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Trans-Cal Industries, Inc.

 

 

Model SSD120-(XX)A-RS 

& 

Model SSD120-(XX)AE-RS 

 

All Solid State 

 

Altitude Encoder/Digitizer 

 

Owner/Installation Manual 

 

T.S.O. C88a Approved 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trans-Cal Industries, Inc. 

Van Nuys Airport 

16141 Cohasset Street 

Van Nuys, CA   91406-2908 

(818)787-1221 * (800)423-2913 * (818)787-8916FAX 

www.trans-cal.com 

 
30 August 2004 

 

 

Document Number: 930006   

  

   Revision: C 

 

Summary of Contents for SSD120-A-RS Series

Page 1: ...d State Altitude Encoder Digitizer Owner Installation Manual T S O C88a Approved Trans Cal Industries Inc Van Nuys Airport 16141 Cohasset Street Van Nuys CA 91406 2908 818 787 1221 800 423 2913 818 78...

Page 2: ...y of the installer of this equipment within a specific type or class of aircraft to determine that the aircraft operating conditions are within TSO standards Trans Cal Industries Inc 16141 Cohasset St...

Page 3: ...nstallation 10 3 3 Serial Altitude Data Port Test Equipment 11 3 4 Parallel Altitude Data Port Test Equipment 11 Section 4 0 Calibration and Configuration 12 4 1 Calibration Overview 12 4 2 Required E...

Page 4: ...r the I F F Mark X SIF Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System SIF ATCRBS The serial altitude data protocol has selectable resolution refer to Tables V VI and 4 6 and is provided on two 2 RS232 output...

Page 5: ...resolution connect pin 2 of the 15 pin D Subminiature connector to ground see Table V VI The serial port resolution may also be configured via software see 4 6 1 3 4 Mechanical Characteristics Model N...

Page 6: ...0 milliamperes Maximum Cable Length 50 feet 15 24 meters Input Signal Requirement Pin 6 strobe or signal common must be either grounded or connected to the transponder 1 5 Serial Port Specifications R...

Page 7: ...er output maximum voltage 7 to 12 VDC Driver load impedance 54 typ Maximum number of receivers on one line 32 Maximum cable length 4000 feet 1219 2 meters Code Format ASCII Communication System Simple...

Page 8: ...sage begins with ALT followed by a space and five altitude bytes concluding with a carriage return Examples of serial messages for Trimble or Garmin devices Message Definition ALT 99900 r Digitizer di...

Page 9: ...when the transponder is energized in others power to the digitizer may be through a separate circuit breaker If power to the digitizer is provided directly from the aircraft s avionics buss follow th...

Page 10: ...n be provided by the avionics buss If using the avionics buss protect the circuit with a one amp fuse or circuit breaker Parallel Data Connection The outline drawing provides electrical connector pin...

Page 11: ...Windows7 3 x or HYPERTERMINAL Windows7 95 98 2 Use a dedicated serial data test box such as the BLACK BOXJ RS232 Monitor 3 Test for a serial output using an oscilloscope to view the 9 VDC square wave...

Page 12: ...d utilizing an externally addressable EEPROM which is configured to accept an alternate error curve entered to the digitizer via an IBM compatible PC The Span Adjust calibration 4 4 is normally used i...

Page 13: ...by Hilgraeve Available as a free download at http www hilgraeve com Software Note The Hyper Terminal program which is shipped with Windows 987 will not function correctly You must download Version 5...

Page 14: ...essure until the digitizer s output just makes the transition from 0 feet to 100 feet Verify that the altimeter reads within 125 feet of the digitizer If not adjust the low potentiometer until the tra...

Page 15: ...oose Connect Using Com 1 or whatever Com port you have chosen to use After your selection click on OK Under the Com Properties Sets communication properties Under the Port Settings tab set the followi...

Page 16: ...lf test time has elapsed data will appear on the PC screen Type enter The digitizer will respond with current altitude Type ADJ enter Accesses the digitizer adjustment program The Digitizer responds A...

Page 17: ...dware jumpers 1 UPS Aviation Technologies 1200bps 2 Trimble Garmin 9600bps 3 Northstar 2400bps 4 Magellan 1200bps Example Type P210 enter Defined as 10 foot resolution on TxD1 TxD2 and RS485 UPS Aviat...

Page 18: ...ackspace does not function in Hyper Terminal If a typing error occurs hit enter and begin again 5 Set the altimeter barometric input to 29 92 In Hg Change the input pressure to 1000 feet and begin to...

