Becker BD406 - Mission Mode; Terms and Definitions

Becker Avionics
DV16401.03 Issue 04 May 2021 BD406/PBD406 91
3.8 Mission Mode
Mission Mode is used during rescue mission.
• The mode has access to all vital data received from rescue beacon and calculates mission
related data.
• The device decodes COSPAS/SARSAT message and supply it in several formats.
• Beacon data can be defined by its protocol type, beacon type, beacon number, TAC (Type
Approval Certificate) number, country code, raw 15HexID.
• The device can also decode and supply user formats. For details on definitions refer to
documents published by COSPAS – SARSAT organization (http://www.cospas-
sarsat.org/en/cospas-sarsat-documentation).
• The device calculates navigation parameters that can by dynamically refreshed during
mission.
BD406 without control head:
N/A.
Terms and Definitions
Term
Description
15HexID
Unique identifier of the beacon (refer to COSPAS/SARSAT
documentation)
Active
Active state related to the pin, signal, functionality, etc.
Audio DB
Database of Audio Messages which may be played by the device.
Audio Message
Single audio message played by the device
Beacon
The source of the 406 MHz emergency transmissions
Beacon Record
Beacons DB item intended for storing data concerning single beacon
Beacon Serial Number
Denotes unique identification of the beacon.
Beacon Type
The type of the beacon (ELT, PLB, EPIRB, SSAS, TEST for definitions
refer to COSPAS/SARSAT documentation)
Beacon’s First Message
Date
Device UTC Date when the first message from the unique beacon was
received
Beacon’s First Message
Time
Device UTC Time when the first message from the unique beacon was
received
Beacon’s Last Message
Date
Device UTC Date when the last message from the unique beacon was
received
Beacon’s Last Message
Time
Device UTC Time when the last message from the unique beacon was
received
Beacons DB
Database containing list of detected Beacons
CDI
Course Deviation Indicator / Indication. It may be expressed in angular
or distance units. Details "Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) –
Beacon/NavPoint detailed Menu" page 94 and "Course Deviation
Indicator (CDI) – Beacon/NavPoint Course View" page 95.
CH
Control head module of the device
CM
Core module (chassis module) of the device
Constant Course
Course (related to the true north) to the target that is set by user in
range 0..359 degrees
Device
BD406 / PBD406
Device Altitude
The altitude received by the device from external/internal GPS receiver.
Device Latitude
Latitude of the device received by device from external/internal GPS.
Valid/invalid status is an integral part of this data.
Device Longitude
Longitude of the device received by the device from external/internal
GPS. Valid/invalid status is an integral part of this data.