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AETOS User's Manual
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Kanardia d.o.o.
March 2020
Release for software version 3.6

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  • Page 1 AETOS User’s Manual © Kanardia d.o.o. March 2020 Release for software version 3.6...
  • Page 3 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 4 Aetos User’s Manual Revision History The following table shows the revision history of this document. Date Description Mar 2020 Initial release. © Kanardia 2020...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1.3 Cautions ....... 10 2 System Overview 2.1 Components in the Aetos System ....12 2.1.1 Required CAN Bus Components .
  • Page 6 Aetos User’s Manual CONTENTS 4.5.4 Deleting a Route ..... . 32 4.5.5 Renaming a Route ..... 32 4.5.6...
  • Page 7 Aetos User’s Manual CONTENTS 6.9.1 New Waypoint ..... . . 54 6.9.2 Import ......54 6.9.3...
  • Page 8 Aetos User’s Manual CONTENTS 10.5.2 Altitude ......69 10.5.3 Flight Director (HNAV) ....69 10.5.4 Disable .

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Aetos User’s Manual 1. Introduction Introduction First of all we would like to thank you for purchasing our product. Aetos is a complex instrument and we strongly recommend reading the manual before using Aetos. The introduction chapter contains some general information about the instrument and principles of the operation.

  • Page 10: Cautions

    Always use a lint-free soft cloth and mild cleaning solution or just pure water. ˆ Aetos does not have any serviceable parts. Repairs must be done only by authorized service centers. An unauthorized repair could void warranty. ©...
  • Page 11 Aetos User’s Manual 1.3 Cautions ˆ Due to high complexity of the system, the pilot must accept that pro- viding self-test capability for all possible system failures is not practical. This means that an erroneous operation may occur without a fault in- dication or warning.

  • Page 12: System Overview

    System Overview Components in the Aetos System The Aetos System consists of several electronic components, which work closely together to bring flight, engine and fuel information onto graphical display. The system consists of various components, some of these are re- quired and some are optional.

  • Page 13: Optional Can Bus Components

    Aetos User’s Manual 2.1 Components in the Aetos System Engine monitoring (called DAQU) is required to read the engine, fuel and aircraft related sensors and to put the obtained information on the CAN bus. It has three digital channels (Z1, Y1 and Y2), twenty analog channels (A, B, C, D) and a spe- cial manifold pressure connector (A13).
  • Page 14 The handle allows al- most complete control of the Aetos display with the buttons on the top. Buttons are fully configurable by Aetos. When BOXI unit is also present, it can also drive roll and pitch trim, radio transmission button (push-to-talk).

  • Page 15: Optional Can Bus Displays

    Aetos User’s Manual 2.1 Components in the Aetos System Small WiFi plug is used to connect Aetos to the WiFi network. This can be done with the help of a network access point created on a mobile phone and Aetos is connected to the Internet as long as the mobile phone is also connected.

  • Page 16: Display Operation

    This section will familiarize you with basic procedures referring to PFD and EMS operations. Display Overview The Aetos command panel is organized according to Figure 1. It uses three push buttons and one push knob for manipulation. It has an USB port for software, map and data updates.
  • Page 17 Aetos User’s Manual 3.1 Display Overview Figure 1: Organization of the Aetos display. zoom levels, etc. Rotate the knob to select things and push the knob to confirm. Long push action opens the options screen. A short push on the button will perform Close/Back/Cancel commands.

  • Page 18: Turning On/Off

    Thus it is automatically turned ON and therefore it does not have an ON/OFF button. Aetos has a pretty low power consumption. So, you may try to activate Aetos after main switch and once Aetos is running, you start cranking the engine.
  • Page 19 Aetos User’s Manual 3.4 Status Bar Figure 2: Typical start-up sequence. Figure 3: Illustration of the Status bar. Bearing and distance to the next navigation point. (Only when naviga- tion is active.) Estimated time of arrival to the next navigation point. Below is name of the navigation point.

  • Page 20: Screens

    Internet. Screens Aetos can show different screens. Typically two basic screens are shown, but this number is not fixed. We work closely together with a customer and we can prepare special screen layout for each customer/aircraft. Figure 4 shows examples of these screens.

  • Page 21: Pfd/Ems Screen

    Aetos User’s Manual 3.6 PFD/EMS Screen Figure 4: Basic two screens: 1 – PFD screen, 2 – PFD/EMS Screen. PFD/EMS Screen The PFD/EMS screen combines big artificial horizon and other primary flight indications with engine monitor part. Figure 5: Illustration of the PFD/EMS screen with horizontal layout.

