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C.

Check of the address module

The installation company has to ensure that the corresponding address
module AM6400-1 is installed with the transponder and that the address
module is programmed correctly. It is recommended to connect the address
module with the aircraft tightly.

D.

Test of transmit frequency

Set code 0000 on the transponder and mode A interrogation on the ramp test
set. Check transmit frequency by means of the ramp test set. Transmit fre-
quency must be 1090

±

1 MHz.

If this is not the case send the transponder to

authorised service.

E.

Check of the transmit power

After installation of equipment and antenna the transmit power has to be che-
cked at the antenna end of the feeder line.

It should fulfill the following requi-

rements:

Requirement:

³

125 W (21 dBW) at class 1 transponder

³

70 W (18.5 dBW) at class 2 transponder

WARNING:

Radiation risk: A safe distance to the installed antenna must be ensured by
corresponding installation measures around human body damage (e.g. at the
eyes) and / or avoid the inflammation of combustible materials by radiated
energy.

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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX)

Summary of Contents for BXP6401-1 Series

Page 1: ...6401 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 Telephone 49 0 7229 305 0 Fax 49 0 7229 305 217 http www becker avionics de e mail info becker avionics de or support becker avionics de Issue 3 September 2011 34 50 08 ...

Page 2: ... Copyright by Becker Flugfunkwerk GmbH 77836 Rheinmünster Germany All rights reserved Subject to technical changes 34 50 08 Issue 3 September 2011 ...

Page 3: ...NO ISSUE DATE INSERTED REV NO ISSUE DATE INSERTED DATE BY DATE BY 1 2 3 February 2007 April 2007 September 2011 02 07 04 08 09 11 Becker Becker Becker ROR Page 1 34 50 08 September 2011 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP 6401 X XX ...

Page 4: ...BLANK INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP 6401 X XX ROR Page 2 34 50 08 September 2011 ...

Page 5: ...1 Intro 4 Sept 2011 Table of Contents I I Sept 2011 I II Sept 2011 General Description 1 1 Sept 2011 1 2 Sept 2011 1 3 Sept 2011 1 4 Sept 2011 1 5 Sept 2011 1 6 Sept 2011 1 7 Sept 2011 1 8 Sept 2011 Table of Contents II I Sept 2011 II II Sept 2011 Installation 2 1 Sept 2011 2 2 Sept 2011 2 3 Sept 2011 2 4 Sept 2011 2 5 Sept 2011 2 6 Sept 2011 2 7 Sept 2011 2 8 Sept 2011 2 9 Sept 2011 2 10 Sept 201...

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Page 7: ... PART 21 DE 145 0166 Approval as maintenance organization to EASA PART 145 3 Safety information n The installation of the Mode S transponder into an aircraft may be carried out only by an authorized installation company The country regulations always have to be observed n Do not connect the unit to AC sources n Make sure that the unit is connected to a DC source 33 V DC n If no load is connected t...

Page 8: ...AO ADLP Avionics Data Link Processor ADS B Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast AI Aircraft Identifier ALT Altitude or transponder ALT mode ATC Air Traffic Control BIT Built In Test CBIT Continuous Built In Test CCS Company Call Sign CS Call Sign DV Manual identification number EASA European Aviation Safety Agency ELS Elementary Surveillance EHS Enhanced Surveillance es e Extended squitter a...

Page 9: ... Receiver SBY Standby mode SEL Selection SI Surveillance Identifier SPI Special Position Identification Pulse STO Store SUPP Supply voltage DC TCAS Traffic Collision and Alert Avoidance System US TIS Traffic Information Service TN Tail Number TX Transmitter VFR Visual Flight Rules XPDR Transponder INTRO Page 3 34 50 08 September 2011 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401 X XX ...

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Page 11: ...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 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP 6401 X XX Page I I 34 50 08 September 2011 ...

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Page 13: ...n to the aircraft interwiring the 5 pin subminiatu re connector for the Address Module AM6400 1 XX and the TNC antenna socket are located at the rear side of the unit C Serial interfaces RS 422 are available at the unit connectors D The Mode S transponder provides the following features 1 In the selective mode Mode S the Ground Control can interrogate the transponder individually using an ICAO 24 ...

