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Revision 1.0, 18/7/2017
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  • Page 1 ® Operating manual Revision 1.0, 18/7/2017 For firmware version 2.14...
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  • Page 3 SECTIONS INSTRUMENT CONFIGURATION OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...
  • Page 4 Thank you for purchasing a Flybox® product. We hope it fully satisfy you and makes your flights pleasant and secure. Developing Vigilus, our intent was to create a compact but complete Engine Information System , easy to install and use.
  • Page 5 Always refer to the installation and operating manual updated with the software version used in your instrument. To obtain updated manuals, please visit www.flyboxavionics.it. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 6 WARNING: It’s up to the installer to check the correctness of the settins for its engine, even using one of the Vigilus preset, because engine manufacturers may change parameters without notice. The engine preset of the Vigilus are a help but needs to be checked by the installer.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    OAT (OUTSIDE AIR TEMP.) SETUP MENU:......22 CAT (CARBURETOR AIR TEMP.) SETUP MENU:....23 FUEL PRESSURE SETUP MENU:........24 FUEL LEVEL SETUP MENU:..........26 OIL PRESSURE SETUP MENU:.........28 OIL TEMPERATURE SETUP MENU:........30 RPM SETUP MENU:............32 MAP SETUP MENU:............33 VOLT SETUP MENU:............34 VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 8 1.3.7 ABOUT MENU:............49 1.3.8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE MENU:........50 1.3.9 BACKUP AND RESTORE MENU:........51 1.4 FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER CALIBRATION.....52 1.5 FUEL LEVEL SENSORS CALIBRATION......54 1.5.1 FUEL LEVEL SENSORS CHECKINGS......58 1.6 FUEL COMPUTER ACTIVATION........59 SECTION 2............60 2.1 USING THE VIGILUS..........60 VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 9 2.2.1 TEMPERATURE PAGE..........68 2.3 PAGE2: Chronometer page........69 2.4 PAGE3: Fuel management page........71 2.5 PAGE4: Hourmeter page..........75 SECTION 3............77 3.1 ALARMS..............77 3.2 SENSOR ALARMS............78 SECTION 4............79 4.1 DATALOGGER............79 SECTION 5............84 5.1 VIGILUS DEFAULT CONFIGURATION TABLE....84 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..........86 WARRANTY:..............88 VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
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  • Page 11: Section 1

    40 liters and the Vigilus i n d i c a t e as remaining quantity 10.0 liter, you know that to fill the tank you must put approximately 30 liters.
  • Page 12 BEFORE rely on informations provided by the fuel computer section you must: - Verify that the K-factor set in the Vigilus is pertinent to the installed fuel flow transducer (for the Flybox® TFTHP is 416400). - Execute the fuel flow transducer calibration as explained in chapter 1.4.

  • Page 13: Panel Indicators And Commands

    CAUTION: Avoid any chemical cleaners or solvents that can damage the display anti-reflective coating or plastic components. Do not use cleaners containing ammonia.Do not spray water or cleaner directly onto the display. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 14: Instrument Configuration

    Flybox ® 1.3 INSTRUMENT CONFIGURATION Before using the Vigilus you need to configure it; read completely this chapter and follow step by step the sections to completely configure all the sensors, alarms and preferences available. 1.3.1 ENTERING & BROWSING THE MENUs Press the knob for 1 second to enter in the main menu: ●...
  • Page 15 If you don’t want to store the new value press “Esc” pushbutton to cancel the editing or press “Exit” pushbutton to exit the menu and return to the main pages. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 16: Main Menu

    On this menu you can set all the parameters for each available measurement. On the right window there is a preview of the thresolds for the selected item; click the knob to enter in a item. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 17: Egt Setup Menu

    You can also disable each inputs, useful for example if a sensor fails and you don’t want to display the indication for that sensor. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 18 ● Auto reset = ON/OFF: if set to ON, if a alarm condition is activated but the measurement that activated this alarm has dropped below the alarm threshold, the Vigilus automatically reset the alarm indication. If set to OFF, the user must manually...

  • Page 19: Cht Setup Menu

    You can also disable each inputs, useful for example if a sensor fails and you don’t want to display the indication for that sensor. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 20 ● Voice = ON/OFF: enable/disable the audio alert notification on CHT alarms (default=ON). ● Repeat: Set the number of times that the vocal alarm for the CHT is repeated on the audio output (range:1~5, default=1). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 21 ● Auto reset = ON/OFF: if set to ON, if a alarm condition is activated but the measurement that activated this alarm has dropped below the alarm threshold, the Vigilus automatically reset the alarm indication. If set to OFF, the user must manually reset the alarm indication, even if the measurement that activated this alarm has dropped below the alarm threshold.

