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Becker BXP6401-1 Series Installation And Operational Manual

Air traffic control radar beacon system / mode select (atcrbs / modes) airborne equipment / transponder level 2es
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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR BEACON SYSTEM / MODE SELECT
(ATCRBS / MODES) AIRBORNE EQUIPMENT
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
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
NSCM: D2356
Transponder Level 2es
BXP6401-1-(XX)
BXP6401-2-(XX)
Manual DV 69801.03 PN 0584.053-071
Issue 3 September 2011
Class 1
Class 2
34-50-08

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  • Page 1 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...
  • 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 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP 6401-X-(XX) RECORD OF REVISIONS REV. ISSUE INSERTED REV. ISSUE INSERTED DATE DATE DATE DATE February 2007 02/07 Becker April 2007 04/08 Becker September 2011 09/11 Becker ROR Page 1 34-50-08 September 2011...
  • Page 4 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP 6401-X-(XX) BLANK ROR Page 2 34-50-08 September 2011...
  • Page 5 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES SUBJECT PAGE DATE SUBJECT PAGE DATE Title Page TP-1 Sept. 2011 Operation Sept. 2011 TP-2 Sept. 2011 Sept. 2011 Record of Revisions ROR-1 Sept. 2011 Sept. 2011 ROR-2 Sept. 2011 Sept. 2011 Sept.
  • Page 6 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) BLANK LEP Page 2 34-50-08 September 2011...
  • Page 7 +49 (0) 7229 / 305-217 http://www.becker-avionics.de e-mail: info@becker-avionics.de or support@becker-avionics.de CERTIFIED QUALITY SYSTEM The Becker quality management system is certified according to : DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 and EN9100:2003/AS9100B Certificate Registration No. 12 210 20985 TMS LICENSES AND APPROVALS DE.21G.0075 Approval as manufacturer to EASA PART 21 DE.145.0166...
  • Page 8 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Do not operate the unit under ambient temperatures below -20 °C and abo- ve +70 °C. Voltages > 42 V are possible within the transponder. The programming of the address module AM6400-1 with the ICAO 24-bit address of the aircraft must be carried out by an authorized installation company or the manfacturer.
  • Page 9 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Minimum Triggering Level Transponder ON mode (without altitude transmission) NSCM Nato Supply Code of Manufacturers PBIT Power-on Built-In Test Part Number Reply Receiver Standby mode Selection Surveillance Identifier Special Position Identification Pulse Store SUPP Supply voltage DC TCAS Traffic Collision and Alert Avoidance System (US) Traffic Information Service...
  • Page 10 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) BLANK INTRO Page 4 34-50-08 September 2011...

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP 6401-X-(XX) TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL DESCRIPTION Page Application General description Technical data Software System approvals Equipment Accessories Page I-I 34-50-08 September 2011...
  • Page 12 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP 6401-X-(XX) BLANK Page I-II 34-50-08 September 2011...

  • Page 13: General Description Page

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) GENERAL DESCRIPTION Application The single block Mode S transponder BXP6401-X-(XX) is the airborne component of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Mode S Secondary Surveillance Radar system with added ADS-B Transmitting Subsystem functionality. It acts as a part of the surveillance system in two ways: l as a Mode S Transponder which provides responses to ground station interroga- tions and allows air traffic control to locate, identify and track aircraft...

  • Page 14: Technical Data

    Mode C - in this mode, the encoded altitude is sent in addition to the mode A reply. The altitude information must be delivered from an exter- nal device (e.g. Becker Blind Encoder BE6400). A special identifier pulse (SPI) can be activated by pressing the IDT button in Mode A/C and Mode S.
  • Page 15 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Ground detection input: “ground” £ 0.5 V “airborne” ³ 2 V source (shorted to GND) £ 10 mA Power-up time 2 s (including internal self-test PBIT) Internal fuse protection F 5 A External fuse protection T 3 A (circuit breaker) * * NOTE: 5 A circuit breaker if an external load is connected to pin 6 at P9.
  • Page 16 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Sensitivity (MTL) - 74 dBm ± 3 dB (for 90 % reply rate in mode A/C and 99 % in mode S) Selectivity ± 15 MHz > 40 dB ± 25 MHz > 60 dB Dynamic range ³...
  • Page 17 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Transmit pulse shape pulse width 0.45ms ± 0.1ms (mode A/C) pulse width 0.5ms ± 0.05ms (mode S) rise time 0.05 to 0.1ms fall time 0.05 to 0.2ms Nominal output impedance 50 W Environmental conditions in accordance with EUROCAE/RTCA ED-14D/DO-160D Input voltage range 10.0 to 33.0 V DC...
  • Page 18 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Environmental qualification EUROCAE/RTCA ED-14D/DO-160D Condition Section Cat. Description Temperature and Altitude Equipment tested to Category D1 Low Ground Survival Temperature 4.5.1 -55 °C Low Operating Temperature 4.5.1 BXP6401-X-(XX): -20 °C, High Ground Survival Temp 4.5.2 +85 °C High Short-Time Operating Temp.

