Appendix b: specifications – Garmin GPS 500 User Manual

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GPS 500 Pilot’s Guide and Reference

APPENDIX B

SPECIFICATIONS

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APPENDIX B: SPECIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL

Unit Size:

6.25’W x 11.00’D x 4.60’H

(159 mm x 279 mm x 117 mm)

Unit Weight:

8.5 pounds installed (3.9 kg)

POWER*

Input:

28 Vdc (early GPS 500 units)

14/28 Vdc (later GPS 500 units)

ENVIRONMENTAL

Temperature:

-20°C to +55°C (operating range)

(-4°F to +131°F)

Humidity:

95% non-condensing

Altitude:

-1,500 ft to 50,000 ft

(-457 m to 15,240 m)

GPS PERFORMANCE

Receiver:

12 parallel channel PhaseTrac12™

Acquisition Time: 12 seconds (warm)

45 seconds (cold)

Update Rate:

Once per second, continuous

Accuracy:

Position - 15 meters (49 ft) RMS

Velocity - 0.1 knot RMS steady state

Dynamics:

999 kts maximum velocity

6g maximum acceleration

INTERFACES
ARINC 429
Aviation RS-232
CDI/HSI
RMI (digital:clock/data)
Superflag Out
Altitude (serial: Icarus, Shadin, Rosetta, or
encoded: Gillham/Greycode)
Fuel Sensor
Fuel/Air Data

* Earlier versions of the 500 were designed to be used

with 28 Vdc power only. For questions on a particular
installation, please refer to a Garmin authorized
service center.

190-00181-60 Rev. G

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