  • Page 22: Oat (Outside Air Temp.) Setup Menu

    ● Filter: This parameter affect the readings and the gauges displayed: a low value means that the readings will be more fast and unfiltered (but subject to fluctuations), an high value means that the readings will be more slow and stable (range: 0~999, default=100). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 23: Cat (Carburetor Air Temp.) Setup Menu

    ● Filter: This parameter affect the readings and the gauges displayed: a low value means that the readings will be more fast and unfiltered (but subject to fluctuations), an high value means that the readings will be more slow and stable (range: 0~999, default=100). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 24: Fuel Pressure Setup Menu

    (alert indication on display) that occurs when the oil pressure is outside of the green zone (either high or low). Default=ON. ● Voice = ON/OFF: enable/disable the audio alert notification on fuel pressure alarms (default=ON). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 25 ● Auto reset = ON/OFF: if set to ON, if a alarm condition is activated but the measurement has returned in the green zone, the Vigilus automatically reset the alarm indication. If set to OFF, the user must manually reset the alarm indication, even if the measurement has returned in the green zone (default=ON).

  • Page 26: Fuel Level Setup Menu

    If you have not connected any fuel level sensors, set to zero. If you set one tank, it will be named “Main tank”. If you set two tanks, they will be named “Left tank” and “Right tank”. Default=2. ● LEFT/MAIN/RIGHT TANK SUBMENU: VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 27 Set to zero to disable this function (default=0). ● CALIBRATIONS SUBMENU: Calibration of the fuel tanks (see chapter 1.5 "Fuel level sensors calibration"). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 28: Oil Pressure Setup Menu

    ● Voice = ON/OFF: enable/disable the audio alert notification on oil pressure alarms (default=ON). ● Repeat: Set the number of times that the vocal alarm for the oil press. is repeated on the audio output (range:1~5, default=1). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 29 ● Auto reset = ON/OFF: if set to ON, if a alarm condition is activated but the measurement has returned in the safe zone, the Vigilus automatically reset the alarm indication. If set to OFF, the user must manually reset the alarm indication, even if the measurement has returned in the safe zone (default=ON).

  • Page 30: Oil Temperature Setup Menu

    (below the low yellow threshold, only in flight) or too high (above the high threshold). Default=ON. ● Voice = ON/OFF: enable/disable the audio alert notification on oil temp. alarms (default=ON). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 31 ● Auto reset = ON/OFF: if set to ON, if a alarm condition is activated but the measurement has returned in the safe zone, the Vigilus automatically reset the alarm indication. If set to OFF, the user must manually reset the alarm indication, even if the measurement has returned in the safe zone (default=ON).

  • Page 32: Rpm Setup Menu

    RPM, to check immediately while modifying the trigger value. For signal amplitude of 0~5 Volt set a value of 20. For signal amplitude of 0~12 Volt set a value of 27. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 33: Map Setup Menu

    ● MAP Filter: This parameter affect the readings and the gauges displayed: a low value means that the readings will be more fast and unfiltered (but subject to fluctuations), an high value means that the readings will be more slow and stable (range: 0~999, default=200). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 34: Volt Setup Menu

    ● Voice = ON/OFF: enable/disable the audio alert notification on high or low voltage alarms (default=ON). ● Repeat: Set the number of times that the vocal alarm for the high or low voltage is repeated on the audio output (range:1~5, default=1). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 35 ● Auto reset = ON/OFF: if set to ON, if a alarm condition is activated but the measurement has returned in the safe zone, the Vigilus automatically reset the alarm indication. If set to OFF, the user must manually reset the alarm indication, even if the measurement has returned in the safe zone (default=ON).

  • Page 36: Amp Setup Menu

    ● AMP Filter: This parameter affect the readings and the gauges displayed: a low value means that the readings will be more fast and unfiltered (but subject to fluctuations), an high value means that the readings will be more slow and stable (range: 0~999, default=10). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 37: Gb T (Gearbox Temperature) Setup Menu

    ON/OFF: enable/disable alarm (alert indication on display) that occurs when the gearbox temp. is too high (above the red threshold). Default=ON. ● Voice = ON/OFF: enable/disable the audio alert notification on gearbox temp. alarms (default=ON). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 38 ● Auto reset = ON/OFF: if set to ON, if a alarm condition is activated but the measurement has returned in the safe zone, the Vigilus automatically reset the alarm indication. If set to OFF, the user must manually reset the alarm indication, even if the measurement has returned in the safe zone (default=ON).

