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Aeroflex ALT-8000 Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 ALT-8000 Radio Altimeter Flight Line Test Set Operation Manual EXPORT CONTROL WARNING: This document contains controlled technical data under the jurisdiction of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR 730-774. It cannot be transferred to any foreign third party without the specific prior approval of the U.S.
  • Page 2 PUBLISHED BY Aeroflex COPYRIGHT  Aeroflex 2017 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or tra nsmitted i n a ny fo rm or by a ny me ans, e lectronic, me chani cal, p hotocop ying, recordi ng or oth erwise withou t the prio r pe rmi ssi on of the p ubli s her.
  • Page 3 S u b j ec t t o E xp o r t C o n tr o l , s ee Co v er P a g e f or d e ta i l s.
  • Page 4 AL T-80 00  OPER ATION MANUA L ELECTROMAGNETIC C O MPA TI B I LI TY Dou ble shie lde d a nd prop erly te rmi nated externa l i nterfa c e ca ble s must b e used with this equi pment whe n i nterfa c ing with the RS-232 a nd Eth ernet.
  • Page 5 AL T-80 00  OPER ATION MANUA L T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.
  • Page 6 Uni t. Aeroflex recommend s the op erator re produ ce a co py of the Decl aration of Conformity Certificate to b e stored w ith the O pera tio n Ma nua l for futu re re fe rence.
  • Page 7 AL T-80 00  OPER ATION MANUA L T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.
  • Page 8 AL T-80 00  OPER ATION MANUA L P r e c a u t i o n s S A F E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E R A T I O N S P E R S O N N E L GENERA L CON DITIONS OF USE Th is p r oduct is d esign ed and tested to comply with th e re qui re me nts o f IEC /EN6 1010 -1 ‘...
  • Page 9 AL T-80 00  OPER ATION MANUA L S A F E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E R A T I O N S P E R S O N N E L ( c o n t ) EQUIPMENT GROUNDING PROTECTION Impro per groun din g of eq uip me nt can resu lt in e lectrical shock.
  • Page 10 AL T-80 00  OPER ATION MANUA L S A F E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E R A T I O N S P E R S O N N E L ( c o n t ) TOXIC HA ZARDS SOME OF THE COMPONENTS USED IN THIS EQUIPMENT MA Y INCLUDE RESINS WA R N ING...
  • Page 11 AL T-80 00  OPER ATION MANUA L S A F E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E R A T I O N S P E R S O N N E L ( c o n t ) FIRE HAZA RD MAKE SURE THAT ONLY FUSES OF THE CORRECT RATING AND TYPE ARE WA R N ING...
  • Page 12 AL T-80 00  OPER ATION MANUA L R o H S P r o d u c t I n f o r m a t i o n f o r P e o p l e ’ s R e p u b l i c o f C h i n a TOXIC OR HA ZARD OUS SUBSTA NCE CONTENT TABLE Th e ta ble provi ded be low lists information as requ ired by Peop le’s Rep ubl ic o f Chi na Electroni c Industry Stand ard SJ /T 113 64-20 06, Markin g for Con trol of Pollu ti on Cause d b y...
  • Page 13 ALT - 8000  OPERATION MA NUAL T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.
  • Page 14 Ch ap ter Head ing P r e f a c e SCOPE Th is Ma nual con ta ins instructions for o per atin g the AL T-80 00. T he Op erator sh oul d beco me tho ro ugh ly famil iar with th is man ual be fo re a ttemptin g to op erate th e equi pment. ORG ANI ZA TI ON Th is ma nual i s compo se d of the foll owin g ch apters: CHAPTER 1 - DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 15 Ch ap ter Head ing T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.
  • Page 16 In spect e qui pment for possi ble da ma ge incu rre d durin g sh ipmen t. If T est Set has been damag ed, re port the d amage to Aeroflex Customer Service. Revie w packing sli p to veri fy shipme nt is comple te . Pa cking slip i dentifie s the sta nda rd items a s we ll as purcha se d option s .
  • Page 17 Ch ap ter Head ing   S t a n d a r d I te m s I TE M PART N UMBER QT Y ALT-8000 Test Set 87340 Transit Case 88494 Power Supply 67374 Jumper Coax Cable, 1 ft...
  • Page 18 Ch ap ter Head ing I TE M PART N UMBER QT Y Antenna Coupler 139139 Antenna Coupler Pole Kit 139152 Antenna Coupler Labels 111838 Attenuator, fixed 20dB 112036 Coax Cable, Low Loss RF, Yellow, 20 ft 88511 Coax Cable, Low Loss RF, Red, 20 ft 89527 Power Cord, US 62302...
  • Page 19 Ch ap ter Head ing I TE M PART N UMBER QT Y Power Cord, European 64020 Operation Manual (CD) 88035 Getting Started (paper) 88036 S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.
  • Page 20 Ch ap ter Head ing Optio nal I tems I TE M PART N UMBER QT Y Battery Pack 86196 87040 External Battery Charger Coax Cable, RG400 TNC-TNC, 91253 yellow (4 ft) Coax Cable, RG400 TNC-TNC,  91255 red (4 ft) Soft Case with 88500 Low Loss RF Cable (100 ft)
  • Page 21 Ch ap ter Head ing T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.

