LEFT: An installation harness on the production floor at Blue Avionics' Baltimore facility BELOW: A circuit card in production is loaded with the boot code. TDR-94D(-500) series transponders. The Blue Avionics BA440 Router/Filter is used to monitor the full ADS-B system and to condition the ARINC 429 output from the Honeywell GNSSU HG2021GD04/06 SBAS GPS to interface with the Rockwell Collins TDR-94D (-500 Series) transponder. The BA-440 also is used for INS filtering to the TDR-94D on some of the aircraft. The pairing of the three subsystems as certified by the Dassault ODA STC provides Falcon operators with perceptive annunciations and intuitive pilot failure procedures. The multifunctional BA-440 provides an upgradable solution for future growth while providing a fully compliant solution for today's regulatory requirements to meet the Jan. 1, 2020, mandate deadline for ADS-B Out DO-260B retrofits. "We are pleased to support Dassault Falcon Jet/Dassault Aircraft Services with our multifunctional BA-440 Router/Filter," Cairns said when the announcement was made during the week of the NBAA Convention & Exhibition. "The BA- 440 system has proven itself to not only provide fully compliant ADS-B DO-260B solutions with above pairings, but also provide the flexibility and configuration ability to handle differences in the aircraft model avionics suites and future modifications using its highly configurable capabilities. For instance, the pairing of the Honeywell GNSSU and Rockwell Collins transponder is possible by using the BA-440's configurable data rate and ARINC block-handling features. These configurable features enable the BA-440 to interface the Honeywell GNSSU HG2021GDXX and CMC CMA-3024/5024 SBAS GPS units to the Collins TDR-94D transponders IAW DO-260B PVT Nav Data Block requirements." The value of the BA-440 system is in its flexibility and capability to perform more than just a single ADS-B function such as turning on a light. The BA-440 system provides comprehensive support of ADS-B, while it provides future support for NextGen systems requiring an ARINC 429 interface and/or discrete combinations by simply using the installed BA-440 system for ADS-B with only an update to the installed configuration plug's personality table. Continued on following page avionics news * february 2016 57