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OPERATIONS MANUAL

CONTROL LOADING SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL COLLECTIVE

ID GER.1081

Revision 1.3

Date 12.12.2016

BRUNNER Elektronik AG

Industriestrasse 27

8335 Hittnau

Switzerland

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Index 1. Warning and Safety Instructions .............................................................................................................. 3

2. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 4

3. System Blockschema ................................................................................................................................ 4

System Description ................................................................................................................................ 4

4. Specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 5

Operating Conditions ............................................................................................................................. 5

Supply Voltage ....................................................................................................................................... 5

Force, Speed and Travel ......................................................................................................................... 5

4.3.1 Axis Force .......................................................................................................................................... 5

4.3.2 Axis Position ...................................................................................................................................... 5

Force Feedback Features ....................................................................................................................... 5

Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................................................ 5

Connections ........................................................................................................................................... 6

4.6.1 Side and Top View ............................................................................................................................. 6

4.6.2 Power Connector X1.......................................................................................................................... 6

4.6.3 Emergency Stop X8............................................................................................................................ 6

4.6.4 USB Connector X2 ............................................................................................................................. 6

4.6.5 I/O Connector (DSUB 37 poles) X5 / X6 ............................................................................................. 6

4.6.6 I/O Connector (DSUB 15 on Top) X7 ................................................................................................. 6

4.6.7 CAN 1 & 2 (RJ45 CAT5 cable) X3 / X4 ................................................................................................ 6

4.6.8 LED..................................................................................................................................................... 6

Mechanical Data .................................................................................................................................... 7

5. Installation ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Mounting ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Cooling ................................................................................................................................................... 8

6. Communication ....................................................................................................................................... 8

USB Interface ......................................................................................................................................... 8

USB Driver Installation ........................................................................................................................... 8

CAN Interface / CANopen Protocol ........................................................................................................ 8

7. Software .................................................................................................................................................. 9

CANopen Commander Software ............................................................................................................ 9

CLS2Sim Software .................................................................................................................................. 9

7.2.1 CLS2Sim Software Specifications ....................................................................................................... 9

8. Operation .............................................................................................................................................. 10

Cable Connections ............................................................................................................................... 10

Install CLS2Sim Software ..................................................................................................................... 10

CLS2Sim Software ................................................................................................................................ 10

9. Maintenance .......................................................................................................................................... 10

10. Ordering information / Accessories ....................................................................................................... 10

Ordering Information ........................................................................................................................... 10

Accessories ........................................................................................................................................... 10

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1. Warning and Safety Instructions

RANGE OF APPLIANCE USE. THE DEVICE IS ONLY FOR SIMULATION OF CONTROL PRESSURES AND

CONTROL OF AN AIRCRAFT IN A FLIGHT SIMULATION APPLICATION IN CONNECTION WITH A PC

FOR PROFESSIONAL USER. FURTHERMORE, THE DEVICE IS UNSUITED FOR USE IN AREAS EXPOSED

TO AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

GENERAL. THE CORRECT AND SAFE OPERATION OF THE UNIT IMPLIES IT’S PROPER AND

PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORT, STORAGE, ASSEMBLY, PROJECT PLANNING AND CAREFUL

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

EMERGENCY STOP. A WELL TO REACH EMERGENCY STOP MUST BE INSTALLED

HANDLE WITH CARE. DO NOT DROP. DISCONNECT POWER AND COMMUNICATION CABLES

BEFORE MOVING.

WARNING! KEEP THE COLLECTIVE LEVER AREA CLEAR WHEN POWER IS APPLIED. WAIT UNTIL

INIT- SEQUENCE IS FINISHED (NO MOVING) BEFORE TOUCHING THE COLLECTIVE LEVER.

WARNING! THE CLS-P COLLECTIVE IS NOT A TOY. SMALL CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS SHOULD NOT

OPERATE THE COLLECTIVE WITHOUT SUPERVISION OF AN ADULT. DEPENDING ON THE SETTINGS,

OR IN CASE OF FAILURE, LEVER CAN MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION AND WITHOUT WARNINGS

WARNING! KEEP ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE SYSTEM!