  • Page 22: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents C h a p t e r 1 - D e s c r i p t i o n ......1 - 1 In tr o d u c t i o n A L T - 8 0 0 0 .
  • Page 23 C h a p t e r 3 - T e s t S e t F u n c t i o n s ....3 - 1 In tr o d u c t i o n .
  • Page 24 C h a p t e r 7 - P r o d u c t S p e c i f i c a t i o n s ....7 - 1 U s e r In te rf a c e .
  • Page 25 T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.
  • Page 26 List of Figures TI T LE PAGE A e r o f l e x A L T - 8 0 0 0 ..........1 - 1 A C Ad a p t o r .
  • Page 27 S e l f Tes t Sc r e e n ..........3 - 1 9 S e l f Tes t R u n n i n g .
  • Page 28 C o n ve n t i o n a l FM / C W S w e e p ......... . 6 - 4 Con ve ntiona l FM/CW Rad io Altimete r Blo ck Di agram .
  • Page 29 T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.
  • Page 30 List of Tables Fu ncti on Wi ndow Icons ..........2 - 11 N u m e r i c K e y p a d Ico n s .
  • Page 31 T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.

  • Page 32: Chapter 1 - D E S C R I P T I O N

    C h a p t e r 1 - D e s c r i p t i o n INTRODUCTION ALT-8000   F ig . 1-1 Ae roflex ALT-8 000 1.1. 1 Sco pe Typ e o f Manu al: Operatio n Ma nual Equi pment N ame and Mode l Number: ALT - 800 0 Radi o Al ti me te r F ligh t-l ine T est Set .

  • Page 33: Ca Pabil Ities

    D escr ip tio n Tr ans it Cas e Th e AL T-80 00 is shipp ed in a rug ged transit ca se which pro vi des sto r age for the accessorie s ; AC-DC Po wer Sup ply/Charg er, Externa l Batte ry C harge r, Anten na Co uple r s, Cou pler Po les, RF Coax C able s , Po wer Cord s, Opera tio n Man ual CD an d Gettin g Starte d Manua l.

  • Page 34: Chapter 2 - T E S T S E T O P E R A T I O N

    C h a p t e r 2 - T e s t S e t O p e r a t i o n INTRODUCTION Th is ch apter refe rs to local o peratio n o f an ALT - 800 0 configu re d with fa ctory defau lt setti ngs, unl ess othe rw ise spe c ified.

  • Page 35: Ba Ttery Rechargin G Using Extern Al Power Su Pply

    Op era t io n 2.2. 2 Ba ttery Rechargin g Using Extern al Power Su pply Perform the follo wing steps to re charge th e ba ttery using a n exte rnal po wer su ppl y: S T E P PROCEDURE Con nect AC Li ne Cab le to AC POW ER Conn ecto r on the AC Adap to r a nd an app ropria te AC pow er so urce.

  • Page 36: Installation

    Op era t io n INSTALLATION 2.3. 1 Ven tila tion Req uirements Th e AL T-80 00 is convection co oled b y the en closure case. Avoi d stan din g the T est Se t on or close to other equ ipment th at i s ho t. 2.3.

  • Page 37: C On Trol S And Connectors

    Op era t io n C ON TROL S AND CONNECTORS 2. 4.1 Front Panel Controls F ig. 2-4 F r ont Panel Co ntrols Control Des cription Po we r ON/ OF F T he Po wer On/Off Button i s u s ed to po wer the T est Se t on and o ff .
  • Page 38 Op era t io n Contr ol D escr ip tio n Battery LED Battery Voltage Low (r e d) T he uni t tu rns o ff within on e mi nute withou t cha rg er. Batter y Pre-Charge (fla shing ye llow ) T ri c kl e charge du ring extremel y lo w vol ta ge on the ba ttery.

  • Page 39: Re Ar Panel Co Nnectors

    USB stan dard con nection that allo ws co nnectio n o f USB devi ces (e.g. a USB memory stick).  Reco mmen ded USB memory d evice is Aeroflex PN 6732 5. USB H ost 2 USB stan dard con nection that allo ws co nnectio n o f USB devi ces (e.g.

  • Page 40: Op Erating Proce Dures

    Op era t io n OP ERATING PROCE DURES 2 . 5 . 1 Po we r O N T e s t S e t After comple ti ng In itial Insta lla tio n, p erfo r m the fo llo wing steps to Turn On the Test Se t: S T E P PROCEDURE Press On/Off Bu tton on F r ont Pa nel for a mi nimum of 1 secon d to p ower on T est...

  • Page 41: Use R Interf Ace Comp Onents

    Op era t io n USE R INTERF ACE COMP ONENTS Th e Tes t Se t U s e r I n te r fa ce ( U I ) i s a t o u ch scree n co ntrol pan el th at p ro vides a flexib le workin g environ me nt for users.

