Century Ic and GPS

[Grandmaster]

Anyone know...Do I need a Digital to Analog converter to connect my
Garmin 396 to my Century Ic? Anyone got any schematics? Does anyone
have a setup like this? How efficient is the wing leveler (does it
hold a track when slaved to a gps source)?

Thanks, Kelly

[Rip]

Grandmaster wrote:
> Anyone know...Do I need a Digital to Analog converter to connect my
> Garmin 396 to my Century Ic? Anyone got any schematics? Does anyone
> have a setup like this? How efficient is the wing leveler (does it
> hold a track when slaved to a gps source)?
>
> Thanks, Kelly
>
I have a Century 1 which is selectable between NAV and GPS (when not in
gyro "wing leveler" mode). It tracks very well once it's spent a while
figuring out the crab angle to compensate for cross track wind.
Just don't expect it to acquire a new heading if the GPS demands one!

Rip

[Grandmaster]

Thanks Rip...do you know if you have a DAC (digital to analog
converter)?
Rip wrote:
> Grandmaster wrote:
> > Anyone know...Do I need a Digital to Analog converter to connect my
> > Garmin 396 to my Century Ic? Anyone got any schematics? Does anyone
> > have a setup like this? How efficient is the wing leveler (does it
> > hold a track when slaved to a gps source)?
> >
> > Thanks, Kelly
> >
> I have a Century 1 which is selectable between NAV and GPS (when not in
> gyro "wing leveler" mode). It tracks very well once it's spent a while
> figuring out the crab angle to compensate for cross track wind.
> Just don't expect it to acquire a new heading if the GPS demands one!
>
> Rip

[rq3]

The Century 1 (if it has the nav tracker installed) will track any
standard +/- 150 millivolt nav signal, which is generally used to drive
a VOR indicator or the like. My GPS (a Garmin 300XL), provides this signal.

Rip

Grandmaster wrote:
> Thanks Rip...do you know if you have a DAC (digital to analog
> converter)?
> Rip wrote:
>> Grandmaster wrote:
>>> Anyone know...Do I need a Digital to Analog converter to connect my
>>> Garmin 396 to my Century Ic? Anyone got any schematics? Does anyone
>>> have a setup like this? How efficient is the wing leveler (does it
>>> hold a track when slaved to a gps source)?
>>>
>>> Thanks, Kelly
>>>
>> I have a Century 1 which is selectable between NAV and GPS (when not in
>> gyro "wing leveler" mode). It tracks very well once it's spent a while
>> figuring out the crab angle to compensate for cross track wind.
>> Just don't expect it to acquire a new heading if the GPS demands one!
>>
>> Rip
>

[Grandmaster]

Does anyone know the signal output (analog or digital) of the 396? I
know it is output from the extra wires on the power cord, but the
manual does not have a schematic. I know aviation shops can but tech
manuals and they all certainly know it by heart. I have a homebuilt
and want to do it myself. I can probably get a wiring diagram for the
century I.


rq3 wrote:
> The Century 1 (if it has the nav tracker installed) will track any
> standard +/- 150 millivolt nav signal, which is generally used to drive
> a VOR indicator or the like. My GPS (a Garmin 300XL), provides this signal.
>
> Rip
>
> Grandmaster wrote:
> > Thanks Rip...do you know if you have a DAC (digital to analog
> > converter)?
> > Rip wrote:
> >> Grandmaster wrote:
> >>> Anyone know...Do I need a Digital to Analog converter to connect my
> >>> Garmin 396 to my Century Ic? Anyone got any schematics? Does anyone
> >>> have a setup like this? How efficient is the wing leveler (does it
> >>> hold a track when slaved to a gps source)?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks, Kelly
> >>>
> >> I have a Century 1 which is selectable between NAV and GPS (when not in
> >> gyro "wing leveler" mode). It tracks very well once it's spent a while
> >> figuring out the crab angle to compensate for cross track wind.
> >> Just don't expect it to acquire a new heading if the GPS demands one!
> >>
> >> Rip
> >

[Steve Foley[_2_]]

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"Grandmaster" > wrote in message
ps.com...
> Does anyone know the signal output (analog or digital) of the 396? I
> know it is output from the extra wires on the power cord, but the
> manual does not have a schematic. I know aviation shops can but tech
> manuals and they all certainly know it by heart. I have a homebuilt
> and want to do it myself. I can probably get a wiring diagram for the
> century I.
>
>
> rq3 wrote:
>> The Century 1 (if it has the nav tracker installed) will track any
>> standard +/- 150 millivolt nav signal, which is generally used to drive
>> a VOR indicator or the like. My GPS (a Garmin 300XL), provides this
>> signal.
>>
>> Rip
>>
>> Grandmaster wrote:
>> > Thanks Rip...do you know if you have a DAC (digital to analog
>> > converter)?
>> > Rip wrote:
>> >> Grandmaster wrote:
>> >>> Anyone know...Do I need a Digital to Analog converter to connect my
>> >>> Garmin 396 to my Century Ic? Anyone got any schematics? Does anyone
>> >>> have a setup like this? How efficient is the wing leveler (does it
>> >>> hold a track when slaved to a gps source)?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks, Kelly
>> >>>
>> >> I have a Century 1 which is selectable between NAV and GPS (when not
>> >> in
>> >> gyro "wing leveler" mode). It tracks very well once it's spent a while
>> >> figuring out the crab angle to compensate for cross track wind.
>> >> Just don't expect it to acquire a new heading if the GPS demands one!
>> >>
>> >> Rip
>> >
>

[mikem]

Grandmaster wrote:
> Does anyone know the signal output (analog or digital) of the 396? I
> know it is output from the extra wires on the power cord, but the
> manual does not have a schematic.

The only autopilot-relevant output from a 296/396/496 is digital, i. e.
it is 9600 baud RS232 which talks in NEMA0183 standard sentences. To
interface it to a wing-leveler, which expects +-50uA AIRINC analog
input, requires a microprocessor interface. The uP parses the RS232 and
converts it into an analog current to steer the autopilot...

see http://www.porcine.com/

[Grandmaster]

Thanks a ton...based on everyone's posts, I just purchased a "Smart
Coupler" from porcine.



mikem wrote:
> Grandmaster wrote:
> > Does anyone know the signal output (analog or digital) of the 396? I
> > know it is output from the extra wires on the power cord, but the
> > manual does not have a schematic.
>
> The only autopilot-relevant output from a 296/396/496 is digital, i. e.
> it is 9600 baud RS232 which talks in NEMA0183 standard sentences. To
> interface it to a wing-leveler, which expects +-50uA AIRINC analog
> input, requires a microprocessor interface. The uP parses the RS232 and
> converts it into an analog current to steer the autopilot...
>
> see http://www.porcine.com/