Flight Data Systems HHMPI, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...er this man ual with Flight Data Systems to ensure receipt of any amendments The use duplication and or disclosure by persons receiving this manual may be subject to restrictions No part of this docum...

Page 2: ...HMPI 20 4 2 4 Creating the Aircraft List on the HHMPI 21 4 2 5 Adding Entries to the HHMPI Aircraft File 21 4 2 6 Deleting an aircraft from the Aircraft list on the HHMPI 21 4 2 7 Saving the Aircraft...

Page 3: ...s network connec tion 44 7 0 Troubleshooting 44 8 0 FA2100 FA2200 and FA2300 Interface Supplement 48 8 1 Download Operations 48 8 2 Recorder Operations 48 8 3 FDR Status 49 8 4 CVR Status 49 8 5 FDR o...

Page 4: ...gure 20 0 Selected tail number on the shortcut screen 31 Figure 21 0 Changing from Raw Mode to EU Mode 31 Figure 22 0 Accessing aircraft parameters alphabetically 32 Figure 23 0 Four parameters popula...

Page 5: ...ecord of changes 4 Table 2 0 HHMPI models and description of modifications applied 6 Table 3 0 HHMPI equipment list 9 Table 4 0 Interface cables and software options 10 Table 5 0 Specifications HHMPI...

Page 6: ...ed ADF Mod 4 MCR500 software interface implemented ADF Mod 5 Version 2 HHMPI Mod 6 Internal battery on HHMPI added Mod 7 Docking cradle Mod 8 Audio jack added for CVR capability ADF Mod 9 New revision...

Page 7: ...Figure 2 0 HHMPI top view Figure 3 0 HHMPI bottom view All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 8: ...Figure 4 0 HHMPI Mod 1 top view Figure 5 0 HHMPI Mod 1 bottom view All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 9: ...h internal battery Mod 5 6 FDS400 301 HHMPI with external battery and PCMCIA card Mod 1 5 FDS400 302 USB flash drive 2GB All FDS400 303 Compact flash card HHMPI Option all FDS400 304 SD card HHMPI Opt...

Page 10: ...le UASC CVFDR CVR FDR FDS400 227 Interface cable HNY DVDR FDS400 232 Interface cable HNY HFR5 D FDS400 246 Interface cable HNY AR CVR Combi FDS400 241 Interface cable L 3 Micro QAR FDS400 257 Interfac...

Page 11: ...ble 6 0 Specifications HHMPI Mod 1 and 5 battery Parameter Weight HHMPI 495 g HHMPI kit 3 2 kg see Figure 6 0 HHMPI kit on page 9 Shipping 4 2 kg Dimensions L x W x H HHMPI 145 x 95 x 46 mm HHMPI kit...

Page 12: ...ng of this manual For example An important note provides information that is essential to the completion of a task You can disregard information in a note and still complete a task but you should not...

Page 13: ...0 Interface cables and software options on page 10 3 2 1 Connecting the HHMPI to an FDR To connect the HHMPI to a recorder use the interface cable for the specific recorder you want to download data f...

Page 14: ...r USB adapter power though a USB cable P N FDS400 107 The internal battery on battery equipped HHMPI devices The external battery on Mod 2 HHMPI devices To monitor battery status Press right to open t...

Page 15: ...owever this increases the charging time 3 2 3 Charging the HHMPI with the docking cradle HHMPI devices with Mod 7 can also be charged by a power adapter through the HHMPI docking cradle P N FDS400 373...

Page 16: ...r on self test is carried out If connected the interface cable is detected automatically and correct connection to the flight data recorder is indicated by a blue aircraft icon found in the status bar...

Page 17: ...e unit Using the web interface is the easiest way to set up the HHMPI see Section 5 4 1 Changing the HHMPI configuration via the web interface on page 39 3 5 1 Clock Settings Set the date and time for...

Page 18: ...s Restrict Menus Only allow access to previously configured shortcut keys 3 5 7 Live Data Settings Set the global live data settings to be used in the live data view from some of these options may onl...

Page 19: ...ownload type ext For example _20101010_1204_FDR_5_MINUTES fdr _VHFDS_101_20101010_1204_FDR_ALL dlu _VHFDS_101_20101010_1204_CVR_ALL cvr 4 2 Aircraft lists Stored in the HHMPI as a comma separated vari...

