LXNAV TrafficView, Manual

Page 1: ...TrafficView Flarm and Traffic collision avoidance display Version 1 01 Revision 5 LXNAV d o o Kidričeva 24 3000 Celje Slovenia tel 386 592 33 400 fax 386 599 33 522 info lxnav com www lxnav com ...

Page 2: ...Rev 5 Version 1 01 July 2020 Page 2 of 34 ...

Page 3: ...ider selector 14 4 6 Start up procedure 14 4 7 Operating Modes 14 4 8 Main screen 15 4 8 1 Flarm symbols 16 4 8 2 Selecting and switching between targets 16 4 8 3 Quick menu 16 4 8 3 1 Edit target radar screen only 17 4 8 3 2 Select waypoint screen only 17 4 8 3 3 Select near waypoint screen only 17 4 8 3 4 Start task screen only 17 4 8 3 5 Edit task screen only 17 4 8 3 6 Sounds 18 4 8 3 7 Night ...

Page 4: ... 5 3 Connecting LXNAV TrafficView 27 5 4 Installation of options 27 5 4 1 Ports and Wiring 27 5 4 1 1 LXNAV TrafficView port RJ11 27 5 4 1 2 LXNAV TrafficView wiring 28 6 Flarmnet Update 29 7 Firmware Update 30 7 1 Updating LXNAV TrafficView 30 8 Troubleshooting 31 8 1 Flash integrity failed 31 8 2 Incomplete update 31 8 3 EMMC Error 32 8 4 SD Error 32 8 5 CRC Error 1 2 32 8 6 No communication 32 ...

Page 5: ...any components that fail in normal use Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts and labour the customer shall be responsible for any transportation cost This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unauthorised alterations or repairs THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS...

Page 6: ... no masking of the antenna occurs especially when the antennas are located in the cockpit FLARM will only warn about other aircraft that are likewise equipped with a compatible device The firmware must be updated to the latest version at least every 12 months Failure to do so can lead to the device not being able to communicate with other aircraft or not operate at all By using FLARM you agree to ...

Page 7: ...quivalent 2 3 FLARM cannot warn in all situations In particular warnings may be incorrect late missing not being issued at all show other threats than the most dangerous or distract the pilot s attention FLARM does not issue resolution advisories FLARM can only warn of aircraft that are equipped with FLARM SSR transponders in specific FLARM devices or of up to date obstacles stored in its database...

Page 8: ...nd under the same conditions as the FLARM device itself and is encrypted partially to ensure message integrity system safety and provide protection for the relevant content against eavesdropping namely by article 3 of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime as signed and ratified by most countries respectively its national implementations FLARM Technology is not responsible for any third party devic...

Page 9: ...e deemed severed from the Agreement 7 3 No Waiver The failure of either party to enforce any rights granted hereunder or to take action against the other party in the event of any breach hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver by that party as to subsequent enforcement of rights or subsequent actions in the event of future breaches 7 4 Amendments FLARM Technology reserves the right in its sole disc...

Page 10: ...Rev 5 Version 1 01 July 2020 Page 10 of 34 2 Packing Lists LXNAV TrafficView TrafficView80 TrafficView cable ...

Page 11: ...rt Flarm protocol version 7 3 1 1 Features An Extremely bright 3 5 8 9cm TrafficView80 or 2 5 6 4cm TrafficView colour display readable in all sunlight conditions with the ability to adjust the backlight Three push buttons and one rotary knob with a push button for user input A Pre loaded FlarmNet database on a removable SD card A Standard Flarm RS232 input A Micro SD card for data transfer 3 1 2 ...

Page 12: ...ng and selecting items The Rotary push button accesses the control that is displayed if possible 4 3 Micro SD card reader Is used for data transfer Micro SD cards up to 32Gb 4 4 ALS sensor An Ambient light sensor can automatically adjust the screen brightness in relation to depending on sunlight which helps to save battery 4 5 User Input The LXNAV TrafficView user interface consists of many dialog...

Page 13: ...he right push button will confirm the edited value a long press to the rotary push button will cancel editing and exit that control Middle push button will delete selected character 4 5 2 Spin Control Selection Control Selection boxes also known as combo boxes are used to select a value from a list of predefined values Use the rotary knob to select the appropriate value 4 5 3 Checkbox and Checkbox...

Page 14: ... will find information about the bootloader and the application version After a moment this screen will disappear and device will be at normal operation mode It will start receiving FLARM information after about 8 seconds after the power is turned on 4 7 Operating Modes LXNAV TrafficView has four operating pages The main radar screen with different zoom levels Flarm traffic list and Setting Page T...

Page 15: ...g picture Relative altitude shows the vertical distance to the target If there is a symbol in front of the target the target is below you e g 200 if not it is above you e g 200m Status of Flarm means that the Flarm device receives data from the other Flarm device Flarm identification is 6 digit hexadecimal number in case that competition sign exists for that ID it will be displayed instead of the ...

Page 16: ...be separated only by their ID 4 8 1 Flarm symbols 4 8 2 Selecting and switching between targets A target could be selected using left and right push buttons If a target disappears when it s selected TrafficView will still indicate some information about its last known location Information about distance altitude and vario will disappear If a target will appear back it will be traced again In case ...

