REFLECTOR: Panel layout opinions

Tue Feb 4 13:16:03 CST 2014

Jack, on a related note (sorry for the thread high jack), do you know a way to secure USB into the slot. They just push in but are not secured with screws or anything else. We use USB to connect to the internet on our patrol cars and they have a nasty habit of shaking loose as we drive. Seems it would be a bigger issue in a plane thus wishing to find a way to more securely fasten them in. My Dynon SkyView has USB that I currently don't use but may need/want to down the road.

Thanks.

Chris
Houston.

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On Jan 31, 2014, at 23:31, "Jack Prock" <jackprock at wavecable.com<mailto:jackprock at wavecable.com>> wrote:

Buy something like this… The USB cable supplies the power, so there is no external wiring. Just plug in to the connectors,
attach this thing somewhere behind the instrument panel and away you go.

http://www.amazon.com/SIIG-4-Port-RS-232-Adapter-JU-SC0111-S1/dp/B005PAJV0A

Of course if you want to spend  $7K on another HXr just to get more RS232 ports, I’m sure they will take your money.

Jack

From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org<mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Don Johnston
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 7:53 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Panel layout opinions

I can't say for certain, but I would be surprised if the HXr would be able to send/receive to the nav radio, com radio, GPS, transponder, audio panel, etc., through the USB port.

On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Jack Prock <jackprock at wavecable.com<mailto:jackprock at wavecable.com>> wrote:
Don,

If the only issue is the number of rs232 port on the back of the HXr,
I suggest that you think of this as just a computer problem. The HXr has several usb ports on the back.
You can get a 4 port rs232 hub that plugs into a single usb port. Or you can get cables that have rs-232 on one end
and a usb port on the other.

There are many less expensive solutions to getting more ports than having to add a second HXr.

Jack

From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org<mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org<mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org>] On Behalf Of Don Johnston
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 10:00 AM
To: reflector at tvbf.org<mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>
Subject: REFLECTOR: Panel layout opinions

Originally, I was going to go with a pair of GRT screens with a traditional radio stack. But when the HXr came out that supported remote avionics and the ability to use a tablet as a secondary display, I switched to that (this is where not purchasing instrumentation and avionics until they're needed pays off!)
So the new plan was a single 10.4" screen with all remote avionics and a tablet (not permanently mounted) that would be used primarily for engine information.
But recently I discovered that a single screen wouldn't work because each device requires a serial port and there are only 8 ports per screen. So I've got to add a second screen just to get more ports. :-(
Now my problem is where to put the second screen (see attached).
I could mount the second display directly next to the primary screen.  This seems to be the most common layout. But the backup EFIS (Dynon D1) would have to be mounted either very low on the panel or way off to the right.
The other alternative is to center it on the co-pilot side. This would allow the backup EFIS to be placed higher on the panel.  But the second EFIS would be basically unusable from the pilot seat (viewing or controlling).  On the other hand, if GRT doesn't come through with their IFR GPS and I have to use a Garmin 400W, at least I'll be able to mount it in the center of the panel. If I put the second screen adjacent to the primary screen, the only place to put a panel mount GPS would be out of reach from the pilot.
What do y'all think?
Don

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