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  • Page 1 My-EMS Engine Monitoring System User Manual...
  • Page 2 This product is not TSO’d and cannot be installed into traditional FAA Part 23 and similarly Type- Certificate Aircraft Document U2024MYEMS Revision#1.3, 10/2024 For firmware version 1.1.11 This booklet is suitable for printing in A5 format. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 3 SECTIONS IMPORTANT NOTICE AND WARNINGS INDEX INTRODUCTION INSTRUMENTS CONFIGURATION OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS WARRANTY DISCLAIMER My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 4 WARNING: Used to indicate a dangerous situation that can cause personal injury or death if the instruction is disregarded. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 5 Therefore, we strongly suggest to double check all of the electronic instruments available on the aircraft and to turn them on to verify they function correctly. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 6 WARNING: Installation configuration this instrument should only be carried out by trained and authorised professionals. See the Flyboxavionics website for a list of authorised installers. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 7 Installation and user Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet, do not install this instrument in his aircraft. NOTE: Flybox Avionics reserves the right to change or improve its products as well as terms, conditions, and notices under which their products are offered without prior notice.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    1.3.3.8 - CAT/IAT ............33 1.3.3.9 - Fuel pressure ..........35 1.3.3.10 - Fuel levels ...........37 1.3.3.11 - Voltmeter .............46 1.3.3.12 - Fuel computer ..........48 1.3.3.13 - GPS .............52 1.3.4 - Backlight ..............53 My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 9 1.3.6 - Backup & Restore ..........55 1.3.7 - Special ..............56 1.3.7.1 - Hobbs meters editor ........58 2.0 - Using My-EMS ...............60 2.1 - Page 1: Engine main data ..........60 2.2 - Page 2: Timers ...............63 2.3 - Page 3: Fuel computer ...........64 3.0 - Alarms ................67...

  • Page 10: Primary Action After Installation

    40 liters and My-EMS indicate as remaining quantity 10.0 liter, you know that to fill the tank you must put approximately 30 liters. Of...
  • Page 11 Introduction • Verify that the K-factor set in My-EMS is pertinent to the installed fuel flow transducer. • Execute the fuel flow transducer calibration as explained in chapter 1.3.3.12 - Fuel Computer. Without calibration the fuel computer informations may be wrong, even if the nominal K-factor is correct for the fuel flow transducer used.

  • Page 12: Panel Indicators And Commands

    1.2 - Panel indicators and commands Knob with push button The knob is used to scroll between different screens and navigate menus. The knob button allows different actions within the menus. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 13: Instrument Configuration

    Instrument configuration 1.3 - Instrument configuration Before using My-EMS you need to configure it; read completely this chapter and follow step by step the sections to completely configure all the sensors, alarms and preferences available. 1.3.1 - Entering & Browsing the menus To enter the main menu press and hold the knob button for 1 second.
  • Page 14 NOTE: in all menus and submenus there is an EXIT item that allows instant return to the monitoring pages. NOTE: in the submenus, the BACK item returns to the parent menu. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 15: Common Items Description

    YES or NO (default YES). • Output: you can choose to enable or disable the alarm output on My-EMS, can be ON or OFF (default OFF). • Delay: set how many second the condition must persist before trigger the alarm (default 0.5).

  • Page 16: Main Menu

    Firmware Upgrade: start the firmware update function from USB flash drive. • Backup & Restore: starts the function of saving/ restoring parameters to/from USB flash drive. • Special: enter the “Special Functions” menu. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 17: Gauges Menu

    It can be set as SWITCH (default) or as TONE generator. NOTE: To connect the output in TONE mode to an audio input, Audio Tone adapter cod.105899 is required. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 18: Rpm

    It has a range from 1000 - 6000 (default 4000). Thresholds Assigns the outer limits of the indicator and the ranges of the various thresholds (eg. yellow range, red range). My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 19 • Warning: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description • Output: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description • Delay: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 20: Map

    • Filter: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. Thresholds Assigns the outer limits of the indicator and the ranges of the various thresholds (eg. yellow range, red range). My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 21: Oil Temperature

    VDO (default) Rotax VDO 323-057 150°C PT1000 thermistor Westach 399S7B 399S7B • Clearance: assigns the temperature above which the ready motor condition can be triggered. (defaut 50°C - 122°F ) My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 22 Configure the measurement checking system to trigger an alarms if the measure exceed the High threshold. • Warning: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description • Output: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 23: Oil Pressure

    Type: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. Options available are: Menu Label Description Resistive sensor usually installed on VDO (default) Rotax 10bar fullscale 4-20 Sensor with 4-20mA current loop My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 24 Configure the measurement checking system to trigger an alarms if the measure exceed the High threshold or drop below the Low threshold. • Upper Warning: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 25 Lower Warning: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. • Output: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. • Delay: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 26: Egt

