Docu mber: 601-00190-001

ument Num 1
Title:
T Upg
grade SkyTrax 100B to
o SkyTrax 200
2
sion: 00
Revis
Date:
D June
e 03, 2021

1. Plan
nning Infformation
n
1.1 Dis
stribution/E
Eligibility
This Service
S Bullettin may be disstributed only
y to those gro
oups indicated
d below with a check mark
k:

Group Disttribution?
Avvidyne internal & Field Support Personnel
P 
Avvidyne-authorizeed Service Facility 
Avvidyne Web/FTP
P Post 
Avvidyne-authorizeed Installer 
Avvidyne OEM cusstomers 

The Accomplishme
A ent Instructio
ons contained in Section 3 may
m only be performed
p by
y appropriately
autho
orized personn
nel.

1.2 Effe
ectivity/Co
ompatibility
y
This Service
S Bullettin applies to Avidyne SkyyTrax 100B sysstems, part nu
umber 700-000190-100 Rev 00,
with flight
f softwarre part numbeer 510-00347-0000 Rev 00 in
nstalled. Follo
ow the instrucctions of sectiion 3.4
of thiss document to o determine applicability.
a

1.3 Con
ncurrent Requiremen
R nts
After upgrading a SkyTrax 100B B unit to a Sky
yTrax 200, thee installation configuration
n must be cheeck to
confirrm that no un
nexpected chaanges have occcurred.

1.4 Rea
ason
This service
s bulletiin describes how
h to upgrad
de a SkyTrax 100B UAT-on
nly ADS-B receiver unit to
oa
SkyTrrax 200 dual-llink ADS-B reeceiver.

1.5 Des
scription
The SkyTrax
S 100B, which is a UAT-only
U ADS S-B receiver, can
c be updateed to a SkyTrax 200, which h is a
dual-llink (UAT and 1090ES) AD DS-B receiver. The SkyTraax 100B hardw ware was desiigned to supp port
both frequencies,
f so
s this upgradde can be don
ne in the field without a retturn for servicce. Following
g the
upgraade, the follow
wing additionnal functionallities will be available:
a

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  Support fo
or the 1090MH Hz frequency of the dual-frrequency receeiver, including the ability
y to
track 1090E
ES traffic and
d to combine the
t 1090ES traaffic with oth
her traffic sourrces.
 Support fo or ARINC-7355B TAS/TCAAS traffic receiived over an ARINC-429
A in
nterface, inclu
uding
the ability to combine th
he TAS/TCA
AS traffic with
h other traffic sources.

This service
s bulletiin provides th
he instruction ng an update of the SkyTraax 100B field-
ns for installin
loadable componen nts and will result
r in the fo
ollowing chan nges to the Sk
kyTrax config
guration:

Table 1: Part Num

mber and Rev
vision Changees.

Currrent Part # New Part #

Desscription
& Revision
R & Revision
n
700--00190-100 700-00190-1000
SkyTrax System
R 00
Rev Rev 01
530--00245-000 530-00247-0000
SkyTrax Field-Lo
oadable Itemss
R 00
Rev Rev 00
510--00284-000 510-00284-0000
Bootloader
R 02
Rev Rev 03
510--00347-000 510-00350-0000
SkyTrax Flig
ght Software
R 00
Rev Rev 00
052--00197-000 052-00197-0000
FPGA Flightt Image
R 00
Rev Rev 01

1.6 Com
mpliance
This Service
S Bullettin applies to SkyTrax 100BB units with fllight softwaree, part numbeer 510-00347-0000 Rev
00, insstalled. This service bullettin is optionall.

1.7 App
proval
The en
ngineering da
ata underlyin
ng the accomp plishment instructions con
ntained in Secttion 3 are FAA
A-
appro
oved. No other portion of this service bulletin
b is FAA
A-approved.

1.8 Tim
me Require
ed
Comp
plying with th
his Service Bu
ulletin should
d take one perrson approxim
mately 1.0 hou
urs.

1.9 Weight and Balance

B
No ch
hange.

1.10 Ellectrical Lo
oad Data
No ch
hange.

1.11 So
oftware Ac
ccomplishm
ment
None.

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1.12 Re
eference
None.

1.13 Pu
ublications
s affected
None.

2. Matterial – Co
ost and Availabilit
A ty
Cost: Th
here is no charge for these instructions, the software update, or th
he software fieeld-
up
pdate utility; however,
h therre are additio
onal required materials thaat are not prov
vided.
Availability: Th
he updated SkkyTrax softwaare and firmw ware, and the SkyTrax field d update utiliity
req
quired to perfform this Serv
vice Bulletin are available electronically
y via the Avid
dyne
Deealer Networkk.

