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SSQAR
Solid State Quick Access Recorder

P/N : 200-E20-XXXX

Installation and Configuration Manual

ICM-05

Specification No : ICM-05
Revision No : 1.00 IND B Date : Feb 15 2006
Subject : Solid State Quick Access Recorder (SSQAR) P/N : 200-E20-XXXX
Prepared by : Dominique Lopez
Approved by : Pierre Henri Tamet

Flight Data Vision Ltd

Epps Building - Bridge Road
Ashford - Kent TN23 1BB England
Tel : +44 (0)1233 663370
Fax : +44 (0)1233 663380
http://www.flightdatavision.com
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A M E N D M E N T R E C O R D

Date Page(s) Ind. Modification Date Signature

15/08/05 1-44 A New Document 15/08/05 Signed

15/02/06 29-30 B Added System Interconnection Diagram and installation notes 15/02/06 Signed
15/02/06 1-46 B All pages changed to Ind B 15/02/06 Signed

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T A B L E O F F I G U R E S

Fig. Page Comment

01 11 SSQAR Part Number Matrix

02 11 PCMCIA Card Part Number Matrix
03 14 SSQAR Overview - 1 -
04 14 SSQAR Overview - 2 -
05 15 SSQAR Outline Drawings
06 --- Reserved
07 17 ARINC DATA A, B Electrical Characteristics
08 18 ARINC 429 32 BIT WORD
09 19 ARINC 429 Waveform Characteristics
10 19 ARINC 429 Tolerances
11 24 SSQAR LED Status Table
12 --- Reserved
13 27 Main Aircraft Connector
14 28 P/N 200-E20-XXXX Main Aircraft Connector Pin Assignment
15 29 System Interconnection Diagram
16 32 Hyperterminal Settings
17 35 Programming SSQAR Configuration

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T E R M S & A B B R E V I A T I O N S

ABREVIATION COMMENT

ARINC AERONAUTICAL RADIO INC

BITE BUILT IN TEST EQUIPMENT
FDAU FLIGHT DATA ACQUISITION UNIT
DFDR DIGITAL FLIGHT DATA RECORDER
EPROM ELECTRICAL PROGRAMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY
I/O IINPUT / OUTPUT
LSB LEAST SIGNIFICANT BIT
MSB MOST SIGNIFICANT BIT
NOVRAM NON VOLATILE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
PCMCIA PERSONAL COMPUTER MEMORY CARD INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
POST POWER ON SELF TEST
RTC REAL TIME CLOCK
SRAM STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SSQAR SOLID STATE QUICK ACCESS RECORDER
VAC VOLTS ALTERNATING CURRENT
VDC VOLTS DIRECT CURRENT
WPS WORDS PER SECOND

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TABLE OF CONTENT

I INTRODUCTION 08

I-1. SCOPE 08

I-2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 09

II SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 10

II-1. PRODUCT APPLICATION 10

II-2. PART NUMBER MATRIX 11

II-2.1. SSQAR PART NUMBER MATRIX 11
II-2.2. PCMCIA CARD PART NUMBER MATRIX 11

II-3. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY 12

II-4. DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS 13

II-4.1. DIMENSIONS 13
II-4.2. WEIGHT 13
II-4.3. MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION 13
II-4.4. COOLING 13
II-4.5. MOUNTING AND ORIENTATION 13
II-4.6. INPUT POWER 13
II-4.7. INPUT / OUTPUT CIRCUIT PROTECTION 16
II-4.8. SOFTWARE DESIGN 16
II-4.9. RELIABILITY 16
II-4.10. MAINTAINABILITY 16

II-5. FUNCTIONNAL CHARACTERISTICS 17

II-5.1. DATA INPUT 17
II-5.1.1. ARINC 573/717 INPUT 17
II-5.1.2. ARINC 573/717 DATA STREAM SELF DETECTION 17
II-5.1.3. ARINC 429 INPUT 18
II-5.1.4. DISCRETE INPUT 20
II-5.1.5. RUN CONTROL 20
II-5.1.6. RS422 INPUT / OUTPUT 21
II-5.1.7. CONFIGURABLE DATA ACQUISITION PROGRAM 21
22
II-5.2. STORAGE MEDIA 23
23
II-5.3. BUILT IN TEST RECORD AND STATUS MONITOR 23
II-5.3.1. OVERVIEW 23
II-5.3.2. BUILT IN TEST EQUIPMENT (BITE) 23
II-5.3.2.1. POWER ON SELF TEST (POST) 23
II-5.3.2.2. DATE-TIME CLOCK VALIDITY 23
II-5.3.2.3. PC CARD VALIDITY 23
II-5.3.2.4. LED INDICATORS - DETECTED FAILURES 24

II-5.4. POWER DOWN 26

II-5.5. DOWNLOAD - READOUT 26

II-6. SYSTEM INTERFACE 27

II-6.1. MAIN AIRCRAFT CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGMENT 28
II-6.2. SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION DIAGRAM 29
II-6.3. SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION DIAGRAM - NOTES 30

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TABLE OF CONTENT (Cont)

III INTERCHANGEABILITY 32

IV MAINTENANCE 32

IV-1. BUILT IN TEST EQUIPMENT 32

IV-2. MAINTENANCE PERIOD 32

IV-3. REPAIR OF THE EQUIPMENT 32

V CONFIGURATION OF THE SSQAR 32

V-1. PURPOSE 32

V-2. GLOSSARY 33

V-3. REQUIRED TOOLS AND SOFTWARE 33

V-4. MONITORING THE SSQAR 34

V-4.1. CONFIGURING HYPERTERMINAL 34
V-4.2. MONITORING CURRENT OPERATION 34

V-5. UPDATING THE CONFIGURATION OF THE SSQAR 37

V-5.1. PURPOSE 37
V-5.2. SETTING UP A NEW CONFIGURATION PROGRAM 37
V-5.3. UPLOADING A NEW CONFIGURATION PROGRAM TO THE SSQAR 40
V-5.4. UPLOADING A NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE TO THE UNIT 42
V-5.5. UPDATING THE INTERNAL DATE AND TIME SETTINGS. 44

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T H I S S H E E T I S I N T E N T I O N A L LY B LA N K

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I INTRODUCTION

I-1. SCOPE

The purpose of this manual is to provide a functional installation and configuration guide
for the Solid State Quick Access Recorder (SSQAR) P/N : 200-E20-XXXX, used as part
of an improved flight recording system.

