General The RDAC CAN LAD interface forms the bridge between the LAD AERO ECU and an MGL Avionics EFIS system. The RDAC CAN emulates the RDAC XF system. The RDAC CAN LAD can extract the following engine data from the ECU CAN bus stream: a) Engine RPM b) Manifold air pressure c) Water temperature...
LAD AERO ROTAX 912 engine data from ECU The RDAC CAN provides the following engine data from ECU: Engine RPM (from ECU) Please configure your EFIS for 1.0 pulses per revolution. Note: For EFIS screen designs this reading is available as RPM1. Note: The RPM value of 9001 will be shown on the EFIS if the interface is connected to the EFIS but no data is being received from the ECU.
Lambda (from ECU) The LAD AERO ECU provides a Lambda reading. This is mapped to TC11 (as K-Type probe). TPS % (from ECU) The LAD AERO ECU provides a TPS (Throttle Position Sensor) reading in %. This is mapped to TC12 (as K-Type probe). Functions provided by the RDAC CAN The RDAC CAN provides additional sensor monitoring inputs on the D-25 connector.
Oil temperature sender (resistive) SW5 OFF Connect Oil temperature sender to D25 pin 11. ROTAX Oil Temperature sender (resistive VDO 150°C) NTC to ground. Internal pull-up resistor 1.5KΩ to internal 3.3V. Note: For EFIS screen designs this reading is available as “Oil Temperature”. Configure Oil Temperature probe type as Standard NTC.
Grounding the RDAC CAN As the RDAC can needs to refer to sensors that are grounded on the engine block, the RDAC power supply ground and any other ground on this device must be connected to the engine block. Note that you should provide a single, secure ground connection to the engine block. The engine block must then have its own ground connection to the aircraft's power supply negative (battery, alternator etc).
G2 EFIS setup The G2 EFIS (Odyssey/Voyager) have two RDAC inputs intended for use with MGL's traditional RDAC systems. Starting from RDAC model XF, the CAN bus is favored for the RDAC data feed connection. The G2 needs to be told that you would like to use the CAN bus for the RDAC.
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