Additional Compatible Radar ie. RDS-81
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Topic: Additional Compatible Radar ie. RDS-81
Posted By: afassas
Subject: Additional Compatible Radar ie. RDS-81
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2021 at 10:51am
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There has been confusion over the past several years with regards to Avidyne's roadmap/plans for which models of radar sensors that the IFD-5XX will display and control, with the Radar Unlock feature. Original Avidyne brochures for the IFD-5XX stated a large list, which included the Bendix/King RDS-81. The actual documentation for the IFD-5XX only showed the Bendix/King RDR-2000. I have inquired through an Avidyne dealer and have been told that indeed there were issues with the other Bendix/King digital radar (including the RDS-81) not working as expected when interfaced to the IFD-5XX (up through software version 10.2.6.1), but that these legacy radar are expected to be added to the compatible list with software version 10.3. I have a Bendix/King RDS-81 radar in my aircraft. The components are an IN-812A radar indicator and a RS-811A radar sensor. My radar indicator display has failed and I am needing to decide on a radar indicator path forward. If my radar was on the IFD-5XX compatible list, I would gladly purchase the radar unlock option and have my radar sensor wired up to my IFD-540. Avidyne can you shed some light on this subject please? ------------- Alex Fassas Avidyne IFD-540 Lynx NGT-9000+ Aspen MAX PFD1000, MFD1000 & MFD500 Beech A36 KRGA |
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Posted By: AviSteve
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2021 at 1:24pm
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Release 10.2.4.1 included support for RDS-81 and several other radars. Any issues with RDS-81 initial integration that we were aware of have been resolved already and are not specifically a part of 10.3. If you have information about specific aspects of the integration that you've been told are inoperative, please let us know. ------------- Steve Lindsley Avidyne Engineering |
Posted By: afassas
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2021 at 1:37pm
Steve, thank you for the reply. It might be nice to inform the Customer Support engineers at Avidyne of this information. I specifically called about a month ago to enquire about integration of my Bendix/King RDS-81 radar with my existing IFD-540. The response without looking anything up was, "We do not interface to the RDS-81.". I asked if it was on the roadmap to be added, the response was "We do not have plans to interface to any analog radar models." I asked my Avidyne dealer to also inquire. He reported back that Avidyne had issues with previous attempts to interface with the RDS-81, but that these have been worked out and are part of software release 10.3. I will inform my Avidyne dealer of your response. We will proceed from there. Thank you. ------------- Alex Fassas Avidyne IFD-540 Lynx NGT-9000+ Aspen MAX PFD1000, MFD1000 & MFD500 Beech A36 KRGA |
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