This document summarizes the performance capabilities and interface characteristics of

the 200-E20-XXXX maintenance recorder series and describes the configurations to
apply so that the unit meets the operator’s expectations.

The flexibility of the product and its adherence to the functional characteristics of ARINC
573/717 and ARINC 429 allow its installation on most aircraft types with or without
basic DFDAU/DFDR provisions.

The SSQAR utilises industry standard re-writable PC-Card (PCMCIA) disk media,
providing a significant increase in storage capacity and improvements in reliability over
existing recorders.

The SSQAR main characteristics are summarized as follows :

. Simultaneous recording of several input lines : ARINC 573, ARINC 429, RS422, and
Discrete,

. Parameter selection and sampling modes available for each ARINC 429 input line,

. Run Control command,

. Maintenance Data available through RS422 line,

. Acquisition settings are fully and easily configurable by the operator,

. All recordings are precisely tagged with date, time and aircraft settings,

. Maintenance Upgrades can be easily operated through dedicated PCMCIA.

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I-2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

ARINC 573-7 Mark2 Aircraft Integrated Data System

ARINC 717-7 Flight Data Acquisition and Recording System

ARINC 429 Mark 33 Digital Information Transfer System (DITS)

ARINC 607 Design Guidance for Avionics Equipment

Design Guidance for Aircraft Electrical Power

ARINC 609
Systems
Minimum Operational Performance Specification For
EUROCAE ED 55
Flight Data Recorder Systems
Environmental Conditions And Test procedures For
RTCA DO-160D/EUROCAE ED-14D
Airborne Equipment
Software Considerations In Airborne Systems And
RTCA DO-178B/EUROCAE ED-12B
Equipment Certification

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II SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

II-1. PRODUCT APPLICATION

The SSQAR (Solid State Quick Access Recorder) is an airborne flight data recorder
capable of fulfilling the classic QAR functions in a civil aircraft environment, as specified
in ARINC 573, ARINC 717 and ARINC 429 standards:

. One ARINC 717 Bi-Phase input line, data rate up to 2048 x 12 bit word/Second,

. One ARINC 717 Bi-Polar RZ input line, data rate up to 2048 x 12 bit word/Second,

. ARINC 717 Data stream Self Detection

. Four ARINC 429 data, High Speed or Low Speed, selectable by the user,

. Label select and sampling mode for each ARINC 429 input line,

In addition to the requirements specified in these documents, the following extra

features are available to the system integrator :

. Four discrete inputs,

. One RS422 interface for maintenance data,

. One RS232 interface for interactive diagnostics beyond the front panel status LEDs,

. Run Control selection for Start and Stop of recording,

. Acquisition program defined by the user,

. Acquisition program easily upload able by the user,

. Upload able update software,

. Time and date stamped records,

. Records tagged with the aircraft details : A/C type, A/C S/N, A/C Tail ...,

. 10 years battery backed up internal memory for storage of date and time,

. Storage capacity up to 2 Gigabytes depending on the PC Card type used,

. Microsoft Windows© compatible records,

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II-2. PART NUMBER MATRIX

II-2.1. SSQAR PART NUMBER MATRIX

ARINC 717 ARINC 429 Discrete Inputs Ethernet

RS422 Connection
Part Number Input Lines Input Lines &
Input/Output
(Bi-P- B-RZ) (HS/LS) RUN CONTROL

4 Discretes 1
200-E20-XXXX 2 4 1
1 RUN CONTROL 10 / 100

XXXX digits are reserved for specific Customer configurations

Fig 01 : SSQAR Part Number Matrix

II-2.2. PCMCIA CARD PART NUMBER MATRIX

The SSQAR utilizes industry standard type II PCMCIA Cards. So far, the capacity of such
storage media ranges up to 2 Giga Bytes.

The following table presents some of the most currently used models. For reference
purpose, an estimate of ARINC 573/717 data capacity is calculated for three different
data rates.

Flight Hours Flight Hours Flight Hours

Part Number Capacity
at 64 WPS at 128 WPS at 512 WPS

FMC-0128 128 MBytes 379 190 47

FMC-0256 256 MBytes 759 379 95

FMC-0512 512 MBytes 1 517 759 190

FMC-1000 1 Giga Bytes 2 963 1 481 370

FMC-2000 2 Giga Bytes 5 926 2 963 741

Fig 02 : PCMCIA Card Part Number Matrix

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II-3. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

The SSQAR has been designed to minimize the cost of ownership for customers. The
lower life cycle cost is driven by three main factors :

. High reliability - All Solid Sate design -

. “On Demand” maintenance only and no calibration required.
. Low weight

Field Repair : Only one Shop Replaceable Unit (SRU)

The board is a single circuit card that achieves all the required flight
data parameter sampling and recording and controls all states and
modes of the system. This board also includes the PCMCIA Reader /
Writer management and electrical interface.

The power supply interface converts + 28 VDC aircraft power to

secondary power for the SRU and provides power failure monitoring and
power hold-up capability.

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II-4. DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS

II-4.1. DIMENSIONS

The main dimensions of the unit are as follows :

Overall Length : 163.00 mm

Overall Width : 146.00 mm
Overall Height : 38.08 mm

See detailed drawings at pages 14 and 15.

II-4.2. WEIGHT

The weight of the unit, including recording media, does not exceed 0,600 Kg / 1,3 Lb

II-4.3. MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION

The unit will bear the following identification markings :

. Name of the manufacturer

. Country of origin
. Unit description
. Part Number
. Serial Number
. Date of manufacture
. Hardware modification level
. Software modification level

II-4.4. COOLING

Free air convection. No forced air cooling is required for the unit to operate normally. An
adequate circulation of air around the unit is, however, recommended.

II-4.5. MOUNTING AND ORIENTATION

The unit must be rigidly mounted using the four DZEUS fasteners.

The unit will operate normally in any position or orientation. It is however recommended
that the equipment be positioned in such a way that the operator can easily gain access
to the front door in order to easily remove the PC Card.

II-4.6. INPUT POWER

The unit is DC powered :

DC : 28 VDC
Typical consumption : 2 to 3 W depending on the PCMCIA Card operated
Max consumption : 4 W on power up

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Fig 03: SSQAR Overview - 1 -

Fig 04: SSQAR Overview - 2 -

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146.00

DZEUS
38.08 Fastener

163.00

Aircraft Mating
MS27473T14B35S
37 Pin connector

ED-14D Cat : (B2/A3)CA(E1/BB)XWXDFSAAAAZVHA3XXA

SQAR - Solid State Quick Access Recorder

Mod Status : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

127.00
Part Number : 200-E20-XXXX

Power Supply : 28 VDC -

CTS - 77420 - France

Max Weight : 600 gr

DO-178B : Level D
Serial Number :
Date : 02/2004

Hardware :
Software :

Note : All dimensions in mm

Fig 05: SSQAR Outline Drawings

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II-4.7. INPUT / OUTPUT CIRCUIT PROTECTION

The unit provides short circuits and voltage transients protection for all external inputs
and outputs.

