Dynon Avionics SkyView Classic - Transponder-Related Skyview Display Settings

SV-XPNDR-261/262 Installation and Configuration
11-16 SkyView System Installation Guide - Revision AA
Transponder-Related SkyView Display Settings
Serial Port Setup
Before the TRANSPONDER SETUP menu can be accessed, the SV-XPNDR-261/262 needs to be
set up as a serial device in the SkyView system. To accomplish this:
 SETUP MENU > SYSTEM SETUP > SERIAL PORT SETUP
 Select the serial port to which you connected (physically – the wires) the SV-XPNDR-
261/262 – SERIAL PORT 1, SERIAL PORT 2, SERIAL PORT 3, or SERIAL PORT 4.
 Select either DYNON SV-XPNDR-261 or DYNON SV-XPNDR-262 as appropriate. Note that
other fields are automatically configured and cannot be changed. Press ACCEPT.
The data transmitted between the SkyView display and the SV-XPNDR-261/262 nominally
includes encoded altitude data from SkyView’s ADAHRS. Therefore, no other altitude encoder
hardware is required. However, some locales may require the use of a certified altitude
encoder with the Dynon Avionics SV-XPNDR-261/262. SkyView supports external serial altitude
encoders that use Icarus/Garmin format (connected via serial port to one of the SkyView
display’s serial ports). When an external serial is connected, the SV-XPNDR-261/262 uses the
external altitude encoder data source instead of SkyView’s pressure altitude (from the SV-
ADAHRS-200/201). However, the pressure altitude displayed by SkyView on the PFD page is
ALWAYS sourced from the SV-ADAHRS-200/201.
To have SkyView use an external altitude serial encoder as the pressure altitude source for the
SV-XPNDR-261/262:
1. Connect a SkyView display serial RX to the respective serial TX connection from the
serial altitude encoder. If your SkyView system has multiple displays, this connection
must be made to all SkyView displays in parallel.
2. Ensure there is a shared ground between the SkyView display and the serial altitude
encoder.
3. Configure the SkyView display serial port RX:
SETUP MENU > SYSTEM SETUP > SERIAL PORT SETUP > SERIAL PORT x SETUP > SERIAL IN
DEVICE > ICARUS/GARMIN ALTITUDE. (The other parameters are set automatically).
SV-XPNDR-261/262 Settings
The aircraft tail number must be set in SETUP > SYSTEM SETUP > AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION > TAIL NUMBER prior to configuring the transponder.
The following settings need to be configured before testing and using the SV-XPNDR-261/262.
They are all accessed under SETUP MENU > TRANSPONDER SETUP:
 STATUS: Displays online/offline status, displays hardware, Software, and Software
versions of the SV-XPNDR-261/262. If shown in YELLOW, a Software update for the SV-