Brief Description: Fix EIU interface and add Crosstalk interface
I wasn't able to get the EIU working yesterday. Also I was not able to tune the NAV/Coms from the MFD (co-pilot system). MArk @ Op tech provided an excellent clue re the EIU, he said that he had a previous customer that had shorted the connecting wire to the shield and that caused him the same problem. Upon closer examination, by bending back the wire that's exactly what I had done also, When cutting back the shield on the single conductor it's easy to cut through the wire, and that's where the short was occurring. On the tuning of the radios. Mark said that it should be working theough the 'Cross talk' RS 232 interface. I queried him about where in the documentation this interface was described, and low and behold they've been in porduction for 4 years and have gone through nearly 20 revisions of the implementation manual, and I was the 1st one to point out that this was missing. Got the info from him, involved setting up another RS232 port for crosstalk. I had to combine/share the ADC and autopilot on a single port to free one up. Then make the harness and add it to the frey, With both of the 2 changes accomplished, these 2 issues are history. OP tech support has been outstanding. I got response to one e-mail I sent off @ 6pm @ 10:45 the same night. don't they ever sleep?
Had to mess around back here on the business end today