3. Acc
complishm
ment Instructions
s
3.1 Req
quired Matterials
1. Th
his Service Bu
ulletin, Avidy
yne part num
mber 601-001900-001, Rev 00 or later.
2. Th
he SkyTrax 200 upgrade fiiles as followss:

Descripttion Paart Number Filee Name

SkyTrax 200 Firmwarre 0552-00197-000 Rev 01 avaads-052-001977-000-01.arguss

SkyTrax 200 Bootload
der 5110-00284-000 Rev 03
SkyTrax 200 Flight So
oftware 5110-00350-000 Rev 00
SkyTrax 100B to SkyT
Trax 200
5000-00290-000 Rev 00
Upgradee File
SkyTrax Field Updatee Utility 5110-00322-000 Rev 05
avaads-510-002844-000-03.mlo
avaads-510-003500-000-00.bin
avaads-500-002900-000-00_Upg
grade-SkyTrax
x-
1000B-to-200-
4D990356F6025111F42BA1764A A637B026727BBC554
E9441FD0E6F40D D8402F97723551D0AC5CCC C1B32
62DDA4AE6FEBB BBE22936D444847FE1421BE E85AB
E088536AEE120878.fac
avaads-updater-5510-00322-0000-05.bin

3. A blank µSD card formatted

d as FAT16 orr FAT32.
4. An electronic or
A o printed cop py of the SkyT
Trax Series In
nstallation Maanual, docum
ment number
6000-00335-000 Rev 02 or lateer.
5. Optional: if performing the service bulletin on a bench
O h, then a SkyT
Trax bench po
ower harnesss will be
reequired.

3.2 Obttaining the

e Update Files
Fi
This service
s bulletiin, and all filees required fo
or this update can be obtain
ned from the Avidyne Deaaler site
at:

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 http://dealeers.avidyne.co
om/downloaads/download
ds.asp

3.3 Pre
eparing the
e SkyTrax 100B
1
This update
u may be
b installed while the SkyT Trax unit is insstalled in the aircraft, or with
w the SkyTrrax unit
on a bench.
b The µSSD card slot may
m be difficu ult to reach while
w the SkyT
Trax unit is innstalled. If
perforrming this serrvice bulletin
n while the un
nit is installed
d in an aircraftt, it may be neecessary to
discon
nnect cables from
f the SkyTTrax or remov ve the SkyTraax unit completely in orderr to insert/rem move
the µS
SD card.
If perfforming this service
s bullettin at a bench,, a suitable haarness will neeed to be consstructed to ap
pply
poweer to the SkyTrrax unit. Thee information found in the SkyTrax Seriies Installation n Manual maay be
used to
t prepare a bench
b power harness. Onlly power is reequired. All other o pins maay remain
disconnnected unlesss configuratiion is also to be
b performed d while on thee bench. If configuration iss to be
done on a bench, th hen a USB A to USB C cab ble for connectting from a co omputer’s US SB port to the
SkyTrrax USB port will also need d to be providded.
Be surre to record th
he configurattion of the Sky
yTrax unit beefore applyingg this update.. The upgrad de from
a SkyT Trax 100B to a SkyTrax 2000 will reset th
he installation
n configuratio
on to default values
v after en
nabling
the 10090MHz receiiver. Record thet following g information so that it can
n be restored after
a the upgrrade:
 ICAO add
dress (icaoadd
dr command)
 COM port configuration
n (comconf co
ommand)
 NACv settting (nacv com
mmand)

3.4 Verrifying App

plicability
This update
u is only
y applicable to SkyTrax 1000B units withh software 5100-00347-000 Rev
R 00 installeed. The
follow
wing proceduure may be useed to determiine what softw ware and firmmware versionns are installeed on
the Sk
kyTrax unit, and
a to verify applicability
a of this Servicee Bulletin.

µSD cards arre normally pre-formatted

p as FAT16 or FAT32, so theere should bee no need to foormat,
or re-format,, the card. If the
t SkyTrax is i unable to reead or write to
t the µSD carrd, then it willl be
necessary to verify that thhe card is prop perly formattted; however,, instructions for doing so are
beyond the scope
s of this service
s bulletiin.