Page 14: ...ta Supply voltage 10 0 V to 33 0 V DC Typical consumption 50 mode S replies sec Squitter 0 37 A at 14 V illumination off 0 22 A at 28 V illumination off 0 43 A at 14 V illumination max 0 25 A at 28 V illumination max in standby mode 0 22 A at 14 V illumination off 0 14 A at 28 V illumination off 0 28 A at 14 V illumination max 0 16 A at 28 V illumination max Panel illumination control input Illumi...

Page 15: ...lance identifier SI code Conformity RTCA DO 181C FAA TSO C112 class 2A or 2B EUROCAE ED 73B Level 2es EASA ETSO 2C112a class 1or 2 Environmental conditions in accordance with EUROCAE see also paragraph D RTCA ED 14D DO 160D Mechanical dimensions Front panel 61 3 x 61 3 mm H x W 2 413 x 2 413 inch Instrument size diameter 58 mm 2 inch Case depth without antenna socket 192 mm 7 599 inch with antenna...

Page 16: ...terminal and 250 W at unit output Transmit power class 2 70 W 18 5 dBW at antenna end terminal and 140 W at unit output Reply rate capability mode A C at least 1200 mode A C replies per second for a 15 pulse coded reply can be limited to 500 1200 Reply rate capability mode S at least 50 mode S replies in one second interval thereof at least 16 long formats Mode S squitter rate approx Acquisition s...

Page 17: ... High short time operating temperature 70 C Storage temperature range 55 C to 85 C In flight loss of cooling Cat Z no auxiliary cooling required Altitude 50 000 ft max class 1 15 000 ft max class 2 Humidity Cat A 50 C 95 48 h Vibration resistance Cat S test curve M Cat U test curve G Operational shocks 6 g in any direction Crash safety 20 g shocks 20 g acceleration Magnetic effect Category Z Envir...

Page 18: ...No test required Equipment identified as Category X Fluids Susceptibility 11 0 X No test required Equipment identified as Category X Sand and Dust 12 0 X No test required Equipment identified as Category X Fungus Resistance 13 0 X No test required Equipment identified as Category X Salt Spray 14 0 X No test required Equipment identified as Category X Magnetic Effect 15 0 Z Equipment is Class Z Pow...

Page 19: ...rammer Article No 0584 843 954 kit software and cable parallel interface AMP6400 2 Address Module programmer Article No 0604 054 954 kit software adapter and cable USB interface CK4401 C Standard connector kit Article No 0552 798 954 1 D Sub plug 25 pin crimp version CK4401 S Standard connector kit Article No 0552 801 954 1 D Sub plug 25 pin soldering version CK6400 C Extended connector kit Articl...

Page 20: ...BNC antenna connector for RG 223 U crimp Article No 0551 740 277 BNC antenna connector for RG 58C U and RG 223 U soldering Article No 0552 771 277 Manuals Installation and Operation BXP6401 X XX Article No 0584 053 071 Maintenance and Repair BXP6401 X XX Article No 0584 061 071 Data Transfer Interface Protocol Article No 0590 258 071 BXP640X XX XX Installation and Operation BE6400 01 XX Article No...

Page 21: ... installation 2 7 10 Checking after installation 2 9 Fig 2 1 Installation dimensions BXP6401 X XX 2 11 Fig 2 2 Installation dimensions 1A032 2 12 Fig 2 3 Proposal for aircraft wiring BXP6401 X XX with serial 2 13 encoding altimeter Fig 2 4 Proposal for aircraft wiring BXP6401 X XX with paralle 2 14 encoding altimeter Fig 2 5 RS 232 serial encoding altimeter connection 2 15 Fig 2 6 RS 232 GPS recei...

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Page 23: ...the panel The circular cut out and the mounting holes are to be drilled in accordance with the small instrument size The mounting shall be at least 30 cm away from the aircraft magnetic compass to avoid any inter ference from transponder The necessary dimensions are given in Fig 2 1 Attachment is by means of four screws M3x12 which are included in the delivery Blind Encoder installation For instal...

Page 24: ...01 X XX AWG24 4 IDENT_N IDENT switch External IDENT but ton BXP6401 X XX AWG26 5 EXT SUPPRES SION Aircraft suppression sy stem Bi directional Bi directional Coaxial ca ble 6 SWITCHED PO WER OUT Switched supply volta ge Imax 1 A BXP6401 X XX Encoding altime ter AWG20 7 REPLY OUT Output for external re ply lamp active LOW BXP6401 X XX Reply lamp AWG26 8 RX RS 422 GPS receiver GPS receiver BXP6401 X ...

