Dynon D10A link to Garmin 296?

[flyboyedwards]

Hello All,
I am in the process of trying to wire my D10A to my 296. While I am an A&P, I don't get into much avionics work.
So, here is the question,
On the Garmin data cable, there are 2 ports out(blue&violet wires) and 2 ports in(yellow&green wires). I am assuming that I pick an output for terminal 22 on the Dynon. Does it matter which one?

Another thing I noticed, is that it has a "voice out" + and - set of wires.
I do have the AOA pitot tube, and would also like to have the GPS voice through my intercom(which is a new sigtronics S200). Any advice on that connection?
These are probably silly, and easy questions for many of you.............but I'm not sure. I DO know that when you "let the smoke out", electronics just don't function the same! . I'd rather NOT do that to my panel!

Thank you for the replies, and advice!!
Jason Edwards
RV-4 "Dream Chaser"
Richland Center, WI.
Installing new S200 intercom, OAT probe, linking 296 to D10A.

[bhester]

Both (either) the blue or the purple will work there is an output setting in the 296 menus that will need to be setup properly also. I don't have it in front of me but someone will tell you.

[N941WR]

Jason,

Try this thread:
http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=14479

[breister]

You only need the blue wire - and it can be split to provide a GPS signal to other units.

Special note: You MUST also ground the x96 black wire to your common ground or the signal will not work (e.g. if operating off battery power and not grounded to the aircraft, one wire is not enough for a circuit).

See the Dynon Wiki for settings.

[Brantel]

Just an FYI, there is no reason to connect the voice wires to anything when using the 296. The 296 has no voice alerts while in airplane mode and you won't get nuttin out of those wires if you try to use em....to further the case for not using these wires, they are "speaker" level output and might smoke your input on your intercom.....

[breister]

Originally Posted by Brantel

Just an FYI, there is no reason to connect the voice wires to anything when using the 296. The 296 has no voice alerts while in airplane mode and you won't get nuttin out of those wires if you try to use em....to further the case for not using these wires, they are "speaker" level output and might smoke your input on your intercom.....

Correct, and also true for the 396, 496, and 696. Those units which have audio alerts and/or XM Stereo music useful for us aviators have a 1/8th inch audio jack you must tap into, and usually must also put at least a resistor in line to keep the audio at levels suitable for listening.

[LettersFromFlyoverCountry]

I had -- basically -- this same question when Mike Hilger, ace cable maker and all-around smart guy from SteinAir -- pulled up. He said just use the blue cable. "But I'm using that to talk to the TruTrak?" I said.

"Just use a butt splice," he said. I did. It works.

I'm lucky to have smart people on the field.

[vlittle]

Originally Posted by flyboyedwards

Hello All,
I am in the process of trying to wire my D10A to my 296. While I am an A&P, I don't get into much avionics work.
So, here is the question,
On the Garmin data cable, there are 2 ports out(blue&violet wires) and 2 ports in(yellow&green wires). I am assuming that I pick an output for terminal 22 on the Dynon. Does it matter which one?

Another thing I noticed, is that it has a "voice out" + and - set of wires.
I do have the AOA pitot tube, and would also like to have the GPS voice through my intercom(which is a new sigtronics S200). Any advice on that connection?
These are probably silly, and easy questions for many of you.............but I'm not sure. I DO know that when you "let the smoke out", electronics just don't function the same! . I'd rather NOT do that to my panel!

Thank you for the replies, and advice!!
Jason Edwards
RV-4 "Dream Chaser"
Richland Center, WI.
Installing new S200 intercom, OAT probe, linking 296 to D10A.

As others have said, use the blue wire (only). That will allow a simple upgrade one day to a 396 or 496, which only supports one GPS output.

As for the Sigtronics/Dynon interface, I used an AMX-1A from Vx Aviation (my company) which allows the passive mixing of several audio sources, including a variable input for the Dynon AoA. There are other ways as well, if you want more sophisticated mixing (see the website).

Vern

[breister]

Originally Posted by vlittle

As others have said, use the blue wire (only). That will allow a simple upgrade one day to a 396 or 496, which only supports one GPS output.

As for the Sigtronics/Dynon interface, I used an AMX-1A from Vx Aviation (my company) which allows the passive mixing of several audio sources, including a variable input for the Dynon AoA. There are other ways as well, if you want more sophisticated mixing (see the website).

Vern

Allow me to prod Vern once again - and special note to all those with a Sport 200S (stereo)...

This device is mono. It would be awesome if Vern came out with a variant handling stereo inputs, and which also "automagically" handled mono-into-stereo for things like audio alerts.

Still a great widget, Vern, making life easier for lots of folks!

[vlittle]

Originally Posted by breister

Allow me to prod Vern once again - and special note to all those with a Sport 200S (stereo)...

This device is mono. It would be awesome if Vern came out with a variant handling stereo inputs, and which also "automagically" handled mono-into-stereo for things like audio alerts.

Still a great widget, Vern, making life easier for lots of folks!

Actually, the AMX-1A will do that with the Sport 200S. It will mix all of the mono audio inputs for the 200S.

In this application, the headphones are not connected to the AMX-1A, but are instead connected to the J2 jack on the intercom as shown in the Sigtronics installation guide. The intercom then combines the mixed mono signals available from the AMX-1A with the stereo music input on J2.

Automagic!

V