Table of Contents
1.0INTRODUCTIONANDDESCRIPTION
1.1PurposeofthisCharacteristic
1.2FunctionoftheEquipment
1.3UnitDescription
1.3.1MLSILSGNSSReceiver
1.3.2Control
1.3.3Antennas
1.3.4Instrumentation
1.3.5AirplanePersonalityModuleInterface
1.3.6ConfigurationDataSources
1.4Interchangeability
1.4.1General
1.4.2InterchangeabilityDesiredfortheARINCMMR
Components
1.4.3"GenerationInterchangeability"Considerations
1.5Modularity
1.6RegulatoryApproval
1.7RelationshiptoOtherARINCCharacteristics
1.8TestabilityandMaintainability
2.0INTERCHANGEABILITYSTANDARDS
2.1Introduction
2.2FormFactors,ConnectorsIndexPinCoding
2.2.1MMRUnit
2.2.2StandardControlPanel
2.2.3Indicators
2.2.4Antennas
2.3StandardInterwiring
2.4PowerCircuitry
2.4.1PrimaryPowerInput
2.4.2PowerControlCircuitry
2.4.3TheACCommonCold
2.4.4TheCommonGround
2.5StandardizedSignaling
2.5.1ARINC429DataBus
2.5.2Standard"Open"
2.5.3Standard"Ground"
2.5.4Standard"AppliedVoltage"Output
2.5.5StandardDiscreteInput
2.5.6StandardDiscreteOutput
2.5.7MIL-STD-1553DataBus
2.6EnvironmentalConditions
2.7Cooling
2.8GroundBonding
2.9PowerDissipation
3.0RECEIVERCOMMONDESIGNREQUIREMENTS
3.1General
3.2ARINC429BusInterface
3.2.1General
3.2.2Tune/FunctSelectDataPortsAandB
3.2.3ILSLookAlikeOutputPorts
3.3MMRModeStatusandWarningAnnunciation
3.3.1MMRModeStatusAnnunciation
3.3.2MMRWarningAnnunciation
3.3.3RequiredTimeforFailureAnnunciationforNon
Selected
3.4AudioOutputs
3.4.1General
3.4.2AudioOutputPower
3.4.3AudioSourceImpedance
3.4.4AudioOutputLevelVariationwithLoadImpedance
3.4.5AudioOutputServiceAdjustment
3.4.6AudioFrequencyFunctionResponse
3.4.7HarmonicDistortion
3.4.8MorseCodeAudioOutput
3.4.9AudioOutputMuting
3.5FunctionalTest
3.5.1General
3.5.2Power-OnInitiatedTest
3.5.3UserInitiatedFunctionalTest
3.5.4On-LineSelfTests
3.6Discretes
3.6.1InputDiscretes
3.6.2OutputDiscretes
3.6.3ProgramDiscretes
3.7ConnectorandPinAssignments
3.8MIL-STD-1553BusInterface
3.9TO/FROSignal
3.10DataLoader
3.11InstallationConsiderations
3.11.1DualInputSensors
3.11.2TripleMMRInstallations
4.0ILSRECEIVERDESIGN
4.1LocalizerReceiver
4.1.1FrequencyRangeandChanneling
4.1.2FrequencySelection
4.1.3ReceiverSensitivity-AuralReception
4.1.4ReceiverSensitivity-ILSReception
4.1.5Selectivity
4.1.6UndesiredResponses
4.1.7CrossModulation
4.1.8VOR-LocalizerInterference
4.1.9LocalizerReceiverPerformanceinthePresenceof
VHFCommunicationsTransmissions
4.1.10AutomaticGainControl
4.1.11DesensitizationandInterferenceRejection
4.2LocalizerReceiverAudioOutput
4.2.1AudioOutput
4.2.2Gain
4.2.3HarmonicDistortion
4.2.4AudioOutputServiceAdjustment
4.2.5AudioPhaseShift
4.2.6AutomaticGainControl
4.2.7AudioFrequencyFunctionResponse
4.2.8AudioOutputPower
4.2.9HarmonicDistortion
