TRT800A / P/N 800ATC-A-(201)-(301)
Operation and Installation
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Document-No: 03.2112.010.71e / Revision: 1.02
entering the FID into the transponder the last remaining digits must be
filled with blanks.
The ICAO Flight Plan only specifies 7 characters for FID.
Funkwerk Avionics reserves 8 characters as stated in ED-
73B for further expansion of the flight plan.
The user shall only program 7 characters for FID.
4.1.5 Option
Ground-Switch
If a ground switch is connected (and declared in the configuration!), the
transponder is able to acknowledge on-ground and in-flight state. In on-
ground state, stand-by mode is activated.
With a connected ground switch (see section 3.6.1.2) the transponder
automatically changes into Standby mode once the gear touched the
ground. For this the Setup must be configured accordingly. For a detailed
description of the Setup progress, please refer to 4.2.1 Setup Steps.
4.1.6
Reply Information - Speed Category (RI)
Besides AA, AC and FID another important part of the Mode-S data is
the Speed Category of the respective aircraft. This speed category shall
be configured in the setup (see 4.2.1) and must contain one of the
following codes.
Code Description
08
No maximum airspeed data available.
09 Maximum
airspeed
≤
75 kt
10
75 kt > maximum airspeed
≤
150 kt
11
150 kt > maximum airspeed
≤
300 kt
12
300 kt > maximum airspeed
≤
600 kt
13
600 kt > maximum airspeed
≤
1200 kt
14
Maximum airspeed > 1200 kt
15 Not
assigned
4.1.7
Serial Interface (RS232)
With the additionally available address adaptor TRT800EMSS the
RS232 interface can be connected to a GPS receiver, to support the
ADS-B Out functionality (Broadcasting of own position which could be