Becker BD406 - Page 92

Operation
Becker Avionics
92 BD406/PBD406 DV16401.03 Issue 04 May 2021
Term
Description
Device PDOP
Positional Dilution Of Precision received by the device from
external/internal GPS
Device Position
Position of the device decoded from internal/external GPS, consisting of
device latitude and device longitude.
Device Serial Number
Serial number of the device
Device Speed Over
Ground
Speed over ground of the device received by device from
external/internal GPS
Device True Course Over
Ground
True course of the device received by device from external/internal GPS
Device UTC Date
UTC date received by device from external/internal GPS.
Valid/invalid status is an integral part of this data.
Device UTC Time
UTC time received by device from external/internal GPS.
Valid/invalid status is an integral part of this data.
Distance To The Target
Distance between device position and target position
ETA
Estimated Time Of Arrival to the Target
First Message Detection
Time
Time when the first message for the specified beacon was detected
Fixed Position
Device position stored in internal memory. It is used as a reference
position to calculate course deviations parameters.
Fixed position is updated when rotary knob is long pushed.
Details "Figure 42: Mission Mode - CDI, Angular Definition for Fixed
Position in Beacon/NavPoint detailed Menu" page 94.
Fixed Position To Target
Course
Course (related to the true north) from fixed position to target position.
Range: [0…360 degrees]
Inactive
Inactive state related to the pin, signal, functionality, etc.
Installation Setup
The way of equipment configuration available for the end-user in special
installation mode
Invalid
Means that data are not reliable or unknown
Last Message Detection
Time
Time when the last message for the specified beacon was detected
Message
406 MHz distress message transmitted by the beacon
Message Counter
Number of messages received from single beacon (unique for each
15HexID)
Message Frequency
Carrier frequency of the detected message
NavPoint Info
Short text information which may be assigned to the NavPoint
NavPoint Latitude
Latitude of the NavPoint
NavPoint Longitude
Longitude of the NavPoint
NavPoint Name
Short name of the NavPoint
NavPoint Position
Position assigned to the NavPoint, consists of NavPoint Latitude and
NavPoint Longitude.
NavPoint Record
Single record in NavPoints DB. Navigation points are auxiliary points the
device user can navigate to.
NavPoints DB
Set of NavPoints stored in the device.
Panel Controls
Push keys and rotary knob on the CH front side
PBIT
Test procedure which checks main functionality of the device
Protocol Type
The type of the protocol transmitted by the Beacon
Self-Test Message
Distress message transmitted by the beacon in self-test mode (refer to
COSPAS/SARSAT documentation)
Service Mode
Mode of the device operation dedicated for development/factory
departments.