V16 installation options

The V16 VHF transceiver module can be used in a variety of ways. Here are some examples:

Use a Vega 2.25” control head connected to the V16 or choose the larger 3.18” Razor head....

You may also use more than one control head at the same time, any mixture of Vega and Razor heads are acceptable. You can fit more than two heads if you like.

Control the V16 from any MGL iEFIS or even from the older Voyager/Odyssey EFIS systems (requires G2 hardware).

You can also combine controls - EFIS as well as multiple heads.

The V16 can be remotely controlled via either RS232 or CAN bus. The protocols have been placed in the public domain. Want to make your own radio control or would like to use the V16 in another product ? No problem...

N16 navigation radio

The N16 navigation radio provides single or dual VOR receivers or ILS (localizer plus glideslope) plus one VOR. It has the same format as the V16.

The N16 connects to the V16 which then forms a complete NAV/COM solution using any number of control heads (in case yo choose a Vega head we recommend at least two of them as one Vega cannot do COM and NAV at the same time). The Razor head can be used as both COM and NAV at the same time but if possible, choose two heads to simplify operation.

The N16 connected to the V16 also provides a single NAV/COM solution to an EFIS.

The N16 can also be used stand alone as NAV radio only.

Compatibility

The V16 or V16/N16 combination may be used as COM or NAV/COM via RS232 in Garmin compatible fashion. For this you need at least one head (either Vega or Razor). Using the head you can choose between several supported protocols.

Note: This is not required for an MGL EFIS - the MGL EFIS can plug directly into the V16 or N16 RS232 port. No head is needed (but you can add them if you like).