Do 160g provides standard procedures and environmental test criteria for testing airborne equipment for the entire spectrum of aircraft from light general aviation aircraft and helicopters through the jumbo jets and sst categories of aircraft. Examples of tests covered include vibration, power input, radio frequency susceptibility, lightning and electrostatic. Its free to register here toget rtca do 160g book file pdf. The rtca do 160g standard 3 section 22 is applicable to equipment installed on metallic and composite aircraft. Galaxy series ultra lightweight rtcado160g compliant aircraft. Doclive free unlimited document files search and download. C145e uavionix was granted a deviation from tsoc145e paragraph 3. You will be able to produce automatically test plan, test report, documents in hours rather than weeks. For commercial applications, the faa strongly encourages the use of rtca do 160 for new articles source. The document includes 26 sections and three appendices. Revised the environmental qualification statement table for temperature and altitude, section 4. In this case, the 1mhz single stroke requirement and first stroke requirement are the same. Rtcado160 section 22 mandates that three sequences of pulses.
Do 160 figure 19 4 audio frequency electric field susceptibility test setup. Emission of rf energy conducted emissions 150 khz to 30 mhz radiated emissions 2 mhz to 6 ghz pass pass c test facility information na d document revision history na see discussion in each section concerning transient emissions. According to an advisory circular dated june 22, 2011 from the u. Equipment intended for installation in a controlled temperature and pressurized location, on an aircraft within which pressures are normally no lower than the altitude equivalent of l5,000 ft mean sea level msl, is identified as category a1. Do160 testing covers most everything that might cause an avionics component to falter or fail. If you are an applicant installing equipment, you may use rtca do 160, any version, to. Depending on the type of aircraft, the location of the unit in the aircraft, and proximity to the engines based on zones the test levels and durations are determined. Rtca do 160g, section 7 at below levels test levels. Examples of tests covered include vibration, power input, radio frequency susceptibility, lightning and electrostatic discharge. This isnt necessarily true for other waveform types, for example. Rtca do160g provides standard procedures and environmental test criteria for testing airborne equipment for the entire spectrum of aircraft from light general aviation aircraft and helicopters through the jumbo jets and sst categories of aircraft. Wireless media streaming platform for private and business jets. Section 22 lightning protection waveform 3, waveform 4 waveform 1, and waveform 5a pin injection, level 4 protection do 160g section 25 esd protection.
Note that the user guide subsections are numbered independently of the subsections in do 160g. These tests provide a controlled laboratory means of assuring the. Do 160 figure 19 4 audio frequency electric field susceptibility test setup section 20. Applications of rtcado160g to commercial avionics equipment. Changes in each section since the release of do 160f will also be summarized, and finally, we will look at the future direction of sc5, and the timetable for future revisions to do 160, and also the do 160 users guide. Do 160, environmental conditions and test procedures for airborne equipment is a standard for the environmental testing of avionics hardware. Level 4 do160g emc protected rs485 transceiver with full 42. As an rtca do 160g accredited test lab, we have the experience, equipment and resources to meet every testing need. The most complete web application for do 160g testing. Rtca do160g, rtca,incorporated 1828 street,nw, suite 805 washington, dc 20036, usa environmental conditions testprocedures airborneequipment rtca do160g prepared sc5supersedes do 160f 2010,rtca, inc. Changes from do 160f vibration testing to do 160g vibration testing. Milstd461g and do 160g milstd461 method do 160 section test re101 sort of 15 magnetic effect magnetic field emissions milstd704, ce101 16 power input cs106 461f 17 voltage spike cs101 18 audio frequency conducted susceptibility power inputs cs109, cs115, cs116, rs101 19 induced signal susceptibility. Rtca do 160 section 22 lightning induced transient.
May 05, 2011 the purpose of this article is to provide an overview of each of the sections that deal with emc in do 160g. Ac 2116g rtca document do160 versions d, e, f, and g. Do 160g section 22 waveform 1 and waveform 5a, and iec6 4 5 surge waveform. The temperature and altitude tests determine the performance characteristics of equipment at the applicable categories for the temperatures and altitudes specified in table 4 1 and at the pressures defined in table 4 2. The eut was tested driving the typical load practical for the power supply. Rtca do 160g section 22 eut designation five test levels milstd461g cs117 new no eut designation two test levels wf set test type waveforms a pin 3, 4 b pin 3, 5a l1. Comparing milstd810g and do160 testing standards for. Fully certified do 160g emc protection on rs485 bus pins. In active mode the measured rf emissions do not exceed the rtca do 160g section 21 category h levels because rtca do 160g is not applicable in that mode. Rtca do 160g section 4 milstd810g procedure iii customer specifications test article dimensions 700 x 700 x 700 mm decompression.