II-4.8. SOFTWARE DESIGN

The software has been designed to RTCA ED-12B / EUROCAE DO-178B standards as
level D equipment.

II-4.9. RELIABILITY

The unit has an anticipated predicted Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) rate of 10,000
hours per MIL-HDBK-217F. The SSQAR is designed to have a useful life in excess of 20
years, not including the PCMCIA media card.

II-4.10. MAINTAINABILITY

The SSQAR is designed so that no scheduled periodic maintenance or calibration is

required during the life of the unit (except for the Time/Date Battery which requires
replacement approximately every 10 years). The SSQAR is constructed in a modular
fashion to allow Shop Replaceable Unit (SRU) replacement for ease of repair with an
estimated Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) of 6 hours.

The SSQAR also utilizes extensive BIT to provide comprehensive SRU fault isolation

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II-5. FUNCTIONNAL CHARACTERISTICS

II-5.1. DATA INPUT

II-5.1.1. ARINC 573/717 INPUT

The functions and characteristics of the ARINC 573/717 interface are specified as
follows:

Function :

Flight Data Serial Bit Stream from DFDAU/DFDR/DMU in accordance with ARINC
573/717 characteristics.

Characteristics :

Data Rates : 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048 x12 bit words per second
Encoding : Harvard Biphase / Bipolar RZ
Definition Document : ARINC 573-7
Electrical : See table below

Amplitude (V)
Function Mode of Coding State Input
Operation Line A to Line B to Line A to Impedance
GND GND Line B

Hi +5 ±0.5 0 ±0.5 +5 ±1
Harvard
12 KΩ
Bi-Phase
Low 0 ±0.5 - 5 ±0.5 - 5 ±1
ARINC
DATA Differential
input
1 +5 ±0.5 -5 ±0.5 +10 ±1
Bipolar
RZ 12 KΩ
0 -5 ±0.5 + 5 ±0.5 - 10 ±1

Fig 07: ARINC DATA A, B Electrical Characteristics

II-5.1.2. ARINC 573/717 DATA STREAM SELF DETECTION

The ARINC 573/717 interface is self-configuring : Upon aircraft power-on, the interface
shall automatically adapt the ARINC 573/717 data stream input rate. The configuration
is then stored to an internal non volatile memory of the equipment. This configuration
shall be selected upon the next power-up and compared to the actual data rate before
the equipment starts recording.

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II-5.1.3. ARINC 429 INPUT

The functions and characteristics of the ARINC 429 interface are specified as follows:

Function :

Flight Data Stream from ARINC 429 transmitters in accordance with ARINC 429
characteristics.

Characteristics :

Data Rates : High Speed (HS) 100 KBPS and Low Speed (LS) 12.5 KBPS
Encoding : 32-Bit Word transmitted LSB first See Fig 08 below
Definition Document : ARINC 429 Mark 33 Digital Information Transfer System (DITS)
Electrical : See tables below

P SSM Most Significant Data DATA - 19bits Least Significant Data SDI 8-Bit Octal Label

32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

MSB 32-Bit ARINC 429 Word LSB

Fig 08: ARINC 429 32 BIT WORD

The SSQAR ARINC 429 inputs are provided in 32-bit ARINC 429 words received
individually at an expected rate equivalent to the operator programmed data rate. The
sampling of each one of the labels received is defined by the user and up loaded to a non
volatile memory of the equipment.

The equipment may acquire the ARINC 429 labels according to one of the following
methods:

a) Label Recognition.

When the equipment has been up-loaded with the relevant data, it may acquire up to
64 user defined ARINC 429 labels, each one being sampled at a specific rate.

b) Label Don’t Care.

Each ARINC 429 input line of the SSQAR shall record the ARINC 429 labels as they
are received.

Each available ARINC 429 input line of the unit may be assigned one method or the other.

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TX RCV
Voltage Side Voltage Side
C D 13V

HI 10V ± 1 V HI

6.5V

2.5V
NULL 0V ± 0.5V NULL
A
ñ2.5V

ñ6.5V
B
LOW ñ10V ±1 V LOW

ñ13V

Fig 09 : ARINC 429 Waveform Characteristics

LTR Parameter High Speed Low Speed

ñ Bit Rate 100KBPS ±1% 12-14.5 KBPS

A 1st half of pulse 5 μsec ±5% B/2 ±5%
B Full pulse cycle 10 μsec ±2.5% Z* μsec ±2.5%
C Pulse Rise Time** 1.5 ±0.5 μsec 10±5 μsec
D Pulse Fall Time** 1.5 ±0.5 μsec 10±5 μsec
* Z = 1/Bit Rate; Bit Rate is the selected rate of transmission of 12 - 14.5 KBPS
** The Pulse Rise (C) and Pulse Fall (D) times are measured between their 10% to 90% amplitude.

Fig 10 : ARINC 429 Tolerances

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II-5.1.4. DISCRETE INPUT

The unit provides 4 Discrete Inputs ARINC-717 Shunt Type.

Function :

Discrete input in accordance with ARINC 573/717.

Characteristics :

Data Rates : 4 Hz
Encoding : 2-state Grounded or Open
Definition Document : ARINC 717
Shunt Type Electrical : Logical Level “0”
. Input Voltage Range : -5 V to +3 V
. Resistance : 100 Ω

: Logical Level “1”

. Input Voltage Range : +3.5 V to +35 V
. Resistance : 100 Ω

II-5.1.5. RUN CONTROL

Each one of the discrete inputs may be defined as a RUN CONTROL parameter. The unit
shall start and stop recording according to the logic assigned to the RUN CONTROL
discrete input as set up in the Configurable Data Acquisition Program (See § V-5.)

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II-5.1.6. RS422 INPUT / OUTPUT

The unit comes with a high speed RS422 Input / Output serial communication link.

Function :

Serial asynchronous for command transfer or record data.

