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1. 2 10 2 5 8 DI ORETTE OUTPUT c 2 11 2 5 8 1 EE T Tct 2 11 2 5 9 TA SUPPRESSION OUTPUT SIL Miri unu tb verte coer 2 11 2 5 10 TIME MARK INPUT OUTPUT a 2 11 2 5 11 MAINTENANCE PORT INTERFACE a rrr nnns 2 12 2 6 TC978 CONTROLLER ELECTRICAL 2 13 2 6 1 TC978 INTERFACE DB 9 2 13 2 7 TC978 CONTROLLER INTERFACE DETAILS a T 2 13 2 7 1 uo T 2 13 2 7 2 ace e sa 2 13 2 7 3 D Pb M 2 14 2 7 4 mue E 2 14 2 7 5 Neosn eel leno Y 2 14 2 8 PERSONALITY MODULE INSTALLATION nennen nnrmmnnn nnn nnnnnnnnn nnns 2 14 2 9 ze ERE 2 16 2 10 UAT ANTENNA INSTALLATION IP 2 16 2 10 1 UAT ANTENNA GROUND 2 17 2 102 UVATANTENNA CABLE 2 17 2 11 GPS ANTENNA INSTALLATION 2 18 2AL1 ANTENNA POWE
2. 3 33 3 5 4 13 1 3 set arinc in Command 3 34 3 5 4 13 1 4 set arinc out 3 34 3 5 4 13 2 ADS B Transmit 3 35 551521 Seredar Command ree ene uu 3 35 3541322 Ser sign Command 3 35 SO ps u uuu u 3 35 00429524 Ser uuu uuu E 3 36 3 5 4 13 2 5 Set gps set rx Command a rr 3 36 3 5 4 13 2 6 set emit cat Command 3 37 3 5 4 13 2 7 set squat Command aa eau Kod enun ETE E 3 37 3 5 4 13 2 8 set threshold 3 38 3 5 4 13 2 9 set acsize 3 38 3 5 4 13 2 10 set uatant Command a 3 38 3 5 4 13 2 11 set gpsant Command a nennen nennen nnn nennen nennen 3 39 3 5 4 13 2 12 set modeArx
3. a dt evi d enum 12 16 12 13 2 5 A Aircraft Emitter Category 00 0000000 00011111 nennen nnn 12 17 12 13 2 6 Squat Switch Type RE 12 18 12 13 2 7 Serial IN Channel 4 Data Type ra nnn nennen nnn 12 18 LER EE ie o NETTES R Mm 12 18 12 13 2 9 Aircraft Width 0 nnnm nnn erre e nnne ntn innen ense senis 12 19 12 13 2 10 GPS Reference Position 12 19 12 14 TC978 TEST AND 12 20 12 15 TROUBLESHOOTING dus aud essai bad Vus Eus vr 12 20 12 16 RTCA DO 160 ENVIRONMENTAL 9 12 20 12 17 SERIAL INTERFACE 8 0 12 20 12 18 ADS B COMPLIANGCE l 12 20 12 19 INSTALLATION DRAWINGS 12 20 12 20 TYPICAL INTERCONNECT DIAGRAMS 2 2 2 0 12 21 1
4. 3 39 3 5 4 13 2 13 set disableSquawkTx 3 39 3 5 4 13 3 Display Output 3 40 3 5 4 13 3 1 set max trgs 3 40 3 5 4 13 3 2 set cheltonCSA Command 3 40 3 5 4 13 3 9 settralVelVal Command 22 3 40 CRI NEBST 3 41 3 6 CONFIGURATION AND SETUP USING TC978 3 42 3 6 1 ENTERING CONFIGURATION 3 42 3 6 2 FDL 978 XVR CONFIGURATION MODE een 3 42 3 6 2 1 Aircraft Mode S or ICAO 3 43 3 6 2 2 WIP SOUGWK GOOG paiser u u qa TETTE 3 43 3 6 2 3 3 43 3 6 2 4 Groundspeed 3 44 3 6 2 5 Aircraft Emitter Category 3 45 3 6 2 6 Squat Swich Iyp u u u u 22 2 asSsuasumusssspasswsasbasusopsshyssastuskhustap
5. 3 54 3 6 2 24 UA F Antenna DiIvershy IAM T 3 55 3 6 2 25 Antenna Check Ground u uuu u mm 3 55 du TC978 TEST AND 3 56 3 7 1 LOCAL VOLTAGE SUPPLY TES u u EIE 3 56 3 7 2 TC978 ALTITUDE ENCODER CALIBRATION xw tria uae a re da 3 56 3 7 2 1 Calibration EQuip Me int 3 56 3 7 2 2 Calibration Procede sreo LU u u u MI IERI 3 56 3722 PRESSURE ALTITUDE 3 58 SECTION 4 TROUBLESHOOTING u T 4 1 4 1 ces m J Sas 4 1 4 2 FDL 978 XVR LED TROUBLESHOOTING 4 1 4 2 1 UAT STATUS LED DISCRETE FAULT 8 4 2 4 3 UENIRE CES RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEMMMMMMEEMMMMMMMMMMM 4 3 4 3 1 TC978 WARNING MESSAGE TROUBLESHOOTING 4 3 SECTION5 RTCA DO 160 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATIONS eee 5 1 5 1 FDL 978 EQUIPMENT AND UAT DO 160 QUuALIFICATION 5 1 5 2 TC978 CONTROLLER DO 160 QUALIFICATION
6. ERNE I UL 12 5 12 7 12 5 UNPACKING AND INSPECTING 12 7 12 5 1 EQUIPMENT MOUNTING U 12 7 12 0 GOOLUNG REQUIREMENT 12 7 12 7 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS 12 8 12 7 1 INTERFACE DB 44 PINOUT ccccsccceseeteneeteneeceseeseeeeeneeteneeteceteueeneeeeseeeteneeteneetsneeseeeees 12 8 12 7 2 INTERFACE DETAILS aaa 12 9 vo EM POWERING UT E P 12 9 I DIED e 12 9 12 7 5 REMOTE POWER 12 9 12 7 6 978 CONTROLLER 0 1 0 0000 12 9 12 7 7 CONTROL DATA INTERFACE U 12 9 12 7 8 ALTITUDE INPUT DATA INTERFACE dae OH SIT EUR FORI 12 10 DISCRETE INPUTS u 12 10 12 7 9 1 MEME 12 10 12 7 9 2 Anonymous Mode Inpu 12 10 12 10 12 7 11 WI FI MODULE OR MAINTENANCE PORT INTERFACE
7. 1 111100 12 11 12 8 978 CONTROLLER ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS NU qd 12 11 12 9 WIRING 8 1 12 11 12 10 UAT ANTENNA 5 12 11 12 11 CONFIGURATION AND CHECKOUT n 12 11 12 12 INSTALLATION SETUP AND CONFIGURATION nennen nnn 12 12 12 12 1 FDL 978 LITE SERIES CONFIGURATION ITEM SUMMARY 12 12 12 12 2 FDL 978 LITE SERIES INTERFACE CONFIGURATION DETAILS 12 12 12 12 2 1 Control Data TE mM 12 12 12 12 2 2 Altitude Input nnns 12 13 12 1223 Wi Fi Module or Maintenance Port 12 13 12 13 CONFIGURATION AND SETUP USING 978 12 14 vi FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 12 13 1 ENTERING CONFIGURATION MODE aa 12 14 12 13 2 CONFIGURATION MODE 12 14 12 13 21 Aircraft Mode S or ICAO 0 5 22 12 15 121322 EB Squawk C OdB 12 15 121323 UI Rus 12 16 12 19 2 4 Groundspeed Threshold
8. FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series are UAT equipment class A1H A1S 978 Megahertz MHz equipment that meet the requirements of TSO C154c TSO C157a TSO C195a When equipped with the internal class Beta 1 Global Positioning System GPS the systems also meet the requirements of TSO C145c AN oections 1 through 11 contain information and installation details for the FDL 978 oeries with general references to information and installation details that are common with the FDL 978 Lite Series Specific information and installation details for the FDL 978 Lite Series is contained in Section 12 The FDL 978 Lite Series Section 12 contains the appropriate references to Section 1 through 11 information and installation details that are common with the FDL 978 Series Therefore for FDL 978 Series installation start with Section 1 and for FDL 978 Lite Series installation start with Section 12 1 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations All acronyms and abbreviations used within this manual are defined upon initial use and followed by their shortened version in parentheses as used in the remainder of the manual Items used within document numbers or quoted material are not included Aeronautical Radio Incorporated FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 1 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Definition Air Traffic Control
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10. a aa 5 2 SECTION6 SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 6 1 6 1 1 ALTITUDE ENCODER FORMAT Dursbvrtzskm oiim raa 6 1 6 1 2 AIR DATA COMPUTER SENSOR FORMAT 6 1 SECTION7 ADS B COMPLIANCE 7 1 SECTION 8 INSTALLATION 5 2 2 2 0 8 1 8 1 DIMEN TON E E 8 1 8 2 TC978 CONTROLLER CUT OUT OPTIONS 40 4 444 8 2 SECTIONS TYPICAL INTERCONNECT DIAGRAMS 2 2 2 22 2 9 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual FREEFLIGHT Document No 87343 Rev F SECTION 10 MAINTENANCE INTERFACE DIAGRAMNMS J J J 10 1 SECTION 11 WARNING DISCLAIMER 11 1 SECTION 12 FDL 978 LITE SERIES 12 1 121 GENERAL SYSTEM 12 1 12 2 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS aaa 12 4 123 PARTS AND EQUIPMENT naa 12 5 12 9 1
11. Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS AN Only ONE function can typically be set to either the input or output of each bi directional Serial Port 2 3 5 or 6 If the serial port input is set to a function then the output should be set to UNUSED and vice versa If a Serial port s input and output are both set only one setting is configured and unexpected operation can occur The exception is if a display output is set on a port output then the port input can be set to display control otherwise the input should be set to UNUSED See paragraph 3 3 2 1 and 3 3 2 2 for details AN Control Input is not required for receive only systems Using the Android tablet ADS B MPI application significantly improves system configuration and troubleshooting through use of a graphical user interface GUI The ADS B MPI application includes additional and improved automated status feedback and automatic enforcement of the above configuration rules that is not available when configuring the system with the TC978 or the simple terminal program MPI interface The ADS B MPI application requires use of either Serial to Wi Fi Transceiver FWF 125 P N 86943 00 properly connected to Port 3 or Port 5 or the rechargeable battery powered MPI Module P N 87710 00 properly connected to Port 3 or Port 5 3 14 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS ADS B FDL 978 Series and Lit
12. Transmitter P N 87098 00 FTOL and Transceiver 87098 00 FXOL Characteristics 12 4 Specification ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE TSO COMPLIANCE FCC IDENTIFICATION SOFTWARE HARDWARE PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS Height Width Depth WEIGHT OPERATING TEMPERATURE STORAGE TEMPERATURE ALTITUDE POWER REQUIREMENTS TRANSCEIVER FREQUENCY TRANSMITTER POWER RECEIVER SENSITIVITY Type Controller Altitude Input Discrete Inputs Discrete Outputs Characteristics See Section 5 1 C154c A1S FXOL B1S FTOL 157 Class 1 Incomplete System C195a Class C1 C145c Beta 1 T7YFDL978XXXX RTCA DO 178B Level C RTCA DO 254 Level C 1 7 in 43 18 mm 5 0 in 127 mm 5 5 in 139 7 mm 0 98 Ib 454 g 40 F to 158 F 40 C to 70 C 67 F to 185 F 55 C to 85 50 000 feet 10 40 Volts DC Typical 0 34 A 28 VDC Peak 0 84 A 28 VDC 978 MHz 40 Watts max at antenna after 2dB connector cable loses 99 dBm FXOL only Avionics Interface Input Output Input Input Output Description 7 VDC power output remote on off discrete input RS 485 serial interface to the TC978 Serial RS 232 2 Air Ground Anonymous Mode 2 Transmit Suppression and UAT Status FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved FREEFLIGHT 12 3 Parts and Equipment ADS B FDL 978 Series and Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Hev F 12 3 1 FDL 978 Lite Series Items The it
13. AN The TC978 is not required if the FDL 978 XVR is connected to a transmit controller transponder and or display that can provide as a minimum Mode A code entry and display IDENT control and display ADS B transmit and ADS B position failure status f connected the TC978 will not accept control inputs and will mirror the transponder or primary controller If communication with the primary controller is lost for 60 seconds then the TC978 will assume the role of the controller and allow control inputs squawk IDENT If the TC978 is used in this manner it is strongly recommended to set the squawk code first on the transponder 1 4 2 Antenna Requirements The FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series require 5 66 C74 C112 or C154 Ultra High Frequency UHF antenna s Ensure that the antenna has 500 impedance with a Voltage Standing Wave Ratio VSWR lt 1 7 1 at 978 MHz The Comant 101 and RA Miller AV 22 ball antennas and the Comant 105 blade antenna meet these requirements In Class A1H ADS B equipment TSO C154c installations antenna diversity meaning a top and bottom antenna is required In Class 15 single antenna installations only one antenna bottom is used For airworthiness approval of ADS B out systems AC 20 1654 single bottom mounted antenna TSO C154c Class A15 installations are allowed 1 4 3 GPS Antenna Requirements The FDL 978 Series with internal GPS and FDL 978 Lite S
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15. select the correct GPS reference offset Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection If Unknown or Auto Set by GPS is selected the next configuration item in the setup mode will be displayed If Manual Set here is selected then options for manually entering the GPS antenna reference offset are displayed as below The antenna distance from the nose can be entered anywhere between 2 meters to 60 meters by rotating the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the correct distance Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and move to the lateral offset configuration item in the setup mode FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 12 19 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS The antenna lateral offset has the following options that can be selected 1 Unknown 2 Left 0 2 meters 3 Left 2 4 meters 4 Left 4 meters 5 Central 6 Right 0 2 meters 7 Right 2 4 meters 8 Right 4 meters The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct antenna offset Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode Press ENT button and the display will instruct completion of setup and power off the system
16. 3 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 1 3 Alert Symbol Usage The following Warning Caution and Note symbols are used throughout this manual and their hierarchy is structured as shown below When an item applies to an entire section it will be identified at the beginning of the applicable section Otherwise it will immediately precede the information for which it applies P Warnings are identified when failure to properly following the instructions provided may cause serious injury to personnel or damage to equipment if not followed Cautions are identified when failure to properly following the instructions provided may cause serious damage to equipment if not followed P P Notes are identified to provide additional information or explanation to the user General System Description k m gt Information about the FDL 978 The FDL 978 XVR L ADS B In amp Out transmits and receives position velocity and other flight information to and from other aircraft and ground station equipment via a UAT data link The FDL 978 RX ADS B In only receives position velocity and other flight information from other aircraft and ground station equipment via a UAT data link The FDL 978 TXL ADS B Out only transmits position velocity and other flight information to other aircraft and ground station equipment via a UAT data link The FDL 978 Series an
17. 3 FOR SINGLE ANTENNA INSTALLATIONS CLASS B1S INSTALL BOTTOM ANTENNA ONLY 4 REFER TO INDIVIDUAL INSTALLATION MANUAL SF OR EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Figure 22 XPDR Monitor 9 4 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FDL 978 Series ALTITUDE Serial Output 232 TX GROUND TRANSPONDER 232 RX ALT IN GROUND STRAN SPONDER AND FDL 978 XVR MU ST SHARE ALTITUDE DATA FROMA COMMON ALTITUDE SENSOR XVR ACCEPTS ALTITUDE DATA VIA RS 232 amp ARINC 429 FROM SENSOR OR TRANSPONDER ALT OUT TRAN SPONDER REMOTE OUT PORTS ALSO SEND ALTITUDE NOT TYPICAL OR ALTITUDE SENSOR WITH BOTH GREY CODE AND SERIAL OUTPUT BE USED WITH ONE OUTPUT PROVIDED TO THE FDL B878 XVR AND THE OTHER TO THE TRAN SPONDER FDL 978 Series ALTITUDE ENC TRANSPONDER Grey Code Output 1 2 4 B1 232 TX GROUND NOTES 1 ALL WIRES ARE 24 AWG MINIMUM UN LES 5 OTHERWISE NOTED AND MUST BE MILAV 16878E 4 WIRE OR EQUIVALENT IN CERTIFIED INSTALLATIONS 2 1 CONNECT TWISTED PAIR SHIELDED WIRE GROUNDS TO SERIAL GROUND S OR AIRCRAFT GROUND WITH AS SHORT OF CONDUCTOR AS POSSIBLE 3 REFER TO INDIVIDU AL INSTALLATION MANUALS FOR EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT INTERCONNECTS Figure 23 Altitude Encoder FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 9 5 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Docu
18. FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS ADS B FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series Installation Manual Part Numbers P N 87098 XX XXXX Document No 87343 This document contains FreeFlight Systems proprietary information It is loaned for limited purposes only and remains the property of FreeFlight Systems It may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written consent of FreeFlight Systems and must not be disclosed to persons not having need of such disclosure consistent with the purpose of the loan The document is to be returned to FreeFlight Systems upon request and or upon completion of the use for which it was loaned ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F Proprietary Information This document contains FreeFlight Systems proprietary information It is furnished to FreeFlight Systems customers by the rights expressly granted by contract and may not in whole or in part be duplicated or its contents disclosed to unauthorized personnel without prior written consent from FreeFlight Systems The information provided in this document is subject to change without notice Please visit the FreeFlight Systems website http www freeflightsystems com or contact Product Support for updated materials regarding your products For Product Support Repair or Sales please contact us directly or an authorized FreeFlight Systems Dealer Product Support Department Phone 1 254 662 0000
19. Wi Fi Module Output 3 J1 26 Wi Fi Module Input 5 J1 19 Wi Fi Data Gnd 12 8 TC978 Controller Electrical Connections Refer to Section 2 6 T1978 Controller Electrical Connections 12 9 Wiring Considerations Refer to Section 2 9 Wiring Considerations 12 10UAT Antenna Installation Refer to Section 2 10 UAT Antenna Installation 12 11Configuration and Checkout Refer to Section 3 1 General and Section 3 2 Preliminary Checkout FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 12 11 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 12 12Installation Setup and Configuration 12 12 1 FDL 978 Lite Series Configuration Item Summary Table 22 Serial Port Configuration Settings Configuration Item Altitude Encoder Port 4 IN Function UNUSED Configuration Baud Table 23 ADS B Transmit Configuration Settings EE LIC _ Emitter Aircraft Category Aircraft Size Length GPS Antenna Offset Longitudinal Lateral AN 0 VER Squawk Code is only set on the TC978 12 12 2 FDL 978 Lite Series Interface Configuration Details 12 12 2 1 Control Data Interface AN FAA AC 20 165A HIGHLY recommends that the ADS B transmitter and transponder share a single point of entry for Mode A Squawk Code and IDENT Dual entry installations are allowed but discouraged and must ensure that the transponder and UAT transmit the same Mode A and
20. For compatibility with the ADS B system the traffic velocity validation should be set to enable for this display RANGR XVR set trafVelVal USAGE set velValDisable lt opt gt lt opt gt enable disable RANGR XVR set trafVelVal enable Traffic Vel Validation enable 3 5 4 13 3 4 set displayout AN trafficOnly will provide traffic information to the display position ground track etc but no weather or other flight information AN fisbOnly will provide weather and flight information NOTAMS TFRs ATIS etc but no traffic AN traffic amp fisb will provide traffic weather and flight information simultaneously This command allows the installer to set the type of data to be sent to the display The installer can configure the FDL 978 XVR to output traffic only FISB only or both By default the FDL 978 XVH will output the traffic and FISB data to the display RANGR XVR gt set displayout USAGE set displayout opt lt opt gt traffic amp fisb fisbOnly trafficOnly RANGR XVR gt set displayout fisbOnly Displ Output fisbO ata FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 41 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 6 Configuration and Setup Using TC978 A Do not use Configuration Mode during flight The system should be configured during initial system installation by a qualified technician T
21. Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 12 7 11 Wi Fi Module or Maintenance Port Interface The Wi Fi Module interface is used to connect to the FWF 125 Wi Fi Module FDL 978 XVRL only for receiving ADS B TIS FIS data wirelessly on the pilots PED e g iPad or Android device through a Wi Fi connection An Android tablet ADS B MPI application can also be used to configure the system and check system installation status through the Wi Fi module The Wi Fi module interface pins are as follows J1 Power and Connector DB 44 SIGNAL ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION 26 Wi Fi Module RS 232 Wi Fi Module or MPI RS 232 Data In Input Wi Fi Module RS 232 O Wi Fi Module or MPI RS 232 Data Out Output Wi Fi Data Gnd Serial Gnd Wi Fi Data Ground Ground When installing the FDL 978 TXL Transmitter which does not include a Wi Fi module a female DB 9 connector should be mounted in the aircraft for easy Maintenance Port Interface MPI access The MPI can be used to configure the system provide installation status information and update system software firmware The DB 9 connector allows connection to a battery powered Serial to Wi Fi MPI Module The Wi Fi MPI Module P N 87710 00 allows Wi Fi connection to the Android tablet ADS B MPI application for configuration and installation status troubleshooting The standard RS 232 DB 9 connections are shown in the table below Female DB 9 DB 44 SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 2 WI 42
22. N A Reserved N A N A Reserved N A N A Reserved N A N A Reserved N A N A Reserved N A N A UAT STATUS Open Ground O ADS B Status Wi Fi Module Output RS 232 Wi Fi Module MPI RS 232 Data Out Reserved N A N A Reserved N A N A 12 7 2 Interface Details Refer to Section 2 5 Interface Details 12 7 3 Power Input Refer to Section 2 5 1 Power Input 12 7 4 Status LEDs Refer to Section 2 5 3 Status LEDs 12 7 5 Remote Power Control Refer to Section 2 5 4 Remote Power Control 12 7 6 978 Controller Interface Refer to Section 2 5 5 T0978 Controller Interface 12 7 7 Control Data Interface The control data interface is used to connect to a GTX Series 330 33 327 32 transponder for controlling Squawk Code IDENT and mode stanaby alt inhibit to the FDL 978 Lite Series If no transponder is connected to this interface than the FDL 978 Lite Series will monitor any on aircraft mode A C transmissions to control Squawk Code and IDENT The TC978 is used to control the UAT if no transponder is present on the aircraft The control data interface pins are as follows FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 12 9 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS J1 Power and Connector DB 44 PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL IO DESCRIPTION 3 Control Data In RS 232 Control Data RS 232 Data In 33 Control Data RS 232 O Contro
23. No Data Qo JO0 71 43 CON CS 3 5 4 13 2 12 set modeArx Command This command enables disables Mode A code reception from the on aircraft Mode A C transponder When enabled Flight Plan ID Squawk Code and IDENT are received from the on aircraft s Mode A C transponder via its RF transmissions The default setting is disable This is only used with transceivers and should not be set in receiver only units This should be set to enable if using the external or internal Xpndr Monitor functions RANGR XVR set modeArx 2 USAGE set modeArx lt opt gt lt opt gt enable disable RAMGR XVR set modeArx enable 3 5 4 13 2 13 set disableSquawkTx Command This command disables the Squawk Code transmissions over the UAT datalink when set to on This setting should not be set to on and left to the default off setting This is only used with transceivers and should not be set in receiver only units set disableSquawkIx USAGE set disableSquawkIx opt lt opt gt on off RANGR XVR set disableSquawkTx or Disable Squawk Tx on RANGR AVR gt FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 39 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 5 4 13 3 Display Output Settings This section describes configuration settings for controlling traffic display output typically for legacy displays 3 5 4 13 3 1 set max trgs Command T
24. These baud rates are typical for RS 232 RS 422 equipment but 38400 57600 115200 the correct rate must be selected to match the interfacing equipment s configured or default baud rate 230400 460800 These high baud rates are not recommended for RS 232 serial ports 3 16 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS ADS B FDL 978 Series and Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Hev F 3 3 2 2 Serial Port Output Configuration The following tables define the serial port output data formats and baud rate UNUSED Not Used Alt Encoder Table 7 Serial Port Output Configuration Settings Encoded Output Altitude Xpndr Monitor XPDR Monitor Traffic Alert Display TIS FIS Output Pass Thru Display ADS B Pass Output Thru A A A Display Output Altitude Control Input No connection to serial port Altitude data Format for sending altitude to a transponder or display using the protocol in Section 6 1 1 Sends requests for Squawk Code and IDENT input data Xpndr Monitor Protocol This selection requires both serial input and output connections Ownship data traffic reports and FIS B data Format for the Aspen GMX 200 Chelton displays or other displays using the GDL FDL protocol The corresponding serial port input can be configured to Disp Cntrl to enable display control input 9 6 6 Ownship data ADS B traffic data and FIS B data Format
25. bits per second Celsius Situation Awareness COMM Communications Receiver decibel AWG bps C CSA dBm o SSCS IP Internet Protocol n bo LCD MPI millimeter Maintenance Port Interface 2 FES Copyright 2015 rights reserved es FREEFLIG m NACv N PBIT U gt lt lt POST D CD PRAIM RAIM JJ SBAS SSI STC TC TCAS TIS TNC TSO Ciz A US L UJ lt n lt S ss JIO TI V VSWR WAAS FFS Copyright 2015 All rig ADS B FDL 978 Series and HT Lite Series Installation Manual SYSTEMS Definition Document No 87343 Rev F Navigational Accuracy Category for velocity Part Number Periodic Built In Test Personal Computer Personal Electronic Device Personality Module power on self test pulse per second Predictive RAIM Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Receive Satellite Based Augmentation System signal strength indication Supplemental Type Certificate Type Certificate Traffic Collision Avoidance System Traffic Information Service Threaded Neill Concelman Technical Standard Orders Transmit Universal Access Transceiver Universal Serial Bus Ultra High Frequency volts volts direct current Visual Flight Rules Vertical Integrity Limit Voltage Standing Wave Ratio watts Wide Area Augmentation System hts reserved
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27. 6 70 knots 7 80 knots 8 90 knots 9 100 knots 10 120 knots AN This only applies to an Emitter Category of Light Aircraft no other categories use a configurable groundspeed threshold The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob to display the options above and select the groundspeed threshold Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 44 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 6 2 5 Aircraft Emitter Category The following options are offered for selecting aircraft emitter category 1 Unknown 2 Light Fixed Wing 3 Medium Fixed Wing 4 Large Fixed Wing 5 High Vortex B757 6 Heavy Fixed Wing 7 High G High Speed 8 Rotorcraft 9 Glider Sailplane 10 Lighter than air 11 Parachutist 12 ULM Hang Paraglider 13 UAV The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct aircraft category Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 6 2 6 Squat Switch Type Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options abov
28. 87098 00 87098 00 00 and 87098 00 FR00 1 5 2 TC978 Controller Specification ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE TSO CONPLIANCE ETSO COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS Height Width Depth WEIGHT OPERATING TEMPERATURE ALTITUDE POWER REQUIREMENTS Interfaces Type Controller Altitude Output Characteristics See Section 5 2 C154c Incomplete System C88b C88a RTCA DO 178B Level B 1 8 in 45 3 mm 2 5 in 61 0 mm 2 8 in 71 1 mm 0 11 Ibs 49 9 g 4F to 131 F 20 C to 55 C 35 000 feet 5 5 10 Volts DC 0 3A max 6 5VDC powered by FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR I O RS 485 Input Output RS 232 Output FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved FREEFLIGHT 1 6 Parts and Equipment 1 6 1 FDL 978 Series Items ADS B FDL 978 Series and Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Hev F Models 87098 00 and 87098 10 are not recommended for new installations The FDL 978 Series and optional installation kit part numbers are listed below Part Number 87098 00 87098 10 87098 00 00 87098 10 FX10 87098 00 FROO 87098 10 FR10 85935 00 87349 86964 87002 00 87002 10 87003 00 87004 00 87360 10 87360 00 Description FDL 978 XVR Transceiver with GPS FDL 978 XVR Transceiver without GPS FDL 978 XVR Transceiver with GPS FDL 978 XVR Transceiver without GPS FDL 978 RX Receiver with GPS FDL 978 RX Receiver without GPS FDL 978 XVR Installation Kit
29. 978 XVR FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR POWER POWER 116 POWER GND 117 POWER GND RS232 TXD5 RS232 RXD5 GROUND FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR RS232 TXD3 RS232 RXD3 GROUND FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series POWER POWER POWER GND POWER GND 12 28 VDC Aircraft Ground SERIAL TO USB CONVERTER RS232 RX COMPUTER RS232 TX TABLET GROUND SERIAL TO USB CONVERTER RS232 RX COMPUTER RS232 TX 058 TABLET GROUND p 12 28 VDC Aircraft round COMPUTER USB to Serial Converter P N 86971 00 2 Figure 31 Serial to USB MPI Cable and USB MPI FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 10 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 XVR POWER 12 28 VDC POWER POWER GND 17 2 in POWER GND 5p 7n SERIAL TO WIFI MPI MODULE R5232 TXD5 R5232 RX R5232 RXD5 R5232 TX i TABLET GROUND GROUND COMPUTER PYM 87710 00 FOR DESKTOP OR TABLET MAINTENANCE APPLICATION S OR SERIAL WIFI MFI MODULE J1 FDL 978 Series and A U U CU IT II on TABLET GROUND 22 GROUND FDL 978 XVR 5232 TXD3 24 le 89222 RX COMPUTERI R5232 RXD3123 3 P N 87710 00 FOR DESKTOP OR TABLET MAINTENANCE APPLICATION S FDL 978 Series and SERIAL TO WIFI MPI MODULE FDL 978 XVR R5232 RX 232 COMPUTER TABLET MI
