User guide

UPSAT GX-50/60/65
UPSAT GX-50/60/65 connections to TruTrak autopilot
37-Pin Connector
on UPSAT
GX-50/60/65
Signal Name
(UPSAT)
Signal Name
(TruTrak)
P101 on
TruTrak DII
Use pin 5 – TxD1 – if GX has no
GPSS
5
or
22
Use pin 22 – TxD2 – if GX has
GPSS
Primary Serial
Input
17
Power the GX-50/60/65 up and turn it on while holding down the leftmost and rightmost “smart keys.” Rotate the LARGE
knob to the Serial Interface Configuration “CH RX TX” page. Press SEL (the selection fields will start flashing), rotate the
LARGE knob to select the port, rotate the SMALL knob to select the desired configurations, and then press ENT when
complete.
If both the GX unit AND the DigiFlight unit have GPSS capability, select “GPSS” for CH 2, TX column, and wire pin 17 on
the DigiFlight IIVSG to pin 22 of the GX unit Otherwise select “MOVING MAP” For CH 1, TX column and wire pin 17
on the DigiFlight II / IIVS to pin 5 of the GX unit
To restore the GX-50/60/65 to normal operation, switch its power off, and then back on.
Note that for the GX-50/60/65 units, the autopilot will need to be set for 9600 baud.
Garmin AT GNS480
Garmin AT GNS480 connections to TruTrak autopilot
P1 on GNS480 Signal Name (Garmin AT) Signal Name
(TruTrak)
P101 on
TruTrak DII
22 RS232 TxD2 Primary Serial Input 17
P5 on GNS480 Signal Name (Garmin AT) Signal Name
(TruTrak)
P101 on
TruTrak DII
4 429 OUT 1A ARINC-A 14
24 429 OUT 1B ARINC-B 15
Power 480 up and select the 1, 4, MENU/ ENTER keys immediately after the GNS 480 initialization is complete. After
restart, the first page displayed is the SETUP page. Select the SERIAL PORTS with the button next to it. Press the small knob
to enter the edit mode and move to the TX column for the channel that you have connected the serial wire to (channel 2).
Select MAPCOM and 9600. Press the small inner knob again to save. Then press the BACK to go back to the Setup page.
Select the ARINC PORTS SETUP. With the MAIN ARINC 429 CONFIG page displayed, on the row labeled Channel 1
OUT, select and DATA ÎARINC 429, SPEED Î Low.
Serial output baud rate should be set to 9600 on the GNS480. Set the TruTrak baud rate to 9600.
TruTrak Flight System 16 DigiFlight II Series Auto Pilot Installation Manual
December 2009 8300-008 Rev D