Stratomaster ENIGMA
Full color EFIS/EMS/Navigator
A revolution in glass cockpit!

The soon-to-be-realeased Stratomaster Enigma from MGL Avionics

Introducing the Stratomaster Enigma advanced EFIS. Currently in full production status, the Enigma panel complements our range with a comprehensive, feature-packed system. The Enigma includes EFIS, Engine monitoring (including dual engines) and a full-featured moving map navigation system. These are just a few of the important functions that put big aircraft capability into the hands of the sport aviator in a way that is immediately familiar and easy to use. Compatible with our popular Stratomaster Ultra Horizon XL panel, the Enigma offers an upgrade path as well as a complement to the Ultra, easily realizing a powerfull dual screen system suitable for all light conditions in smaller aircraft.

Click here for pages from the manufacturer web site:

• Enigma Capabilities
• Enigma Project Page
• Enigma Documentation
• Enigma Software
• Enigma Tools
• Enigma Roadmap
• Enigma Q&A

If you have been shopping for a panel that does it all, at just the right size for your cockpit, at a price that makes sense, your search is over. 

Sample VFR screen on the Stratomaster Enigma from MGL Avionics

CURRENT STATUS (FEB 2007): By the end of Feb, 88 units will have been shipped into the United States.

In development for about two years, Enigma offers a very comprehensive hardware platform for our new FlightOps (tm) operating system specially created for Enigma and future instruments.

To make matters even more appealing, Enigma is an open development device allowing third party software developers to take full advantage of all the features Enigma provides.

Enigma is intended for closed cockpit aircraft only and may not be exposed to water (rain).

ENIGMA FEATURES AND GENERAL ITEMS

Housing/dimensions compatible with Stratomaster Ultra. Ultra can be used as slave to Enigma.

Dimensions
Face: 212mm x 141mm (8.35" x 5.5")
Screen: 121mm x 91mm (4.75" x 3.6")
Mounting depth: 5" (incl. wiring)

High brightness compensated passive display (800-1,000 nits). Sunlight viewable. Similar color performance of a TFT display but higher brightness at same backlight levels due to no active components on front LCD glass that block light.

Display resolution/size: ¼ VGA (320x240) at 5.7 inches diagonal
Adjustable display contrast and backlight.
User interface: 20 keys including full numeric keypad and navigation keys.
Alarm light on front panel with acknowledge key.
 

Sample EFIS screen on the Stratomaster Enigma - anything is possible!

Hardware Interfaces:

2 x USB host
1 x USB device
2 x RS232 serial (including NMEA in/out), also supports RS422 and RS485 for special applications.
1 x GPS antenna
1 x 12V lead acid backup battery
1 x protected power output (for connection of horizon etc)
2 x airtalk ports
1 x low level audio output (for intercom feed)
1 x high level audio output (direct speaker drive)
1 x transponder encoder output
1 x power input / ambient temp sender input / switched alarm output
1 x pressure port
1 x static port
1 x AOA ports
1 x Rotor speed interface
2 x RDAC interfaces (engine monitor modules)
1 x SD/MMC card slot on front panel

Electronics:

• ARM 926JE processor at 200 Mhz. 4Mbyte 32 bit Flash memory for program storage and execution. 4Mbyte of 32 bit, fully static, battery backed RAM. 2Mbyte flash boot disk.
• 2Mbyte flash storage for voice samples.
• Internal, high sensitivity 16 channel GPS receiver.
• Atmega 128 processor for general data acquisition and audio synthesis.
• Internal data acquisition at 16 bits resolution.

Firmware:

Fixed boot system with ability to automatically update operating system and application program. FlightOps operating system.

Application Program Features:

• 9 fully user programmable screens using PC based editing software. Hundreds of highly configurable instruments and items in various forms from traditional analog to bargraphs, digital readouts, horizons, HSI, moving maps, etc.
• Voice prompts in addition to visual and external alarms. Voice prompts can be recorded by user on PC to support different languages.
• GPS moving map, map viewing, 3D synthetic vision displays (with terrain data).
• Engine monitoring using up to two RDAC units (dual engines or many channels). Supports RDAC XB, XD and VD.
• Additional features: Checklists, approach plates, any conceivable image.
• Recording facility for primary flight data, GPS positions, engine monitor.
• Downloadable flight log using SD/MMC card.
• Open design with published data formates for map and terrain data. Published API for third party software developers.

PC-based Support Software:

• "Enigma Designer" This program is used to design and configure the various user programmable screens.
• "Enigma Simulator" This program simulates the functions of a real instrument on your PC. Great for trying out different screen designs and setups without having to install your screen designs on actual hardware.
• "Enigma Map Maker" This program allows the import of any map image in a compatible windows image format for use with Enigma. From scanned maps and hand sketches to map source data. Also used to import satellite based terrain data.
• "Enigma Flight Log" This program is used to view Enigma flight log data.
• "Enigma Voice Recorder" This program is used to record voice prompts for alarms and copilot modes (mainly intended if languages other than English are required).
• "Enigma Flight Planner" Using Enigma maps as backdrop, easily create your routes and use them in Enigma. This program is also used to maintain your waypoint databases for airfields, navigation, intersections. Import from a variety of formats.

Sample Moving Map screen on the Stratomaster Enigma from MGL Avionics
There are 9 screens that can be setup to display custom displays

Several functions will be excluded from Enigma's first release. These functions will be added later (all systems can of course be upgraded and this process is very easy involving only the copying of a file onto the SD card).

Functions EXCLUDED from first release are:

1) 3D terrain view. This will be added shortly.
2) Flight data recording to SD card. Will be added in 2nd software release. NOW ADDED!
3) Vector maps. Due to several interested parties wanting to supply their vector map data MGL Avionics is revising the format to better cater for this. Initially, only raster maps will be supported (but these work very nicely indeed), as well as an airport/navaid waypointdatabase including runways, frequencies, etc.
4) Autopilot message data - still needs some further work. NOW ADDED!
5) There are some ideas related to expanding the voice messages that will be added in later release.

For the first release MGL Avionics is concentrating on solidifying the important functions to make sure they are as mature as possible. Then this will be the base to start adding the missing items under less pressure.