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- Page 1 Amigo — Manual Kanardia d.o.o. July 2018 © Kanardia d.o.o. Revision 1.0...
- Page 2 In short, the license gives you right to copy, reproduce and modify this document if: ˆ you cite Kanardia d.o.o. as the author of the original work, ˆ you distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one.
- Page 3 Amigo — Manual Rev. Date Description Jane 2018 Initial release © Kanardia 2018...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Amigo — Manual CONTENTS Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 General Description ......1.2 Technical Specification ..... . . -
Page 5: Introduction
1. Introduction Introduction First of all, we would like to thank you for purchasing our device. Amigo is an electronic device, which enhances autopilot functionality. Amigo can not act alone and it must be combined with some other Kanardia device. Typically it is connected to Nesis or Aetos. -
Page 6: Technical Specification
30 % to 90 %, non condensing Communication CAN bus, 29 bit header, 500 kbit, Kanardia protocol Table 1: Basic technical specifications. Figure 1: Front and side view of the Amigo with its principal dimensions. Dimesions are given in mm. © Kanardia 2018... -
Page 7: Icons Used Trough The Manual
Amigo — Manual 1.3 Icons Used Trough the Manual Icons Used Trough the Manual A few icons appear on the side of the manual, which have special meanings: This icon denotes information that needs to be taken with special attention. -
Page 8: Operation
User Interface Amigo user interface was carefully designed with an ease of operation in mind. The result is a device with only two rotary knobs and two push-buttons which provides the pilot easy access to most commonly used autopilot functions. -
Page 9: Status Line
2.3 Status Line Figure 2: Amigo controls and screen division. Status Line Amigo LCD screen always displays status line on the middle. Status line tells if conditions for the AP operations are met. Figure 3: Amigo controls and screen division. -
Page 10: Autopilot Lateral Modes
Amigo powers up. To change the lateral mode follow the steps bellow: ˆ Press and hold the HDG knob for at least 1 second (long press). Amigo will display lateral autopilot modes dialog. ˆ Rotate the HDG knob until the dialog of desired lateral mode appears. -
Page 11: Horizontal Navigation (Hnav)
Amigo — Manual 2.4 Autopilot Lateral Modes ˆ Moderate rotation of the HDG knob gives 1 ° /step change. ˆ Rapid rotation of the HDG knob gives 10 ° /step change. Short press on a HDG knob pauses heading mode (if HDG mode is engaged) and disengages roll servo motor. -
Page 12: Autopilot Vertical Modes
ˆ Short press on AP button on Joyu control stick. If for any reason any of the limiting parameters is not withing valid limits, Amigo will automatically disengage servo motors and it will display a warning. Autopilot Vertical Modes Default vertical mode is Altitude Hold mode, which will be displayed every time Amigo powers up. - Page 13 Dialog will also close automatically about 7 seconds after the last change of the parameter. During the altitude transition Amigo will try to maintain the vertical speed as close as possible to the defined vertical speed. Due to aircraft performance limitations (engine power, trim position, flight configuration, altitude, etc.)
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Page 14: Disengaging The Autopilot
Amigo — Manual 2.6 Disengaging The Autopilot Figure 5: Lower part of the LCD display in the Altitude Hold mode. Disengaging The Autopilot Autopilot servo motors can be disengaged in several ways. ˆ A short press on HDG knob while the lateral hold mode is active disen- gages roll servo motor. -
Page 15: Units
This option is not in use at the moment. 2.7.3 About The About window shows some information about Amigo. Its serial num- ber, software version and software creation date, AD-AHRS (Airu) unit serial number and electronic magnetic compass (Magu) serial number. - Page 16 Amigo — Manual 2.7 User Settings Figure 8: About window. © Kanardia 2018...
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Page 17: Installation & Maintenance
Carefully cut the slot. The slot must be tight. There is only about 1 mm margin between the slot edge and the Amigo panel end – there is almost no room for an error. -
Page 18: Maintenance
Amigo — Manual 3.3 Maintenance 10.7 Figure 9: Instrument panel cutout and mounting holes. Dimensions are in milimeters. Some tolerance has been already incorporated. Warn- ing: Figure may not be in scale. Maintenance No special maintenance is required. © Kanardia 2018... -
Page 19: Repair
POWER SERVO SERVO Figure 10: Instrument panel cutout and mounting holes. Some tolerance has been incorporated. Repair Amigo has no serviceable parts inside. In the case of malfunction, it must be sent to factory for a repair. © Kanardia 2018... -
Page 20: Limited Conditions
Exclusions and Limitations This Limited Warranty applies only to hardware products manufactured by or for Kanardia that have the ”Kanardia” trademark, trade name, or logo affixed to them at the time of manufacture by Kanardia. The Limited Warranty does not apply to any non-Kanardia hardware products or any software, even if packaged or sold with Kanardia hardware. - Page 21 No Kanardia reseller, agent, or employee is authorized to make any modification, extension, or addition to this warranty, and if any of the foregoing are made, they are void with respect to Kanardia. Limitation of Liability...
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Page 22: Tso Information - Limited Operation
Kanardia products and any failure to maintain the confidentiality of data stored on the product. Under no circumstances will Kanardia be liable for the provision of substitute goods or services.
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