  • Page 19: Software

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Software l The transponder BPX6401-X-(XX) is controlled by a microcontroller in the control head and the core unit. The software criticality is determined to be Level C in accordance with EUROCAE/RTCA document ED12B/DO-178B. System approvals EASA.21O.322 ETSO-2C112a TSO-C112 Equipment...
  • Page 20 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) TNC coaxial connector for RG-58C/U Article-No. 0552.781-277 and RG-223/U (soldering version) or spare connector Article-No. 0725.900-277 1A032 Transponder antenna Article-No. 0707.007-952 Coaxial connectors for antenna 1A032: BNC antenna connector for RG-58C/U (crimp) Article-No. 0551.708-277 BNC antenna connector for RG-223/U (crimp) Article-No.
  • Page 21 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) TABLE OF CONTENTS INSTALLATION Page General Inspection before installation Mechanical installation Aircraft wiring Installing the transponder antenna 1A032 Programming of the Address Module Avionics data transfer GPS Configuration Settings after installation Checking after installation Fig. 2-1 Installation dimensions BXP6401-X-(XX) 2-11 Fig.
  • Page 22 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) BLANK Page II-II 34-50-08 September 2011...

  • Page 23: Installation

    M3x12, which are included in the delivery. Blind Encoder installation: For installation of the Becker Blind Encoder BE6400 the corresponding manual (Arti- cle-No. 0594.547-071) has to be noticed. The Blind Encoder BE6400 is intended to be connected to the J8 connector of the transponder and can be used only on instal- lations that do not utilize this connector for other equipment.
  • Page 24 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) RF connector The unit RF connector is of the TNC female type. The antenna cable shall be of low-loss 50 W cable, at least RG 58C/U or better RG 223/U type. Pin Name Pin Description Source Destination Recommended cable type...
  • Page 25 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Pin Name Pin Description Source Destination Recommen- ded cable type Illumination B Illumination control Aircraft illumination AWG24 voltage Not connected — — — — Ground, additionally Aircraft DC supply BXP6401-X-(XX) AWG20 connected to pin 13 ground *NOTE: If parallel altimeter and GPS receiver is not used then pin 2 serves as GPS Enable/Dis- able input (active LOW) should be left not connected.
  • Page 26 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Pin Name Pin Description Source Destination Recommended cable type Not connected — — — — Not connected — — — — Not connected — — — — * NOTE: If GPS receiver is not used pin 2 should be left not connected. ** NOTE: Do not connect if BE6400 is not used.

  • Page 27: Installing The Transponder Antenna 1A032

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Installing the transponder antenna 1A032 The transponder antenna has to be fitted (outside) to the bottom of the aircraft at a horizontal, flat location. This location should not be in the “shadow” of air- craftstructure items. The highest range is achievied when the antenna is located at the lowest point of the aircraft fuselage.

  • Page 28: Programming Of The Address Module

    (see Fig. 2-3 and Fig. 2-4). The related protocol is specified in the attachment document “Data Transfer Interface Protocol BXP 640X-XX-(XX)”. This manual is available at the Becker Product Support under the Article-No. 0590.258-071. Page 2-6...

  • Page 29: Gps Configuration

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) GPS Configuration If GPS receiver is used pin GPS /Enable should be connected to aircraft DC supply ground ( if parallel altimeter is used GPS/Enable is served on pin 2 J8 connector, if serial altimeter is used PS/Enable input is served on pin 2 P9 connector–...
  • Page 30 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Select with button (C) Select with rotary encoder (B) Store button (F) ALTM SELECT GARMIN / TRIMBLE store NORTHSTAR store UPS AT (BECKER BE6400) store LORAN store MAGELLAN store SHADIN store ARNAV store GILHAM / PARALLEL...