    Refer to the engine manufacturer manuals for cylinder numbering. Thresholds Assigns the outer limits of the indicator and the ranges of the various thresholds (eg. yellow range, red range). My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 27 • Warning: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description • Output: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description • Delay: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 28: Cht

    Enabled input 1-4: enable or disable the reading of the signale from a specific input. NOTE: Input number are directly associated to the cilynder number. Refer to the engine manufacturer manuals for cylinder numbering. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 29 (eg yellow range, red range). Alarms Configure the measurement checking system to trigger an alarms if the measure exceed the High threshold or drop below the Low threshold. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 30 Lower Warning: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. • Output: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. • Delay: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 31: Coolant

    Menu Label Description VDO (default) Rotax VDO 323-057 150°C Thermocouple type J • Unit: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. Option available are °C or °F (default °C) My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 32 Assigns the outer limits of the indicator and the ranges of the various thresholds (eg yellow range, red range). Alarms Configure the measurement checking system to trigger an alarms if the measure exceed the High threshold. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 33: Cat/Iat

    Unit: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. Option available are °C or °F (default °C). Thresholds Assigns the outer limits of the indicator and the ranges of the various thresholds (eg yellow range, red range). My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 34 • Warning: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description • Output: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description • Delay: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 35: Fuel Pressure

    • Type: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items. Options available are: Menu Label Description FBX (default) Flybox Cod. 601041 Kavlico v2, 1/8-27. NPT, 150 PSI KAV150 UMA70D UMA N1EU70D (0.2 - 4.7Vout) • Unit: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description.
  • Page 36 Configure the measurement checking system to trigger an alarms if the measure exceed the High threshold or drop below the Low threshold. • Upper Warning: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 37: Fuel Levels

    Selecting the Left tank, Right tank menu items takes you to the individual tank settings submenus. The menu items are the same for all tanks, so to avoid repetition only one of the three will be explained. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 38 Choose a proper value considering the tanks capacity and how many calibration steps you want to execute. For example with a 40 liters tank and “Calibration fuel My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 39 Empty the tank so that only the unusable fuel remain in the tank. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 40 Step 1: Check that the tank is empty, wait for the mV indication to be stable and selct Done to proceed to the next step. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 41 In the example, the Calibration step value is set to 3 liters Step 2: Now add the fuel indicated in the green field (it’s the same quantity choosen in the Calibration step parameter). My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 42 When the tank is filled: press Done to confirm the last calibration step and then select End to end the calibration. You will be asked for a confirmation. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 43 If one of these conditions occurs during the calibration, My-EMS notices that the fuel sensor doesn't produce an electrical change and asks the user if fuel is already added My-EMS...
  • Page 44 YES otherwise press NO to go back to previous calibration step. NOTE: Consider that all fuel additions that will not give any sensor movement will not be counted. This calibration procedure is also identical for the Right Tank. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 45 • Warning: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description • Output: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description • Delay: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 46: Voltmeter

    • Filter: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. Thresholds Assigns the outer limits of the indicator and the ranges of the various thresholds (eg yellow range, red range). My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 47 Lower Warning: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. • Output: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. • Delay: as in chapter 1.3.1.1 - Common items description. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 48: Fuel Computer

    Tanks cap: set the total capacity on-board as the sum of all the usable fuel in all tanks. (range 0-150lt, 0-40 gal, 0-33 imp). • Adjust: multiplication factor for the fuel flow value My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 49 NO REFUEL when asked after turning on the instrument. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 50 4. Fill the tank/s with the exact same level reached in the step#1, accurately measuring the quantity of fuel added in the tank/s. 5. Turn on My-EMS and select NO REFUEL (even though you have refilled it’s required to select NO REFUEL).
  • Page 51 Balance: set the fuel quantity for the Balance Alarm. Every time the quantity of fuel used equals this value, My-EMS will activate an alarm showing TANK SWITCH on the display. This function is useful to keep balanced two wing tanks, switching from one to the other after using a certain quantity of fuel (range: 1 to max of Tank capacity, default OFF).

  • Page 52: Gps

    COM Baudrate: assing the baudrate at the COM1 serial port. Options availables are: Baudrate 4800 9600 (default) 19200 38400 57600 115200 • Time zone: change the time zone value from -12 to +13. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 53: Backlight

    Min light(%): choose minimal backlighting when the environment is dark. It has a range from 1 to 20 (default 1). NOTE: Auto Mode requires installation of the Wired Ambient Light Sensor cod. 105800. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 54: Firmware Upgrade

    This menu is used for upgrading the firmware versions of My-EMS using a USB 2.0 flash drive. If you have received the upgrade files for My-EMS, copy it in the root folder of a USB 2.0 flash drive. NOTE: If you received the file in zip format, unzip the content (without folder creation) in the root folder.

