Installation Manual

THALES Communications
OIM
AHV1600-SYSTEM
Page 106
July 16/09
B. INTERNAL SUB-ASSEMBLIES
The AHV1600 Transceiver contains the following sub-assemblies:
– The Digital chassis:

Performs the High Intensity Radiated Field (HIRF) protection, internal module interconnection,
digital and management processor capacity and power supply distribution,

Provides the helicopter with the mechanical and electrical interfaces,

Provides the hardware support of the downloaded software’s.
– The radio module:

Performs the Radio Frequency (RF) signal emission, the Radio Frequency (RF) signal reception
and the Beat Frequency (BF) signal extraction.
C. FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
(1) OPERATION DATA
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Output signals characteristics : ARINC 429 standard

Radar Altimeter height : ARINC word label 164 and 165 (BNR and BCD)
 Radar Altimeter Status : ARINC word label 272
 Timing between both word labels is described hereafter:

First ARINC 429 output (serial) : IRS1 TX HI (+) / IRS1 TX LO (-)
 Second ARINC 429 output (serial) : IRS2 TX HI (+) / IRS2 TX LO (-)
 ARINC 429 specification:

Exchange: unidirectional asynchronous

Word format: 32 bits data transfer with LSB transmitted in first
 Label format: 8 bits in octal coding from LSB position of the word
 Parity format: 1 odd parity bit at MSB position of the word

Inter word gap: 4 bits minimum
Note: on each word, the odd parity bit is always computed from the first 31 data bits of the word.
 Bit duration : 80 µs  2 µs

Bit form factor : 40 µs

2 µs
Note : the bit duration corresponds to a low speed operation at 12.5 kbps.

ARINC signals Transmission speed : 12.5 kbps
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Input signals : AID0, AID1, AID2, AID_P
 Low level voltage + 3.5 VDC with sink current < 2mA (logic state 1).

High level voltage

+15.3 VDC with sink current < 1 mA (logic state 0).

Maximum level voltage

+32.2 V
DC
.