Characteristics :

Data Rates : 250 K Bauds

Encoding : 7/8 bit data, Odd/Even/No Parity
Definition Document : EIA-RS422
Receiver Electrical : Input Common Mode Voltage : -7V to +12V
: Input Resistance : 12 KΩ
: Input Threshold : -0.2V to +0.2V
: Isolation Resistance : > 100 MΩ
: Isolation Barrier : 1600VRMS/ 1 minute
: Thermal Shutdown Protection
Driver Electrical : Output Common Mode Voltage : < 4V
: Output Voltage (No Load) : 8Vpp
: Output Voltage (Load = 50 Ω) : 2Vpp
: Rise and Fall time : < 2μs
: Isolation Resistance : > 100 MΩ
: Isolation Barrier : 1600VRMS/ 1 minute

II-5.1.7. CONFIGURABLE DATA ACQUISITION PROGRAM

The SSQAR acquisition program for the ARINC 429 labels and Discrete inputs is fully
customisable to the operator requirements:

ARINC 429 Input Lines :

. Each line may be identified as High Speed or Low Speed

. The labels to acquire from each one of these lines are user’s definable. Up to 16 labels
may be defined for each ARINC 429 input line.
. The sampling of each defined label is programmable by the operator
. An ARINC 429 input line may be defined as “Label Don’t Care : In such a case, all
incoming labels are recorded.

Discrete Input Lines (Shunt):

. Each discrete input line may be used for the RUN CONTROL command
. The sampling of each input line may be defined by the operator.

These settings are defined by the operator running a Windows compatible Ground
Software and uploaded to the SSQAR thanks to a dedicated PCMCIA card. The settings
are read and checked by the unit and stored to a non volatile internal memory.

The settings fully apply on next power-on of the unit

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T H I S S H E E T I S I N T E N T I O N A L LY B LA N K

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II-5.2. STORAGE MEDIA

The SSQAR utilizes industry standard type II PCMCIA Cards. So far, the capacity of such
storage media ranges up to 2 Giga Bytes.

II-5.3. BUILT IN TEST RECORD AND STATUS MONITOR

II-5.3.1. OVERVIEW

The SSQAR has been built using a minimal interface to aircraft systems and using only
power and data inputs. As such, most failures of internal circuitry will result only in non-
functioning of the SSQAR itself. Such non-functioning will result in the non-availability of
data when the PC Card is downloaded.

II-5.3.2. BUILT IN TEST EQUIPMENT (BITE)

The SSQAR incorporates software and hardware to support the Built In Test Equipment
(BITE), the purpose of which is to detect equipment failures or degradations that will not
allow the unit to operate normally.

The BITE techniques, used in the SSQAR to achieve the specified performance, are as
follows :

II-5.3.2.1. POWER ON SELF TEST (POST)

A comprehensive Power On Self Test (POST) is performed to test system components at

“Power up”. The comprehensive nature of the testing is only constrained by the
requirement to achieve operational status within a reasonable time (less than 10
seconds)

II-5.3.2.2. DATE-TIME CLOCK VALIDITY

On “Power up”, the date and time values are checked for accuracy. Failure of either of
these checks will cause the clock to reset to a fixed default value.

II-5.3.2.3. PC CARD VALIDITY

On “Power up”, the software performs the following PC CARD checks:

a) Presence and availability of the card

b) Free space available on the card
c) Writing capability
d) Status of the front door

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II-5.3.2.4. LED INDICATORS - DETECTED FAILURES

The front of the unit has 4 LEDs showing the following SSQAR status :

a) FAILURE
b) LOW CAPACITY
c) READY / RECORD
d) CONFIGURATION

When the unit is working properly, the LEDs illuminate in the following sequence:
ra ord
n
Co y / ity

tio
igu c
ad ac
nf Re
Re ap
Lo re
C
ilu
w
Fa

At Power Up, all LED illuminate during 3 seconds

Then all LED flicker during POST (Power On Self Test)
Fail illuminates 2 second while the unit is checking the PCMCIA card
Ready / Record LED flickers when data is received and recorded

These conditions remain until the power is switched off.

During operation, when a failure has been detected by the unit, one of the following
status displays:
ra ord
n
Co y / ity

tio
igu c
ad ac
nf Re
Re ap
Lo re
C
ilu
w
Fa

LED Status Possible Reasons Action - Notes

The PC Card is missing Check
The Door is open Check
The Power on Self Test failed Unit failure - Maintenance
The PC Card low capacity threshold Replace or Clear out
has been reached.
Note : Recording is no longer
possible

The unit is ready to record but no Check. Run Control option may
incoming signal is received be the normal reason.

Fig 11 : SSQAR LED Status Table

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The statuses of the Configuration Led are described at section V.

The figures read according to the following convention :

The LED is illuminated

The LED is OFF

The LED flickers

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II-5.4. POWER DOWN

The SSQAR contains the necessary circuitry to achieve a complete monitoring of the
incoming aircraft power supply and perform the relevant actions in order to ensure a
safe data recording process.

When a power failure occurs, the SSQAR enters a Power Down function. The recording
continues while in the Power Down function. If the power failure condition exists for more
than 1 second, “housekeeping” tasks are performed to save all pointers, flush any data
contained in buffers to the PCMCIA card and update all relevant indexes. If the power is
recovered after 1 second but before a hardware reset is issued, the record function is
re-activated. If power does not recover, recording ceases until power is applied again and
initialisation is completed.

II-5.5. DOWNLOAD - READOUT

The download and readout of the recorded data is performed by a ground support
equipment composed of a standard laptop or desktop PC running the Professional
Ground Station (PGS) software P/N : 100-0100 or 100-0200.

This PGS software has been designed to readout and plot precisely the recorded
parameters and to provide automatic Flight Data Analysis in accordance with
FOQA/HOMP requirements. The PGS software is Windows 98/NT4/2000 and XP
compatible.

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II-6. SYSTEM INTERFACE

The table below summarizes the mating connectors with regard to the relevant unit.

