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Old 05-02-2019, 06:31 PM
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Hi Steve will the GMU 11 allow for synthetic vision on the 660 as I am about to get a G5.
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Hello TC,

The Aera 660 needs attitude information, not heading, to show pitch/roll and slip/skid information on the 3D Vision page.

The G5 doesn't output this information, but the GDL 50/50R/52/52R does along with ADS-B traffic/weather if you want to add one of these to the installation.

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Old 05-03-2019, 04:03 PM
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Hello Brian,

We apologize that you are having this issue. We want to assure you that our engineering team takes this seriously and is attempting to find a solution.

So far, we have been unable to reproduce this issue, which makes it difficult to find a solution, but we are continuing to try.

Thanks,
Steve
Hello,

We have been able to reproduce the issue with Internet Weather not working on some Aera 660 units and have a solution.

Affected customers will not need to change software or otherwise take any additional action. The Internet Weather feature will automatically be restored once a weather server modification is in place. We expect this to occur early next week.

Thanks,
Steve
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Old 05-04-2019, 09:10 AM
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Hello,

We have been able to reproduce the issue with Internet Weather not working on some Aera 660 units and have a solution.

Affected customers will not need to change software or otherwise take any additional action. The Internet Weather feature will automatically be restored once a weather server modification is in place. We expect this to occur early next week.

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This is awesome news! Thanks so much! Another reason to be planning a full Garmin panel for my RV-7!
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Old 05-07-2019, 07:14 AM
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Hello,

We have been able to reproduce the issue with Internet Weather not working on some Aera 660 units and have a solution.

Affected customers will not need to change software or otherwise take any additional action. The Internet Weather feature will automatically be restored once a weather server modification is in place. We expect this to occur early next week.

Thanks,
Steve



I can confirm INTERNET WEATHER is working as of this morning!!!


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Old 05-09-2019, 05:18 PM
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Another question for g3xpert.

I am about to install my Aera 660 and GDL 52 into my panel.
I have the Air Gizmo and bare wire cable for 660 and GDL52. I want to hardwire the 660>GDL52. Both bluetooth/wifi connections will be used for 2 iPads.

Looking at the interconnect drawings I can see Aera 660 - RS-232 TX/RX 1 Blue/Yellow to GDL 52 TX/RX White/Green. Red/Black from both devices to plane power bus.

Question #1
Both the 660 and GDL52 have Audio out wires. I want to connect to my Flightcom 403mc intercom as I currently have my Aera 560 for XM audio/alerts which works great.
Will connecting just the 660 Audio Left(brown) to my intercom and Audio common to ground provide XM music/Alerts? or do I need to come from the 3.5mm jack from the GDL52?

Question #2
Can you confirm connection to my JPI 830 is 660 - RS-232 TX 2(orange) to JPI 830 data in? Would you know the settings on the interface setup page?

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Old 05-09-2019, 05:29 PM
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Another question for g3xpert.

I am about to install my Aera 660 and GDL 52 into my panel.
I have the Air Gizmo and bare wire cable for 660 and GDL52. I want to hardwire the 660>GDL52. Both bluetooth/wifi connections will be used for 2 iPads.

Looking at the interconnect drawings I can see Aera 660 - RS-232 TX/RX 1 Blue/Yellow to GDL 52 TX/RX White/Green. Red/Black from both devices to plane power bus.

Question #1
Both the 660 and GDL52 have Audio out wires. I want to connect to my Flightcom 403mc intercom as I currently have my Aera 560 for XM audio/alerts which works great.
Will connecting just the 660 Audio Left(brown) to my intercom and Audio common to ground provide XM music/Alerts? or do I need to come from the 3.5mm jack from the GDL52?

Question #2
Can you confirm connection to my JPI 830 is 660 - RS-232 TX 2(orange) to JPI 830 data in? Would you know the settings on the interface setup page?

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Hello Rikochet,

The music comes from the GDL 52 and terrain/obstacle/traffic alerts come from the Aera 660.

The JPI 830 manual shows a GPS interface, but I couldn't find any format specified. I am sure it needs NMEA, but not sure if it uses 4800 or 9600 baud. The Aera 660 can supply either. There is no reason to connect the Tx on the JPI to the receive on the Aera 660.

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Old 05-09-2019, 07:51 PM
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Hello Rikochet,

The music comes from the GDL 52 and terrain/obstacle/traffic alerts come from the Aera 660.

The JPI 830 manual shows a GPS interface, but I couldn't find any format specified. I am sure it needs NMEA, but not sure if it uses 4800 or 9600 baud. The Aera 660 can supply either. There is no reason to connect the Tx on the JPI to the receive on the Aera 660.

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Do the GDL52 bare wire harness I have have audio out like left/right common? or do I have to use the 3.5mm jack and make a new cable?

Also please check your PM.
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Old 05-10-2019, 06:42 AM
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Do the GDL52 bare wire harness I have have audio out like left/right common? or do I have to use the 3.5mm jack and make a new cable?

Also please check your PM.
Hello Rikochet,

It is always best to email us at G3Xpert@garmin.com for these kinds of support questions.

Thanks,
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Old 05-15-2019, 01:39 PM
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Hello TC,

The Aera 660 needs attitude information, not heading, to show pitch/roll and slip/skid information on the 3D Vision page.

The G5 doesn't output this information, but the GDL 50/50R/52/52R does along with ADS-B traffic/weather if you want to add one of these to the installation.

Thanks for the reply.
Is there a chance Garmin Could incorporate Attitude out on the G5 for us paupers, Here in Australia small aircraft are not required for ADSB unless we are doing a new install of our transponder.
Situational awareness is good but I only fly Class G.
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Old 08-16-2019, 07:29 PM
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Smile aera 660/G5 interconnect

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Perhaps I missed it in this huge long thread, and I didn't see it specifically in the G5 or Aera 660 interconnect drawings, but I am running a very simple single G5 PFD with a panel mount Aera 660. From what I gather, only the blue wire on the Aera 660 (Serial 1 TX) needs to be connected to the G5 serial 1 input. Is there no benefit to connecting the yellow wire (Serial 1 RX) so the G5 can transmit back to the 660?

Love the Aera. Cant wait to get the G5 installed and connected to it.
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