Page 19: ...rrent input pressure The PC will display the altitude at which the digitizer will make this change In the example above the PC would display 10000 9 Proceed to the next 1000 foot mark and repeat the p...

Page 20: ...000 05 000 06 000 07 000 08 000 09 000 10 080 11 000 12 000 13 000 14 000 15 000 16 000 17 000 18 000 19 000 20 000 21 000 22 000 23 000 24 000 25 000 26 000 27 000 28 000 29 000 30 000 31 000 32 000...

Page 21: ...e 4 6 Serial Port Software Configuration Pabc enter Port protocol select see 4 6 Serial Port Software Configuration Q enter Quit and return to top level menu Saa enter Set digitizer to 1K altitude aa...

Page 22: ...Correction 1000 24000 0 25000 1000 26000 2000 27000 3000 28000 4000 29000 5000 30000 6000 31000 7000 32000 8000 33000 9000 34000 10000 35000 11000 36000 12000 37000 13000 38000 14000 39000 15000 40000...

Page 23: ...A2 7 K H 4 A4 9 J J 5 B1 4 E K 9 B2 1 C L 10 B4 2 B M 11 C1 3 D P 13 C2 8 L R 12 C4 10 H S 6 Output Connect to aircraft Connect to aircraft ground Connect to aircraft Enable ground ground 8 or 14 to C...

Page 24: ...VDC Input 9 18 13 14 to 28VDC Input 15 Ground Connect to Connect to aircraft 14 Connect to aircraft ground aircraft ground ground Serial Data Connection for the Garmin GTX327 Transponder SSD120 XX A R...

Page 25: ...4 14 9 4 11 11 C1 8 10 8 14 13 C2 6 11 11 16 12 C4 4 12 9 12 6 Output Enable 2 3 Connect to aircraft ground 19 8 or 14 to Connect to 2 Connect to 22 14 28VDC aircraft s avionics aircraft s 7 Input bus...

Page 26: ...Input buss protected by a fuse or circuit buss protected by a fuse or circuit buss protected by a fuse or circuit buss protected by a fuse or circuit breaker breaker breaker breaker 15 Ground Connect...

Page 27: ...rimble Garmin 100 resolution 9600bps Open Open Gnd Trimble Garmin 10 resolution 9600bps Gnd Open Gnd Northstar Garmin 100 resolution 2400bps Open Gnd Open Northstar Garmin 10 resolution 2400bps Gnd Gn...

Page 28: ...37 Pin D Sub Connector SSD120 XX A RS DA 15S D SubConnector RxD2 21 4 or 12 Ground 20 1 or 5 or 8 Optional jumper pin 2 to ground for 10 resolution Apollo GX50 GX60 GX65 Software Configuration In tes...

Page 29: ...IN Set data format to ENCODER 2101 I O Approach Plus GPS Receiver Trimble Signal Trimble 2101 I O Serial Port 1 Trimble 2101 I O Serial Port 2 IA RS232C R Serial I O Connector DA 15S RxD J1 7 J1 24 1...

Page 30: ...pin 10 to ground Optional jumper pin 2 to ground for 10 resolution 4 Garmin 400 series GPS software configuration To allow the Garmin 400 series GPS to communicate with the SSD120 XX A RS232 go to th...

Page 31: ...he factory with Mod 1 completed or the altitude digitizer may be modified in the field as outlined below Instructions for field modification 1 Remove the 4 screws lockwashers and cover plate Do not re...

Page 32: ...32 Wiring Harness Diagram Part Number 881404...

Page 33: ...33 Span Adjust Block Diagram...

Page 34: ...34 Dynamic Calibration Block Diagram...

Page 35: ...35 Temperature vs Warm up Time Degrees Celsius Seconds 20 Figure 3 Temperature vs Warm up Time...

Page 36: ...ons Part No Max Altitude SSD120 30A RS 30 000 Ft SSD120 35A RS 35 000 Ft SSD120 42A RS 42 000 Ft D Subminiature Connector DA 15P or commecial equal 1 8 27 NPT Fitting None 1 of 1 Increase Altitude H L...

Page 37: ...85 100 000 100 Model Identifier Nomenclature Encoder Digitizer A Modular Encoder M Servo Module SM Operating Temperature Range Blank 20 to 70 C E 55 to 70 C Additional Ports and Features RS232 Dual R...

Page 38: ...38...

Page 39: ...ust be completed and returned to Trans Cal Industries properly filled out and signed by the dealer selling or installing this equipment Mail to Trans Cal Ind Inc 16141 Cohasset St Van Nuys CA 91406 cu...

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