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31. B messages will be transmitted when a fault has been detected 3 2 Preliminary Checkout Before the unit is installed and tested verify that all cables are properly secured With the FDL 978 Series FDL 978 Lite Series and TC978 removed turn on aircraft power and verify the following 1 Verify that Aircraft DC bus voltage is present on pins 1 and 16 of P1 2 Verify that ground is present on pins 17 and 31 of P1 3 8 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLIGHT Lite Series Installation Manual SYSTEMS Document No 87343 F 3 Verify that the two UAT antenna coax center conductors are not shorted to its shield or aircraft ground When the above conditions are verified turn off the master power Properly attach the external connectors to the FDL 978 Series FDL 978 Lite Series and TC978 Mount the FDL 978 Series FDL 978 Lite Series and TC978 in their respective mounting locations Turn on master power and then turn on the TC978 if installed During initialization the FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series unit performs a comprehensive diagnostics test A system component failure will be annunciated by a Warning Indication on the 978 if installed or the display Warnings concerning the GPS status may not be displayed until 2 5 minutes after power on in order to give the GPS time to acquire satellites Consult the Pilot Guide User Manual for more information concerning warning messa
32. FIGURE 14 DB 9 CONNECTOR 3 25 FIGURE 15 MPI BACK VIEW cccccsscsessssecsesscuasscesencesecsessucavscesenausepsaueusapsuesesausensesecuanseesenaurenserenuassesresasasss 3 25 FIGURE 16 FDL 978 SERIES AND FDL 978 LITE SERIES DIMENSIONS 8 1 FIGURE 17 TC978 CONTROLLER 5 8 2 Wit cu MIe rosuibieuti O 8 2 FIGURE 19 TC978 CONVENTIONAL 8 3 FIGURE 20 INTERNAL GPS AND TRANSPONDEFER rad dee ud VIRA x eM ebax AUR VOS 9 1 FIGURE 21 EXTERNAL GPS AND 1 1 9 2 FIGURE 22 GPS 430W 530W CONFIGURATION 99 9 9 3 FIGURE 23 igsipuese 9 4 FIGURE 24 ALTITUDE ENCODER 9 5 FIGURE 25 ASPEN AVIONICS DISPLAY nn nn 9 6 FIGURE 26 ALTERNATE DISPLAYS n nn 9 7 FIGURE 27 ALTERNATE DISPLAYS CONT D uuu uuu uuu aaasasspayskasqhiqhasakaspapantasqhussqkassanaqkassusspaspakawtai 9 8 FIGURE 28 GPS ARINC 743 PRAIM PET PH bH EIE
33. IDENT without increased pilot workload Garmin Series transponders GTX 330 327 32 33 must be connected to the GIX REMOTE Input port on the FDL 978 Lite Series to control Mode A code and IDENT Mode A C transponders will automatically use the FDL 978 Lite Series internal Mode A receiver to monitor the on board transponder transmissions to set Mode A code and IDENT Mode A receive is not compatible with Mode S transponders 12 12 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F Control inputs such as Flight Plan ID Squawk Code Call Sign and mode control IDENT Altitude Inhibit transmit Standby are required by the FDL 978 Lite Series The FDL 978 Lite Series provides the following three modes to receive control inputs 1 A Garmin GTX Series transponder can be connected to the GTX REMOTE Input port interface on the FDL 978 Lite Series The FDL 978 Lite Series accepts the control Squawk Code and mode inputs from the transponder The TC978 displays control status but Squawk and mode control from the TC978 are locked out The Call Sign can be controlled by the TC978 in this mode 2 When NO GTX transponder is connected to the GTX REMOTE Input port the FDL 978 TX listens for Mode A messages transmitted by an on aircraft Mode A C transponder and sets the squawk code and IDENT to the same code IDENT being transmitted by the transponder The TC9
34. Made FO pS RR gt 3 5 4 13 2 5 Set gps set rx Command This command sets the receiver installed options to be transmitted by a Transceiver Transceivers should be set to 978 and no1090 It is not necessary to set this for a receiver only RAMGR XVR set rx USAGE set rx lt opt gt lt opt gt Installed receiver Capabilities no1898 1898 no978 978 RANGR XVR set rx 18098 Receiver Contig 1838 978 3 36 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 5 4 13 2 6 set emit cat Command This command sets the emitter category of the aircraft and must be set to something other than the default of O no aircraft type This should be set for transceivers and receivers RANGR XVR gt set emit cat 7 USAGE set emit cat lt gt vehicle emitter category number MO AIRCRAFT TYPE LIGHT AIRCRAFT SMALL AIRCRAFT LARGE AIRCRAFT HIGH LARGE HEAVY AIRCRAFT HIGH PERFORM ROTORCRAFT GLIDER SAIL undefined LIGHTER THAN AIR PARACHUTIST ULTRALIGHT HG undefined SPACE VEHICLE undefined EMERGENCY VEHICLE SURFACE VEHICLE POINT OBSTACLE CLUSTER OBSTACLE LINE OBSTACLE d 2 3 I 4 s 7 9 RANGR XVR gt set emit cat 5 Emit Category HEAVY AIRCRAFT RANGR 3 5 4 13 2 7 set squat Command This command sets the active state low or high for the
35. OTHERWISE NOTED 2 T CONNECT TWISTED PAIR SHIELDED WIRE GROUNDS 11 TO SERIAL GROUND PINS OR AIRCRAFT GROUND 1 WITH AS SHORT OF A CONDUCTOR AS POSSIBLE FOR SINGLE ANTENNA INSTALLATIONS CLASS 15 INSTALL BOTTOM ANTENNA ONLY 4 REFER TO INDIVIDUAL INSTALLATION MANUALS FOR EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT INTERCONNECTS Figure 21 GPS 430W 530W Configuration FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 9 3 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual FREEFLIGHT Document No 87343 Rev F SYSTEMS i 2 Amp FDL 978 Series POWER POWER GND Aircraft POWER GND Ground TC978 CONTROLLER POWER POWER CONTROLLER GND GROUND REMON REMON RS485 TRXD3 TMAPA RS485 TMAPB ALTITUDE OUT PMPOWER PMGND PMCLK PM DATA 1201 PPSIO PPS 10 PPS IO PPS IO PPS SHIELD RS232 RXD1 TX2 232 RS232 TXD1 RX2 232 GND COM RX2 ALT ENCODER 5252 RXD4 RS232 TX SERIAL GND 4 GROUND XPDR Monitor RS232 RXD2 TX 232 anis s SUPPRESSION Transponder TRANSPONDER ALTIN TX SUPPRESS SUPPRESSION R5422 TXD6 N GMX 200 5422 TXD6 RS422 RXD6 OUT RS422 RXD6 OUT AIRIGND l AIR GRND Switch UATTOP 4 Antenna N UAT BOT T ai ij Antenna NOTES 1 ALL WIRES ARE 24 AWG MINIMUM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 2 T CONNECT TWSTED PAIR SHIELDED WIRE GROUND S TO SERIAL GROUND PINS OR AIRCRAFT GROUND i WITH AS SHORT OF A CONDUCTOR AS POSSIBLE
36. There are two adjustment points on the altitude encoder a low altitude adjustment point and a high altitude adjustment point The low altitude point adjusts the correspondence at sea level 3 56 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F and the high altitude point adjusts the correspondence at the altitude limit of the encoder Since the altitude limit of the encoder is likely to be higher than the service ceiling of the aircraft it is sufficient to set the upper adjustment at the service ceiling of the aircraft A DO NOT EXCEED THE ALTITUDE OR RATE OF CLIMB LIMITS OF THE PITOT STATIC INSTRUMENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT The TC978 altitude encoder is a solid state device and will not be affected by excess altitude or rate of climb and descent but the mechanical instruments in the aircraft can easily be damaged by being driven beyond their intended range Set the primary altimeter subscale setting to 1013 2 hectopascal hPA 29 92 in hectogram hg Connect the pitot static test set to the aircraft 3 You can enter the altitude encoder calibration setup either after following the steps from above in order or you can enter directly by holding the FN button down on the controller on power up to enter setup mode And skipping over the configuration modes until reaching the calibrate altitude encoder section When you are in the calibrate altitude e
37. Transmitters FDL 978 XVR and any transponder on the aircraft to transmit pressure altitude data obtained from the same altitude sensor source Installations must therefore ensure that the transponder and FDL 978 XVH receive altitude data from the same altitude sensor AN FAA 20 165A HIGHLY recommends that the ADS B transmitter and transponder share a single point of entry for Mode A Squawk Code and IDENT Dual entry installations are allowed but discouraged and must ensure that the transponder and UAT transmit the same Mode A and IDENT without increased pilot workload Transponders with serial control data out capability like the GTX 330 327 32 33 and SL 70 R should be connected an FDL 978 XVH serial port to control Mode A code and IDENT Mode A C transponders without serial control out can use the FDL 978 XVR internal Mode A receiver configuration setting which receives on board Mode A C transponder transmissions to automatically set Mode A code and IDENT control data transmit Mode A receive is not compatible with Mode S transponders AN FDL 978 RX Receivers don t require transponder control data Receivers require pressure altitude input but aren t required to obtain the pressure altitude from the same altitude sensor as the transponder 2 1 Unpacking and Inspecting Equipment Exercise care when unpacking each item Visually inspect each item for evidence of damage incurred during shipment If a damage claim must be file
38. UAT STATUS Open Ground O ADS B Status 2 5 8 1 UAT Status Output AN Failure status of the UAT as well as loss of UAT position data must be annunciated to the pilot The connected display or TC978 typically provides annunciation This discrete can be used to drive an annunciator when a display or C978 is not installed or capable of displaying status The UAT Status output is an active low open collector output capable of sinking a maximum of 100 mA The UAT status output indicates a UAT transmit or receive system failure when continuously grounded UAT status output also indicates the loss of valid GPS data from an internal or external GPS If the internal or external GPS is not functioning reporting a failure or reporting invalid GPS position data this discrete will toggle between ground and open at a rate of approximately four times per second 2 5 9 TX Suppression Output The TX Suppress output is for suppressing other L band equipment during UAT transmissions TX Suppress outputs a high Vin 1 5 V only during UAT ADS B message transmissions and is low otherwise The TX Suppress output is typically connected to the transponder suppression bus AN Receiver only installations do not need to connect to the transponder suppression bus 2 5 10 Time Mark Input Output For the FDL 978 Series the Time Mark Input Output is an RS 422 differential pair for the one pulse per second PPS input from an external GPS or output when the Tr
39. Way D receptacle to M24308 Crimp Socket Contact Wire Size 20 24 AWG items included the Personality Module Installation Kit Male 87002 00 listed below Part Number Description 85945 00 A Personality Module 86967 Male Crimp Pin 24 28 AWG 83145 Male Crimp Pin 24 28 AWG 87006 Adhesive Double Sided Tape 0 5 in x 0 5 in The items included in the Personality Module Installation Kit Female P N 87002 10 are listed below Part Number Description 85945 00 A 1 Personality Module 84141 6 Female Crimp Pin 24 28 AWG 87006 1 Adhesive Double Sided Tape 0 5 in x 0 5 in Ae EFS Copyright 2015 rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F The items included in the Blade Type Antenna Installation Kit P N 87003 00 are listed below Part Number Description 87005 Blade Type UAT Antenna 86966 BNC RG142 Male Crimp Connector 0129 0017 00 TNC Connector 0123 0012 00 RG 142 Coax Cable The items included in the Ball and Stick Type Antenna Installation Kit P N 87004 00 are listed below Part Number Description 85937 Ball and Stick Type UAT Antenna 86966 BNC RG142 Male Crimp Connector 0129 0017 00 Connector The items for the FDL 978 Series included in the TSO C190 GPS Antenna Installation Kit P N 87360 00 are listed below The TSO C190 antenna is only recommended to accommodate future
40. a USB micro AB plug battery charge light and an On Off switch The module includes a rechargeable battery which lasts PHT approximately 8 hours of usage battery charged through the USB micro AB socket via a USB micro A or micro B to USB B cable connected to a PC USB port or a USB electrical power adapter When connected the battery recharge light comes on and stays Figure 14 MPI Back View during charging The light goes off when the module is fully charged Charge time is typically about 30 minutes module USB micro AB connector can also be connected to the ADS B equipment USB micro AB maintenance connector using a USB micro B to micro B cable if a DB 9 connector to Port 5 or 3 is not available The On Off switch turns batter power on and off to the MPI module The module must be turned on in order to provide a Wi Fi connection to an Android device running the ADS B app AN Using the Android tablet ADS B MPI application significantly improves system configuration and troubleshooting through use of a graphical user interface GUI additional and improved automated status feedback and automatic enforcement of configuration rules not available with the TC978 or the simple terminal program MPI interface when configuring the system The ADS B MPI application requires use of either a Serial to Wi Fi Transceiver FWF 125 P N 86943 00 properly connected to Port 3 or Port 5
41. command to stop updating and return to the prompt 3 28 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 5 4 5 control Command This command displays the control squawk and mode status including the Squawk Code IDENT status altitude control status call sign transmit control status and vertical status RANGR XVR control Squawk 1200 IDENT OFF ALT Transmit Tx ON AIRBORNE CallSign 22222 Emergency Q None 3 5 4 6 gps Command This command displays data which is being received from the GPS input Configuration Internal GPS 1 19200 Source interna FFS SWVer Date 3 16 2015 UTC Time 15 26 10 55570 Mode Latitude Longitude Alt NSVel EWVel GSpd Tr SBAS 91725 96 98651 W 400 2 Q 111 HI v 4 L NIC dr ORE eye eder Q 0231nmC 9 0 0188 9 2 Message Counts s Msgs 5300 Nav 1325 Status 1325 Aux 1325 Other 1325 ack VertV 1 tt VVFOM VIL 5 4 Q 24m s 209 50ft 78 63ft OQ 17m Valid 1 Lat 1 Lon 1 FDE O 5 5 1 SATu 0 NoWAAS Q neWASS Q neSAT Ao 1 As SR O Osc O PL O RTC sbasH ALM O RF EEPROM SDRAM Step 3 5 4 7 info Command This command displays information such as Serial Number operation time and hardware and software version information about the FDL 978 Series Example output is d
42. digit When the ENT button is pressed on the last digit the new Squawk Code or Call Sign Flight ID will replace the previous value If the code entry is not completed within 7 seconds the changes are ignored and the previous code restored Description VFR Code in the USA VFR Code commonly used in Europe Hijack Code Loss of communications Emergency Code The Call Sign Flight ID should correspond to the aircraft call sign entered on flight plan If no flight plan is active the aircraft registration should be used as the Call Sign Flight ID Use only letters and digits If the Call Sign Flight ID is less than eight characters long entering a blank character will end it 3 1 2 5 Warning Messages If the FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR detects a malfunction the icon appears to indicate that warning messages are present Depending on the nature of the problem the unit may not be transmitting ADS B messages To enter the Warning View mode press the FN button four times and WARNING will be displayed top center along with a brief description of the fault In this mode the Controller continually requests the active warning messages from the FDL 978 XVR and displays them on the Controller Press the FN button again to exit this mode and return to normal operation 3 1 2 6 Fault Annunciation If the transponder detects a catastrophic internal failure the screen will indicate FAULT with a brief statement of the problem No ADS
43. discrete control and a communication interface on Serial Port 3 The system can also be configured using the TC978 When a TC978 is not installed Serial Port 3 RS 232 can be used as a display port and or a maintenance port Configurable Serial Interfaces Five RS 232 serial ports one RS 422 port that can be configured as an additional RS 232 port two ARINC 429 input ports and one ARINC 429 output port can be installation configured to interface to transponder controllers GPS input output Altitude Air Data input TCAS Input multiple Display outputs and Maintenance Personal Computer PC tablet Discrete Inputs Outputs Three discrete inputs Air Ground Switch Traffic Test and Anonymous Mode and two discrete outputs Transmit Suppression and UAT Status provide control and status feedback UAT Antennas There are two top and bottom UAT antenna connectors The units can be configured to use the top bottom or both diversity antennas o Copyright 2015 rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Personality Module Interface A personality module installed in the aircraft connector allows configuration settings to automatically be retrieved and set when transceiver or receiver unit is removed and replaced in the aircraft 1 4 1 TC978 Controller pr FREEFPLIGHT 1200 KOX 5 ALT FL004 Fig
44. for sending unprocessed uncorrelated and un prioritized raw ADS B messages Traffic must be processed in another device to meet TSO C195a ASSAP installation requirements 3 Ownship data traffic reports and FIS B data Format for the MX 20 The corresponding serial input port can be configured to Disp Cntrl at the same baud rate to enable display control input 9 9 Maintenance port setting names listed first with TC978 configuration menu setting names in parenthesis 2 selection requires a serial input and output port for operation If E port 2 output is set to Xpndr Monitor then serial port 2 input is automatically used for Xpndr Monitor input and serial port 2 input should be set to UNUSED Only used with FTM 190C at 9600 baud rate Internal Xpndr Monitor function is set per Section 3 5 4 13 2 12 3 Setting Disp Ontrl for an input port must correspond to setting a display output on the same output port e g if serial port 6 output is set to MX 20 or Traffic Alert then serial port 6 input can be set to Disp Cntrl to enable control For proper traffic and status presentation on legacy displays review display settings in paragraphs 3 5 4 13 3 2 and 3 5 4 13 3 3 and set accordingly FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 17 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS AN 9 When using the FFS Wi Fi transceive
45. gt set arinc out USAGE set arinc out lt port gt func lt speed gt port ARINC port number 1 Kf unc Interface function protocol ort UNUSED GPS 743 Traffic speed Speed low high RANGR XVR gt set arinc out 1 GPS 743 high ut GPS 743 h ARINC O 3 34 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 5 4 13 2 ADS B Transmit Settings This section describes configuration settings mainly for transmitting ADS B messages Some of these settings are relevant for receiver only units as well 3 5 4 13 2 1 set addr Command This command is used to set the ICAO address of the aircraft For example to set the ICAO address to ABCD12 enter set addr ABCD12 The ICAO address must be entered as a hex value The FDL 978 Series requires the ICAO to be set to the aircraft s registered ICAO address This should be set for receivers and transceivers RANGR XVR gt set addr USAGE set addr lt chars gt lt hex gt ICAO address up to 6 hexidecimal characters 0 9 amp A F RANGR XVR gt s ICAO Addres 3 5 4 13 2 2 set call sign Command This command sets the default call sign of the aircraft and is typically the aircraft tail number For example to set the call sign to ABCD1234 enter set call sign ABCD1234 The default call sign is transmitted by a Transceiver if a call sign setting
46. having to re configure the system The following install kit parts from the FDL 978 Series PM Install Kit P N 87002 00 are used to install the personality module in the backshell Qty Description Personality Module P N 85945 00 A Pin Contact Crimp 24 28 AWG P N 86967 Pin Contact Crimp 24 28 AWG P N 83145 Double sided Adhesive Tape P N 87006 2 14 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F The following table shows the PM wire color connections to the DB 44 connector Personality Module Interface SIGNAL ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION PM WIRE COLOR Vpm 3 0 3 6 VDC Personality Module Power Red GND Ground Personality Module Power Return Black Personality Module Blue DATA Personality Module Data White The PM should be assembled into the backshell of the DB 44 male connector in the aircraft wiring harness as follows 1 Strip 1 8 in of the insulation from each of the four wires of the PM 2 Crimp pin contacts onto each of the four wire of the PM 3 Insert crimped pins into the DB 44 connector housing according to the table above 4 Adhere one side of the double sided tape pad to the PM as shown in Figure 6 and the other side should be adhered to one side of the connector backshell as the connector and backshell are assembled together Figure 8 Personality Module Assembly
47. manner it is strongly recommended to set the squawk code first on the transponder before entering it into the TC978 The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct serial input type Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode AN If Not Used is selected then the serial input line speed configuration mode will not be displayed and the next configuration mode item will be displayed 3 46 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 6 2 8 Serial IN Channel X Line Speed X channel number he following options are offered for selecting the serial input baud rate for each channel data type 1 4800 2 9600 3 19200 4 38400 5 57600 6 115200 7 230400 The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct serial input speed Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 6 2 9 Serial OUT Channel X Data Type X channel number FDL 978 XVR can transmit data via two serial channels The
48. set in the configuration mode 12 13 24 Groundspeed Threshold Groundspeed threshold can be used to help determine and verify the ON GROUND condition for transmitting ON GROUND ADS B message types for Light Fixed Wing aircraft types only The FDL 978 Lite Series uses the ground speed threshold configuration to determine a maximum ON GROUND speed There are 10 options to select groundspeed threshold 12 16 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 1 Unknown 2 30 knots 3 40 knots 4 50 knots o 60 knots 6 70 knots 7 80 knots 8 90 knots 9 100 knots 10 120 knots AN This only applies to an Emitter Category of Light Aircraft no other categories use a configurable groundspeed threshold The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob to display the options above and select the groundspeed threshold Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 12 13 2 5 Aircraft Emitter Category The following options are offered for selecting aircraft emitter category 1 Unknown 2 Light Fixed Wing 3 Medium Fixed Wing 4 Large Fixed Wing o High Vortex B757 6 Heavy Fixed Wing 7 High G High Speed 8 Rotorcraft 9 Glider Sailplane 10 Lighter than air 11 Parachutist 12 ULM Hang Paraglider
49. the registered ICAO address and call sign Anonymous Mode can be disabled by the pilot or whenever the squawk code is changed from 1200 Anonymous Mode is not available in aircraft with a Mode S transponder A The Anonymous Mode can only be enabled when the squawk code is set to 1200 no flight plan is filed and ATC services are not requested A The FDL 978 equipment defaults to the registered aircraft ICAO address and call sign when initially powered on Anonymous Mode will not be enabled within the first 90 seconds after the FDL 978 is powered on A The FDL 978 equipment will automatically revert back to the default ICAO address and call sign when the squawk code is changed from 1200 2 10 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F AN In Anonymous Mode you are unable to receive Instrument Flight Rule IFR or Visual Flight Rule VFR separation services Also potential loss of enhanced search and rescue benefits and potential negative impacts to ADS B IN applications could occur 2 5 8 Discrete Output AN Refer to SECTION 10 for a wiring diagram reference Two discrete outputs are available to provide UAT status and operational information to other equipment The two discrete output connection pins are as follows Discrete Outputs PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL I O DESCRIPTION J1 28 TXSUPPRESS Vin 1 5V L Band Suppression Bus 41 441
50. this is usually easy to accomplish but is more difficult in a composite or fabric skinned aircraft In these cases a metallic ground plane should be fabricated and fitted under the antenna As the ground plane is made smaller the actual dimensions of the ground plane become more critical Dimensions with small multiples of the wavelength should be avoided as should circles Rectangles or squares are much less likely to create a critical dimension that resonates with the transmissions The smallest practical ground plane is a square around 5 25 in per side as the size increases the performance may actually get worse but will be better by the time the ground plane is 30 5 in on each side Anything much larger than that size is unlikely to show significant further improvement The thickness of the material used to construct the ground plane is not critical providing it is sufficiently conductive A variety of proprietary metallic mesh and grid solutions are available 2 10 2 Antenna Cable The FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series are designed to meet Class A1H A1S requirements with an allowance of 2 6 dB for loss in the connectors and cable used to connect it to the antenna Excessive loss degrades transmitter output power so it is recommended that the installation cable loss be limited to the loss minimum of 2 5 5dB Allowing 0 25dB loss for the connector at each end of the antenna cable assembly leaves allowance of 1 5 5
51. upgrades with TSO C145c Class 2 3 and 4 navigation sensors the transceiver system Part Number Description 86735 Antenna GPS SBAS WAAS DO 301 TSO C190 anq TSO C144 0129 0017 00 TNC Connector Male RG 142 Crimp 0123 0012 00 RG 142 Coax Cable The items for the FDL 978 Series included in the TSO C144 GPS Antenna Installation Kit P N 87360 10 are listed below Part Number Description 81194 1 Antenna GPS SBAS WAAS DO 228 TSO C144 0129 001 7 00 2 TNC Connector Male RG 142 Crimp 0123 0012 00 258 RG 142 Coax Cable FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 1 15 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 1 7 Materials Required But Not Supplied The following items are required for proper installation but not supplied e Wire and shielded wire e Circuit breaker e Ground terminals For the FDL 978 XVR a valid GPS receiver with appropriate serial or ARINC 743 interface is required for the ADS B Transceivers 87098 10 87098 10 FX10 and Receivers 87098 10 FR10 without a GPS The following GPS receivers have been verified to provide position velocity position accuracy position integrity and velocity accuracy information properly interpreted by the FDL 978 XVR 1 FFS 1201 P N 84100 XX XXXX 2 FFS 1203 C P N 84327 XX XXXX 3 Garmin Series 400 500 GPS with ADS B Plus Interface 1 7 1 List of Other Approved GPS Antennas The FDL 978 Lit
52. 0 dB loss for the cable itself An acceptable cable then has e A minimum of 1 5dB loss for the run length but no greater than 5 0dB loss e Acharacteristic impedance of 50 Ohms e Double braid screens or has a foil and braid screen Once the cable run length is determined a cable type with the proper attenuation loss per foot that meets the above requirements can be chosen Longer runs require lower loss cable FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 2 17 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Consider moving the FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series closer to the antenna to minimize the losses in the antenna cable subject to the limits identified above The following table is a guide to the minimum and maximum usable lengths of some common cable types Actual cable loss varies between manufacturers and the table is based on typical data Use the table as a guide only and refer to the manufacturer s data sheet for the specific cable chosen to calculate the minimum and maximum lengths Attenuation Min Length ft Length dB 100 ft 1 GHz ft When routing the cable ensure the following e Route the cable away from sources of heat e Route the cable away from potential interference sources such as ignition wiring 400Hz generators fluorescent lighting and electric motors e Allow a minimum separation of 12 in 300 mm from an Automatic Direct
53. 00 and 87098 00 FR00 FDL 978 TXL 87098 00 01 and FDL 978 XVRL 87098 00 FXOL operates neither at altitudes above 18 287 meters about 60 000 ft MSL nor at velocities greater than 513 m s about 1 000 knots If either condition is detected the GPS discontinues outputting signals and position data on its 5 232 ports FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 2 21 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS This page intentionally left blank 2 22 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS SECTION3 FDL 978 SERIES CONFIGURATION AND CHECKOUT 3 1 QGeneral This section contains installation configuration checkout and basic operating procedures More detailed operating procedures are contained in the Pilot Guide User Manual 3 1 1 Continued Airworthiness Requirements The FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series systems require no periodic maintenance or calibration Maintenance is performed on an on condition basis only hese units perform a power on self test POST and is continually tested using a Periodic Built In Test PBIT when the system is in operation This method of testing will notify the operator of a failure System software updates are accomplished using the MPI Continued airworthiness can also be accomplished by determining th
