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ARINC 429 multi-bit converter

NEW PRODUCTS

tion E5's patented, unique design slides easily into existing panel cutouts and is a single-unit installation that consolidates traditional attitude indicator and directional gyro/
course deviation indicator into one display. Installing an
Aspen Evolution E5 likely will allow owners and operators
to remove their airplane's engine-driven vacuum system.
For more information, visit aspenavionics.com.

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offerings: an ARINC 429
multi-bit converter, accompanied by a multi-bit
decoder, also for the
ARINC 429 standard.
Applied Avionics'
multi-bit converter offers four discrete outputs, which the company says are
ideal when the ARINC 429 data stream includes multiple
failures. The device also is able to convert the sign/status matrix bits, which may be encoded with information,
including component health monitoring. It's an eight-pin
component of the NEXSYS product family. The company's multi-bit decoder is a 12-pin NEXSYS-compatible
product designed to convert several discrete outputs.
Once the decoder reads a relevant ARINC 429 label, the
built-in decoder takes over and allows all eight combinations to be used as discrete outputs.
For more information, visit appliedavionics.com.
Aspen Avionics
Aspen Avionics introduced its new Evolution E5 Dual
Electronic Flight Instrument, an STC'd and non-TSO'd device combining an attitude indicator and directional gyro/
course deviation indicator into a single display. The Evolution E5 also includes global positioning system steering,
and an air data computer and attitude heading reference
system. Retail pricing starts at $4,995.
According to the company, the Evolution E5 features
redesigned electronics and has
a bolder and brighter display
than previous products, offering
greater reliability and capability
with increased processing speed.
The Evolution E5 mounts into an
existing 3 ¼-inch instrument hole,
helping to keep installation costs
low. It's designed as a drop-in
replacement for traditional mechanical vacuum instruments and
interfaces with most legacy autopilots. A backup attitude indicator
is not required.
Aspen Avionics Evolution E5
An affordable upgrade path to
the TSO-approved Evolution 1000 Pro PFD, key features
of the Evolution E5 include a rechargeable backup battery, and a large, 6-inch diagonal, 400-by-760-pixel TFT
active matrix LCD screen allowing bolder and brighter
resolution. As with many of Aspen's products, the Evolu- 12 -

Avidyne
The latest addition from Avidyne is new software for its
popular products. Among the new features and product
improvements of the company's R10.2.1 software upgrade is support for helicopter-specific features including
heliports and helicopter SIDS/STARS/
approaches, which
is a new paid option
designed for helicopter
operators.
In addition to helicopter enablement,
new features for the reIFD540 displaying helicopter
SID/STAR approaches
lease include additional
VFR waypoints, a configurable fuel-based range ring, modification of the MapMx
interface to support more than 31 waypoints and improved
support for the GTX 345 transponder. The upgrade also
features improved decoding of METARs, AIRMETs and
SIGMETs.
Avidyne's flagship product remains its IFD540 touchscreen GPS navigators, which the company says feature
the "most intuitive flight management system in an easyto-use, yet powerful design." The IFD540 and IFD440 are
direct replacements for popular Garmin GNS series navigators and, in most cases, can use an existing tray and
connectors, minimizing installation costs. The units also
feature the company's hybrid use of both a touchscreen
and traditional knobs and buttons to control its functions,
while a user interface based on pages and tabs eliminates
nested menus. Touchscreen functionality includes pinch/
zoom, map panning and graphical flight plan editing, functions that also can be accessed with knobs and buttons,
depending on the pilot's choice.
For more information, visit avidyne.com.
AvionTEq
AvionTEq is an FAA-certified repair station that sells,
buys and leases new and used/refurbished avionics and
instruments, test equipment, aircraft maintenance tools
and other testing systems, panels and accessories. The
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