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MAINTENANCE MANUAL
CAS-100 COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
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Table 15. TPA-100A TCAS Processor Inputs and Outputs
(cont)
Source Or
Destination
Processor I/O Signal
Name and Type
General
Description
OWN AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE LIMIT AND FLIGHT STATUS RELATED I/O Cont
Five Strapped Pins on
Processor Rear Connector
Five discretes from Altitude Limit
Straps
Show the maximum altitude at which
own aircraft can get a climb rate of
1500 feet for each minute.
Air/Ground Strut Switch
Air/Ground Strut Discrete
Air/Ground Strut Discrete
Strap Pin on Processor
Rear Connector
Discrete input from Functional
Test Inhibit Strap
Sets on inhibits functional test when
the aircraft is airborne.
Landing Gear
Retracted/Extended Switch
Landing Gear Up/Down Discrete
Tells TCAS processor if own aircraft
landing gear is retracted or extended.
Optional Aircraft
Equipment that Monitor the
Aircraft Factors Relating to
1500 Feet For Each Minute
Climb Rate Performance
Climb Inhibit 1, 2, 3 and 4. Four
discrete inputs.
Tell the TCAS processor that
conditions exist to prevent or not
prevent an own aircraft climb rate of
1500 feet for each minute.
Optional Aircraft
Equipment that Monitor the
Aircraft Factors Relating to
2500 Feet For Each Minute
Climb Rate Performance
Increase Climb Inhibit 1, 2, 3 and
4. Four discrete inputs.
Tell the TCAS processor that
conditions exist to prevent or not
prevent an own aircraft climb rate of
2500 feet for each minute.
TCAS Valid Monitor
TCAS System Valid Output
Discrete
Available to accommodate retrofit
installations where instrumentation
may need to monitor TCAS system
status.
RA AND TA DISPLAY RELATED I/O
TA/VSI No. 1 or RA/VSI
No. 1, PPI, or dedicated
display.
Display No. 1, high-speed ARINC
429, RA and TA data words
Resolution advisory, traffic display,
operating mode, and failure data from
TCAS processor to TA/VSI No. 1, the
RA/VSI No. 1, a PPI, or a dedicated
display.
Display Status No. 1 Discrete
TA/VSI No. 1 or RA/VSI No. 1 failure
status output to TCAS processor.