Skyview Connections

[timfwalsh01]

Is there a picture/diagram for the rear Skyview conncetions?

Is there a specific connector one the Skyview designated for the EMS, and on for the ADAHRS?

I did see that the ether net connection is for future use.  (I actually did read the manual  

Thanks  Tim

 

[Ken_Kopp]

The two DB9 network connections are both functional and I dont think it matters which device connects to which - I swapped mine around and they worked fine. I connected the ADHRS to one of the DB9s on the pilot panel directly to ensure the integrity of that connection by being as direct as possible. The cable connected to the 2nd DB9 is routed to a terminal strip and all other network devices are connected to the terminal strip (copilot panel, EMS, Auto Pilot Servos and whatever else Dynon dreams up in the future). This makes it easy to add and/or remove the devices without having a big bundle of splitter cables all over the place. In fact you can save some money by doing this as one dynon cable becomes two - buy a cable that has a connector on one end and pins on the other. Connect the connector side to your Pilot Panel. Cut the cable to length, add ring terminals to each wire and connect to your terminal strip. Take the other half of the cable put the pins in the DB9 socket, connect to you second panel, ADHRS or EMS and terminate the bitter end with ring terminals and connect to the terminal strip. Bottom line - if you have 4 devices you only need two cables and no splitters this way. The AP Servos are different since they are powered by A/C power and not the network so you'll still need to make those yourself.

 

[dynonsupport]

Both of the D9 connectors are identical SkyView Network ports. Doesn't matter which one is connnected to what - they're electrically identical. In fact, the way that the SkyView Network is built, you can actually split these downstream. Say you have 2 screens, 2 ADAHRS, 1 EMS module, and 2 servos. You'd use one port on each screen to connect them to each other, then say one port on one screen to go to the EMS module, then take the last port and send a cable to the middle/rear of the airplane, where you'd use splitters to then create drops for the two ADAHRS and two servos.

 

[RV6-KPTW]

Ken suggests in his message that terminal strips can be used which can make sense for certain installations so as to minimize wire bundles running from the aft to the panel. Are there any limitations to how many devices may be connected to a terminal block?  Is splitting neccessary ie only 2 devices to a block versus 3 or more devices?  

Thanks

 

[dynonsupport]

You can hook together as many devices as are needed.

Just try to maintain the twisted pairs of the blue+green and white/blue+white/green as much as possible.