
FAA20 Embedded NEXCOM Vocoder
Board Manual
This manual has been prepared for the Federal Aviation Administration.
FA100-00107 (March 2004) – Rev 1.0.0 Page 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This document provides the information needed to integrate and operate
the FAA20 embedded NEXCOM vocoder.
1.1 Purpose and Scope
This document serves the following purpose:
• Describes FAA20 integration and operation
This manual covers hardware revision B. While the FAA20 software is
designed to run on both platforms (revision A and revision B), there are
minor differences in control bits and interfaces. Revision B has a larger set
of discrete control/status signals and supports a higher serial port data rate.
The board revision level is indicated the printed circuit board (PCB)
silkscreen as part of the board part number. Revision A has the part
number text FA100-00071. Revision B has the part number text FA100-
00071B.
1.2 References
Reference information include:
• DVSI 4.8 kbsp AMBE+TM Vocoder for Air Traffic Communication,
Software Release 1.2.0
1.3 Notational Conventions
While reading this manual, the following notational conventions should be
observed:
• Command Entry. This manual describes terminal commands. All
terminal commands and responses are shown in courier font.
Although all commands in this manual are shown without the
necessary trailing carriage return, i.e., the user must press the Enter
key to issue the command.
1.4 Document Organization
This document contains the following sections:
• Introduction. This section provides introductory material.
• General Description. This section provides a brief overview of the
FAA20 and includes a list of features.
• Connectors, Controls, and Indicators. This section provides signal
pinouts and descriptions for all FAA20 connectors and also
describes the operation of FAA20 switches and LEDs.
• Installation. This section provides integration guidance.
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