ARINC 701-1 : 1983

1.0 INTRODUCTION AND DESCRIPTION
1.1 Purpose of this Document
1.2 General System Description
1.3 Elements of Automatic Flight System
1.4 Unit Description
1.5 Interchangeability
1.6 Regulatory Approval
2.0 INTERCHANGEABILITY STANDARDS
2.1 Form Factors, Connectors, and Index Pin Coding
2.2 Interwiring
2.3 System Functions and Signal Characteristics
2.4 Power Circuitry
2.5 Environmental Conditions
2.6 Cooling-General
2.7 Grounding and Bonding
3.0 SYSTEM DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
3.1 Basic Philosophy
3.2 Configuration Adaptive Design
3.3 Centralized Administrative Control
3.4 Function Vs. Modes
3.5 Individual Mode Description
3.6 Individual Function Description
3.7 Status Warning
3.8 FCCS Command Authority
3.9 Redundancy Control
3.10 No Input for SDMU
4.0 STANDARD SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
4.1 General Accuracy and Operating Ranges
4.2 System Inputs
4.3 System Outputs
5.1 General
5.2 Power Supply
5.3 Cooling
5.4 Panel Illumination
5.5 Guidance for Mechanical Design
5.6 Mode Annunciation
5.7 Control Functions
5.8 Controller Digital Data Inputs and Outputs
6.0 ANNUNCIATOR UNIT DESIGN
6.1 General
6.2 Form Factors and Connector
6.3 Cooling
7.0 FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER UNIT DESIGN
8.0 STATUS/MAINTENANCE PANEL
8.1 Physical Description
8.2 Functional Description
8.3 Interface
9.0 BITE
9.1 BITE Recommendations for AFS
9.2 AFS Configurations
9.3 AFS Maintenance Cycle
9.4 Confidence Level
9.5 Categories of AFS BITE
9.6 Who BITES What?
9.7 Operation of Sensor Self-Test
9.8 System Interface Checking
9.9 Dedicated Sensors and Actuators
9.10 Ground Tests
9.11 Maintenance BITE
9.12 BITE Analysis
9.13 AFS BITE Failure
9.14 Sophisticated Maintenance
10.0 ASSUMED FACS CHARACTERISTICS
10.1 General
10.2 Standard Electrical Interface
10.3 FACS Functions
11.0 FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WIRE SEPARATION CRITERIA
Attachments
1 AFS Architecture
2 Notes Applicable to Standard Interwiring
2A Standard Interwiring - Dual-Dual Architecture
2B Standard Interwiring - Triplex Architecture
3 Flight Augmentation Computer System Characteristics
4 FCCU Connector Locations
5 Controller Face View
6 Environmental Test Categories
7 Systems Inputs
8 System Outputs
9 BITE Controls and Displays
9-1 Mythical Standards AFS Configuration
9-2 Resurgent Triple AFS Configuration
9-3 Typical Dual-Dual AFS Configuration
9-4 Maintenance Cycle and Geddie's Triangle
9-5 Typical Functions to BITE
10 Status/Maintenance Panel
11 Annunciator Unit Details
12 Location of Vertical/Lateral Computations
13 Location of Thrust Mode Computations
14 Engage/Disengage Switching
Appendices
1 Bibliography of the AEEC ARINC 701 Flight Control
       Computer System Project
2 Guidance for Software Design and Documentation

Covers the characteristics of a FCCS within an Automatic Flight System.