54. 015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F When Port 3 and Port 5 are configured and interfaced to other equipment TC978 or display the connections to the configured device must be temporarily disconnected to use the port for MPI purposes AN A rechargeable battery powered Module P N 87710 00 and Android tablet ADS B MPI app are available for significantly easier and improved MPI configuration and troubleshooting AN Refer to Section 3 4 for more information on MPI Module usage installation configuration and troubleshooting 2 6 TC978 Controller Electrical Connections 2 6 1 978 Interface DB 9 Pinout TC978 Connections DB 9 PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL lO DESCRIPTION GND Ground Signal Common TMAPA RS 485 Controller Serial Bus TMAPB RS 485 Controller Serial Bus ALT OUT RS 232 Pressure Altitude Out Reserved GND Ground Signal Common REM ON Open Gnd O Remote Power Control Ground ON Open OFF POWER 6 10 VDC Controller Power GND Ground Controller Power Common 2 7 978 Controller Interface Details 2 1 Power Do NOT connect to aircraft input power The TC978 uses 5 5 10 volts from the FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR typically 7 volts 2 7 2 Remote Remote output controls the power to the FDL 978 Lite Series FDL 978 XVR This Is connected to the REM ON input J1 32 to remote
55. 12 14TC978 Test and Calibration Refer to Section 3 7 T1978 Test and Calibration 12 15 Troubleshooting Refer to SECTION 4 Troubleshooting 12 16RTCA DO 160 Environmental Qualifications Hefer to SECTION 5 RTCA DO 160 Environmental Qualifications 12 17Serial Interface Specifications Refer to SECTION 6 Serial Interface Specifications 12 18ADS B Compliance Refer to SECTION 7 ADS B Compliance 12 19Installation Drawings Refer to SECTION 8 Installation Drawings 12 20 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 12 20 Typical Interconnect Diagrams ADS B FDL 978 Series and Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Hev F 2 FDL 978 XVRL POWER 12 28 VDC POWER nD Aircraft Ground POWER GND CONTROLLER POWER CONTROLLER GND REM ON R5485 IRXD3 R5485 TRXD3 POWER PM GND PM DATA RS232 RXD4 GROUND R5232 TXD5 R 232 RXD5 GROUND 232 RXD2 232 TXD2 GROUND TX SUPPRESS OUT NOTES TC 978 POWER GROUND REM ON TMAPA TMAPB ALTITUDE OUT ALTITUDE ENCODER R5232 TX GROUND SERIAL TO WIFI AIRCRAFT MODULE 9 R S232 RX R 232 TX GROUND FOR TABLET APPLICATIONS GTX TRAN SPONDE R R5232 TX R5232 RX GND SUPPRE SSION BUS L GPS Antenna BOTTOM UAT Antenna 1 ALL WIRE 5 ARE 24 AWG MINIMUM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AND MUST BE MIL W 16878E 4 WIRE O EQUIVALEN TIN CERTIFIED INSTALLA
56. 13 UAV The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct aircraft category Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 12 17 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 12 13 2 6 Squat Switch Type Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options below and select the correct Squat Switch type Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode The following options are offered for selecting aircraft Squat Switch type 1 Not Connected 2 Low when ground 3 Low when airborne The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above 12 13 2 7 Serial IN Channel 4 Data Type X channel number The FDL 978 Lite Series can receive data on serial channel 4 only The following options are offered for selecting serial input type of the FDL 978 Lite Series Channel 4 1 Not Used 2 Altitude Encoder AN Refer to Section 3 3 2 1 for details on selecting serial input settings The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob eit
57. 2 T CONNECT TWISTED PAIR SHIELDED WARE GROUNDS TO SERIAL GROUND PINS OR AIRCRAFT GROUND WITH AS SHORT OF A CONDUCTOR AS Y POSSIBLE REFER TO INDIVIDUAL INSTALLATION MANUAL S F OR EXTERN AL EQUIPMENT RCONNECTS 4 FOR SINGLE ANTENNA INSTALLATION S CLASS A15 INSTALL BOTTOM ANTEHHA ONLY Figure 27 GPS ARINC 743 PRAIM 9 8 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS J1 FDL 978 Series POWER POWER POWER GND POWER GND REM ON REM ON MUST BE GROUNDED GROUND TO POWER ON THE RX RS422 TX6 RS422 TX6 GROUND RS422 RX6 RS422 RX6 NOTES 1 ALLWIRES ARE 24 AWG MINMUM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 2 USE APPROPRIATE CRIMPING TOOL FOR WIRING SOCKET CRIMPS CONNECT TWISTED PAIR SHELDED WIRE GROUNDS TO SERIAL GROUND PINS OR AIRCRAFT GROUND WI TH AS SHORT OF A CONDUCTOR AS POSSIBLE 4 THE DEFAULT SERIAL TO WIFI AIRCRAFT MODULE BAUD RATE IS 115200 WHEN USING THE SERIAL TO WI FI AIRCRAFT MODULE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GMX200 DISPLAY THE AIRCRAFT WIFI MODULE BAUD RATE MUST BE RECONFIGURED TO 38400 CONTAC T FREEFLIGHT FOR UPDATING THE WIFI MODULE BAUD RATE 5 CONFIGURE THE FDL 978 XVR TO PORT 6 SERIAL OUTPUT AT 38400 BAUD INTERFACE TYPE TISIFIS TO TRANSMIT DATA OVER THE WI FI MODULE SERIAL IN 6 SHOULD NO T BE CONFIGURED TO NOT USED 6 THE WIFI MODULE DOES NOT TRANMSIT DATA CONTROL PACKETS TO THE FDL 978 XVR WIRING OF THE RS 422 OR RS 232 TX SIGNALS FROM T
58. 2 24 MAINTENANCE INTERFACE 65 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 12 23 SECTION 13 LIMITED 224 13 1 List of Figures FIGURE 1 FDL 978 XVR WI FI MPI BLOCK DIAGRAM TYPICAL 1 6 FIGURE 2 FDL 978 XVR WI FI TRANSCEIVER BLOCK DIAGRAM TYPICAL a a aa asas 1 6 FIGURE 3 FDL 978 RX BLOCK DIAGRAM TYPICAL sccececesesesececesesesescscececevevevevevevevevavavevavavavevevenenenenenennen 1 7 FIGURE 4 FDL 978 SERIES a a a a 1 7 FOURE 9e nell R PR 1 9 FIGURE 6 FDL 978 SERIES MOUNTING 5 2 2 FIGURE 7 TC978 DIMENSIONS 2 3 FIGURE 8 PERSONALITY MODULE 55 r enses seen nnns nnn 2 15 FIGURE 9 978 CONTROLLER KNOBS AND BUTTONS nenne nnnennnnnn nnne nrrnn nsns nennt nsns nnns 3 2 FIGURE 10 FDL 978 CONTROLLER DISPLAY TYPICAL d ca A Ac Ov wt ordena ER it 3 9 FIGURE 11 3 24 get smsglesa szufeluim P AARE 3 24 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved vii ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual FREEFLIGHT Document No 87343 Rev F
59. 3 Warning Messages If the FDL 978 XVR detects a malfunction the icon appears to indicate that warning messages are present Depending on the nature of the malfunction the FDL 978 XVH may not transmit ADS B messages To enter the Warning View mode press the FN button four times and WARNING will be displayed top center along with a brief description of the fault In this mode the Controller continually requests the active warning messages from the FDL 978 XVR and FDL 978 Lite Series and displays them on the Controller Press the FN button again to exit this mode and return to normal operation TC978 Warning Messages Warning MSG Description Transceiver Diagnostic Timing Fault Tx Fault UAT Transceiver fault UAT Transceiver power low during transmit UAT Transceiver power supply output too high UAT Transceiver power supply output too low System Diagnostic FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR internal emperature too high gt fi UJ U O o The unit is not receiving digital serial communication from he GPS GPS has reported unavailable position or a fault lt lt i gt Tl c antenna disconnected Bot Ant Fault Bottom antenna disconnected PSU Fail Internal DC power supply failure ADC Fault ADC or Altitude sensor fault or not responding 4 3 1 TC978 Warning Message Troubleshooting The following is a quick reference troubleshooting guide using the TC
60. 4c 86966 BNC Connector Male RG 142 Crimp 81194 Antenna GPS WAAS DO 228 TSO C144 0129 001 7 00 TNC Connector Male RG 142 Crimp 86945 DB 44 Connector Male Crimp 85942 DB 44 Connector Backshell 83145 Pin Male 24 28 AWG Crimp 84141 Socket Female 24 28 AWG Crimp 84192 Connector DB9F Crimp 84193 Hood 9 Pin Dsub 87872 Screw 4 40 1 5 MS Brass 87873 Screw 4 40 0 625 in MS Brass 87866 Bracket Adapter TC978 TC20 12 6 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 12 4 ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLIGHT Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 F SYSTEMS Installation This section provides general information for installing the FDL 978 Lite Series into an aircraft This section contains mounting dimensions pin outs and interface details pertaining to installation Adherence to these installation procedures and information will assure satisfactory system performance Note that several sections below refer to paragraphs in Section 2 that are common with the FDL 978 Series A A 12 5 FAA AC 20 165A requires certified installations with ADS B Out Transmitters FDL 978 Lites Series and any transponder on the aircraft to transmit pressure altitude data obtained from the same altitude sensor source Installations must therefore ensure that the transponder and FDL 978 Lites Series receive altitude data from the same altitude sensor FAA 20 165A HIGHLY recommends that the ADS B transmitter and transpond
61. 78 displays control status but Squawk and IDENT from the TC978 are locked out The Call Sign and mode control Altitude Inhibit and Transmit Standby can be controlled by the TC978 in this mode 3 When the aircraft has no transponder the TC978 provides all control inputs and status feedback 12 12 2 2 Altitude Input Interface AN FAA 20 165A requires certified installations with ADS B Out Transmitters FDL 978 Lite Series and any transponder on the aircraft to transmit pressure altitude data obtained from the same altitude sensor source Installations must therefore ensure that the transponder and FDL 978 Lite Series receive altitude data from the same altitude sensor The FDL 978 Lite Series requires pressure altitude data input from an altitude encoder The FDL 978 Lite Series provides the following two modes to receive altitude data input 1 An altitude encoder which outputs altitude data per the Altitude Encoder format 9600 baud defined in Section 6 1 1 can provide altitude data to the FDL 978 Lite Series The Altitude Data input port port 4 must be configured to Altitude Encoder input 9600 baud to use this mode 2 The TC978 internal altitude encoder can provide altitude data to the FDL 978 Lite Series The Altitude Data input port port 4 must be configured to UNUSED to use this mode 12 12 2 3 Wi Fi Module or Maintenance Port Interface FDL 978 XVRL Transceiver ADS B traffic and FIS B data is output FDL 978 XVR
62. 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 5 4 2 ads Command This command displays the data from the Altitude Air Data input interface RANGR XVR gt ads ADS Data from NONE Heading Data from NONE Altitude feet Vert Rate ft min Heading Altitude above Ground ft Airspeed knots 3 5 4 3 bit Command This command displays built in test information about the FDL 978 Series health Example output is displayed below RANGR XVR bit BIT Temperature 49 75 C External Power 23 25 V ower 5 05 V IC 3 30 V RF Tx Pwr 28 16 V M Verify 2 Loopback 5 Loopback C2 Loopback PZP ynthesizer P FPGA Data Bus P y Loopback Loopback 1 Loopback F F A Sensor T3 Loopback T6 Loopback Rx Synthesizer Input DC Power GPS Comm Good TX PS Good Nominal Msg Rate Temperature GPS PPS Good F ADS Comm Good Tx PLL Lock Bottom Antenna 3 5 4 4 comm Command This command continually displays serial port communication status information enabled disabled status and receive and transmit byte count and errors The data is updated once per second Example output is displayed below Serial Comm Baud Set Act 19200 19345 553202 115200 116071 2 38400 38385 5 72 115200 115205 2 Rx Count Tx Count Speed Type the stop
63. 978 Warnings Warning Potential Cause Troubleshooting oynth Unlock Transmitter can t lock to carrier Cycle power on the FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR Return for maintenance if problem persists Generic Transmitter Fault Cycle power on the FDL 978 Lite Series and POST transmit address FDL 978 XVR To or nominal rate Check for valid ICAO address config allure FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 4 3 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F Potential Cause Troubleshooting Tx Power Low Transmitter power too low Check antennas and cabling Return for maintenance if problem persists Tx PSU High Transmitter power supply Cycle power on the FDL 978 Lite Series and voltage too high FDL 978 XVR Return for maintenance if problem persists Tx PSU Low Transmitter power supply Cycle power on the FDL 978 Lite Series and voltage too low FDL 978 XVR Return for maintenance if problem persists oquitter Fail Transmitter modulation fault Cycle power on the FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR Return for maintenance if problem persists Remote Hot FDL 978 XVR internal Cycle power on the FDL 978 Lite Series and temperature too high FDL 978 XVR Turn power off for several minutes then back on Return for maintenance if problem persists FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS No ADS B Pos The unit is not receiving digital Verify GPS is functioning serial communication
64. AF T GROUND WITH AS SHORT OF A CONDUCTOR AS POSSIBLE I 3 REFER TO INDIVIDUAL INSTALLATION MANUAL S FOR EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT INTERCONNECTS Figure 25 Alternate Displays FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 9 7 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS CHELTON FDL 978 S FLIGHT LOGIC R 5232 TXD2 03 232 RX GROUND COM 03 232 GND CHELTON FDL 978 Series FLIGHT LOGIC R5422 TXD6 GROUND ARINC INPUT PORT SHOWN 15 ALREADY USED FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE OTHER ARINC PORT INPUTS CAN BE CONFIGURED AND USED THESE ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY REFER TO 400 500 SERIES OR GN S480 DOCUMENTATION FOR COMPLETE INTERCONNECT INFORMATION NOTES 1 ALL WIRES ARE 24 AWG MINIMUM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AND MUST MIL W 16878E 4 WIRE OR EQUIVALENT IN CERTIFIED INSTALLATION 8 2 T CONNECT TWISTED PAIR SHIELDED WIRE GROUNDS TO SERIAL GROUND PIN S OR AIRCRAFT GROUND WITH AS SHORT OF CONDUCTOR AS POSSIBLE I REFER TO INDIVIDUAL INSTALLATION MANUALS FOR EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT INTERCONNECTS Figure 26 Alternate Displays Cont d FMS FDL 978 Series 429 IN 1B TX B ARINC 735B 429 IN 1A TX A ARINC 735B 429 IN 1B RX B ARINC 735B 429 IN 1A RX A ARINC 735B NOTES 1 ALL WIRES ARE 24 AWG MINIMUM UNLE 55 OTHERWISE NOTED AND MU ST BE MIL W 16878E 4 WIRE OR EQUIVALENT CERTIFIED INSTALLATIONS
65. AN In all cases the static line should include drainage provisions and should be routed in accordance with CS 23 1325 or other applicable airworthiness provisions for the aircraft The following diagram shows the general arrangement although other combinations may be used For aircraft with 1 4 in static lines two adapters are provided which can convert from 4 in inside diameter hoses to 3 16 compatible with the hose in the install kit 2 13 Equipment Limitations For a compliant installation in accordance with the TSO and the Federal Aviation Regulations FAR the FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series installations must meet the following requirements TSO C145c 87098 00 87098 00 800 87098 00 FX00 87098 00 FTOL and 87098 00 FXOL only The conditions and tests required for TSO approval of this article are minimum performance standards Those installing this article on or in a specific type or class of aircraft must determine that the aircraft installation conditions are within the TSO standards TSO articles must have separate approval for installation in an aircraft The article may be installed only according to 14 CFR part 43 or the applicable airworthiness requirements TSO C154c This article meets the minimum performance and quality control standards required by a technical standard order TSO If you are installing this article on or in a specific type or class of aircraft you m
66. CRO A B USB MICROABUSB X GROUND Sz 710 00 MICRO ATO MICRO A FOR DESKTOP OR TABLET MAINTENANCE APPLICATION S USB CABLE Figure 32 Serial to Wi Fi 10 2 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR Amp POWER s 12 28 VDC POWER 1 EE Aircraft POWER GND jj und SERIAL TO WIFI AIRCRAFT MODULE R5232 TXD5 R 232 RX R 3232 RXD5 R 232 TX GROUND GROUND P N 86943 00 COMPUTER TABLET FOR DESKTOP OR TABLET MAINTENANCE APPLICATIONS t OR J1 FDL 978 Lite Series and SERIAL TO WIFI AIRCRAFT COMPUTER el RS232 RXD3 23 3 Rs232 TX TABLET acm GROUND P N 86943 00 MODULE FDL 978 XVR R5232 TXD3 2 2 R5232 RX FOR DESKTOP OR TABLET MAINTENANCE APPLICATIONS Figure 33 Serial to Wi Fi Aircraft Module J1 FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR ADS B ADS B STATUS 4 ANNUNCIATOR ANONYMOUS MODE Normal Anonymous Mode Switch AIR GND SWITCH AIR GRND Switch NOTES 1 ALL WIRES ARE 24 AWG MINIMUM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AND MU ST BE MIL W 16878E 4 WIRE OR EQUIVALENT IN CERTIFIED INS TALLA TIONS 2 REFER TO INDIVIDUA L INSTA LLA TION MANUAL S FOR EXTERNA L EQUIPMENT INTERCONNECTS 3 CONNECT TO EXISTING AIRCRAF T AIR GROUND SQUA T SWITCH Figure 34
67. DEQUACY ACCURACY RELIABILITY SAFETY OR CONFORMANCE WITH GOVERNMENT STANDARDS OR REGULATIONS OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCT WHICH IS PUBLISHED BY OTHERS OR WHICH FREEFLIGHT OBTAINED FROM OTHERS FURTHER FREEFLIGHT MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY DATA FLIGHT INFORMATION OR FLIGHT PROCEDURE CONTAINED IN ITS PRODUCT FREEFLIGHT DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL AVAILABLE DATA IN ITS PRODUCT II LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTY THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IF ANY AND SAID IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED AND DISCLAIMED WHERE THE PRODUCT IS USED OR PURCHASED PRIMARILY FOR THE PURCHASER S PERSONAL OR FAMILY USE ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IF ANY ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO TWO 2 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE OF THE PRODUCT SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THEREFORE THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS CONCERNING THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE IV LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FREEFLIGHT S LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY
68. DL 978 TXL 1C978 Controller Interface A TC978 Controller interface provides low voltage power system on off discrete control and a serial communication interface GTX Transponder Control Interface The GTX Control interface provides connection to Garmin Series transponders GTX 330 327 32 33 to control FDL 978 Lite Series through a digital serial connection Other Mode A C transponders are supported by the FDL 978 Mode A receive feature Altitude Encoder Interface The Altitude Encoder input interface provides connection to an external altitude encoder which outputs the Altitude Encoder format 09600 baud defined in Section 6 1 1 Wi Fi Module MPI Interface The WiFi Module MPI interface provides connection to a FWF 125 Wi Fi Transceiver FDL 978 XVRL or a MPI connector DB 9 FDL 978 TXRL Discrete Inputs Outputs Two discrete inputs Air Ground Switch and Anonymous Mode and two discrete outputs Transmit Suppression and UAT Status provide optional control and status feedback UAT Antennas There is one bottom UAT antenna connector FWF 125 Wi Fi Transceiver FDL 978 XVRL Only The FWF 125 provides a method of transmitting and receiving ADS B data wirelessly through the use of a laptop or tablet The block diagram shown in Figure 36 identifies a TC978 Controller an FDL 978 TXL MPI Module bottom UAT antenna and a GPS antenna Additionally connections are shown to an external altitude sensor shared with the trans
69. DOAH All numeric fields ASCII decimal right justified and zero filled If the ADC cannot supply data in a particular field the field is filled with dashes 2 2DH The table below lists the message items used by the FDL 978 XVR Additional items may be in the message but they are not used by the units Item Format 6 2 Contents Description True Air Speed ddd knots 40 to 600 Pressure Altitude s sign dddd tens of feet 100 to 5999 Vertical Speed S sign ddd tens of feet minute 600 to 600 Packet Checksum ddd number 0 to 255 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS SECTION7 ADS B COMPLIANCE ADS B Parameters Supported Input Data Element ICAO 24 bit Address Address Selection ICAO vs Temporary Latitude Longitude Altitude Type Selection Barometric vs Geometric Barometric Pressure Altitude Geometric Altitude NIC Automatic AIRBORNE ON GROUND Indication North Velocity East Velocity Ground Speed Track Angle Heading Barometric Vertical Rate Geometric Vertical Rate A V Length and Width and POA UTC 1 PPS Timing Emitter Category Call Sign Emergency Priority Status Selection SIL System Design Assurance SDA SIL Supplement NACp NACv FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 F Comment Use within the FDL 978 XVR In
70. E Rs232 RX RS232 TX GROUND FOR TABLET APPLICATION S GPS GPS ANT E T Antenna UAT TOP UAT TOP Antenna N UAT BOT Antenna UAT BOT NOTES 1 ALL WIRE S ARE 24 AWG MINIMUM UN LESS OTHERWISE NOTED AND MUST BE MIL VW 16878E 4 WIRE O EQUIVALE NTIN CERTIFIED INSTALLATION S 2 T CONNECT TWISTE D PAIR SHIELDED WIRE GROUND 5 TO SERIAL GROUND PINS OR AIRCRAFT GROUND WITH AS SHORT OF A CONDUCTOR 5 Y POSSIBLE 3 REFER TO INDIVIDUAL IN STALLA TION MANUALS FOR EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT INTERCONNECTS 4 FOR SINGLE ANTENNA INSTALLATIONS CLASS A1S INSTALL BOTTOM ANTENNA ON LY Figure 24 Aspen Avionics Display 9 6 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FDL 978 Series RS422 TXD6 RS422 TXD6 RS422 RXD6 RS422 RXD6 DISPLAY INTERFACE TO XVR VIA PORT 6 CAN ALSO CONTROL F DL 978 XVR iac 3 FDL 978 Series 400 500 Series 429 OUT 1A 429 IN 429 OUT 1B 429 IN 3B TRAF TEST ANNUNCIATE E ARINC INPUT PORT SHOWN IS ALREADY USED FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE OTHER ARINC PORT INPUTS CAN BE CONFIGURED AND USED FDL 978 Series GNS 480 429 OUT 1A 429 IN 3A 429 OUT 1B 429 IN 3B NOTES 1 ALL WIRES ARE 24 AWG MINIMUM UNLE S S OTHERWISE NOTED AND MU ST BE MIL W 16878E 4 WIRE OR EQUIVALE NT IN CERTIFIED INSTALLATION S 2 T CONNECT TWSTED PAIR SHIELDED WIRE GROUNDS TO SERIAL GROUND PIN SOR AIRCR
71. FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 2 15 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 29 Wiring Considerations AN Cables with solid cores should not be used Cables should be selected based on the wear characteristics of their insulation material including temperature rating resistance to solvents and oils and flammability Most inexpensive commercial data cables have poor flammability properties The connection from the FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR Transceivers to the TC978 Controller uses a minimum of six signal lines the TMAP pair the Power and Ground pair and the Remote On discrete line plus associated ground line In a certified installation MIL W 16878E 4 or equivalent wire should be used Wire gauge should be 24 American Wire Gauge AWG for all wires Shielded twisted wiring is recommended for the TMAP pair and all serial data communication pairs to improve electromagnetic emissions and susceptibility one twist per 1 to 2 inches is adequate Other pairs in the bundle can also be twisted but are not required The distance between the FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR Transceivers and the TC978 Controller is limited by the impedance of the wire between them The TC978 is powered from the transceivers not from aircraft power Therefore the acceptable voltage drop in the power line limits the wire length The TC978 needs an impedance of less
72. FS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 19 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F aber Descriptor 146 PRAIM Satellite Deselect 1 PRAIM Satellite Deselect 2 Table 13 Transpnder Cntrl Input ARINC Labels Description TCAS ATC Control Squawk Code and IDENT only 031 ATCRBS Control Squawk Code and IDENT only 233 Call Sign Flight ID Characters 1 amp 2 234 Call Sign Flight ID Characters 3 amp 4 235 Call Sign Flight ID Characters 5 amp 6 236 Call Sign Flight ID Characters 7 amp 8 AN Label 016 or 031 must be present as a minimum 3 20 Labels 016 or 031 control only Squawk Code and IDENT Labels 233 236 if present control Call Sign Table 14 ADC Format Input ARINC Labels 203 Pressure Altitude Altitude Rate Table 15 AHRS Format Input ARINC Labels 314 True Heading Table 16 ADC amp AHRS Format Input ARINC Labels 203 Pressure Altitude Altitude Rate True Heading FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F Table 17 Traffic Format Input ARINC Labels Label Description TCAS Output Receiver health in System Status Fault Summary TA only mode set in RI field True Heading 3 3 2 4 ARINC 429 Port Output Configuration The ARINC 429 output data formats and speed configuration settings are described i
73. GPS WAAS sensors in the FDL 978 and FDL 978 Lite Series are compatible with other SBAS s for example EGNOS MSAS etc The following is a short summary of the transceiver and receiver features Optional Internal GPS Models with the optional internal GPS WAAS sensor have a single antenna input with an additional TNC connector The internal GPS models P N 87098 00 87098 00 FX00 and 87098 00 FROO provide a TSO C145c Class Beta 1 certified GPS WAAS data output on serial port 1 FFS Chelton navigation protocol is output on RS 232 serial output port 1 allowing it to interface with other external equipment ARINC 743B GPS output labels can also be configured for output on ARINC output port 1 In addition the internal GPS models P N 87098 00 87098 00 FX00 87098 00 00 can be configured to output GTX Remote GPS protocol data to interface with the GTX 330ES on the output serial port typically port 2 External GPS Input The FDL 978 Series can connect to any FFS navigation protocol compliant GPS e g FFS 1201 or Garmin series 400 W 500 W with GPS ADS B Plus interface through an RS 232 serial port or an ARINC 743B compatible GPS e g 1203 1203C through an ARINC 429 bus Status LEDs Four status LEDs ST UAT Status GPS GPS Status TX Transmit and RX UAT Receive indicate the operational status during installation TC978 Controller Interface A TC978 Controller interface provides low voltage power system on off
74. HE WI FI MODULE TO THE XVR RS 422 OR RS 232 RX PINS IS NOT REQUIRED ADS B FDL 978 Series and Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 2 Amp 12 28 VDC Aircraft round SERIAL TO WI FI AIRCRAFT MODULE GROUND FOR TABLET APPLICATIONS DISPLAY GMX 200 Figure 28 Serial Aircraft Wi Fi Module with Display FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 9 9 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FDL 978 RX POWER POWER POWER GND POWER GND RS232 TXD5 RS232 RXD5 GROUND REM ON GROUND 429 IN 1B 429 IN 1A PM POWER PM GND PM CLK PM DATA RS232 RXD4 GROUND 232 RXD2 GROUND TX SUPPRESS OUT RS232 TXD3 RS232 RXD3 GROUND GPS ANT UATTOP UAT BOT NOTES REM ON MUST BE GROUNDED TO POWER ON THE XVR NOT TYPICAL COORDINATION 2 Amp FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 12 28 VDC Aircraft Ground ASPEN DISPLAY EFD1000 amp EFD500 RS232 RXD1 RS232 TXD1 5 TX B ARINC 7358 TX A ARINC 735B TRANSP ONDER See Table A for typical connection 5 232 TX ALT OUT GROUND 232 TXD REMOTE OUT GROUND SUPPRESSION I O TRAN SPONDER AND FDL 978 XVR SHOULD SHARE A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY FOR MODE A CODE AND IDENT TYPICALLY VIA SERIAL REMOTE OUT FROM TRANSPONDER TRANSPONDER AND FDL 978 XVR MUST SHARE ALTITUDE DATA FROM A COMMON ALTITUDE SENSOR XVR ACCEPTS ALT
75. INARY 3 8 2 9 INSTALLATION SETUP AND nsi 3 9 9 3 FDL 978 XVR CONFIGURATION ITEM 3 10 3 3 2 FDL 978 SERIES SERIAL AND ARINC PORT CONFIGURATION 5 3 12 3 3 2 1 Serial Port Input Configuration nennen 3 15 3 3 2 2 Serial Port Output Configuration 3 17 3 3 2 3 ARINC 429 Port Input Configuration 3 18 3 3 2 4 ARINC 429 Port Output Configuration nnne 3 21 3 4 V ER VIEN p 3 24 3 4 1 Pabesit m 3 24 3 4 2 IP PP M 3 24 3 5 MPI HARDWARE CONFIGURATION gia adi en tous iue ein dread tutup Rueda un 3 24 3 5 1 TOP COMPONENTS s aU doa MU MX EUNDI M 3 24 3 5 2 FRONT COMPONENT 3 24 3 5 2 1 Back ompObeli5 UL 3 25 3 5 3 TERMINAL PROGRAM INTERFACE 3 26 3 5 3 1 MPI Seria
76. ITUDE DATA RS 232 amp ARINC 429 FROM SEN SOR OR TRANSPONDER ALT OUT FEW TRAN SPONDER REMOTE OUT PORTSALSO SEND ALTITUDE F DL 978 XVR CAN OBTAIN MODE A CODE AND IDENT FROM A MODE A C TRAN SPONDER S RF TRANSMISSION IF THE INTERNAL MODE A RF RECEIVE IS CONF IGURED HOWEVER A REMOTE OUT CONNECTION IS RECOMMENDED IF AVAILABLE FOR THE MOST RELIABLE MODE A SERIAL TO WI FI AIRCRAFT MODULE 8 S232 RX RS232 TX GROUND FOR TABLET APPLICATION S GPS al Antenna WY UAT ay Antenna UATBOT aj Antenna 1 ALL WIRE S ARE 24 AWG MINIMUM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AND MUST MIL W 16878E 4 WARE OR EQUIVALENT IN CERTIFIED INSTALLATIONS 2 T CONNECT TVASTED PAIR SHIELDED WIRE GROUNDS TO SERIAL GROUND PINS OR AIRCRAFT GROUND WITH AS SHORT OF A CONDUCTOR AS Y POSSIBLE 3 REFER TO INDIVIDUAL IN STALLATION MANUALS F OR EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT INTE RCONNECT S 4 FOR SINGLE ANTENNA INSTALLATIONS CLASS A1S INSTALL BOTTOM ANTENNA ONLY Figure 29 FDL 978 RX Receiver with Internal GPS 9 10 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved FREEFLIGHT ADS B FDL 978 Series and Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Hev F SECTION 10 MAINTENANCE INTERFACE DIAGRAMS oection 12 12 1 describes the various FDL 978 Lite Series configuration and setup options via the MPI The diagrams below provide a pictorial representation of these available options for accessing the maintenance port of the FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL
77. L 978 SERIES INSTALLATION DATA INTERFACES eene n nnn nnns 3 12 TABLE 5 SERIAL PORT INPUT CONFIGURATION enne nn nennen nnn nnn nnns 3 15 TABLE 6 SERIAL PORT INPUT BAUD RATE SETTINGS 3 16 TABLE 7 SERIAL PORT OUTPUT CONFIGURATION 56 3 17 viii FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F TABLE 8 SERIAL PORT OUTPUT BAUD RATE 5 3 18 TABLE 9 ARINC 429 PORT INPUT CONFIGURATION 5 3 18 TABLE 10 ARINC PORT INPUT SPEED CONFIGURATION SETTINGS 2 3 19 TABLE 11 GPS 743 INPUT ARINC 5 2 4 00088 3 19 TABLE 12 GPS PRAIM 743 INPUT ARINC 15 3 19 TABLE 13 TRANSPNDER CNTRL INPUT ARINC LABELS a nnne nnns 3 20 TABLE 14 ADC FORMAT INPUT ARINC 3 20 TABLE 15 ARRAS FORMAT INPUT ARING LABELS ll l l CEA 3 20 TABLE 16 ADC amp AHRS FORMAT INPUT ARINC 5 3 20 TABLE 17 TRAFFIC FORMAT INPUT ARINC 5 3 21 TABLE 18 ARINC 429 PORT OUTPUT CONFIGURATION 3 21 TABLE 19 ARINC 429 PORT OUTPUT SPEED CONFIGURA