4.3GlideSlopeReceiver
4.3.1FrequencyRangeandChanneling
4.3.2FrequencySelection
4.3.3ReceiverSensitivity
4.3.4Selectivity
4.3.5UndesiredResponses
4.3.6CrossModulation
4.3.7AutomaticGainControl
4.3.8DesensitizationandInterferenceRejection
4.4ILSReceiverARINC429Outputs
4.4.1Deviation
4.5CourseDeviationOutputLinearity
4.5.1LocalizerCourseDeviationOutputLinearity
4.5.2GlideSlopeCourseDeviationOutputLinearity
4.6CourseStabilities
4.6.1LocalizerCourseCenteringStability
4.6.2GlideSlopeCourseCenteringStability
4.7DeviationOutputDamping
4.8Monitoring
4.8.1InputSignalMonitoring
4.8.2FailureMonitoring
4.8.3MonitoringIntegrity
4.9FailureWarningAnnunciation
4.9.1StatusWarningAnnunciation
4.10GroundStationIdentReporting
5.0MLSRECEIVERDESIGN
5.1GeneralRequirements
5.2MLSModesofOperation
5.3ReceiverControl
5.3.1ChannelSelectionTune/FunctSelectData
5.3.2AzimuthAngleSelection
5.3.3GlidePathAngleSelection
5.3.4RangeInput
5.4RFResponseRequirements
5.4.1ChannelRequirements
5.4.2AcquisitionSensitivity
5.4.3Sensitivity
5.4.4DynamicRange
5.4.5Selectivity
5.4.6FrequencyStability
5.4.7MLSRFAntennaPorts
5.4.8Emission
5.5SignalProcessing
5.5.1SignalValidation
5.5.2Acquisition
5.5.3Track
5.5.4ClearanceSignals
5.5.5FailureWarningsAnnunciation
5.6ReceiverPerformance,DigitalDataOutputs
5.6.1Accuracy(NoMultipath)AtNominalSignalLevels
5.6.2SignalLevelVariationAtLowSignalLevels
5.6.3In-BandInterferencewithoutDesiredSignal
5.6.4In-BandInterferencewithDesiredSignal
5.6.5Out-of-bandInterference
5.6.6ScanningBeamWidthVariation
5.6.7SignalInterruption
5.6.8ProportionalCoverage
5.6.9Accuracy(InMultipath)
5.7Outputs
5.7.1ARINC429DataOutput
5.7.2MLSDeviationOutputCharacteristics
5.7.3AudioOutput
6.0GNSSPRECISIONLANDINGGUIDANCEFUNCTION
6.1Introduction
6.2GLSOperationalModes
6.3GLSPrecisionApproachSelection
6.4GLSInterfaces
6.4.1GLSInputs
6.4.2GLSOutputs
6.5GLSFunctionMonitoring/Alarms
6.5.1GLSOperation
6.5.2GLSPrecisionApproachMode
6.6GLSProportionalLateralDeviation
6.6.1GLSProportionalVerticalDeviation
6.6.2ScalingandSensitivityofRectilinearDeviationData
6.7GLSFunctionMonitoring/Alarms
6.7.2GLSInputSignalMonitoring
6.7.3GLSFailureMonitoring
6.7.4MonitorIntegrity
6.8ModeCodeAudioOutput
6.9ApproachIdentReporting
7.0MMRCONTROLANDDISPLAY
7.1MMRControl
7.1.1MaximumTimetoSwitchModes
7.2ModesofOperation
7.2.1StandbyMode
7.2.2ILSMode
7.2.3MLSModes
7.2.4GLSModes
7.2.5DataBroadcastMode(Optional)
7.2.6SBASGLS(Optional)
7.2.7FLS(OptionalMode)
8.0ANTENNAS
8.1Introduction
8.2MLSAntennas
8.2.1AntennaConfigurations
8.2.2AntennaCharacteristics
8.2.3InstallationConsiderations
8.2.4AntennaDesign
8.2.5AntennaPreamplifier
8.2.6PowerDividerModuleCharacteristics
8.3ILSAntennas
8.3.1LocalizerAntenna
8.3.2GlideSlopeAntenna