Page 25: ... Enable Aircraft DC supp ly ground BXP6401 X XX AWG 26 3 GND Ground connection Aircraft DC supp ly ground BXP6401 X XX AWG 24 4 BSUPP BE6400 blind encoder supply BXP 6401 X XX BE6400 5 Not connected 6 Not connected 7 Not connected 8 Not connected 9 Not connected 10 Not connected Reserved for SQ 11 GND SWITCH Weight on wheels sensor active LOW Aircraft BXP6401 X XX AWG 26 12 13 ALTS ALTS RS 422 dat...

Page 26: ...connect the suppression in out of transponder to the correspon ding pin of the DME unit or any relevant device G External IDENT push button If this input Pin 4 of unit connector P9 is briefly connected to GND e g by an external push button the IDENT function SPI is started in the same way as when using the IDENT push button on the front panel H Ground switch If required connect an automatic ground...

Page 27: ...et which must also be interposed between the skin of the aircraft and the antenna n In aircraft having a wooden or plastic airframe an electric counter weight plate or panel must be located within the fuselage at the an tenna location with minimum dimensions of 40x40 cm 15 7x15 7 inch C Antenna cable RG 58C U 0 9 dB m or RG 223 U 0 6 dB m can be used for the transpon der If the cable length is lon...

Page 28: ... both cases the valid information must be available in the GICB registers in the transpon der C The transponder also transmits information by means of the Air Initiated Comm B AICB function In this case the information must be available in a special register in the transponder The transponder announces the message and transmits it after authorisation from the ground station D In the other directio...

Page 29: ...01 Sensor part number 84100 02 XXXX NexNav miniGNSS GPS SBAS Sensor Receiver The equipment is capable to operate with following non certified GPS recei vers Garmin GNS 430 Garmin GNS 530 The equipment is also capable to operate with GPS receivers which provide EIA 232C or EIA 422 interface with serial asynchronous transmission parame ters 4800 n 8 1 and transmit data with NMEA 0183 protocol GGA an...

Page 30: ...EFAULT CONFIG ALT HIGH RESOL store execute store Error Latch LOW VOLT HIGH TEMP ANTENNA RF POWER DME ERR SQRT ERR CORE EE RECEIVER FIX DATA ALTIMETER DATA LINK GPS Clear latch view only view only view only view only view only view only view only view only view only view only view only execute Transponders equipped for extended squitter operation should have a me ans to disable acquisition squitter...

Page 31: ... Pre flight check using selftest Power on test Switch the transponder operating mode switch from OFF to SBY A power on built in test PBIT is automatically activated for 1 second During the test WAIT is indicated If the test was successful the transponder automatically switches to the SBY mode Initiatet test IBIT Press the SEL and STO button at the same time in mode ON or ALT A IBIT test is activat...

Page 32: ... 1090 1 MHz If this is not the case send the transponder to authorised service E Check of the transmit power After installation of equipment and antenna the transmit power has to be che cked at the antenna end of the feeder line It should fulfill the following requi rements Requirement 125 W 21 dBW at class 1 transponder 70 W 18 5 dBW at class 2 transponder WARNING Radiation risk A safe distance t...

Page 33: ...Fig 2 1 Installation dimensions BXP6401 X XX INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401 X XX Page 2 11 34 50 08 September 2011 ...

Page 34: ...Fig 2 2 Installation dimensions Transponder Antenna INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401 X XX Page 2 12 34 50 08 September 2011 ...

Page 35: ...Fig 2 3 Proposal for aircraft wiring BXP6401 X XX with serial encoding altimeter INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401 X XX Page 2 13 34 50 08 September 2011 ...

Page 36: ...Fig 2 4 Proposal for aircraft wiring BXP6401 X XX with parallel encoding altimeter INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401 X XX Page 2 14 34 50 08 September 2011 ...

Page 37: ... encoding altimeter connection Fig 2 6 RS 232 GPS receiver connection P9 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401 X XX Page 2 15 34 50 08 September 2011 Core Unit 9 8 2 13 GPS TX GND P 9 Core Unit 12 13 21 Altimeter TX GND J8 P9 ...

