lxnav ADS-B Receiver User Manual

June 8, 2024
lxnav

ADS-B Receiver
User Manuallxnav ADS-B Receiver

LXNAV d.o.o. Kidričeva 24, 3000 Celje, Slovenia
tel +386 592 33 400
fax +386 599 33 522
info@lxnav.com
www.lxnav.com

Important Notices

Information in this document is subject to change without notice. LXNAV reserves the right to change or improve their products and to make changes in the content of this  material without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements.

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1.1 Limited Warranty
This RPM flap product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. Within this period, LXNAV will, at its sole  option, repair or replace any components that fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts and labour, provided that  the customer pays for shipping costs. This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse, misuse, accident, or unauthorized alterations or repairs.
THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED  OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY ARISING UNDER ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. IN  NO EVENT SHALL LXNAV BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER RESULTING  FROM THE USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT.
Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you. LXNAV retains the exclusive right to repair or  replace the unit or software, or to offer a full refund of the purchase price, at its sole discretion. SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY  FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY.
To obtain warranty service, contacts your local LXNAV dealer or contact LXNAV directly.

Packing Lists

  • ADSB receiver
  • 1x FLARMVIEWPF-CA
  • 1x ADSB antena

Technical Data

2.1 Power and Consumption
Table 1: Absolute maximum ratings

Parameter Symbol Rating Units
Power Supply Power 36 V
Power Consumption 85 mA

Table 2: Electrical characteristics

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Units
Power Supply Power 8 12 36 V

2.2 Size and Weight
Size: 55mm x 90mm x 25mm
Weight: 160g

System description

3.1 Switching on the Unit
ADSB receiver is switched on automatically, when it gets enough power supply from either PORT In or PORT OUT RJ45 connector.
3.2 Normal operation
ADSB receiver goes into normal operating mode, when it receives signals from enough GPS satellites.
3.3 How the system works
ADSB receiver can listen on 10990MHz transponder data Mode S and ES. Received data will be transmitted to the output port in Flarm standard NMEA format.
ADSB receiver will operating only if we feed it with gps data to input port. GPS data must be standard NMEA format. ADSB receiver will automatically detect baudrate on  input port and transmit NMEA data on output port at the same baudrate.

Installation

ADSB receiver has typically connected to the input port a GPS source. This is normally flarm device with NMEA output or classic GPS with standard NMEA output.lxnav ADS-B Receiver - Figure 1

At the other side is SMA connector for ADSB antenna. Red LED indicates receiving ADSB traffic.

lxnav ADS-B Receiver - Figure 2

Wiring

5.1 ADSB receiver PORT1 and PORT2 pinout (RJ45)lxnav ADS-B Receiver -
Figure 3

Pin number Description
1 + Power input
2 + Power input
3 n.c.
4 Ground
5 Data output (TX)
6 Data input (RX)
7 – Power input
8 – Power input

Underneath each port there are TX (transmit-green) and RX (receive-red) status LEDs that flash when that port is receiving or transmitting data.

5.1.1 ADSB receiver RF connector side description
In the line with ADSB antenna SMA connector is red LED, which blinks, when ADSB traffic is present.

5.1.2 Installation examples
5.1.2.1 Flarm – ADSB – FlarmView

lxnav ADS-B Receiver - Figure 4

5.1.2.2 Flarm – ADSB – FlarmLED

lxnav ADS-B Receiver - Figure 5

Firmware Update

Firmware can be updated via special “flarm update cable”, connected to PC through serial interface.
You can get flash loader at: https://gliding.lxnav.com/lxdownloads/firmware/ (S7 PC update tool)
For the update you need file named _x*.lxfw (x= version nr.) on your computer.

Update procedure:

  • Connect ADSB receiver FW update port (OUT) to the update cable to PC and power supply
  • On Tool select communication port to which your ADSB receiver is connected to
  • Select baudrate 57600
  • Select .lxfw file
  • Press Flash
  • Apply power to ADSB receiver

To update ADSB receiver, a Flarm update cable with 12V DC and a COM port on PC is required.

Revision History

May-17 Rev0 Initial release version 1.00

Documents / Resources

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