REFLECTOR: Fuel Remaining Serial Message

[Brian Michalk]

I forgot to say thanks.  They were very helpful, but the documentation 
they did get me, still didn't have the message format I was looking 
for.  I eventually found the "shadin fuel format", which is I believe 
what I need.

On 10/30/2012 08:54 AM, Scott Derrick wrote:
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Fuel Remaining Serial Message
> From: Brian Michalk <michalk at awpi.com>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Date: 10/29/2012 03:48 PM
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>> I know this may be a bit too specific, but I'm not having any luck so 
>> far.
>>
>> I am running the GX60, and in the installation manual, there's a whole
>> list of serial formats for navigation, messages and what not. There is
>> the capability to read the Shadin fuel airdata, and they have documented
>> the current fuel flow and fuel consumed messages.
>>
>> I called Garmin-AT today and asked the engineer how the GX60 knows how
>> much fuel is on board.  If the Shadin is there, the GX60 sends it a
>> message, asking for total fuel on board.  The Shadin then replies with
>> total fuel on board.  If the Shadin is not there, but the fuel airdata
>> serial stream is configured via the front panel, then the GX60 will
>> display on the front panel asking the pilot how much fuel is on board.
>>
>> So far so good.  So I ask the engineer if he has any documentation on
>> this protocol.  Nothing he can send me, is what he said.  I hate Garmin.
>>
>> Does anyone know where I can find the protocols for the GX60? There's a
>> lot of messages that are not documented that I might be interested in,
>> but for now, I would really like to know what the Shadin fuel on board
>> response message is.  I've tried finding the Shadin protocols, and can't
>> find anything there either.
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