WARNING! THE UNIT MUST NOT BE OPERATED WITHOUT CASING (PROTECTIVE HOODS)!!

OPERATION WITHOUT A PERMANENTLY INSTALLED COLLECTIVE HANDLE IS NOT ALLOWED!!

WARNING! THE UNIT MUST BE MOUNTED ON A FLAT STABLE SURFACE BEFORE TAKE IN

OPERATION!! SEE CHAPTER 4 INSTALLATION

POWER SUPPLY WARNING! CAUTION ELECTRIC SHOCK/FIRE HAZARD! FOR INDOOR USE ONLY DO

NOT EXPOSE TO MOISTURE, LIQUID, OR HEAT.

NO REPAIR AND OPENING.THE COLLECTIVE IS DESIGNED FOR LIFETIME LUBRICATION.

IMPORTANT ERGONOMIC INFORMATION. LONG PERIODS OF REPETITIVE MOTION USING AN

IMPROPERLY SET-UP WORKSPACE, INCORRECT BODY POSITION, AND POOR WORK HABITS MAY BE

ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT AND INJURY TO NERVES, TENDONS, AND MUSCLES.

WARNING! KEEP A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 30CM FROM THE COLLECTIVE LEVER TO YOUR BODY

(ONLY HANDS ARE ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE COLLECTIVE LEVER) DURING OPERATION!!

WARNING! BEFORE ALLOWING THIRD-PERSON OPERATING THE HARDWARE, MAKE SURE THAT

THIS THIRD-PERSON READS, UNDERSTANDS AND ACCEPTS ALL WARNINGS.

Non-observance of these instructions might result in failures or in case of malfunctions in injuries

of stomach, hands or arms!!

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2. Introduction

The BRUNNER CLS-P Active Force Feedback Collective meets the highest demands of professional flight

simulation. As a top level element of our Control Loading System portfolio of leading drop-in devices, the CLS-

P Collective integrates perfectly into many new or existing FNPT I as well as in FNPT II MCC or even FFS Level

D Helicopter cockpit environments.

Supporting standard procedure training as well as abnormal and emergency procedure training, the

BRUNNER CLS-P Collective provides excellent quality, highest fidelity and unique durability at an unmatched

price-performance level. The integrated high resolution load cell and the high dynamic brushless AC Servo

technology reacts with realistic movements to even finest inputs and offers excellent artificial feeling for

highest demands!

Our CLS-P Collective is supporting single as well as dual pilot applications. A unique real-time synchronization

logic enables unmatched and automatic pilot/co-pilot take-over functionality for MCC applications.

The optionally available BRUNNER Collective Lever, or a customized wired-trough Lever, can be easily

mounted and replaced during operation for fast adoption to your training scenarios.

Enabled by our CLS2Sim software-environment, the CLS-P Collective communicates easily with commercially

available simulation software such as X-Plane, M-FSX, and Prepar3D®. Any third party flight simulation

connects via a simple TCP/IP or UDP remote interface protocol.

3. System Blockschema

System Description

The device has a drive for actuating the Collective. It has its own node ID and is addressable over the CAN

bus. The following IDs are assigned.

Collective: ID 7 or 8.

The node IDs are preconfigured and should not be changed. If the devices are linked in as MCC Trainers,

the node IDs must have the correct configuration.

MCC trainer configuration:

Device 1: Collective ID 7

Device 2: Collective ID 8

If the devices are linked as MCC trainer, make sure to correctly configure the node IDs.