  • Page 42: Func Tion Ke Ys

    Op era t io n 2.6. 2 Func tion Ke ys Th e Laun ch Ba r con s ists of ke ys that iden ti fy fu nctions in stal led on the T est Set. F ig. 2 - 9 La unch Bar Fu ncti on Keys S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.

  • Page 43: S I M U L A Tio N Fu N C Ti O N Win D O W

    Op era t io n 2.6. 3 S imula tion Func tion Wind ows Simula ti on Fu ncti on Win dows provi de visual a c ce ss to th e Test Set’ s con tro l p arameters and d ispla ye d data.

  • Page 44: Fu Ncti On Wi Ndow Icons

    Op era t io n 2.6. 4 Func tion Wind ow Ico ns Fu ncti on Wi ndow s use the foll owin g i cons to i ndica te vario us fun c ti ons or states: ICO N DESCRIPTION Clo ses the F unction W ind ow whil e leavi ng th e fu ncti on in the Acti ve State.

  • Page 45: D E F I N I N G P A R A M E T E R

    Op era t io n DEF INING PARAME TERS 2.7. 1 En tering Numeric Valu es Numeric valu es are used to define a vari ety of te st parame ters such as fre quen cy an d leve l. Whe n a numeric data field i s sel ecte d fo r ed iting, a group o f data en try pop -u p win dows is laun ched wh ich provid es three metho ds for defin ing the valu e;...

  • Page 46: D A T A S L E W B A

    Op era t io n 2 . 7 . 3 Da ta S l e w B a r The Data Sl ew Bar incrementally selects spe c ific d ata va lue s by slid ing the bar. Sele ctin g x1 0 increa se s the step incre me nt by a facto r of 10. Sel ecting /10 decre ases th e ste p i ncrement by a factor of 1 0.

  • Page 47: S E L E Ct A B L E U N I

    Op era t io n 2.7. 6 Sel ectab le Units Some fi elds may have sele cta ble un its. For those field s i dentifie d, sel ect the uni ts field and a d ro p-dow n me nu is displ ayed. F ig.

  • Page 48: Chapter 3 - T E S T S E T F U N C T I O N S

    C h a p t e r 3 - T e s t S e t F u n c t i o n s INTRODUCTION Th is ch apter provid es a n opera ti onal d escr iption of sta ndard simul ator fun c tio ns. TEST SET FUNCTIONS 3.2.
  • Page 49 Fu ncti o ns By i ntro ducin g an of fse t to t hi s RF re tu rn l evel (redu ci ng the return signa l by a u ser se t fi gure in d Bs), an altitude swe ep that tra cks and do es n ot flag thro ugho ut its complete rang e i s a po siti ve e nd to e nd test an d co nf irma ti on th at the Rad io Altimeter w ill function in the real wo rld enviro nment, wi th a safety marg in inclu ded .
  • Page 50 Fu ncti o ns Co ntr ol C omp on en t D escr ip tio n Start Altitude Numeri c pa d. In Simula ti on:MAN UAL mo de, start altitude may be en te red in feet b y the use r . In Si mu lat ion :PRO FI LE mode , start al titud e becomes an ad visory fie ld fo r the curren t profil e le g ru nnin g.
  • Page 51 Fu ncti o ns 3 . 2 . 1 . B P u l s e R a d i o A l t i m e t e r s Th e fo llowi ng UUT p arameters are displ ayed whe n te stin g pulse rad io altimeters: Fig .

  • Page 52: Profi Le Setup Func Tion Wind Ow

    Fu ncti o ns 3.2. 2 Profi le Setup Func tion Wind ow Th e Pro fi le Setup fu nction win dow al lows th e us er to crea te , save, re call or del ete u ser named p r ofi les.
  • Page 53 Fu ncti o ns Disp la y Comp o nen t D escr ip tio n L oa de d P r of i l e N a m e Disp lays cu rre nt p r ofi le name . T o ta l P r o f il e Ti m e Disp lays the total du ration of th e cu rre nt p ro fi le in minu tes.
  • Page 54 Fu ncti o ns 3 . 2 . 2 . A A d d L e g # W i n d o w Th e Ad d Leg # W indo w i s u se d to en te r d ata for new le gs in a profile . To crea te a ne w leg , sele ct th e “Add New Le g”...
  • Page 55 Fu ncti o ns 3 . 2 . 2 . C P r o f i l e M a n a g e m e n t Th e Pro fi le Manag ement co ntrol provid es n amed storage a nd re call for profile s. Ea ch profile co nsists of up to 2 0 legs (Fi g.
  • Page 56 Fu ncti o ns Press D elete tab to a c ce ss de lete fu nctions in Mana ge Profiles win dow. Sele ct th e store d fil e to be d ele ted f r om th e Pro fil e Name list . Press the De lete Sto re ke y to del ete stored file .
  • Page 57 Fu ncti o ns 3 . 2 . 2 . D L o a d P r o f i l e F u n c t i o n W i n d o w Sele ctin g th e R ecall Profile Ke y di splays th e Loa d Pro fil e Fun cti on Win dow. The L oad Profile F unction W indo w i s use d to sel ect an d load a stored pro fi le into te st set memo ry fo r e xe c ut ion ( Fi g.

