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BLU & Kanja — Manual
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Kanardia d.o.o.
August 2021
Revision 1.5

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  • Page 1 BLU & Kanja — Manual © Kanardia d.o.o. August 2021 Revision 1.5...
  • 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: Table Of Contents

    BLU & Kanja — Manual CONTENTS Rev. Date Description February 2020 Revised with LaTeX July 2020 Instrument Screen Layout Changes updated August 2021 Kanja App updated Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 System Requirements ..... . .
  • Page 4 BLU & Kanja — Manual CONTENTS 6 Special Commands 6.1 Engine Total Time ......16 6.2 Flight Total Time ......17 6.3 Fuel Level .
  • Page 5 BLU & Kanja — Manual CONTENTS 9 Limited Conditions 9.1 Warranty ......38 9.2 TSO Information .

  • Page 6: Introduction

    This manual covers BLU device in combination with its Kanja Android app. ˆ BLU is the interface device which plugs into Kanardia CAN bus network. It listens to the CAN bus traffic and transmits the traffic to the Kanja app via Bluetooth connection.

  • Page 7: Software Installation

    Kanja can be installed from Play Store. Example is shown on Figure 2: 1. Open the Play Store app on your Android device. 2. Enter Kanja Kanardia into the search field. 3. Locate the Kanja app and install it in a standard way.

  • Page 8: Hardware Installation

    However, the system will ask you for more permissions. Please allow access to them otherwise you will not be able to pair it with BLU. It is beyond our knowledge why all these permissions are needed.

  • Page 9: The Start Page

    A click on the Scan button opens a list of detected Bluetooth devices. Normaly you have to do this only once – to pair your BLU with Android. Status bar is briefly shown on the app start. Once the latest data has been downloaded, Done is displayed and shortly after the line disappears.

  • Page 10: Connection

    Unfortunately, many Androids have problem in detecting names of the devices, so only their addresses may be shown. You got you BLU address listed on the Warranty papers. If Kanardia BLU does not appear on the list, compare the addresses with the address on the Warranty paper.

  • Page 11: Devices Page

    Figure 5: First connection process. Number of detected Bluetooth devices can be significant. Pairing request number is random. 1. Plug BLU into a free CAN slot and make sure you have at least one terminator in the network. 2. Make sure the CAN network is on. BLU shall be blinking.

  • Page 12: Standard Options

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 5. Standard Options Figure 6: An example of devices detected on the CAN bus network. Blue arrow closes this page and switches back to the previous one. Al- ways use this command to get previous page. Do not use Android back.

  • Page 13: Update

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 5.2 Update illustrates and example. Figure 8: Device general information page. Unit shows the device name. Hardware shows the device hardware version. This shall never change. Software shows the software version as major.minor release. This changes with each update.

  • Page 14: Troubleshooting

    In case the application could not successfully update the device (device not working properly) shortly disconnect the power from Kanardia CAN net- work/device and connect it back. Once you will reconnect Kanja with Kanar- dia BLU the application will automatically start processing the problematic unit. Console The Console option may come handy during some troubleshooting and de- bugging.

  • Page 15: Ican

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 5.4 ICan Figure 10: A console page example. Device specific information and diagnostic messages appear on the page. ICan The ICan is also a debugging and troubleshooting tool. It opens a new page which shows all flight and engine messages sent by this device on the CAN bus.

  • Page 16: Reset

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 5.5 Reset Reset The Reset options sends the reset command to the device. Device shall restart as it was turned off and back on. Not all devices accept this command. This command shall be seldom used.

  • Page 17: Flight Total Time

    (without fuel level sensors) is used with Digi, there is no way to enter the initial fuel level value as Digi has no input capability. However, when Blu is connected, then the fuel level can be adjusted using this feature. The fuel level is typically set before flight, but it can be set during the flight as well.

  • Page 18: Daqu Options

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 7. Daqu Options Figure 14: The about and credits window. Daqu Options When selecting Daqu from list of connected devices, the extra options are available as on shown on Figure 15. They are explained in next subsections.

  • Page 19: Fuel Pressure Example

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 7.1 Channels When Channels option is selected, Kanja lists names of all detected channels together with their current function and sensor name. An example is shown on Figure 16. Figure 16: Illustration Daqu channels screen. Some channels are not used and some channels are not visible.
  • Page 20 BLU & Kanja — Manual 7.1 Channels Figure 17: An example of fuel pressure sensor configuration. 1. The Function lists all possible functions for given channel. For this example, search for the Fuel pressure and select it. 2. The Sensor lists all possible sensors that can be connected to this chan- nel.

  • Page 21: Fuel Level Example

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 7.2 Offset 7.1.2 Fuel Level Example Fuel level example is similar to one above. Here we assume that a resistive sensor with range between 3 and 180 Ohm is connected to the E01 channel. Again, your case may be significantly different: a different sensor may be used, connected to a different channel.