78. L only on the Wi Fi Module MPI Port The FreeFlight Systems Wi Fi Module FWF 125 connects to this port and is used to connect to various tablet applications e g ADS B MPI and FFS ADS B View apps and display traffic and weather data System configuration status can also be set viewed through the Wi Fi Module using the FFS ADS B MPI Android Application FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 12 13 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS FDL 978 TXL Transmitter A female DB 9 connector should be mounted in the aircraft to this port for easy Maintenance Port Interface MPI access The DB 9 connector allows connection of a battery powered Serial to Wi Fi MPI Module P N 87710 00 during installation and maintenance checks which can be used to configure the system provide installation status information and update system software firmware using the FFS ADS B MPI Android Application 12 13Configuration and Setup Using TC978 A Do not use Configuration Mode during flight The system should be configured during initial system installation by a qualified technician The configuration items list in Section 12 3 1 should be used to document the system installation for future reference To view or change these settings you must enter TC978 Configuration Mode The configuration setup screen is the first thing displayed on startup when a completely new FDL 978 Lite Se
79. N 1 REM ON MUST BE GROUNDED TO POWER ON THE XVR TRANSPONDER See Table A Tor typical 232 ALT OUT GROUND 232 TXD REMOTE OUT GROUND SUPPRESSION TRANSPONDER AND FOL 976 4XVR SHOULD SHARE SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY FOR MODE A CODE AND IDENT TYPICALLY VIA SERIAL REMOTE OUT FROM TRANSPONDER TRANSPONDER AND FDL 978 XVR MUST SHARE ALTITUDE DATA FROM A COMMON ALTITUDE SENSOR ACCEPTS ALTITUDE DATA VIA R 5 232 amp 429 FROM SENSOR OR TRANSPONDER ALT OUT A FEW TRANSPONDER REMOTE OUT PORTS ALSO SEND ALTITUDE NOT TYPICAL FDL 976 XVR CAN OBTAIN MODE A CODE AND IDENT FROM MODE TRAN SPONDER S RF TRANSMISSION IF THE INTERNAL MODE RF RECEIVE IS CONFIGURED HOWEVER REMOTE OUT CONNECTION IS RECOMMENDED IF AVAILABLE FOR THE MOST RELIABLE MODE COORDINATION 5 Tcas TX B ARINC 7358 A ARINC 7358 AL GPS GPS ANT ai Antenna N UAT TOP qi Antenna L UAT BOT Antenna NOTES 1 ALL WIRES ARE 24 AWG MINIMUM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AND MUST MIL W 16878E 4 WIRE OR EQUIVALENT IN CERTIFIED INSTALLATIONS 2 CONNECT TWISTED PAIR SHIELDED WIRE GROUNDS SERIAL GROUND PIN SOR AIRCRAFT GROUND WITH AS SHORT OF A CONDUCTOR AS POSSIBLE I 3 REFER TO INDIVIDUAL INSTALLATION MANUALS FOR EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT INTERCONNECTS 4 FOR SINGLE INSTALLATIONS CLASS ATS INSTALL BOTTOM ANTENNA ONLY Figu
80. NSTALL BOTTOM ON LY Figure 39 FDL 978 TXL Typical Table 24 Typical Transponder Connections TRANSPONDER ALT OUT REMOTE OUT REMOTE IN SUPPRESSION NOTE GTX 327 32 TxD1 pin 20 Suppress IO pin Software version 2 10 or later GTX 330 33 TxD1 pin 23 TxD2 pin 25 Suppress IO pin Software version 3 06 or later 12 22 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS A 1 These connections are typical If serial ports shown are being used then other ports may be available to configure and use or an alternate interface to get common altitude data may be necessary Refer to transponder documentation for complete interconnect information 2 REMOTE IN may be used as GPS source from the XVR for the GTX 330 33 12 21 Maintenance Interface Diagrams Refer to SECTION 10 Maintenance Interface Diagrams FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 12 23 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS This page intentionally left blank 12 24 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F SECTION 13 LIMITED WARRANTY HARDWARE FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS LTD FREEFLIGHT 3700 INTERSTATE 35 S WACO TX 76706 HEREBY WARRANTS TO THE FIRST RETAIL
81. OUT PPSIO PPS TX2 232 2 232 COM RX2 R5232 RXD1 R5232 TXD1 GROUND L UAT TOP UAT TOP Antenna w UAT BOT UAT BOT 43 qi Antenna NOTES 1 ALLWIRE 5 ARE 24 AWG MINIMU M UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AND MUST MIL V 16878E 4 WIRE OR EQUIVALENT IN CERTIFIED INSTALLATIONS 2 T CONNECT TWISTED PAIR SHIELDED WIRE GROUNDS TO SERIAL GROUND PINS OR AIRCRAFT GROUND WITH AS SHORT OF A CONDUCTOR AS POSSIBLE Y 3 FER TO INDIVIDUAL IN STALLATION MANUALS FOR EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT INTERCONNECTS 4 FOR SINGLE ANTENNA INSTALLATION 5 CLASS 15 INSTALL BOTTOM ON LY Figure 20 External GPS and Transponder 9 2 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLIGHT Lite Series Installation Manual SYSTEMS Document No 87343 Hev F FDL 978 Series 2 Amp POWER amp 12 28 VDC POWER POWER GND POWER GND aroun PM POWER PM GND PM CLK PM DATA TC978 CONTROLLER POWER i POWER CONTROLLER GND gt GROUND REM ON REM ON 5485 TMAPA 5485 TRXD3 TMAPB GNS 430 W PPS 0 PPSIO TIME MARK OUT RS232 RXD1 GPS RS 232 OUT 4 SERIAL GND 2 AIRCRAFT GROUND ALTITUDE ENCODER RS232 RXD4 SERIAL GND 4 AIR GRND RS232 TX GROUND AIR GRND Switch d Can be provided by display TOP UAT TOP Uu Antenna L BOT UAT UAT BOT Uu Antenna NOTES 1 ALL WIRES ARE 24 AWG MINIMUM UNLESS
82. Optional Discrete Inputs Outputs FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 10 3 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS This page intentionally left blank 10 4 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F SECTION11 WARNING DISCLAIMER AN The FDL 978 Series provides FIS B information that can be used as an aid for situational awareness only FIS B information provided must be used for advisory use only and should not be used for flight safety critical information and operation The user is advised to exercise caution and let common sense prevail when confronted with severe weather conditions A The FDL 978 Series provides traffic information that can be used as an aid for situational awareness only Pilots must rely on ATC guidance or visual rules for visual acquiring traffic and maneuvering their aircraft in traffic A The FDL 978 Series provides weather information that can be used as an aid for situational awareness only Weather information provided must be used for advisory use only and should not be used for flight safety critical information and operation The user is advised to exercise caution and let common sense prevail when confronted with severe weather conditions FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 11 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series L
83. PURCHASER ONLY THAT HARDWARE PURCHASED HEREUNDER WILL BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP FOR A PERIOD OF TWO 2 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF INSTALLATION NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY 30 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF SHIPMENT FROM FREEFLIGHT S FACTORY SHOULD DEFECTS BE FOUND FREEFLIGHT AT ITS OPTION WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PRODUCT IN WHICH PHYSICAL DEFECTS IN MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP OCCUR THE FOREGOING STATES THE SOLE LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF FREEFLIGHT ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANTY AND SUCH WARRANTY IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS A THE DEFECT SHALL OCCUR UNDER NORMAL USE AND SERVICE FOR WHICH THIS PRODUCT WAS INTENDED FREEFLIGHT SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED OR LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY FOR DEFECTS WHICH FREEFLIGHT S EXAMINATION DISCLOSES ARE DUE TO 1 TAMPERING 2 MISUSE 3 ABUSE 4 NEGLECT 5 IMPROPER STORAGE OR MAINTENANCE 6 USE IN A MANNER BEYOND WHICH SUCH EQUIPMENT IS NORMALLY INTENDED TO BE USED 7 IMPROPER REPAIR OR POOR WORKMANSHIP BY THOSE WHO ARE NOT AUTHORIZED BY FREEFLIGHT TO REPAIR THE PRODUCTS OR USE OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL BY SUCH UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS AND 8 ANY OTHER CAUSE EXCEPT FOR DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP CAUSED BY FREEFLIGHT B THE WARRANTY CARD SUPPLIED WITH THE PRODUCT MUST BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO FREEFLIGHT WITHIN 15 DAYS OF INSTALLATION OF THE PRODUCT IN ORDER FOR THIS WARRANTY TO BECOME EFFECTIVE C THE PRODUCT IS SOLD AND INSTALLED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER A LIST OF
84. QUIREMENTS TRANSCEIVER FREQUENCY TRANSMITTER POWER RECEIVER SENSITIVITY FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved C154c A1H A1S 157 Class 1 Incomplete System C195a Class C1 C145c Beta 1 Internal GPS models only PNs 87098 00 87098 00 F X00 87098 00 00 T7YFDL978XXXX RTCA DO 178B Level C RTCA DO 254 Level C 1 7 in 43 18 mm 5 0 in 127 mm 5 5 in 139 7 mm 0 86 Ib 364 g 0 98 Ib 454 g with internal GPS 40 to 4158 F 40 C to 70 C 67 F to 185 F 55 C to 85 50 000 feet 10 40 Volts DC Typical 0 22 A 0 34 A with GPS 28 VDC Peak 0 72 A 0 84 A with GPS 28 VDC 978 MHz 40 Watts max at antenna after 2dB connector cable loses 99 dBm ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Avionics Interface Description Controller Input Output 7 VDC power output remote on off discrete input RS 485 serial interface to the TC978 Serial RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 or ARINC 429 ARINC 743B and PPS RS 422 GPS Input Input ADS Altitude Input Input Serial RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 or ARINC 429 Display Output Output Serial RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 or ARINC 429 Discrete Inputs Input 3 Air Ground Traffic Test and Anonymous Mode Discrete Outputs Output 2 Transmit Suppression and UAT Status GPS Output Output Serial RS 232 or ARINC 429 Internal GPS models only P N
85. R EKINPRGUYNND PvE 9 8 FIGURE 29 SERIAL AIRCRAFT WI FI MODULE WITH 9 9 FIGURE FDL 978 RX RECEIVER WITH INTERNAL 00 00 9 10 FIGURE 31 OFF THE SHELF RS 232 TO USB CONVERTER 10 1 FIGURE 32 SERIAL TO USB MPI CABLE AND 10 1 mice esl c ms 10 2 FIGURE 34 SERIAL TO WI FI AIRCRAFT MODULE nennen nennen nnn nrnnn nennen nnn nns 10 3 FIGURE 35 OPTIONAL DISCRETE 10 3 FIGURE 36 RT cillic 12 1 FIGURE 37 FDL 978 TXL WI FI MPI BLOCK DIAGRAM TYPICAL 12 3 FIGURE 38 FDL 978 XVRL WI FI TRANSCEIVER BLOCK DIAGRAM TYPICAL 12 3 FIGURE 39 FDL 978 XVRL TYPICAL c cccsescsescscscecscscevevevevevevevevacacavavavecevaveveveceueneneneneneecevavevevevevevevevevens 12 21 FIGURE 40 FDL 978 TXL TYPICAL eerte tette tete trn 12 22 List of Tables TABLE 1 SERIAL AND ARINC PORT CONFIGURATION 5 5 3 10 TABLE 2 ADS B TRANSMIT CONFIGURATION 5 3 11 TABLE DISPLAY OUTPUT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS 3 11 TABLE 4 FD
86. R u M 2 19 2 11 2 RECOMMENDED nnn sns ns 2 19 2113 SAICOM COMPATIBIED Yu uuu 2 19 2 12 978 STATIC PRESSURE 4 0 0000000060000000000600000000000000 0 5 00000 0000 2 19 24102 SEOUIRMENT LIMITATIONS uuu 2 20 2 14 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 2 21 SECTION 3 FDL 978 SERIES CONFIGURATION AND 3 2 3 1 vid 3 2 3 1 1 CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS 6 nennen nnne nnn 3 2 TC978 CONTROLLER 3 2 3 1 2 1 L 3 3 3 1 2 2 Mode Selecion KioN EE TTE TTE TR 3 3 9 1 2 9 Push Butlons a ala 3 5 i FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLIGHT Lite Series Installation Manual SO TEMS Document No 87343 Rev F 3 1 2 4 eui 3 8 31 25 Warning Messages 3 8 3 1 2 6 Fault Annunciation a a 3 8 3 2 PRELIM
87. Squat Switch of the aircraft or to indicate there is no active Squat Switch The Squat Switch or other air ground determination discrete is an automatic means to indicate when the aircraft is on the ground or in the air This should be set for transceivers and receivers RANGR XVR squat 7 USAGE set squat lt gt zopt squat switch configuration none squat switch input Low input for ON GROUND high High input for ON GROUND RANGR XVR set squat low Squat low FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 37 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 5 4 13 2 8 set threshold Command This command sets the groundspeed threshold which is used to determine when the aircraft is on the ground if an automatic means Squat Switch is not configured for the Light Aircraft 1 Emitter Category only A groundspeed of less than the threshold indicates the aircraft is on the ground Setting this parameter is only required for transceivers RANGR XVR gt set threshold 7 USAGE set threshold lt knts gt lt knts gt Groundspeed threshold for Air Gnd switching 0 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 120 NOTE Groundspeed threshold for 1 LIGHT AIRCRAFT Emit Category only RANGR XVR gt set threshold 53 Groundspeed Threshol 50 knots 3 5 4 13 2 9 set acsize Command This command sets the aircraft size that is used
88. T UNUSED Traffic Alert Pass Thru MX 20 UNUSED Alt Encoder Traffic Alert Pass Thru Monitor 20 baud 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 230400 460800 lt hwt RS 232 RS 422 Port 6 ONLY RANGR XVR gt set serial out 6 Alt Encoder RS 232 Serial In 6 UNUSED 19200 RS 232 Serial Out 6 Alt Encoder 19200 RS 232 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 33 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS AN Refer to Section 3 3 2 2 for information on selecting serial output settings AN Serial Port 4 is input ONLY and does not accept output settings AN 87098 00 and 87098 10 Transceivers do not allow Serial Port 5 settings 3 5 4 13 1 3 set arinc Command This command sets the ARINC 429 input configuration for ports 1 and 2 AN Refer to Section 3 3 2 3 for information on selecting ARINC input settings RANGR XVR gt set arinc out USAGE set arinc out port func speed port ARINC port number 1 Kf unc Interface function protocol 9 UN SED GPS 743 Traffic speed Speed low high RANGR XVR h ARINC Out 1 GPS 743 igh 3 5 4 13 1 4 set arinc out Command This command sets the ARINC 429 output configuration for port 1 Note that there is only one ARINC 429 output port AN Refer to Section 3 3 2 4 for information on selecting ARINC output settings RANGR XVR
89. TION 5 CONNECT TWISTE D PAIR SHIELDED WIRE GROUNDS SERIAL GROUND PINS OR AIRCRAFT GROUND WITH AS SHORT OF A CONDUCTOR AS 2 Ps POSSIBLE 3 REFER TO INDIVIDUALIMH STALLATION MANU ALS FOR EXTERNAL HT INTERCONNECTS 4 FOR SINGLE TEN H INSTALLATION S CLASS 15 INSTALL BOTTOM ANTENNA ONLY Figure 38 FDL 978 XVRL Typical FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 12 21 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS FDL 978 TXL POWER 12 28 VDC POWER POWER GND Aircraft Ground POWER GND CONTROLLER POWER CONTROLLER GND REM ON TC978 DATA 978 DATA ALTITUDE INPUT DATA ALTITUDE INPUT GND CONTROL DATA IN CONTROL DATA OUT GROUND TX SUPPRESS OUT GPS ANT UAT ANT NOTES TC 978 POWER GROUND REM ON TMAPA TMAPB ALTITUDE OUT ALTITUDE ENCODER RS232 TX GROUND GTX TRANSPONDER R 5232 TX R 232 RX GND SUPPRESSION BUS GPS a ANTENNA UAT a ANTENNA 1 ALL WIRE ARE 24 AWG MINIMU M UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED AND MU ST BE MIL W 16878E 4 WIRE EQUIVALENT IH CERTIFIED INSTALLATIONS 2 T CONNECT TWISTED PAIR SHIELDED WIRE GROUNDS TO SERIAL GROUND PINS OR AIRCRAFT GROUND WITH AS SHORT OF A CONDUCTOR AS Y POSSIBLE 3 REFER TO INDIVIDUAL STALLATIQN MANUALS FOR EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT INTERCONNECTS 4 FOR SINGLE INSTALLATION 5 CLASS A13 I
90. TION SETTINGS a 3 21 TABLE 20 TRAFFIC FORMAT OUTPUT ARINC 5 3 22 TABLE 21 GPS 743 OUTPUT LABELS 3 23 TABLE 22 SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION 12 12 TABLE 23 ADS B TRANSMIT CONFIGURATION 5 6 12 12 TABLE 24 TYPICAL TRANSPONDER CONNECTIONS 9 2 22 400000000000 6 12 22 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS This page intentionally left blank X FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F SECTION1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 1 Introduction This document contains installation data specifications and instructions for operating the FreeFlight Systems FFS Universal Access Transceiver UAT Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast ADS B FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series This manual contains information about the following FDL 978 Series FDL 978 XVR Transceivers FDL 978 RX Receivers FDL 978 Lite Series FDL 978 XVRL Transceiver FDL 978 TXL Transmitter The FDL 978 XVR and FDL 978 XVRL with identical information will be referred to as the FDL 978 XVR L from this point forward unless otherwise specified
91. The terminal setup should be set to e Local Echo checked 3 5 3 3 Initial MPI Connection Once connected to the with a serial or Wi Fi connection press the Enter key three times to remove the maintenance lockout The following prompt should be displayed e RANGR RX gt FDL 978 RX e RANGR XVR gt FDL 978 XVR 3 5 4 Maintenance Commands The available commands are summarized in the table below 3 26 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 5 4 1 help or 2 Command This command displays a list of available commands as shown below help AVAILABLE COMMANDS ads Display air data bit Display POST and PBIT status comm Display communication ports status control Display control squawk and mode status Display all configuration data Eps Display GPS data help or This help info Display SN operation hours versions etc Reset Reset the UAT rx status Display receiver status info set item opt Set configuration lt item gt to opt lt item gt gt addr emit cat squat threshold nacv gps acsize rx call sign gpsant uatant max tres serial in serial out arinc in arinc out modeArx lt item gt options enter for usage cnfg defaults Reset configuration to defaults cnfgstatus Display configuration status RANGR XVR FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 27 ADS B FDL
92. Traffic Velocity Validation Invalidation of legacy ADS B Transmitters that transmit NACv values of 0 This parameter defaults to enable and should ONLY be set to disable when interfacing to legacy displays that are 1 not TSOC 195a compliant and 2 do not adequately display non directional traffic symbols Several non T SOC 195a displays adequately display non directional traffic and do not require velocity validation invalidation to be disabled The FDL 978 Series attempts to validate NACv 0 velocities per DO 317A TSOC 195a but some traffic states low speed ground will still cause the NACv 0 track velocities to be invalidated and sent to the display as non directional traffic Setting this parameter to disable turns off all DO 317A TSOC 195a velocity validation invalidation and passes the track s velocity 3 40 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F data to the display as directional traffic This parameter should only be set to disable for legacy non TSO C195a displays without non directional traffic symbols when occasional display of non directional traffic is deemed to be unacceptable or misleading Otherwise leave this parameter at the default setting of enable The legacy MX 20 Display does not support non directional traffic symbols and instead displays a directional traffic symbol pointing at approximately 120 degrees from North
93. YOU TO OBTAIN THE PRODUCT FREEFLIGHT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER TYPES OF DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF USE LOST PROFITS AND PERSONAL INJURY FREEFLIGHT EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES AND DISCLAIMS SUCH DAMAGES RESULTING FROM OR CAUSED BY THE USE OPERATION FAILURE MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT OF ANY FREEFLIGHT PRODUCT WHETHER OR NOT LIABILITY FOR SUCH DAMAGES IS DUE TO TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE CONTRACT WARRANTY OR STRICT LIABILITY THESE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY EVEN IF FREEFLIGHT OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE PRODUCT REFLECTS THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU TO OBTAIN SERVICE UNDER THIS WARRANTY CONTACT FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS AT 254 662 0000 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 13 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS This page intentionally left blank 13 2 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS For additional product information and specifications please visit our website at www freeflightsystems com 3700 Interstate 35 South Waco Texas 76706 3756 USA im
94. a care should be exercised when installing GNSS equipment on aircraft with SATCOM having multiple channels as cautioned in Sec 14 1 of AC 20 138B GNSS equipment is particularly susceptible to out of band SATCOM emissions and in band inter modulation between multiple channel SATCOM installations GNSS equipment must not be installed in aircraft with multiple SATCOM channels unless the simultaneous use of interfering frequencies can either be prevented or demonstrated not to interfere with the operation of the GNSS equipment 2 12 TC978 Static Pressure Connection The TC978 Controller includes an altitude encoder which must be connected to the same source of static pressure as the primary altimeter on the aircraft if this sensor is utilized in the installation The TC978 static pressure port provides a mounting spigot intended for nominal 5 mm or 3 16 in inside diameter tubing A length of EPDM rubber tubing is included in the installation kit to facilitate connection to the aircraft static system FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 2 19 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Choose a point in the existing static pressure line that is as close as practical to the TC978 Cut the static pressure line and use the supplied T fitting to connect the altitude encoder Take care not to contaminate the inside of the static line when cutting or inserting the connectors
95. aaeeaseceesaseeseeenenaeeeseess 1 1 1 3 PEAT O VIB OLE AC 1 4 1 4 GENERAL SYSTEM a a nnne nhan 1 4 1 4 1 OO 1 9 1 4 2 UAT ANTENNA 1 10 1 4 3 GPS ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS 1 10 1 5 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS cccccssesssceeceeecessssaeeeeeeececssnsaaeeeeseeeesnseaaeeeeeececsansnaeeeeaeeseeseeaaes 1 11 1 5 1 o2llc 1 11 1 5 2 TO9789 CONTROLLER 1 12 1 6 PARTS AND u 1 13 1 6 1 FDL FHES ITEN 1 13 1 6 2 FDL 978 SERIES INSTALLATION KITS cccccccsssssseceeeeeeceessesaceeeeeeeecsseesaeeeeeseeeesenesaseeeeeeteesas 1 13 1 7 MATERIALS REQUIRED BUT SUPPLIED aaa 1 16 1 7 1 LIST OF OTHER APPROVED GPS ANTENNAS 1 16 1 7 2 FT 9000 RAMP TESTER uuu ull 1 16 SECTION2 FDL 978 SERIES INSTALLATION 2 1 2 1 UNPACKING AND INSPECTING EQUIPMENT
96. able Squawk Transmit is not configurable on the TC978 AN 4 VFR Squawk Code is only set on the TC978 Table 3 Display Output Configuration Settings Configuration Item Max Targets Output Chelton CSA Enable Traffic Velocity Validation 9 Display Data Output traffic amp fisb AN 4 Chelton CSA Enable is not configurable on the TC978 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F A A A 3 3 2 3 12 FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 5 Traffic Velocity Validation is not configurable on the TC978 6 Display Data Output is not configurable on the TC978 Refer to Section 3 5 4 13 3 for detailed information on determining the proper display output settings in this table FDL 978 Series Serial and ARINC Port Configuration Details The FDL 978 Series installations require data interfaces to other equipment for complete aircraft installation The available data interfaces are Control Input Transceiver Only GPS Input Altitude Input TCAS Input Display Output GPS Output and GPS Predictive RAIM Input The FDL 978 Series Serial and ARINC ports must be configured to enable these data interfaces and are described in the table below Interface Control Input Altitude Input Heading Input Table 4 FDL 978 Series Installation Data Interfaces Description Control inputs such as Flight Plan ID Squawk Code call sign and mode c
97. access to one of these ports if not connected to other equipment If both ports are configured and connected to other aircraft equipment the can still be accessed if the configured device is not actively connected Therefore an inline connector can be used to temporarily disconnect the configured device and permit external MPI access Standard RS 232 DB 9 connections are shown in the table below Female DB 9 Port 5 DB 44 Port 3 DB 44 i me M 2 Tx 41 42 232 IxD5 J1 24 232 TxD3 3 Rx 41 26 232 RxD5 91 23 232 RxD3 5 GND J1 9 SGND2 The female DB 9 connector can be connected to a PC using an off the shelf RS 232 to USB converter A battery powered Serial to Wi Fi MPI Module MPI Module P N 87710 00 and an Android tablet ADS B MPI app is also available from FFS that can connect to the DB 9 MPI and provide significantly easier MPI installation configuration and troubleshooting The FDL 978 Series also has a USB micro AB connector which provides an alternate Serial Port 5 connection but is not recommended for use This interface should only be used for FDL 978 Series units running software versions 1 7 and earlier The MPI Module can also connect to the USB micro AB port for wireless Wi Fi connection Alternately a FFS fixed installation Serial to Wi Fi Transceiver P N 86943 00 can be connected to Port 3 or Port 5 The MPI functionality can then be accessed wirelessly using the ADS B MPI app 2 12 FFS Copyright 2
98. aces cnfgstatus Command RANGR RX cnfgstatus ADS AHRS Alt Out GPS TCAS TC978 TCntr1 ModeARx Disp1 P3Disp P5Disp A Traf Alt Encoder Serial In 4 19208 Rx NO RX NONE CONFIGURED NONE CONFIGURED GPS FFS Serial In 1 19288 Rx VALID Internal Position Acquired Traffic ARINC 1 high Rx NO RX NONE CONFIGURED NONE CONFIGURED CONFIGURED Traffic Alert Serial Out 2 115200 Ctrl Disabled Rx MAINT Serial Out 3 115200 MAINT Serial Out 5 115200 Traffic ARINC Out 1 high RANGR RX 3 5 4 12 This command resets all configuration values to default factory settings cnfg defaults Command RANGR RX gt cnfg defaults Configuration Reset to defaults RANGR RX 3 5 4 13 set Command This command is used to modify configuration settings such as ICAO address call sign and serial port function Help on this command is displayed by entering set Example set output is displayed below RANGR XVR set USAGE set item lt item gt addr Chex Configuration item to set et options is he ICAO address 6 hex characters emit cat num Emitter category number squat opt Squat switch option none low or high threshold lt num gt ON GROUND groundspeed threshol lt num gt GPS mode acsize lt len gt width gps lt opt rx lt opt gt call sign lt char gpsant lt lat gt lt 1 uatant lt opt gt lt d seri
99. al High Temperature Operating High Temperature Loss of Cooling Altitude Decompression Overpressure Temperature Variation Humidity Shock Crash Safety Vibration Explosive Atmosphere Waterproofness Fluids Susceptibility Sand and Dust Fungus Resistance Salt Fog Magnetic Effect Power Input Voltage Spike Audio Frequency Conducted Susceptibility Power Inputs Induced Signal Susceptibility Radio Frequency Susceptibility Emission of Radio Frequency Energy Lightning Induced Transient Susceptibility Lightning Direct Effects Icing Electrostatic Discharge Fire Flammability Para 4 4 5 1 4 5 1 4 5 2 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 6 4 6 2 4 6 3 Category DO 160F 4 4 4 67 F 55 SC C4 13 F 25 SC C4 40 F 40 C G4 158 F 70 C C4 185 F 85 C C4 131 F 55 C C4 N A 35 000ft D 50 000ft A 15 000ft A A A B U Curve G N A W front face only N A N A N A N A Z N A N A N A BC TT XXJ3L3 shielded XXH3L3 unshielded N A N A N A C FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F SECTION6 SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Two data formats may be selected to accept input from external Altitude sensors e Encoder Altitude Gray code to serial altitude converters etc Air Data Computer To select a data format refer to Sect
100. al in port serial out lt por arinc in lt port gt arinc out lt port max trgs lt opt gt modeArx lt opt gt lt opt gt cheltonCSA lt opt gt trafVelVal lt opt gt displayout lt opt gt gt n gnd gt func baud gt lt func gt lt baud gt lt func gt lt speed gt func gt lt speed gt 5 t gt gt n lt 3 32 Vehicle length and width GPS configuration data Installed receiver s capability VFR default call sign 8 characters S antenna offset UAT antenna mode and DC ground check Serial in port protocol and baud rate Serial out port protocol and baud rate rinc in port protocol and speed out port protocol and speed Maximum number of targets received Mode receive Disable transmit squawk flight plan id Enable CSA for Chelton Disable traffic velocity validation Display Output Data FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 5 4 13 1 Serial and ARINC Port Settings This section describes the configuration settings for serial and ARINC port functionality 3 5 4 13 1 1 set serial in Command This command sets the Serial Port Input configuration options Help on this command is displayed by entering set serial in Example set serial in output is displayed below RANGR XVR gt set serial in USAGE set serial i
