Spidertracks Spider 6 Manuel utilisateur
Version 1.0.1
30 May 2016
Spider 6 Instruction Manual
For Spider 6 with Minor MOD Summary Report, Structure Test Procedure,
Electromagnetic Compatibility Test Procedure and additional information.
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Table of Contents
Record of Revision and Approvals 3
1. Installing your Spider 6 4
1.1. Positioning the Spider 6 4
1.2. Power 5
2. Normal Operation 6
2.1. Initial Start Up 6
2.2. GPS Lock 6
2.3. First position point sent 6
2.4. SOS 6
2.5. Watch 7
2.6. Mark 7
2.7. Adjusting the Keypad LED Brightness 7
2.8. Spidertxt 7
3. Troubleshooting 8
3.1. Loss of Power 8
3.2. GPS loss 8
3.3. Satellite LED turns off 8
Appendix 9
(A) Spider 6 Minor Modification Summary Report 10
(A)1.Description 10
(A)2.Modification Approval Basis 10
(A)3.Configuration Control Data 10
(A)4.Post Installation Testing 10
(A)5.Operation and Limitations 10
(A)6.Weight and Balance 10
(A)7.Electrical Load 11
(A)8.Continuing Airworthiness 11
(B) Spider 6 Structure Test Procedure 12
(B)1.Test Definition 12
(B)2.Special Tools and Equipment 12
(B)3.Test Conditions 12
(B)4.Applied Loads 12
(B)5.Test Procedure 12
(B)6.Pass/Fail Criteria 13
(B)7.Test Record 13
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(C) Spider 6 Electromagnetic Compatibility Test Procedure 14
(C)1.Test Definition 14
(C)2.Special Tools and Equipment 14
(C)3.Test Conditions 14
(C)4.Test Procedure 14
(C)5.Pass/Fail Criteria 15
(C)6.Test Record 16
(D) Wiring Diagram - Power Lead 21
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Record of Revision and Approvals
RECORD OF REVISIONS AND APPROVALS
Rev.
Date
Description
Pages
Affected
Released by
Approved by
IR
24. Nov. 2015
Initial release
All
S. Ridder
D. Blackwell
1.0.1
30. May 2016
Rephrasing of chapter 3.3
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S. Ridder
L. McCarthy
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1. Installing your Spider 6
Spider’s antenna needs a good view of the sky.
1.1. Positioning the Spider 6
We recommend placing the Spider 6 on top of the instrument panel in the aircraft. The Spider
needs a clear view of the sky. Spiders have two antenna; one GPS and one Iridium. The GPS
antenna is able to receive GPS information at any angle, as long as it is not obstructed by
metal (such as the bracket). The Iridium antenna however, only!receives and transmits data at
an angle of approximately 170 degrees up from the top of the Spider. If you cannot physically
see the sky from where the Spider is placed, the Spider will not be able to either. The top of
the Spider should point upward. !Please note, the Spider is not able to send or receive data
through metal, carbon composites, or electrically heated windshields. The Spider is able to
send data through glass, fibre glass, or plastic. Please see installation examples on our
support website.
The Spider is not subject to Specific Absorption Rate testing, however we recommend placing
it no less than 200mm from a person.
Secure the Spider to the dashboard with the bracket supplied. The Spider can be quickly
removed from the mount when required.
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1.2. Power
The Spider can be powered using the supplied power lead - just plug into your aircraft’s 10 to
28 volt DC (cigarette lighter) power supply. The power supply must be capable of delivering up
to 1.5 A peak current. An alternative option to using the cigarette lighter, would be to hard-
wire the power supply in your vehicle. Hardwiring the power lead and keeping the Spider
portable would normally be done as a minor modification by a Licensed Aircraft Maintenance
Engineer or technician.
Power supply must be stable in the range of 10-28 VDC and capable of delivering at least 1.5 A
peak current. The Spider must be fuse protected, in which case we recommend using a 3A in-
line fuse.
The power lead supplied has three wires. Brown is positive, black is earth, and blue is not
required (see Appendix (D) Wiring Diagram - Power Lead).
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2. Normal Operation
Once your website account is set up and you have installed your Spider you are ready to go
flying. For setting up your account, please refer to the User Guide for the Spidertracks
website.
