Casia G Side Mount Installation

In order to perfom the Casia G Side Mount Installation, you will need the following tools for assembly and installation:

The tools we will need for the installation are:

• 9/16 ratcheting box wrench. We can also use a 916's deep well socket in exchange for this tool
• 4mm hex driver. You can also use a 4mm ratcheting driver.
• Side snips/sidecutters
• Zip ties that will be used for cable management
• Medium strength Loctite (i.e., Loctite 242)
• Microfiber cloth, a clean microfiber cloth.

Additionally, you will need the following mounting equipment:

• Casia G Mounting Bracket
• Casia G unit
• Two U-bolts sized for the pole that we are using.
• M6 X 8mm bolts (8)
• One ethernet cable sized to the appropriate length with our waterproof bayonet connector on the end.

The following apply to the mast and pole considerations. The pole needs to be mounted in such a way that it is within 5 degrees vertical in all axes. The instructional video shows the use of a 42-inch pipe, which is approximately the minimum diameter pipe that we'll want to use for mounting purposes. Anything smaller than that will have too much flex and the potential to deform.

The pole is mounted within 5 degrees vertically. Within 1 degree is our preferred mounting orientation. We can show that the pole is mounted vertically using something like an inclinometer app.

NOTE: Please ensure that the Casia G is installed on the mount prior to the mast being secured to any railing or structure.

Moving onto installation. Anytime that we are mounting any of these brackets and threading on any of these screws, we're going to want to ensure that we use that Loctite to ensure that none of these nuts back out over time.

On our U-bolt here, we'll put a small dab of thread locker on the end of each thread. Next, attach the U-bolt that threads around the pole. Then take the other half of the U-bolt and slide it onto those threads, and then this will be the surface that we mate our bracket up against.

Next, tighten them up fully once we have both U-bolts in place, we will be able to level it. Ensure that the channels are roughly centered, and that the bracket does not tilt or pitch forward or back during the installation.

Snug up our U-bolts so that they are hand tight, loose enough that we still have room to shift things around, but now snug enough that it's mostly stable.

At this point, center the U-bolts in the channel, and take out the inclinometer and use it to assess the pitch of the bracket from side to side here. Set the inclinometer on a stable or level surface, and then adjust this until it's completely vertical. Within one degree is our goal for this procedure.

Once this is in place, we'll take our 9/16 box wrench and then fully tighten the bolts of the assembly. Lay the inclinometer on top and see if you are still within one degree of level, which is our goal for this procedure. Within five degrees is acceptable, but it's easy to get within one degree for this process, so that is the goal.

Now that we have our side mount fully installed, we can set the Casia G on top of it. When we go to mount our Casia G, you will note that there is an arrow on the sunshield, the top face of the enclosure. This arrow points towards the heading of the device.

The camera under the arrow is the one that will be pointing out the front of the device. This is important when we go to set the position of the device.

Now when installing the mount, or when installing Casia on the bracket, on the underside of the Casia G, you can see that there is a fan hole here.

This is the inlet for the fan that is in the heatsink on the bottom side of the system. We want the fan inlet to point towards the back of the mount. It will only fit in in one direction, so that makes it convenient, but we want to ensure that this is set in place such that the fan is here towards the back side of the bracket.

This will be able to rest in place while we go to fix it, so we have no concerns about this falling anywhere. It's going to sit in a recess. Now, attach the bolts that will fix it in place permanently, using the M6 bolts.

Again, use that medium strength thread locker when tightening these in place, or when fastening these, just to ensure that they don't back out over time. To tighten those down, we can use any M4 driver.

For this installation, thread the M6 bolts up through the bottom of the mounting bracket, and into the holes on the bottom side of the Casia system. Now that all bolts are in place, go through and snug each of them down. These do not need to be overly tightened, just snug is fine.

The next thing to do is affix our cables to the pole, so that they are less likely to be damaged during the lifetime of the system. We want them neatly tied to the pole as it runs down, so what we'll do is we'll bend them towards the pole here, and we're going to want to ensure that we have a little bit of slack in this cable right here, just so that this isn't being pulled to top. Run the cables down, have a slight bend, and then run towards the pole.

NOTE: After the first zip tie is secured, secure mast in its final position, then add additional zip ties as necessary.

Moving on, our hardware is mounted in place, and our cables are routed. In order to supply power to Casia, we need to supply power to the power supply box.

There is no on or off switch on the Casia system. If all of our energized checks are successful, we can also check that the system is connecting to the internet via FlightDeck, or via your ground control station app. Once all of those checks are successful, the last thing that we're going to want to do while we still have physical access to the system, is to wipe down all of our exterior surfaces, especially our glass using the microfiber cloth.

We want to ensure that there are no bits of debris from the installation process that are on those glass surfaces that may cause obstruction of the system.

Once installed, log into FlightDeck to configure your device. FlightDeck allows you to upload data when necessary. If you do not have a login, contact uAvionix support.