Page 20: ...B port on top of the HHMPI 1 From the Main Menu press down until you reach the Device Configuration com mand and then press right 2 Press down until you reach the Settings Profile command and then pre...

Page 21: ...for each aircraft See Section Figure 11 0 Adding aircraft to the Aircraft List on the HHMPI on page 21 Figure 11 0 Adding aircraft to the Aircraft List on the HHMPI 4 2 5 Adding Entries to the HHMPI...

Page 22: ...selecting this option all the aircraft models and tail numbers in the Aircraft List will be removed from the HHMPI Press OK to confirm or cancel to cancel this operation 4 2 9 Prompt for Tail No Enabl...

Page 23: ...ble see Figure 7 0 Connecting the HHMPI to the FDR or CVR on page 14 2 Turn on the HHMPI and FDR Once turned on the start up process begins and the power on self test is carried out If connected to th...

Page 24: ...rogress bar 4 3 2 Decompressing CVR data at the aircraft To play CVR files on a computer or another device you may need to decompress the raw file into a waveform file wav See Section 4 3 Downloading...

Page 25: ...decompressing CVR data 4 3 3 Decompressing CVR away from the aircraft From the home screen press right to access the Main Menu scroll down to the Utilities command and then press OK On the Decompress...

Page 26: ...to the CVR Rack adaptor instead Power the CVR at the aircraft and then connect the HHMPI interface cable connected to the Rack Adaptor to the HHMPI and start up the unit With CVR recording now disable...

Page 27: ...menu press down until you reach the Live Data View command and then press right Then press down until you reach the View Live FDR Data com mand and then press right to View ARINC 717 Data See Figure 1...

Page 28: ...ing formats Binary Octal Binary Decimal and Binary Hexadecimal To change the viewing mode use the up and down buttons and then press right to confirm your selection MSB Most Significant Bit hides all...

Page 29: ...associate an Aircraft Definition file with an aircraft The Aircraft Definition file is exported from STARS with the extension sdf You will need to transfer this file to the HHMPI either through a dire...

Page 30: ...a After assigning an Aircraft Definition file to an aircraft see Section 4 5 1 Assigning an Aircraft Definition file to an aircraft on page 30 to view the live flight data in Engineer ing Units 1 To v...

Page 31: ...right to display the ARINC 717 settings menu 5 Enable the EU Mode radio button then press down until you reach the Select Parameter command and then press right An alphabetical list will be displayed...

Page 32: ...s will update once per sub frame and SAMPLING will flash green and white for each update See Section Figure 23 0 Four parameters populated with Engineering Units on page 32 Figure 23 0 Four parameters...

Page 33: ...he HHMPI internal memory see Section 4 6 1 File transfer between HHMPI storage locations on page 32 4 7 Network operations The HHMPI is capable of transferring files over a network using FTP and also...

Page 34: ...FTP server from the HHMPI To add a new FTP server from the HHMPI from the Main menu 1 Press down until you reach the Device Configuration command and then press right Then press down until you reach...

Page 35: ...o exit the alphabet grid and then press OK to confirm your selected FTP server name Figure 25 0 Setting up the FTP client 5 2 Configuring an existing FTP server from the HHMPI To configure an existing...

Page 36: ...press up to enter the remote path from the alphabet grid with the arrow buttons pressing OK between each letter When complete press cancel to exit the alphabet grid and then press OK to confirm the re...

Page 37: ...in any web browser Using the web interface is the easiest way to configure the HHMPI To access the HHMPI web interface 1 Connect the HHMPI to the local area network LAN router or switch which will al...

Page 38: ...e default username and password Username admin Password admin See Figure 29 0 Web interface login on page 38 Figure 29 0 Web interface login Note If no link is detected an IP address has not been assi...

Page 39: ...ng owner information and access restrictions 5 4 1 Changing the HHMPI configuration via the web interface To configure the HHMPI through the web interface in any web browser 1 Log on to the HHMPI web...

Page 40: ...m the web interface on page 37 2 Click the Backup Restore tab see Figure 31 0 Device configuration screen on page 40 The Backup Restore screen allows you to back up the device configuration aircraft l...

Page 41: ...Change the administrator login Reset the device or restore back to factory settings Figure 33 0 Device configuration screen To change admin settings follow these steps 1 From the Access Restrictions c...