Page 17: ...glider Use rotary knob to select desired one and short press it to navigate to it 4 8 3 4 Start task screen only Start the task This option is only valid if you have prepared task in the Edit quick acces manu option 4 8 3 5 Edit task screen only In thes manu item you can prepare your task Once task is generated it is also sent to the Flarm device automatically By short presing the knob an addition...

Page 18: ...hen a single fix is made within the Turn Point Zone 4 8 3 6 Sounds Adjust the sound levels This menu is the same as the one found in Setup Hardware Traffic sounds 4 8 3 7 Night Once night mode is activated the instrument screen will go darker to adjust for low ambient light in night conditions Clicking night mode again will return to normal mode 4 8 3 8 Cancel Close the manu and return to the prev...

Page 19: ...itude Alert zone warning the upper text is a description of the zone e g military zone parachute drop zone The lower number is a distance to the zone The arrow at the bottom of the screen displays the direction to the zone Non directional warnings are shown as seen on the picture bellow The upper number represents the relative altitude and the big number represents the distance Circles are coloure...

Page 20: ...o enter A dialogue or sub menu will open 4 11 1 Display The display menu is used to adjust the screen brightness parameters Brightness setting is to adjust the brightness of the screen If automatic brightness is enabled this screen will indicate us the brightness at the moment which depends on ALS sensor readings When Automatic brightness is enabled the brightness can move change between Minimum a...

Page 21: ... above setting and below 100m 330ft they will be painted with below setting Zoom mode can be set to automatic zoom to the target or manual If Target label text is selected a near glider will display a chosen value Lock on nearest automatically selects the nearest target and displays its data In case that you want to select another target it s is possible After 10 seconds TrafficView will automatic...

Page 22: ... we you can check no warnings for first 3 minutes The warnings are classified into three levels First level Low approximately 18 seconds before predicted collision Second level Important approximately 13 seconds before predicted collision Third level Urgent approximately 8 seconds before predicted collision 4 11 4 Obs Zones This menu is for setting start finish and waypoint sectors their shapes an...

Page 23: ...information about pilot and aircraft This data will be included in the header of an IGC file from Flarm 4 11 5 3 4 PF IGC readout Pressing to this menu TrafficView will send a command to PowerFlarm to copy the IGC file to a USB stick that is plugged in PowerFlarm This function works only when PowerFlarm is connected 4 11 5 3 5 PF pilot event Pressing to this menu TrafficView will send command to t...

Page 24: ...his menu the user can transfer files between an SD card and TrafficView The user can load waypoints and airspaces Only one waypoint or airspace file can be loaded in TrafficView TrafficView is capable of downloading an IGC flight from a connected Flarm device and store ing it on a micro SD card IGC files stored on a micro SD card can be converted to KML file format which can be viewed on Google Ea...

Page 25: ... 5 Version 1 01 July 2020 Page 25 of 34 4 11 10 Exit setup When pressing this item we one will exit from this setup menu to one level higher The same thing can be done with pressing the middle push button ...

Page 26: ...rd 80mm 3 15 cut out If there is none prepare it according to the picture below The length of the M4 screws is limited to 4mm 5 2 Installing the TrafficView The TrafficView is installed in one standard 57mm 2 5 cut out If there is none prepare it according to the picture below The length of the M4 screws is limited to 4mm 4 5mm 6 3mm ...

Page 27: ... cable 5 4 Installation of options Optionally more TrafficView devices can be connected through a Flarm Splitter 5 4 1 Ports and Wiring 5 4 1 1 LXNAV TrafficView port RJ11 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pin numbers Pin numbers Pin number Description 1 Power input 12VDC 2 3 GND 4 input Data in RS232 receive line 5 output Data out RS232 transmit line 6 Ground ...

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Page 29: ... 34 6 Flarmnet Update Flarm net database can be updated very easily Please visit http www flarmnet org Download the file for LXNAV An FLN type file will be downloaded Copy the file to an SD card and check it in the Setup Files Flarmnet menu ...

Page 30: ...w updates automatically Information about new version including changes to ICD protocol can be found in release notes at https gliding lxnav com lxdownloads firmware 7 1 Updating LXNAV TrafficView Download the latest firmware from our web site section downloads firmware http www lxnav com download firmware html Copy the ZFW file to TrafficView s SD card TrafficView will ask you to confirm the upda...

Page 31: ...l cycle in the bootloader application with a red message Flash integrity failed Bootloader application is waiting to read the right firmware from an SD card After a successful firmware update LXNAV TrafficView will start again 8 2 Incomplete update One update file is missing Please try to rename the ZFW file to ZIP file extract the content directly to the SD card of the TrafficView ...

Page 32: ...asiest way is to simply download a new version from our website 8 6 No communication If FlarmView is not cummunicating with the FLARM device make sure shurre to check that the set baund rate is the same as the one on the Flarm device In case you are using a 1st generation FLARM device beware that if you connect TrafficView to an external port the device will only receive PFLAU sentences and will n...

Page 33: ...ting with Flarm the problem is related has to be with your Flarm device and not TrafficView In this case please refer to the troubleshooting section of your Flarm device manual For easier identification of an error you will see a short description of the error or an error code if the description is not available ...

Page 34: ... August 2019 Initial release of the manual 2 September 2019 Updated chapters 4 8 4 9 4 11 5 4 5 4 1 1 8 added chapters 1 2 1 3 4 6 4 8 3 7 2 3 January 2020 Review of English language content 4 April 2020 Minor changes TrafficView and TrafficView80 5 July 2020 Updated chapters 4 8 3 ...