AITHRE SHIELD EX 2.0 EMS Wiring

[lynnb]

I'm wiring in the sensor wire for the Airthre Shield 2.0 and wanted to know if it could be wired to any open "A" (General Purpose Input) input or if it needed to be wired to a "C" (Enhanced General Purpose Input) input. The reason I ask is when I downloaded the SFG file from Airthre it looked like it was compatable with any pin, so I connected it to pin 10, but then re-reading the paperwork that came with the Aithre, it recommended Pin 31, which is an Enhanced Input.

Any guidence would be greatly appreciated before I un-bundle and re-wire to switch pins.

Thanks,
Lynn Buchanan

 

[DBRV10]

You need to use one of the enhanced inputs. This is an analogue input.

They are Pin 8, 22, 23, or 31 on the EMS 37 Pin connector.

Set up the widget as follows. EXCEPT.....Make it SELF-CLEAR, because you want the warning to alert you. Not off.

You can use any style you like. I prefer just the raw data number but you may want a dial or bar indicator.

 

[lynnb]

Thanks David. Guess I need to do some re-wiring, easier now than further down the road though.

Lynn

 

[swatson999]

I wired mine in a couple of months ago and couldn't be more pleased with it. It's *very* sensitive, even showing a few PPM when flying in various areas that I confirmed matched the air quality monitoring data from the Air Quality Management District for those times/locations, almost exactly. Very nice addition to the system...small, remote, accurate, way cheaper than Guardian, visible and audio alerts, AND a 10-year life before refurbishment. Even will Bluetooth to your phone to show time-series of the data (and I understand they're planning new features for that app, too).

Highly recommend this product. I just wish Dynon would quit putting "PSI" and calling it a "pressure" device and label it correctly in the setup menus and datalogs But that's really a very minor nit to pick.

 

[DBRV10]

You can turn off the units so it doesn't show that.

 

[swatson999]

I know that. I did that. Just saying that it's not, in reality, a pressure instrument, no matter what the config files say or how they categorize it, and the software should reflect that via the ability to incorporate non-pressure instruments into the system.