Appareo Stratus ES User manual

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Stratus ES/ESG Installation Instructions
Document Number
600840-000031
Document Type
Certification
Last Revised
20 February 2018
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2.2
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Stratus ES/ESG
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Table of Contents
Warnings.................................................................................................................................... 6
Related Documentation.............................................................................................................. 8
Vendor Information .................................................................................................................... 8
Abbreviations, Terms, and Definitions........................................................................................ 9
1. About Stratus ES/ESG........................................................................................................11
1.1. Overview.................................................................................................................11
1.2. TSO and FCC compliance.......................................................................................11
1.3. TSO deviations........................................................................................................11
1.4. Non-TSO functions..................................................................................................12
1.5. Environmental qualifications....................................................................................12
1.6. Criticality level .........................................................................................................12
1.7. Embedded Hardware and Software.........................................................................13
1.8. Equipment specifications.........................................................................................13
1.9. Required tools.........................................................................................................14
1.10. Required hardware..................................................................................................15
1.11. Compatible equipment.............................................................................................15
2. Installing Stratus ES/ESG....................................................................................................18
2.1. Unpacking/inspection requirements.........................................................................18
2.2. Limitations for installation........................................................................................18
2.3. Backplate and rack installation................................................................................18
2.4. Unit installation........................................................................................................19
2.5. Cleaning..................................................................................................................19
2.6. Circuit protective device marking.............................................................................20
3. Cabling and wiring...............................................................................................................20
3.1. Cabling and wiring specifications.............................................................................20
3.2. Pins.........................................................................................................................20
3.3. Connecting antennas and position source...............................................................24
4. Configuring Stratus ES/ESG ...............................................................................................24
4.1. ICAO address..........................................................................................................25
4.2. VFR squawk............................................................................................................25
4.3. Aircraft registration..................................................................................................25
4.4. Aircraft airspeed category........................................................................................25
4.5. Aircraft category......................................................................................................25
4.6. Aircraft length..........................................................................................................25
4.7. Aircraft width ...........................................................................................................26
4.8. Altitude format.........................................................................................................26
4.9. Squat switch............................................................................................................26

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4.10. Altitude source.........................................................................................................26
4.11. Backlight source......................................................................................................26
4.12. Backlight slope........................................................................................................26
4.13. Backlight offset........................................................................................................27
4.14. Backlight response time ..........................................................................................27
4.15. GPS antenna lateral offset ......................................................................................27
4.16. GPS antenna longitudinal offset..............................................................................27
4.17. ADS-B In capability .................................................................................................28
4.18. SBAS service provider (Stratus ESG only)..............................................................28
4.19. Diagnostic screens..................................................................................................28
5. Functional tests...................................................................................................................31
5.1. Power bus...............................................................................................................31
5.2. Discrete inputs.........................................................................................................31
5.3. Analog inputs ..........................................................................................................32
5.4. Altitude....................................................................................................................32
5.5. EMI check ...............................................................................................................33
5.6. Compass swing test ................................................................................................35
5.7. Weight and balance.................................................................................................35
5.8. Flight test.................................................................................................................35
6. Using Stratus ES/ESG ........................................................................................................35
6.1. Mode selection keys................................................................................................36
6.2. Event indicators.......................................................................................................36
6.3. FUNC key................................................................................................................37
6.4. Other keys...............................................................................................................37
6.5. Entering a squawk code..........................................................................................38
6.6. Entering the flight identification number...................................................................39
7. Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................40
Appendix A ...............................................................................................................................43

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List of Figures
Figure 1: Locking mechanism location......................................................................................19
Figure 2: Pin-out .......................................................................................................................21
Figure 3: Ambient light sensor location .....................................................................................32
Figure 4: Stratus ES/ESG front panel........................................................................................36
Figure 5: Pressure Altitude screen............................................................................................37
Figure 6: GPS screen................................................................................................................37
Figure 7: Flight ID screen..........................................................................................................37
Figure 8: Brightness screen ......................................................................................................37
Figure 9: Flight ID entry screen.................................................................................................39
List of Tables
Table 1: TSO compliance..........................................................................................................11
Table 2: TSO deviations............................................................................................................11
Table 3: Criticality level.............................................................................................................12
Table 4: Embedded hardware and software..............................................................................13
Table 5: Equipment dimensions................................................................................................13
Table 6: Equipment weight........................................................................................................13
Table 7: Electrical specifications ...............................................................................................14
Table 8: Power requirements....................................................................................................14
Table 9: Required tools.............................................................................................................14
Table 10: Required hardware (supplied parts) ..........................................................................15
Table 11: Required hardware (additional parts).........................................................................15
Table 12: Compatible GPS antenna..........................................................................................16
Table 13: Compatible transponder antenna ..............................................................................17
Table 14: Pin assignments........................................................................................................21
Table 15: Power pin assignments.............................................................................................22
Table 16: Parallel altitude encoder pin assignments .................................................................22
Table 17: Serial altitude encoder pin assignments....................................................................23
Table 18: Suppression pin assignments....................................................................................23
Table 19: Aircraft lighting bus pin assignments.........................................................................23
Table 20: External IDENT pin assignment.................................................................................23
Table 21: External standby pin assignment...............................................................................24
Table 22: Squat switch pin assignment.....................................................................................24
Table 23: Keys used during configuration .................................................................................25
Table 24: BIT diagnostic codes.................................................................................................30
Table 25: Mode selection keys..................................................................................................36
Table 26: Event indicators.........................................................................................................36
Table 27: DO-160G tests performed.........................................................................................45

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Warnings
•The pilot must read the Stratus ES/ESG Pilot’s Guide (600890-000049) before their first
flight.
•Squawk codes 7500 (hijacking), 7600 (radio failure), and 7700 (emergency) are
reserved for emergencies. There may be other reserved codes, depending on the region
you are flying in. It is the pilot in command’s responsibility to comply with their
jurisdiction's operating rules and regulations.