  • Page 58: Te S T S E T U

    Fu ncti o ns TEST SETUP 3.3. 1 Test Setup F unction W indo w Th e Test Se tu p Fun c ti on Win dow is used to configu r e the T est Se t ope rationa l para me te rs.
  • Page 59 Fu ncti o ns G en era l Ta b Co ntro l D escr ip tio n C omp on en t Vari ab le AI D Provide s u se r en try of AID. Ra nge 0 to 9 9 ft. NOT E: T his fi eld is fo r e nte ring no n AR INC AI Ds.
  • Page 60 Fu ncti o ns 3 . 3 . 1 . A L o s s T a b Loss Ta b allo ws ch ange s to Cab le, C oupl er L oss a nd Exte rnal Atte nuatio n se tting s. Setti ngs are chan ged by clickin g on th e settin g entry fiel d.
  • Page 61 Fu ncti o ns 3 . 3 . 1 . B S t o r a g e T a b Sto r age T ab provid es named settings file store and recal l fo r al l test set settings. Onl y one se tting s file may be lo aded i n me mo ry fo r use.
  • Page 62 Fu ncti o ns Sele ctin g th e Ma nage Setting s key disp lays th e Man age Setting s F unction W indo w  (Fig . 3-1 3). Settin gs fil es a r e store d i n seque nce of e ntry. F ig .
  • Page 63 Fu ncti o ns Press D elete tab to a c ce ss de lete fu nctions in Mana ge Setti ngs Win dow . Sele ct th e store d fil e to be d ele ted f r om th e Pro fil e Name list . Press the De lete Sto re ke y to del ete stored file .
  • Page 64 Fu ncti o ns Sele ctin g th e Factory Reset ke y wi ll re s e t t h e t e s t s e t t i n g s t o d e f a u l t.  F ig.
  • Page 65 Fu ncti o ns 3 . 3 . 1 . C D i s p l a y T a b Displ ay Tab a llows chan ges to the frequ ency displ ay mo de, p r ofile measu re me nt u nits and the po wer level s .

  • Page 66: S E L F Tes T Fun C Tio N Win D O

    Fu ncti o ns 3.3. 2 Sel f Te st Fu ncti on Wi ndow Th e Se lf T est W ind ow c onfirms the T est Set is o peratin g co rre c tly. Fig . 3-19 Self Te st Scre en Th e one foot loop back cable must be atta ched be twe en the te st set R F ports b efore runn ing the Self Test.
  • Page 67 Fu ncti o ns Th e Test Se tu p Fun c ti on Win dow di sp lays th e Self Test re su lts wh en th e te st has bee n completed. F ig. 3 - 21 Se lf T est Passe d S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.

  • Page 68: S Ta Tu S B A R A L E R T M E Ssa G E

    Fu ncti o ns 3 . 3 . 3 St a t u s B a r A l e r t M e s s a g e s Th e Status Bar is d ispla yed at the bo ttom of e ach of the main fun c tio n wind ows.  Th e sta tu s b ar displ ays a nd lo gs any syste m d ebug , status, w arnin g, o r e rro r messa ges.
  • Page 69 Fu ncti o ns Alert Me ssa ges d i splay ed at po we r-up : • TC XO calib ra ti on inva lid. Perfo r m ne w factory ca lib ra ti on. • RX CW calib ration in va lid . Perform ne w factory calib rati on. •...

  • Page 70: Chapter 4 - T E S T I N G

    C h a p t e r 4 - T e s t i n g INTRODUCTION Th is ch apter provid es d etails of stan dard tests for R adio Al timeter recei ve r s. 4.1. 1 A nten na Coupl ers and Insta llati on Kit Th e su ppl ied Antenn a Coup lers provid e a n easy, system i nde pend ent me ans of cou pli ng te st sig nal s to the Rad io Altimeter.
  • Page 71 T esting S e c t i on a l E x t e ns io n P ol e s Sectiona l Exten s ion Pole s a llow he igh t ext ensio n up to a maxi mu m of 91 inch es (g ro und to co uple r ga sket).

  • Page 72: Testing Puls E Typ E Al Time Ters With The 20Db Attenu Ator

    T esting 4.1. 2 Testing Puls e Typ e Al time ters with the 20dB Attenu ator Pulse type altimeters with altitude ran ges abo ve 1500 ft ma y req uire the use of a 2 0dB atte nua tor on the UUT :RX p ort to exte nd the dyna mi c ran ge of the ALT - 800 0. To use the attenuator during testing, perform the following steps: S T E P PROCEDURE...

  • Page 73: Di Re C T C O N N E C T I O N

    Bar tab to displ ay la unch bar. Sele ct Si mu lation function key to d ispla y Simulatio n Wi ndow . Press Run to start test an d confirm th at a TX Powe r rea din g is disp layed . NOTE: The ALT-8000 will not function correctly if cable connections are reversed.  ...