8.4GPS/GNSSAntennas
8.4.1Introduction
9.0DIFFERENTIALDATALINKRECEIVER
9.1VHFDataLink
9.1.1GeneralProvisions
9.1.2ReceiverControl
9.1.3RFCharacteristics
9.2C-BandDataLink
10.0AIRPLANEPERSONALITYDATA
10.1GeneralRequirements
10.2APMInterfaceRequirements
10.3APMMemoryMap
10.4APMDataDefinition
10.4.1APMData-BlockFormat
10.4.2DefinitionofAPMdata-BlockFormat
10.4.3GLSAPDMessage
10.4.4MLSAPDMessage
10.5DataIntegrityRequirements
10.6DataReliabilityRequirements
10.7DataLoadingRequirements
10.8DataConfigurationRequirements
11.0PROVISIONSFORAUTOMATICTESTEQUIPMENT
11.1General
11.2UnitIdentification
11.3MMRBITE
11.3.1BITEInterface
11.4PurposeoftheOMS
11.4.1InteroperabilitywithDifferentOMS
11.5FaultMonitoring
11.6OMS/CFDSBus
11.7OutputstoSupportOMS/CFDSBus
12.0GNSSRECEIVERDESIGN
12.1Description
12.2GeneralCapabilities
12.3ModesofOperation
12.4SatelliteAcquisition
12.4.1NormalAcquisition
12.4.2AbnormalAcquisition
12.4.3AcquisitionTime
12.5IntegrityMonitoring
12.5.1TimetoAlarm
12.5.2DegradedPerformance
12.6ReceiverAutonomousIntegrityMonitoring(RAIM)
12.7PredictiveRAIM(PRAIM)
12.8GNSSSensorPerformance
12.9GNSSSensorInterfaces
12.9.1Inputs
12.9.2Outputs
ATTACHMENTS
1MMRDigitalCharacteristicwithGrowthCapabilities
2ConnectorPositioning
3-1StandardInterwiringDigitalMMR
3-2StandardInterwiring-NotesApplicabletothe
StandardInterwiring
3-3MMRMiddlePlug(MP)ConnectorInsertPin
Layout
3-4MMRMiddlePlug(BP)ConnectorInsertPin
Layout
3-5MMRBottomPlug(BP)ConnectorInsertPin
Layout
4-1MMRARINC429LabelUsagebyMode
4-2MMRARINC429Attributes
4-3MMRARINC429LabelDescriptions
4-4InternationalAlphabetNo.5(IA-5)
4-5MMRBusConfiguration/Utilization
4-6SignStatusBitofallLabelsonILSLook-a-LikeBus
andGLSDataBroadcastOutputBus
4-7FinalApproachSegmentDataMessage(FASDM)
5-1AircraftPersonalityModule(APM)
5-2AircraftPersonalityModule(APDM)
6TypicalAudioOutputTestProcedures
7EnvironmentalTestCategories
8MLSDMEVORChannelPairing
9AntennaDesign
10OutputSensitivity
11FMInterference
12DesignGoalsforILSReceiver
13TableofMLSWarningOutputs
14DualAssignmentPinsforMilitaryVersionMMR
15MMRRedundantSensorInterfacing
16MLSMinimumRFPowerDensityLevels
17AngleGuidanceOutputCharacteristics
18ModulationEnvelopeSimulatingSignalInterruption
19MMRAntennaSwitching
20AlternateProgramPinDefinition
21MLSAuxiliaryWordOrganization
APPENDICES
AVDBMessages
BGlossary
CReferencedDocuments
ARINCStandard-ErrataReport
ARINCIAProjectInitiation/Modification(APIM) Abstract
Sets forth the desired characteristics of Multi-Mode Landing System Receiver (MMR) intended for installation in all types of commercial transport aircraft. Also provides general and specific guidance for the development and installation of the MMR primarily for airline use.
