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- Page 1 EMS-D10 Engine Monitoring System Pilot’s User Guide Revision C For use with firmware version 4.0.0 September 10, 2007 Dynon Avionics This product is intended for the experimental and Light Sport aircraft categories and is not approved for installation in certified aircraft...
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Page 3: Copyright
Contact Information Dynon Avionics, Inc. 19825 141 Place NE Woodinville, WA 98072 Phone: (425) 402-0433 Fax: (425) 984-1751 www.dynonavionics.com Copyright © 2007 Dynon Avionics. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express written permission of Dynon Avionics. -
Page 4: Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Dynon Avionics warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for three years from date of shipment. Dynon Avionics will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components that fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
About this Guide................................1-2 2. Product Overview EMS-D10 Hardware ................................2-1 Power..................................2-1 Sensors and Inputs ..............................2-1 Dynon Smart Avionics Bus ............................2-2 Outputs ..................................2-2 Display..................................2-2 Buttons..................................2-2 3. Product Operation Front Panel Layout ................................3-1 Display....................................3-2 Screens and Pages..............................3-2 Cycling Between Screens ............................3-4 EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide... - Page 6 Alarm Acknowledgement ............................5-2 Multiple Alarms................................5-3 Latching and Self-clearing Alarms ........................... 5-4 Latching Alarms ............................... 5-4 Self-clearing Alarms ..............................5-4 DSAB Alerts..................................5-4 6. EMS Monitoring Functions Engine Leaning and Power ............................... 6-1 Detonation Characterization ............................. 6-2 EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide...
- Page 7 Clock Setup ..................................7-3 Timers....................................7-4 Global Configuration Settings ............................7-5 8. Appendix Appendix A: Serial Data Output............................8-1 EMS Serial Data Output ............................8-2 Appendix B: PC Support Program ............................8-5 Appendix C: Troubleshooting ............................8-5 Firmware Version Display............................8-5 Appendix D: EMS-D10 Specifications..........................8-6 EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide...
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Page 9: Introduction
OEM Installations If your EMS-D10 is installed by an OEM distributor, you may find that you are unable to access some menus and settings. Some Dynon distributors customize various areas of the EMS-D10 firmware to maintain a consistent pilot experience and minimize integration issues across a large number of installations. -
Page 10: Warning
About this Guide This guide serves two purposes. The first is to help you configure and get acquainted with the EMS-D10’s many functions. The second is to give you quick access to vital information. For detailed technical and installation information, please refer to the EMS-D10 Installation Guide. -
Page 11: Product Overview
This EMS-D10 monitors your engine and other vital aircraft systems and displays information in an easy-to-read format. This section provides a general overview of the various parts of the EMS-D10 as well as a theory of operation. The information in this section serves as a reference only and helps familiarize you with the inner workings of the unit. It should not be used for diagnostic or reparative work. -
Page 12: Dynon Smart Avionics Bus
For more information on DSAB-specific alerts, refer to the DSAB Alerts section on page 5-4. OUTPUTS The EMS-D10 has outputs to drive external customer-supplied audible and visual devices for engine, AOA (if installed) and altitude alerts. A connected HS34 can output voice annunciations for many of the alerts generated by the EMS-D10. -
Page 13: Product Operation
3. PRODUCT OPERATION After reading this section, you will be familiar with the basics of how to use your EMS-D10. For details regarding specific procedures (e.g., adjusting display brightness, using the fuel computer, setting the clock, etc.) please refer to the EMS Operation section. - Page 14 Product Operation Display The EMS-D10 display is the most obvious and commonly used output of the device. It displays all EMS-related data and, when connected to other data sources, can display EFIS and HSI data as well. SCREENS AND PAGES The terms in the following bulleted list are used in this section and are defined as follows: •...
- Page 15 Product Operation The EMS-D10 has several pre-defined screen configurations. The Icon Left Page Area Right Page Area basic layout of a screen configuration is represented by one of two icons on D10-series product. The table below shows the two icons and their meaning.
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Page 16: Cycling Between Screens
If you wish to access screens that are not in your rotation, use the SCREEN LIST as described above. EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide... - Page 17 Scroll through the pre-defined screens using the DOWN▼/UP▲ buttons. Press the MV DN▼ button to move the selected screen down in the screen list. Likewise, press the MV UP▲ button to move the selected screen up in the screen list. EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide...