  • Page 74: Antenn A C Oupl Er Instal Lation An D Conn Ection

    NOTE: In mul tip le system i nstalla ti ons, t he TX/RX an te nnas fo r a sp ecific system  a re a lign ed in a forward-a ft direction .The ALT-8000 w ill no t fu nction ...

  • Page 75: Fe Eder Co Nnection

    . Con nect the UU T:RX R F coax cable to the RX F ee der. DO NOT CONNECT ALT-8000 UUT:RX PORT TO RADIO ALTIMETER TX PORT. CAUTION DAMAGE WILL RESULT TO THE ALT-8000 UUT:RX PORT. MAXIMUM REVERSE POWER: 100mW.

  • Page 76: Setup

    T esting Fi g. 4-1 2 ALT - 800 0 An te nna Co uple r Install ed 4.1. 6 Setup Perform the follo wing steps for se tu p: S T E P PROCEDURE Press Po we r On /O ff Key for a minimum of 1 second to power up test set. Sele ct Te st S e tu p function ke y to displ ay Test Se tu p Wind ow.
  • Page 77 T esting S T E P PROCEDURE  Sele ct Delay Ca libr atio n to displ ay the De lay Cal ibration scree n (F ig. 4-13 ). Th is scree n starts the ca libra tio n proced ure fo r T est Set/RF coaxi al cable d elay. F ig.
  • Page 78 T esting S T E P PROCEDURE Sele ct Alti tude Indicator Zero key to display Al titu de In dicator Ze ro scree n  ( Fi g. 4-1 4) . Fig . 4-14 Altitude Indi ca to r Z ero Screen Press start to sta r t the Altitude Indica to r Z ero proced ure.
  • Page 79 T esting 4 . 1 . 6 . A L i n e a r A l t i t u d e R a m p T e s t Th e Line ar Al ti tud e Ramp Te st wil l p erform a li near up an d down a lti tu de ramp, ve ri fyin g ade qua te UUT loop g ain.
  • Page 80 T esting S T E P PROCEDURE N OT E: To u s e the + and - buttons on th e Sle w Bar, butto ns must be p re ssed an d  held for a few seconds. F ig.
  • Page 81 T esting 4 . 1 . 6 . B P r o f i l e C r e a t i o n Th e Pro fi le Altitu de Te st wil l e xecute a seque nce of l inea r a lti tu de ramp leg s. To gether th e leg s form a p ro fi le, w hich can simula te a comp lete app ro ach/lan ding o r de parture simulation.
  • Page 82 T esting S T E P PROCEDURE Select Enter to confirm leg. Leg #3 w ill no w b e displa yed in the Simula ti on  Leg s tabl e. Sele ct Add key to disp lay Add Leg w indo w. Le g # 4: Select Start Altitude to d ispla y nu meric pad an d enter Start Al ti tu de = 10 ft, ...
  • Page 83 T esting 4 . 1 . 6 . C P r o f i l e A l t i t u d e T e s t Perform the follo wing steps to se tu p a Pro fi le Altitu de Te st: S T E P PROCEDURE Perform the Setup pro ce dure ( 4.1.6) .
  • Page 84 T esting 4 . 1 . 6 . D U U T P a r a m e t r i c T e s t s Althou gh th e Au to R F Level mod e ensure s that loop g ain is verified a nd system integ ri ty is verified, th ere are ti mes wh en it is d esirabl e to revi ew th e parametric performance of an LRU , particul arly when i ntermi tten t prob lems h ave bee n reported.
  • Page 85 T esting Pos sib l e RX Path Pr ob le ms • LRU RX sensitivity low • RF F eed er ca ble Bad  a. Exce ssi ve l oss o r ba d VSWR due to coax cabl e w ater i ngress.  b.
  • Page 86 T esting Rec eiv er Sen sitivity Te st Pr oc edu re S T E P PROCEDURE Perform setup p ro cedure ( 4.1.6) . Sele ct La un ch Ba r tab to display launch bar. Selec t T e s t S e t u p f u n ct i o n ke y t o disp lay Test Setu p Win dow.

  • Page 87: Id E N T I F Y I N G I N S T A L L E D S O F Tw A R E V E R Si O

    T esting 4.1. 7 Id enti fying Installe d So ftware Vers ion Perform the follo wing steps to iden ti fy th e softwa re ve rsi on install ed in the ALT - 8000 . S T E P PROCEDURE P r e s s t h e O n / Of f b u tt o n t o tu rn the t est se t on .
  • Page 88 T esting S T E P PROCEDURE In the Versi on wind ow th e unit serial n umber and curren tl y in sta lled software version n umber is displ ayed. In thi s exa mp le, the se ri al numb er i s 10 001 9136 0, the software version i s 0.0.12  and the software was rele ased on 2 011/09 /2 1 a t 13 58.
  • Page 89 T esting 4 . 1 . 7 . A Options Function Window Sele ctin g Optio ns from th e System su b-menu wi ll displ ay the Option s F unction W ind ow. Th e Optio ns Fun ctio n Wind ow provid es co ntrol fo r in sta llin g or re mo vi ng op tio ns and displays cu rrently installed options.
  • Page 90 T esting Disp la y Comp o nen t D escr ip tio n Displays status messa g es to in form th e user of pro gress or S t a t u s e rr o r s. Serial Number Di splays the serial n umber of the ALT - 800 0.
  • Page 91 T esting T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls. 4 - 22...

