EX500 Release 3.0 & v3.0.2 Upgrade

EX500 Release 3.0The Release 3.0 software update adds new safety and performance features for the EX500 multifunction display (MFD).  Release 3.0 continues Avidyne’s commitment to product enhancement through software updates.

Release 3.0 adds interface capability with the Avidyne MLB700 Broadcast Datalink Receiver and expands the list of datalink weather products to include TAFs (Terminal Area Forecasts), Winds Aloft, Freezing Levels, NEXRAD Cell Movement, and Hail Alerts. Release 3.0 also enables pilots to update their Jeppesen® NavData and CMax™ Chart databases using compatible USB Flash Drives, eliminating the need for the Zip Drive portable data loader.

Release 3.0.2 is a follow-on release that includes MLB700 datalink performance enhancements and adds immediate interface capability for the display of monochrome strikes from Avidyne’s TWX670 Tactical Lightning Detection System.

New Weather Products in EX500 Release 3.0

  • Storm Track Vectors
  • Hail Alerts
  • TAFs
  • Winds Aloft
  • Freezing Levels

Pre-Release 3.0 Weather Products in EX500

  • NEXRAD
  • Graphical METARs
  • Text METARs
  • TFRs
  • AIRMETs/SIGMETs

EX500 Release 3.0 USB Flash Memory Drive Support

Manufacturer Product Size
Apacer HandySteno 256
Apacer AudioSteno 512
Kingston Data Traveller 256
Kingston Data Traveller 512
PNY Attache 128
PNY Attache 256
PNY Attache 512
Sandisk Cruzer Mini 256
Sandisk Cruzer Mini 512
SmartModular USB-IF Hi-Speed 2.0 256
SmartModular USB-IF Hi-Speed 2.0 512
Transcend JetFlash 128
Transcend JetFlash 256
Transcend JetFlash 512

 

Avidyne EX500

Overview Release 3.0 Functionality MHAS6000 CMax for EX500 Datalink Specifications EX500 Brochures MHAS6000 Brochure Training Software Customer Testimonial

 

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