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Record of Revision
Revision
Number Change Description Revision Date Inserted By
1.0 Initial Release 5/29/15 AAL
1.1 CM 10281 1/06/16 AAL
1.2 CM 10323 1/13/16 AAL
1.3 CM 10633 2/09/16 AAL
1.4 CM 11303 5/10/16 AAL
1.5 CM 11511 6/08/16 AAL
2.0 CM 13664 3/28/17 AAL
2.1 CM 13664 6/22/17 AAL
2.2
Updated SW and CEH revision levels in Table 4,
clarified GPS sources in section 1.11.1.1, Added
alternate COTS number for screw, Table 10,
added BIT 1 & 2 in Table 24, added Transmitter
Failure Display in Section 7, general clerical items
2/20/18 AAL

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Related Documentation
Document Number Title
Appareo 600845-000024 Stratus ES/ESG Maintenance Manual
Appareo 600890-000049 Stratus ES/ESG Pilot’s Guide
Appareo 601837-000024 Stratus ES/ESG Installation and Wiring Drawings
FAA AC 20-165B Airworthiness Approval of Automatic Dependent Surveillance -
Broadcast OUT Systems
FAA AC 43.13-1B Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices - Aircraft
Inspection and Repair
FAA AC 43.13-2B Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices - Aircraft
Alterations
RTCA DO-160G Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne
Equipment
Vendor Information
Part Vendor Contact Information
42G15A-XT-1 (GPS antenna) ANTCOM
Antcom Corporation
367 Van Ness Way, Suite 602
Torrance, California 90501
Phone: [phone]
www.antcom.com
AV-74 (transponder antenna) RAMI
Rami
14500 168th Avenue
P.O. Box 858
Grand Haven, MI 49417
Phone: [phone]
www.rami.com

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Abbreviations, Terms, and Definitions
Abbreviation Term Definition
AC Advisory Circular Document provided by the FAA that provides airworthiness
recommendations.
ACO Aircraft
Certification Office Branch of the FAA that works with the applications for certifications.
ADS-B
Automatic
Dependent
Surveillance -
Broadcast
Technology implemented by the FAA to provide surveillance and
improved situational awareness to both pilots and air traffic
controllers.
ATC Air Traffic Control Service that directs aircraft on the ground and through controlled
airspace.
ATCRBS Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon
System
The surveillance system used by Air Traffic Control to augment
radar operations.
BIT Built In Test A series of tests performed on start up to monitor the function of
the equipment.
CFR Code of Federal
Regulations
Codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations
published in the Federal Register by the executive departments
and agencies of the United States Federal government.
EMI Electromagnetic
interference Type of test conducted to ensure system performance when in an electromagnetic environment.
ES Extended Squitter A periodic message that provides position, velocity, and time.
Part of the marketing name for Stratus ES.
ESG Extended Squitter
and GPS Part of the marketing name for Stratus ESG.
FAA Federal Aviation
Administration
Agency of the United States Department of Transportation with
authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in
the United States.
FCC Federal Communications
Commission
Branch of the government responsible for controlling the
regulations around electronic equipment.
FMS Flight Management
System System that automates the aircraft’s flight plan.
GPS Global Positioning
System Satellite-based navigation system that provides location and time information.
HF High Frequency Range of frequency between 3 MHz to 30 MHz.
Hz Hertz Unit of frequency based upon cycles per second.
IDENT IDENT
(Identification)
Transponder feature that allows for aircraft to be uniquely
identified by Air Traffic Control by pulsing the aircraft’s reply on
ATC’s monitors for 18 seconds.

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MHz Megahertz 1,000,000 hertz.
SBAS Satellite-Based Augmentation
System
System of satellites that augments existing satellite systems and
provides increased position accuracy.
STC Supplemental
Type Certificate Type Certificate issued when an applicant has received FAA approval to modify an aircraft from its original design.
TIS-B Traffic Information
Service-Broadcast Aviation information service broadcast provided to aircraft using both 1090 MHz ES and UAT.
TSO Technical
Standard Order Minimum performance standard for specified materials, parts, and appliances used on civil aircraft (FAA definition).
VFR Visual Flight
Rules A set of regulations for flying in which the pilot flies without using instruments in generally clear meteorological conditions.
VHF Very High
Frequency Range of frequency between 30 MHz to 300 MHz.
WAAS Wide Area Augmentation
System
System of ground-based antennas whose precisely known
locations are used to correct satellite signals and provide greater
positional and integrity of service to aircraft in flight.