ARINC 747-3 : 2011

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose of this Document
1.2 Basic Principles
1.3 Unit Description
1.4 Reliability
1.5 Maintainability
1.6 Interchangeability
1.7 Regulatory Approval
2.0 INTERCHANGEABILITY STANDARDS
2.1 Importance of Interchangeability
2.2 Physical Factors
2.3 Standard Interwiring
2.4 Primary Power Input
2.5 Environmental Specification
3.0 RECORDER DESIGN
3.1 General
3.2 Data Recovery
3.3 Aircraft Configuration Interface
3.4 Power Interruptions
3.5 Failure Warning and Functional Test
3.6 Recording Duration
3.7 Protection
ATTACHMENTS
ATTACHMENT 1 - SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM
ATTACHMENT 2 - INTERWIRING BLOCK DIAGRAM
ATTACHMENT 3-A - STANDARD INTERWIRING BOTTOM INSERT J1A
ATTACHMENT 3-B - NOTES TO STANDARD INTERWIRING
ATTACHMENT 3-C - CONNECTOR LAYOUT
APPENDIX A - DATA COMPRESSION EXCERPT FROM EUROCAE ED-55
APPENDIX B - RECOMMENDED DATA WORD FORMATS
APPENDIX C - MANUFACTURERS TEST INTERFACE EIA RS-422A SERIAL
               DIGITAL DATA INTERFACE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOLID
               STATE FLIGHT RECORDERS
APPENDIX D - MANUFACTURERS TEST INTERFACE SUGGESTED DATA
             COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL FOR A SOLID STATE FLIGHT
             RECORDER EIA RS-422A SERIAL DIGITAL DATA INTERFACE
ARINC Standard - Errata Report
APIM

Specifies design guidance for the development and installation of Flight Data Recorders (FDR) which may utilize solid state memory and which may employ some means of data compression.