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16 Apollo MX20 Installation Manual
2.5.2 MX20 I/O DATA PORT CONFIGURATION
The I/O product variation of the MX20 supports an array of additional I/O capabilities on connector J2 as
shown below. Note that the hardware connected to the MX20 I/O ports must be connected as shown in
Table 3, as reconfiguration by software is not available. See the sample wiring diagrams and connector
pinouts in section 2.5.7 for detailed connections. One possible configuration is shown in Figure 13.
Table 3 – MX20 I/O Data Port Configurations
Port Type
(Count)
Direction Data Allocation
ARINC 453 (1) Input Weather Radar Display ART2000 Radar, ART2100, RS-181A
ARINC 429 (1) Output Weather Radar Control ART2000 Radar, ART2100, RS-181A
Discrete (1) Output Weather Radar Power ART2000 Radar, ART2100, RS-181A
ARINC 429 (1) Input Traffic Data Goodrich SKY497,SKY899, GTX330
Discrete (2) Output Skywatch Mode Control Goodrich SKY497, SKY899, GTX330
J1 RS232 Input Ryan TCAD Ryan 9900B/BX
ARINC 453 (1) Input Terrain Data Landmark, KGP560 TAWS
ARINC 429 (1) Output Terrain Control Landmark, KGP560 TAWS
ARINC 429 (1) Input Terrain Status Landmark TAWS, KGP560
Figure 13 –Data I/O Port Description
2.5.3 DATA CARD
The data card is a Compact Flash™ card that contains the NAV database, operating software, and other
information. The data card is required for MX20 operation.
CAUTION
Do not remove the data card with power on.