Basic SkyView Display Operation
SkyView System Installation Guide - Revision AA 3-17
Note that if an ADAHRS, EMS, or Servos are not present on the SkyView network,
this menu will note the absence by displaying “(EMS NOT DETECTED)”, “(ADAHRS
NOT DETECTED)”, or “(SERVOS NOT INSTALLED)”
Software Updates and File Operations
Dynon Avionics continually provides new functionality and capabilities to your SkyView system
via Software updates. Use the resources mentioned in the Contact Information Section of this
document to stay current on Software availability for SkyView.
Software updates and file operations are performed using a USB flash drive.
USB Flash Drive Considerations
A 4 GB or 8 GB USB flash drive is shipped with each SkyView display. There is
nothing unique about this USB flash drive, including the data included on it.
Dynon Avionics recommends that you have a variety of USB flash drives available
for various purposes, to dedicate to a specific task. For example, maintain a
separate USB flash drive for EXPORT SETTINGS files; another for updating Software,
and another for updating Aviation / Obstacle databases, etc. While a high
resolution terrain database may require as much as 4 GB, a SkyView Software
update may require only 50 MB. To display Seattle Avionics charts, a 16 GB USB
flash drive is required. For most purposes, such as saving datalogs and typical
updates, A 1 GB or 2 GB USB flash drive will be adequate.
Dynon Avionics recommends the use of “name brand” USB flash drives – “house
brand” USB flash drives can sometimes fail prematurely, causing corrupted files or
lost data.
If it is ever necessary to reformat a USB flash drive, the format that is compatible
with SkyView is “FAT32”
In order to open the SYSTEM SOFTWARE Menu, you must have a USB flash drive plugged in to
your SkyView display.
Updating the Software on a SkyView display automatically updates all of the
modules connected on the same SkyView network, except for other SkyView
displays. Each display must be updated individually.
Prior to updating Software, all SkyView Network devices must be powered on and
online. If all previously configured SkyView Network devices are not detected, a
warning screen will appear. The most common cause for this error that power is off
to the autopilot servos (AP switch not ON). As soon as the offline module(s) resume
communicating with SkyView, the Software update will automatically proceed.
(SkyView Network devices do not include SV-ADSB-470 and SV-XPNDR-261/262 –
those devices are connected via serial ports).
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