Becker BXP6401-1-(01), BXP6401-2-(01) Installation And Operational Manual

NSCM: D2356

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR BEACON SYSTEM / MODE SELECT

(ATCRBS / MODES) AIRBORNE EQUIPMENT

TransponderLevel2es

BXP6401-1-(XX) Class1

BXP6401-2-(XX) Class2

INSTALLATIONANDOPERATION

ManualDV69801.03PN0584.053-071

Issue 3 September 2011

Becker Flugfunkwerk GmbH · Baden-Airpark B 108 · 77836 Rheinmünster · Germany

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INTRODUCTION

1. General

The single b l o c k Mode S t r a n s p o n d e r BXP6401-X-(XX) is d e s c r i b e d in this m a n u a l
“Installation and O p e r a t i o n ” .

2. Manufacturer

The Mode S transponder was d e v e l o p e d and is m a n u f a c t u r e d by :

Becker Flugfunkwerk G m b H
Baden-Airpark B 1 0 8
77836 Rheinmünster / Germany

Telephone: +49 ( 0 ) 7229 / 3 0 5 - 0
Telefax: +49 (0) 7 2 2 9 / 305-217
http://www.becker-avionics.de
e-mail: [e-mail] o r [e-mail]

CERTIFIED QUALITY S Y S T E M

The Becker q u a l i t y management system i s certified according t o :

DIN EN I S O 9001:2008
and EN9100:2003/AS9100B Ce r t i f i c a t e Registration No. 1 2 210 20985 T M S

LICENSES AND A P P R O V A L S

DE.21G.0075 Approval as m a n u f a c t u r e r to EASA P A R T 21

DE.145.0166 Approval as m a i n t e n a n c e organization to

EASA PART 1 4 5

3. Safety i n f o r m a t i o n

n

The installation o f the Mode S transponder into a n aircraft may b e carried
out only b y an authorized i n s t a l l a t i o n company. The c o u n t r y regulations
always have t o be observed.

n

Do not c o n n e c t the unit t o AC sources.

n

Make sure t h a t the unit i s connected to a DC source £ 33 V D C .

n

If no l o a d is connected t o pin 6 o f P9, the u n i t should be p r o t e c t e d from the
aircraft power s u p p l y by a d e d i c a t e d 3 A c i r c u i t breaker.

n

If an e x t e r n a l load is c o n n e c t e d to pin 6 of P9, t h e circuit breaker s h o u l d
be a 5 A type.

n

Do not c o n n e c t the unit w i t h reversed polarity t o the DC s o u r c e .

n

Do not s w i t c h on the u n i t before the a i r c r a f t engines are s t a r t e d . Switch off
the unit b e f o r e the engines a r e shut down.

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Do not o p e r a t e the unit u n d e r ambient temperatures b e l o w -20 °C a n d abo

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ve +70 ° C .

n

Voltages > 4 2 V are p o s s i b l e within the t r a n s p o n d e r .

n

The programming o f the address m o d u l e AM6400-1 with t h e ICAO 24-bit
address of t h e aircraft must b e carried out b y an authorized i n s t a l l a t i o n
company or t h e manfacturer.

4.

Layout o f manual

The manual i s divided into t h r e e chapters:

- GENERAL D E S C R I P T I O N

- INSTALLATION

- OPERATION

5.

Revisions o f the manual

All changes t o the manual a r e recorded consecutively o n the pre-page “ R e c o r d of
Revisions”.

6.

List o f abbreviations

AA Ai c r a f t A d d r e s s (24-bit I C A O )
ADLP Avionics Data L i n k Processor
ADS-B Automatic D e p e n d e n t Surveillance-Broadcast
AI Aircraft Identifier
ALT Altitude or t r a n s p o n d e r ALT mode
ATC Air Traffic C o n t r o l
BIT Built-In Test
CBIT Continuous B u i l t - I n Test
CCS Co m p a n y Call Sign
CS Call Sign
DV Manual identification n u m b e r
EASA European A v i a t i o n Safety Agency
ELS Elementary S u r v e i l l a n c e
EHS Enhanced Su r v e i l l a n c e
es e = E x t e n d e d squitter and s = SI c a p a b i l i t y
FAA F e d e r a l Av i a t i o n Administration
FL Flight Level
FMS Fl i g h t Management System
FN F l i g h t Number
GICB G r o u n d Initiated Comm-B
GND Ground
ICAO I n t e r n a t i o n a l Civil Aviation O r g a n i z a t i o n
IBIT Initiated Built-In T e s t
ID I d e n t i f i e r
IDT Ident ( I d e n t i f i c a t i o n )
IFR Instrument F l i g h t Rules

