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EFIS Serial Data Connections
Each AF-3400/3500/4500 screen has four serial ports that can be used for external equipment (GPS, NAV,
Traffic, FADEC Engine, ect..) communication. Not all functions are available on all serial ports so you should
review the options before wiring external equipment to a serial port.
If you have more than one screen installed in your aircraft and they are connected with Ethernet you can
share the serial ports between screens. For the serial ports and navigation sources (GPS, NAV) to work
properly you will need to configure the actual serial port number hardware settings as well as assign an EFIS
navigation source to a serial port number. The following steps should be followed in order:
STEP 1
Serial Port # Function Hardware Setup
This is where you configure each serial port for the external device that is physically wired to the port. You
will need to know which serial port each device is wired to on the screen and what the external devices
communication settings are. From [Instrument Calibration] mode you should select the following menu to
configure each Serial Port:
[1. Admin Settings] ->
Serial Port # Options Notes
Serial Port #1-4 Functions DISABLED Nothing wired to port
Ext. AHRS External AHRS input
NMEA @ 4800 External GPS with NMEA @ 4800 baud
TRFC/ICARUS Garmin Traffic In / ICARUS Out
SL-30 Garmin SL-30 radio connected
ARINC AF-ARINC module connected to port
AVTN/CHELTON Chelton Engine Data Out
AVTN/ARNAV 430W/530W or GPS with Aviation format
FADEC SBC-100 FADEC Data In
FADEC SBC-250 Do Not Use
OP TECH OP Engine Data Out
NMEA/AVTN NMEA 9600 In / AVIATION Out
TRFC/SHADIN ALT Garmin Traffic In/ SHADIN Out
GARMIN AT Garmin AT format, Dynon gray code converter
MAGELLAN Transponders set to MAGELLAN format
NORTHSTAR Transponders set to NORTHSTAR format
AFS GPS AFS GPS
TRAFFIC Garmin Traffic format (GTX 330, Zaon, ADS-B)
AVTN/AVTN Aviation In / Aviation Out
VPX Vertical Power VP-X Interface
COGUARD CO Guardian Interface
ADSB NavWorx ADS-B Interface
NOTES:
STEP 1 should be done for all screens in the aircraft and only configured for the equipment
that is physically connected to that screens serial ports.
STEP 2
GPS/NAV # Data Source Software Setup
This is where you configure the three available EFIS CDI and Moving Map data sources (GPS/NAV 1,2,3) to
their assigned serial ports. The data sources for multiple screens must be configured to the same navigation
source. If you configure GPS/NAV1 as Serial Port 4 (ARINC Module connect to Port #4) on the left screen
the right screen must be set GPS/NAV1 as Remote ARINC. This configures the EFIS to read the data from
the ARINC port anytime GNAV 1 is selected from either screen.
From [Instrument Calibration] mode you should select the following menu to configure each GPS/NAV Data
Source: