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SV-ARINC-429 Installation and ConfigurationVP-X <strong>SkyView</strong> Display SettingsSerial Port SetupBefore the VP-X SETUP menu can be accessed, the <strong>SkyView</strong> system must be licensed to use theVP-X features, and VP-X should additionally be set up as a serial device on each <strong>SkyView</strong> displayon the system. To configure your <strong>SkyView</strong> displays’ serial ports to work with the VP-X:Go to SETUP MENU > LOCAL DISPLAY SETUP > SERIAL PORT SETUP.Navigate to the serial port that you physically connected the VP=X module to in theprevious steps.Select VP-X. Note that other fields are automatically configured and cannot be changed.Press ACCEPT.Exit SETUP. Repeat on any other displays on your <strong>SkyView</strong> system.VP-X SettingsMost VP-X setup – such as setting circuit breaker limits - is NOT done via <strong>SkyView</strong>, but insteadvia a Windows-based application called VP-X Configurator. See your Vertical Powerdocumentation for full VP-X installation and setup informationThe VP-X settings in the SETUP MENU > VP-X SETUP menu mainly concern how informationfrom the VP-X is displayed in <strong>SkyView</strong>:MAIN BATTERY WARNINGS: Sets the main battery voltage levels at which caution andwarning indications are provided visually on the VP-X page.AUX BATTERY WARNINGS: Sets the auxiliary battery voltage levels at which caution andwarning indications are provided visually on the VP-X page. If you do not have anauxiliary aircraft battery (note that this is NOT the <strong>SkyView</strong> SV-BAT-320) installed, thissetting can be ignored.SYSTEM AMPS: Sets the current levels for the entire electrical system at which cautionand warning indications are provided visually on the VP-X page.ALTERNATOR AMPS: Sets the current levels for the alternator at which caution andwarning indications are provided visually on the VP-X page.BATTERY AMPS: Sets the discharge rate at which caution and warning indications areprovided visually on the VP-X page.SKYVIEW AMPS SHUNT LOCATION: Depending on your electrical layout, your <strong>SkyView</strong>shunt may be in one of a few places in your electrical system.AILERON TRIM POSITION: Set to <strong>SkyView</strong> EMS if your trim position signal input is routedto your SV-EMS-220 module, or to VP-X if it is connected to your VP-X system instead. Ifset to VP-X, the engine page trim widget will be automatically sourced from the VP-Xdata.<strong>SkyView</strong> System Installation Guide - Revision J 13-3
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