Thursday, August 4, 2011

Avionics Bending: Sperry Airspeed/Mach Indicator - Pinout


Today we are going to look at the pinout for a Sperry Rand Airspeed/Mach Indicator part number 2594621-014. You would, of course, find two of these in the cockpit of the L-1011 with one on the pilot and the other first officer's side. The two A/S indicators would be coupled together as you can see later in the posting.


The airspeed/mach indicator has mechanical elements for airspeed in knots indicated by a pointer, the mach number indicated by a digital readout and a VMO pointer for maximum airspeed. The instrument also a number of flags for Airspeed, Mach and VMO.

Below is the schematic for this instrument and you can see that the data for the instrument would have been provided by the Central Air Data Computer (CADC) via a synchro transmitter.


The pilot and first officer's instruments are able to receive data from each CADC and can be switch from primary CADC to alternate CADC. Below is the schematic showing how the two airspeed/mach indicators are coupled:


Lastly, here is the pinout of the Sperry Rand Airspeed/Mach Indicator:

Format: Connector | Pin | Function

J1 02 Chassy Ground
J1 03 115 VAC 400Hz Power Input
J1 04 115 VAC 400 Hz Power (Lo) - Ground
J1 05 Airspeed (X)
J1 06 Airspeed (Y)
J1 07 Airspeed (Z)
J1 12 Airspeed Valid
J1 13 Airspeed Valid To/From Opp Indicator
J1 14 Airspeed Valid to Opposite Indicator J1 Pin 13
J1 16 Airspeed 26V 400Hz Exciter to ICM
J1 17 Airspeed (X) from Opp Indicator
J1 18 Airspeed (Y) from Opp Indicator
J1 19 Airsped (Z) from Opp Indicator
J1 20 Null to ICM
J1 24 VMO Speed (X)
J1 25 VMO Speed (Y)
J1 26 VMO Speed (Z)
J1 29 26 VAC / 400 Hz From Other Side J2 Pin 23 for Instrument Source Select
J2 01 Instrument Lighting (Hi)
J2 02 Instrument Lighting (Lo) - Ground
J2 05 Mach Speed (X)
J2 06 Mach Speed (Y)
J2 07 Mach Speed (Z)
J2 09 VMO Speed 26V 400Hz Excitation to Opposite Indicator J2 Pin 26
J2 10 Mach Speed 26V 400Hz Excitation to Opposite Indicator J2 Pin 25
J2 11 Mach Valid from Opp Indicator
J2 12 Mach Valid
J2 13 MACH Sped Valid To Opposite Indicator J2 Pin 11
J2 15 Rack Lockout Common
J2 16 Rat Lockout Below 100K
J2 17 Rack Lockout Pin 1
J2 20 Mach Speed To Opp Indicator (X)
J2 21 Mach Speed To Opp Indicator (Y)
J2 22 Mach Speed To Opp Indicator (Z)
J2 23 Airspeed 26V 400Hz Excitation to Opposite Indictor J1 Pin 29
J2 24 Airspeed 26 VAC / 400Hz Exciter Input from ICM
J2 25 Mach Speed 26V 400Hz Exciter from Opposite Indicator J2 Pin 10
J2 27 VMO Speed (X) To/From Opp Instrument
J2 28 VMO Speed (Y) To/From Opp Instrument
J2 29 VMO Speed (Z) To/From Opp Instrument
J2 34 Overspeed Warning Switch Input
J2 35 Overspeed Warning Switch - Output
J2 36 VMO Valid
J2 37 VMO Valid from Opp Instrument
J2 41 VMO Valid Output to Opp Indicator J2 Pin 37

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