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4. Specifications

Operating Conditions

Parameter Remarks Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Ambient temperature Tamb 0 35 °C

Relative humidity not condensing 15 80 %

Supply Voltage

Parameter Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Input voltage U_In 90 230 255 VAC

Input frequency F_In 45 50 60 Hz

Input current, eff I_In 6 AAC

Force, Speed and Travel

Parameter Pitch/Roll

Peak. Force 50Nm / 27lb-ft

Travel +- 24°

Force / Position Units:

Deviation per unit <+ -5%

Live Cycle deviation <+ -2%

4.3.1 Axis Force

Minimum ~ 0.1NM

1 unit = 0.00641Nm

Force (Nm) = (0.00085744 * ForceRawValue)+0.1Nm

4.3.2 Axis Position

1 unit = 0.00085744°

Position (degree) = (0.00085744 * PositionRawValue)

Force Feedback Features

Highest force density in the market through the use of long life brushless AC-Servo technologies

Reliable, smooth, backlash and maintenance free design

Contactless high-resolution position feedback

MCC training through electrical link / Self-synchronized over CAN in real time

Aircraft and type-specific profiles

Autopilot, trim, turbulence simulation

Software limits (soft stop), Mechanical limit stops

1 Integrated high resolution Force Cell (16bit) for force measurement

Miscellaneous

Weight 9 kg/19.8lb

Power 400W peak (no fan)

CANaerospace on request

Swiss Made

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Connections

4.6.1 Side and Top View

Before start-up and also for short-term

measurements and tests you must

ensure that the device is connected to

the protective earth or the ground wire.

Otherwise you risk that the device is

subjected to high voltage which might

cause electric shocks.

4.6.2 Power Connector X1

Standard mains power input. The protective earth conductor must be connected.

4.6.3 Emergency Stop X8

For Safety reasons an external “Emergency Stop” must be connected. This must be either done by

switching both phases (L & N) of the mains Input using a “Safety Relay” or using the internal Safety

Connector of the Device. An external “Emergency Stop” can be connected to the internal Safety-Connector.

The external “Emergency Stop” must switch both inputs IN1 & IN2 inputs simultaneously. The Outputs S1

& S2 are used for state monitoring of the integrated Safety Relays (S1 & S2 connected = Safety active). If

customer decides not using the internal safety feature the provided connector plug need to be installed

(Safety input is bridged)!

4.6.4 USB Connector X2

USB 2.0 Standard B RS232 Protocol (FTDI) is supported.

4.6.5 I/O Connector (DSUB 37 poles) X5 / X6

The I/O Connector allows wiring of Collective Lever controls to an external I/O interface. DSUB37 Connector

on Top is internally wired to the DSUB37 Connector on the side of the device to allow hidden wiring of I/O

cables.

4.6.6 I/O Connector (DSUB 15 on Top) X7

Connector for BRUNNER Collective Lever connection. I/Os are connected to the internal I/O interface.

4.6.7 CAN 1 & 2 (RJ45 CAT5 cable) X3 / X4

Pin # Designa

tion Function

1 CAN H Can High Level

2 CAN L Can Low Level

3 / 7 GND/CA

N Earth

4, 5, 6, 8 NC Not connected

4.6.8 LED

PWR: Power is applied

STAT: 1s blinking = no fault / fast blinking = fault

X1

X2

X3 X4

X5 X6

X7

X8

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Mechanical Data

3D CAD Model and pdf's files are available on request.

Parameter Typ. (without Collective Lever) Unit

Overall length L 374 mm

Overall width B 212 mm

Overall height H 197 mm

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5. Installation

Mounting

The device is designed for assembly mounting on a plane surface with cutout.

It must be fixed with 6 M6 screws before usage.

Cooling

No additional cooling is required if ambient temperature is below 40°C.

6. Communication

USB Interface

The USB Interface can be used only for updates and support.

For CLS2sim or any other programs we highly recommend using the CAN-Bus over E2CanGateway.

When the Collective is plugged into a USB port of the PC, Windows assigns it to a particular COM port, such as

COM3. Thereafter the host PC communicates with this particular COM port. Windows remembers that this

particular device should always be assigned to COM3, even if it’s plugged into a different USB port on the same

machine.

The host PC has a driver by FTDI that creates a virtual COM port to talk to the USB port. The Collective has an

FTDI chip installed that converts the USB protocol to a serial data stream.

Further information is available at the FTDI web site: www.ftdi.com.

USB Driver Installation

In case of using CLS2Sim the USB-driver is installed automatically with the setup.

If CLS2Sim is not installed following steps must be done before first usage

The current driver can be found on www.ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp.htm, and is also available from BRUNNER

Elektronik AG.