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Page 18: Menus
1/2 of the screen and the right page occupying 1/2 of the screen, then pressing EMS-D10 buttons two or three (all below the left 1/2 of the screen) displays the main menu for the left page and pressing buttons four or five (below the right 1/2 of the screen) displays the main menu for the right page (see the figure to the right). -
Page 19: Flow
EMS menu, and press the button for the page you’d like to momentarily view. For example, if your current screen configuration is full EMS pressing the AUX button in the EMS menu will display the EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide... -
Page 20: Descriptions In This Guide
“EMS > SETUP > CLOCK” indicates entering the EMS menu, pressing MORE, then pressing SETUP, and then pressing CLOCK to enter the clock adjustment menu. Note that the MORE button is not included in the sequence, since pressing MORE reveals more options in the same level of the menu system. EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide... -
Page 21: Available
Note: EFIS-based pages use data that is obtained from Dynon’s EFIS products. You may only display these pages on your EMS-D10 if you own a Dynon EFIS-based product, and the two units are connected via DSAB. Refer to the EMS-D10 Installation Manual for details regarding proper connection between Dynon products and other devices in your system. -
Page 22: Ems Main Page
EGT bars with their respective numeric values to the left of the bars. In the split EGT/CHT display (two cylinder engines only) CHTs are displayed using their own set of green bars on a different scale than EGTs with their respective numeric values displayed to the right of each bar. EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide... -
Page 23: Ems Times/Auxiliary Page
• The Flight Timer shows the total amount of time that oil pressure is above 15 PSI since the EMS-D10 was turned on; it will not reset until the next time the EMS-D10 is power-cycled and oil pressure reaches 15 PSI. The Trip Timer shows cumulative flight time since a manual reset. -
Page 24: Ems Fuel Computer Page
This allows you to view the fuel used value from your last flight. Some user input is required for the EMS-D10 Fuel Computer to function properly. Refer to EMS Operation on page 7-1 for instructions on adjusting various Fuel Computer parameters. -
Page 25: Lists Pages
Each checklist/data panel can contain up to 14 lines of text and 40 characters per line. Checklists/data panels must be defined and uploaded to the EMS-D10 as described by the Dynon Product Support Program. Reference the help file that accompanies this software for more information. -
Page 26: Menu Pages
Press SEL► to expand the menu into another list of options to the right. Any line on a Menu Page that is not followed by ► indicates that its value can be modified using the SEL►, DOWN▼, and UP▲ buttons. EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide... -
Page 27: Alerts
In an alarm condition, the EMS-D10 also alerts you audibly, provided the EMS Audio Alert output is connected to your intercom as described in the EMS-D10 Installation Guide. If no audio device is connected, you will not hear an audible alarm. -
Page 28: Show Page
HIGH” or “LOW FUEL.” These voice alarms can be acknowledged and silenced just like the EMS tone. If your EMS-D10 is networked to other Dynon products via DSAB, alarms sourced from those products will appear on your EMS-D10 as well. Alert messages sourced from your EMS-D10 are preceded by the label “THIS.”... -
Page 29: Multiple Alarms
5. All alarmed parameters remain in their alarmed state until the alarm condition no longer exists. 6. Pressing SILNCE removes the audio alert for the displayed pending alarm. 7. Once the top alarm is acknowledged, the next alarm in the stack is shown, triggering the audio alarm again. EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide... -
Page 30: Latching And Self-Clearing Alarms
Latching and Self-clearing Alarms Depending upon how your EMS-D10 was set up, some of the sensors’ alarms may be set to be latching, while others may be self-clearing. The distinction is described below. See the EMS-D10 Installation Guide for more information on configuring this setting for each alarm. - Page 31 SETUP > DSAB > STATUS. If a unit is purposefully removed from the system, refer to the EMS-D10 Installation Guide for instructions on reconfiguring the network.
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Page 33: Ems Monitoring Functions
6. EMS MONITORING FUNCTIONS This section describes just a few of the advanced ways to use your EMS-D10 to monitor the health and operation of your engine. Engine Leaning and Power The engine monitor provides multiple methods to assist you in setting the mixture of your engine for various functions. -
Page 34: Detonation Characterization
One key characterization of detonation is lower EGT temperatures with corresponding higher cylinder head temperatures. EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide... -
Page 35: Pre-Ignition Characteristics
When this happens, the rear of the engine is exposed to less cooling air than the front of the engine. Shock cooling is characterized by rapidly dropping and uneven CHT temperatures and may lead to cylinder cracking. You may configure shock cooling and span alarms; see the EMS-D10 Installation Guide for more details. Data Logging While many observations can be made via the various indicators on the EMS Main Page, some patterns are too subtle to be noticed during routine flight. - Page 36 D10. EFIS data is not logged. The EMS-D10 has a limited amount of internal storage for the data log. With a 1-second recording interval set, there is at least a half-hour of data storage; with a 10-second interval, at least 5 hours; with a 30-second interval, at least 20 hours, and with a 60-second interval, at least 40 hours.