Wiring
Main Unit Mating
Part Number Description
Connector Connector
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AE208E14B35PN-MD002 JMS27473T14B35S
200-E20-XXXX 37 Pin 37 Pin 31

Fig 13 : Main Aircraft Connector

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II-6.1. MAIN AIRCRAFT CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGMENT

Model : SSQAR
P/N : 200-E20-XXXX
Unit Main Connector : AE208E14B35PN-MD002
A/C Mating Connector : JMS27473T14B35S

PIN SIGNAL

01 CHASSIS GND
02 28 VDC LINE
03 28 VDC NEUTRAL
04 SIGNAL GND
05 ARINC 429 CHANNEL 1 INA
06 ARINC 429 CHANNEL 1 INB
07 ARINC 429 CHANNEL 2 INA
08 ARINC 429 CHANNEL 2 INB
09 ARINC 429 CHANNEL 3 INA
10 ARINC 429 CHANNEL 3 INB
11 ARINC 429 CHANNEL 4 INA
12 ARINC 429 CHANNEL 4 INB
13 ARINC 717 INA
14 SIGNAL GND
15 ETHERNET TX+ RESERVED
16 ETHERNET TX- RESERVED
17 ETHERNET RX+ RESERVED
18 ETHERNET RX- RESERVED
19 ETHERNET SHIELD RESERVED
20 DISCRETE 0/G 1
21 DISCRETE 0/G 2
22 CFG RS232 TX
23 CFG RS232 RX
24 SIGNAL GND
25 DISCRETE 0/G 4
26 SIGNAL GND
27 ARINC 717 INB
28 ETHERNET SHIELD RESERVED
29 ETHERNET SHIELD RESERVED
30 ETHERNET SHIELD RESERVED
31 DISCRETE 0/G 3
32 RS422 TX-
33 RS422 TX+
34 RS422 SHIELD
35 RS422 RX-
36 RS422 RX+
37 RS422 SHIELD

Fig 14 : P/N 200-E20-XXXX Main Aircraft Connector

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II-6.2.
recorder Power Supply
Line (+28V) 28VDC
Neutral (0V) Power Supply
chassis ground

SSQAR P/N : 200-E20-XXXX

CHASSIS GROUND
Chassis Gnd 1

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28VDC_LINE
+28VDC Input Power (Hot) 2
28VDC_RETURN
+28VDC Power Return (Neutral) 3
ARINC SIGNAL GROUND
Signal Gnd 4
Red Red
ARINC429 Channel 1 Input A 5 Blue Blue Out A ARINC outputs
Out B ARINC429 ch1 ARINC Inputs
Schield Schield
ARINC429 Channel 1 Input B 6 Signal Gnd
Red Red
ARINC429 Channel 2 Input A 7 Blue Blue Out A
Out B ARINC429 ch 2
Schield Schield
ARINC429 Channel 2 Input B 8 Signal Gnd
Red Red
ARINC429 Channel 3 Input A 9 Blue Blue Out A
Out B ARINC429 ch 3
Schield Schield
ARINC429 Channel 3 Input B 10 Signal Gnd

Rev. 1.00
Red Red
ARINC429 Channel 4 Input A 11 Blue Blue Out A
Out B ARINC429 ch 4
Schield Schield
ARINC429 Channel 4 Input B 12 Signal Gnd
Red Red
Isolated ARINC573 Input A 13 Blue Blue Out A
Schield Schield Out B ARINC573
Signal Gnd 14 Signal Gnd
Reserved 15

Ind. : B
Reserved 16
J3
Reserved 17 Monitoring terminal
1
Reserved 18 6
Red Red 2
Blue Blue 7
RD
Reserved 19 Schield Schield TD RS232-C serial COM port
3
8
Signal Gnd
Discrete Open/Ground Input 1 20
4
Discrete Open/Ground Input 2 21 9
5
SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION DIAGRAM

Configuration RS232 serial port - TX 22 SUBD 9 FEMALE

Configuration RS232 serial port - RX 23 SUBD 9 female connector
Signal Gnd 24

Discrete Open/Ground Input 4 25

Discrete
Discreteoutputs
Inputs
Signal Gnd 26 Red Red Discrete 1
Blue Blue
Isolated ARINC573 Input B 27 Schield Schield Discrete 2
Reserved 28

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Red Red Discrete 3
Blue Blue
Reserved 29 Schield Schield Discrete 4 Switch closed -> logic level '1'
Reserved 30
Switch opened -> logic level '0'
Discrete Open/Ground Input 3 31 Signal Gnd

Isolated RS422 serial port - TX- 32

Size
Isolated RS422 serial port - TX+ 33
Red Red
Isolated RS422 serial port - Shield 34 Blue Blue RD+ RS422
RD- RS422 input

A
Schield Schield
Isolated RS422 serial port - RX- 35 Signal Gnd
Red Red
Isolated RS422 serial port - RX+ 36 Blue Blue TD+
TD- RS422 output
RS422 SIGNAL GROUND Schield Schield
Isolated RS422 serial port - Shield 37 Signal Gnd

Mating Rear Connector : J MS27473T14B35S

Mating rear connector MS27473T14B35S
Inside to the recorder, the 3 internal grounds labelled
"Chassis Gnd", "Signal Gnd", and "Isolated RS422 serial Interconnecting
port - Shield" are isolated from each other (floating
grounds). cables Data sourcing equipments
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The recommended connection is mentionned in Recommended :

this schematics, however, if needed, these shielded pairs
grounds may be externally connected together.
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II-6.3. SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION DIAGRAM : NOTES

ARINC 573/717 Input

The data stream of this input is self detected by the unit at power up. There is no need
for program pin selection.

ARINC 429 Inputs

The type of these inputs (High Speed or Low Speed) and the labels to be sampled are
defined by the up loadable configuration (See section V-5).

Discrete Inputs

The type of these discrete input is “Open/GND”. When the switch is closed, a “1” logic
level is assumed by the unit, when the switch position is open, a “0” logic level is
assumed by the unit.

RS422

TBD

RS232 Monitoring Terminal

This connection is used to monitor the unit using a standard computer. The monitoring
can be operated at power up and during recording operations.

For troubleshooting purpose, it is recommended to install an external test connector

wired to this I/O (See section V-4).

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T H I S S H E E T I S I N T E N T I O N A L LY B LA N K

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III INTERCHANGEABILITY

All equipment is directly interchangeable - both mechanically and electrically - with other
equipments bearing the same part number and having the same modification status.

All sub-assemblies within the equipment are also interchangeable with others bearing
the same part number and having the same modification status.

IV MAINTENANCE

IV-1. BUILT IN TEST EQUIPMENT

Failures detected by BITE are reported in fig 11 page 24

Other than the BITE system, in-depth diagnostics of the equipment can be performed
by connecting a PC/terminal to the RS232 interface. These tests are more time
consuming than those performed during “Power-up” self test and can be performed in
situ. See section V

IV-2. MAINTENANCE PERIOD

“On condition” maintenance applies to the SSQAR, as far as it is practicable, using the
BITE to identify unit failure.

Exception to this is for the RTC backup battery. It is recommended that the RTC backup
battery be replaced every 10 years.

IV-3. REPAIR OF THE EQUIPMENT

The average repair time, including testing of the repaired equipment, is 6 hours.

