LXNAV S80, Manual

Page 1: ...1 of 61 S80 Digital speed to fly variometer final glide calculator and navigation system with simple moving map Version 4 92 LXNAV d o o Kidričeva 24a 3000 Celje Slovenia tel 386 592 33 400 fax 386 599 33 522 info lxnav com www lxnav com ...

Page 2: ...Switching off 13 5 Operating Modes 14 5 1 Info Screen 15 5 1 1 Quick access menu 15 5 2 Flarm Screen 15 5 2 1 Quick access menu 16 5 2 2 Flarm warnings 16 5 3 Waypoint Screen 17 5 3 1 Quick access menu 17 5 3 1 1 Navboxes Option 18 5 3 1 2 Editing Navboxes 19 5 3 2 Second Waypoint Page Numerical Data 19 5 3 3 Third Waypoint Page AHRS 21 5 4 Task Screen 21 5 4 1 Quick access menu 22 5 4 2 Second Ta...

Page 3: ... 5 4 1 7 Plane icon size 31 5 5 4 2 Graphics Airsp Tsk 31 5 5 5 Sounds 32 5 5 5 1 Equalizer Option 32 5 5 5 2 Vario Sounds 33 5 5 5 3 Flarm Sounds 34 5 5 6 Warnings 35 5 5 7 Obs Zones 35 5 5 8 Units 36 5 5 9 Hardware 37 5 5 9 1 TE compensation 38 5 5 9 2 SC switch 39 5 5 9 3 Digital Input 1 and 2 39 5 5 10 Indicator setup 39 5 5 11 Comms Setup 40 5 5 12 Battery Chemistry Setup 40 5 5 13 Files 41 5...

Page 4: ... S80D 53 8 5 2 Magnetic compass Compass CAN 53 8 5 3 Remote stick Remote CAN 53 8 5 4 AHRS option 54 8 6 Ports and Wiring 54 8 6 1 LXNAV S80 ports 54 8 6 2 LXNAV S80 wiring 56 8 7 Configurations 56 8 7 1 NANO S80 OUDIE 56 8 7 2 NANO S80 MINIMAP 57 8 7 3 Nano3 S80 OUDIE 57 8 7 4 COLIBRI2 S80 OUDIE 57 8 7 5 COLIBRI VOLKSLOGGER S80 OUDIE 58 8 7 6 Flarm RedBox S80 OUDIE 58 8 7 7 FlarmMouse FlarmView S...

Page 5: ...ents 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 EXPRESSED OR IMPL...

Page 6: ...S80 Version 4 92 November 2014 Page 6 of 61 2 Packing Lists LXNAV S80 Main power cable for S80 CAN terminator Speaker GPS cable S80 GPS IGC ...

Page 7: ...adjust values and settings the LXNAV S80 has two rotary push button knobs and three additional push buttons The LXNAV S80 can be expanded with one or more repeaters LXNAV S80D through the CAN bus This allows both pilots in a two seat glider to have equal control of all functions from the front or the rear seat 3 1 1 LXNAV S80 Features Extremely bright 3 5 8 9cm QVGA colour display readable in all ...

Page 8: ...0D repeater 3 1 3 Options 3 1 3 1 External Options By using a CAN bus system a second seat device can be connected The unit installed in the rear seat of the glider is independently powered and receives all the necessary data from the main unit The communication between both units is exclusively via the CAN bus system 3 1 4 Technical Data Power input 10 16 V DC Consumption of LXNAV S80 at 12 V 140...

Page 9: ... or a short press of any of the rotary knobs A long press of the upper rotary knob system will turn the S80 off 4 2 Rotary Switches The upper rotary knob is designed for direct volume control Pushing the upper rotary knob the user can set the volume for the Vario Speech and Flarm beep The system can be shut down using a long press of the upper rotary knob The Lower rotary knob is used for MC and o...

Page 10: ... rotary knobs will turn on the S80 The first LXNAV welcome screen will appear with the system information Device name Version Serial number S80D rear seat unit cannot be powered up if the S80 is not already powered up When the boot procedure is completed the setup elevation dialogue is shown Push button also has power ON function Rotary switch with push button Volume Rotary switch with push button...

Page 11: ...tary knob will increase the rate at which the value changes i e bigger steps in value 4 4 1 Text Edit Control The Text Editor is used to input an alphanumeric string the picture below shows typical options when editing text numbers Use the bottom rotary knob to change the value at the current cursor position Turn the bottom rotary Knob to set the character and then press the enter key to move to t...