101. ansceiver Receiver has an internal GPS The Time Mark input output from a GPS provides the timing synchronization for sending ADS B messages FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 2 11 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS AN Time Mark from a GPS provides timing synchronization for ADS B transmit messages The Time Mark from an external GPS MUST be synchronized to UTC second epoch to operate correctly with the FDL 978 XVR AN Time Mark inputs from a single ended PPS source e g Garmin Series 400 500 GPS must be properly interfaced to the differential interface for reliable operation Refer to SECTION 9 for suggested connection The Time Mark input output pin connections are as follows Time Mark Input PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION 41 39 PPS 1lO ARINC 743B I O Internal External GPS Pulse Per Second Out In 41 40 PPS IO ARINC 743B Internal External GPS Pulse Per Second Out In 2 5 11 Maintenance Port Interface The Maintenance Port Interface can be used to configure the system provide installation status information and update system software firmware The should be used by qualified installation personnel to configure and update the system MPI functionality is provided through Serial Port 3 or Serial Port 5 on the FDL 978 Series DB 44 connector A female DB 9 connector can be mounted in the aircraft for easy
102. ansponders or controllers that output the ARINC Transponder Control Data Labels listed in the table below GPS 743 GPS Input GPS position velocity time and integrity data input GPS Format for the FFS 1203 and 1203 or other sensors that output the ARINC 743B labels listed in GPS 743 Labels Table below and ALSO outputs a Time Mark that is UTC second synchronized Traffic TCAS Input TCAS Intruder Traffic data input Format for TCAS that Other 1 output the Labels listed in the Traffic Input table below GPS PRAIM 743 GPS Input Accepts PRAIM input labels from FMS or other ARINC Other 2 743 devices 3 18 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F AN Maintenance port setting names listed first with TC978 configuration menu setting names in parenthesis Table 10 ARINC Port Input Speed Configuration Settings INNEN low Low speed ARINC 429 12 5 kBaud High speed ARINC 429 100 kBaud The ARINC 429 Input channels can be configured as the following Table 11 GPS 743 Input ARINC Labels Altitude HAE 150 UTC 130 Horizontal Integrity Limit HIL 133 Vertical Integrity Limit VIL 247 Horizontal Figure of Merit HFOM Vertical Figure of Merit VFOM Table 12 GPS PRAIM 743 Input ARINC Labels PRAIM Destination ETA 144 PRAIM Destination Latitude 143 PRAIM Destination Longitude F
103. aqkykoahushusosustussaakusaasspa 3 45 3 6 2 7 Serial IN Channel X Data 2 00 200000000000 3 46 3 6 2 8 Serial IN Channel X Line 3 47 3 6 2 9 Serial OUT Channel X Data 3 47 3 6 2 10 Serial OUT Channel X Line 3 48 3 6 2 11 ARINC IN Channel X Data 3 48 3 6 2 12 ARINC IN Channel X Interface Speed a 3 49 iV FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 6 2 13 ARINC OUT Chan 1 Data Type a 3 49 3 6 2 14 ARINC OUT Chan 1 Interface Speed 3 50 3 6 2 15 Select Max Targets Output 3 50 3 6 2 16 li l 1 3 51 3 6 2 17 GPS 941 055 m T 3 51 3 6 2 18 n fera U NNI TT TEE RESET 3 52 3 6 2 19 PX rerba 4 6 d MNT 3 52 3 6 2 20 GPS Reference Position 3 53 3 6 2 21 Mode A C Receiver Sets Squawk nennen nnn naar nnns nnn 3 54 3 6 2 22 1090 MHz Receiver nennen nnne nnns 3 54 3 6 2 23 UAT Receiver
104. are stored during the installation configuration process The PM module is optional but simplifies the process to replace a serviced FDL 978 Series Section 2 8 details installation of the PM The TC978 Controller if used in the installation also contains a back up copy of the installation configuration data If the PM is not installed the TC978 Controller will automatically re configure the FDL 978 XVR if it is replaced in the installation However if the TC978 Controller is replaced in an installation without the PM the FDL 978 XVR MUST be re configured The PM connections are on the following pins Personality Module Interface SIGNAL ELECTRICAL IO DESCRIPTION Vpm 3 0 3 6 VDC Personality Module Power Output GND Ground Gnd Personality Module Power Return 2 Personality Module DATA PM PC Personality Module Data AN The PM has no lightning protection The wire length between the PM and Power and connector should be less than 4 in 2 5 3 Status LEDs Four external LEDs on the front of the enclosure indicate general system status to the installer The following table describes the LED states that can be observed Name Description STATUS UAT System Status RED ON UAT failure Troubleshoot system OFF UAT is operating normally Flash Fast GPS fault condition or no position available GPS Status GREEN Flash Slow GPS is acquiring satellites and determining position Flash Fast GPS rep
105. atch the altimeter indicated altitude but will be correctly reported in the ADS B message The wave symbol under the aircraft image traveling upward indicates that the FDL 978 equipment is receiving ADS B messages The wave symbol under the aircraft image traveling downward indicates that the FDL 978 equipment is transmitting ADS B messages The Reply Indicator is active when the FDL 978 ADS B equipment transmits and receives ADS B messages The FDL 978 ADS B Transceiver equipment receives ADS B transmissions regardless of the transmission mode Figure 10 shows the FDL 978 XVR powered on in Airborne Transmission mode with a pressure altitude of flight level 400 ft being displayed It also shows the ALT Mode display of the FDL 978 XVR Squawk Code e Call Sign Flight ID e Reported pressure altitude in hundreds of feet Squawk Code FREEFLIGHT 2M 1200 Call Sign Flight ID ALT FL004 OFF SBY ALI ADS B coo ON ai Pressure Altitude ENT Figure 10 FDL 978 Controller Display Typical 3 1 2 2 Mode Selection Knob AN There is no functional difference between the two ALT positions FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 3 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS When airborne the Controller should always be set to either ALT position Aircraft installations should include a ground indication Squat Switch to automatically tra
106. bove Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct GPS certification level Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode AN If the FFS Internal GPS FFS 1201 or the 1203C are installed and used as a valid position source set the certification to Level C For position sources other than those manufactured by FFS the customer is advised to contact the position manufacturer to obtain the relevant data 3 6 2 17 GPS NAC Velocity The GPS source usedi in the installation should have a navigation accuracy category for velocity setting specified by the GPS manufacturer Use the GPS manufacturer s setting to set this The following options are available for selection 1 Unknown 2 10 meters sec meters sec 4 GPS Auto The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 51 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct GPS certification level Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode Settings 1 2 and 3 are hard coded settings in the
107. d ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F In installations without a digital serial interface to the transponder the FDL 978 and FDL 978 Lite Series contains a Mode receiver to receive Mode Transponder control data from the transponder antenna through the UAT antennas Ensure the transponder antenna is on the bottom of the aircraft same as the UAT antenna The transponder antenna is recommended to be at least 6 ft and no further than 12 ft away from the UAT antenna The transponder antenna can be as close as 3 ft if there is at least 2 3 dB of UAT antenna cable loss Also there should be a clear line of sight between the UAT antenna and transponder antenna with no obstructions or projections e Where practical plan the antenna location to keep the cable lengths as short as possible and avoid sharp bends in the cable to minimize the VSWR Electrical connection to the antenna should be protected to avoid loss of efficiency as a result of the presence of liquids or moisture All antenna feeders shall be installed in such a way that a minimum of RF energy is radiated inside the aircraft 2 10 1 Antenna Ground Plane When a conventional aircraft monopole antenna is used it relies on a ground plane for correct operation For ideal performance the ground plane should be very large compared to the wavelength of the transmission which is 12 in In a metal skinned aircraft
108. d Reserved Anonymous Mode Reserved Reserved Reserved Vin RTRN Vcp Wi Fi Data Gnd TC978 Data TC978 Data GND Reserved Reserved Altitude Input Data Wi Fi Module Input AIR GRND TX SUPPRESS Reserved Reserved 10 40 VDC Ground RS 232 N A N A N A N A N A Serial Ground N A N A Open Ground N A N A N A 10 40 VDC Ground 5 5 10 VDC Serial Ground RS 485 RS 485 Gnd N A N A RS 232 RS 232 Open Ground Vin 1 5V N A N A Ground Pwr Gnd Pwr Gnd Gnd I O I O Gnd Gnd Aircraft Power Input TC978 Controller Power Return Control Data RS 232 Data In N A N A N A N A N A Altitude Input Ground N A N A Anonymous Mode Active Low N A N A N A Aircraft Power Input Aircraft Power Return TC978 Controller Power Output Wi Fi Data Ground 978 RS 485 Data TC978 RS 485 Data Ground Reference N A N A Altitude Input RS 232 Data In Wi Fi Module or MPI RS 232 Data In Air Ground In Squat Switch configurable L Band Suppression Bus N A N A Aircraft Power Return FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F J1 Power and Connector DB 44 PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION 32 REM ON Open Ground Remote Power Control Ground Open OFF Control Data Out RS 232 O Control Data RS 232 Data Out Reserved N A N A Reserved N A
109. d move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 6 2 21 Mode A C Receiver Sets Squawk This mode has two options 1 Enable 2 Disable Set to enable when configuring for use with a transponder that does not have digital control output This allows the internal or external transponder monitor sniffer antenna to detect the squawk code being broadcast from the airplane and use this same one in the ADS B Out messages Set to disable when using a transponder with digital control output The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select either enable or disable Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 6 2 22 1090 MHz Receiver Installed The display screen is as shown below with either Yes or No options Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display either Yes or and select the correct option Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 6 2 23 UAT Receiver Installed The display screen is as shown below with either Y es or No options 3 54 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F Rotate the CODE knob ei
110. d save the shipping container to substantiate the claim When all equipment and the installation kit have been inspected save the packing material and container in case the unit is to be stored or reshipped See paragraph 1 4 for parts and equipment 2 2 Equipment Mounting AN Installation procedures should be followed closely allowing adequate space for installation of cables and connectors AN U S standard units of measure are the primary means of identifying dimensions weights etc The equivalent metric values may also be shown in brackets e g 1 9 in 48 mm FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 2 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 2 2 1 FDL 978 Series The FDL 978 equipment is designed to be mounted in any convenient location in the cockpit the cabin or an avionics bay AN Select a position in the aircraft that is not too close to any high external heat source The FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series are not a significant heat source itself AN Avoid sharp bends and placing the cables too near to the aircraft control cables AN Secure the FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series on a flat surface according to the mounting requirements illustrated below in Figure 5 and in the installation drawing in SECTION 8 f 121 9 Figure 6 FDL 978 Series Mounting Dimensions 2 2 2 TC978 Controller The TC978 Controller mu
111. d FDL 978 Lite Series satisfy the Technical Standard Order TSO requirements referenced in Section 1 1 and the associated MOPS for UAT ADS B class 1 15 15 equipment The FDL 978 XVR Transceivers provide both UAT transmit ADS B Out and UAT receive ADS B In capability The transceiver part numbers covered by this installation manual are A The FX models include RS 232 Port 5 on DB 44 connector 87098 00 FDL 978 XVR Transceiver with GPS e 87098 10 FDL 978 XVR Transceiver without GPS 87098 00 00 FDL 978 XVR Transceiver with GPS 87098 10 10 FDL 978 XVR Transceiver without GPS The FDL 978 RX Receivers provide UAT receive ADS B In capability only and are intended for use with external ADS B Out transmitters including Mode S Transponders with built in ADS B Out The receiver part numbers covered by this installation manual are A Receiver models include RS 232 Port 5 on DB 44 87098 00 800 FDL 978 RX Receiver with GPS 8 098 10 FR10 FDL 978 RX Receiver without GPS q4 ES Copyright 2015 rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F GPS data pressure altitude data Traffic Collision Avoidance System TCAS and pilot control Inputs are received by the FDL 978 Series through configurable RS 232 422 serial ARINC 429 and or discrete interfaces ADS B and TCAS Traffic FIS B NEXRAD METARs NOTAMs SIGMETs etc information syst
112. d for receive only systems 4 Setting an input port to Disp Cntrl TIS FIS must correspond to setting the same output port to a display output e g if serial port 6 output is set to Traffic Alert TIS FIS then serial port 6 input can be set to either a Disp Cntrl TIS FIS to enable display control or b UNUSED Not Used to disable display control ONLY one display port should be set to Disp Ctrl 9 When Port 2 is configured for GTX Remote Input it will automatically configure the Port 2 output to provide ADS B Plus GPS data out to the GTX device 6 Refer to Figure 21 and Figure 22 for examples of wiring with one or two pin time mark output Do not connect a separate altitude encoder to Port 4 when using the GSL 71 configuration 8 GSL 71 control head must be connected to an altitude encoder with 1ft resolution Due to the reverse logic of the GSL 71 the UAT status pin pin 36 must be grounded on the device and a separate ADS B annunciator or display used to monitor UAT status gt PPPP Pb 9 f any port is configured with these settings a system with a TC978 installed then the TC978 will not accept inputs and will instead mirror the control inputs coming from the transponder or the display If control input is lost from another device for 60 seconds then the TC978 will take over the role as the primary controller Table 6 Serial Port Input Baud Rate Settings EE 4800 9600 19200
113. e MODE 2 5 7 1 Air Ground Input The Air Ground discrete input can be connected to an open ground Squat Switch or other Air Ground discrete indication The Air Ground discrete is configurable to be either Not Connected High when Airborne or Low ground when Airborne The FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series automatically determines air ground state based on several factors Emitter Category type Airspeed if available groundspeed and Air Ground discrete input if configured Airborne or On Ground status affects ADS B message transmission behaviour AN Air Ground determination is required for Transceiver Transmitter and Receiver installations 2 5 7 2 Traffic Test Input The Traffic Test Input indicates the traffic test status of a 429 traffic display The FDL 978 Series and Lite Series will send traffic test data to ARINC OUT 1 when the traffic test input is active low 2 5 7 3 Anonymous Mode Input ADS B Out messages broadcast the registered ICAO address and call sign to identify the aircraft for the purpose of utilizing ATC services The FDL 978 systems have an Anonymous Mode feature that will broadcast a random temporary ICAO address and no call sign when enabled This feature can only be enabled through a dedicated pilot interface When Anonymous mode is enabled the previous call sign will continue to be displayed in the 978 but will not be broadcast When Anonymous Mode is disabled the FDL 978 resumes broadcasting
114. e CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct ARINC output interface speed Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 6 2 15 Select Max Targets Output This option controls the maximum number of targets which will be sent out the serial or ARCINC 429 channels when traffic output has been configured There are 24 total options offered for selecting Max Targets These include 1 Integers 8 through 30 2 Max The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct number of targets Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 50 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 6 2 16 GPS Certification The FDL 978 XVR needs a valid GPS source so that aircraft position can be transmitted in its ADS B message The GPS source is usually certified to a RTCA DO178B software level as mandated by the governing FAA TSO The following GPS software certification levels can be selected 1 Uncertified 2 Level D 3 Level C 4 Level B The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list a
115. e FDL 978 FFS Navigation Interface Protocol RS 232 or RS 422 such as the FFS 1201 Garmin series 400 500 with GPS ADS B Plus interface or ARINC 743B compatible GPS e g 1203 1203C through an ARINC 429 bus FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 1 5 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS TC978 Controller EM g RS 485 DB 9 MPI Top UAT Antenna 1090 Transponder Altitude Sensor LLL Bus RS 232 Contro FDL 978 XVR Squat Transceiver RS 23 79 o Antenna Bottom UA T Antenna Figure 1 FDL 978 XVR Wi Fi MPI Block Diagram Typical TC978 FWF 125 m Controller Wi Fi Transceiver Top UAT Antenna 1090 Transponder Altitude Sensor Suppression Bus RS 232 Contro FDL 978 XVR RS 23 79 o Antenna Bottom UA T Antenna Figure 2 FDL 978 XVR Wi Fi Transceiver Block Diagram Typical AN The FDL 978 RX must receive pressure altitude data however it does not have to be from the same pressure altitude sensor to the transponder The installation drawing shown in Figure 3 identifies the main difference between the FDL 978 XVR and FDL 978 RX installations The receiver installation does not require any connections to a transponder or transponder transmit control GPS data and pressure altitude sensor data are required for receivers as well as
116. e FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series installed system performance using the FFS FT 9000 Ramp Tester see Section 1 7 2 for more information 3 1 2 TC978 Controller Operation The FDL 978 Lite Series FDL 978 XVR can interface to a TC978 Controller used in flight by the pilot to control output of ADS B messages The TC978 receives its power from these units and communicates to them through an RS 485 serial port The TC978 Controller receives its power from and communicates with the FDL 978 XVR Transceiver The TC978 Controller consists of the following components e Monochrome Liquid Crystal Display LCD VFR button e FN button Function CODE knob e ENT button Enter e Mode Selection knob e IDT button Ident Monochrome LCD IDT Button Button FREEFPLIGHT 1200 X X FFSSKIES FN Button ALT FL004 i OFF SBY AL ADS B ENT Mode Selection Knob ENT Button CODE Knob Figure 9 TC978 Controller Knobs and Buttons 3 2 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 1 2 1 Display The display shows the operating mode of the FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR the reported pressure altitude and the current Squawk Code and Call Sign Flight ID The pressure altitude is displayed as a Flight Level which is the pressure altitude in hundreds of feet When non standard atmospheric conditions apply this may not m
117. e Mode ON is displayed below the aircraft image and in Ground Mode GND is displayed below the aircraft image Airborne Transmission Mode Ground Transmission Mode 1200 41200 FFSSKIES FFSSKIES ON FL GND FL Suppression of pressure altitude reporting is indicated by FL 3 1 2 3 Push Buttons AN The TC978 control inputs such as Squawk Codes Call Sign Flight ID and mode control IDENT Altitude Inhibit transmit Standby are configurable by the TC978 only when external controls are not being used r ms ALT FL004 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 5 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 6 FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Description Pressing the FN button provides access to changing the Call Sign Flight ID 1288 H Pal T p WES DELL o ben Oo You may either directly rotate the CODE knob or press the ENT button and the first character of the Call Sign Flight ID will be highlighted Use the rotary CODE knob to select your choice of alpha numeric characters Press the ENT button again and the cursor moves to the next character You must press the ENT button each time all the way through the eight characters to save your Call Sign Flight ID change Pressing the FN button again allows the user to view the present Global Positioning System GPS position being transmitted FFS Copyright 2015 All right
118. e Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Hev F 3 3 2 1 Serial Port Input Configuration The following tables define the serial port input data formats and baud rate settings UNUSED Not Used Table 5 Serial Port Input Configuration Settings ADS Altitude Air Data Sensor Input Alt Encoder Altitude Encoder Internal GPS Internal GPS GPS FFS GPS FreeFlight GPS ADS B Plus GPS GNS ADS B GSL 71 Control Panel GTX Remote GTX Remote Disp Cntrl TIS FIS Altitude Input GPS Input GPS Input GPS Input Control Input 9 Control Input 9 amp GPS Output Control Input 6 No connection to serial port Altitude Airspeed and Vertical Rate data input Format for air data sensors using the protocol in Section 6 1 2 Altitude data Format for air data sensors using the protocol in Section 6 1 1 GPS position velocity time and integrity data input and output Selects use of the internal GPS models with GPS only Baud rate must be set to 19200 Internal GPS is only valid for serial port 1 The internal GPS data is used by the FDL 978 Series and GPS data is automatically output at 19200 baud on serial output port 1 using the FFS Chelton Protocol The output is TSO C145c Class Beta 1 certified and can be used as an ADS B position source or navigation source GPS position velocity time and integrity data input Format for the FFS 1201 or other sensors that suppo
119. e Series and FDL 978 XVRL with GPS may be installed with the following GPS antennas not supplied by FFS summarized below Model Description Mount Style Manufacturer Part Number A 33 GPS WAAS Screw Mount Aero Antenna 575 9 Antenna Garmin AT 590 1104 A 34 GPS WAAS Screw Mount Aero Antenna 575 93 Antenna Teardrop Footprint Garmin AT 590 1112 AN To use the above antennas they must be connected with a cable having a maximum of 5dB loss and 1 Ohm DC resistance 1 7 2 FT 9000 RAMP Tester For FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series installation checkout troubleshooting and system operation verification as necessary it is recommended to use the FFS FT 9000 Ramp Tester The FT 9000 ramp tester kit part number can be ordered as an optional item using the part number specified in the table below Part Number Description 87579 00 FT 9000 ADS B RAMP Tester Kit qaen Copyright 2015 rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F SECTION2 FDL 978 SERIES INSTALLATION This section provides general information for installing the FDL 978 Series and TC978 Controller into an aircraft This section contains mounting dimensions pin outs and interface details pertaining to installation Adherence to these installation procedures and information will assure satisfactory system performance AN FAA AC 20 165A requires certified installations with ADS B Out
120. e and select the correct Squat Switch type Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode The following options are offered for selecting aircraft Squat Switch type 1 Not Connected 2 Low when ground 3 Low when airborne The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 45 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 6 2 7 Serial IN Channel X Data Type X channel number he FDL 978 XVR can receive data via four serial channels The following options are offered for selecting serial input type for each individual input serial channel of the FDL 978 XVR Channel 1 1 Not Used 2 GPS FreeFlight 3 GPS GNS ADS B 4 GPS Internal Channel 2 4 or 6 1 Not Used GPS FreeFlight GPS GNS ADS B Air Data Computer Altitude Encoder Control Panel GTX Remote not available for Channel 6 TIS FIS not available for Channel 4 Refer to Section 3 3 2 1 for details on selecting serial input settings por D gt I TC978 will not accept control inputs and will mirror the transponder or primary controller If communication with the primary controller is lost for 60 seconds then the TC978 will assume the role of the controller and allow control inputs squawk IDENT If the TC978 is used in this
121. em 3 58 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLIGHT Lite Series Installation Manual SYSTEMS Document No 87343 Hev F SECTION4 TROUBLESHOOTING 4 1 General This section provides information for troubleshooting problems that occur after FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR installations This section contains information on how to use the units LEDs and TC978 Controller to troubleshoot installation problems Refer to SECTION Ill to set up and configure the system 4 2 FDL 978 XVR LED Troubleshooting Procedure The following is a quick reference troubleshooting guide using the FDL 978 XVR LEDs Potential Cause Troubleshooting No LED Activity No power Verify power is turned on Check power connections to unit TX LED not active Unit is not transmitting ADS B Check antenna connections messages Check Controller Warning messages RX LED not active Unit is not receiving ADS B Check antenna connections messages Check Controller Warning messages ST LED is on A fault with the unit Check Controller Warning messages ST LED is flashing GPS fault has occurred Check GPS connection configuration quickly Check Controller Warning messages GPS LED is flashing GPS is acquiring satellites Allow 2 3 minutes for GPS tracking Check GPS antenna Check GPS for problems GPS LED is off GPS not communicating Check GPS connection Check installation configuration GPS LED is flashing GPS is reporting a faul
122. em health status etc are output on multiple configured serial links and or discrete signals to be connected to pilot displays AN The FDL 978 XVR and transponder must receive altitude data obtained from the same pressure altitude sensor Installations where the transponder and or display cannot provide the required control and status the TC978 Controller FDL 978 XVR optional can be used to control the UAT transmitter and display status The TC978 Controller also contains a TSO C88b ETSO C88a certified pressure altitude encoder and RS 232 serial output to share altitude sensor data with a transponder The TC978 Controller also displays the pressure altitude received directly by the FDL 978 XVR and outputs the altitude on its RS 232 serial output AN The systems can also be installed with a single bottom UAT antenna in installations where the Federal Aviation Administration FAA does not require antenna diversity The installation drawing shown in Figure 1 identifies a TC978 Controller FDL 978 XVR Transceiver two antennas FWF 125 Wi Fi Transceiver Module connected to an Android tablet ADS B Maintenance Port Interface MPI app and a GPS antenna Additionally connections are shown to an external altitude sensor shared with the transponder the transponder suppression bus and an air ground detection switch The GPS data can optionally be provided by an existing aircraft GPS source if it meets the interface requirements of th
123. ems included in the FDL 978 XVRL Ship Kit P N 87098 00 FXOL KIT are listed below Part Number 87098 00 FXOL 87349 86943 00 87875 00 Description FDL 978 XVRL Transceiver TC978 Controller FWF 125 Wi Fi Transceiver Kit Installation XVR Lite The items included in the XVR Lite Installation Kit P N 87875 00 are listed below Part Number 85937 86966 81194 0129 0017 00 86945 85942 83145 87093 87094 84141 84192 84193 87872 87873 87866 Description Antenna UAT Ball amp Stick TSO C74c BNC Connector Male RG 142 Crimp Antenna GPS WAAS DO 228 TSO C144 TNC Connector Male RG 142 Crimp DB 44 Connector Male Crimp DB 44 Connector Backshell Pin Male 24 28 AWG Crimp DB 15 Connector Female Crimp DB 15 Connector Backshell Socket Female 24 28 AWG Crimp Connector DB9F Crimp Hood 9 Pin Dsub Screw 4 40 1 5 in MS Brass Screw 4 40 0 625 in MS Brass Bracket Adapter TC978 TC20 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 12 5 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS items included in the FDL 978 TXL Ship Kit P N 87098 00 FTOL KIT are listed below Part Number Description 87098 00 FTOL FDL 978 TXL Transmitter 87349 TC978 Controller 87874 00 Kit Installation TX Lite The items included in the TX Lite Installation Kit P N 87874 00 are listed below Part Number Description 85937 Antenna UAT Ball amp Stick TSO C7
124. en is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct GPS reference offset Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection If Unknown or Auto Set by GPS is selected the next configuration item in the setup mode will be displayed If Manual Set here is selected then options for manually entering the GPS antenna reference offset are displayed as below The antenna distance from the nose can be entered anywhere between 2 meters to 60 meters by rotating the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the correct distance Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and move to the lateral offset configuration item in the setup mode The antenna lateral offset has the following options that can be selected 1 Unknown 2 Left 0 2 meters 3 Left 2 4 meters 4 Left 4 meters 5 Central 6 Right 0 2 meters 7 Right 2 4 meters 8 Right 4 meters The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 53 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct antenna offset Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection an