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Graphic 1: Spider 6 Keypad
2.1. Initial Start Up
The Spider 6 has an LED start-up sequence to indicate the firmware. The major firmware
number is indicated by the number of flashes from left - right - left. The minor firmware
version number is indicated by number of flashes the power LED makes. The power LED will
stay on after the start-up sequence completed. To check if you have the latest firmware
version, please refer to the support article titled ‘What firmware do I have?’.
2.2. GPS Lock
The Spider 6 will automatically attempt to get a GPS fix. Once a GPS lock is attained the GPS
LED on the Spider (right LED) will turn orange.
2.3. First position point sent
When a GPS fix is attained the Spider 6 will attempt to send the first position report through
Iridium. The GPS LED will turn green afterwards.
2.4. SOS
Pressing SOS on the Spider will cause an SOS to be sent to your tier one support people setup
on the website. The only way to stop the alert is to power the Spider down and power it up
again.
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SOS alerts will not be sent to emergency services. For more information on emergency
contacts please refer to User Guide and Videos for the spidertracks website within the support
website.
2.5. Watch
Press the Watch button for the website to actively monitor your flight. Position reporting will
immediately go to 2 minutes. The website will monitor the position reports coming in and if
none are received for a 10 minute period, while Watch is active, the website will automatically
send out an email and text SOS to your support people.
You can have Watch on for part or all of the flight and are able to turn it on and off by pressing
the Watch button. The normal transmission rate will occur when Watch is turned off. You must
turn Watch off at the end of your flight by a single press (do not hold), and wait for the Watch
LED to stop flashing – this should take less than one minute – to prevent an SOS from being
sent. If the Spider is shut down with Watch on (the Watch LED on or flashing) you are likely to
send a false alert.
2.6. Mark
Press the Mark button to force a position point to be sent right now. A description will be
added to the point when viewed on the website. A notification message can be sent to email
and the mobile phones that have been set up to receive these in the Notification settings page
on the website. When the button is pressed once a Mark 1 is sent, Mark 2 -> press twice, Mark
3 -> press three times, Mark 4 -> press four times. Presses must be within one second of
each other. The LED will flash back the amount of times the button was pressed.
The Mark button can be used at any time and a point will be sent, as long as the unit has a
GPS signal.
2.7. Adjusting the Keypad LED Brightness
You can adjust the Keypad LED brightness by pressing and holding the Mark button down. The
LED will scroll through the levels of brightness. Release the Mark button when your desired
brightness is reached.
2.8. Spidertxt
For more information on Spidertxt please refer to STL Manual Spidertxt.pdf or contact
support.
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3. Troubleshooting
3.1. Loss of Power
Intermittent power supply!power issues are easily recognisable and are characterised by:!
•Several short tracks which constitute what should have been one track between point
A and B
•An excessive number of 0 min tracks!
•Missing tracks (last track terminates at point C, next track originates at point D)
•Last point in track is at a high altitude and/or airspeed (in the absence of a point delay
issue)
•In the case where a Spider is operating in Watch mode, an undesirable outcome of
erratic power cycling may be a tier one alert being fired!
Generic Causality
•Spider is powered by auxiliary power outlet (cigarette lighter) which is subject to
interruption from bumps, knocks, and vibration
•Spider is powered by a battery pack which is unable to deliver enough current, and/or
is running flat
Spidertracks strongly recommends hard-wiring the Spider to the avionics bus in situations
where an installation is permanent.
3.2. GPS loss
If the GPS signal is lost, the GPS LED on the Spider will turn off.
3.3. Satellite LED turns off
If the Spider can not connect to an Iridium Satellite for a short period of time there will be a
transmission delay. If the delay exceeds 120 seconds, the GPS LED on the Spider 3 will turn
orange.
The Spider uses a queue and can store a maximum of 10 points, therefore even if the Spider is
struggling to send position points, it can still add points to the queue as long as there is a GPS
lock.!Once the Satellite connection is re-established, the Satellite!LED on the Spider will turn
back on and the Signal LED on the keypad will turn green.
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Appendix
Autres manuels pour Spider 6
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Table des matières
Autres manuels Spidertracks GPS
