TCAS 2004 User Guide - EUROCONTROL Experimental Centre
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1. eDEP ADD 1 V1 8 M Vere March 2003 eDEP GSDK Detailed Design 1 5 M Vere October 2002 eDEP ATC Detailed Design GL eDEP DDD 1 1 9 M Vere March 2003 eDEP User Guide Graffica May 2004 eDEP ATCX User Guide Graffica May 2004 q RT a 13 ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Meaning CWP Controller Working Position IDE Integrated Development Environment JRE Java Runtime Environment JVM Java Virtual Machine SDK Software Development Kit Page 3 of 18 TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS UserGuide doc 2 INSTALLATION NOTES 2 1 HAPTIC ALARM To install the driver necessary to control the haptic alarm through a parallel port follow the installation instructions at www geocities com juanga69 parport This will involve copying parport dll to your lt JDK gt bin i e the bin folder below your JDK installation If you have Windows NT or higher then you will also need to install UserPort You will need administrator privileges to use UserPort as it grants you access to hardware addresses that are not usually available to a user Step by step instructions for the installation of parport and UserPort can be obtained from www geocities com juanga69 parport If the parport dll file is not copied to the correct location a Java UnsatisifiedLinkError will be generated If the UserPort softw2. will have no effect on the VVC and vice versa The TCAS launcher provides a number of differing HMI variants The launcher showing the available HMI variants is shown in Figure 1 below AE Launch Scenario Name CORA2105 y Mode STANDALONE Y HMI Variant Display EXTREME_NO_HAPTIC Radar Update Interval EXTREME CUSTOMISE Event Dispatch Mechanism View Traffic Run TCAS Scenario Quit Figure 1 Launcher Showing HMI Variants It can be seen from Figure 1 that the launcher supports a customise HMI mode This allows a user to create a bespoke HMI If the user selects the customise HMI variant a second tabbed pane named RAOptions is included in the launcher This is shown in figure 2 below Page 12 of 18 TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS_UserGuide doc TCAS Scenario launcher Figure 2 Launcher with RAOptions Tab Figure 3 below illustrates the options that can be customised through the launcher TCAS Scenario launcher Teas v Figure 3 Defining a Customised HMI Customised HMIs cannot be saved However the contents of the standard HMIs can be changed through the resource parameters Page 13 of 18 TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation gui
3. PM TCAS ABBREVIATE DESCEND _2000FPM TCAS RESOLUTION FLASH RATE MS TCAS RESOLUTION FLASH OFF RATE MS VVC AUDIO_ALARM CLASS VVC STCA_ WARNING VVC STCA STERN_WARNING Page 6 of 18 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt TYPICAL VALUE tcas resources scenarios 54 CORA1_54_TRAFFIC dat tcas ias server TCASScenarioReaderlmpl Coc CLM ICL DES IDE LCS LCI LC2 LD5 LDI LD2 1000 0 1000 0 tcas vvc server AudioAlarmImpl ON ON D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS_UserGuide doc DESCRIPTION The traffic file used in the scenario This resource is set automatically in the launcher The Scenario Reader class implementation defined for TCAS TCAS default abbreviations symbols Note can use Unicode to define symbols e g replace CLM with u2191 to get up arrow Similarly replace ICL with u2191 u2191 to get a double up arrow Duration which TCAS label and or background will remain on when flashing Duration which TCAS label and or background will remain off when flashing The Audio alarm class implementation defined for TCAS Can be either ON or OFF When ON STCA softly spoken warning will be issued Can be either ON or OFF When ON STCA TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentati
4. TCAS 2004 21 June 2004 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS UserGuide doc Issue Author Date Company TCAS 2004 User Guide Draft 0 6 Graffica 21 June 2004 Graffica Ltd Page of 18 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 1 gt O 0 1 A U 10 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS_UserGuide doc Table Of Contents TATI O A ot ent cena ba ade de A A oa eaer oa ha hatha ened 3 1 1 Version Hist iii idos 3 L2 E A A RRA 3 LIA AMOS r a a a r a a E a bueeste hoes 3 Installation Not ias 4 2 1 Haptic Alai A A A ct 4 2 2 Support For MPIEdES ci o a di Lila 5 Resource Descriptions Lt dd At AE A A bt tc 6 Revised Resolution Advisory File Format 00 c ccccecscessseesseeseeesneeeseeescecsaecaecsaeceaeeneeseeeseeeeeneeass 10 4 1 EXAMPLES iii a td Ada ue tala tad bes Sine Es 10 OS 11 The AUN O AEA 12 Sotind Clips Flia A O A 14 Launching The Air Configuration cccccscccsccssscessceesceeeeeeseceseeeseecseecaaecsaeceaeecsaecsaecsecnsecsaeeeeenaes 15 Changing TCAS Alert Colours cccecccesssesscesseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseecseecsaecsaecsaeceaecnaecsseeseeeseeeeeneseneeeaees 16 Stopping Scenarios At a Specified Time cc eecccccessceesceeneeeteeeeeenseessecsseceseceaecsecsseeeeeeaeens 17 Using The IES Capablanca Reta haa
5. an still be used but internally they will be treated as DESCEND DESCEND and CLIMB_CLIMB respectively Page 10 of 18 TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS_UserGuide doc 5 SCENARIOS The CORA2 2002 traffic files have been added to the tcas scenarios A distributed scenario has been created this is TCASTest4 This scenario cannot be launched through the launcher Bat files have been provided to launch this scenario The common distribution gsdk file will need to be modified to include the appropriate discovery host name The original scenario files are compatible with the new file format Page 11 of 18 TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS UserGuide doc 6 THE LAUNCHER The Launcher allows a TCAS scenario to be launched in a number of different distribution modes The modes are 1 Standalone where the scenario is run on a single machine 2 CWP Only runs the CWP without the VVC 3 VVC Only is run on a remote machine to pair with a CWP Note When running CWP Only on one machine and VVC Only on a remote machine care should be taken to make sure the same scenario is chosen and the HMI variants chosen correspond to what is desired Note configuring sound options on the CWP Only machine
6. aptured by the ILS There is a thirty degree capture angle in which the approach the runway runway final STAR point final STAR point Aircraft must enter through this box within 30 degrees of the centre line Figure 4 ILS Capability Page 18 of 18
7. are is not used to provide access to the parallel port addresses an exception will be raised when eDEP attempts to control the port Typical output when this exception is raised is shown below An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM Unexpected Signal EXCEPTION PRIV_INSTRUCTION occurred at PC 0xD30107B Function Unknown Library C j2sdk1 4 0_01 bin parport d1l NOTE We are unable to locate the function name symbol for the error just occurred Please refer to release documentation for possible reason and solutions Current Java thread at parport ParallelPort writeOneByte Native Method at parport ParallelPort write ParallelPort java 60 at test parallel SimpleHapticTest sendHexPair SimpleHapticTest java 45 at test parallel SimpleHapticTest ButtonListener actionPerformed SimpleHapticTest java 84 at java awt Button processActionEvent Button java 381 at java awt Button processEvent Button java 350 at java awt Component dispatchEventImpl Component java 3526 at java awt Component dispatchEvent Component java 3367 at java awt EventQueue dispatchEvent EventQueue java 445 at java awt EventDispatchThread pumpOneEvent ForHierarchy EventDispatchThread java 191 at java awt EventDispatchThread pumpEventsForHierarchy EventDispatchThread java 144 at java awt EventDispatchThread pumpEvents EventDispatchThread java 138 at java awt EventDispatchThread pumpEvents EventDispatchThr
8. ce may be changed through the TCAS logical colour file This file is located in tcas resources The contents of this file are illustrated below The physical colours referenced in this file in the example below Orange and Green must be included in the eDEP physical colours file This file is located in atcapp resources common graphics TCAS LOGICAL COLOURS ALERT DEFAULT BACKGROUND Orange ALERT DEFAULT FOREGROUND Green Page 16 of 18 TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS_UserGuide doc 10 STOPPING SCENARIOS AT A SPECIFIED TIME There are two mechanisms for stopping a scenario specifying the CLOCK STOPTIME resource parameter or using the scripted event tool The resource parameter mechanism is detailed in the eDEP User Guide Ref 5 whilst the scripted event mechanism is described in the eDEP ATC Extensions User Guide Ref 5 Page 17 of 18 TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS UserGuide doc 11 USING THE ILS CAPABILITY If the ILS landing functionality is to be utilised the ils_defaults gsdk resource file must be loaded It is imperative that a STAR s constituent points correctly align the aircraft with the runway otherwise the aircraft will not be c