  • Page 31: Checking After Installation

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Default config: Dimming input ® none Brightness ® 50% Altitude displayed in ALT mode AI in SBY AI in ON IIlumin. characteristics ® max. range Code ® 0000 VFR ® 0000 Flight number ® eight blanks Flight number ®...
  • Page 32 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) 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.
  • Page 33 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Fig. 2-1 Installation dimensions BXP6401-X-(XX) Page 2-11 34-50-08 September 2011...
  • Page 34 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Fig. 2-2 Installation dimensions Transponder Antenna Page 2-12 34-50-08 September 2011...
  • Page 35 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Fig. 2-3 Proposal for aircraft wiring BXP6401-X-(XX) with serial encoding altimeter Page 2-13 34-50-08 September 2011...
  • Page 36 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Fig. 2-4 Proposal for aircraft wiring BXP6401-X-(XX) with parallel encoding altimeter Page 2-14 34-50-08 September 2011...
  • Page 37 IN STAL LA TI ON AND OPE RA TION BXP6401-X-(XX) Core Unit Altime te r Fig. 2-5 RS-232 se ri al en co ding al ti me ter con nec tion Core Unit Fig. 2.6 RS-232 GPS re cei ver con nec tion P9 Page 2-15 34-50-08 Sep tem ber 2011...
  • Page 38 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Blanc Page 2-16 34-50-08 September 2011...
  • Page 39 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) TABLE OF CONTENTS OPERATION Page Controls and indicators Function of controls and indicators Operating instructions A. Switching on the unit (pre-flight check) B. Start-up C. CODE display D. Aircraft identification / Flight number E. Flight level F.
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  • Page 41: Operation

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) OPERATION Controls and indicators Fig. 3-1 Front view of BXP6401-X-(XX) Function of controls and indicators Ref. to Controls and Description Function Fig. 3-1 Indicators Mode selector Rotary switch with 4 OFF position: Transponder is switched off positions SBY position: Standby mode is activated ON position: Mode A/S is switched on.

  • Page 42: Operating Instructions

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Ref. to Controls and Description Function Fig. 3-1 indicators Button Push-button Push to jump from digit to digit for settings or from one menu to the next; generally used as an enter key Push-button Activates the Special Identifier (SPI) in ad- dition to the reply code for approx.

  • Page 43: Start-Up

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Start-up On power-up, the device starts. The software initiates circuits and performs PBIT. During that time the display looks as follows. Fig. 3-2 Start-up indication After the PBIT has elapsed and no error-message is shown in the display, the transponder switches to the mode set by the mode switch (A).

  • Page 44: Flight Level

    INSTALLATION AND OPE RA TION BXP6401-X-(XX) Flight le vel Flight le vel is dis play ed in ALT mode in the bot tom line of the dis play (al ti tu de = FL x 100 in ft): 4121 A L T Fig.

  • Page 45: Selection Mode

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Negative results are indicated on the display with “FAILURE”. The transponder may be not switched into ON or ALT mode if any failure was found. The PBIT takes not longer than 1 second. If the test was successful, the XPDR switches immediately into the normal operating mode.

  • Page 46: Aircraft Identification (Ai Or Fn)

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Aircraft Identification (AI or FN) With flight plan: The definition out of the flight plan: e.g. Flight Number or Company Call Sign Without flight plan (VFR): Tail Number (Call Sign) The indication of AI in the bottom line of the display is in mode SBY and ON only if selected in configuration menu.

  • Page 47: Vfr Code Setting

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Changing the flight number: Press SEL button (G). Rotate (B) until FN is displayed. Push (C) twice to enter the FN editing mode. Change the FN as described above. VFR code presetting Press the SEL button (G) to get into configuration mode (selection is indica- ted in the left bottom corner of the display under the operating mode indica- tion).

  • Page 48: Flight Operation In Mode A/C/S (Reply And Altitude Code)

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Flight operation in Mode A/C/S (reply code and altitude code) When ATC requests the transmission “squawk”, switch the transponder to ALT using mode switch (A). NOTES: This only makes sense if the transponder is connected to a coding altimeter.

  • Page 49: Vfr Code Activation

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) VFR code activation Press the VFR push-button (J). The preselected code is then displayed. After 3 seconds, the displayed code gets active and overwrites the pre- viously-set reply code. Pressing push-button (J) again within 3 seconds reactivates the previ- ously-set reply code.

  • Page 50: Configuration Mode

    INSTALLATION AND OPERATION BXP6401-X-(XX) Configuration mode The configuration mode is available from SBY mode only. To get into configu- ration mode press button SEL (G), turn rotary encoder (B) until “CFG” appe- ars in the bottom row of the display. Available options are defined in the fol- lowing table.

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