MXS System Description and Installation Manual UM06945
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3.0 System Overview
The MXS provides transponder functions within the Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) system. The SSR
system provides situation awareness to Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the remote pilot.
3.1 System Description
An installed MXS interfaces to a Host (typically a Flight Computer or Autopilot)
, GPS Sensor, Barometric
Pressure Source, and Aircraft Control Signals.
Figure 3-1 is a block diagram depiction of the maximum integration of MXS. A minimum Mode C/Mode S
installation is shown in Figure 3-2.
In this document, the messaging protocol used to communicate between the MXS, and the host (typically a Flight
Computer or Autopilot) will be referred to as the “Host Interface”. See Section Error! Reference source not found. and
Table 6-2 for more information about the serial and Ethernet data protocol used for the Host Interface, and the pins used
for serial communications on the Main Connector. See Section ICD02373 for definitions of the message types comprising
the Host Interface.
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