SkyView System Installation Guide - Dynon Avionics

SV-XPNDR-26X Installation, Configuration, and TestingNavigate to the serial port that you physically connected the transponder module to inthe previous steps.Select either “Dynon 261 Transponder” or “Dynon 262 Transponder” as appropriate forthe module you own. Note that other fields are automatically configured and cannot bechanged. Press ACCEPT.Exit SETUP. Repeat on any other displays on your SkyView system.The data transmitted between the SkyView display and the SV-XPNDR-26X nominally includesencoded altitude data from SkyView’s ADAHRS. Therefore, no other altitude encoder hardwareor SkyView serial port setup is required. However, some locales may require the use of acertified altitude encoder with the Dynon SV-XPNDR-26X Transponder. SkyView supportsexternal serial altitude encoders that use Icarus/Garmin format. When one is connected, theSV-XPNDR-26X uses the external altitude encoder data source instead of SkyView’s ownADAHRS-generated pressure altitude. However, the altitude displayed by SkyView on the PFDpage is ALWAYS sourced from SkyView ADAHRS data.To have SkyView use an external altitude serial encoder as the pressure altitude source for theSV-XPNDR-26X:1. Wire a SkyView serial receive line to the respective serial transmit connection from theserial altitude encoder. If your SkyView system has multiple displays, this connectionmust be made to all SkyView displays in parallel.2. Ensure there is a shared ground between the D700/D1000 and the serial altitudeencoder.3. Configure this serial port on each display under SETUP MENU > SYSTEM SETUP > SERIALPORT SETUP. The SERIAL IN device for this serial port should be set to ICARUS/GARMINALTITUDE.Transponder SettingsThe aircraft tail number must be set in SETUP > SYSTEM SETUP > AIRCRAFTINFORMATION > TAIL NUMBER prior to configuring the transponder.The following settings need to be configured before testing and using the transponder. Theyare all accessed under SETUP MENU > TRANSPONDER SETUP:AIRCRAFT HEX CODE: The Mode S Code is a 24 bit number issued to the aircraft by theregistration authority for the aircraft. The website http://www.airframes.org provideshex codes for most countries’ aircraft that can be directly inputted into SkyView. Thehex code is the value shown in the ICA024 result field. Alternatively, Mode S codes forUS-registered aircraft can be found at the FAA aircraft registry athttp://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/. The FAA aircraft register shows both the octalnumber and the hexidecimal. Setting up the SV-XPNDR-26X requires the hexidecimalnumber. If you only have the octal number, you must convert it to hexadecimal. There isan Octal to Hexadecimal converter tool available in the support section ofhttp://www.trig-avionics.com/.SkyView System Installation Guide - Revision O 11-15