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USER MANUAL FlarmBat Portable PowerFlarm device Version 1.18

Important Notices Packing Lists Basics 1.1 Limited Warranty 1.2 Battery information 1.2.1 Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment 1.2.2 Disposal of waste batteries 3.1 LXNAV FlarmBat display at a Glance 3.1.1 LXNAV FlarmBat features 3.1.2 Interfaces 3.1.3 Technical Data 3.2 Hardware variants 3.2.1 PowerFlarm module 3.2.2 Secondary PowerFlarm module 3.2.3 ADS-B module System Description Setting up FlarmBat Other indications 4.1 Description of Flarm (PowerFlarm) Led Display 4.1.1 Status LEDs 4.1.2 Battery and charger status LEDs 4.1.3 Horizontal direction LEDs 4.1.4 Vertical...

FlarmBat – FlarmLED – Oudie FlarmBat – FlarmView – Sxxx Vario FlarmBat – LX9xxx – FlarmView Flarm antenna wiring Data transfer 8.1 Firmware update 8.1.1 ADS-B/LED display firmware update via Flash Loader 8.1.2 ADS-B/LED display firmware update via LXxxxx 8.2 Configuring FlarmBat 8.2.1 Configuring FlarmBat settings PowerFlarmConfig 8.2.2 FlarmBat configuration by using Flarm configuration tool 8.3 Saving flight on the micro SD card 8.4 Updating the obstacle database Revision History

Important Notices The LXNAV system is designed for VFR use only as an aid to prudent navigation. All information is presented for reference only. Terrain, airports and airspace data are provided only as an aid to situation awareness. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. LXNAV reserves the right to change or improve their products and to make changes in the content of this material without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. A Yellow triangle shows parts of the manual which should be read very carefully and are...

1.2 Battery information A rechargeable battery power the FlarmBat. The battery can be charged and discharged hundreds of times, but it will eventually wear out. Only use the approved battery and recharge your battery only with approved chargers. When not in use, unplug the charger from the electrical plug and the device. Do not leave a fully charged battery connected to a charger, as overcharging may shorten its life. If left unused, a fully charged battery will lose its charge over time. Use the battery only for its intended purpose. Never use a charger or a battery that is damaged. If the...

1.2.2 Disposal of waste batteries (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the battery or on the packaging, indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery. The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources. In case of products...

FlarmBat Flarm antenna (1) 2nd Flarm antenna - optional Power cable ADS-B antenna – optional Micro SD card with manual

3 Basics 3.1 LXNAV FlarmBat display at a Glance An ideal club compact portable standalone device based on PowerFLARM technology. It comes with an integrated FlarmLED indicator, a built-in Bluetooth module which works with Android and iOS, internal battery up to 10h, GPS module and an option of an IGC flight recorder with internal pressure sensor. It’s a collision avoidance device, designed for gliders as well as for other participants in the air. FLARM® is in widespread use and features include: • • • • • • • • • • • Display of nearby Flarm traffic with warning visually and acoustically of...

LXNAV FlarmBat features 2 x Serial RS232 input/output pushbutton 12 bicolor LEDs for direction 5 LEDs for vertical angle 3 LEDs for GPS, Rx and Tx indication 3 LEDs for battery and charger status LED distance indicator extremely bright bicolor LEDs pushbutton on FlarmLED, to adjust some settings NEAR mode function adjustable baud rate on each comm. port adjustable brightness of the screen Low current consumption Distance indicator Built in battery for 12 hours of independent working (including 2nd flarm receiver and ADSB receiver). Without ADSB and 2nd flarm receiver, may take longer....

ADS-B module FlarmBat device has a possibility to have an internal ADS-B module. ADS-B module is not a standard part of the FlarmBat, therefore when ordering you have to order FlarmBat with ADSB. With ADS-B you will see all traffic equipped with mode S transponders. ADS-B module can be retrofitted into FlarmBats.

4 System Description 4.1 Description of Flarm (PowerFlarm) Led Display It consists of 5 main parts: • Status LEDs • Horizontal direction LEDs • Vertical direction LEDs • Push button • Beeper • ALS (Ambient light sensor) Distance to the target Battery and charger status Horizntal indicator Vertical indicator Flarm status Status LEDs Status LEDs indicates if PowerFlarm receiver receives any data, transmits data and GPS status. RX status led indicates that PowerFlarm is receiving something from other Flarm units. TX status led indicates that Flarm is transmitting data. GPS status led has 3...

12 horizontal LEDs are indicating the direction of threat. Example shows threat from front right side (2’o clock) Vertical direction LEDs They are in yellow color. LEDs are describing vertical angle of threat divided by 14° Example shows that threat is approximately 14° above us, top led threat will be 28° or higher above us. Resolution of vertical indicator can be set in the setup 4.1.5 Distance to the target indicator It is in green color. In normal operation, it shows distance to the target in units, selected in setup menu. SD card can be used for PowerFlarm configuration and for storing...

led indicates major version, distance indicator shows minor version). After few seconds of startup screens, unit will enter in normal operation mode. 4.3 Startup sequence Press and hold button for two seconds. PWR LED will indicate powering up. If FlarmBat did not power up, you need to hold button longer or internal battery is empty, or external power supply is not present. 4.4 Shutting down FlarmBat With extremely long press to the button, FlarmBat will shut down. 4.5 Normal operation In normal operation with short press, we can cycle between three different volumes (Low, Medium and High)....