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- Page 1 Amigo — Manual © Kanardia d.o.o. October 2020 Revision 2.0...
- 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 June 2018 Initial release October 2020 Servo motor settings and tuning capabilities, new screenshoots, new definitions, prepared to work with Horis and Emsis as well. © Kanardia 2020...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Amigo — Manual CONTENTS Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Icons Used Trough the Manual ....1.2 General Description ...... - Page 5 Amigo — Manual CONTENTS 7 Limited Conditions 7.1 Two Years Warranty ......21 7.2 TSO Information — Limited Operation ... . . 23 ©...
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Page 6: Introduction
1. Introduction Introduction First of all, we would like to thank you for purchasing our Amigo. Amigo is an electronic device, which enhances autopilot functionality. Amigo can not act alone and it must be combined with some other Kanardia device. This can be Nesis, Aetos, Horis and Emsis PFD. -
Page 7: Technical Specification
Amigo has a high-brightness IPS LCD display. The panel has two rotary-push knobs and two simple buttons, which are used to operate Amigo. On the back side, Amigo has two primary CAN bus connectors, which allow simple autopilot integration. A RS232 connector is also provided for possi- ble future extension of Amigo functions. -
Page 8: User Interface
Amigo — Manual 2.2 User Interface Figure 1: Front and side view of the Amigo with its principal dimensions. Dimensions are given in mm. Figure is not in scale! User Interface Amigo user interface was carefully designed with an ease of operation in mind. -
Page 9: Status Line
Status line: Displays status of the autopilot limiting conditions. Status Line Amigo LCD screen always displays status line in the middle for vertical orien- tation or in the bottom right for horizontal orientation. The status line tells if conditions for the AP operations are met. Figure 3 shows an example. -
Page 10: Autopilot Lateral Modes
Please refer to the Autopilot manual for more details on how to set the pa- rameter limits. Autopilot Lateral Modes Amigo consists of two lateral modes: track hold (TRK) and horizontal naviga- tion (HNAV). Default lateral mode is the track hold mode, which is displayed every time Amigo powers up. -
Page 11: Horizontal Navigation (Hnav)
Amigo — Manual 2.4 Autopilot Lateral Modes ˆ Rotating the TRK knob counterclockwise decrements the reference track. ˆ Moderate rotation of the TRK knob gives 1 /step change. ˆ Rapid rotation of the TRK knob gives 10 /step change. ˆ A navigation rose is shown during HDG knob rotation, Figure 4. -
Page 12: Autopilot Vertical Modes
Amigo — Manual 2.5 Autopilot Vertical Modes Figure 5: Upper part of the LCD display in the Track Hold mode. a source) as a primary navigation source. The autopilot follows some pre- planned route or fly to a direct-to waypoint. It also engages roll servomotor if it is inactive. - Page 13 Dialog will 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, weight, etc.) it might happen that the actual vertical speed will be significantly lower...
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Page 14: External Button Operation
Amigo — Manual 2.6 External Button Operation Target altitude hold. Current altitude. Climb, descent marker. The marker size depends on the difference be- tween current altitude and target altitude. Current climb/descent rate. Target climb/descent rate. Figure 6: Lower part of the LCD display in the Altitude Hold mode. -
Page 15: Options
Use this with care. It shall not be used on normal operation. It shall be only used during autopilot tuning. See section 4. Figure 7: Options window. Settings The Settings window gives access to some Amigo specific settings as it is shown on Figure 8. © Kanardia 2020... -
Page 16: Units
Figure 8: Settings window. Units The following units can be selected. Note that this unit selection affects Amigo only. Other devices connected to the CAN bus are not affected. ˆ Direction: true or magnetic. ˆ Altitude: feet or meters. ˆ Vertical speed: feet/min or m/s. -
Page 17: About
3.3 About About The About window shows some information about Amigo; its serial number, software version and software creation date. In addition, it shows informa- tion about all devices connected to the CAN bus. Left of the colon is the device name and hardware version, right of the colon are software version, development version in parenthesis and serial number. -
Page 18: Installation
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 19: The Aux Port
Amigo — Manual 5.3 The AUX Port 10.7 Figure 13: Instrument panel cutout and mounting holes. Dimensions are in millimeters. Some tolerance has been already incorporated. Warn- ing: Figure may not be in scale. The AUX Port This is a multifunction port in a form of standard D-SUB 9 connector. An external push button and RS-232 communication can be connected. -
Page 20: External Button
External Button An external button push button can be connected to the AUX port. When pin 8 is on contact with ground (GND on pin 4) Amigo detects that external button has been pressed. Figure 16 illustrates the connection. ©... -
Page 21: Maintenance & Repair
4 - GND Figure 16: External buttons connection schematics. Maintenance & Repair No special maintenance is required. Amigo has no serviceable parts inside. In the case of malfunction, it must be sent to factory for a repair. Limited Conditions Although a great care was taken during the design, production, storage and handling, it may happen that the Product will be defective in some way. - Page 22 Warranty. Refer to the licensing agreement accompanying such software for details of your rights with respect to its use. This warranty does not apply: (a) to damage caused by use with non-Kanardia products; (b) to damage caused by accident, abuse, misuse, flood, fire, earth- quake or other external causes;...
- Page 23 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 24 Amigo — Manual 7.2 TSO Information — Limited Operation The Kanardia is not responsible for any possible damage or destruction of any part on the airplane caused by default operation of instrument. © Kanardia 2020...
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