User's Manual

Airbus Iridium SATCOM System
165E5733-00 L-3 Aviation Recorders Proprietary
Issue, Rev. 02
21 January 2014
Page 32
Sidetone: Provided by System to Interphone Output
Sidetone Level: Software Configurable
Audio Band Pass: 300 – 3400 Hz
3.5.10 Iridium / GPS Antenna
Coaxial Cable Insertion Loss (Max.): 3 dB @ 1626.5 MHz
3.6 SDU Maintenance Connector (J2)
The Airbus Iridium SATCOM System SDU provides an RJ-45 Maintenance Port connector on the
front panel which provides for Ethernet connection to Ground Service Equipment (GSE) e.g. a laptop
or Personal Computer with a standard web browser.
3.7 SDU Configuration Module (SCM)
The SCM and antenna connect directly to the SDU. The SDU is the heart of the system and provides
all of the interfaces to other aircraft systems.
3.8 ARINC 429 Receiver Protocols
Table 3-4 – ARINC 429 Receiver Protocols – ATSU/FWC
Source:
ATSU / FWC Speed: High
(Configurable)
Label Parameter Format Transmit Rate
172 ATSU Identifier Word BCD 1 s
214 ATSU ICAO Address Word 1 Boolean
word
200 ms
216 ATSU ICAO Address Word 2 Boolean
word
200 ms
270 ATSU Status Word and Monitoring Boolean
word
600 ms
307 SDU SAL HYB
377 ATSU Equipment Identifier BCD 1 s
ARINC
618
Block
Uplink
BOP (GFI=Eh) ISO 5 N/A
ARINC
618
Block
Downlink
BOP (GFI=Eh) ISO 5 N/A