  • Page 22: Reset Channels

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 7.3 Reset Channels Following offset values can be edited: ˆ Fuel pressure – adjust the sensor to show zero, when the sensor is not loaded. In some cases, Rotax iS, for example, the sensor must be re- moved and the ECU off.

  • Page 23: Tank

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 7.4 Tank Tank The goal of the fuel level (tank) calibration is to convert the sensor readings (which are in Ohms for resistive sensors or in voltages for active sensors) into fuel volume. Fuel volume must be always given in liters! Before a calibration can be started, make sure that: ˆ...
  • Page 24 BLU & Kanja — Manual 7.4 Tank Figure 21: Tank configuration options. Figure 22: Tank editing window illustration. (for resistive sensors) or voltages for active/capacitive sensors. The bottom part lists volume-sensor pairs. It is important that the sensor value is alive. Its value must change logically if the fuel level changes.

  • Page 25: Empty/Full

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 7.4 Tank Clear All This command will remove all volume-sensor pairs from the list. You may start with it, if you want to calibrate tank from scratch. Beware the command does not ask for a confirmation.

  • Page 26: Verification With Ican

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 7.4 Tank Figure 24: Deleting a measurement point from the list. 7.4.3 Verification With ICan Fuel level indication can be verified with the ICan option. Once Tank page was closed tank settings were stored permanently in Daqu (miniDaqu). If all is correct, Daqu will start transmitting fuel level CAN messages on the bus.
  • Page 27 BLU & Kanja — Manual 7.4 Tank 4. Drain fuel tank completely. 5. Make sure you have your cans calibrated and marked. Fuel will be added in steps. Steps of 3 US gal or 10 liter steps are sufficient. Do not try to be super precise.
  • Page 28 BLU & Kanja — Manual 7.4 Tank value shows the raw sensor reading in Ohms for the resistance based sensors or voltage for active fuel level sensors (capacitive, or pressure based). Note: Usually, you have to put some fuel before the fuel reaches the bottom of the sensor and the sensor starts reacting.

  • Page 29: Indu & Digi Options

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 8. Indu & Digi Options Figure 27: Shape of the calibrated tank. Figure 28: Notes taken during tank calibration example. Indu & Digi Options When selecting Indu or Digi from list of connected devices, the extra op- tions are available as on shown on Figure 29.

  • Page 30: Screen Custom

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 8.1 Screen Custom Figure 29: Indu and Digi specific options are marked with a red frame. Such limitations will be specified in each sub section. Screen Custom The Screen Custom option allows you to change the look of your LCD display.

  • Page 31: Screen Oem

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 8.2 Screen OEM 2. A list of files available in your Android device will appear. The files will have iml extension. 3. Select the file you would like to transfer. 4. The transfer requires about 2-3 seconds to complete and you should see a new layout on the screen afterwards.

  • Page 32: Channels

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 8.4 Channels Figure 30: Some folders from the Screen OEM option. One or more folder levels may be used before correct isb file is found. Channels This option shall NOT be used for most Indu and Digi instruments.

  • Page 33: Rpm Logger

    If you use a set of several Indu instruments, it is not always obvious who stores the engine time information. This may not be the RPM, but it may be the Altimeter or a Combo instead. Please contact support@kanardia.eu if unsure.

  • Page 34: Flags

    Indus. In addition the correct value of some flags may also depend on other instruments connected to the CAN bus. We strongly advice the you consult us before you do any change. Contact support@kanardia.eu for the details. Figure 33 illustrates an example. Response This option is seldom used and in most cases it shall not be changed.
  • Page 35 BLU & Kanja — Manual 8.7 Response Figure 33: Flag values depend on different circumstances and also on other instruments connected to the same CAN bus. This option allows you to change a time constant of a low pass filter for some frequently used parameters.

  • Page 36: Offset

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 8.8 Offset Figure 35: Time constant for vertical speed (Vario). Offset This option is useful only for Indu instruments with built-in static and/or dynamic pressure, like master altimeter, master airspeed indicator or combo. It allows sensor offset of static or dynamic pressure. Electronic sensors may drift a bit over longer period of time and here we can adjust their offset.

  • Page 37: Password

    BLU & Kanja — Manual 8.9 Password Figure 36: Example of static pressure offset. Figure 37: Change the offset until the sensor shows zero. Password This is special option which allows access to a couple of rescue commands. Don’t use it unless we ask you to do so.
  • Page 38 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 39 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 40 This product is not TSO approved as a flight instrument. Therefore, the manufacturer will not be held responsible for any damage caused by its use. The Kanardia is not responsible for any possible damage or destruction of any part on the airplane caused by default operation of instrument.

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