Page 12: ...t a value from a list of predefined values Use the bottom rotary knob to scroll through the list 4 4 4 Checkbox and Checkbox List A checkbox enables or disables a particular parameter Press the bottom rotary knob to toggle the value If an option is enabled a check mark will be shown otherwise an empty rectangle will be displayed ...

Page 13: ...tching the unit off is archived by selecting the shutdown option within the Setup menu By using this method of shut down all your settings are saved All settings are saved during the power off procedure We strongly recommend switching off the unit using the shutdown option in the settings menu If the system is powered off by the master switch changed data will not be saved Flight parameters at tak...

Page 14: ... of the LXNAV S80 Info mode Flarm mode Task Mode Waypoint mode Setup mode Info Screen Contains the GPS data from the GPS source Altitude and Battery voltage Flarm Screen Showing Flarm targets in range if a Flarm device is connected to the GPS port Waypoint screen Simple navigation screen to a waypoint Task Screen Task screen showing the task and airspace Setup screen For all aspects of the setup o...

Page 15: ...nd Bal are available To change the MacCready value rotate the bottom rotary knob A short press on the bottom rotary knob moves to the Ballast scree and stores the MacCready setting Pressing the bottom rotary knob again will open the Bugs screen If no action is performed for 3 seconds the screen will close 5 2 Flarm Screen If the S80 is connected to a Flarm source through the GPS port then the Flar...

Page 16: ...rt press of the push button activates the quick access menu Three options Mc Bugs and Bal are available 5 2 2 Flarm warnings Regardless of which screen you are on if a Flarm target triggers an urgent or important warning then the screen will change to the Flarm warning screen ...

Page 17: ...ge shows a line to a selected waypoint the name of the selected waypoint at the top of the screen and the relative bearing and chevrons indicating the direction to turn towards the selected waypoint The Navboxes can be configured with distance and arrival Altitude 5 3 1 Quick access menu A short press of the push button activates the quick access menu To change the MacCready value rotate the botto...

Page 18: ...Enter button bottom of the three buttons this moves the cursor to the second letter Rotate the bottom rotary knob until the second letter of the required Waypoint is highlighted and then press Enter Repeat the process until the required waypoint is the only selection available You can then either press the enter button or press the bottom rotary Knob to select the Waypoint The screen will then cha...

Page 19: ...he bottom rotary knob selects the desired setting and returns you to the Navbox selection Pressing Enter at any time saves the setting and moves to the second Waypoint Page 5 3 2 Second Waypoint Page Numerical Data The Waypoint screen has a second page which contains numerical data Defaults are Average Vario Netto Altitude and True Airspeed In addition the central line shows the status of the Flar...

Page 20: ... speed or g force Blue arrow symbol shows current MacCready value Green T symbol represents last thermal average value Yellow Bar can show Max and Min values or G meter The numerical Navboxes can be changed using the quick Access menu with a short press of the bottom rotary knob followed by selecting Navbox from the menu and a further short press of the bottom rotary knob With the first Navbox hig...

Page 21: ...e changed 5 3 3 Third Waypoint Page AHRS The Waypoint screen has a third page which displays the AHRS if this feature has been enabled See more in Ch 8 5 4 Pitch offset can be adjusted with lower rotaty knob 5 4 Task Screen The task screen can display a navigation page including airspace and a task By rotating the bottom rotary knob you can change the range of the display from 1KM to 100Km ...

Page 22: ...the task Selecting edit task with a short press of the bottom rotary knob will enter the task editing screen The first time you edit a task it will be blank A short press of the bottom rotary knob will open another menu with the option to Insert Edit Delete or Zone Selecting Insert will allow you to enter a waypoint from the list as a start point Rotating the bottom rotary knob will scroll through...

Page 23: ...press the bottom rotary knob The quick access menu allows you to insert edit delete or change the zone for the Waypoint If you select Zone you can modify the zone for that specific waypoint only 5 4 2 Second Task Page Numerical Data The Task screen has a second page which contains numerical data Defaults are Average Vario Netto Altitude and True Airspeed In addition the central line shows the stat...

Page 24: ...and selecting Navbox You can make changes to the Navboxes as described in Error Reference source not found 5 4 3 Third Task Page AHRS The Waypoint screen has a third page which displays the AHRS if this feature has been enabled 5 5 Setup Screen The setup screen allows you to change the configuration and base settings for the S80 Vario ...

Page 25: ...croll up and down the list of settings by rotating the bottom rotary knob and select a setting to change with a short press of the bottom rotary knob Some of the Options have sub menus and these are selected in the same way 5 5 1 QNH RES Turn the bottom rotary knob to select the required entry field Press the bottom rotary knob to select it and start editing the value A further shot press will ent...