  • Page 92: Chapter 5 - M A I N T E N A N C E

    C h a p t e r 5 - M a i n t e n a n c e INTRODUCTION 5.1. 1 Vi sual Inspec tion s Visual i nspectio ns sh ould b e performed pe ri odi ca lly dep end ing on o peratin g environ ment, mainten ance an d use.

  • Page 93: Alt-8000 Software Update

    PROCEDURE Usin g yo ur PC , obtai n th e l atest so ftware upd ate zi p fil e from Aeroflex. Insert a USB memory device * into th e PC a nd copy th e zip fi le to the roo t d irectory o f the USB memo ry de vi ce.

  • Page 94: System Configuration Function Window

    Maintenance S T E P P R O C E D U R E Insert the USB me mo ry de vice in USB Host 1 Port.   USB  Host 1  F ig. 5-2 U SB Ports Wa it 5 to 10 second s for th e device to be recog nized a nd select  Copy from U SB.* * Th e sta tu s screen sh oul d ind icate ‘Cop y ing Software Up date’.
  • Page 95 Maintenance Fig . 5-3 System Config uration - Sta tus Disp la y Comp o nen t D escr ip tio n Op eratin g Time Disp lays the total ope rati ng ti me i n h r s:mins:secs si nce powe r up .
  • Page 96 Maintenance Disp la y Comp o nen t D escr ip tio n Slo t 1 MIC 284 Disp lays the cu rre nt PXI slo t 1 controll er MIC2 84 tempe r atu r e in de grees Cel s ius. Te mpe ratu re Slot 1 OMAP Disp lays the cu rre nt PXI slo t 1 control ler OMAP p r ocessor...
  • Page 97 Maintenance Disp la y Comp o nen t D escr ip tio n RF Ca rd ID Displays RF card identification numb er. RF Car d Rev is ion Displays RF card revision number. RF Firmware Ver sion Disp lays RF card firmw are revision number. Digital Boa rd Car d ID Disp lays digi ta l b oard card ID number.
  • Page 98 Maintenance Co ntr ol C omp on en t D escr ip tio n B a c k l i gh t Move the slide r to th e right to in crease ba ckl ight level . Move the slid er to the left to redu ce b acklig ht le vel. 5 .
  • Page 99 Maintenance 5 . 2 . 3 . E D a t e / T i m e Th e Date/Time tab controls the test set d ate /time clock parame ters. F ig. 5-7 System C onfigu ra ti on – Da te /T ime Co ntr ol C omp on en t D escr ip tio n T im e...

  • Page 100: M Aintenance Func Tion Wind Ow

    Maintenance 5.2. 4 M aintenance Func tion Wind ow Th e Ma intena nce Fu ncti on Wi ndow is accessi b le via the Lau nch Bar. T he Main ten ance Fu ncti on W indo w provid es access to Diag nostics, Ca lib ra ti on an d System Info proce dures and i nforma ti on.
  • Page 101 Maintenance Co ntr ol C omp on en t D escr ip tio n O ut p ut S ig n a l Drop d own menu : Sele ctio ns C W, FMCW or Pulse. Numeri c pa d: Po wer i n dBm. Ran ge -7 6 dBm to +1 7 d Bm in  Power 1 dB incremen ts.
  • Page 102 Maintenance 5.2.5.C Tx Attens Function F ig. 5-11 Tx Atten s Co ntr ol C omp on en t D escr ip tio n Fre qu en cy Numeri c pad : F r equ ency in MHz. Rang e 42 00 to 4 400 in 1 MHz in cr e me nt s.
  • Page 103 Maintenance Loopback 5 . 2 . 5 . D Fig . 5-12 Loo pba ck Co ntr ol C omp on en t D escr ip tio n Fre qu en cy Numeri c pad : F r equ ency in MHz. Rang e 42 00 to 4 400 in 1 MHz in cr e me nt s.
  • Page 104 Maintenance Pass Thru 5 . 2 . 5 . E F ig . 5-13 Pass T hru Co ntr ol C omp on en t D escr ip tio n Numeri c pad: Atte nua ti on in hal f d B ste ps. Ex: setting 31 g ives 15 .5 dB attenua ti on.

  • Page 105: S Y S Te M I N Fo F U N C T I O N W I N D O

    Maintenance 5.2. 6 System Info Function Window Th e System In fo function w indo w i s acce ssi b le via the La unch Bar Mainten ance function key, as a sub sel ecti on. System Info di sp lays th e hardwa r e status of the Re ceive LO, Tracking Synth, SPA, Transmit LO, Offset Synth and DPLL.

  • Page 106: Chapter 6 - P R I N C I P L E S O F O P E R A T I O N

    C h a p t e r 6 - P r i n c i p l e s o f O p e r a t i o n PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION 6.1. 1 AL T-800 0 Test Operatio n FMCW Ra di o Al tim eters Th e AL T-80 00 Te st-Set ana lyzes the transmitted sign al fro m a FMCW ra dio al time ter to der i ve it s wa v ef or m par a me te r s.

