Installation Instructions
ADS-B FDL-DB Dual Band Series
Installation Manual
Document No. 88552 Rev A
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6.3 WARNING MESSAGES ................................................................................................................ 6-56
6.3.1 TC978 WARNING MESSAGE TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................. 6-56
SECTION 7 TYPICAL INTERCONNECT DIAGRAMS ....................................................................... 7-58
7.1 TYPICAL SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS ........................................................................................... 7-58
7.1.1 GARMIN GNS 430W/530W DISPLAY AND GPS, GTX-330 TRANSPONDER ............................. 7-1
7.1.2 CHELTON FLIGHTLOGIC DISPLAY, GSL-71 CONTROLLER, NO TRANSPONDER ......................... 7-2
7.1.3 ASPEN DISPLAY AND CONTROL, GTX 327 TRANSPONDER ...................................................... 7-3
7.1.4 MODE A/C TRANSPONDER, TC978 CONTROLLER................................................................... 7-4
7.1.5 GARMIN GNS 480, SL-70 TRANSPONDER, TCAS .................................................................. 7-5
7.1.6 GARMIN GMX-200 DISPLAY, GTX-330 TRANSPONDER .......................................................... 7-7
7.1.7 GARMIN GTX-330ES TRANSPONDER WITH FDL-DB-XVR GPS SOURCE ............................... 7-8
7.2 EQUIPMENT SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS ........................................................................................... 7-1
7.2.1 FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 1201 GPS ......................................................................................... 7-1
7.2.2 FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS 1203C GPS ...................................................................................... 7-1
7.3 EQUIPMENT COMPATIBILITY AND FUNCTIONS ................................................................................ 7-1
SECTION 8 MAINTENANCE INTERFACE DIAGRAMS ...................................................................... 8-1
SECTION 9 WARNING DISCLAIMER .................................................................................................. 9-1
SECTION 10 LIMITED WARRANTY ..................................................................................................... 10-2
List of Figures
FIGURE 1: TC978 CONTROLLER ................................................................................................................... 1-7
FIGURE 2: FDL-DB SERIES MOUNTING DIMENSIONS.................................................................................... 2-15
FIGURE 3: TC978 DIMENSIONS ................................................................................................................... 2-16
FIGURE 4: FDC-485/422 SERIAL CONVERTER ............................................................................................. 2-23
FIGURE 5: INLINE MPI CONNECTOR AND COMPATIBLE MPI DEVICES ............................................................ 2-27
FIGURE 6: PERSONALITY MODULE ASSEMBLY .............................................................................................. 2-33
FIGURE 7: STATIC LINE CONNECTION .......................................................................................................... 2-38
FIGURE 8: TERA TERM TERMINAL SETUP ..................................................................................................... 5-18
FIGURE 9: TERA TERM NETWORK CONNECTION SETTINGS USING TELNET ..................................................... 5-19
FIGURE 10: NETWORK HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ....................................................................................... 5-20
FIGURE 11: TERA TERM NETWORK CONNECTION SETTINGS USING A REMOTE NETWORK SERVER PORT ........ 5-21
FIGURE 12: EXAMPLE TERA TERM NETWORK CONNECTION SETTINGS USING TELNET .................................... 5-21
FIGURE 13: FDL-DB SERIES HELP MENU.................................................................................................... 5-23
FIGURE 14: FDL-DB SERIES ADS MENU ...................................................................................................... 5-24
FIGURE 15: FDL-DB SERIES BIT MENU ........................................................................................................ 5-24
FIGURE 16: FDL-DB SERIES COMM MENU ................................................................................................... 5-25