User Manual

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CHAPTER 1
General Information
1.1. INTRODUCTION.
This publicat ion provides all the specifications, principles of operation, and information necessary to install, test, and troubleshoot
the TSS-4100 Traffic Surveillance System (TSS). The three major functions of the TSS-4100 follow:
• The TSS-4100 is a Mode S transponder that replies to directed and all-call interrogations.
• The TSS-4100 is a Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) II, change 7 unit. It monitors the area around the aircraft
for potential airspace conflicts.
• When enabled, the TSS-4100 is also an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transmitter/receiver unit. It trans-
mits the aircraft position, velocity, and identification. It also processes the transmissions of other ADS-B equipped aircraft.
1.2. E
QUIPMENT.
The Equipment Covered table shows the system avionics, mount, and avionics software. Associated equipment shows closely related
avionics. Refer to Figure 1-1 for the hardware of a typical single Traffic Surveillance System.
1.2.1. E
quipment Covered.
Refer to Table 1-1 for a complete list of the Rockwell Co llins avionics equipment covered in this manual.
Table 1-1. Equipment Covered.
UNIT DESCRIPTION COLLINS PART
NUMBER
STANDARD
QUANTITY
OPTIONAL
QUANTITY
TSS-4100 Traffic Surveillance System 822-2132-001 1
TSSA-4100 Traffic Surveillance System Application 810-0052-001 1
TSM-4100 Traffic Surveillance Mount 866-0128-020 1
ECU-3000 External Compensation Unit
-802: TCAS II, EHS Mode S Transponder
-803: TCAS II, EHS Mode S Transponder, ADS-B
Out
822-1200-80X 1
TSA-4100 Traffic Surveillance Antenna
-101: Baseline antenna; short connectors
-001: Optional replacement; long connectors
866-0016-X01 1 +1
TRE-930 Omnidirectional Antenna 866-5019-010 1 -1
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