Page 42: ...k 1 Turn on the HHMPI 2 Plug the USB wireless network adapter into the USB port on the top of the HHMPI An alert Configuring Wi Fi Please Wait should appear monetarily A white antenna icon will also a...

Page 43: ...command and then press right to enter the key 3 Press up to enter the key from the alphabet grid with the arrow buttons pressing OK between each letter When you are finished press cancel and then OK t...

Page 44: ...on page 34 7 0 Troubleshooting To troubleshoot the HHMP first try the following steps Turn the HHMPI on and off by following the steps in Section 3 2 4 Turning on the HHMPI and self test on page 16 If...

Page 45: ...HHMPIs without an internal battery ensure that it is con nected to a powered recorder Screen is not visible Reset the HHMPI by following the steps in Section 3 2 5 Reset operation on page 16 No commu...

Page 46: ...wireless network adapter is plugged into the USB port on the top of the HHMPI and ensure correct con nection to the recorder Connection is indicated by a white antennae icon found in the status bar o...

Page 47: ...craft List on a PC on page 20 Try loading the file through the web interface see Section 5 4 1 Changing the HHMPI configuration via the web interface on page 39 Cannot copy file from external memory d...

Page 48: ...duration of cockpit voice recordings See Section 4 3 Downloading flight data on page 23 8 2 Recorder Operations The FA2100 supports the following recorder operations Monitoring of FDR Status Monitori...

Page 49: ...6 Clear Latched Fault Sets or reset the fault log 8 7 Clear Fault Log Erases the fault log 8 8 Dump Fault Log Saves the fault log to selected memory See Figure 37 0 FA2100 Recorder Operations Dump Deb...

Page 50: ...udio volume control on page 50 Figure 38 0 CVR Live Audio volume control 8 12 Live Data View Real time ARINC 717 data can be monitored from the FA2100 See Section 4 4 Viewing live flight data on page...

Page 51: ...corded since the last down load operation was performed DLR Last Flight Retrieves only new Datalink recordings recorded since the last flight DLR Time Retrieves the last specified duration of Datalink...

Page 52: ...ves the last specified duration of BIT data See Figure 39 0 SRVIVR Download Operations on page 52 and Section 4 3 Down loading flight data on page 23 Figure 39 0 SRVIVR Download Operations 9 2 Recorde...

Page 53: ...2 increases the volume and shortcut button 3 decreases the volume See Figure 45 0 CVR Live Audio volume control on page 58 9 4 Live Data View Three streams of real time data can be monitored from the...

Page 54: ...e BIT All BIT Since Last BIT Last Flight BIT Time Recorder Operations Information System Version Serial Number Hardware Version Processor Version CPM Version Audio Version ARINC Version Boot Version O...

Page 55: ...All Retrieves all Datalink recordings from the recorder DLR Since Last Retrieves only new Datalink recordings recorded since the last down load operation was performed DLR Mark Retrieves all Datalink...

Page 56: ...ed DLR Mark Retrieves all Datalink recordings newer than a specified memory mark Figure 42 0 FA5000 FA5001 Download Operations 10 2 Recorder Operations The FA5000 FA5001 supports the following recorde...

Page 57: ...d also play back previ ously recorded data To listen to audio plug headphones into the audio jack on the bot tom of the HHMPI see Figure 3 0 HHMPI bottom view on page 7 Press the up and down buttons t...

Page 58: ...wing menu items are enabled on connection to a FA5000 FA5001 recorder Note The CVFDR must be configured appropriately for playback that is not currently recording Refer to the component maintenance ma...

Page 59: ...corder Part Number Aircraft ID Recorder Serial Number Date YYYY MM DD Time HH MM SS MS FW Version L3 HW FPGA Part Number L3 HW FPGA Part Number Revision L3 FW FPGA Part Number L3 FW FPGA Part Number R...

Page 60: ...ails information such as aircraft serial number version numbers MP Software P N and CP Software P N upload of Operational Flight Program OFP and settings for the aircraft tail number See Figure 46 0 V...

Page 61: ...iguration and confirm the files are loaded in the information section See Figure 47 0 Uploading OFP to the VADR from the HHMPI on page 61 Figure 47 0 Uploading OFP to the VADR from the HHMPI All manua...