This assumes the following :

a) The repair is restricted to module replacement only

b) Replacement modules have been previously tested and are readily available.
c) The test equipment is, as recommended, for this unit
d) The repair is performed in a fully equipped avionic repair workshop

V CONFIGURATION OF THE SSQAR

V-1. PURPOSE

The purpose of this section is to help the operator setting up the SSQAR P/N : 200-E20-XXXX
recording parameters after it has been installed to the aircraft.

The section describes :

. The way the unit operates normally

. How to set up a Configuration program (see glossary hereafter)
. How to upload a Configuration program and check that the upload is successful
. How to upload a new software release (see glossary hereafter)

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V-2. GLOSSARY

Configuration Program

A Configuration Program defines which inputs the SSQAR must record. This
Configuration Program also includes the details of the aircraft that will be attached to
every recording file (Type, SN, Tail ...)

The Configuration Program is setup by the operator using a dedicated software : SSQAR
CONFIG.EXE. This software creates a file named CONFIG.CFG that the SSQAR uploads
from a dedicated PCMCIA Card.

Software Release

A Software Release is an update of the internal SSQAR software. A Software Release

is sent to the operator by the manufacturer.

A Software Release uploads from a dedicated PCMCIA Card.

Recording PCMCIA Card

A Recording PCMCIA Card is a card used for every day record of flight data. A Recording
PCMCIA Card must not contain any Configuration Program or Software Release : The
SSQAR never records any flight data on a card that would contain a Configuration
Program or Software Release.

V-3. REQUIRED TOOLS AND SOFTWARE

The operations described hereafter may require one of the following tool and software :

. A cable P/N : 200-C01 used for monitoring the messages that the SSQAR echoes.
. The Windows software “hyperterminal” - See configuration of Hyperterminal below.
. The manufacturer software “SSQAR Config.exe” that affords the operator to setup the
recording requirements (Configuration Program).
. A dedicated PCMCIA Card P/N : 200-T01 to upload the new Configuration Program.
. A dedicated PCMCIA Card P/N : 200-T02 to upload a new software release.
. A blanks that simulates the door being closed.

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V-4. MONITORING THE SSQAR

V-4.1. CONFIGURING HYPERTERMINAL

The hyperterminal software is part of Windows operating system and should be found in
the Program > Accessories > Communication submenu of the computer.

Before the program operates normally, it is necessary to set up the communication port
settings as depicted here:

Fig 16 : Hyperterminal Settings

V-4.2. MONITORING CURRENT OPERATION

The following instructions will allow the operator to view the messages sent by the
SSQAR:

. Power the SSQAR OFF

. Connect the cable 200-C01 between the SSQAR test connector and the computer
COM port as defined in the Hyperterminal configuration
. Insert a recording PCMCIA Card and close the door or use the blanks to simulate
closing of the door.
. Launch the hyperterminal software and proceed until it displays a blank window.
. Power the SSQAR ON

REMINDER : The unit has been designed to match the DO160 C standards in terms of
power supply micro cuts : When powered on, the unit first wait until its internal
capacitors have sufficient power charge to satisfy this requirement. As a consequence,
the unit does not echoes anything to the monitor for 5 seconds after it has been
powered on.

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After the POST (Power On Self Test) is achieved (approximately 10 seconds), the
following messages display into the hyperterminal window

Text echoed to Hyperterminal Comments

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSQAR3 - operating from 'FLASH program' region 0 (Bank 1 & bank 2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INI State -> START_TICK_ISR The units checks that the door
Software version : 1.10 is closed and the status of the
INI State -> CHECK_DOOR PCMCIA card inserted :
INI State -> CHECK_DEVICE
ATA-IDE Device present
RLS State -> DETECT_RLS_FILES
No release program files detected on this disk The card is not a software
CFG State -> DETECT_CFG_FILE release program one, nor a
No configuration file detected on this disk
INI State -> RESTORE_CONFIG configuration one
Previous configuration successfully restored

User configuration file parameters The unit now starts the

Signature : SSQAR3_CONFIG
Version : 1.00 recording process : It first
ARINC573 presence : ON restores the previous
ARINC573 line coding : Biphase Mark configuration settings and
ARINC573 start speed : 768 b/s echoes them to Hyperterminal.
ARINC429 channel 1 :
presence : OFF The operator can now check
speed : Low Speed (12.5 kb/s) that these settings match its
label recognition : OFF requirements.
label ID (hexa) : 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,

label USR exponent : 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, The settings displayed here

ARINC429 channel 2 : are those that are
presence : OFF programmed in factory before
speed : Low Speed (12.5 kb/s) the unit is shipped: Only the
label recognition : OFF
label ID (hexa) : 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, ARINC 573/717 line is open.
All ARINC 429 and Discrete
label USR exponent : 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, lines are closed.
ARINC429 channel 3 :
presence : OFF
speed : Low Speed (12.5 kb/s) See section V-5 for updating
label recognition : OFF these settings.
label ID (hexa) : 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,

label USR exponent : 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

ARINC429 channel 4 :
presence : OFF
speed : Low Speed (12.5 kb/s)
label recognition : OFF
label ID (hexa) : 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,

label USR exponent : 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,

Dicretes presence : OFF,OFF,OFF,OFF, These are the details of the

Run control : feature not used
aircraft type : A/C Type aircraft the unit is fitted to.
aircraft serial number : A/C SN
aircraft tail : A/C TAIL
aircraft creation date : 082205
aircraft modif. date :
author : Factory This one checks the status of
RTC battery status : GOOD the time and date battery
Disk low cap. threshold : 1 MBytes
checksum : OK

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INI State -> ARINC573_AUTO_SPEED The unit checks that the

Codes returned (retry_count / speed_num / error_code) : ARINC 573/717 data rate
00 00 00
Auto speed detection results : speed settings restored from
error code : 0 -> Success its previous configuration is
speed code : 0 -> 768 b/s still matching the incoming
synchro family code : 0 -> Teledyne data stream. If not, it will
ARINC573 auto-speed successfully detected
update it. On first Power up of
Newly detected ARINC573 parameters are successfully backup the unit on the aircraft, the
time to search the matching
INI State -> WAIT_FOR_SHORT_PRECHARGE_DELAY data rate may be longer. After
SSQAR3 Software release 1.10
REC State -> WAIT_FOR_DOOR_CLOSED this first power up, it is less
>REC State -> CHECK_DEVICE than 10 seconds to achieve
ATA-IDE Device present the complete initialisation,
REC State -> DETECT_RLS_FILES POST included.
No release program files detected on this disk
REC State -> DETECT_CFG_FILE
No configuration file detected on this disk

REC State -> REC_FILE_CREATE Checking the available space

total clusters : 62586
available clusters : 62586 on disk
sectors per cluster :8
bytes per sector : 512
Disk free space : 244 MBytes

No previous record file <05080006.DAT> present on disk. Creating a new disk file and
Record file <05080006.DAT> successfully created and open starting the recording of data
REC State -> RECORD_BLOCK

NOTE : When the SSQAR has just been installed to the aircraft and is powered up for
the first time, it may take some time before the unit achieves the POST (Power On Self
Test). This is due to the fact that the unit searches for the actual rate of incoming
ARINC 573/717 data stream. This time to complete may be up to 2 minutes long.