Download a "setup executable" file, e.g. CDM20824_Setup.exe, for simple installation.

Request more information from BRUNNER Elektronik AG.

CAN Interface / CANopen Protocol

The CAN bus is provided for the communication with the device.

11 bit identifiers are used. 29 bit identifiers are not supported. The default value for the bit rate is 1000 kBit.

Each device has 2 CAN connectors. Thus tee-piece connectors are not required.

The CAN interface is conform to the CAN bus specification 2.0 or to ISO 11898.

The communication protocols and application profiles are specified in the CANopen standards.

Because of complex CAN communication we highly recommend to use the Remote Control Interface described

in the ICD in chapter 8.3.2

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7. Software

CANopen Commander Software

BRUNNER CANopen® Commander Software is a

powerful tool to manage and configure

CANopen® compliant devices. It has built-in

support for monitoring CAN messages, utilizing

Layer Setting Services, and selective transmission

of NMT, SDO and raw CAN messages.

The base functionality can be extended when

pairing CANopen® devices with device specific

plugins. This allows for simple add-ons such as

store/restore parameters or more complex, full-

fledged feature enhancements like firmware

update or DS402 drive customization and

diagnostics. Customer specific plugins can be

developed upon request.

Loading and storing of device profiles reduces setup time of CANopen networks.

This software either connects to the BRUNNER E2CAN Gateway (via Ethernet or driverless USB-HID) or directly

to other BRUNNER Devices and Drives that support the USB-HID interface.

CLS2Sim Software

BRUNNER CLS2Sim software is a proven solution

for connecting and integrating our Active Force

Feedback flight simulator devices to any

simulator software environment.

CLS2Sim allows extensive configuration of all our

devices. Set up force by deflection and force

increase with speed, control trim with and

without our electric trim wheels and use the

autopilot of the simulation to drive yoke, rudder

or other axes.

Enable a wide range of effects like engine or

runway vibrations, or stick shaker etc. for up to 20

axies connected to the CAN network.

Prepar3D®, M-FSX and X-Plane are directly supported. Any third party flight simulation solution connects via a

clean TCP/IP or UDP remote interface protocol which simplifies handling and reduces implementing effort to

a minimum.

Read positions, buttons, forces and status information and control trim, autopilot, or force profiles for each

connected axis using simple commands.

7.2.1 CLS2Sim Software Specifications

Communication interface: Ethernet, CAN, USB, RS232

Minimum Requirements: Dual Core, 2.0 GHz or faster 2 GB of RAM

Operating system: Windows XP/7/8/10

Attention! Linux and Mac operating systems:

It is possible to run X-Plane on a Mac or Linux machine together with CLS2sim running from a Windows

Installation (separate computer in network or virtual machine). Ask us for more information.

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8. Operation

Cable Connections

Connect the CAN cable (RJ45) to the E2CanGateway (CAN0 or CAN1)

Any other device (Cyclic, Rudder etc.) can be daisy chained and be connected to a free CAN plug

Connect the Ethernet cable (RJ45) to the E2CanGateway (LAN) and your network

Connect all the power cables (E2CanGateway and Collective)

Power up the device and E2CanGateway

Install CLS2Sim Software

Download the Software from: https://www.BRUNNER-innovation.swiss/product/cls2sim-software/

Unzip and install CLS2Sim_Setup.zip

Read the Online HELP for operation under: https://cls2sim.BRUNNER-innovation.swiss/

CLS2Sim Software

Links to ICD help in CLS2Sim:

General Information

Protocol V2

9. Maintenance

Product is designed using high quality industrial standard components with life time lubrication only. No

periodic maintenance is required.

10. Ordering information / Accessories

Ordering Information

Order number Item Specification

GER.1081.xxxx.V002 CLS-P Collective CAN / USB RS232

GER.1100.xxxx.V002 CLS-P Collective Collective Lever

BAG.1063.xxxx.V001 CLS-P Collective Leather Gaiter

Accessories

Order number Item Specification

GER.1088.xxxx E2CAN Gateway LC Ethernet to CAN Gateway

xxxx=Revision (ask for the actual revision)