TruTrak Digiflight Install Manual - Manual (Page 7)

TruTrak Flight Systems DigiFlight Autopilot Installation Manual
5 March 2002 Printing
Specific connections for certain commonly-used in-panel GPS units
Note that the information in the tables is based upon the best information available from each manufacturer’s documentation at
the time of publication. Please consult the appropriate installation manual for confirmation of wiring information.
Garmin 430 and 530 connections to TruTrak autopilot
P4001 [P5001] on
Garmin 430 [530]
Signal Name
(Garmin)
Signal Name
(TruTrak)
P101 on
TruTrak Autopilot
56 GPS RS 232 OUT 1 Primary Serial Input 25
46 GPS ARINC 429 OUT A ARINC-A 26
47 GPS ARINC 429 OUT B ARINC-B 27
Garmin 430/530 setup instructions:
Power 430/530 up and turn it on while holding down the ENT key. Release the ENT key when the display activates. After the
data base pages, the first page displayed is the MAIN ARINC 429 CONFIG page. While in Configuration mode, pages can be
selected by ensuring the cursor is off and rotating the small right knob. To change data on the displayed Configuration Page,
press the small right knob (CRSR) to turn on the cursor. Turn the large right knob to change between data fields. Turn the large
or small right knob to change a field that the cursor is on. Once you have made the desired selection, press the ENT key to
accept the entry.
With the MAIN ARINC 429 CONFIG page displayed, on the row labeled OUT, select SPEED ! Low
and DATA !ARINC 429.
Advance to the MAIN RS232 CONFIG page.
On the row labeled CHNL1, select OUTPUT ! Aviation.
Note that for the Garmin units, the autopilot will need to be set for 9600 baud. ARINC 429 steering will only be recognized by
the DigiFlight units which have the GPSS option.
UPSAT GX-50/60/65 connections to TruTrak autopilot
37-Pin Connector
on UPSAT
GX-50/60/65
Signal Name
(UPSAT)
Signal Name
(TruTrak)
P101 on
TruTrak Autopilot
Use pin 5 – TxD1 – if GX has no
GPSS
5
or
22
Use pin 22 – TxD2 – if GX has
GPSS
Primary Serial
Input
25
GX-50/60/65 setup instructions:
Power the GX-50/60/65 up and turn it on while holding down the leftmost and rightmost “smart keys.”
Rotate the LARGE knob to the Serial Interface Configuration “CH RX TX” page. Press SEL (the selection fields will start
flashing), rotate the LARGE knob to select the port, rotate the SMALL knob to select the desired configurations, then press
ENT when complete.
If both the GX unit AND the DigiFlight unit have GPSS capability,
select “GPSS” for CH 2, Tx column, and wire pin 25 on the DigiFlight to pin 22 of the GX unit
Otherwise
select “MOVING MAP” For CH 1, Tx column and wire pin 25 on the DigiFlight to pin 5 of the GX unit
To restore the GX-50/60/65 to normal operation, switch its power off, then back on.