Page 26: ...ng the value as an incorrect setting could upset the final glide calculation 5 5 1 2 Safety Altitude This setting is the altitude reserve or safety altitude and is the height that the instrument adds to the final glide altitude required so the glider arrives over the final glide destination at the selected safety altitude Once the safety altitude has been specified the pilot has to keep the final ...

Page 27: ...a time constant of the Vario Relative needle The value can be adjusted between 0 1 and 5 s with step 1 0 s or 0 1 s Default value is 1 5 s 5 5 2 5 SC filter Sets a time constant of the SpeedToFly needle The value can be adjusted between 0 1 and 5 s with step 1 0 s or 0 1 s Default value is 1 5 s 5 5 2 6 Smart Filter The Smart Filter allows additional filtering of the vertical speed It defines the ...

Page 28: ...rom 100 up to 160 km h or the equivalent in knots or mph G meter for switching between cruise and climb mode based on the G measured by the inertial system When glider will start circling S80 will automatically switch from cruise to climb mode The external switch wired to the LXNAV S80 has absolute priority and will override all other switching methods 5 5 2 10 Vario Average Time Defines the integ...

Page 29: ... brightness is controled by the brightness setting 5 5 3 2 Minimum Brightness Use this slider to adjust the minimum brightness for the Automatic Brightness option 5 5 3 3 Maxximum Brightness Use this slider to adjust the maximumm brightness for the Automatic Brightness option 5 5 3 4 Brightness With the Automatic Brightness unchecked you can set the brightness manually with this slider 5 5 4 Graph...

Page 30: ... 61 5 5 4 1 Graphics Flarm 5 5 4 1 1Colours can be set for the following Glider Above Colour Glider Below Colour Glider Near Colour Selected target Colour 5 5 4 1 2Label Text This option can be set to None Flarm ID Climb rate Relative vertical ...

Page 31: ...not 5 5 4 1 6Draw History Select if a trail is drawn behind Flarm targets to show where the targets have been 5 5 4 1 7Plane icon size To adjust the pixel size of Flarm targets 5 5 4 2 Graphics Airsp Tsk In this dialogue you can define the airspace map presentation Check the Show airspace item to enable airspace displays in navigational pages If this item is unchecked no airspace will be displayed...

Page 32: ...t you can specify how each airspace type is displayed You should define each type of airspace zone separately First choose an airspace type from the list You can modify the Transparency of the selected type Zoom value defines to which zoom level this type is going to be visible The Colour and Width items specify how selected airspace zone will be drawn 5 5 5 Sounds The sound option has a sub menu ...

Page 33: ... but with larger steps Digital negative inverse function to Digital positive Linear positive only sound is present only at positive values for negative values there is silence Digital positive only similar function to Linear positive only except the sound is similar to the digital tone SC Audio mode SC audio mode has five modes Netto Speed Sound follows netto value SC Mixed for positive relative v...

Page 34: ... a system generated sound which is different from other vario sounds This sound helps the pilot in a thermal by interupting other varios sounds a few secodns before the therml reaches its maximum lift The pilot can set how many seconds before thermal maximum or disable the feature Speech Volume With the Speech volume slider the volume of voice warnings can be changed The volume for Vario Flarm and...

Page 35: ...tly with the top rotary knob whilst in the Flarm Waypoint and Task screens 5 5 6 Warnings Warnings can be enabled or disabled in this section The warnings dismiss time can be set from 0 to 120 seconds Dismiss while circling This dismisses Flarm alarms whilst circling for Flarm targets in the same thermal Flarm warning for urgent alerts over ride this Altitude Alarm can be set in meters feet Altitu...

Page 36: ...s checked then Angel 1 Angle 2 and Radius 2 are greyed out Angle 1 Sets the angle of the Turn Point Zone Radius 1 Sets the radius of the Turn Point Zone Angle 2 Sets angle 2 for complex Turn Points and Assigned Area Tasks Radius 2 Sets the radius for complex Turn Points and Assigned area Tasks AAT Check Box when checked the S80 considers the area created within the zone as an Assigned area Auto Ne...

Page 37: ... of mercury mbar Speed Units available fpm m s mph kts km h XC Speed Units available fpm m s mph kts km h Vertical Speed Units available fpm m s mph kts km h Wind Units available fpm m s mph kts km h Weight Lbs or Kg Load Lb ft2 or Kg m2 Longitude Latitude DD ddddd DDMM mmmmm DDMM SS ss DD dddd DDMM mmm DDMM SS UTC Offset in half or whole hours plus or minus Zulu Ballast weight Load overload 5 5 9...