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Page 39: ...ircraft Identification AI or FN 3 6 G 2 VFR code setting 3 7 H Flight operation in Mode A C S reply and altitude code 3 8 I VFR code activation 3 9 J Internal and external Ident 3 9 K Special condings for air emergencies 3 9 L Configuration mode 3 10 Fig 3 1 Front view of BXP6401 X XX 3 1 Fig 3 2 Start up indication 3 3 Fig 3 3 AID indication 3 3 Fig 3 4 FN indication 3 3 Fig 3 5 Flight level indi...

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Page 41: ...s OFF position Transponder is switched off SBY position Standby mode is activated ON position Mode A S is switched on Transmission of altitude information is suppressed ALT position Mode A C S is switched on and the altitude information is transmitted B Rotary Encoder Rotary optical encoder Rotary encoder to change settings 16 steps per turn INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401 X XX Page 3 1 34 50 0...

Page 42: ...utton Stores the selected values to the settings G SEL Push button Opens and selects the menu H Display part 2 LCD indicators Displays additional indicators R for reply ID for Ident ALT for XPDR ALT mode or ON for XPDR ON mode FL for flight level J VFR Push button Activates VFR code in the upper row of the display 3 Operating instructions A Switching on the unit pre flight check 1 Check that the c...

Page 43: ...tches to the mode set by the mode switch A C CODE display Transponder s code is displayed in the top line using high readability font at all times in modes SBY ON ALT D Aircraft identification Flight number Depending on the configuration settings the Aircraft Identification AI or Flight Number FN is displayed in the bottom line as follows Fig 3 3 AI indication Fig 3 4 FN indication INSTALLATION AN...

Page 44: ...de During the IBIT any action from other switches is not recognized Negative results of the IBIT are indicated on the display with FAILURE The transponder may be not switched into ON or ALT mode if any failure was found 2 The CBIT Continuous Built in Test works as follows The continuous BIT acts as a kind of watchdog during operation Negative results of the CBIT are indicated on the display with F...

Page 45: ...R 4096 code presetting editable see section G 2 AI Aircraft Identifier fixed read only from address mo Tail Number dule can be replaced by FN If no valid AI is stored is displayed FN Flight Number or editable see section G 1 Company Call Sign can be replaced by AI fixed by selecting AI DEF AA Aircraft Address fixed read only from address 24 bit ICAO module unique number for each aircraft MA Maximu...

Page 46: ...ing from the Address Module Setting the flight number 1 Press SEL button G to enter the select mode 2 Rotate B until AI is displayed 3 Push C to switch to FN The cursor is set on the first character 4 Rotate B to change this character 5 Push C to set the cursor to the next character 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the flight number is entered 7 If the flight number consists of less than 7 characters ...

Page 47: ...e code is inverted 5 The next digit can be changed with B 6 and the same for next digits 7 Fifth push to button C Þ again first digit is inverted 8 Changes can be stored with STO button F at any time inversion stops in this case 9 A VFR code that was preset in this way can be activated as described in chapter I 10 A timeout for inversion 10 sec is introduced if no action happens Nothing stored as ...

Page 48: ...d by SBY if the Code has to be changed Otherwise if could happen that a Code with a special meaning see chapter K e g highjack will be trans mitted and unwanted actions could take place 3 After a squawk ident request from ATC press Ident button IDT D briefly This transmits an additional special pulse SPI for approx 18 seconds which enables the aircraft to be clearly identified on the radar screen ...

Page 49: ...al identifier pulse SPI can be triggered by pressing IDT button on the control panel or from external input located on the transponder If special identifier pulse has been triggered then IDT is displayed on the display as long as SPI is active K Special codings for air emergencies 1 Special codings which depend on the type of incident are stipulated for certain air emergencies n 7500 Hijacking n 7...

Page 50: ... if dimming input is set to none in installation menu 0 50 100 default store store store store store ILLUM CURVE only if external illumination control is set in the instal lation menu Characteristics store to change VIEW CONFIG AI IN SBY AI IN ON FL IN ALT default default default ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF DEVICE INFO CU VER CORE VER FPGA VER DEV TYPE SERIAL NB view only view only view only view only no...

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