  • Page 107: Ra Di O A L T I M E T E R S

    Pr in ciples o f Oper ation 6 . 1 . 2 Ra di o A l t i m e t e r s Low -R ange R adio Altimeters (LRRA), a re i mp o rtant sa fe ty and na vigatio nal tool s in aircraft, whi ch a part from displ aying a lti tu de abo ve groun d, al so provide a ltitu de inp uts into other key avion ics sa fe ty systems such as T CAS and GPWS (Groun d Pro ximity Warn ing System) as well as auto-land systems.

  • Page 108: Fm/C W Radio Alt Imete R

    Pr in ciples o f Oper ation 6. 1 . 3 FM/C W Radio Alt imete r Th e ma in app licatio n i s for instrument- base d appro aches and l andi ngs fo r l arger commercial ai rcra ft, al th ough the y are a lso suit abl e for smalle r ai rcra ft, mil ita ry ai rcra ft and e ven unman ned ai r veh icles (UAVs).
  • Page 109 Pr in ciples o f Oper ation 6 . 1 . 3 . A C o n v e n t i o n a l F M / C W R a d i o A l t i m e t e r s Th e sw eep wa ve fo rm is tri angu lar and b oth sl opes are typical ly u sed fo r the al ti tud e measure me nt to compen sate for the Dopp ler shi ft d ue to the vertical sp eed of the a ircraft.
  • Page 110 Pr in ciples o f Oper ation Main Cha rac te ristic s: Co nv entional FM/CW Radio Altimeter • Con tin uou s W ave (not p ulsed ), constant ampli tu de • Carrie r F r eque ncy 4 300 MHz (allo cate d to Ra dio Altimeter) •...
  • Page 111 Pr in ciples o f Oper ation   Low Altitude Low Altitude High Altitude High Altitude f Max f Max 4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz Time Time f Min f Min Transmitted Transmitted Received Received Signal Signal Signal Signal Fig . 6-6 CDF F M /CW Swe ep Ch arac teristics: CDF F M/CW Ra dio Altim eter •...
  • Page 112 Pr in ciples o f Oper ation Fig . 6-8 LRRA Antenna Install ation (r e c e s s e d h o r n t y p e ) 6 . 1 . 3 . D A i r c r a f t In s t a l l a t i o n D e l a y ( A I D ) Th e rad io a ltimeter is ca librated to rea d main lan din g ge ar wh eel heig ht abo ve the groun d whi le in the pitch atti tu de associa ted w ith a n ormal configu r ati on an d n ormal app roach spee d at the runw ay thresh old.
  • Page 113 Pr in ciples o f Oper ation 6.1.3 . E R ad io Altitu de Dig i tal Ind i cato rs Th ere are sepa ra te a nalo g indi cators for barome tric and ra dio al titud e, the EF IS (Electronic Flight Instrumentation System) disp lays utilized on digi tal flight decks, are capa ble of displ aying b oth b arometric and r adi o altitude , refer to F ig.
  • Page 114 Pr in ciples o f Oper ation 6.1.3 . F R ad io Altitu de An alog Ind i cato rs Fi g. 6-1 1 sh ows an exampl e of a Di al typ e anal og ind icator. T he altitud e sca le is non- lin ear.
  • Page 115 Pr in ciples o f Oper ation 6.1. 4 Pu lse Radio Al timeter Systems Th e Pu lse Rad io Altimeter System’s ma in (but not e xcl usive) app lic atio n is for military aircraft. Typica lly th ese ope rate a t a fre que ncy o f 4.3 GHz, pulse wi dth o f 25 to 75 ns, PRF 8 to 1 8 KHz and TX pow er of between 5 to 100 W pea k.

  • Page 116: Sys Tems Cou Pled With Rad Io Alti Meter

    Pr in ciples o f Oper ation   Track/Search Receiver Track Loop Track Gate Search Gen Rate Circuit Reference Comparitor Range Circuit Ramp Gen Current Transmitter PRF Gen Indicator F ig. 6 -1 4 Pu lse Radi o Al ti me te r Blo ck Dia gram Dur in g tr ac k , the o v er lap of th e tr ac k gate pu lse and vid eo pul se, de te rmi nes th e magni tu de of a curren t whi ch i s compa r ed wit h a refe rence (offse t) current.
  • Page 117 Pr in ciples o f Oper ation Typical Auto-land Events 140 ft (RA Trip) • Radio Altimeter Interlo ck Switched In • Progressive ly R educe Gain o f Gl ide Slo pe Amp lifier In Pi tch Ch anne l 120 ft (Auto-flare Co mp uter) •...
  • Page 118 Pr in ciples o f Oper ation A T AWS wo rks by usi ng d igi tal el evation data and airp lane in strumen ta l val ues, to p re dict if a l ikely fu tu re p osit ion o f the aircraft in te rse c ts with th e groun d. T he fligh t crew is provid ed with earl ier aural a nd visual wa rnin g o f impe ndin g te rra in, forwa r d lookin g capa bili ty and co nti nue d o pera tio n in th e land ing con fi guratio n G roun d Pro ximity Wa rn ing Syst em ( G PW S ) and E n han ced G ro un d Pr ox im i t y ...
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  • Page 120: Chapter 7 - P R O D U C T S P E C I F I C A T I O N S

    C h a p t e r 7 - P r o d u c t S p e c i f i c a t i o n s USE R INTERF ACE Display: 12" Color LCD, sunlight readable with back light. Controls: Touch screen TX/RX Direct Connection Ports:...