When the unit is powered down, it stores these actual settings to a non volatile memory.
On next power up the unit restores these saved setting from its memory and only
performs one check to ensure that they are still matching the aircraft characteristics.
Assuming that these characteristics remained identical (i.e. : the unit has not been
moved to another type of aircraft), the POST does not take more than 10 seconds.

During these operations, the sequence of the front panel leds is as follows :
ra ord
n
ty

tio
igu c
ad aci
nf Re
Re ap
Co y /
Lo re
C
ilu
w
Fa

LED Status
The four leds are lighted during the init of the unit (POST)

The four leds flicker while the unit checks the data rate

The fail led is lighted while the unit checks the PCMCIA Card

The Ready/Record led flicker while the unit is recording the flight data

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V-5. UPDATING THE CONFIGURATION OF THE SSQAR

V-5.1. PURPOSE

The unit has been designed in such a way that its inputs may easily be customized to the
operator requirements. The user may decide to activate or not each one of these inputs
according to the aircraft wiring and to the types of flight data he wants to record.

These settings can be changed and updated by the operator at any times.

V-5.2. SETTING UP A NEW CONFIGURATION PROGRAM

A software has been released to set up the configuration of the SSQAR. This software
is called SSQAR Config.exe.

The screen below displays when the software is launched. Within this sole screen, the
operator configures the SSQAR’s inputs and can identifiy the aircraft it is mounted to.

Note : All the settings uploaded to the unit will be attached with every flight data file
that the SSQAR writes to the PCMCIA card. Thus any of these files may be easily
identified and decoded by the operator even when the origin is unknown.

Fig 17 : Programming SSQAR Configuration

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Details of the configuration screen:

SSQAR Type
This is the P/N of the SSQAR (Select one)

Low Cap
This is the value of the threshold from which the unit will stop writing and thus
recording, assuming that there is not enough free disk space left to secure the
recording.

Aircraft (The four fields below are not mandatory)

. Type
This is a free text cell to let the operator enter the type of the aircraft

. Tail
This is a free text cell to let the operator enter the registration of the aircraft

. S/N
This is a free text cell to let the operator enter the serial number of the aircraft

. Author
This is a free text cell to let the operator enter his reference for the configuration

Note : The four fields above shall be written in the header of each flight data file.

ARINC 573

. This part permits the operator to decide if the ARINC 573/717 input line must be
recorded. In case this input is selected, the operator can define which type of ARINC
573/717 encoding is expected on the input.

Discrete

. This part permits the operator to select if the Discrete input lines must be recorded.

. In case some Discrete inputs are selected, one of them can be used as a RUN
CONTROL command : This command determines when the recorder starts and stops
recording: In case no RUN CONTROL is activated, the unit starts recording on power
ON and stops recording on power OFF. With this command, the operator can define the
start and stop of recording when one of the discrete input value passes 1 or 0.

ARINC 429

. This part permits the operator to select the ARINC 429 input label to be recorded :
For each one of the channels available, the operator defines :

- Record : On or Off to scan this input line or not

- Speed : High Speed (100 Kb/s) or Low Speed (12.5Kb/s) expected rate from the input
- Labels : All to select all incoming Arinc 429 labels,
Custom to select only the labels identified in the list: Type the label
number (Decimal value) and set the Input Frequency and record Frequency
to the value of 16

. Up to 16 labels may be identified per ARINC 429 Input line

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NOTE : The operator must remember that the greater the number of ARINC 429
recorded labels is, the larger the size of the flight data file disk file will be.

When the selection is completed, the operator clicks the “Save” button to write the
configuration to disk.

Notes : The software records the configuration program into a file named CONFIG.CFG.
Unless for backup purposes, the name must not be changed as this is the name that is
recognized by the SSQAR.

The PCMCIA Card P/N : 200-T01 is used to upload a new configuration program ONLY. As
long as the SSQAR finds the CONFIG.CFG on the disk it will NOT record any flight data
to it.

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V-5.3. UPLOADING A NEW CONFIGURATION PROGRAM TO THE SSQAR

To upload the new configuration program that has been setup, process as follows :

. Make sure that the PCMCIA Card P/N : 200-T01 is empty

. Copy the CONFIG.CFG file to the PCMCIA
. Shut down the SSQAR
. Insert the PCMCIA Card P/N : 200-T01 into the SSQAR
. Close the door
. Connect the cable P/N : 200-C01 to the computer and the unit
. Launch the Hyperterminal software
. Power the SSQAR ON

The following sequence displays to the screen :

Text echoed to Hyperterminal Comments

—————————————————————————————————
SSQAR3 - operating from ‘FLASH program’ region 0 (Bank 1 & bank 2)
—————————————————————————————————
INI State -> START_TICK_ISR
Software version : 1.10
INI State -> CHECK_DOOR
INI State -> CHECK_DEVICE
ATA-IDE Device present
RLS State -> DETECT_RLS_FILES
No release program files detected on this disk
CFG State -> DETECT_CFG_FILE
The configuration file has been detected on this disk The unit has detected the
CFG State -> CHECK_CFG_FILE CONFIG.CFG file on the
This file content has been checked as a valid configuration data file PCMCIA and uploads the new
CFG State -> BACKUP_CONFIG configuration.
New configuration successfully stored in EEPROM
Disk free space : 244 MBytes
No previous feedback configuration file <FBCONFIG.CFG> present on For checking purposes, the
disk. unit reads the new
Feedback configuration file <FBCONFIG.CFG> successfully created configuration from its non
and open
CFG State -> WAIT_FOR_DOOR_OPEN volatile memory and write it to
the PCMCIA card to the
FBCONFIG.CFG file.