Page 38: ... only done in smooth air it is not possible to tune the TE accurately in turbulent air Set TE compensation to 100 Accelerate up to approximately 160 km h 75 kts and keep the speed stable for a few seconds Gently reduce the speed to 80 km h 45 kts Observe the vario indicator during the manoeuvre At 160 km h the vario will indicate about 2 m s 4 kts During the speed reduction the vario should move t...

Page 39: ...SC switch to OFF means that closing the switch will select Vario mode There is a third option by setting SC INPUT to TASTER and connecting a push button to the input each key press will toggle between SC and Vario mandatory setting for LX Remote There is another input called VARIO PRIORITY When this input is activated by grounding the appropriate wire the unit will change over to Vario immediately...

Page 40: ...audrate and stop searching In case that communication is lost LXNAV S80 will start again searching on all baudrates Baudrate on PDA must not be lower than the setting on GPS port To get better performance of LXNAV S80 it is recommended that both baudrates be set as high as possible NMEA output on PDA port can be enabled or disabled If you are not using a PDA port this setting should be disabled Bl...

Page 41: ...ltage Low Battery Voltage and Empty Voltage as pre sets Selecting one of these will set the values in the following boxes Alternatively you can manually change the Full Voltage Low Battery Voltage and Empty Voltage if your battery type is not listed 5 5 13 Files The Files menu allows you to upload or select Waypoint Airspace and Flarm Net files ...

Page 42: ...ist of cup files available on the SD card or in the internal memory Selecting a file loads this file for use Please note that only one Turn Point file can be loaded at any one time 5 5 13 2 Airspace File Selecting the Airspace option opens a list of cub files available on the SD card or in the internal memory ...

Page 43: ...loads this file for use Please note that only one Airspace file can be loaded at any one time 5 5 13 3 Flarmnet File Selecting the Flarmnet option opens a list of fln files available on the SD card or in the internal memory Selecting a file loads this file for use ...

Page 44: ...r gliders Polar You can select from a pre defined list of nearly every common Glider or make your own Polar Select Glider from List Presents you with an alphabetical list of all the common gliders and associated Polar data All glider data will be copied from the chosen polar Then check the best glide ratio and minimum sink rate to see if the polar data matches the glider performance you may look i...

Page 45: ...generate stall warnings which are available with integrated Voice module Reference load wing loading value represents the value at which the polar was measured Reference weight corresponds to the weight value at which the polar was measured Maximum takeoff weight is the maximum take off weight allowed for the glider It is not used in the calculation it is just a reminder to the pilot of the maximu...

Page 46: ..._TO_FACTORY_DEFAULT_PASSWORD 00666 UPDATE_DEVICES_PASSWORD 89891 ENTER_NEW_LICENSE 30000 5 5 16 About In the about page information about the display platform and the vario platform can be found Display platform Application version serial No Hardware version Vario platform Application version serial No Hardware version ...

Page 47: ... with a TE probe The quality of the TE compensation depends entirely on the location size and dimension of the TE tube The installation must be leak proof If an electronic TE compensation is selected the TE Pst port should be connected to a good static pressure source If pneumatic compensation is selected the TE Pst port should be connected to the TE probe 6 1 Altimeter The altimeter of the LXNAV ...

Page 48: ...ear The first screen shows the version of the boot loader firmware hardware and serial number The boot procedure normally takes a few seconds When completed the Set Elevation dialogue is shown 7 1 2 Set Elevation and QNH This setting is crucial for final glide calculation therefore please pay careful attention to it The instrument will offer elevation over standard pressure level QNE Use the knob ...

Page 49: ... MacCready Ballast and Bugs will appear Use the bottom rotary knob to modify the MacCready setting Error Reference source not found It is also highly recommended to check the safety altitude setting Refer to Error Reference source not found to find out how to define the safety altitude 7 2 Airborne 7 2 1 Final glide calculation Final glide is a function calculated from the target distance target e...

Page 50: ...energy TE pressure connector If the unit is to be configured for electronic TE compensation the connections are as follows Pstatic Static Ptotal Pitot or Total pressure TE Pstatic Static If the unit is to be configured for pneumatic TE compensation using a TE tube then the connections are TE Pstatic TE tube Pstatic Static Ptotal Pitot or Total pressure If the Ptotal and Static are connected the wr...

