PDA

View Full Version : Timer display and SL30 COM on the 5600



jdeas
01-11-2015, 05:58 PM
Finished wiring my serial communications as follows
Com1 - AFS Pilot
Com2 - Aviation/Icarus (300XL source, GMA327 destination)
Com3 - SL-30
Com4 - Airinc

Two items not understood.

1) The clock never displays time (timer works) this was tested with only Com2 connected and the 300XL gps locked

2) The SL-30 NAV is displayed and controlled by the EFIS but the COM can only be displayed. Xfer etc only works on the NAV side of the radio

Rob Hickman
01-20-2015, 10:43 AM
1. The 300XL GPS does not send time, you need to add our GPS.

2. Make sure the SL30 is configured for serial indicator head.

jdeas
10-03-2015, 11:37 AM
The temp fix for the 300XL was to use com2 configured NMEA 0183 (listed as mapping output in the 300XL) sent to com0 in the AFS then used it as the third nav source. This will do until the new puck is available.
The Apollo SL30 appears to be an incompatibility between SL30 software versions. Apollo SL30's expects $PMRRC messages for the com commands while it appears that the AFS is sending a new Garmin specific message ($GPRMC)? . AFS still sends the $PMRRV messages for the nav. I think this explains the COM NG while the NAV works in my installation.
No way to get legacy SL30's to work? The Garmin cost to upgrade an SL30 is as much as some new radios!

Shawn McGinnis
10-05-2015, 05:32 PM
I've added this as a bug to look into.