9. des TCAS_UserGuide doc 7 SOUND CLIPS FILE An example scenario sound clips file is shown above When adding sound clips the following rules shall be followed time filename 16 12 10 AF855PT leaves with acnoise wav 16 12 11 AF855PT leaves with acnoise wav 16 19 10 AF936EZ Leave_with_hum noise mp3 16 19 30 AF936EZ Leave_with hum noise wav The sound clips i e the wav or mp3 files shall reside in a directory sounds located in the scenario directory For example given the scenario TCASTestl the sound clips are located in TCASTest1 sounds The file name of the scenario sound clips file shall be lt lt scenario name gt gt _sounds dat e g for the test scenario TCASTestl the scenario sound clips file is TCASTestl_sounds dat This file shall be located in the scenario directory in the example TCASTest1 The resource VVC SCENARIO specifies the location of the sound clips file This resource is set automatically in the launcher It is not necessary to set this resource in the scenario s resource file The location is derived from the scenario name Given the scenario TCASTestl located in the directory TCASTest1 the resource would be set to tcas resources scenarios TCASTestl TCASTestl_sounds dat If the Java SPI is installed as described in the installation notes MP3 files can be used in addition to WAV files The type of file is determined by the file extension Page 14 of 18 TCAS 2004 Refer
10. e of the predefined HMIs TCAS HMIMIN_RES_TEXT TCAS HMIMIN_RES_ DIRECTION TCAS HMIMIN_RES FLASH TEXT TCAS HMIMIN_RES_AC_ INVOLVED TCAS HMIMIN_RES_ BACKGROUND TCAS HMIMIN_RES_AUDIO Page 8 of 18 TCAS FALSE FALSE FALSE HIGHLIGHT OFF TCAS HMI Minimum configuration TCAS 2004 21 June 2004 RESOURCE TCAS HMIMIN RES VIBRATE TCAS HMIMIN RES HIGHLIGHT AC INVOLVED TCAS HMIINT_RES_TEXT TCAS HMIINT_RES_DIRECTION TCAS HMIINT_RES_FLASH_TEXT TCAS HMIINT_RES_AC INVOLVED TCAS HMIINT_RES_ BACKGROUND TCAS HMIINT_RES_AUDIO TCAS HMIINT_RES_VIBRATE TCAS HMIINT_RES_HIGHLIGHT_AC_ INVOLVED TCAS HMIEXT_RES_TEXT TCAS HMIEXT_RES DIRECTION TCAS HMIEXT_RES FLASH_TEXT TCAS HMIEXT_RES AC INVOLVED TCAS HMIEXT_RES BACKGROUND TCAS HMIEXT_RES AUDIO TCAS HMIEXT_RES VIBRATE TCAS HMIEXT_RES HIGHLIGHT_AC INVOLVED CLOCK STOPTIME ACSG ACS_ HOSTNAME ACSG ACS_PORT ACSG LOCAL PORT Page 9 of 18 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt TYPICAL VALUE OFF TRUE TCAS TRUE FALSE FALSE HIGHLIGHT OFF OFF TRUE TCAS TRUE FALSE FALSE FLASH SINGLE SINGLE TRUE 16 43 00 The hostname of the ACAS Server The port on which to connect to the ACAS Server The port on the local machine to which to listen D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS_UserGuide doc DESCRIPTION TCAS HMI Intermediate configuration TCAS HMI Extreme configuration This d
11. ead java 130 at java awt EventDispatchThread run EventDispatchThread java 98 Dynamic libraries 0x00400000 0x00406000 C j2sdk1 4 0_01 bin javaw exe 0x77F80000 0x77FFBO00 C WINNT System32 ntd1l1 d11 0x0E800000 Ox0E80B000 C WINNT System32 PSAPI DLL Local Time Tue Sep 09 17 40 44 2003 Elapsed Time 4 The exception above was detected in native code outside the VM Java VM Java HotSpot TM Client VM 1 4 0 01 b03 mixed mode Page 4 of 18 TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS UserGuide doc 2 2 SUPPORT FOR MP3 FILES If MP3 Support is required the Java SPI is required This library is platform independent The Java SPI Framework is available for download from http www javazoom net mp3spi mp3spi html Copy tritonus_share jar mp3spil 9 jar and j10 4 jar into the TOOLS directory and add a reference to each in eclipse in Project Properties Java Build Path Libraries Page 5 of 18 TCAS 2004 21 June 2004 3 RESOURCE DESCRIPTIONS RESOURCE IFPL SCENARIO IAS SCENARIO READER TCAS ABBREVIATE CLEAR TCAS ABBREVIATE CLIMB TCAS ABBREVIATE CLIMB CLIMB TCAS ABBREVIATE DESCEND TCAS ABBREVIATE DESCEND DESCEND TCAS ABBREVIATE CLIMB 500FPM TCAS ABBREVIATE CLIMB_1000FPM TCAS ABBREVIATE CLIMB 2000FPM TCAS ABBREVIATE DESCEND _500FPM TCAS ABBREVIATE DESCEND_1000F
