TAS60xA ADS-B question

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   The marketing is that the "A" units will paint ADS-B targets on your display, and correctly merge them with transponder sensed targets.
From the FAQs it appears that the referenced ADS-B traffic is just the 1090 ADS-B out traffic data direct from other aircraft, that the 600xA picks up through its own antennas, and uses to correct/sharpen the sensed data and extend the range?

What about 1090/978 traffic data (TIS-B) received from a secondary internal data source, like a 978/1090 transceiver. Will there be some way to intelligently merge that traffic data with a TAS60x unit, or perhaps only a TAS60xA unit?

The displays available are the IFD540 (soon) and ASPEN PFD.

* Orest

Edited by oskrypuch - 17 May 2014 at 11:30am

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oskrypuch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 Nov 2012 Location: CYFD Status: Offline Points: 3061	Post Options Post Reply Quote oskrypuch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: TAS60xA ADS-B question Posted: 17 May 2014 at 11:21am
	The marketing is that the "A" units will paint ADS-B targets on your display, and correctly merge them with transponder sensed targets. From the FAQs it appears that the referenced ADS-B traffic is just the 1090 ADS-B out traffic data direct from other aircraft, that the 600xA picks up through its own antennas, and uses to correct/sharpen the sensed data and extend the range? What about 1090/978 traffic data (TIS-B) received from a secondary internal data source, like a 978/1090 transceiver. Will there be some way to intelligently merge that traffic data with a TAS60x unit, or perhaps only a TAS60xA unit? The displays available are the IFD540 (soon) and ASPEN PFD. * Orest Edited by oskrypuch - 17 May 2014 at 11:30am

AviJake Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Location: Lincoln MA Status: Offline Points: 2815	Post Options Post Reply Quote AviJake Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2014 at 7:18am
	The TAS-A will receive both ground station and air-to-air 1090 MHz ADS-B information. ....and the 1090 ADS-B out traffic data direct from other aircraf,t that the 600xA picks up through its own antennas, and uses to correct/sharpen the sensed data and extend the range? This is one of the benefits. What about 1090 & 978? It will receive 1090 MHz Extended Squitter through Air-to-Air, it will receive 978 MHz through ADS-R from ADS-B ground stations (received via 1090 MHz), and it will receive TIS-B from ground stations (received via 1090 MHz). You'll need that A suffix.
	Steve Jacobson sjacobson@avidyne.com

oskrypuch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 Nov 2012 Location: CYFD Status: Offline Points: 3061	Post Options Post Reply Quote oskrypuch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2014 at 8:38am
	Ah, so in terms of operational benefit, the "A" units will largely eliminate the need for having a separate ADS-B transceiver, at least for traffic -- as long as you are participating, else the ground stations will not transmit traffic data to you. So a 60xA unit + mode S ES like the 340 will make you compliant, and you will get all the info you need. I get weather elsewhere, so FIS-B is not important to me. Any timeframe for the A functionality in the TAS units? I presume it needs a trip back to the shop. * Orest Edited by oskrypuch - 03 Jun 2014 at 8:47am