  • Page 121: Receiver (Uut :Tx)

    Specifications GENERATOR (cont) RF LEVEL (cont) Manual Mode (FM/CW) Range: -84 to 9 dBm Manual Mode (Pulse) Range: -76 to 17 dBm Accuracy: +/- 4 dB Auto Mode (ratio metric): Computed RF Level Offset (auto mode): -20 to 20 dB RF Path Loss Simulation: 0 to 5,500 ft Frequency Stability:...

  • Page 122: M As Te R Os C Illa To R

    Specifications RE CE IV ER (cont) PULSE RADIO ALTIMETER Frequency Measurement Range: 4.20 to 4.40 GHz Accuracy: +/- 10 MHz Pulse Power Measurement Range: 1 W (+30 dBm) to 300 W peak (+54 dBm) Accuracy: +/- 2dB Pulse Width Measurement Range: 20 ns to 400 ns Accuracy:...

  • Page 123: Bat Tery

    Specifications BAT TERY Type: Lithium Ion, Removable Pack Voltage: 14.4 VDC or 14.8 VDC Capacity: 6.94 AH Duration: 4 Hrs Charging temperature range: 0° to 45° C. PHY SICAL CHARACTE RIS TICS Height: 10.63 inches (27.0 cm) Width: 13.97 inches (35.5 cm) Depth: 3.425 inches (8.7 cm) Weight (Test set only):...
  • Page 124 Specifications EN VI RO NM E NT AL (cont) External AC-DC Converter Certifications Safety Compliance: UL 1950 DS CSA 22.2 No. 234 VDE EN 60 950 EMI/RFI Compliance: FCC Docket 20780 Curve "B" EMC: EN 61326 External AC to DC Converter Use: Indoors Altitude:...
  • Page 125 Specifications T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls. 7 - 6...

  • Page 126: Appendix A - P I N - O U T T A B L E S

    A p p e n d i x A - P i n - O u t T a b l e s ETHERNET CONNECTOR P i n N u m b e r Si g nal Ty pe S i gn al T yp e Fu ncti on Da ta T ransmit +...
  • Page 127 A p pen di x A USB HOS T 2 CONNE CTOR P i n N u m b e r Si g nal Ty pe S i gn al T yp e Fu ncti on Power USB Power Data Data - USB Data - Da ta...
  • Page 128 A p pen di x A A U X C ON N E C T OR Currently not in use. Su b jec t t o E x p or t Co n tr ol , s ee C ov er Pa ge f o r d et ai ls . A - 3...
  • Page 129 A p pen di x A T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. Su b jec t t o E x p or t Co n tr ol , s ee C ov er Pa ge f o r d et ai ls . A - 4...

  • Page 130: Appendix B - T E R M I N O L O G Y

    A p p e n d i x B - T e r m i n o l o g y Term Description A ID Ai rcra ft Install ation De lay. F eed er ca ble (s) of a sp ecific l eng th that stan dardi zes the total d ista nce fro m the radi o altimeter LRU to the gro und at to uch- d own.
  • Page 131 A p pen di x B Term Description DH Bug T he de cision h eigh t setti ng poi nter o n dial type an alog a ltitude i ndica to rs. Also known as the DH ind ex o n ana log tape i ndica to rs an d EF IS DH Set T he kno b on an an alog a lti tu de ind icator th at the pil ot u se s to...
  • Page 132 A p pen di x B Term Description Min imum Disce rn abl e Sig nal Level . A te rm used to expre ss radar re ce iver sensitivity in -dBm’s P r of i l e A sequ ence of l egs fo rmin g a simu lated fl igh t path i.e. ap proach P u l s e R a d i o T he altimeter measu re s th e time de lay be tw een a tra nsmitted RF p ulse an d the re ply from the groun d.
  • Page 133 A p pen di x B T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls. B - 4...
  • Page 134 I n d e x ... Appe ndix A Entering Numeric Values 2 - 12 ....Pin-Out T abl es Lo cke d Fie lds 2 - 14...
  • Page 135 T HIS PAGE IN TENT IO NALL Y LEFT BLANK. S u b je ct t o E x po r t C o n tr o l , s ee C ov er P ag e f or d et ai ls.
  • Page 136 We reserve the right to make design changes without notice. Go to http://ats.aeroflex.com/about-us/quality/standard-hardware-warranty for Sales and Service contact information. EXPORT CONTROL WARNING: This document contains controlled technical data under the jurisdiction of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR 730-774.

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