125. er Power Return 41 32 REM ON Open Ground Remote Power Control Ground Open OFF 41 20 TRxD3 RS 485 Serial Channel 3 RS 485 Data 41 21 TRxD3 RS 485 Serial Channel 3 RS 485 Data AN The REM ON pin J1 32 MUST be connected to ground when not using remote power control or a TC978 is not installed for the system to power on AN Do NOT connect Serial Port 3 RS 232 pins to other devices Display etc when the TC978 Controller is installed FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 2 7 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 2 5 6 Configurable Serial Interfaces There are nine configurable Serial Interfaces available on the FDL 978 Series Six UART style Serial Port Interfaces Ports 1 2 3 4 and 6 two ARINC 429 Input Interfaces 429 IN1 and 429 2 and ARINC 429 Output Interface 429 OUT1 AN Refer to Section 3 3 2 for detailed Serial and ARINC port configuration information 2 5 6 1 Serial Ports RS 232 RS 422 Six UART style Serial Ports are available on the FDL 978 Series Serial Port 1 RS 232 transmit and receive capability Serial Port 2 RS 232 transmit and receive capability Serial Port 3 RS 232 transmit and receive capability Serial Port 4 RS 232 receive only capability Serial Port 5 RS 232 transmit and receive capability serial Port 6 RS 232 or RS 422 bi directional
126. er share a single point of entry for Mode Squawk Code IDENT Dual entry installations are allowed but discouraged and must ensure that the transponder transmit the same Mode and IDENT without increased pilot workload Garmin Series transponders GTX 330 327 32 33 must be connected to the GIX REMOTE Input port on the FDL 978 Lites Series to control Mode A code and IDENT Mode A C transponders will automatically use the FDL 978 Lites Series internal Mode receiver to monitor the on board transponder transmissions to set Mode A code and IDENT Mode A receive is not compatible with Mode S transponders Unpacking and Inspecting Equipment Refer to Section 2 1 Unpacking and Inspecting Equipment 12 5 1 Equipment Mounting Refer to Section 2 2 Equipment Mounting 12 6 Cooling Requirements Refer to Section 2 3 Cooling Requirements FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 12 7 Electrical Connections 12 7 1 Interface DB 44 Pinout J1 Power and Connector DB 44 SIGNAL ELECTRICAL I O FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION OO Ci A WO N N N N N N N N N N N Fe a a Fe Fe Ff O Ci A WO N O N Ci A WO N 12 8 Vin GND Control Data In Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Altitude Input Gnd Reserve
127. erating Low Temperature Short Time Operating High Temperature Ground Survival Low Temperature Ground Survival High Temperature Decompression Overpressure Temperature Variation Humidity Shock Crash Safety Vibration Explosive Atmosphere Waterproofness Fluids Susceptibility Sand and Dust Fungus Resistance Salt Fog Magnetic Effect Power Input Voltage Spike Audio Frequency Conducted Susceptibility Power Inputs Induced Signal Susceptibility Radio Frequency Susceptibility Emission of Radio Frequency Energy Lightning Induced Transient Susceptibility Lightning Direct Effects Icing Electrostatic Discharge Fire Flammability FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved C4 40 F to 158 F 40 C to 70 C D A 40 F 40 C C4 158 F 70 C C4 40 F 40 C C4 158 F 70 C C4 67 F 55 C C4 185 F 85 C C4 N A 50 000ft D 50 000ft A 15 000ft A B A B o Zone 1 Curve C amp U2 N A N A N A N A N A S Z BB A Z AC TT B A2J3L3 shielded A2H3L3 unshielded N A N A A C 5 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 5 3 978 Controller DO 160 Qualification 5 2 Condition Temperature and Altitude Ground Survival Low Temperature Short Time Operating Low Temperature Operating Low Temperature Short Time Operating High Temperature Ground Surviv
128. eries require a TSO C144 DO 228 antenna A TSO C190 DO 301 compliant GPS antenna may be used for the FDL 978 or FDL 978 Lite Series Installation of a TSO C190 antenna is only recommended for anticipated future upgrades to 5 145 Class Beta 2 3 or 4 navigation sensors and avoids the need for a GPS antenna change at that time The performance of the internal GPS is affected by the gain noise figure impedance and frequency selectivity characteristics of the antenna They should be used only with the recommended antenna and cable See Section 1 7 1 Use of other antennas or cables may not meet all the performance characteristics required by TSO C145c d40 FFS Copyright 2015 rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 1 5 Technical Characteristics AN U S standard units of measure are the primary means of identifying dimensions weights etc The equivalent metric values may also be shown in brackets e g 1 9 in 48 mm 1 5 1 FDL 978 Series Transceiver P N 87098 00 87098 10 87098 00 FX00 and 87098 10 FX10 and Receiver P N 87098 00 FROO and 87098 10 FR10 Characteristics Specification Characteristics ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE See Section 5 1 TSO COMPLIANCE FCC IDENTIFICATION SOFTWARE HARDWARE PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS Height Width Depth WEIGHT OPERATING TEMPERATURE STORAGE TEMPERATURE ALTITUDE POWER RE
129. following options are offered for selecting serial output type for each individual channel of the FDL 978 XVR Channel 2 or 6 Not Used Encoded Altitude TIS FIS ADS B Pass Thru XPDR Monitor MX 20 pO D es AN Only used in conjunction with FTM 190C external Transponder Monitor AN Refer to Section 3 3 2 2 for details on selecting serial output settings FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 47 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct serial output type Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode If Not Used is selected then the serial output line speed configuration mode is not displayed and the next configuration mode item is displayed 3 6 2 10 Serial OUT Channel X Line Speed X channel number The following options are offered for selecting the serial output baud rate for each channel data type 1 4800 2 9600 3 19200 4 38400 5 57600 6 115200 7 230400 display screen is as shown below with of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options mentioned above and select the co
130. from the Verify GPS Port Configuration and speed Verify GPS communication connection GPS GPS Fault GPS has reported no available Verify GPS is functioning position or a fault Verify GPS Antenna Cable connection Verify GPS Antenna installation operation Top Ant Fault Top antenna disconnected Check UAT antenna connection Ensure antenna is DC grounded Disable DC Gnd Check in config if antennas are not DC grounded Bottom antenna disconnected Check UAT antenna connection Ensure antenna is DC grounded Disable DC Gnd Check in config if antennas are not DC grounded PSU Fail Internal DC Power Supply Cycle power on the FDL 978 Lite Series and failure FDL 978 XVR Return for maintenance if problem persists ADC Fault Air Data Computer or Altitude Verify ADC is functioning encoder fault or not responding Verify ADC Port Configuration and speed Verify ADC Cable connection 4 4 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS SECTION5 RTCA DO 160 Environmental Qualifications U S standard units of measure are the primary means of identifying dimensions weights etc The equivalent metric values may also be shown in brackets e g 1 9 in 48 mm 5 1 FDL 978 Equipment UAT DO 160 Qualification Conditions Temperature and Altitude Operating Low Temperature Operating High Temperature Short Time Op
131. ges Detailed system status can be observed using the Maintenance Port Interface as described in Section 3 4 The FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series aircraft installation must be verified to ensure compliant operation and configuration The FFS FT 9000 Ramp Tester can be used for this purpose see Section 1 5 2 for more information and use of the FFS STC data requires the use of the FT 9000 for installation verification 3 3 Installation Setup and Configuration oystem installation is configured using either the MPI on serial port 3 or port 5 typical or C978 Controller if installed in a special configuration mode Sections 3 3 through 3 6 describe the system installation configuration details necessary for configuring the FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series installation Installers should review the information in these sections to ensure proper system configuration It is important to carefully review Section 3 3 2 to ensure proper system configuration of the serial and ARINC ports regardless of using the or TC978 for configuration FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 9 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 3 1 FDL 978 XVR Configuration Item Summary Use the configuration setting lists below to document the system installation Table 1 Serial and ARINC Port Configuration Settings Configuration Item Serial Port 1 Configurati
132. gitudinal offset The following paragraphs detail the setup modes available for configuring the FDL 978 Lite series Configuration items can be changed using the CODE knob and the ENT buiton Pressing the FN button advances to the next configuration item 12 13 2 1 A Aircraft Mode S or ICAO Address The Mode 5 address is a 24 bit number assigned to the aircraft and is represented in a six character hexadecimal format The CODE knob is used to change each character as required Each character of the Mode S address is a number between 0 to 9 or a letter between A to F When the ENT button is pressed the cursor advances to the next character as shown below To advance to the next configuration item without changing the ICAO address either scroll through the six characters by pressing the ENT button six times or press the FN button 12 13 2 2 VFR Squawk Code VFR Squawk Code is a pre programmed default code when the pilot is flying VFR and not in contact with ATC When the pilot presses the VFR button the VFR Squawk Code will replace the current Squawk Code In the USA the VFR Squawk Code is 1200 and in most parts of Europe the VFR Squawk Code is 7000 A The default VFR Squawk Code cannot be changed in flight and can only be set in the configuration mode FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 12 15 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS The VFR Squawk Code
133. haracter as required Each character of the Mode S address is a number between 0 to 9 or a letter between A to F When the ENT button is pressed the cursor advances to the next character as shown below To advance to the next configuration item without changing the ICAO address either scroll through the six characters by pressing the ENT button six times or press the FN button 3 6 2 2 VFR Squawk Code VFR Squawk Code is a pre programmed default code when the pilot is flying VFR and not in contact with ATC When the pilot presses the VFR button the VFR Squawk Code will replace the current Squawk Code In the USA the VFR Squawk Code is 1200 and in most parts of Europe the VFR Squawk Code is 7000 AN The default VFR Squawk Code cannot be changed in flight and can only be set in the configuration mode The VFR Squawk Code is a 12 bit number and is represented as a four character octal number The CODE knob is used to change each character as required Each character of the Squawk Code is a number between 0 and 7 When the ENT button is pressed the cursor advances to the next character as shown below To advance to the next configuration item without changing the VFR Squawk Code either scroll through the four characters by pressing the ENT button four times or press the FN button 3 6 2 3 VFR Flight ID The VFR Flight ID aka Call Sign is usually one of the following types characters corresponding to the registratio
134. he configuration items list in 3 3 1 should be used to document the system installation for future reference To view or change these settings you must enter TC978 Configuration Mode The configuration setup screen is the first thing displayed on startup when a completely new FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVH system is installed and powered up for the first time After a configuration has been programmed the system will power up in normal operating mode and the configuration will be stored in the FDL 978 XVR or FDL 978 Lite Series 3 6 1 Entering Configuration Mode To enter TC978 configuration mode e Hold down the FN button while turning the Mode Selection knob from OFF to any operating mode In configuration mode the TC978 Controller displays the following typical messages in a quick sequential order 3 6 2 FDL 978 XVR Configuration Mode Operation The following paragraphs detail the setup modes available for configuring the FDL 978 XVR Configuration items can be changed using the CODE knob and the ENT button Pressing the FN button advances to the next configuration item 3 42 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 6 2 1 Aircraft Mode 5 or Address The Mode S address is a 24 bit number assigned to the aircraft and is represented in a six character hexadecimal format The CODE knob is used to change each c
135. her clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct serial input type Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode AN If Not Used is selected then the serial input line speed configuration mode will not be displayed and the next configuration mode item will be displayed 12 13 2 8 Aircraft Length The aircraft length can be set from 1 meter to 75 meters by rotating the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the correct length Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 12 18 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI uu E Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Hev F 12 13 2 9 Aircraft Width The aircraft width can be set from 1 meter to 80 meters by rotating the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the correct width Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 12 13 2 10 GPS Reference Position Offset There are three modes by which the GPS reference offset can be set 1 Unknown 2 Auto set by GPS 3 Manual set here The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and
136. his command sets the maximum number of targets to be sent on any configured serial or ARINC 429 port configured for traffic display output This is typically used to limit the number of traffic targets for displays that can process a large number of traffic targets RANGR XVR gt set max trgs USAGE set max trgs num num 8 30 max RANGR XVR gt set max trgs 8 Max Targets RANGR XVR gt 3 5 4 13 3 2 set cheltonCSA Command This command enables disables the Conflict Situational Awareness CSA bit in the Heartbeat message of the Traffic Alert protocol This parameter defaults to disable and should ONLY be set to enable when interfacing to a Chelton FlightLogic Display The Chelton display is not TSOC 195a compliant and requires this Heartbeat message bit to be set or it will generate ADS B failure The FDL 978 XVR does not implement a Conflict Situation Awareness CSA algorithm since DO 217A and TSOC 195a do not currently specify any CSA applications For all other displays leave this parameter at the default setting of disable AN The FDL 978 XVR does not implement a CSA algorithm since DO 217A and TSOC 195a do not currently specify any CSA applications RANGR XVR set cheltonCSA USAGE set cheltonCSA lt opt gt lt opt gt enable disable RANGR XVR gt set cheltonCSA enable Chelton CSA Enable enable 3 5 4 13 3 3 set trafVelVal Command This command enables disables the DO 317A TSOC 195A
137. ilots PED e g iPad or Android device through a Wi Fi connection b _ If the aircraft does not have a transponder or altitude encoder the FDL 978 Lite Series products come with the TC978 control head The TC978 provides all control input for squawk IDENT call sign mode and altitude inputs required for ADS B compliance The FDL 978 XVRL Transceiver provides both UAT transmit and receive ADS B In Out and GPS capabilities The transceiver part number covered by this installation manual is 87098 00 FDL 978 XVRL Transceiver with GPS The FDL 978 TXL Transmitter provides UAT transmit ADS B Out and GPS capabilities The Transmitter part number covered by this installation manual is 87098 00 FTOL FDL 978 TXL Transmitter with GPS These units include four status LEDs serial interfaces controller input altitude encoder input and Wi Fi Module interface and discrete inputs outputs FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 12 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual FREEFLIGHT Document No 87343 Rev F SYSTEMS The following is a short summary of the features Internal GPS Models have an internal GPS WAAS sensor and a single antenna input with a TNC connector Status LEDs Four status LEDs ST UAT Status GPS GPS Status TX UAT TX and RX UAT indicate the operational status during installation The RX LED is inoperable on the F
138. ing correctly The next rx status output section displays general message count information for ground Uplink basic and long message types The displayed counts include total messages received Total messages received in the last second LstSec and messages with various counts of corrected Reed Solomon errors RSErr x The third rx status section displays detailed traffic information This information includes total number of traffic targets being tracked and then detailed information about the ownship data being received and the 10 closest traffic targets The detailed traffic information includes address Addr address type Typ Call Sign Latitude Longitude altitude in feet Alt speed in knots Spd air ground status AG message count msgs signal strength indication in dBm SSI and traffic time out in seconds TO A Traffic targets will time out being tracked if no ADS B message is received from the target for more than twenty five seconds 3 30 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F The fourth rx status section displays detailed ground station information This information Includes total number of ground stations being received and detailed information about the 10 closest ground stations The detailed ground station information includes Latitude Longitude Site ID time slot of last transmission message count Msgs
139. ion 3 3 2 6 1 1 Altitude Encoder Format The Altitude Encoder aka Icarus data format accepts messages with the following parameters Baud 9600 Parity None Start Bit 1 Data Bits 8 Stop Bit 1 Update Rate 1 msg sec Compatible devices include Rosetta Encoders and Serializers ARS 50 and ARS 100 The compatible format for altitude information is the following 10 byte ASCII message Some examples include ALT 00000 0 feet ALT 1200 1200 feet ALT 62505 62 505 feet ALT 05604 5 604 feet 6 1 2 Air Data Computer Sensor Format The ADC format accepts messages with the following parameters Baud 9600 default minimum Parity None Start Bit 1 Data Bits 8 Stop Bit 1 Update Rate 1 msg sec Air Data messages are accepted when the serial port is set to ENCODER A packet consists of a set of ASCII message strings The first character of each packet is an ASCII Start of Text STX 02H The last character of each packet will be an ASCII End of Text ETX 03H Each message string begins with one ASCII character to identify it as an Air Data message Z The second character identifies which message it is rest of the string consists of one or more FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 6 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS alphanumeric ASCII fields Each message field ends with a carriage return line feed CR O
140. ion Finder ADF antenna cable Keep the cable run as short as possible e Avoid routing the cable around tight bends e Avoid kinking the cable even temporarily during installation Secure the cable so that it cannot interfere with other systems 2 11 GPS Antenna Installation Shadowing by aircraft structure and in some cases by rotorcraft blades can adversely affect operation of the Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS equipment AN The antenna should be installed according to the manufacturer s instructions Selecting appropriate GPS antenna locations is critical to the proper performance of the FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series The following considerations should be taken into account when selecting the Antenna location 1 Typically a GNSS antenna is located forward or aft of the wings on top of the fuselage 2 GNSS antennas must be installed to provide the widest unobstructed view of GNSS satellites 2 18 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 Antenna placement on the airframe should be optimized to ensure the sensor can take full advantage of a 5 degree mask angle This includes consideration of antenna location with respect to blockage from all aircraft components at typical level cruising attitude as well as minimizing the effects of aircraft shadowing during typical maneuvers 4 The antenna sh
141. ion Manual Document No 87343 Rev F Table 21 GPS 743 Output Labels Order Label Description 125 UTC 136 Vertical Figure of Merit VFOM 150 UTC 247 Horizontal Figure of Merit HFOM 370 GNSS Altitude HAE 371 Equipment ID Equipment ID PRAIM Response Destination ETA PRAIM Response Destination HIL PRAIM output only sent if an ARINC input is configured to GPS PRAIM 743 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 23 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 4 MPI Module Overview The FreeFlight Systems FFS Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast ADS B Maintenance Port Interface MPI module is a battery powered device that communicates with the aircraft s ADS B equipment maintenance port It provides Wi Fi connectivity to an Android device loaded with the free ADS B MPI app 3 4 1 MPI Module The MPI module is connected to the aircrafts ADS B equipment MPI via a DB 9 female connector configured to Serial Port 5 or Port 3 This allows the ADS B equipment configuration and functionality to be accessed wirelessly using the ADS B MPI app module USB micro AB connector can also be connected to the ADS B equipment USB micro AB maintenance connector 3 4 2 ADS B MPI App The ADS B MPI app allows the user to configure and verify ADS B equipment settings access diagnostic information log and play back information The l
142. is a 12 bit number and is represented as a four character octal number The CODE knob is used to change each character as required Each character of the Squawk Code is a number between 0 and 7 When the ENT button is pressed the cursor advances to the next character as shown below To advance to the next configuration item without changing the VFR Squawk Code either scroll through the four characters by pressing the ENT button four times or press the FN button 12 13 23 Flight ID The VFR Flight ID is usually one of the following types characters corresponding to the registration marking of the aircraft e The telephony designator of the aircraft operating agency followed by the last four characters of the registration marking of the aircraft The telephony designator of the aircraft operating agency followed by the flight identification The Flight ID is an eight character alpha numeric string The CODE knob is used to change each character as required Each character of the Flight ID is a number between 0 to 9 or letter between A to Z When the ENT button is pressed the cursor advances to the next character as shown below To advance to the next configuration item without changing the VFR Flight ID either scroll through the eight characters by pressing the ENT button eight times or press the FN button AN The VFR Flight ID cannot be changed in flight and can only be
143. is not received from a configured transmit controller transponder 978 etc In a receiver the default call sign is for informational purposes only RANGR XVR gt set call sign USAGE set call sign lt chars gt chars Default Call Sign 8 characters 0 9 amp A Z RANGR XVR gt se VFR Call Si 19 3 5 4 13 2 3 set gps This command sets the system design assurance level for the GPS input Internal GPS should be set to Level C For external GPS units refer to the GPS manufacturer s data for setting system design assurance level This should be set for both receivers and transceivers RANGR XVR set gps USAGE set gps opt lt gt GP amp amp w design assurance level U D C B RANGR XVR set gps C GP amp Config Level FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 35 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual FREEFLIGHT Document No 87343 Rev F SYSTEMS 3 5 4 13 2 4 set Command This command sets the Navigation Accuracy Category for velocity NACv for the GPS input Internal GPS should be set to 3 auto For external GPS units refer to the GPS manufacturer s data for setting NACv This should be set for both receivers and transceivers RAMGR XVR set macy USAGE set lt num gt num gt MACw made number for GPs gt UNE MCW lt 10 m s S c3 m s Auto from GPS RAMGR XVvVR set macy 2 MACY
144. isplayed below RANGR XVR info RANGR XVR Internal Gammal GPS DB 44 Port 5 Serial Number 1305X066 Operation Time 1321 9 hrs Version 4 1 Boot Version 1 0 1 80 OxE18AD740 07 20 2014 20 11 20 1 10 1 77579 10 07 40 Qx520F 155E FPGA Build Time 05 04 2015 15 11 40 PS Version 1 10 3 5 4 8 Reset Command This command causes the FDL 978 Series to reboot FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 29 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 5 4 9 rx status Command This command displays detailed status and other information about the ADS B data being received by the FDL 978 Series Example output is displayed below UTC Sec 55056 Msgs Total Lstsec UTC sec 55060 Msgs Rxd Total LstSec Basic Long 1090 5 Traffic Tracks TCAS NBAir 5 Addr Typ Callsign Latitude Longitude I Msgs 551 ABI XXXXXXXX 32 9171698N 96 98649 W a ae 2 ABi BILLOO1 32 91716 96 986499W ADFBA2 ABi GNDTEST 32 91716 N 96 986514W 1 2 3 5 5 7 9 a 1 Ground Stations Service Status Latitude Longitude Site Slt Msgs SSI 55 Range D iD cow C wn LJ N P The output displayed contains an initial section with general count information current UTC second receiver loop count and receiver word count These counts will increment at varying rates when the receiver is operat
145. ite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS This page intentionally left blank ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F SECTION 12 FDL 978 LITE SERIES 12 1 General System Description The FDL 978 Lite Series includes the FDL 978 XVRL Transceiver ADS B Out amp In with FWF 125 Wi Fi Module and the FDL 978 TXL Transmitter ADS B Out only The FDL 978 XVRL transmits ownship position velocity and flight data ADS B Out and receives position velocity and flight data from other aircraft and ground station equipment ADS B In via a UAT data link The FDL 978 XVRL satisfies the TSO requirements referenced Section 1 1 and the associated MOPS for ADS B class 15 equipment FDL 978 TXL has transmit capability only and satisfies the TSO requirements for ADS B class B1S equipment M s 277 o eee ST GPS TX RX Figure 35 FDL 978 Lite Series The FDL 978 Lite Series contain an integrated GPS to provide all necessary position and velocity data allowing it to be used in aircraft that are not equipped with a GPS Existing Garmin GTX transponders can be used to input squawk codes IDENT and mode A compatible serialized altitude encoder can be used to provide pressure altitude The FDL 978 XVRL also can provide TIS FIS data to the cockpit on the p
146. itted out of the FDL 978 XVR The maximum allowed difference between the primary altimeter and the altitude encoder is 125 feet in European Technical Standard Order ETSO C88a and TSO C88b The altitude encoder in the TC978 Controller is accurately calibrated in the factory to be within 50 feet of the applied pressure altitude at all altitudes whereas the allowed error in the primary altimeter increases with altitude and above 18 000 feet the altimeter error alone may exceed 125 feet It is therefore possible that the combination of the allowed errors in the encoder and the primary altimeter may exceed 125 feet in which case the altitude encoder must be adjusted to correspond to the primary altimeter AN The purpose of calibrating the encoder is to make the output correspond to the primary altimeter The encoder calibration procedure must therefore only be undertaken after the primary altimeter has been tested and found to comply with the relevant standards 3 7 2 1 Calibration Equipment To calibrate the encoder the TC978 must be powered up and you will need a pitot static test set with the appropriate adapters to connect to the static port on the aircraft The pitot static test set should be able to drive the altitude down to sea level and above the service ceiling of the aircraft No test set is required the calibration procedure displays all the information you need on the screen of the TC978 Controller 3 7 2 2 Calibration Procedure
147. l Connection Settings uuu uU U uu LLL LI sasa sas a EE aE nennen nennen nnns 3 26 3 5 3 2 MPI Wi Fi Connection Settings 3 26 3 5 9 3 Initial zd ERIT ET 3 26 3 5 4 MANTE NANCE COMMANDS uuu u u TURF UD P E DU 3 26 3 5 4 1 help or 2 3 27 3 5 4 2 ads Command a RUE 3 28 3 5 4 3 OMIM TER eH 3 28 3 5 4 4 ComM C Omanu S UI 3 28 3 5 4 5 control Command NE 3 29 3 5 4 6 i 3 29 3 5 4 7 3 29 3 5 4 8 Reser Command uuu u uu uu 3 29 3 5 4 9 status Command 3 30 3 5 4 10 Pei MON RN TTE 3 31 3 5 4 11 ME MMOS alis Ore n MINER mm 3 32 3 5 4 12 deraue ON MNO Emm 3 32 3 5 4 13 I Cif TE 3 32 3 5 4 13 1 Serial and ARINC Port 3 33 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved iii ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual FREEFLIGHT Document No 87343 Rev F SYSTEMS 3 5 4 13 1 1 set serial in Comlmalbldaucu uie Ln eoo pene ceu denn Repo obrui Fete eM anon 3 33 3 5 4 13 1 2 set serial out Command
