Digital Techniques Electronic Instrument Systems EASA Module 05 for Aircraft Maintenance

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Today’s aircraft increasingly rely on digital technology and complex electronic systems, not just for instrumentation, navigation, and communications, but today even for flight controls, system monitoring, maintenance planning, and more and more. Fiber optics and fly-by-wire is no longer the exception, but the rule. It is no longer limited to military, but now the basis of private and commercial aircraft both large and small. This module presents the B1 or A&P mechanical technician with what he or she needs to know for both a general understanding of these systems and the ability to work around them in an efficient and safe manner. An advanced version of this book, Module 5/B2 is also available from Aircraft Technical Book Company (available April 2015) which covers these topics to the greater depth required for the B2 or SpaceTEC/CertTec rated avionics and electronics specialist. Digital Techniques EASA Module 05 Contents Welcome Forward Revision Log Preface Acknowledgments Sub-Module 01 Electronic Instrument Systems Knowledge Requirements Electronic Instrument Systems Analog Instruments Digital Instruments Electronic Displays Electronic Flight Instrument System Engine Indication And Crew Alerting System Questions Answers Sub-Module 02 Numbering Systems Knowledge Requirements Numbering Systems Decimal Binary Place Values Binary Number System Conversion Octal Octal Number System Conversion Hexadecimal Hexadecimal Number System Conversion Binary Coded Decimals Questions Answers Sub-Module 03 Data Conversion Knowledge Requirements Data Conversion Analog Data Digital Data Analog To Digital Conversion Digital To Analog Conversion Questions Answers Sub-Module 04 Data Buses Knowledge Requirements Data Buses MIL-STD-1553B ARINC 429 ARINC 629 Aircraft Networks/Ethernet ARINC 664 AFDX IEEE 1394 Firewire Questions Answers Sub-Module 05 Logic Circuits Knowledge Requirements Logic Circuits Logic Gates NOT Gate Buffer Gate AND Gate OR Gate NAND Gate NOR Gate Exclusive OR Gate Exclusive NOR Gate Negative Logic Gates Digital Circuits Aircraft Logic Circuit Applications Questions Answers Sub-Module 06 Basic Computer Structure Knowledge Requirements Computer Architecture Bits, Bytes, And Words Software Hardware Central Processing Unit Memory (RAM, ROM, PROM) Integrated Circuits Aircraft Computer Systems Questions Answers Sub-Module 07 Microprocessors Knowledge Requirements Sub-Module 08 Integrated Circuits Knowledge Requirements Sub-Module 09 Multiplexing Knowledge Requirements Sub-Module 10 Fiber Optics Knowledge Requirements Fiber Optics Advantages And Disadvantages Fiber Optic Data Bus Related Terms Terminations Couplers And Terminals Applications In Aircraft Systems Questions Answers Sub-Module 11 Electronic Displays Knowledge Requirements Electronic Displays Cathode Ray Tubes Light Emitting Diodes Liquid Crystal Displays Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display Questions Answers Sub-Module 12 Electrostatic Sensitive Devices Knowledge Requirements Electrostatic Sensitive Devices Risks And Possible Damage Anti-Static Protection Controlled Environment Static-Safe Workstation Anti-Static Wrist Straps Grounding Test Stations Ionizers Special Handling Questions Answers Sub-Module 13 Software Management Control Knowledge Requirements Software Management Control Restrictions And Catastrophic Effects Airworthiness Requirements Questions Answers Sub-Module 14 Electromagnetic Environment Knowledge Requirements Electromagnetic Environment Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) High-Intensity Radiated Field (HIRF) Lightning/Lightning Protection Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Questions Answers Sub-Module 15 Typical Electronic/Digital Aircraft Systems Knowledge Requirements Digital Aircraft Systems Introduction Electronic Instrument Systems Electronic Flight And Engine Instruments Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA), Information Systems, And Built-In Test Equipment (BITE) Communications, Navigation And Surveillance Systems Aircraft Communication Addressing And Reporting System (ACARS) Inertial Navigation System (INS) Ring Laser Gyros Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) Global Positioning System (GPS) Flight Management System (FMS) Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Flight Control Systems Mechanical Flight Control Systems Automatic Digital Flight Control Systems Cabin Systems Questions Answers Acronym INDEX Index