing any software DEV NAME is the name of the instrument being update ...

Page 48: ...uctions Note if the USB stick is installed on a device other than the one you are updating the following messages will appear on the 2 devices Wait until this message will appear and then remove the USB stick The instrument will reboot with the new software Device is being Update Remote device where the USB is connected ...

Page 49: ...ent or if you need help from the instrument manufacturer In this case simply send the backup file saved on the USB stick to the Flybox support service To backup or restore the parameters it is necessary to connect a USB stick to the instrument you want to backup restore or to any other instrument of the Omnia57 series installed and clustered via the CAN bus From the main menu of the instrument you...

Page 50: ...perating Instructions Select Backup and push the knob to write the file on the USB stick When the file is written this message will appear Select Restore and push the knob to load the previously saved parameters into the instrument Push the knob to reboot the new parameters are now loaded in the instrument ...

Page 51: ...USE OF THE INSTRUMENT If the choice has been NO REFUEL or FILLED the display will immediately show the Fuel Computer main page If your choice has been ADD FUEL you will prompted to insert the fuel added quantity Rotate the knob to the right to add a quantity and confirm pushing the knob If you want to subtract some quantity from the existing one turn the knob to the left A minus symbol appears bef...

Page 52: ...amount of fuel will be updated to the value set in the Total Capacity parameter ADD FUEL Rotate the knob to the right to add a quantity and confirm pushing the knob If you want to subtract a certain amount from the existing amount turn the knob to the left A minus symbol appears before the number you are entering indicating that you are reducing the quantity from the Remaining amount Pressing DONE...

Page 53: ...lained in the chapter 4 5 2 CAUTION Each time the fuel computer calculates the remaining amount of fuel there will be an error due to the fact that the K factor is not mathematically perfect These errors although small will be added in the same direction and this will lead after several refueling to have an increasingly larger error This error is reset every time you fill up with fuel confirming t...

Page 54: ...h explanations of their meaning If enabled the fuel pressure is always shown at the bottom of all screens FLOW Fuel Flow According to the selected unit of measure the flow is indicated in liters per hour Lt h or gallons per hour gal h END Endurance Display the time to empty calculated considering the fuel remaining and the actual fuel flow If it is not possible to calculate the time to empty for e...

Page 55: ...ity is indicated in liters Lt or gallons Gal WARNING The remaining fuel displayed here is not a measurement of the fuel in the tank but it is calculated from the initial quantity entered by the user and the burned quantity measured by the fuel flow transducers or measured by the ECU informations BURNED Fuel Burned Display the fuel burned from the engine start According to the selected unit of meas...

Page 56: ...splay the range calculated considering the fuel remaining the actual fuel flow and the ground speed furnished by the GPS If it is not possible to calculate the range for example when the engine is not running the display shows If the display shows WAITING GPS RMC it means that the GPS is not connected turned off or it don t have the fix ...

Page 57: ...t If it is not possible to calculate the reserve for example when the engine is not running the display shows If the display shows WAITING GPS RMB it means that the GPS is not connected turned off or it don t have the fix RESERVE Display the fuel remaining at destination the destination is intended as the approaching GPS waypoint If the number is negative it means that there is not enough fuel to ...

Page 58: ...itten on a file with some information of the instrument that generated them When the USB flash drive is plugged in to the device to be logged or to any other instrument of the Omnia57 series installed and clustered via the CAN bus a white icon will appear on the display indicating that the flash drive is connected To activate the Logger choose Yes from the Main Menu Logger The icon will turn green...

Page 59: ...Vpp frequency range 2Hz 10Khz min pulse duration 50uS 1 fuel pressure input 0 5V Supply voltage 10 30 V GPS input RS232 RX port Supply current 60mA Open collector alarm output max 300mA active low This output can also be used to send a tone in the intercom using the Flybox optional device code 105899 Operating temperature range 20 70 C Humidity 90 max without condensation Communication through 2 C...

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