ARINC-REPORT-604-1-1988

GUIDANCEFORDESIGNANDUSEOFBUILT-INTESTEQUIPMENTARINCREPORT604-1PUBLISHED:OCTOBER31,1988ANDOCUMENTPreparedbyAIRLINESELECTRONICENGINEERINGCOMMITTEEPublishedbyAERONAUTICALRADIO,INC.2551RIVAROAD,ANNAPOLIS,MARYLAND21401Thisdocumentisbasedonmaterialsubmittedbyvariousparticipantsduringthedraftingprocess.NeitherAEECnorARINChasmadeanydeterminationwhetherthesematerialscouldbesubjecttovalidclaimsofpatent,copyrightorotherproprietaryrightsbythirdparties,andnorepresentationorwarranty,expressorimplied,ismadeinthisregard.Anyuseoforrelianceonthisdocumentshallconstituteanacceptancethereof“asis”andbesubjecttothisdisclaimer.--`,``,,,``,``,`,,,,,,``,``,,,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---REPLACEMENTPAGEREVISED:SEPTEMBER30,1988Copyright©1998byAERONAUTICALRADIO,INC.2551RivaRoadAnnapolis,Maryland21401-7465USAARINCREPORT604-1©GUIDANCEFORDESIGNANDUSEOFBUILT-INTESTEQUIPMENTPublished:October31,1988PreparedbytheAirlinesElectronicEngineeringCommitteeReport604AdoptedbytheAirlinesElectronicEngineeringCommittee:November7,1985Report604-1AdoptedbytheAirlinesElectronicEngineeringCommittee:April25,1988(bymailballot)--`,``,,,``,``,`,,,,,,``,``,,,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---iiFOREWORDActivitiesofAERONAUTICALRADIO,INC.(ARINC)andthePurposeofARINCReportsandSpecificationsAeronauticalRadio,Inc.isacorporationinwhichtheUnitedStatesscheduledairlinesaretheprincipalstockholders.Otherstockholdersincludeavarietyofotherairtransportcompanies,aircraftmanufacturersandnon-U.S.airlines.ActivitiesofARINCincludetheoperationofanextensivesystemofdomesticandoverseasaeronauticallandradiostations,thefulfillmentofsystemsrequirementstoaccomplishgroundandairbornecompatibility,theallocationandassignmentoffrequenciestomeetthoseneeds,thecoordinationincidenttostandardairbornecommunicationsandelectronicssystemsandtheexchangeoftechnicalinformation.ARINCsponsorstheAirlinesElectronicEngineeringCommittee(AEEC),composedofairlinetechnicalpersonnel.TheAEECformulatesstandardsforelectronicequipmentandsystemsfortheairlines.TheestablishmentofEquipmentCharacteristicsisaprincipalfunctionofthisCommittee.ItisdesirabletoreferencecertaingeneralARINCSpecificationsorReportswhichareapplicabletomorethanonetypeofequipment.ThesegeneralSpecificationsorReportsmaybeconsideredassupplementarytotheEquipmentCharacteristicsinwhichtheyarereferenced.Theyareintendedtosetforththedesiresoftheairlinespertainingtocomponentsandgeneraldesign,constructionandtestcriteria,inordertoinsuresatisfactoryoperationandthenecessaryinterchangeabilityinairlineservice.ThereleaseofaSpecificationorEquipmentCharacteristicshouldnotbeconstruedtoobligateARINCoranyairlineinsofarasthepurchaseofanycomponentsorequipmentisconcerned.AnARINCReport(SpecificationorCharacteristic)hasatwofoldpurpose,whichis:(1)Toindicatetotheprospectivemanufacturersofairlineelectronicequipmenttheconsideredopinionoftheairlinetechnicalpeople,coordinatedonanindustrybasis,concerningrequisitesofnewequipment,and(2)Tochannelnewequipmentdesignsinadirectionwhichcanresultinthemaximumpossiblestandardizationofthosephysicalandelectricalcharacteristicswhichinfluenceinterchangeabilityofequipmentwithoutseriouslyhamperingengineeringinitiative.--`,``,,,``,``,`,,,,,,``,``,,,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---REPLACEMENTPAGEARINCREPORT604TABLEOFCONTENTSiiiITEMSUBJECTPAGE1.0INTRODUCTIONANDDESCRIPTION11.1PurposeofThisReport11.2PurposeofBITE1-21.3WhatBITEisNOT!21.4NeedforUniformBitePhilosophy21.5GoalsforBITE21.5.1TrustworthinessObjectives2-31.5.2EconomicObjectives31.5.2.1ReductionofDispatchDelays31.5.2.2IncreasedAccuracyofMaintenance31.5.2.3ReductioninSpecialTraining31.5.2.4ReductioninCost-of-Ownership31.5.2.5EconomicsofBITE31.6RelationshipbetweenBITEandAIDS3-41.7RelationshipbetweenBITEandACARS42.0MAINTENANCECONCEPT52.1General52.2LineMaintenance52.2.1FaultDetectionRoleofBITE52.2.2FaultIsolationRoleofBITE52.2.3ReturntoServiceRoleofBITE5-62.2.4RegulatoryAspectsofBITE62.3EnhancedMaintenance62.4ShopMaintenance62.5ACARS6-73.0BITESYSTEMCONCEPTS83.1General83.1.1Dispatchability83.1.2Maintainability83.1.3CostEffectiveness83.2BITEDesignPrinciples8-93.2.1BITEEffectiveness93.2.2ScopeofCFDSBITE93.3BITEFunctions93.3.1BITEFORStandaloneLRUs93.3.1.1FaultDetection93.3.1.2FaultAnnunciation103.3.1.3FaultRecording103.3.1.4FaultIsolation103.3.2BITEforCFDS10-113.3.2.1LRUPower-UpSelfTest113.3.2.2LRUReplacementVerificationTest113.3.2.3SystemPerformanceTest114.0CENTRALIZEDFAULTDISPLAYSYSTEMCONCEPT124.1GeneralBackground124.2SystemConfiguration124.3SystemOperation134.3.1SystemInitialization134.3.2CFDUOperation13-144.3.3SubsystemBITEInterrogation144.3.3.1FAULTSTATUS14-154.3.3.2PREV.FAULTDATA154.3.3.3POWER-UPTEST154.3.3.4INSTALLVERIFY154.3.3.5SYSTEMPERFORMANCE154.3.3.6DETAILDATA154.3.3.7PAUSE/CONTINUE154.3.3.8NEXTMENU/LASTMENU154.3.3.9EXIT15-164.3.4RemoteFaultDisplayUnit164.4DataStorage164.4.1MemorySize164.4.2FaultStorage164.4.2.1FlightLegMemory164.4.2.2TimeandDateIdentification174.4.2.3FlightNumberIdentification174.4.2.4AltitudeandAirspeedIdentification174.4.2.5LRUIdentification174.4.2.6OtherData174.5ACARS17--`,``,,,``,``,`,,,,,,``,``,,,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---