All fixedwing type 4 vibration do 160g section 8 cat. This free of charge application produces automatically the documents needed for testing according to do160 standard. In passive mode, for which rtca do 160g is applicable, the rf emissions of the eut remain below section 21 category h levels. Your agent to product certifications and licenses throughout the world. You will be able to produce automatically test plan, test report, documents in hours rather than we. Test and limit levels for cable bundle multiple stroke tests figure 227. The information in the table will assist you in determining if a particular version of rtca do 160 is acceptable.
The list of accredited standards includes rtca do 160 for electromagnetic compatibility, lightning. Environmental conditions and test procedures for airborne equipment. Rtcado160e section 4, another requirement for a reliable. Aug 01, 2018 rtca do 160g, environmental conditions and test procedures for airborne equipment, is the latest version. These four sections make up the most critical sections of do 160 because of their. Overview of the do160 standard interference technology. The test was performed according to rtcado160f sections 15 category z and 21 category. Rtca do 160g, published by rtca, is the standard that provides environmental. Common emc test standards radiated immunity iec 6 4 3 milstd461, rs103 milstd464 do 160, section 20. Rtca do160g, published by rtca, is the standard that provides environmental. Rtca do 160 section 8 has many categories of vibration s, h, z, and r for fixed wing. If you are interested in the do 160 standard, we suggest you buy it on the rtca. Section 4 cabin pressure 8k to max operating alt 35k in 15 sec.
For additional guidance on gps equipment, refer to the latest revision of ac 208. The faa strongly encourages the use of rtca do 160g for new articles. The equipment was subjected to the test conditions as specified in rtca do 160g, section 4. Section description result a general eut information na b do 160d section 21 cat l. Sections 4 and 5 of rtca do combine an aircrafts cruising altitude with. Dot federal aviation administration, the faa strongly encourages the use of rtca do 160g for new articles. Equipment intended for installation in a controlled temperature and pressurized location, on an aircraft within which pressures are normally no lower than the altitude equivalent of l5,000 ft mean sea level msl, is identified. Avionics rtca do160 testing includes emc and environmental. This document outlines a set of minimal standard environmental test conditions categories and corresponding test procedures for airborne equipment for the entire spectrum of aircraft from light general aviation aircraft and helicopters through the jumbo jets and supersonic transport categories of aircraft. Do 357 replaces the user guides previously included in do 160g. C154c uavionix was granted a deviation from rtca do 282b section 2.
M pass the above summary shows the eut demonstrated compliance with requirements. This section relates specifically to interfering signals related to the power. Rtca do 160 defines a series of minimum test conditions categories and applicable test procedures for commercial airborne equipment. This article will cover the application of transient impulses onto the interconnecting wiring and cable bundles used on those aircraft.
Collection flight information services free flight global positioning system gps. Design for do160 pin injection for indirect lightning interference. It is published by the radio technical commission for aeronautics rtca and supersedes do 8. Rtca do 160g section 21 category h maximum allowed emission levels. Rtca do 160g testing is mainly intended for finding or proving the closest distance to compasses or compass sensors flux gates at which that unit is allowed to be installed. December 2010copies documentmay obtainedfrom rtca, inc, 1828 street,nw, suite 805 washington, dc 2003653, usa telephone. Requirement added for operation of equipment in its most susceptible mode for all environmental tests, not just susceptibility tests. Appendix 1 of this ac provides a summary of the changes from rtca do 160c to rtca do 160d, version d to e, version e to f, and f to g. The information in the table will assist you in determining if a particular version of rtca do. Keystone compliance is a leader in compliance testing to military standards.
Do 160g change 1 has been published to remove all user guides previously included in do 160g. Level 4 do160g emc protected rs485 transceiver with full. Performed iaw rtca do 160g, section 7, category e constant acceleratio n test performed iaw milstd810g method 5 at below levels propeller aircraft environment. Do 160, section 20 iso 11452 4 conducted emissions.
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