Page 51: ...ps with a knife or flat screw driver then hold each knob and unscrew it Remove the remaining two screws and the two M6 threaded nuts Install S80 into the panel screw back all screws nuts and knobs Make sure that between the knobs and the panel there is some space to push button Be sure that LXNAV S80 is placed far enough from compass 8 2 Connecting LXNAV S80 LXNAV S80 is connected to 12V DC power ...

Page 52: ...L V7 GPS IGC Power flarm RJ45 K6 mux V7 GPS PF PDA port Device Cable code OUDIE CC NP OUDIE1 Generic RS232 with female DB9 CC NP 232 IPAQ 310 314 CC NP IPAQ310 IPAQ 38 39xx 47xx CC NP 38 MiniMap CC NP LX PDA and GPS are not designed in accordance with IGC standard It can be used only with dedicated cable Do not plug unknown cable to it as it may damage LXNAV S80 unit 8 5 Installation of options Th...

Page 53: ...of MC Bal Bugs Volume polar settings on PDA will also influence on LXNAV S80 The Same will happen also in opposite way 8 5 1 2 Cable Wiring LXNAV S80D 8 5 2 Magnetic compass Compass CAN Is simply connected to CAN bus main unit will recognize it In the moment is not available 8 5 3 Remote stick Remote CAN Remote stick is also connected to CAN bus On S80 is provided special menu to register remote s...

Page 54: ...e activated by the following procedure Enter password 30000 Enter 13 digit license key and confirm If the code is correct you will see an AHRS on AHRS page 8 6 Ports and Wiring 8 6 1 LXNAV S80 ports Static probe Total pressure probe Pitot TE probe or Static Audio output PDA port RJ45 type GPS port RJ11 type Main power supply V7 wiring ...

Page 55: ...e g Oudie HP302 HP31x 6 input Receive to LXNAV S80 LV TTL 3 3V e g Oudie HP302 HP31x 7 8 5V OUTPUT maximum 1A RJ45 plug is NOT designed in accordance with IGC standard It can be used only with dedicated cable Do not plug unknown cable to it as it may damage LXNAV S80 unit GPS port RJ11 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pin numbers Pin number Description 1 output 12V DC to supply GPS 2 3 N C 4 input Receive to LXNAV S80...

Page 56: ...XNAV S80 wiring SUBD15 Connector female S80 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 8 SC switch 30 cm 50 cm OAT 1 5m LABEL OAT LABEL SC shield CAN BUS SUBD9 female CAN H 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 J3 CAN L CAN GND CAN GND 12V LABEL CAN BUS 1 2 3 GND LM335Z GND SHIELD GND SHIELD 50 cm LABEL 12V DC IN RED BLUE SC B A VP OAT CANH CANL 12V IN IN1 IN3 IN2 IN0 If a CAN BUS cable is not connected to an LXNAV S80D the C...

Page 57: ...S80 MINIMAP 8 7 3 Nano3 S80 OUDIE 8 7 4 COLIBRI2 S80 OUDIE MINIMAP Nano Power CC NP LX cable USB cable NANO S80 CC NP LX cable USB cable S80 OUDIE CC NP OUDIE cable CC NP LX cable COLIBRI2 COLIBRI Power USB cable S80 OUDIE CC NP OUDIE cable V7 GPS IGC cable ...

Page 58: ...S80 OUDIE 8 7 7 FlarmMouse FlarmView S80 OUDIE S80 OUDIE CC NP OUDIE cable V7 GPS IGC cable COLIBRI VolksLogger S80 OUDIE CC NP OUDIE cable V7 GPS IGC cable FlarmView cable Flarm RedBox V7 Flarm Splitter FlarmView S80 OUDIE CC NP OUDIE cable V7 GPS IGC cable FlarmView cable V7 Flarm Splitter FlarmView ...

Page 59: ...S80 Version 4 92 November 2014 Page 59 of 61 8 7 8 FlarmMouse S80 OUDIE S80 OUDIE CC NP OUDIE cable Flarm Mouse ...

Page 60: ...ystem automatically 9 1 Updating LXNAV S80 firmware using micro SD card Transfer the Firmware update files to the micro SD card and insert it into the S80 You should receive a message that the SD card has been loaded Go to Setup screen and select the password option Enter the password 89891 this will bring you to the firmware update menu Choose the right firmware for vario part and press update To...

Page 61: ...S80 Version 4 92 November 2014 Page 61 of 61 10 Revision History October 2014 Initial release ver 4 9 November 2014 Updated chapters 8 5 1 8 5 2 8 5 3 ...