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MTL Minimum Triggering L e v e l
ON Transponder O N mode (without a l t i t u d e transmission)
NSCM Nato Supply C o d e of Manufacturers
PBIT Power-on Built-In T e s t
PN Part Number
R Reply
RX Receiver
SBY St a n d b y mode
SEL Selection
SI Surveillance Identifier
SPI Special P o s i t i o n Identification Pulse
STO Store
SUPP S u p p l y voltage D C
TCAS Traffic C o l l i s i o n and Alert A v o i d a n c e System (US)
TIS Traffic Information S e r v i c e
TN T a i l Number
TX Transmitter
VFR Visual Flight R u l e s
XPDR Transponder

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION Page

1. Application 1-1

2. General description 1-1

3. Technical data 1-2

4. Software 1-7

5. System approvals 1-7

6. Equipment 1-7

7. Accessories 1-7

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GENERAL D E S C R I P T I O N

1. Application

The single block Mode S transponder BXP6401-X-(XX) is the airborne component of the
Air Traffic Control (ATC) Mode S Secondary Surveillance Radar system with added
ADS-B Transmitting Subsystem functionality. It acts as a part of the surveillance system
in two ways:

l

as a M o d e S Transponder w h i c h provides responses t o ground station i n t e rroga

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tions and allows air traffic control to locate, identify and track aircraft

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as an ADS-B Broadcast-Only System which spontaneously broadcasts aircraft in

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formation

2.

General d e s c r i p t i o n

A. The B X P 6 4 0 1 - X - ( X X ) t r a n s p o n d e r is d e s i g n e d a s a s i n g l e block unit a n d is in-

tended f o r installation in t h e instrument panel o f aircraft. T h e d i m e n s i o n s cor­respond t o the standard i n s t r u m e n t size with a 58 m m ( 2 ¼ inch) d i a m e t e r .

B. All c o n t r o l e l e m e n t s are l o c a t e d o n the f r o n t panel of t h e unit. The t w o 25-pin

unit c o n n e c t o r s for connection t o the aircraft i n t e r w i r i n g , the 5 - p i n s u b m i n i a t u ­re c o n n e c t o r for the A d d r e s s Module AM6400-1-(XX) a n d the T N C a n t e n n a
socket a r e located at t h e rear side o f the u n i t .

C. Se r i a l interfaces R S - 4 2 2 a r e available a t t h e unit c o n n e c t o r s .

D. Th e Mode S t r a n s p o n d e r provides t h e f o l l o w i n g features:

(1) In t h e selective mode ( M o d e S), the G r o u n d Control can i n t e r r o g a t e the

transponder individually u s i n g an ICAO-24-bit a d d r e s s , which is u n i q u e
to the p a r t i c u l a r aircraft.

(2) Support o f the SI c o d e (Surveillance Identifier)

(3) Register c a p a b i l i t y for elementary s u r v e i l l a n c e (ELS) and e n h a n c e d sur-

veillance (EHS)

(4) Extended s q u i t t e r s transmission

(5) Data l i n k capability

(6) GPS receiver connection capability
(7) ADS-B Broadcast-Only System Class B0 i.e. broadcasts following data:

- Airborne Position Message

- Surface Position Message

- Airborne Velocity Message

- Extended Squitter Aircraft Status Message

NOTE:

Actual generation o f each ADS-B m e s s a g e type and d a t a within each

message depends o n availability of navigation data and GPS engine ca

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pabilities.

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E. Inherent f e a t u r e s :

(1) Mode A - in t h i s mode, the 4 0 9 6 character code s e t on the c o n t r o l head

is sent a s a reply t o interrogation from a ground station.

