L-1011 Trainer Installation: ARCIN 429 for Altimeter and Audio Side Panel

L-1011 Altimeter ARINC 429 Integration Tests

Today Jim Blasco and myself worked on doing ARINC 429 label integration tests with the Altimeter. The Altimeter uses Label 204 and due to the fact that it uses a slightly different variant of a ARINC 429 compatible protocol it has to run on it's own bus. The 204 Label for the Altimeter uses a 32bit word that does not have a SSM field or Parity Bit.

The short demo video bellows shows data being sent to the ADI, HSI, VSI and ALT.  The next steps will be to send actual simulator from X-Plane to the instruments. 

Besides the tests with the Altimeter we also installed the first of two audio side panels. The L-1011 Cockpit Procedure Trainer did not come with these side panels and we got them from an actual (British Airways) L-1011. The audio side panels provide the hookups for the headset (boom and headset) as well as a connector for the hand microphone. The side panel also has room to store the headset in.

L-1011 Audio Side-Panel Installation