. Shut down the SSQAR

. Insert a recording PCMCIA card and shut the door.
. Power the unit on and check that the new configuration matches

At the end of the process, note that the PCMCIA Card P/N : 200-T01 now contains two
files : The original CONFIG.CFG and a file FBCONFIG.CFG. Both should match exactly. The
second one is a copy of the memory of the unit after it uploaded the new configuration
from the PCMCIA card. The FBCONFIG.CFG file may be used for checking purposes.

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During these operations, the sequence of the front panel leds is as follows :

ra ord
n
ty

ti o
igu c
ad aci
nf Re
Re ap
Co y /
Lo re
C
ilu
w
Fa

LED Status
The four leds are lighted during the init of the unit (POST)

The config led flickers while the unit uploads the new configuration

The ready and config leds are lighted when the operation is completed

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V-5.4. UPLOADING A NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE TO THE UNIT

It may be necessary to upload a new release of the software of the SSQAR. When
necessary, a file is sent to the operator.

To upload the new software release, process as follows :

. Copy the files that have been sent to the PCMCIA Card P/N : 200-T02. DO NOT
CHANGE THE NAMES OF THE FILES
. Shut down the SSQAR
. Insert the PCMCIA Card P/N : 200-T02 into the SSQAR
. Close the door
. Connect the cable P/N : 200-C01 to the computer and the unit
. Launch the Hyperterminal software
. Power the SSQAR ON

The following sequence displays to the screen :

Text echoed to Hyperterminal Comments

—————————————————————————————————
SSQAR3 - operating from ‘FLASH program’ region 0 (Bank 1 & bank 2)
—————————————————————————————————
INI State -> START_TICK_ISR
Software version : 1.10
INI State -> CHECK_DOOR
INI State -> CHECK_DEVICE
ATA-IDE Device present
RLS State -> DETECT_RLS_FILES The unit has detected that the
The release program files has been detected on this disk card contains a new software
RLS State -> WAIT_FOR_SHORT_PRECHARGE_DELAY
SSQAR3 Software release 1.10 release and uploads it.

RLS State -> DOWNLOAD_PROG_FILE When the process is

Programming FLASH EPROM sector SA71 completed, shut down the
Programming FLASH EPROM sector SA72 (last sector to be
updated) SSQAR.
This release ‘prog’ file has been successfully downloaded.
The new prog files size is 71936 Bytes
Download trace stored in EEPROM.

RLS State -> DOWNLOAD_BOOT_FILE

Saving old FLASH EPROM ‘boot’ sector SA0 to sector SA141
Programming the new ‘boot’ file in FLASH EPROM sector SA0
This release ‘boot’ file has been successfully downloaded
The new ‘boot’ file size is 584 Bytes
Download trace stored in EEPROM.

PSU State -> WAIT_FOR_BAD

. Shut down the SSQAR

. Insert a recording PCMCIA card and shut the door
. Power the unit on and check that the configuration displays.

Notes : The PCMCIA Card P/N : 200-T02 is used to upload a new software release ONLY.
As long as the SSQAR finds the software release on the disk it will NOT record any flight
data to it.

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During these operations, the sequence of the front panel leds is as follows :

ra ord
n
ty

ti o
igu c
ad aci
nf Re
Re ap
Co y /
Lo re
C
ilu
w
Fa

LED Status
The four leds are lighted during the init of the unit (POST)

The config led flickers while the unit uploads the new software

The ready led is lighted when the operation is completed

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V-5.5. UPDATING THE INTERNAL DATE AND TIME SETTINGS.

This section describes how the operator can update the internal date and time of the
unit and check the battery status of the RTC generator.

Notes : The manufacturer expected lifetime for the battery of the RTC generator is ten
years.

The initial date and time of the unit are GMT referenced.

To gain access to the menu, follow the following instructions

. Shut down the SSQAR

. Insert a recording PCMCIA Card
. Leave the door of the unit open
. Connect the cable P/N : 200-C01 to the computer and the unit
. Launch the Hyperterminal software
. Power the unit on.
. The unit now echoes data to the terminal as depicted below.
. Wait until the message “REC State -> WAIT_FOR_DOOR_CLOSED” appears.
. Hit the “?” key and then “Enter key”
. The menu displays (see below)

The commands are operated as follows :

. BAT
This command displays the battery status of the RTC generator. Type “BAT” and enter key
to get the status displayed.

. DATE
This command displays the actual date maintained in the unit.
- Type “DATE” and the Enter key to get the current date displayed
- To update the date type “DATE MM/DD/YY” were MM represents the actual month
DD represents the actual day
YY represents the actual year
Exemple type “DATE 05/22/05” to set 22 may 2005

. TIME
This command displays the actual time maintained in the unit.
- Type “TIME” and the Enter key get the current time displayed
- To update the Time type “TIME HH:MM” were HH represents the actual hours
MM represents the actual minutes
Exemple type “TIME 11:22” to set 11h22mn

Note : Time and date set in factory reference to GMT

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Text echoed to Hyperterminal Comments

—————————————————————————————————
SSQAR3 - operating from ‘FLASH program’ region 1 (Bank 1 & bank 3)
—————————————————————————————————
INI State -> START_TICK_ISR
Software version : 1.10 Leave the card in the unit and
INI State -> CHECK_DOOR open the door. When the unit
INI State -> RESTORE_CONFIG
Previous configuration successfully restored is powered up, the initialization
process runs normally ...
User configuration file parameters
Signature : SSQAR3_CONFIG
Version : 1.00
ARINC573 presence : ON
ARINC573 line coding : Biphase Mark
ARINC573 start speed : 768 b/s
ARINC429 channel 1 :
presence : OFF

.
.
.
.
.
.
... untill the SSQAR waits for
the door to be closed.
REC State -> WAIT_FOR_DOOR_CLOSED

>? At this point, type “?” then hit

VERSION -> Display the Software and Equipment Release the “Enter” key. A series of
CFG -> Display the user configuration parameters commands now display for
CFG default -> Set the user configuration to the default values
CFG default backup -> Set the user configuration to the default values operator use
and store it in the backup EEPROM
BAT -> Display the battery status of the RTC generator
DATE -> Display Date
DATE MM/DD/YY -> Set Date
TIME -> Display Time
TIME HH:MM -> Set Time
>

During these operations, the sequence of the front panel leds is as follows :
ra ord
n
ty

tio
igu c
ad aci
nf Re
Re ap
Co y /
Lo re
C
ilu
w
Fa

LED Status
The four leds are lighted during the init of the unit (POST)

The four led flicker while the unit checks input data stream

The Failure Led is lighted, waiting for the door to be closed

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T H I S S H E E T I S I N T E N T I O N A L LY B LA N K

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