  • Page 39: Rotor Setup Menu

    ● ROTOR ALARMS SUBMENU: ● Alarm ON/OFF: enable/disable alarm (alert indication on display) that occurs when the rotor is on a red zone. Default=ON. ● Voice = ON/OFF: enable/disable the audio alert notification on rotor alarms (default=ON). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 40 ● Auto reset = ON/OFF: if set to ON, if a alarm condition is activated but the measurement has returned in the safe zone, the Vigilus automatically reset the alarm indication. If set to OFF, the user must manually reset the alarm indication, even if the measurement has returned in the safe zone (default=ON).

  • Page 41: Global Settings Menu

    Flybox ® Instrument configuration 1.3.5 GLOBAL SETTINGS MENU: AIRCRAFT SETUP ● Type = PLANE/HELICOPTER: Select if the Vigilus is installed in a plane or in a helicopter. ● Eng.: Select the engine installed in your aircraft: Rotax 912 Rotax 914...
  • Page 42 Flybox ® Instrument configuration Global settings menu CAUTION: Even if the Vigilus presets all the parameters for the selected engine, it’s up to the installer to check the compliance of all the settings and thresholds to the engine specifications. By choosing “Generic” you must manually select the engine type (aspired or injection) and the number of cylinder.

  • Page 43: Gps Setup

    ● COM2 Setup: COM2 serial port actually not used. GPS SETUP ● Active = ON/OFF: Enable or disable the GPS. If enabled, the Vigilus use the GPS to indicate the time on the chronometer page. If disabled no time is shown in the chronometer page (default=OFF).

  • Page 44: Audio Settings

    Flybox ® Instrument configuration Global settings menu AUDIO SETTINGS ● Volume: Set the volume for the vocal alarm on the audio output (range: 0~110, default=103). Set to zero to mute the audio output. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 45: Units Setup

    ● Press.: Set the unit of measure for all the pressure indications (except MAP that it’s always indicated in InHg); choose between Bar or Psi. Default=Bar. ● Fuel: Set the unit of measure for the fuel quantities. Choose between liters (Lt) or US Gallons (Gal). Default=lt. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 46: Pages Setup

    The time is in seconds: if you set 10, after 10 seconds of showing the selected page, Vigilus will return automatically to show the main engine data page.

  • Page 47: Fuel Computer Menu

    Default value is set to zero to force the user the first time to set the capacity. ● Sensor N.: Set the number of fuel flow transducers installed. Actually only one fuel flow transducer is supported. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 48 1 gallon of fuel consumption. If you have the K-factor in liters, multiply the value by 3.78 before entering it. Default value is 416400 (nominal k-factor of Flybox® TFTHP flow transducer). NOTE: For the Rotax 912iS engine the fuel flow is read by the ECU so this parameter isn’t used.

  • Page 49: About Menu

    1.3.7 ABOUT MENU: On this screen it’s possible to read current firmware versions, useful to check if your Vigilus and remote module are updated to the latest versions. NOTE: This manual is referred to the Vigilus firmware version indicated on the first page.

  • Page 50: Firmware Upgrade Menu

    2- Insert the USB flash drive with the upgrade files in the USB receptacle on the Vigilus harness. 3- From the screen that appears, you can check if your Vigilus and remote module needs an upgrade: On this example you can see that the remote module needs to be upgraded from version 3.6 to...

  • Page 51: Backup And Restore Menu

    Vigilus. ● Backup: Insert a USB flash drive in the USB receptacle on the Vigilus harness and then click the knob on this item to save all the settings on the USB flash drive. The filename of the backup is “Backup.vig”.

  • Page 52: Fuel Flow Transducer Calibration

    NOTE: it's recommended to perform the calibration right after installing the Vigilus+Remote module and repeat it once a year. 1- With the aircraft in level attitude, fill the tank/s of fuel; note that in the step #4 it's required to refill the tank/s at the exact level reached here.
  • Page 53 Fuel computer menu. The transducer is now calibrated and the K-factor is automatically stored in memory; you can safely exit the setup menu or turn off the Vigilus. NOTE: it's recommended to annotate the K-factor value so that if you inadvertently modify it it's possible to...

