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Wendells RV-6A
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Date:  7-17-2014
Number of Hours:  4.00
Manual Reference:  AutoPilot
Brief Description:  Wired up Autopilot Servos

Because of its location next to the network bus, I seperated the power and disconnect wires from the two sets of serial data wires. The power and Autopilot disconnect run forward after making a molex connection. The red wire is power. The yellow wire disconnects the autopilot when the wire is grounded. That would be a button on each control stick. The roll servo, being located under the copilot seat, made use of a DB9 connection that carried the power and disconnect wire to the center of the fuselage. They stopped there, but the 4 serial data wires went aft to the network bus. You then re-run the network configuration and it finds the two servos and adds them to the list. Before you can make the autopilot function, you need to have all your airspeeds entered into the Skyview. Finish that (used temp numbers for now), and then you calibrate the stick movements in all four corners of its possible movement. Tested its movement and voila. You now can see AUTOPILOT on the Skyview. Very cool.
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Roll servo used a DB9 connector to carry all wires to center fuselage. Ran fwd and aft then.

Roll servo used a DB9 connector to carry all wires to center fuselage. Ran fwd and aft then.

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Pitch servo power wires in Molex and shrinkwrapped. Data wires to network bus.

Pitch servo power wires in Molex and shrinkwrapped. Data wires to network bus.

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Happy camper. Autopilot shows on Skyview.

Happy camper. Autopilot shows on Skyview.

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