148. l Data RS 232 Data Out Out 19 Serial Data Gnd Serial Gnd Serial Data Ground Shared with Wi Fi Ground 12 7 8 Altitude Input Data Interface The altitude input data interface is used to connect to an altitude encoder that outputs the Altitude Encoder format 29600 baud defined in Section 6 1 1 If the Altitude Encoder interface is not configured the altitude data from the TC 978 sensor will be used for altitude data The altitude input data interface pins are as follows J1 Power and Connector DB 44 PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL IO DESCRIPTION 25 Altitude Input RS 232 Altitude Input RS 232 Data In Data Altitude Input Serial Gnd Altitude Input Ground Gnd Ground 12 7 9 Discrete Inputs AN Input pins are pre configured active low See Section 12 20 for a wiring diagram reference Two discrete inputs are available and a spare for future use to provide control inputs to the UAT The discrete input connection pins are as follows Discrete Inputs PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL IO DESCRIPTION J1 27 AIR GND Open Ground 1 Air Ground In Squat Switch configurable J1 12 Anonymous Mode Open Ground Anonymous Mode 12 7 9 1 Air Ground Input Refer to Section 2 5 7 1 Air Ground Input 12 7 9 2 Anonymous Mode Input Refer to Section 2 5 7 3 Anonymous Mode Input 12 7 10 Discrete Output Refer to Section 2 5 9 TX Suppression Output 12 10 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI
149. ler Dimensions 8 2 TC978 Controller Cut out Options The TC978 Controller can be fitted to either the compact mounting hole or a conventional 2 25 in 57mm instrument cut out The compact mounting is a truncated 58 mm opening AN The following diagrams are intended to be to scale however variations in the printing process means that you MUST check all dimensions before using it as a template AN The mounting screws are NOT in the same location for the two different cut out options 001188 Figure 17 978 Fitted Cut out 8 2 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F Figure 18 TC978 Conventional Cut out FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 8 3 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS This page intentionally left blank 8 4 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS SECTION9 TYPICAL INTERCONNECT DIAGRAMS Ji FDL 978 Series 2 Amp POWER 12 28 VDC Aircraft POWER GND POWER GND DISPLAY GMX 200 eee s a RS422 RXD6 B OUT 5429 RXDB 104 OUT REM ON GROUND PM POWER PMGND PMCLK PM DATA R5232 4 GROUND 232 RXD2 GROUND TX SUPPRESS OUT 429 N 1B 429 1
150. ller interface From controller interface Installation configuration Installation configuration From GPS data Not supported in current software Not supported in current software Not supported in current software Not supported in current software Not supported in current software Not supported in current software Not supported in current software Not supported in current software Not supported in current software Not supported in current software Not supported in current software From controller interface From altitude air data sensor From controller interface FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F SECTION8 INSTALLATION DRAWINGS 8 1 Dimensions U S standard units of measure are the primary means of identifying dimensions weights etc The equivalent metric values may also be shown in brackets e g 1 9 in 48 mm AN The physical dimensions are identical between the FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series The only external difference is the FDL 978 Lite Series do not have a TOP UAT antenna connector ae _ EA dco 0 0 3 7 8 2 4 61 4 5 114 1 Figure 15 FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series Dimensions FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 8 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Figure 16 TC978 Control
151. ly control power to both units FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 2 13 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 2 7 3 TMAP Bus TMAP is a proprietary protocol using RS 485 bi directional serial bus between the TC978 and FDL 978 XVR TC978 RS 485 lines TMAPA are connected to the FDL 978 XVR RS 485 lines TRxD3 and TRxD3 respectively 2 7 4 Altitude Out The TC978 outputs pressure altitude data on this RS 232 serial output pin ALT_OUT at 9600 baud using the Icarus format See Section 6 1 1 The pressure altitude data output depends on the Altitude input configuration If an external Altitude Air Data Input is configured to FDL 978 Lite Series or FDL 978 XVR ARINC FDL 978 XVR only or Serial port then the pressure altitude data output from the TC978 will pass through data from that sensor If an Altitude Air Data Input is not configured then the pressure output defaults to the TC978 built in altitude encoder If used this output should feed the aircraft transponder so they share the same altitude source 2 7 5 TC978 Connections TC978 DB 9 SIGNAL GND REM ON TRxD3 TRxD3 2 8 Personality Module Installation The PM is intended to be installed inside the DB 44 connector backshell of the cable harness in the aircraft The PM allows the FDL 978 Series and the TC978 to be removed and replaced without
152. ment No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS FDL 978 Seri 2 Amp 12 28 VDC POWER Aircraft round ASPEN POWER GND RS232 TXD5 RS232 RXD5 GROUND REM ON GROUND 429 IN 1B 429 IN 1A PM POWER PM GND PM CLK PM DATA RS232 RXD4 GROUND 232 RXD2 232 TXD2 GROUND TX SUPPRESS OUT R 232 TXD3 RS232 RXD3 GROUND REMON MU ST BE GROUNDED TO POWER ON THE XVR NOT TYPICAL COORDINATION EFD1000 EFD500 RS232 RXD1 RS232 TXD1 5 TX B ARINC 735B TX A ARINC 735B TRANSPONDER See Table A for typical connections 232 TX ALT OUT GROUND 232 TXD REMOTE OUT 232 RXD REMOTE IN GROUND SUPPRE SSION I O TRANSPONDER AND FDL 978 XVR SHOULD SHARE A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY FOR MODE CODE AND IDENT TYPICALLY VIA SERIAL REMOTE OUT FROM TRANSPONDER TRANSPONDER AND FDL 978 XVR MUST SHARE ALTITUDE DATA FROM A COMMON ALTITUDE SENSOR XVR ACCEPTS ALTITUDE DATA VIARS 232 amp ARINC 429 FROM SEN SOR OR TRAN SPONDER ALT OUT A FEW TRAN SPONDER REMOTE OUT PORTS ALSO SEND ALTITUDE RE MOTE IN APPLIES ONLY TO GTX330 33 WHEN USING XVR AS THE GPS SOURCE FDL 978 XVR CAN OBTAIN MODE A CODE AND IDENT FROM MODE TRAN SPONDER S RF TR AN SMISSION IF THE INTERNAL MODE A RF RECEIVE IS CONFIGURED HOWE VER A REMOTE OUT CONNECTION IS RECOMMENDE D IF AVAILABLE FOR THE MOST RELIABLE MODE A SERIAL TO WIFI AIRCRAFT MODUL
153. n lt port gt func baud lt hwt ype gt port Serial port number 1 2 3 4 5 6 lt func gt function protocol M cria GPS FFS GPS ADSBPlus Internal GPS UNUSED GPS FFS GPS ADSBPlus ADS Alt Encoder Po GSL 71 GTX Remote Disp Ctrl C MATNT TC Control TC Monitor TC Out UNUSED MAP Disp Ctrl t UNUSED GPS FFS GPS ADSBPlus ADS Alt Encoder GSL 71 GTX Remote rt 5 o UNUSED Disp Ctrl UNUSED GPS 4541 ADSBPlus ADS Alt Encoder GSL 71 Disp Ct baud 4800 9600 19200 57600 115200 230400 460800 lt hwt ype gt RS 232 RS 422 Port 6 ONLY RANGR XVR gt set serial in 4 19200 rs 232 4 UNUSED 19200 Serial In Po AN Refer to Section 3 3 2 1 for information on selecting serial input settings AN 87098 00 and 87098 10 Transceivers do not allow Serial Port 5 settings 3 5 4 13 1 2 set serial out Command This command sets the Serial Port Output configuration options Help on this command is displayed by entering set serial out Example set serial out output is displayed below RANGR XVR gt set serial out USAGE set serial out port func baud lt hutype gt port Serial port number 2 3 5 6 lt func gt Nahe a function protocol Sr NOSED Alt Encoder Traffic Alert Pass Thru Monitor 20 3 RAINT TC Control TC Monitor TC 0ut UNUSED Traffic Alert Pass Thru 20 5 P BAIN
154. n marking of the aircraft The telephony designator of the aircraft operating agency followed by the last four characters of the registration marking of the aircraft FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 43 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Type The telephony designator of the aircraft operating agency followed by the flight identification The VFR Flight ID is an eight character alpha numeric string The CODE knob is used to change each character as required Each character of the Flight ID is a number between 0 to 9 or letter between to Z When the ENT button is pressed the cursor advances to the next character as shown below To advance to the next configuration item without changing the VFR Flight ID either scroll through the eight characters by pressing the ENT button eight times or press the FN button AN The VFR Flight ID cannot be changed in flight and can only be set in the configuration mode 3 6 2 4 Groundspeed Threshold Groundspeed threshold can be used to help determine and verify the ON GROUND condition for transmitting ON GROUND ADS B message types for Light Fixed Wing aircraft types only The FDL 978 XVR uses the ground speed threshold configuration to determine a maximum ON GROUND speed There are 10 options to select groundspeed threshold 1 Unknown 2 30 knots 3 40 knots 4 50 knots o 60 knots
155. n the following tables Table 18 ARINC 429 Port Output Configuration Settings Setting interface escription 0000002 Description UNUSED No connection to ARINC 429 output port Not Used Traffic Display Ownship data and traffic intruder data format for displays Traffic Output that receive the ARINC 735 Traffic Labels listed in the table below GNS 400 500 series GNS 480 GPS 7430 GPS Output GPS position velocity time and integrity data output in GPS ARINC 743B labels shown in the table below AN Maintenance port setting names listed first with TC978 configuration menu setting names in parenthesis 2 PRAIM labels output only if the input is configured to accept PRAIM requests Table 19 ARINC 429 Port Output Speed Configuration Settings sa Low speed ARINC 429 12 5 kBaud High speed ARINC 429 100 kBaud FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 21 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS The ARINC 429 Output channel can be configured as the following 3 22 Table 20 Traffic Format Output ARINC Labels Description 274 TCAS Output Receiver health in System Status 350 Fault Summary TA only mode set in RI field 357 RTS and ETX words for Intruder File Intruder Range Intruder Altitude FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installat
156. ncoder setup mode the display shows the following information a 41 4 ft E aiiud 1 eth hh HHH H LP L A AL IL chica 3 I j 1 R met Rotate the CODE either clockwise counterclockwise to display either Yes or No and select the correct option Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode If No is selected then the next configuration item in the setup mode will be displayed If Y es is selected then options for calibrating the altitude encoder is as shown below On selecting Y es the low altitude set point will now be active and an altitude will be displayed as below On the static test set drive the altitude to O feet Read the primary altimeter value rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise until the altitude displayed on the TC978 Controller matches the aircraft primary altimeter Press the ENT button and the display will move to the mid altitude set point and an altitude will be displayed as shown below On the static test set drive the altitude to the middle range ceiling of the aircraft FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 57 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 9 Read the primary altimeter value rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise until the al
157. nput TC978 Controller Power Return Serial Port 2 RS 232 Data In Serial Port 1 RS 232 Data In Serial Port 1 RS 232 Data Out ARINC 429 Input Port 2A Serial Port 6 Data Out Serial Port 6 Data Out Serial Port Ground ARINC 429 Output Port 1A ARINC 429 Output Port 1B Anonymous Mode Active Low N A Personality Module Power Output Traffic Test Aircraft Power Input Aircraft Power Return 978 Controller Power Output Serial Port Ground Serial Port 3 RS 485 Data Serial Port 3 RS 485 Data Ground Reference Serial Port 3 RS 232 Data In Not used with TC978 Serial Port 3 RS 232 Data Out Not used with TC978 Serial Port 4 RS 232 Data In Serial Port 5 RS 232 Data In Air Ground In Squat Switch configurable L Band Suppression Bus N A Personality Module Power Return Aircraft Power Return Remote Power Control Ground ON Open OFF Serial Port 2 RS 232 Data Out ARINC 429 Input Port 1B FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F J1 Power and Connector DB 44 SIGNAL ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION 429 IN 1A ARINC 429 ARINC 429 Input Port 1A 429 IN 2B ARINC 429 ARINC 429 Input Port 2B RxD6 RS 422 Serial Port 6 Data In RxD6 RS 422 RS 232 Serial Port 6 Data In PPS IO ARINC 743B Internal External GPS Pulse Per Second Out In PPS IO ARINC 743B Internal External GPS Pulse Per Second Out In UAT STATUS O
158. nsmit ADS B ground messages upon landing The Mode Selection knob controls power to the FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR and the operating mode The knob rotates between the different operating modes as defined in the table below Pos Description OFF Power is removed from the FDL 978 ADS B equipment SBY The FDL 978 ADS B equipment is on and will not transmit any ADS B messages but will still receive ADS B messages if the ADS B equipment has receive capabilities 1200 SBY FFSSKIES AN When airborne the control should always be set to either of the two ALT positions unless otherwise directed by ATC The FDL 978 ADS B equipment is placed in Transmission Mode with pressure altitude reported in transmitted messages applies to both ALT positions The FDL 978 equipment automatically switches between Airborne and Ground Mode In Airborne Mode ALT is displayed below the aircraft image and in Ground Mode GND is displayed below the aircraft image Airborne Transmission Mode Ground Transmission Mode 1200 1200 FFSSKIES FFSSKIES ALT 1004 004 3 4 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F The FDL 978 ADS B equipment is placed in Transmission Mode with no pressure altitude reported in transmitted messages The FDL 978 equipment automatically switches between Airborne and Ground Transmission Mode In Airborn
159. ocation of the equipment and the traffic received is also displayed on a graphical map 3 5 MPI Hardware Configuration 3 5 1 Top Components Figure 11 MPI Module Three status Light Emitting Diodes LED provide continuous MPI module operational status These LEDs are Associated AS Transmit Receive Tx Rx and Internet Protocol IP The table below describes the LED indications Figure 12 MPI Module Top View Red AS Yellow Tx Rx Green IP On Solid N A N A Off Associated Connection OK N A N A 3 5 2 Front Component A When Serial Port 3 and Port 5 are configured and interfaced to other equipment TC978 or display the connections to the configured device must be temporarily disconnected to use the port for MPI purposes 3 24 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F The front of the MPI module consists of a male DB 9 connector An MPI can be provided through Serial Port 3 or Port 5 on the ADS B 1 equipment DB 44 connector female DB 9 connector be mounted in the aircraft for easy access to one of these ports when not connected to other equipment Standard RS 232 DB 9 connections are shown in the table below 6 9 Figure 13 DB 9 Connector Female DB 9 PORT 5 DB 44 PORT 3 DB 44 PN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL _ 3 5 2 1 Back Components The back of the MPI module consists of
160. on Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 3 Configuration 7 Serial Port 4 Configuration Serial Port 5 Configuration 2 Serial Port 6 Configuration ARINC IN 1 Configuration ARINC IN 2 Configuration ARINC OUT 1 Configuration AN 0 Serial Port 3 is not configurable on the TC978 IN Function Baud IN FUNCTION OUT Function Baud IN Function OUT Function Baud IN Function Baud IN Function OUT Function Baud IN Function OUT Function Baud Interface Function Speed Function Speed Function Speed GPS Internal 19200 UNUSED UNUSED 115200 UNUSED UNUSED 9600 RS 232 UNUSED UNUSED UNUSED AN 2 Serial Port 5 is not available on the 87098 00 and 87098 10 Transceivers 3 10 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS ADS B FDL 978 Series and Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 F Table 2 ADS B Transmit Configuration Settings Configuration Item ICAO Address Mode S DE VFR Call Sign Flight ID GPS SDA Level GPS NACv Mode Receiver Configuration Receiver Installed ES1090 Receiver Installed Emitter Aircraft Category Vehicle Size a NENNEN NENNEN s s i NENNEN Antenna Diversity bottom DC Ground Check No DC Gnd Chk 0 GPS Antenna Offset Longitudinal No Data moane wae C a WhSuek Ces _ BEEN BEEN AN 3 Dis
161. ons from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct ARINC input interface speed Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 6 2 13 ARINC OUT Chan 1 Data Type The FDL 978 XVR can transmit data via an ARINC 429 output channel The following options are offered for selecting ARINC 429 output type 1 Not Used 2 GPS 3 Traffic AN Refer to Section 3 3 2 4 for information on selecting ARINC output settings The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 49 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct ARINC output type Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode AN If Not Used is selected then the ARINC output line speed configuration mode is not displayed and the next configuration mode item is displayed 3 6 2 14 ARINC OUT Chan 1 Interface Speed The following options are offered for selecting the ARINC output interface speed 1 Low 2 High The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate th
162. ontrol IDENT Altitude Inhibit transmit Standby are needed by the FDL 978 XVR The TC978 provides control or the FDL 978 XVR can be configured for other control formats If a control format is configured and functional with the TC978 installed the TC978 displays control status but will not accept control inputs Serial port 2 is typically used for control input Control Input is NOT required for receive only systems The FDL 978 Series requires position velocity time and integrity data from a GPS sensor The internal GPS or an external GPS must be configured to provide this data GPS Input is required for all FDL 978 systems The FDL 978 Series requires external pressure altitude data input from an altitude air data sensor ADS Altitude rate and airspeed will be used if available in the configured protocol Pressure altitude data output can also be configured to share with a transponder Serial port 4 is typically used for Altitude Input Pressure Altitude Input is required for all FDL 978 systems The FDL 978 Series can optionally receive aircraft true heading data True heading is sent in UAT transmit messages on the ground and is also used to more accurately correlate TCAS and ADS B Traffic Heading input is not required but desirable with TCAS installations TCAS traffic MUST be input to the FDL 978 Series if the aircraft is TCAS equipped so the TCAS traffic can be integrated with ADS B traffic and a single traffic picture can be pre
163. optional TC978 Controller optional TC978 Installation Kit optional Personality Module Installation Kit optional Female Personality Module Installation Kit optional Blade Type Antenna Installation Kit optional Ball and Stick Type Antenna Installation Kit optional TSO C 144 GPS Type Antenna Installation Kit optional TSO C 190 GPS Type Antenna Installation Kit optional 1 6 2 FDL 978 Series Installation Kits The items included in the FDL 978 XVR Installation Kit P N 85935 00 are listed below Part Number Description DB 44 Male Crimp Connector DB 44 Backshell Crimp Pin 24 28 AWG Crimp Pin 24 28 AWG FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 1 13 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS The items included in the TC978 Installation Kit P N 86964 are listed below Qty Description TC978 Mounting Adapter Bracket circular hole adapter Hose EPDM Rubber 5 mm ID 8 mm OD Hose Connector 3 16 in Nylon Tee Hose Adapter Straight Nylon 3 16 1 4 in Constant Tension Clamp Application Dia 8 5 9 mm Constant Tension Clamp Application Dia 9 5 10 3 mm Screw Brass Cross recessed Csk Head Black 4 40 UNC x 1 5 in Lg Screw Brass Cross recessed Csk Head Black 4 40 UNC x 0 625 in Lg Connector Accessory Backshell 9 Way D Sub 3 Way Entry 4 40UN Jackscrew 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 e Connector Standard Mount 9
164. or the rechargeable battery powered MPI Module P N 87710 00 properly connected to Port 3 or Port 5 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 25 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 5 3 Terminal Program Interface The following 3 5 3 sub sections describe interfacing directly to the MPI using a terminal interface program on a PC like Tera Term to enter commands Any of the four interface devices mentioned above can be used to interface to the PC Tera Term should be installed on the PC and a MPI connection made via serial port or Wi Fi depending on the interface device used Paragraphs 3 5 3 1and 3 5 3 2 detail the serial port and Wi Fi connection settings 3 5 3 1 MPI Serial Connection Settings The typical Tera Term serial port settings for a serial connection are e BAUD Rate 115200 e Parity None e Data bits 8 1 e Flow Control None AN The default Port 3 settings are Baud Rate 38400 Parity odd Data bits 8 Stop 1 and Flow Control none The terminal setup should be set to Local Echo checked 3 5 3 2 MPI Wi Fi Connection Settings A Wi Fi connection to the Wi Fi Module SSID must first be made on the PC or Android tablet running the ADS B MPI app The typical Tera Term TCP settings for the Wi Fi connection are Host 192 168 10 1 e CP Port 44000 Service Other 8 Protocol UNSPEC
165. orting a fault condition ON GPS has acquired satellites and is operating normally OFF GPS is not communicating UAT Transmit GREEN Blink ON Blinks ON when ADS B data is transmitted once per second OFF No UAT transmissions 2 6 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F Description UAT Receive GREEN Blink ON Blinks ON when ADS B data is received OFF No UAT receptions 2 5 4 Remote Power Control AN The REM ON pin J1 32 MUST be connected to ground when not using remote power control or a TC978 is not installed for the system to power on System ON OFF power is remotely controlled using the REM ON pin J1 32 The system will power on when REM ON is grounded and power off when REM ON is open 2 5 5 TC978 Controller Interface The TC978 Controller uses the following FDL 978 XVR interfaces when installed oystem ON OFF remote power control REM ON J1 32 e Low voltage 7 VDC power J1 18 J1 2 e Serial Port 3 RS 485 communication J1 20 amp J1 28 The TC978 uses Serial Port 3 so when it is installed the Serial Port 3 RS 232 pins J1 23 amp J1 24 must not be connected to other equipment Display etc The TC978 Controller interface connections are as follows Controller Interface PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION 41 18 Vcp 7 VDC O TC978 Controller Power Output J1 2 Ground Gnd TC978 Controll
166. ould be separated as much as practical from transmitting antennas For small aircraft the antenna should also be separated as much as practical from the windscreen to prevent case to antenna coupling 5 For installations on rotorcraft the effects of the rotor blades on antenna performance should be considered This may require additional equipment functional flight evaluation or analytical evaluation to confirm the suitability of antenna location 6 For multiple sensor installations the installer should reduce the likelihood that a single lightning strike affects all the sensors 2 11 1 Antenna Power The internal GPS of the FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series utilizes an active antenna which means the antenna includes a low noise amplifier power for the low noise amplifier is provided from the GPS receiver via the antenna coax cable No other installation considerations are necessary 2 11 2 Recommended Cable RG 400 or RG 142 cable with a maximum length of 50 ft is recommended The cable including connectors loss should not exceed 10dB For antennas mentioned in Section 1 7 1 RG 400 or RG 142 cable with a maximum length of 25 ft is recommended The cable including connectors loss should not exceed 5aB 2 11 3 SATCOM Compatibility The FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series internal GPS WAAS Sensor has been shown via testing to be specification compliant for single channel SATCOM compatibility per RTCA DO 229D Extr
167. pen Ground ADS B Status 232 TxD5 RS 232 O Serial Port 5 RS Data Out CLK_PM Personality Module DATA PM Personality Module Data 2 5 Interface Details 2 5 1 Power Input Aircraft power is provided to the FDL 978 Series through the J1 Power and connector The power supply input can be 10 40 Volts DC Use a 2 Amp circuit breaker for power supply protection Power input resides on the following pins Power Input SIGNAL ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION 10 40 VDG Aircraft Power Input 10 40 VDC Aircraft Power Input Ground Aircraft Power Return Ground Aircraft Power Return Open Ground Remote Power Control Ground ON Open OFF AN REM ON must be tied to TC978 7 for remote on off control or tied to ground for the FDL 978 XVH to power up 2 5 2 Personality Module AN The Personality Module PM is installed to simplify FDL 978 Series service replacement The PM eliminates the need to re configure the FDL 978 Series if replaced with a new unit for any reason after initial configuration Installation specific configuration data is stored in the PM FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 2 5 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS as well as in the FDL 978 Series The installation configuration data in the PM if present is copied to the FDL 978 Series at power up Both the PM and the FDL 978 RX XVR configuration data
168. ponder the transponder suppression bus and an air ground detection switch 12 2 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F TC978 Controller MPI Wi Fi Module 3 DB 3 1090 Transponder Altitude GPS Antenna Bottom UAT Antenna Figure 36 FDL 978 TXL Wi Fi MPI Block Diagram Typical The block diagram shown in Figure 37 identifies a TC978 Controller an FDL 978 XVRL FWF 125 Wi Fi Transceiver bottom UAT antenna and a GPS antenna Additionally connections are shown to an external altitude sensor shared with the transponder the transponder suppression bus and an air ground detection switch suppression Bus EM LT FDL 978 TXL Switch RS 232 FWF 125 Wi Fi 978 Controller Transceiver RS 485 1090 Transponder Sensor GPS Antenna Bottom UAT Antenna Figure 37 FDL 978 XVRL Wi Fi Transceiver Block Diagram Typical suppression Bus RS 232 Contro FDL 978 XVRL H 3 232 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 12 2 Technical Characteristics FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS AN U S standard units of measure are the primary means of identifying dimensions weights etc The equivalent metric values may also be shown in brackets e g 1 9 in 48 mm
169. r ensure port is configured for Traffic Alert 9 Configure at baud rate of 38400 when using Chelton FlightLogic display Ensure CSA bit is set per Section 3 5 4 13 3 2 Table 8 Serial Port Output Baud Rate Settings Description 4800 9600 19200 These baud rates are typical for 5 232 or RS 422 equipment but 38400 57600 115200 the correct rate must be selected to match the interfacing equipment s configured or default baud rate 230400 460800 These high baud rates are not normally recommended for RS 232 serial ports 3 3 2 3 ARINC 429 Port Input Configuration The ARINC 429 input data formats and speed configuration settings are described in the following tables Table 9 ARINC 429 Port Input Configuration Settings Setting interface 0000000 Description UNUSED No connection to ARINC 429 input port Not Used Altitude Input Altitude Airspeed Vertical Rate data input Format for air Data data sensors and computers that output the Air Data Computer Computer Labels listed in the table below ADC amp AHRS Altitude amp Altitude Airspeed Vertical Rate amp True Heading data ADC AHRS Heading input Format for devices that output the Labels listed in Input the ADC amp AHRS table below AHRS Heading True Heading data input Format for devices that output AHRS Input the True Heading Label 314 Transpndr Cntrl Heading Squawk Code IDENT and Call Sign Format for Txpdr Control Input tr
170. r a PRAIM configured ARINC 429 input and the GPS s PRAIM responses will be sent on Serial Port 1 RS 232 output or the 743B configured ARINC 429 output respectively The installer should configure Serial and ARINC ports to specific data functions which provide the necessary data interfaces All data interface types except Display Output from the table above can be configured to one and only one Serial or ARINC port If multiple Serial ARINC ports are set to the same data interface type then only one port is actually configured and other settings of the same data interface type are ignored The data interface order of precedence is as follows 1 ARINC 429 ports take precedence over Serial ports 2 Lowest port channel number takes precedence over higher channel number For example if the FDL 978 Series has an internal GPS and serial in 1 is set to GPS Internal and ARINC in 1 is set to GPS 743 then the FDL 978 Series will not receive GPS data from the internal GPS AN Set only one Control Input only one Altitude Input and only one GPS Input Inadvertently setting more than one of the same input type may result in the correct input data not being received AN oet only one Control Input only one Altitude Input and only one GPS Input Inadvertently setting more than one of the same input type may result in the correct input data not being received FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 13 ADS B FDL 978 Series