  • Page 54: Fuel Level Sensors Calibration

    (range:1~100 lt, default=2 lt). ● mV Steps: Minimum thresold to detect fuel sensor movements (default = 20, don't modify this value). ● DRES Filter: Filter for DRES sensors only. Not used for the other sensor types. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 55 [NEXT] to confirm and go to the next step. ● Step#02: Add to the tank the indicated fuel quantity (it's the same quantity choosed with the “Cal. steps” parameter), on this example it's required to add 2 liters of fuel: VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 56 To exit from this screen, click the “ESC” button. It's recommended to perform a backup operation after finishing the calibrations (see chap.1.3.9) VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 57 As you drain fuel to a filled tank it takes a certain amount of fuel before the fuel sensor start to move from the top. If one of this conditions occurs during the calibration, the Vigilus notice that the fuel sensor doesn't produce an electrical change...

  • Page 58: Fuel Level Sensors Checkings

    If you don't know what type of resistive sensors are installed in your aircraft, follow this procedure: Empty the tank that you want to check. On the Vigilus enter in the calibration for that tank (Main menu → Instruments → Fuel L → Calibrations → Left/Right/Main Tank ).

  • Page 59: Fuel Computer Activation

    (rotate the knob to change the digit and press it to confirm). ● If the code is correct the Vigilus shows on display “FUEL COMPUTER ENABLED”. ● Press the “ESC” pushbutton to exit.

  • Page 60: Section 2

    After power-on the Vigilus shows the main engine data page (Page1). To switch between the four pages rotate the knob; when you are on Page 2,3 or 4 the Vigilus can return automatically to display Page1 after a set time. To enable this function, see chap.1.3.5, section “Pages setup”.

  • Page 61: Main Engine Data Page

    PLANE VERSION: OIL TEMPERATURE OIL PRESSURE FUEL PRESSURE TANKS HIGHEST & FUEL LOWEST LEVEL EGT / CHT EGT / CHT BARS AIRBOX / STATUS CARBURETOR INDICATOR AIR TEMP. FLIGHT TIME & OUTSIDE LAP TIME AIR TEMP. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 62 OIL TEMPERATURE OIL PRESSURE HIGHEST & TANK FUEL LOWEST LEVEL EGT / CHT EGT / CHT BARS AIRBOX / STATUS CARBURETOR INDICATOR AIR TEMP. FLIGHT TIME & OUTSIDE LAP TIME AIR TEMP. GEARBOX TEMPERATURE FUEL PRESSURE VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 63 Vigilus. The indications are approximated, do not solely rely on the Vigilus to determine the fuel available in the tanks but always refer to primary instrument installed in your aircraft.
  • Page 64 ● CAT: Airbox/carburetor air temperature, with both graphical and numerical indication in°Celsius or °Farhenheit, depending on what unit of measure you have choosen in the settings. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 65 ● ROTOR % (helicopter version only): Shows the rotor %, with both graphical and numerical indication. ● Gearbox temperature (helicopter version only): with both graphical and numerical indication in°Celsius or °Farhenheit, depending on what unit of measure you have choosen in the settings. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 66 When all the measures becomes in its safe zone the indicator change state to “RD” in green background, that automatically disappear 30 seconds after take-off. 5 - ECU STATUS: This status indicate if the Vigilus is communicating properly with the two ECUs (A and B) of the Rotax 912iS engine.
  • Page 67 Flybox ® Main engine data page STATUS INDICATOR STATUS WATER/COOLANT TEMPERATURE THROTTLE POSITION MANIFOLD TEMPERATURE Page1 - Variant for Rotax 912iS VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 68: Temperature Page

    Difference Difference between warmer between warmer and colder CHT and colder EGT NOTE: you can customize the cylinders position by going in the menu → Settings → Global settings → Aircraft → Cyl. Position. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 69: Chronometer Page

    The information available on this page are: ● Clock: Shows the time, if a GPS is connected and enabled on the Vigilus. To enable the GPS and set the time zone, go in the menu → Settings → Global Settings → GPS.
  • Page 70 ● Voltmeter: Shows the battery voltage (the voltage is measured on the power supply line of the remote module). ● Amperometer: Shows the battery current, if the optional Flybox current sensor is installed. The current shown here may have different meaning depending on where you installed the current sensor (refer to “Current Sensor”...

