Interfacing, General interface setup, Appendix d – Garmin aera 500 User Manual
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Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide
190-01117-02 Rev. A
appendix d
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aera Aviation Bare Wire Connector
Blue: TX (Data Out)
Yellow: RX (Data In)
White: Audio Right
Brown: Audio Left
Black: Ground
Green: Audio Common
Red: Power
iNterFaciNG
The following formats are supported for connection of external devices: NMEA 0180,
0182, 0183 (versions 1.5, 2.0, 2.3, 3.01), ASCII Text Output, and Garmin proprietary
formats for connecting to a Mode S transponder for TIS data, and to a Garmin aviation
NAV/COM radio.
The following are the Approved Sentences for NMEA 0183, version 3.01 output:
GPRMC, GPGGA, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPGLL, GPBOD, GPRTE, and GPWPL. The following
are the Proprietary Sentences for NMEA 0183, version 3.01 output: PGRME, PGRMZ,
PGRMM, and PGRMH.
Garmin’s proprietary communication protocol is available from the Web site (
GENERAl INTERFACE SETUP
The Interface Setup controls the input/output format used when connecting the unit
to external devices.
Selecting an interface:
1) From the 'Home' Screen, touch Tools > Setup > Interface.
2) Touch Serial data Format. A vertical list is displayed.
3) Touch the desired data format ('Garmin data Transfer', 'NmEA Out',
'Aviation In', 'Aviation In/NmEA & VHR Out', 'TIS In', 'TIS In/NmEA
& VHF Out', or 'None'.
4) If desired, touch menu > description.