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Garmin GRA 5500 manual available for free PDF download: Installation Manual
Garmin GRA 5500 Installation Manual (68 pages)
Radar Altimeter
Brand:
Garmin
| Category:
Measuring Instruments
| Size: 4.98 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
8
Paragraph Page
9
Section 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
12
Introduction
12
Equipment Description
12
Interface Summary
12
Section 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
13
Technical Specifications
13
Environmental Qualification Form
13
Physical Characteristics
13
General Specifications
13
Table 1-1 Physical Characteristics
13
Table 1-2 General Specifications
13
Performance Specifications
14
Power Requirements
14
Certification
14
Table 1-3 Performance Specifications
14
Table 1-4 Power Requirements
14
TSO Compliance and Limitations
15
TSO Deviations
15
Operating Instructions
15
Reference Documents
15
Table 1-5 TSO Compliance
15
Table 1-6 Reference Documents
15
Section 2 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW
16
Section 2 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW
16
Introduction
16
Installation Materials
16
Available Equipment
16
Table 2-1 Available Units
16
Table 2-2 Available Equipment
16
Additional Equipment Required
17
Approved Radar Altimeter Antennas
17
Table 2-3 Additional Equipment Required
17
Table 2-4 Approved Radar Altimeter Antennas
17
Installation Considerations
18
Multiplex Operation (Dual and Triple Unit Installations)
18
Installation Approval Considerations for Pressurized Aircraft
18
Table 2-5 System ID Discrete Inputs
18
Antenna Location Planning Guidance
19
Figure 2-1 Standard Dual and Triple End-To-End System Layouts
21
Figure 2-2 Compact Dual and Triple End-To-End System Layouts
22
Figure 2-3 Dual and Triple Side-By-Side System Layouts
23
Figure 2-4 Hybrid Triple System Layout
24
Antenna Installation Considerations
25
Section 2 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW
21
Electrical Bonding
25
Cabling and Wiring
25
Antenna Coaxial Cables (Requirements and Fabrication Guidance)
26
Figure 2-5 Coaxial Cable Requirements
27
Figure 2-6 TNC Connector Installation
28
Figure 2-7 Heat Shrink Positioning
28
Cooling Requirements
29
Mounting Requirements
29
Figure 2-8 GRA 5500 Mounting Rack
29
Section 3 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
30
Section 3 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
30
Unpacking Unit
30
Wiring Harness Installation
30
Table 3-1 Pin Contact Part Numbers
30
Table 3-2 Recommended Crimp Tools
30
Table 3-3 Recommended Insertion Tools
30
Backshell Assembly
31
Antenna Installation
31
Unit Installation
31
Installation Procedure (See Figure 3-1)
31
Removal Procedure (See Figure 3-1)
31
Table 3-4 Recommended Removal Tools
31
Section 3 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
32
Figure 3-1 GRA 5500 Installation
32
Downloading and Installing the GRA 5500 Retrofit Installation Tool
33
Post Installation Configuration and Checkout Procedures
34
GRA 5500 Configuration/Checkout for Varying Installation Types
34
Using the GRA 5500 Retrofit Installation Tool
35
Figure 3-2 GRA 5500 Retrofit Installation Tool (New Installation)
36
Figure 3-3 GRA 5500 Retrofit Installation Tool Status Tab (Normal Operation)
38
Figure 3-4 GRA 5500 Retrofit Installation Tool Configuration Tab
39
Table 3-5 ARINC 429 Channel 1 Settings
40
Table 3-6 ARINC 429 Channel 2 Settings
40
Figure 3-5 GRA 5500 Retrofit Installation Tool Software Tab
42
Zero-Foot Calibration
45
Built-In Self-Test Functionality
45
Continued Airworthiness
47
Section 4 SYSTEM INTERCONNECTS
48
Section 4 SYSTEM INTERCONNECTS
48
Section 4 SYSTEM INTERCONNECTS
48
Pin Function List
48
P55001
48
Figure 4-1 View of J55001 Connector, from Front of Unit
48
Table 4-1 P55001 Connector
48
Power Functions
50
Aircraft Power
50
Serial Data Connections
50
HSDB over RS-422
50
Table 4-2 Aircraft Power
50
Arinc 429
51
Configuration Module
51
Table 4-5 ARINC 429 Output Labels
51
Table 4-6 Configuration Module
51
Usb
52
Discrete I/O
52
Active Low Discrete Inputs
52
Table 4-7 USB Connections
52
Table 4-8 Active Low Discrete Inputs
52
Altitude Alert (Annunciator) Outputs
53
Table 4-9 Alert Outputs
53
Appendix A Referenced Tables
54
Appendix A Referenced Tables
54
Table A-1 Recommended Coaxial Length
54
Table A-2 TNC Connectors
55
Table A-3 GRA 5500 Fault Descriptions
56
Table A-4 "Various" POST (Power on Self-Test) Faults
60
Appendix B Outline and Installation Drawings
62
Figure B-1 GRA 5500 Outline Drawing
62
Appendix B Outline and Installation Drawings
63
Figure B-2 GRA 5500 Connector/Rack Assembly Drawing
63
Appendix C Interconnect Examples
64
Appendix C Interconnect Examples
64
Figure C-1 Garmin Integrated Flight Deck (GIFD) and Non-GIFD (Retrofit)
64
Figure C-2 Garmin Integrated Flight Deck Interconnect Example
65
Figure C-3 Non-Garmin Integrated Flight Deck (Retrofit) Interconnect Example
66
Figure C-4 GRA 5500 USB Dongle Cable
67
Figure C-5 GRA 5500 Configuration Module Interconnect Example
68
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