(2) Mode C - in t h i s mode, the e n c o d e d altitude is s e n t in addition t o the

mode A r e p l y . The altitude i n f o r m a t i o n must be d e l i v e r e d from an e x t e r ­nal device ( e . g . Becker Blind E n c o d e r BE6400).

(3) A s p e c i a l identifier pulse ( S P I ) can be a c t i v a t e d by pressing t h e IDT

button in M o d e A/C and M o d e S.

(4) Selftests ( B I T s ) . An Initiated B u i l t - I n Test (IBIT), a Continuous Built-

In Test ( C B I T ) and a P o w e r - o n Built-In Test ( P B I T ) are integrated i n
the transponder.

3. Technical d a t a

A. General d a t a

Supply voltage 10.0 V t o 33.0 V D C

Typical consumption 50 mode S replies/sec. + S q u i t t e r

0.37 A a t 14 V ( i l l u m i n a t i o n off)

0.22 A a t 28 V ( i l l u m i n a t i o n off)

0.43 A a t 14 V ( i l l u m i n a t i o n max.)

0.25 A a t 28 V ( i l l u m i n a t i o n max.)
in standby m o d e :

0.22 A a t 14 V ( i l l u m i n a t i o n off)

0.14 A a t 28 V ( i l l u m i n a t i o n off)

0.28 A a t 14 V ( i l l u m i n a t i o n max.)

0.16 A a t 28 V ( i l l u m i n a t i o n max.)

Panel illumination control input

Illumination control c u r r e n t max. 1 m A at 28 V

Illumination color ( d i s p l a y and buttons) white

Serial interfaces RS-422

Data link c a p a b i l i t y 255 GICB r e g i s t e r s

DME suppression:

- input v o l t a g e < 2 V (no suppression)
> 8 V (suppression)

- output v o l t a g e < 0.5 V (not active)
> 18 V (active)

External Ident i n p u t :
“0” (active) £ 3.5 V
“1” (passive) ³ 4.0 V
source (shorted t o GND) £ 10 m A

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Ground detection i n p u t :
“ground” £ 0.5 V
“airborne” ³ 2 V
source (shorted t o GND) £ 10 m A

Power-up time 2 s (including internal s e l f - t e s t PBIT)

Internal fuse p r o t e c t i o n F 5 A

External fuse p r o t e c t i o n T 3 A (circuit breaker) *

* NOTE:

5 A c i r c u i t breaker if a n external load i s connected to p i n 6 at P 9 .

Operating temperature r a n g e -20 °C t o +55 °C

(short-time +70 ° C )

Storage temperature r a n g e -5 5 °C to + 8 5 ° C

Operating altitude 50000 f t . max. (class 1 )

15000 ft. m a x . (class 2)

Mode S Class 1 o r 2, Level 2 e s

- extended s q u i t t e r capability

- surveillance i d e n t i f i e r (SI code)

Conformity RTCA DO-181C,

FAA TSO-C112, c l a s s 2A or 2 B ,
EUROCAE ED-73B, L e v e l 2es,
EASA ETSO-2C112a, c l a s s 1or 2

Environmental conditions in accordance w i t h EUROCAE/
(see also p a r a g r a p h D) RTCA ED-14D/DO-160D

Mechanical dimensions :

- Front p a n e l 61.3 x 6 1 . 3 mm (H x W)
(2.413 x 2 . 4 1 3 inch)

- Instrument s i z e diameter 58 mm ( 2 ¼ inch)

- Case d e p t h

without antenna s o c k e t 192 mm ( 7 . 5 9 9 inch)
with antenna s o c k e t 206 mm ( 8 . 1 1 0 inch)
with address m o d u l e 239 mm ( 9 . 4 0 9 inch)

Weight approx. 0.8 k g (1.764 lb)

B. Receiver d a t a

Operating modes Mode A/C/S,

depending on i n t e r r o g a t i o n

Receive frequency 1030 MHz ± 0.1 MHz ( m o d e A/C)

1030 MHz ± 0.01 MHz ( m o d e S)

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