IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM - Persistent Traffic Failure alerts

Print Page | Close Window

Persistent Traffic Failure alerts

Printed From: Avidyne
Category: Avidyne General
Forum Name: IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM
Forum Description: Topics on Avidyne's IFD 5 Series and IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM
URL: http://forums.avidyne.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=830
Printed Date: 16 May 2024 at 8:48pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com

Topic: Persistent Traffic Failure alerts

Posted By: ptlevine
Subject: Persistent Traffic Failure alerts
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2015 at 7:37pm

I am getting recurring blue/yellow CAS messages about Traffic Sensor Fault/Failure alerts, including ones that say our traffic system won't initiate self test (which is isn't supposed to do), although it appears that the units continue to show traffic the whole time these alerts are reported and is certainly still showing up on our G500. Is this a known bug?

Our aircraft has Skywatch TAS.

Replies:

Posted By: AviJake
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 10:51am

Pete,

I'm out of office for rest of week so I'll have to look into it early next week. I *think* this is a known issue with respect to potentially unwired discretes that allow the IFD to know and control the state of self test command. And I *think* the unit will actually behave just fine albeit with the inability to control self test. In other words, the traffic data is all present and correct. Will check next week.

-------------
Steve Jacobson
sjacobson@avidyne.com

Posted By: LANCE
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 12:52pm

I think it must be a timing issue. My IFD540 many times shows an error message on the screen on startup re: Skywatch traffic. I've found if I leave my traffic switch off as the Avidyne is starting up and then turn Skywatch on after the 540 initializes then all is OK.

Posted By: ptlevine
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 12:19pm

Steve

AFIK, the traffic is still showing correctly notwithstanding the messages. At least it appears that way and looks the same on the G500 and IFD and on my KMD80.