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Item
Description
Explanation
ARINC
Aeronautical Radio
INCorporated
A United States company that controls standards for
communications and navigation systems and associated
databuses
ARINC
429
A data transfer standard for aircraft avionics.
ASCII
American Standard Code
for Information
Interchange
A code for representing english characters as numbers,
with each letter assigned a number 0 to 127.
ASIC
Application Specific
Integrated Circuit
Circuit component programmed for functional operation
ATC
Air Traffic Control
Ground-based agency for controlling air traffic.
ATC/TCAS
Air Traffic Control/Traffic
alert and Collision
Avoidance System
Flightdeck transponder and TCAS control unit
ATIS
Aerodrome Terminal
Information System
A communications system in which a ground station
transmits audio messages conveying current airfield
weather and operational information to the flight crew
1.2.3
B
Item
Description
Explanation
BAM
Backlight Adaption
Module
An interface board to provide lighting supplies to
simulated aircraft panels.
BAM-4
Quad Backlight Adaption
Module
A Backlight Adaption Module with four output channels.
BAR
Base Address Register
Associated with PCI memory space allocation
BPS
Back Projection Screen
Part of Visual Display System
BR
Bus Repeat
1.2.4
C
Item
Description
Explanation
Cab
Cabinet
An assembly or structure used to house equipment and
equipment racks both onboard and offboard
CABB
Controls Active Buffer
Box
An interface box fitted to the control loading system
actuators
CAMIO
Controls and Motion
Input / Output
An interface board used in Control Loading and Motion
