SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS PART 5

GIETU,GUNUPUR ISSUE 1
SYLLABUS
REV.0
MAINTENANCE TRAINING ORGANISATION EXPOSITION JULY P AGE
2022 NO.23

MODULE 5 DIGITAL TECHNIQUES/ELECTRONIC

INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS(THEORY)
FIRST SEMESTER TOTAL HOURS: 80 HRS
INDEX NO. ATA CAR 66 Ref TASK/COMPETENCE LEVEL HOURS
1 31 5.1 Electronic Instrument Systems 2 5
1.1 5.1 Typical systems arrangements and cockpit layout of 2 5
electronic instrument systems.
2 31 5.2 Numbering Systems 1 8
2.1 5.2 Numbering systems: binary, octal and hexadecimal 1 8
Demonstration of conversions between the decimal and
binary, octal
and hexadecimal systems and vice versa
3 31 5.3 Data Conversion 1 8
3.1 5.3 Analogue Data, Digital Data; 1 8
Operation and application of analogue to digital, and digital to
analogue converters, inputs and outputs, limitations of
various types.
4 31 5.4 Data Buses 2 6
4.1 5.3 Operation of data buses in aircraft systems, including 2 6
knowledge of ARINC and other specifications.
5 39 5.5 Logic Circuits 2 8
5.1 5.5 Identification of common logic gate symbols, tables and 2 8
equivalent circuits; Applications used for aircraft systems,
schematic diagrams.
6 31 5.6 Basic Computer Structure 2 6
6.1 5.6 Computer terminology (including bit, byte, software, 2 6
hardware, CPU, IC, and various memory devices such as RAM,
ROM, PROM);
Computer technology (as applied in aircraft systems).
7 23 5.10 Fibre Optics 1 8
7.1 5.10 Advantages and disadvantages of fibre optic data 1 8
transmission over electrical wire propagation;
Fibre optic data bus;
Fibre optic related terms;
Terminations;
Couplers, control terminals, remote terminals;
Application of fibre optics in aircraft systems.
8 39 5.11 Electronic Displays 2 6
8.1 5.11 Principles of operation of common types of displays used in 2 6
modern aircraft, including Cathode Ray Tubes, Light Emitting
Diodes and Liquid Crystal Display.
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9 23 5.12 5.12 Electrostatic Sensitive Devices 2 5

9.1 5.12 Special handling of components sensitive to electrostatic 2 5
discharges;
Awareness of risks and possible damage, component and
personnel
anti-static protection devices.
10 31 5.13 Software Management Control 2 4
10.1 5.13 Awareness of restrictions, airworthiness requirements and 2 4
possible catastrophic effects of unapproved changes to
software programmes.
11 24 5.14 Electromagnetic Environment 2 5
11.1 5.14 Influence of the following phenomena on maintenance 2 5
practices for electronic system:
EMC-Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMI-Electromagnetic Interference
HIRF-High Intensity Radiated Field
Lightning/lightning protection
12 31/39 5.15 Typical Electronic/Digital Aircraft Systems 2 11
12.1 5.15 General arrangement of typical electronic/digital aircraft 2 11
systems and
associated BITE(Built In Test Equipment) testing such as:
(a) For B1 and B2 only:
ACARS-ARINC Communication and Addressing and Reporting
System
EICAS-Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System
FBW-Fly by Wire
FMS-Flight Management System
IRS-Inertial reference system
(b) For B1, B2 and B3:
ECAM-Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitoring
EFIS-Electronic Flight Instrument System
GPS-Global Positioning System
TCAS-Traffic Collision Avoidance system
Integrated modular Avionics
Cabin System
Information system
TOTAL HRS. 80