  • Page 22: Video

    3.6.1 Video If Aetos is equipped with video option, then modern view also shows video image in the lower-left corner. This video image can be enlarged (over most of the screen, as shown on Figure 6). Video can be also removed.

  • Page 23: Main Menu

    Opens a QNH editor window. See section 4.2 for more details. Radio Standby Opens a window, which allows setting a new standby fre- quency on the radio. The option is only visible when Aetos and radio are properly connected. See section 4.3 for more details.

  • Page 24: Qnh

    Aetos User’s Manual 4.2 QNH Waypoint Opens a window for a waypoint selection and manipulation. See section 4.4 for more details. Route Opens a window for route selection and manipulation. See section 4.5 for more details. Pitch Allows for pitch correction. This option is available only when AHRS is visible on the screen.

  • Page 25: Initial Qnh Setting

    QNH approximation. Radio Standby This option is available only when Aetos is connected with a compatible radio. Please refer to the Installation Manual for more details. The frequency is set in a window as shown on Figure 9.
  • Page 26 In the second step the list of points is displayed. The list is sorted according to the distance from the aircraft position at the time when the list was created. Select one waypoint from the list and Aetos will navigate to that point in the direct-to mode.

  • Page 27: Creating A Marker

    Aetos User’s Manual 4.4 Selecting a Waypoint of listed waypoints will rapidly decrease. Aetos searches both the name and the waypoint description. Matching part of the name is marked in green. 4.4.1 Creating a Marker The New Marker option from the first step is special. Use it to mark current location.

  • Page 28: Route

    See Figure 13 left. The window allows creation of a route, importing a route from USB stick or selection of one of existing routes from a list. ˆ However, if some route is already active, Aetos opens a route manipu- lation window. See Figure 13 right. ©...

  • Page 29: Activating A Route

    Aetos User’s Manual 4.5 Route Figure 13: Route selection and activation window (left) and route manipula- tion window (right). 4.5.1 Activating a Route With no active route a window opens, like shown on Figure 13 left. Routes are sorted alphabetically. Route name is typically defined by a takeoff - landing airfield pair.
  • Page 30 Figure 14: List of possible actions on the Route selection. ˆ Select the New option from Figure 13 left. ˆ Aetos asks you for the departing (takeoff) airfield. Search for LJCL and select it. ˆ Next, Aetos asks for arrival (landing) airfield. Search for LHFM and select it.

  • Page 31: Importing A Route

    4.5.3 Importing a Route Aetos can also import a route, which was previouls prepared with some route planner. The route file must be saved in Garmin GPX format. This means that any route planner, which can save/export route in GPX format can be used.

  • Page 32: Deleting A Route

    Aetos User’s Manual 4.5 Route 4.5.4 Deleting a Route Select a route from the list of routes and then select the Delete command. The selected route will be deleted from the list. The command can be reverted. 4.5.5 Renaming a Route In most cases routes have an automatic name, which consists of takeoff...

  • Page 33: Adjusting Fuel Level

    ˆ Select one of the remaining route legs. Aetos will select this leg as a new active leg. This can be used to switch to the next leg early. Note that legs that were already completed can’t be selected.

  • Page 34: Logbook

    Figure 18: An example of the pitch trim and roll trim position window. Logbook Aetos automatically keeps a log of flights and stores them in a logbook. It keeps recording as long as Aetos is powered on. When logs are requested, it extracts takeoff...

  • Page 35: Show Details

    Note that the logbook has a limited capacity of about 270 hours. When the limit is reached, the oldest log entries will be overwritten. Since Aetos is logging all the time and not only when flying, some invisible internal logs are created.
  • Page 36 Aetos User’s Manual 5.1 Show Details Figure 21: An example of flight details. Max IAS maximal indicated airspeed detected during flight. Max GS maximal ground speed detected during flight. Max Alt maximal baro-corrected altitude reached during flight. Min Alt minimal baro-corrected altitude reached during flight.

  • Page 37: Copy Flight To Usb

    Aetos User’s Manual 5.2 Copy Flight to USB Fuel used during engine run. Avg fuel average fuel consumption during engine run. Please note that the fuel used and average fuel consumption strongly depend on the fuel flow measurement/estimation. If fuel flow is wrong, these two items will be wrong, too.
  • Page 38 Aetos User’s Manual 5.2 Copy Flight to USB Figure 22: A flight file with kml extenstion opened in Google Earth. Figure 23: A detail of flight opened in Google Earth. Vertical profile is visible here. © Kanardia 2020...

