NEWS - AVIDYNE STREAMLINES ENTEGRA PFD/MFD SUPPORT PROCESS
NEWS July 17, 2019 AVIDYNE STREAMLINES ENTEGRA PFD/MFD SUPPORT PROCESS IN THE SPIRIT OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Avidyne demonstrates its commitment to world-class product support and overall customer experience; Significant improvements in support processes being implemented based directly on dealer a…
PFD V-Speed Configuration
The V speed bug is programmable. Get into Maintenance Mode and go to the Display Format/Units Page and make the V-Speeds "Show"
EXP5000 PFD Radar Altimeter Interface
ARINC429 in channel RX5 Radar Altimeter uses ARINC 429 Label 164 The PFD expects the label to conform to the ARINC 429 specification with an equipment ID of 007, which means: 16 significant bits (bits 28-13), with a scale of 0.125 feet per bit and a maximum value of 8192 feet (per the data format) The PFD wil…
Entegra PFD EX5000 Altitude Miscompare
Dual PFD's with an Altitude Miscompare message (see photo), requires the aircraft Pitot system to be checked out by an Avionics Shop with a calibrated Pitot system. In a single PFD plane; ATC informs you the plane is at XXXX feet and the PFD indicates 75+ feet difference, or the PFD and your internal gauges are off …
Entegra EXP5000 PFD AutoPilot configuration Cirrus
This is informational use only, all inquiries regarding the Auto Pilot issue below must be referred to Cirrus. Issue: shop is able to save Auto Pilot as "Not Installed". Workaround: None, this is required by Cirrus NOTES: Cirrus requires the PFD validate the configuration options, and only allow the options tha…
Cirrus PFD Lightning Protection Diodes
When these diodes go bad, the indication is typically a "PFD Not Communicating" message on the MFD, and loss of engine data on the PFD, assuming both are properly configured.
PFD Outside Air Temperature
The outside air temp (OAT) displayed on the PFD (EXP5000) on most aircraft cannot be changed from Celsius to Fahrenheit.
Entegra EXP5000 PFD Software Release Levels
Pre Release 6 : 530-00171-xxx Release 6.0 : 530-00177-xxx Release 6.2: 530-00183-xxx Release 7 : 530-00194-xxx (adds ADU cal capability, and WAAS) Release 8 : 530-00214-xxx
Entegra EX5000 PFD or MFD Connectors
When reinstalling the PFD or the MFD, refer to the aircraft installation guides for the pin connectors. Assuming the connectors on a replaced or repaired unit are incorrect, will delay your re-installation of the unit and delivery back to the pilot. For example, Connector J731 is on the back side of the PFD in thi…
Servo Limit Message on PFD
Generally this means the DFC90 is seeing a problem with the roll servo. The roll servo is the only one that will trigger a "Servo Limit" message. Recommend having an avionics shop perform the Start Up Voltage tests on the roll servo.