1. Be sure to recoord the config

guration of thee SkyTrax uniit before appllying this upd
date. Refer to
o
seection 3.3 abo
ove.
2. In
nsert a µSD ca
ard into the µSD card reader of a suitably equipped computer.
c
3. Confirm that th
C here are no fiiles stored on the µSD card
d. Delete any files that are found on thee µSD
caard.
4. Copy the SkyT
C Trax field upd
date utility (av t root directory of
vads-updaterr-510-00322-0000-05.bin) to the
th
he µSD card.

Do not chang
ge the file nam
me!

5. Saafely remove the µSD card

d from the carrd reader.
6. Turn off the Sk
kyTrax unit an
nd wait for th
he status indiccator to turn off.
o
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 7. In
nsert the µSD card into thee µSD card slo
ot of the SkyT
Trax unit.

Be careful thhat the µSD caard properly engages

e the connector inside the card sllot on the Sky yTrax
unit. If the µSD
µ is inserted improperly y it may be poossible for thee card to be lo
ost inside the
SkyTrax unitt. If the µSD card
c is lost insside the SkyTTrax the SkyTrrax must be returned
r to Avvidyne
for service.

8. Turn on the Sk
kyTrax unit.
9. W until the external statu
Wait us indicator tu
urns GREEN

If the externaal status indiccator turns RE

ED, then an error has been
n encountered
d by the field update
u
utility. Pleasse contact Avvidyne techniccal support fo
or additional guidance.
g

10. Turn off the Sk

kyTrax unit an
nd wait for th
he status indiccator to turn off.
o
11. Remove
R the µS
SD card from the SkyTrax unit.
12. In
nsert the µSD card into thee µSD card reaader of a suitaably equipped
d computer.
13. Thhe software update
u utility creates a log file on the µSSD card. Opeen the log file in a text edito
or such
ass Windows Notepad.
N The log file will have
h a file nam
me that ends with “flsmlog g.txt” and beg gins
w the unit serial
with s numberr. For examplle, if the unit serial
s numberr is 12345 youu will open th he file
naamed “12345--flsmlog.txt”.
he log file will contain info
14. Th ormation about the softwaare currently loaded
l on thee SkyTrax uniit. See
th
he sample logg file contents below:

Fie
eld Loadab
ble Softwar
re Update Utility
Part #: 510-0032
22-000
Revision: 05
FLS
SM log for
r SkyTrax 100
1 S/N m200875013
Exi
isting app
plication files
f on internal ca
ard:
avads-510-00347-000
0-00.bin
Exi
isting boo
otloader on
n internal card:
Part #: 510-00284-0
000
Revision: 02
Build #: 1
Built: Ma
ar 30 2015 @ 15:16:58
ARG
GOS FPGA:
Part #: 052-00197-0
000
Revision: 00
Build #: 2
Flight im
mage is run
nning
Fla
ash audio file not installed.
i
Con on file is read-write (unlocke
nfiguratio ed and can be change
ed).

dates comp
Upd pleted succ
cessfully.

15. Verify
V that thee model is “Sk
kyTrax 100”.

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 16. V
Verify that thee file listed un
nder “Existing g application files
f on intern
nal card:” is
av
vads-510-0034 47-000-00.bin n. If there is an
ny other file name
n listed here,
h then thiss Service Bulleetin is
no
ot applicable..

It is safe to ree-apply this Service

S Bullettin to a unit th
hat has alread
dy had this Seervice Bulletin n
applied, so iff the model iss “SkyTrax 2000” or the exissting applicattion file is
“avads-510-0 00350-000-00.bin” this Serv vice Bulletin may
m be applieed even thoug gh it is not strrictly
applicable.

17. Close
C the text editor.
e
18. Saafely remove the µSD card
d from the carrd reader.

3.5 Pre
eparing a µSD
µ Card
µSD cards arre normally pre-formatted
p as FAT16 or FAT32, so theere should bee no need to fo
ormat,
or re-format,, the card. If the
t SkyTrax is i unable to reead the softw
ware update frrom the µSD card,
c
then it will be
b necessary tot verify that the
t card is prroperly formaatted; howeveer, instruction
ns for
doing so are beyond the scope
s of this service
s bulletiin.

avadss-052-00197-0000-01.argus
avadss-510-00284-0000-03.mlo
avadss-510-00350-0000-00.bin
avadss-500-00290-0000-00_Upgrad
de-SkyTrax-
100B-tto-200-
4D903356F602511F442BA1764A6337B026727BC5554
E941FFD0E6F40D84402F9772351D D0AC5CCC1B B32
62DA
A4AE6FEBBBE E22936D448477FE1421BE85AB
E085336AEE120878..fac

