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Old 01-03-2012, 06:36 AM
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Thx guys. Needless to say I feel very stupid.
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Old 01-06-2012, 04:27 AM
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Default Will these setting apply to a skyview system?

I just got the autopilot working in my 6. It seems to work pretty well though I have not tried it in any turbulance yet. I posted on the Dynon forum for settings anyone had for an RV-6 and got no responce. The only thing I noticed with my setup and the default settings was the pitch seems slow to react and change to a new altitude. I was going to up the gain on pitch. Does anyone have settings for the skyview system?
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Old 01-22-2012, 03:08 PM
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Brantel,
I have a 496 and a D180. I take it the 496 does not output the required steering commands for the D180 to operate with steering commands. Anything short of a 430/530 I can do to have the ap track the magenta line ?
Thanks I think I know the answer.
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Old 01-22-2012, 03:56 PM
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The 496 can drive the Dynon AP in GPS NAV mode and in ground track mode.

What it can't do is serve as a GPSS source. In other words, it will overfly the waypoints and then turn back to the course instead cutting the corners.....
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Old 01-22-2012, 04:28 PM
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Must be doing something wrong. I cannot set horizon auto pilot to anying but H or T. Will not go to N. Do I need the advanced nmea turned on for this to work ? Just looking for the gps to fly a flight plan
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Old 01-22-2012, 04:37 PM
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Set the 496 to output NMEA, set the Dynon to auto, make sure the baud rates match, set the advanced NMEA option in the 496 to normal, ensure you have a sat lock with an active waypoint in the flight plan.

It should work....if the wiring is correct.
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Old 01-23-2012, 02:56 AM
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I will give it a try tomorrow. Thanks
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Old 01-26-2012, 10:30 AM
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Home Run on getting the GPSMAP 496 talking to the AutoPilot is a home run. Why did Garmin bury the turn on for NMEA messages ?


DO you have any roll servo setting ? We have some wandering in the roll axis.
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Old 01-30-2012, 11:49 AM
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Make sure you have the latest firmware and then use these Roll settings as a starting point:

Torque = 85% (for the SV32 Servo and an RV7)
Sen = 10
Turn Rt Lmt = 0 This enables the newer roll control algorithm that works way better than the original. This will go a long way to stopping any roll issues you might have.
Bank Lmt = 35?

There is nothing magic about these numbers other than the Turn Rt Lmt. That really changes the roll control to the better.

Torque is just set so that it won't slip much but is not so tight that it is hard to overtake the servo if you need to.

Sensitivity, crank it up till it twitches and then back it off a little.

Bank Limit is just personal preference and what you are comfortable with. RV7's have no problem with 35?.

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Home Run on getting the GPSMAP 496 talking to the AutoPilot is a home run. Why did Garmin bury the turn on for NMEA messages ?


DO you have any roll servo setting ? We have some wandering in the roll axis.
Thanks
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Old 01-30-2012, 02:24 PM
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Will try this on next flight and post results.
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