Garmin GPS 500 - Manual (Page 243)

GPS 500 Pilot’s Guide and Reference
APPENDIX B
SPECIFICATIONS
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APPENDIX B: SPECIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL
Unit Size: 6.25’W x 11.00’D x 4.60’H
(159 mm x 279 mm x 117 mm)
Unit Weight: 8.5 pounds installed (3.9 kg)
POWER*
Input: 28 Vdc (early GPS 500 units)
14/28 Vdc (later GPS 500 units)
ENVIRONMENTAL
Temperature: -20°C to +55°C (operating range)
(-4°F to +131°F)
Humidity: 95% non-condensing
Altitude: -1,500 ft to 50,000 ft
(-457 m to 15,240 m)
GPS PERFORMANCE
Receiver: 12 parallel channel PhaseTrac12™
Acquisition Time: 12 seconds (warm)
45 seconds (cold)
Update Rate: Once per second, continuous
Accuracy: Position - 15 meters (49 ft) RMS
Velocity - 0.1 knot RMS steady state
Dynamics: 999 kts maximum velocity
6g maximum acceleration
INTERFACES
ARINC 429
Aviation RS-232
CDI/HSI
RMI (digital:clock/data)
Superflag Out
Altitude (serial: Icarus, Shadin, Rosetta, or
encoded: Gillham/Greycode)
Fuel Sensor
Fuel/Air Data
* Earlier versions of the 500 were designed to be used
with 28 Vdc power only. For questions on a particular
installation, please refer to a Garmin authorized
service center.
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