1. In
nsert the µSD card into thee µSD card reaader of a suitaably equipped
d computer.
2. Confirm that th
C here are no fiiles stored on the µSD card
d. Delete any files that are found on thee µSD
caard.
3. C
Copy the SkyT
Trax field upd
date utility (av
vads-updaterr-510-00322-0000-05.bin) ontto the µSD carrd.
4. C
Copy the SkyT
Trax firmwaree file (avads-0052-00197-0000-01.argus) on
nto the µSD caard.
5. C
Copy the SkyT
Trax bootload
der file (avadss-510-00284-0000-03.mlo) on
nto the µSD caard.
6. C
Copy the SkyT
Trax flight sofftware file (av
vads-510-003550-000-00.bin)) onto the µSD
D card.
7. Copy the upgrrade comman
C nd file (avads--500-00290-0000-00_Upgrad
de-SkyTrax-1000B-to-200-
4D
D90356F602511F42BA17644A637B0267277BC554E941F FD0E6F40D84402F9772351D D0AC5CCC1BB3262D
A
A4AE6FEBBBE E22936D44847FE1421BE855ABE08536AE EE120878.fac)) onto the µSD
D card.

Do not chang
ge the file nam
mes!

8. Saafely remove the µSD card

d from the carrd reader.

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3.6 Loa
ading the Software
S U
Update
1. Turn off the Sk
kyTrax unit an
nd wait for th
he status indiccator to turn off.
o
2. In
nsert the µSD card into thee SkyTrax exteernal µSD carrd slot.

Be careful thhat the µSD caard properly engages

e the connector inside the card sllot on the Sky yTrax
unit. If the µSD
µ is inserted improperly y it may be poossible for thee card to be lo
ost inside the
SkyTrax unitt. If the µSD card
c is lost insside the SkyTTrax the SkyTrrax must be returned
r to Avvidyne
for service.

3. Turn on the Sk
kyTrax unit.
4. W until the external statu
Wait us indicator tu
urns GREEN.

Iff the external status indicattor turns RED

D, then an erro
or has been en
ncountered by
b the field up
pdate
uttility. Please contact Aviddyne technicall support for additional
a gu
uidance.

5. Turn off the Sk

kyTrax unit an
nd wait for th
he status indiccator to turn off.
o
6. R
Remove the µS
SD card from the SkyTrax unit.

4. Pos
st Accomp
plishmen
nt Proced
dures
4.1 Upg
grade Veriffication
1. In
nsert the µSD card that was used to upd date the SkyTrax unit (from
m section 3.6) into the µSD card
reeader of a suittably equippeed computer.
2. Th
he software update
u processs creates an update
u log on
n the µSD card d. Open the file
f on the carrd with
th
he name that ends
e with “flsmlog.txt” annd begins with h the unit serrial number. For
F example, if the
un
nit serial num
mber is 12345 you will open n the file nammed “12345-flssmlog.txt”.

The softwaree update log files

f begin wiith the unit seerial number so
s that a singlle µSD card can be
used to upda ate multiple SkyTrax
S unitss without retuurning to a computer after each update to
verify the ressults. The log
g files from prrevious updaates are retainned, so if threee updates are
completed in n sequence, thhere will be thhree log files on
o the card too validate thee results.

3. Thhe log file will look someth hing like the following
f (diifferences in th
he content of the log file arre okay
ass long as the verification
v stteps that follo
ow are compleeted successfu ully):

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 Field Loadable Software Up pdate Utiliity
Part #: 510-00322-0 000
Revision n: 05
M log for Sk
FLSM kyTrax 100 S/N
S m200875
5013
Existing applic cation filess on internnal card:
a
avads-510-00 0347-000-00..bin
Existing bootlo oader on intternal cardd:
P
Part #: 510--00284-000
R
Revision: 02
2
B
Build #: 1
B
Built: Mar 30
3 2015 @ 15 5:16:58
ARGO
OS FPGA:
P
Part #: 052--00197-000
R
Revision: 00
0
B
Build #: 2
F
Flight imagee is runningg
Flash audio fil le not instaalled.
figuration file
Conf f is read
d-write (unnlocked and can be chaanged).
Proc
cessing ARGU US FPGA filee 0:\avads--052-00197-0
000-01.arguus.
FPGA
A Golden ima age found, programming
p g flash @ 0x
x00203000.
ARGU
US FPGA succ cessfully uppdated withh 0:\avads-0
052-00197-0000-01.argus
s.
Proc
cessing fact tory configuuration fille 0:\avads-
-500-00290--000-00_Upgr
rade-SkyTrax-
100B
B-to-200-
4D90356F602511F F42BA1764A6337B026727BCC554E941FD0E
E6F40D8402FF9772351D0AC
C5CCC1B3262DA
4AE6FEBBBE22936 6D44847FE14221BE85ABE088536AEE12087
78.fac.
Upgr
rading the SkyTrax
S 100B
B to a SkyTTrax 200.
Mode
el applicabi ility for SkkyTrax 100 checked andd verified.
Set model = st2 200
Unit
t has been upgraded
u to a SkyTrax 200.
Plea
ase verify unit
u configu
uration beffore returni
ing to servvice.
Fact
tory configu uration flassh write waas successfu
ul.
Proc
cessing MLO image 0:\av vads-510-000284-000-03.
.mlo.
SkyT
Trax success sfully updatted with 0:\avads-510--00284-000--03.mlo.
Proc
cessing appl lication proogram file 0:\avads-5110-00350-0000-00.bin.
Part
t #: 510-003 350-000
Version #: 00
Build: 15
Build date: Dec c 18 2020 @ 15:53:25
cessfully de
Succ eleted file 1:\avads-5 510-00347-00
00-00.bin.
SkyT
Trax success sfully updatted with 0:\avads-510--00350-000--00.bin.