171. re 19 Internal GPS and Transponder FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 9 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS J1 i 2 Amp FDL 978 Series POWER 12 28 VDC POWER 16 i Aircraft POWER GND E round POWER GND DISPLAY 2 GMX 200 R 5422 TXD6 R5422 TXD6 OU T OUT R 5422 RXD6 R 5427 RXD6 REM ON GROUND REMON MUST BE GROUNDED TO POWER THE XVR PM POWER REDI PMGND so TRANSPONDER PMCLK 14 RINE See Table A for typical PMDATA 144 connections 232 TX ALT OUT GROUND R5232 RXD4 GROUND 232 RXD2 GROUND 232 TXD REMOTE OUT GROUND TRANSPONDER AND FDL 378 XVR SHOULD SHARE SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY FOR MODE CODE AND IDENT TYPICALLY VIA SERIALREMOTE OUT FROM TRANSPONDER TRANSPONDER AND FDL 978 XVR MUST SH ARE ALTITUDE DATA FROM A COMMON ALTITUDE SOR ACCEPTS ALTITUDE DATA VIA R 232 amp ARIN C 428 FROM SENSOR OR TRANSPONDER ALT OUT A FEW TRAN SPONDER REMOTE OUT PORTS ALSO SEND ALTITUDE NOT TYPICAL FrDL S78 XVR OBTAIN MODE A CODE AND IDENT FROM A MODE TRANH SPOHDER S RF TRANSMISSION IF THE INTERNAL MODE ARF RECEIVE 15 CONFIGURED HOWEVER OUT CONNECTION 15 RECOMMENDED IF AVAILABLE FOR THE MOST RELIABLE MODE A COORDINATION 12017 9 PPS 10 39 s a l 5 1 20 23 TX SUPPRESS
172. ries is installed and powered up for the first time After a configuration has been programmed the system will power up in normal operating mode and the configuration will be stored in the FDL 978 Lite Series and TC978 12 13 1 Entering Configuration Mode To enter TC978 configuration mode e Hold down the FN button while turning the Mode Selection knob from OFF to any operating mode Inthe configuration mode the TC978 Controller displays the following typical messages in a quick sequential order 12 13 2 Configuration Mode Operation AN Port 4 Altitude Encoder is the only serial port that can be configured by the installer Input settings can either be left at UNUSED or configured for use with an Altitude Encoder Refer to Section 0 for details on configuring this port 12 14 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F AN All other options during the TC978 Configuration Mode are ignored and reset and returned to the factory settings The FDL 978 Lite Series is preconfigured to simplify the installation and configuration process The following list shows the limited configuration options that can be set by the installer e Mode S Address ICAO Address VFR Squawk VFR Flight ID Groundspeed Threshold e Squat Switch Type e Serial IN Channel 4 Aircraft Size length and width GPS Antenna Offset lateral and lon
173. rrect serial output speed Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 6 2 11 ARINC IN Channel X Data Type X channel number The FDL 978 XVR can receive data via two ARINC 429 input channels The following options are offered for selecting ARINC 429 input type for each individual channel of the FDL 978 XVR 1 Not Used 2 GPS 3 Air Data Computer 4 5 5 ADC AHRS 6 Txpdr Control 7 Other 1 8 Other 2 AN Refer to Section 3 3 2 3 for information on selecting ARINC input settings 3 48 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F The display screen is as shown below with one of the options from the list above Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the options above and select the correct ARINC input type Once selected press the ENT button to confirm your selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode AN If Not Used is selected then the ARINC input line speed configuration mode will not be displayed and the next configuration mode item will be displayed 3 6 2 12 ARINC IN Channel X Interface Speed X channel number The following options are offered for selecting the ARINC interface speed for each channel data type 1 Low 2 High The display screen is as shown below with one of the opti
174. rt the FFS Chelton Protocol Typically configured on port 1 GPS position velocity time and integrity data input Format for the Garmin Series 400 500 ADS B Plus GPS Protocol Typically configured on port 1 Squawk Code IDENT Call Sign mode standby alt inhibit and altitude data input Format for the GSL 71 controller or SL70 R transponder 7 8 9 Squawk Code IDENT Call Sign and mode standby alt inhibit control input format from GTX 330 33 327 32 transponders 9 9 Internal GPS models will automatically output G TX Remote GPS protocol data on the same port This GPS output is a compliant ADS B Out position source for the GTX 330 33 with ADS B Out Squawk Code IDENT Call Sign and mode standby alt inhibit Enables display control from an MX 20 GMX 200 or other displays using the GDL FDL protocol The corresponding serial output port must be configured to 5 FIS or MX 20 at the same baud rate to enable display control input 9 9 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 15 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS A 1 MPI setting names are listed first with TC978 configuration menu names parenthesis 2 Altitude input configuration of the GSL 71 SL70 R can affect the control output baud rate When passing altitude information from these devices the baud rate must be set to 9600 3 Control Input is not require
175. rts Two ARINC 429 Input Serial Interfaces are available on the FDL 978 Series The ARINC 429 Input channels are 429 IN 1 and 429 IN 2 The FDL 978 Series has one ARINC 429 Output which is 429 OUT 1 The ARINC channels can be software configured for various label interfaces and as either high speed or low speed AN Refer to Section 3 3 2 for additional detailed information about serial and ARINC port configuration The ARINC 429 Serial Interface pin connections are as follows ARINC 429 Channels PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL lO DESCRIPTION 429 IN 1A ARINC 429 429 Input Port 1 429 IN 1B ARINC 429 429 Input Port 1B 429 IN 2A ARINC 429 ARINC 429 Input Port 2A 429 IN 2B ARINC 429 ARINC 429 Input Port 2B 429 OUT 1A ARINC 429 O ARINC 429 Output Port 1A 429 OUT 1B ARINC 429 O ARINC 429 Output Port 1B 2 5 7 Discrete Inputs A Input pins are pre configured active low See SECTION 10 for a wiring diagram reference Three discrete inputs are available to provide control inputs to the UAT The discrete input connection pins are as follows FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 2 9 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Discrete Inputs PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL lO DESCRIPTION J1 27 AIR GND Open Ground Air Ground In Squat Switch configurable J1 15 TRAF TEST Open Ground Traffic Test J1 12 ANONYMOUS Open Ground Anonymous Mod
176. s reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F Pressing the FN button a third time allows the user to adjust the brightness level of the screen Turning the CODE knob to the right will make the screen brighter Turning the CODE knob to the left will decrease the brightness When the desired brightness is reached press the FN button to lock the brightness setting If there are any errors the fourth press of the FN button allows user to view the FDL 978 ADS B equipment WARNINGS The next FN button press returns to the main Squawk Code view Pressing the VFR button sets the ADS B to the pre programmed Squawk Code or VFR Call Sign Flight ID Pressing the VFR button again restores the previous Squawk Code or Call Sign Flight ID To toggle the Squawk Code the display must be in the Squawk Code view To toggle Call oign Flight ID the display must be in the Call Sign Flight ID view ENT The ENT button enters a digit in the code selector FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 7 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 1 2 4 Code Knob The CODE knob is used to set Squawk Codes and Call Sign Flight IDs The FN button selects which item will be updated Turning the knob will highlight the first digit on the display then the digit can be changed as required Press the ENT button to advance to the next
177. sented to the Display Output The FDL 978 Series accepts TCAS traffic input via ARINC input per the ARINC 735A B Intruder Labels FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F Interface Description Display Output ADS B traffic and FIS B data output can be sent to one or more displays simultaneously A display control can also be configured to provide the Control Input Three different Serial Ports can be configured to simultaneously provide display output Display on Serial Port 3 Display on Serial Port 5 Display on either Port 2 or 6 ARINC OUT1 can also be configured to output ARINC 735 Intruder Traffic GPS Output FDL 978 Series models with Internal GPS can output GPS position velocity time and integrity data via RS 232 and or ARINC 429 Internal GPS models will automatically output GPS data in the FFS Chelton Protocol on port 1 Additionally a serial port typically port 2 can be configured to output GTX Remote GPS protocol data for the GTX 330 Also the ARINC 429 output port can be configured to output ARINC 743B compatible GPS messages GPS Predictive FDL 978 Series models with Internal GPS can receive and respond to RAIM predictive RAIM PRAIM requests for a destination or alternate waypoint through RS 232 or ARINC 429 A Flight Management System FMS can request the GPS to provide a RAIM prediction on Serial Port 1 input o
178. signal strength indication SSI in dbm and ground station time out in seconds TO AN Ground stations will time out being tracked if no ADS B uplink message is received from the ground station for more than forty seconds Type the stop command to stop updating rx status and return to the prompt 3 5 4 10 Command This command displays configurable information such as the serial port settings protocol and baud rate the ICAO address and the VFR Call Sign Example output is displayed below RANGR XVR cnfg FFQQ FFSSKIES Level C Auto from GPS Receiver Config 1090 Emit Category LIGHT AIRCRAFT Squat Mod Groundspeed Threshold ehicle Size LengthzO meters Width meters bottom No DC Gnd Chk Long No Data Lateral No Data Mode disable Disable of f Max Targets Chelton CSA Enable Traffic Vel Validation enable Display Data Output traffic amp fisb Serial I 1 Internal GPS 19200 Serial GTX 9600 Serial O D 9600 Serial T 400 Serial Serial Serial 9 9600 RS 422 low low low FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 31 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 5 4 11 This command displays a summary of the Serial ARINC port configuration status for various Interfaces GPS Altitude Control Display etc Details are shown on what port is configured and data reception status for each of the functional interf
179. software Setting 4 is automatically set from the velocity FOM VFOM data from the GPS unit The NACv value is hard coded to be no better than 3 meters sec even if GPS Auto is selected AN If the FFS Internal GPS or the 1203C is installed and used as a valid position set the NAC velocity to auto If the FFS 1201 GPS is installed and used as a valid position source set the NAC velocity to 10m s For position sources other than those manufactured by FFS the customer is advised to contact the position source manufacturer to obtain the relevant data 3 6 2 18 Aircraft Length The aircraft length can be set from 1 meter to 75 meters by rotating the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the correct length Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 6 2 19 Aircraft Width The aircraft width can be set from 1 meter to 80 meters by rotating the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the correct width Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 52 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 3 6 2 20 GPS Reference Position Offset There are three modes by which the GPS reference offset can be set 1 Unknown 2 Auto set by GPS 3 Manual set here The display scre
180. st be mounted rigidly in the aircraft panel The Controller can be mounted in the ultra compact mounting or conventional 2 25 in 57mm instrument cut out 2 2 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F AN Select a position in the panel that is not too close to any high external heat source The TC978 is not a significant heat source itself AN Avoid sharp bends and placing the cables too near to the aircraft control cables If using a 2 25 in instrument cut out first clip the two mounting adapters to the Controller The Controller should then be mounted using the four LONG screws provided If using the FFS compact cutout you do not need the mounting adapters The Controller should be mounted using the four SHORT screws provided If alternate screws are required please note that the mounting thread in each case is 4 40 25 71 1 20 I 50 8 1 5 Figure 7 978 Dimensions 2 3 Cooling Requirements AN Failure to provide adequate cooling may lead to increased avionics maintenance costs and may void the FFS Warranty The FDL 978 Series and TC978 meet all Technical Standard Order TSO requirements without forced air cooling While each individual unit does not require forced air cooling the combined heat load of several units operating in a typical avionics location may significantly degrade the reliability of a
181. stallation configuration Anonymous discrete input From GPS data From GPS data Baro unless invalid or inhibited From altitude air data sensor From GPS data From GPS data Air Ground discrete input From GPS data From GPS data From GPS data From GPS data From configured heading input From altitude air data sensor From GPS data Installation configuration From GPS Data Installation configuration From controller interface From controller interface GPS with HIL or HPL only Installation configuration GPS with HIL or HPL only From GPS data From GPS data Non Gilham altitude sensors only 7 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS Comment Input Data Element Use within the FDL 978 XVR Capability Codes TCAS Installed and Operational TCAS ACAS resolution advisory flag IDENT Switch Active Call Sign Identification Geometric Vertical Accuracy GVA Single Antenna Flag NIC Supplement Flag Selected Altitude Type Selected Altitude Setting Barometric Pressure Setting Selected Heading Status of MCP FCU Mode Mode Indicators Autopilot Engaged Mode Indicators VNAV Engaged Mode Indicators Altitude Hold Mode Mode Indicators Approach Mode Mode Indicators LNAV Engaged Radio Height Pressure Altitude Disable Airspeed Flight Plan ID Installation configuration Installation configuration TCAS RA serial data input From contro
182. t Check GPS for fault quickly FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 4 1 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 4 2 1 UAT Status LED Discrete Fault Indications The status LED discrete is an indicator of a warning or fault reported by the FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR The status LED is visible on the units or the discrete may be connected to a cockpit annunciator Potential faults that cause the UAT ST LED to turn on and the Status Discrete to be active ground are listed below Problem Reported Reported by RF Transmission Failure PBIT Bottom Antenna Not Connected If DC ground check configured PBIT Top Antenna Not Connected If DC ground check configured PBIT RF Transmission Power Too Low PBIT HF Transmit Power Supply Low PBIT Internal Temperature Too High PBIT Nominal Message Rate not once per second PBIT Broadcast monitor failure All message types not transmitted PBIT Nominal Message Rate not once per second PBIT Internal Power Supply Failure PBIT UART Serial Channel Loopback Test Failure POST ARINC 429 Channel Loopback Test Failure FDL 978 XVR POST General Processing Interface Hardware Failure POST Transceiver Hardware Check Failure POST RF Transmit Reverse Power Too High PBIT 4 2 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F 4
183. t option The display is as shown below hd h i UAT Antenna Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and complete the configuration setup FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 3 55 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 3 7 TC978 Test and Calibration 3 7 1 Local Voltage Supply Test The TC978 Controller of the FDL 978 XVR utilizes a DC supply voltage of 5 5V to 8V The display typically shows the supply voltage between 6 5V to 7 1V as shown below Local Supply 00 E Voltage Test 6 8 V There is no option or configuration to be entered or selected in this step Press the ENT button or the FN button and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 7 2 978 Altitude Encoder Calibration The TC978 includes a built in altitude encoder The TC978 Controller reports pressure altitude on pin 4 of the DB 9 male connector on the back of the TC978 as RS 232 serial data at 9600 bps using the format commonly called Icarus format See Section 6 1 1 The installation manual provides further details of interfacing the altitude encoder with the primary static pressure of the aircraft altimeter The calibrate altitude encoder setup allows the recalibration of the altitude encoder This ensures that the altitude seen on the pilot s primary altimeter is the same as what is transm
184. than 1 0 ohm in the power line for satisfactory operation The following table gives guidelines for typical aircraft hook up wire AN Different brands may vary check your supplier for details Gauge Miliohm ft Length for 0 5 ohm 24 AWG 30 2 33 2 ft An alternative to a harness built from individual wires particularly for a long cable run is to use a multi core cable Aviation grade cable with six or more cores is often more expensive than the individual wires 2 10 UAT Antenna Installation AN The UAT antenna should be installed according to the manufacturer s instructions Selecting appropriate UAT antenna locations is critical to the proper performance of the FDL 978 Series and FDL 978 Lite Series The following considerations should be taken into account when selecting the Antenna location heantennas should be well removed from any projections the engine s and propeller s It should also be well removed from landing gear doors access doors or others openings which will break the ground plane for the antenna heantenna should be mounted on the bottom and or top surface of the aircraft and in a vertical position when the aircraft is in level flight Avoid mounting the antenna within 3 ft of the Automatic Direction Finder ADF sense antenna or any Communications Receiver COMM antenna and 6 ft from the transponder and Distance Measuring Equipment DME antennas 2 16 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserve
185. ther clockwise or counterclockwise to display either Yes or and select the correct option Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode 3 6 2 24 UAT Antenna Diversity AN The default value is set at Bottom Only Top only installations are not allowed at this time FDL 978 XVR provides the flexibility for installing either one or two approved UAT antennas A single antenna can either be installed on the top of the aircraft fuselage or on the bottom of the aircraft When two antennas are installed they are installed on the top and bottom of the aircraft The default value is set at Bottom Only The following options can be selected 1 Top Only 2 Bottom Only 3 Dual Tm bim BB BL e i 4 ug Ugr51tu Bottom Univ Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display the correct antenna diversity option Once selected press the ENT button to confirm selection and move to the next configuration item in the setup mode AN It is recommended to install dual antennas for maximum coverage 3 6 2 25 UAT Antenna Check Ground Confirm if the antenna s used have a ground connection that allows the FDL 978 XVR to check if the antenna is installed by selecting the Y ES or No options Rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise to display either Y es or No and select the correc
186. titude displayed on the TC978 Controller matches the aircraft primary altimeter Press the ENT button and the display will move to the high altitude set point and an altitude will be displayed as shown below On the static test set drive the altitude to the service ceiling of the aircraft 10 Read the primary altimeter value rotate the CODE knob either clockwise or counterclockwise until the altitude displayed on the TC978 Controller matches the aircraft primary altimeter Press the ENT button and the display will move to the test altitude screen which is the next configuration item in the setup mode To complete the testing you should leave the front controller screen displaying the encoder altitude and exercise the altitude on the static test set across the altitude range of the aircraft The display will be as shown above for pressure reported Use at least 10 test points and verify that in each case the altitude displayed on the primary altimeter and the altitude displayed on the TC978 Controller correspond within the 125 foot tolerance Lightly tap the altimeter at each test point to eliminate friction effects 3 7 3 Pressure Altitude Reported Pressure altitude is displayed after the altitude calibration setup has been completed The display shows the reported pressure altitude and should match the altitude reported by the primary altimeter Press ENT button and the display will instruct completion of setup and power off the syst
187. to set the aircraft size code transmitted by the transceiver Setting this parameter is only required for transceivers RANGR XVR gt set acsize USAGE set acsize len width lt len gt Aircraft length in meters 0 100 wi dth gt Aircraft width in meters 0 100 NOTE Odd values are rounded down to nearest even meter RANGR XVR gt set acsize 20 50 vehicle size Length 20 meters width 50 meters 3 5 4 13 2 10 set uatant Command This command sets the UAT antenna configuration This should be set for transceivers and receivers RANGR XVR gt uatant USAGE set uatant opt lt dcgnd gt lt gt Antenna configuration dual top bottom lt dcgnd gt Antenna DC ground check nochk check RANGR XVR gt set uatant dual check UAT Ant dual pc Gnd chk 3 38 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLIGHT Lite Series Installation Manual SYSTEMS Document 87343 Rev F 3 5 4 13 2 11 set gpsant Command This command sets the GPS antenna configuration This should be set for transceivers but is not necessary for receivers RANGR XVR gt set gpsant USAGE set gpsant lon lat lt lon gt Gre antenna longitudinal offset Data 1 Offset Applied by Sensor 2 60 Distance from nose even valued meters lt lat gt GPS antenna lateral offset No Data Left 6 meters Center Right 2 meters Right 4 meters Right 6 meters
188. transceivers 6 Copyright 2015 rights reserved FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS ADS B FDL 978 Series and Lite Series Installation Manual Document 87343 F MPI Wi Fi Module DB 3 ers onality Squat eae Switch 5 232 UAT Antenna FDL 978 RX Receiver GPS Antenna Antenna Figure 3 FDL 978 RX Block Diagram Typical 4 lt ST GPS TX RX Figure 4 FDL 978 Series The main components of the FDL 978 Series are the FFS ADS B Receiver and Transceiver Systems They have identical connectors pin outs size and mounting requirements These models have a DB 44 female connector a Universal Serial Bus USB micro AB maintenance connector one Threaded Neill Concelman TNC GPS antenna connector 87098 00 XXXX only and two UAT antenna connectors These units also include four status Light Emitting Diodes LED configurable serial interfaces controller input GPS input output Altitude Air Data input TCAS input multiple display outputs and Maintenance Port Interface Discrete input output and a Personality Module interface FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 1 7 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS AN Satellite Based Augmentation System SBAS is referred to as Wide Area Augmentation System WAAS in the U S and throughout this manual All internal
189. transmit and receive capability The Serial Ports can be software configured for various protocols and baud rates AN Refer to Section 3 3 2 for detailed information about serial and ARINC port configuration AN Serial Port 5 is not available on the 87098 00 and 87098 10 Transceivers AN Serial Port 6 can be optionally configured for RS 232 serial interface on pins J1 8 and J1 38 The UART style Serial Interface pin connections are as follows Serial Channels PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL 1 0 DESCRIPTION J1 4 232 RxD1 RS 232 Serial Port 1 RS 232 Data In 41 5 232 TxD1 RS 232 O Serial Port 1 RS 232 Data Out 41 5 232 RxD2 Serial Port 2 RS 232 Data In 41 33 232 TxD2 Serial Port 2 RS 232 Data Out 232 RxD3 Serial Port 3 RS 232 Data Out 232 TxD3 Serial Port 3 RS 232 Data In SGND2 serial Ground Gnd Serial Ground 232 RxD4 RS 232 Serial Port 4 RS 232 Data In J1 26 232 RxD5 RS 232 Serial Port 5 RS 232 Data In J1 42 232 TxD5 RS 232 O Serial Port 5 RS 232 Data Out 2 8 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series and FREEFLI Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F Serial Channels PIN SIGNAL ELECTRICAL O DESCRIPTION J1 9 SGND4 Serial Ground Gnd Serial Ground J1 7 TxD6 RS 422 O Serial Port 6 Data Out RS 422 RS J1 8 TxD6 232 O Serial Port 6 Data Out 41 37 RxD6 RS 422 Serial Port 6 Data In RS 422 RS 1 38 RxD6 232 serial Port 6 Data In 2 5 6 2 ARINC 429 Po
190. ure 5 TC978 Controller The TC978 Controller provides operational functionality status display and limited serial port setup for the FDL 978 Lite Series It is optional for the FDL 978 XVR control and status Interface The controller has a DB 9 connector for electrical interface and a static pressure port The controller contains a Liquid Crystal Display LCD with controls built in Altitude Encoder low voltage input power provided by the applicable FDL 978 equipment FDL 978 Lite Series and FDL 978 XVR serial interface remote on off power control and serial altitude output The following is a short summary of the TC978 Controller features Display and Controls The TC978 has an LCD status display IDT identify button VFR Visual Flight Rules button FN function button ENT enter button Mode Selection knob and CODE knob Altitude Encoder The TC978 has a built in altitude encoder to measure pressure altitude Input Power The TC978 receives low voltage power from the FDL 978 TXL and FDL 978 XVR L Serial Interface An RS 485 serial data link is used to connect the TC978 to the FDL 978 TXL and FDL 978 XVR L Remote On Off System on off power is controlled with the Mode Selection knob Altitude Output Pressure altitude data is output on an RS 232 serial port FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 1 9 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS
191. ust obtain separate approval for installation 5 157 This article meets the minimum performance quality control standards required technical standard order 5 Installation of this article requires separate approval 2 20 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS TSO C195a A Certified installations must be approved by a Supplemental Type Certificate STC or Type Certificate TC This article meets the minimum performance and quality control standards required by a technical standard order TSO Installation of this article requires separate approval CDTIs integrated with this article must be analysed for latency This article s ownship and traffic total latency is lt 1 25 seconds and the uncompensated latency is 0 seconds from current UTC second not including serial data transmission time The antenna installation must comply with the specifications in Section 2 11 for UAT antennas and Section 2 12 for GPS antennas 2 14 Department of Commerce Compliance The Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Administration s Revision of the Commodity Control List permits shipment of commercial GPS products for General Destination G Dest export only if they contain certain software provisions To comply with the G Dest category the FDL 978 Series with GPS 87098 00 87098 00 FX
192. vionics if provisions for cooling are not incorporated in the initial installation 2 4 Electrical Connections 2 4 1 Interface DB 44 Pinout AN Serial Port 5 is not available on the 87098 00 and 87098 10 Transceivers AN Serial Port 6 can be optionally configured for RS 232 serial interface on pins J1 8 and J1 38 FFS Copyright 2015 All rights reserved 2 3 ADS B FDL 978 Series Lite Series Installation Manual Document No 87343 Rev F SIGNAL FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS J1 Power and Connector DB 44 ELECTRICAL I O DESCRIPTION 2 4 Ci A WO N N O N O A WO N 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 GND 232 RxD2 232 RxD1 232 TxD1 429 IN 2A TxD6 TxD6 SGND4 429 OUT 1A 429 OUT 1B ANON MODE Reserved Vpm TRAF TEST Vin RTRN Vop SGND2 TRxD3 TRxD3 GND 232 RxD3 232 TxD3 232 RxD4 232 RxD5 AIR GND TX SUPPRESS Reserved GND RTRN REM ON 232 TxD2 429 IN 1B 10 40 VDC Ground RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 ARINC 429 RS 422 RS 422 RS 232 Serial Ground ARINC 429 ARINC 429 Open Ground N A 3 0 3 6 VDC Open Ground 10 40 VDC Ground 5 5 10 VDC Serial Ground RS 485 RS 485 Gnd RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 Open Ground Vin 1 5V N A Ground Ground Open Ground RS 232 ARINC 429 Pwr Gnd O O Gnd Pwr Gnd Gnd Gnd Gnd Gnd Aircraft Power I

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