  • Page 71: Fuel Management Page

    The fuel level indications are obtained by reading the fuel level sensors installed in your aircraft and connected to the remote module of the Vigilus. The indications are approximated, do not solely rely on the Vigilus indications to determine the fuel available in the tanks, but always refer to primary instrument installed in your aircraft.
  • Page 72 1 gallon of fuel consumption (if you have K-factor in liters you must multiply this value by 3.78 before set k-factor in the Vigilus). If you use Flybox® TFTHP fuel flow transducer, set the k-factor to 416400.
  • Page 73 (or measured by the Rotax ECU for the 912iS version). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 74 GPS is enabled but not connected, turned off or it don't have the fix. If it is not possible to calculate the reserve (for example when the engine is not running) the display shows --:– VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 75: Hourmeter Page

    This time is further divided in total time accumulated in green, yellow and red zones. ● Flight timer: The flight timer starts automatically when the engine meets or exceeds for 30 seconds the value set in the VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 76 ● Max rpm peak ever: Maximum peak RPM reached by the engine during its life. HELICOPTER VERSION: For the helicopter version, there is also this indication: ● Max rotor peak: Maximum peak rotor reached during its life. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...

  • Page 77: Section 3

    Flybox ® SECTION 3 3.1 ALARMS Vigilus continuously monitor all the sensors and when a measurement exceed its setpoint the corresponding alarm is activated (if enabled). An alarm condition is indicated in this ways: ● A red flashing message appears on the bottom of the...

  • Page 78: Sensor Alarms

    3.2 SENSOR ALARMS Another type of alarms is the sensor alarms, that occur when the Vigilus cannot find a sensor needed for a measurement: if this happen you should check possible damage to the wiring or to the sensor itself.

  • Page 79: Section 4

    “Fl. Time” column indicate the fligh time. NOTE: the date and time indications is read from an external GPS, if connected; if no GPS is connected to the Vigilus, these indications will not be available. VIGILUS Operating manual Rev.
  • Page 80 The format of this file is a generic “comma-separated value” file format, importable by any spreadsheet software like Excel. Inside this CSV file there are all the parameters recorded by the Vigilus. ● To view a flight select it and then click the knob; a screen like this will appear:...
  • Page 81 1. Date and time: Date and time referred to the cursor position (5). NOTE: the date and time indications is read from an external GPS, if connected; if no GPS is connected to the Vigilus, these indications will not be available. 2. Engine hours: Total accumulated engine hourmeter referred to the cursor position (5).
  • Page 82 With the “1s scroll” mode, rotating the knob move the cursor by 1 step (that is 1 second of flight record); with the “Page scroll” mode, rotating the knob move the cursor by 1 page (so it works as a fast forward/rewind). VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 83 Datalogger LIST OF THE RECORDED MEASUREMENTS: The datalogger record and shows all the data measured by the Vigilus, so depending on the version and assuming that you have installed all the optional probes, the available graphs are, in the order:...

  • Page 84: Section 5

    Flybox ® SECTION 5 5.1 VIGILUS DEFAULT CONFIGURATION TABLE ● Factory default configuration ROTAX A/F/S/UL/ULS/ULSFR engine: HIGH BOTTOM GREEN Measure YELLOW YELLOW LIMIT SETPOINT SETPOINT LIMIT SETPOINT SETPOINT CHT (°C) – – EGT (°C) – – OIL temp. (°C) –...
  • Page 85 Flybox ® Vigilus default configuration table ● Write here your configuration, if it differs from the default: HIGH BOTTOM GREEN Measure YELLOW YELLOW LIMIT SETPOINT SETPOINT LIMIT SETPOINT SETPOINT CHT (°C) – – EGT (°C) – – OIL temp. (°C) –...

  • Page 86: Technical Specifications

    ● 2 CAN Bus communication interfaces ● GPS input: standard RS-232, data format: NMEA-0183, sentences required: $GPRMC and $GPRMB ● 1 USB port ● Internal storage for 100 hours of datalog ● Optional video input from Flybox® USB video adapter VIGILUS Operating manual Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 87 ● Fuel pressure from Flybox® transducer ● RPM tachometer input ● Rotor tachometer input for helicopter version ● Oil pressure from Flybox®, ROTAX or JABIRU sensors ● 2 Oil temperature inputs from ROTAX, JABIRU or PT1000 sensors ● Carburetor/Airbox from PT1000 sensor ●...

  • Page 88: Warranty

    MICROEL s.r.l. intellectual property will be prosecuted. ©2017 Microel s.r.l. – all rights reserved. FLYBOX® is a registered trademark of Microel s.r.l. This trademark may not be used without the express permission of Microel s.r.l.
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  • Page 92 MICROEL s.r.l. Via Mortara 192-194 27038 Robbio (PV) - ITALY Tel +39-0384-670602 - Fax +39-0384-671830 www.flyboxavionics.it...

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