  • Page 39: Copy Logbook To Usb

    Aetos User’s Manual 5.3 Copy Logbook to USB 2. Select the File:Open from the menu. 3. In the selection window, set Filter to All Files. 4. Search for file with the tab extension. An example is ALES12-08-18- B.tab 5. Calc detects that a text file is being imported and it opens a window as shown on Figure 24.

  • Page 40: User Options

    Figure 26 shows an example. User Options Aetos options are split into two parts: user options and service options. User options are always accessible, while service options require special unique password. This section explains user options. See section 7 on page 58 for service options.

  • Page 41: Logbook

    Aetos User’s Manual 6.1 Logbook Figure 26: An example of logbook opened in Firefox browser. All pilots and Complete History were selected. A touch-and-go event is shown in row 1. in order to prevent unwanted accidental alterations of important settings. The password can be disabled, see section 6.3.1.

  • Page 42: User

    Aetos User’s Manual 6.3 Settings Figure 27: Illustration of the user options screen. Figure 28: Main settings options. 6.3.1 User This icon is used to specify some user specific options and to assign actions to buttons and knobs. Language Select between languages for which the translation was provided.
  • Page 43 Pager long default action issued the Logbook command. External is not used by default. In fact external button is usually not con- nected to Aetos. When it is connected, it is typically set to deactivate autopilot. External long When connected, it is typically used to re-activate autopilot.

  • Page 44: Units

    Aetos User’s Manual 6.3 Settings 6.3.2 Units Aetos uses several units for different physical quantities like distance, velocity, mass, volume, etc. Table 6 shows available units. The quantities are grouped according to their function. Physical quantity Available units Altitude feet, meters...

  • Page 45: Screen

    – it is not a moving average. 6.3.4 Screen Figure 30 shows some options that affect how Aetos screens are shown. Figure 30: Parameters related to the Aetos screens. Directions This options affects all directions shown in Aetos (bearings, tracking, flight planning etc.).

  • Page 46: Logger

    6.3 Settings ˆ magnetic directions – all directions are related to magnetic North. Start screen This option tells Aetos, which of the four major screens shall be activate on the start. Turn rate defines visual aids for turn rate markers: ˆ...

  • Page 47: Maintenance

    Landing rotor RPM Set this to zero for all aeroplanes. Rotorcraft shall set this to a value, where they can’t fly anymore (say 200 RPMs). When landing rotor RPM is set, Aetos does not relay completely on the land- ing speed alone, but it also demands that rotor RPMs are lower than given threshold.

  • Page 48: Engine Shut Down

    When aircraft is below some speed threshold and the engine RPMs are on idle a large countdown window starts on the Aetos screen. Once the countdown disappears, it is safe to shut the engine down.

  • Page 49: Glide

    When several people are flying an aircraft, pilots and instructors can specified. When more that one pilot is given, Aetos ask for its name on the startup and when at least one instructor is given, Aetos also asks for an instructor. Pilot and instructor names are automatically recorded, when takeoff...

  • Page 50: Alarms

    Activating a Pilot On Aetos start, a chance is given to select a pilot or an instructor from the list. When a wrong name was selected, a new active pilot or instructor can be activated from the options screen. Select the Pilots icon, select a name from the list and finally select Activate from the command window.

  • Page 51: Editing An Alarm

    Aetos User’s Manual 6.5 Alarms Figure 35: An example of alarms in Aetos. Disable is used to disable alarm completely. This is useful in case of a sensor failure. A faulty sensor keeps signaling false alarms and with this options it will be disabled.

  • Page 52: Brightness

    Brightness is selected in 10% steps. Audio The Audio icon is used to change the audio level output for Aetos warnings. Figure 37 illustrates an example. The Test option is used to play a test file and the Volume sets the volume level in 10% steps.

  • Page 53: Compass

    Aetos User’s Manual 6.8 Compass Figure 37: The audio level window. Compass The Compass icon opens a window for the calibration of optional electronic compass device called MAGU. The window is opened only when Magu was detected on the CAN bus.

  • Page 54: New Waypoint

    6.9 Waypoints 6.9.1 New Waypoint The New command is used to create a new user waypoint. First Aetos asks for a waypoint name and once the name is given, it asks for the details. Figure 39 shows an example. Figure 39: An example of user waypoint details window.

  • Page 55: Transfer

    6.9.3 Transfer This option is shown only, if the second Aetos is detected on the bus. This command will transfer all user waypoints from this Aetos to the other. Any existing user waypoint on the other Aetos will be overwritten.

