Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #45049
From: Tracy Crook <tracy@rotaryaviation.com>
Sender: <rwstracy@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EM3 (Shameless Promotion)
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 15:27:16 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Hi Rich,
   The data logger uses a USB Thumbdrive to log data so if you didn't want it to log, just don't plug in a drive.  Plug one in when you do.  The Datalogger option comes with a small panel mounted module that the drive plugs into.

On every engine start (or when a Thumbdrive is plugged in) The EM3 starts loging to a sequentially numbered file starting with the name LOGxx.TXT,  where xx is a number between 00 and 99.   If it has already used numbers 00 thru 08 the next time it will open a file named LOG09.TXT   After 100 flights (or engine run logs) you need to download the files to your PC (if desired) and delete them from the USB Thumbdrive. 

When viewing the log on your PC, the airspeed is logged and graphed along with everything else so you really don't have to record anything on a clip board.   Just look along the horizontal graph where airspeed is on the point of interest.   Words ar not very good at describing this so I'll attach a short data log clip (about 2 minutes worth)  to illustrate what the log looks like.   You can select the parameters you want to display and not every one of them is on this sample.   In actual use, when this chart is on the screen, just pointing the cursor at any point on any line pops up a label showing what the parameter is and the exact digital value of it.

If you mean ignition timing angle, the answer is no.

I don't know of anyone with an I/O 540 with an EC2 but there are a few with O - 200 and O - 320 engines.

Tracy


On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Richard Nadig <blueren@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi Tracy,
Relative to data logging: 
1) Would like to be able to turn it on and off so I do not log a lot of data between test points. 
2) And it woud be nice to be able to input a number or code to tie a data shot to what ever it is I have on my clip board.  ie  Data  point one -- climb at 100, data point two climb at 110. 
3) And finally, do you record timeing angle?
 
Can you put me in touch with anyone who has installed the EC2 on an Lyc IO-540?

Regards,
Rich
RV-3 13b
N63AZ
--- On Wed, 2/4/09, Tracy Crook <tracy@rotaryaviation.com> wrote:

From: Tracy Crook <tracy@rotaryaviation.com>

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EM3 (Shameless Promotion)
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 2:35 PM


It's way late but I finally got the documentation, production, etc  sorted out on the EM3.

  It has all the same features as the EM2 plus 4 additional CHT and EGT inputs which can be used for general purpose temp measuring channels.   Also it can do data logging on every input at 1 second intervals.  Data stored on a USB 'thumb drive'.   Log is displayed using an EXCEL spreadsheet on PC for analysis.

It is also modular so you don't have to pay for features you don't need.   Price is lower too.  I had them made in larger quantity to get lower production costs.

Went back to the two part architecture (Display and acquisition module (AQM) of the early EM2 because of the fewer wires needed between the panel and engine room (total of 5 wires).  This makes the connections between the AQM and engine sensors much shorter.  If the temperature guidelines are followed, the AQM can be mounted in the engine bay.   The new design eliminates the noise problems which limited the distance between AQM and display seen on some EM2 Canard installations.   I,ve tested to 30+ feet and even more should be possible.

Not ready yet but soon will have an option for Altitude Encoder output for connection to your  transponder. 

At the risk of encouraging more feature creap, are there any other functions you guys would like to see in an engine monitor?

Tracy Crook

BASE PRICE                             $459.00      Includes  OAT sensor.

                                                                

               Has same features and display as EM2 but has 8 CHT or general purpose temp inputs plus 8 EGT (or gen purpose) temp inputs.   Data logger compatibility (see options)
 

OPTIONS:

1. Basic Sensor Kit                        $55.00   (oil temp, oil pressure, coolant temp)


2. Airdata -  TAS, Altitude / VSI       $165.00


3.  Data Logging                             $259.00  All parameters logged at 1 second intervals (includes software for displaying logged data on PC.


4.  MAP sensor                                $45.00  (not needed when used with EC2 or EC3 engine controller) 


Future options:                                $135.00       Altitude Encoder option (for Mode C transponder,  requires Airdata option)



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