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Page 37: External Logging
To log engine data in real-time, you need a laptop (or RS232 data collection device) connected to, and storing data from, your EMS-D10.The EMS-D10 constantly streams data out of its RS-232 serial port during normal operation. The data format and connection settings are described on page 8-2. -
Page 39: Ems Operation
It enters a low-power state, and keeps track of time as well as detects changes in the state of button one (the POWER button). It is acceptable to have the EMS-D10 on during engine crank. It immediately powers on upon application of external power. -
Page 40: Fuel Computer
When this is configured, the next time you turn the FlightDEK-D180 on, it asks you if you added fuel and gives you a shortcut to the add fuel menu. See the EMS-D10 Installation Guide for more information on configuring the fuel sensors and fuel computer. -
Page 41: Engine Leaning
12-hour or 24-hour format as described in the next section. Set the local and Zulu times independently. Highlight values using SEL►. Adjust highlighted values with INC+/DEC-. Each time a button is EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide... -
Page 42: Timers
When connected to a GPS which is outputting time information, Zulu time is synchronized to the GPS and cannot be set on the EMS-D10. In a DSAB network, you can only set the Zulu time on the DSAB master, and only if it is not synchronized to GPS time. -
Page 43: Global Configuration Settings
SERIAL PORT. Pilot settings and screen settings are addressed in this guide. If you or your installer have completed the procedures outlined in the EMS-D10 Installation Guide, you do not need to modify anything in the other sections. Scroll between settings by using the UP▲/ DOWN▼ buttons. Chosen settings are highlighted. Toggle between parameter settings or display a menu of choices by pressing SEL►. - Page 44 The other six info items are located on the Aux Page and are numbered 2 through 5 on the top row and 6 through 8 on the bottom row. The Info Items Config submenu appears, allowing you to move up and EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide...
- Page 45 The HS34 has 3 general purpose inputs and 4 contact inputs. The data obtained from these inputs can be configured and displayed on any EMS page in the system. In the event of a DSAB or HS34 failure, data obtained from the HS34 inputs will be marked as invalid on screen. EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide...
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Page 47: Appendix
The EMS-D10 outputs text data through its serial port constantly during normal operation. Technical information on the installation and connection to this serial port can be found in the EMS-D10 Installation Guide. To log EMS data you must connect the serial port to a PC. This serial data can be logged using any standard serial terminal program such as HyperTerminal®. -
Page 48: Ems Serial Data Output
See table below 3 char label; 5 char data; see GP output table GP_3 See table below 3 char label; 5 char data; see GP output table GP Thermocouple ºF 1234 (1234 F) or –123 (-123ºF ) EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide... - Page 49 ‘0’ or ‘1’ indicating whether the contact is closed Contact_2 or open Product ID ASCII hex Internal-use product ID ASCII hex The self-zeroing ascii-hex 2-byte checksum. The Checksum sum of the checksum with all preceding bytes produces 0x00. 0x13 0x10 EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide...
- Page 50 0061 (61%) deflection Elevator Trim % of full 0061 (61%) deflection Rudder Trim % of full 0061 (61%) deflection Flap Position º 00010 (10º) As an example, the following is one line of EMS data: 0012224826351340262441240122631320562191191OAT00090TRE-0061FLP0001020481378139214 061421143514503583533633743843951103D2 EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide...
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Page 51: Appendix B: Pc Support Program
Appendix C: Troubleshooting See the EMS-D10 Installation Guide Appendix for a variety of troubleshooting tips and solutions. You may also reach us and other active users at our online support forums located at: www.dynonavionics.com/forum/. -
Page 52: Appendix D: Ems-D10 Specifications
Appendix Appendix D: EMS-D10 Specifications Mounting: Fits into standard 3 1/8” panel hole Mechanical Optional flush mount bracket available Weight: 1 lb. 4 oz. (0.57 kg) Operating Temperature -22° to 122° F (-30° to 50° C) Voltage: 10 - 30 Vdc... - Page 53 Coolant Temp, Coolant Press, Carburetor Temp, Flaps, Trim) 1 - Alarm Light Contact 1 - Audio Alarm Inputs/Outputs 1 - RS-232 bidirectional PC communication or external data input 1 – RS-232 data input (GPS, SL30, etc.) 2 – Dynon Smart Avionics Bus (DSAB) EMS-D10 Pilot’s User Guide...
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