  • Page 55: Backup & Restore

    This menu is used to save or restore all the settings and calibrations of your My-EMS. Backup: Insert a USB flash drive in the USB rear connector on My-EMS and then push ENTER with this item selected to save all the settings on the USB 2.0 flash drive.

  • Page 56: Special

    (or manually copy the backup file MY_EMS_xxxxxxxx.par in a USB 2.0 flash drive) and then push ENTER with this item selected to restore all the settings on My-EMS. NOTE: all current parameters will be overwritten after the restore.
  • Page 57 • Reset Engine Peaks: cancels the engine's peak rpm. • Edit Hobbs Meters: opens the engine hours edit screen (chapter 1.3.7.1 - Hobbs meters editor). My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 58: Hobbs Meters Editor

    5. Repeat from step #2 if you want to edit other ranges. 6. Hold the button for 3s to close the page and save the new values. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
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  • Page 60: Using My-Ems

    NOTE: in this manual is presented the full version of the pages but your My-EMS may differ depending on the optionals and sensors installed in your aircraft. NOTE: The fuel monitoring page depends on fuel computer so it must be purchased and activated, as explained in chapter 1.3.7.1 - Fuel computer activation.
  • Page 61 • Lane status: indicates if the ECU lane are working properly (A or B in green). If one is missing the relative ID became red. This gauge is visible only for electronic injected engine. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 62 My-EMS. indications approximated, do not solely rely on My-EMS to determine the fuel available in the tanks but always refer to primary instrument installed in your aircraft. • Voltage: numerical indication. • Fuel flow: according to the selected unit of measure the flow is indicated in liters per hour (L/h), gallons per hour (gph) or imperial gallons per hour (igph).

  • Page 63: Page 2: Timers

    • Max rpm peak: the maximum rpm value reached during the entire life of the engine. • UTC: time from GPS (if available and connected). • LOC: time from GPS corrected with time zone. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 64: Page 3: Fuel Computer

    • NO REFUEL: Select this option if you have not refuelled the tank. • ADD FUEL: Select this option if you have added fuel to the tank(on the next screen that appears you can insert My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 65 • Lane status: as in page 1. • Fuel flow: according to the selected unit of measure the flow is indicated in liters per hour (L/h), gallons per hour (gph) or imperial gallons per hour (igph). My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 66 GPS and enable the “RMB” sentence on it. If the display shows NO RMB DATA it means that the GPS is not connected, My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

  • Page 67: Alarms

    (for example when the engine is not running) the display shows “--.--”. 3.0 - Alarms My-EMS continuously monitor all the sensors and when a measurement exceed its setpoint, either the probe/sensor making the measurement disconnects, the corresponding alarm is activated (if enabled by the user).

  • Page 68: Datalogger

    (recent flights are at the top of the list). The date, UTC, and duration (flight time) are visible for each flight. NOTE: date and utc are only available if a GPS has been My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 69 • View: open the flight in view mode. View mode allows you to view charts of the data recorded in the selected flight. The interface will look like the image below: My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 70 (x1 or x10) or scrolling through the items. The datalogger records all measurements displayed on My-EMS screens. The charts displayed therefore depend on what measurements the user has set in the instruments settings. My-EMS...
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  • Page 72: Technical Specifications

    CAUTION: Avoid any chemical cleaners or solvents that can damage the display anti-glare coating or plastic components. Do not use cleaners containing ammonia. Do not spray water or cleaner directly onto the display. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 73 One Year Warranty: Product support and warranty information can be found at www.flyboxavionics.it. Flybox® warrants this Product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for 12 months from date of delivery. The inactivity of the Products determined by periods of repair does not involve the extension of the warranty period.
  • Page 74 Use of this product is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...
  • Page 75 WARNING: All photos, data, drawings, instruments layouts, technical solutions and data representation you find in this document or watching at FLYBOX® instruments working and/or you can access by means of any other media, including web sites, are sole property of MICROEL s.r.l., cannot be copied or imitate without a written permission of MICROEL s.r.l.
  • Page 76 Flybox® is a registred brand of Microel s.r.l.- Italy www.flyboxavionics.it MICROEL s.r.l. Via Mortara 192-194 27038 Robbio (PV) - ITALY Tel +39-0384-670602 - Fax +39-0384-671830 My-EMS User Manual, Safety Instructions and Warning Booklet REV 1.3...

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