  • Page 56: Update

    files are in Kanardia specific format and they have special header, which tells Aetos what this file is for and where to store it. Each copy is a two part process. First, Aetos checks the integrity of the file and if the check passes, the file is copied.

  • Page 57: Info

    Config defines the configuration file used to define the number and look of Aetos screens. Version is the version number of software in Aetos. First number is version in standard format and the second number is a build number. The later is useful in troubleshooting.

  • Page 58: Service

    Service The Service icon is entry point to protected Service Options section. It re- quires a special password. This password is unique for each Aetos. It can be found under Service pass item on the info window. See section 6.13.
  • Page 59 Please see the Autopilot Installation Manual. Special Special functions allows you to enter various passwords which affect Aetos behaviour. To prevent unwanted changes, do not use this func- tion unless we instructed you to do so. Most passwords are given to the customers on a need-to-know basis.

  • Page 60: Software Update

    2. copying the update file to the USB stick, 3. updating Aetos with the USB stick. In the case of two or more Aetos units, they must be updated one by one. Once Aetos is updated to a new version, old version can not be put back without causing system instability.
  • Page 61 Aetos User’s Manual 8.1 Updating with USB Stick Select Software next. This opens a page with Aetos specific software. An example is shown on Figure 43. Click on the link to start download process of selected software file. Before downloading the software, a window appears asking for your email address.

  • Page 62: Copying Update File To The Usb Stick

    4. Click on the Content settings to open them in a new window. 5. Click on the Pop-ups and redirects. 6. Under Allow section, click on the Add button. 7. Enter www.kanardia.eu and press Save. Safari solution: 1. Click on the Safari menu and select Preferences.

  • Page 63: Performing The Update

    ERROR message, it usually means that the file was corrupted and it must be downloaded again. In most cases, forgetting to safely remove the USB stick from PC is to blame. ˆ Files stored inside the update file are copied into Aetos. Once this is completed, Aetos restarts. ©...

  • Page 64: Direct Update Mode (Emergency Mode)

    2. copying the file to the USB stick, 3. updating databases from the USB stick. In rare cases, the firmware update may fail. In this case, simply turn Aetos off and then on again. On the second try, it will update the remaining devices.

  • Page 65: Downloading Updates

    Performing the Update Once the file is on the USB stick follow the steps below: 1. Insert the USB stick with the update file into Aetos USB port. 2. Select Options from the main menu and then select the Transfer icon 3.

  • Page 66: Autopilot

    Aetos User’s Manual 10. Autopilot Autopilot When Aetos system is extended with one or two servo motors, than Aetos can be also used as a main autopilot controlling device. In general, no other electronics, but servos is needed. This section describes basic operations with autopilot system.

  • Page 67: Autopilot Status

    10.1.1 Autopilot Status Autopilot status box as shown in Figure 46 can be found on each Aetos screen. The status box shows state of autopilot axes. A green text next to the axis indicates that it is active. A gray text means that an axis is disabled.

  • Page 68: Operation

    Aetos User’s Manual 10.5 Operation 10.5 Operation Short press on the User button shows the autopilot menu, Figure 47. All autopilot actions are accessed trough this menu. Figure 47: An example of the autopilot menu. The description of the actions is presented below. Some actions enable only pitch and some only roll autopilot servo.

  • Page 69: Altitude

    Flight Director (HNAV) In order to follow a pre-planned route or fly to some selected waypoint the Flight director action is selected from the autopilot menu. Aetos then becomes primary navigation source for the autopilot. The autopilot will follow any active navigation.

  • Page 70: Disable

    Third Party Software This section has nothing to do with the usage of the Aetos. You can skip it completely if you are not interested in software development and licensing issues.

  • Page 71: Modules And Linking

    11.1.2 Source Code and Toolchain The source code of the Qt library used with Aetos and the toolchain used to build the binary image of library modules can be obtained following next steps: 1. Use your browser and open https://www.kanardia.eu web page.

  • Page 72: Installing Modified Qt Library

    7. Select the Install Qt Library option. 8. Confirm the decision – select Yes. 9. Aetos will copy the libraries found on the USB stick to the internal flash drive by overwriting any existing libraries. 10. Close all windows and turn Aetos off.

  • Page 73: Copy Of Qt License Document

    11.1 The Qt Library 11.1.5 Copy of Qt License Document A copy of the Qt license document is stored in Aetos. It can be viewed using the procedure below: 1. Switch to the Options page. 2. Select the Info icon.

  • Page 74: 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 75 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...

  • Page 76: 12.2 Tso Information

    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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