Installation Guide User Manual

Instrument Installation
PC USB CONNECTION
If you do not have a serial port on your PC, you may use a USB-to-Serial adapter to connect the
EMS-D120 to your PC’s USB port. You may purchase an adapter from us, Radio Shack, or
many computer stores. If you are using Windows 2000 or XP, ensure that the adapter driver CD
is inserted in your PC before plugging the adapter into the USB port for the first time. If you are
using Windows Vista, ensure that you are connected to the Internet and do not use the driver
CD; the operating system will download the correct driver. Also, do not have your EMS-D120
plugged into the USB-to-Serial adapter while installing the driver.
EMS SERIAL HARNESS
On the EMS 37-pin wiring harness available
from Dynon, there are three wires bundled
together, colored orange, yellow, and black, and
terminating in a standard D-sub 9-pin female
connector. If you did not purchase a harness
from Dynon, obtain a 9-pin D-sub connector
and make the three connections shown in the
table.
EMS
DB37
Pin#
DB9
Pin#
Color Function
4-2 EMS-D120 Installation Guide
To verify proper communication between the
EMS-D120 and the PC, use the Dynon Avionics
Product Support Program’s “Detect Firmware Version” function. Download the latest version of
the Support Program from the Dynon Web Site at downloads.dynonavionics.com.
SL30 and/or GPS connection
Depending on the number and types of Dynon units you own,
you have several options for connecting a GPS unit and/or
Garmin/Apollo SL30 to your Dynon system. The GPS can be
used as a data source for the EFIS, HSI, and Fuel pages, as
well as Dynon’s EFIS-based Autopilot. The SL30 can be
used as a VOR, localizer, or ILS (localizer + glideslope)
source for the HSI. If you wish to connect a GPS and/or
SL30 to your Dynon system, read the section below which
corresponds to your set of Dynon products.
If your system has an HS34, it is required that all
GPS and NAV devices are connected to the HS34.
The EMS-D120 does not support directly connected
GPS and NAV devices when an HS34 is installed in
the system. Refer to the HS34 Installation and
Configuration section in your EFIS-based product’s
Installation Guide for device connection details.
11 2 Orange
EMS transmit /
device receive
12 3 Yellow
EMS receive /
device transmit
30 5 Black RS232 Ground
GPS units known to work
AvMap EKP-IV (v2.06.116R,
NMEA set to “processed”)
Bendix/King Skymap (set to
AR NAV 9600 output)
Garmin
96, 96c, 150XL, 195, 196, 295,
296, 396, 400*, 420*, 430*,
430W*, 496, 500*, 520*,
530*, 530W*, GX60, GX65
Lowrance handhelds
* Do not output time over
serial; ARINC connection via
HS34 required to receive time.
A frequently updated list of
compatible GPS units and
settings is available at our
Documentation Wiki at
wiki.dynonavionics.com
.