Upda
ates complet
ted successf
fully.

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 4. Verify that theere is a line thaat reads:
V
“A
ARGUS FPGA A successfully y updated wiith 0:\avads-0052-00197-0000-01.argus.”
5. Verify that theere is a line thaat reads:
V
“S
SkyTrax successfully updaated with 0:\aavads-510-002284-000-03.mllo.”
6. Verify that theere is a line thaat reads:
V
“S
SkyTrax successfully updaated with 0:\aavads-510-003350-000-00.bin
n.”
7. Verify that theere is a line thaat reads:
V
“U
Unit has been n upgraded to o a SkyTrax 2000.”
8. Verify that theere is a line thaat reads:
V
“U
Updates completed successsfully.”

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4.2 Sys
stem Confiiguration
Beforee returning thhe SkyTrax unnit to service, the system configuration should be cheecked to conffirm
nged unexpecctedly. If any of the installation configu
that itt has not chan uration setting
gs recorded in
n
sectio
on 3.3 on pagee 4 have changed, then resttore them to the
t pre-upgraade state. Reffer to the SkyTTrax
Seriess Installation Manual
M for in
nstructions reegarding unit configuration
n.

4.3 Sys
stem Checkout
Beforee returning thhe SkyTrax unnit to service, the system configuration should be cheecked to conffirm
nged unexpecctedly. Refer to the SkyTraax Series Instaallation Manu
that itt has not chan ual for instrucctions
regard ding unit connfiguration.

5. Maiintenance
e Record
When n the accompllishment instrructions are successfully co
ompleted, maake appropriaate entries in the
t
Aircraaft Maintenan
nce Log Bookk. Complete th he maintenance record beelow and retu urn to Avidyn ne per
the in
nstructions prrovided on th
he form.

5.1 Inco
orporating
g Mod Strik
ke
Upon MA label for Mod:1 [x] with a permaneent black marrker.
n completion,, mark the PM

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 M
Mainten
nance Record
R d
Service Bulletin
B 601-0
00190-001 Rev 00; upgraade 700-001990-() Rev 00 SkyTrax
S 1000B to 700-001190-()
Rev 01 SkkyTrax 200 has
h been com mplied with.
NOTE: This
T form must be faxed d to +321-7511-8435 or scaanned and emailed
e to
techsuppp@avidyne.ccom. Warranty claims willw not be paidp withouut a completeed Maintenance
Record on
o file.

On: ________________
______________ For Sky
yTrax S/N: ___________
_ ___________________________
Datee Seerial Number

SkyTrax Configuration: ________________________________ / ___________________________________

Software Bootloader

N/A
_________
________________________ / ___________________________________
Audio File Firmware

Dealer Name/Locati
N ion: _______________________________ / ___________________________________
Dealer Naame Dealer Loccation

Certificatte #/Type: ___________

_ ____________________ / ___________
_ ___________________________
Certificate Num
mber Certificate Typee

Customeer Name: ___

________________________________________________________________________
Cu
ustomer Name

Customeer Email: ____

________________________________________________________________________
Cu
ustomer Email Ad
ddress

Customeer Tel: ______

________________________________________________________________________
Custom
mer Telephone Number
N

Aircraft: ___________
______________/ ___________________________ /__________________________
Make Model Tail Number

By: _
____________
_____________________________
Printed Name

_
____________
_____________________________
Signature

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