12. ence GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS UserGuide doc 8 LAUNCHING THE AIR CONFIGURATION The air configuration is automatically launched if the resource parameter IAS TRAJECTORY_TO_FLY is set to AIRCRAFT in the tcas_cwp gsdk file In addition to specifying flown trajectory it is also necessary to list the Pilot Working Positions to be included in the scenario This is achieved by setting the PWP NAMES resource parameter The PWPs are assigned to sectors in the tcas_pwp gsdk file an extract of this file is shown in the figure below LOAD atcapp resources common pwp_ defaults gsdk PWP1 FREQUENCY 124 3 126 7 133 35 135 45 PWP2 FREQUENCY 120 185 122 725 119 25 120 15 119 15 PWP1 WIDTH 900 PWP1 HEIGHT 800 PWP1 PVD WIDTH 300 PWP1 PVD HEIGHT 300 PWP1 PVD LATITUDE 50 0 PWP1 PVD LONGITUDE 3 0 PWP1 PVD SCALE 200 An option to launch the air configuration is not included in the Launcher because it was thought that this would be an option that would not change on a regular basis and it could even lead to some confusion Page 15 of 18 TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS UserGuide doc 9 CHANGING TCAS ALERT COLOURS The colours of the TCAS alert buttons are configured and hen
13. etermines the end time of the simulation When set the entire application shuts down at the specified time TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS UserGuide doc 4 REVISED RESOLUTION ADVISORY FILE FORMAT TCAS Advisory lt time gt lt callsign gt lt altitude gt lt advisory gt lt involved_aircraft gt Where time nn nn nn callsign name altitude number involved_aircraft name advisory lt CLEAR lt descend_advisory gt lt climb_advisory gt gt descend_advisory string starting with the text DESCEND climb_advisory string starting with the text CLIMB 4 1 EXAMPLES Time Callsign Altitude Advisory InvolvedAireraft 16 13 26 CNF001I 31550 DESCEND SPOOF 16 13 27 CNF001 31550 DESCEND DESCEND SPOOF 16 13 28 CNF001 31550 DESCEND _500FPM SPOOF 16 13 29 CNF001 31550 DESCEND _1000FPM SPOOF 16 13 29 CNF001 31550 DESCEND QUICKLY SPOOF The advisories CLEAR CLIMB and DESCEND have default abbreviations COC CLM and DES but can be replaced by the user by defining abbreviations in the TCAS resource file For any other advisory to be indicated on the display a matching abbreviation must exist in the TCAS resource file e g TCAS ABBREVIATE_DESCEND QUICKLY DQ Note For backwards compatibility the previous advisories DESCEND DESCEND and CLIMB CLIMB c
14. n ende 18 11 Page 2 of 18 TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS_UserGuide doc 1 INTRODUCTION The aim of this document is to assist eDEP users with the activities of platform installation configuration and launching This note contains information detailing e the installation of the software necessary to drive the TCAS haptic alarm e the set up of the TCAS resource parameters and e the revised file format containing the resolution advisories used by TCAS For more information concerning the platform design the reader should address either the Architecture Design Document ADD Ref 1 or the Detailed Design Document DDD 1 1 VERSION HISTORY Release Author Release Date Release Description Modifications sections affected and relevant information 0 1 Graffica 10 Sept Initial Created Eveleigh 2003 0 2 Graffica 16 Sept Second release Updated Eveleigh 2003 Graffica 27 Oct 2003 Third release Updated Prokop 0 3 0 4 Graffica 3 Nov 2003 Fourth release Updated following simulation Prokop 0 5 Graffica 17 March Fifth release Updated for 2004 simulations Aynsworth 2004 Graffica 21 June 2004 Sixth release Added description of TCAS server Aynsworth resources 1 2 REFERENCES The following documents are referenced 1 eDEP Architecture Design Doc GL
15. on guides TCAS_UserGuide doc RESOURCE TYPICAL VALUE DESCRIPTION VVC HAPTIC_ALARM CLASS VVC PARALLEL PORT ADDRESS VVC HAPTIC_ALARM_SIGNAL_ON VVC HAPTIC_ALARM SIGNAL OF VVC RESOLUTION_TCAS_ AUDIO PERIOD MS VVC RESOLUTION_ VIBRATE DURATION MS VVC SCENARIO VVC SOUNDFILE DIRECTORY VVC CONFLICT_CLIP VVC CONFLICT_CONFLICT_CLIP Page 7 of 18 tcas vvc server HapticAlarmImpl 888 128 5000 0 10000 0 tcas resources scenarios 54 54_sounds dat tcas resources sounds conflict wav conflictconflict wav sternly spoken 2nd warning will be issued The Haptic alarm class implementation defined for TCAS Parallel port address decimal of haptic alarm 888 0x378 Byte value decimal to switch alarm on 128 0x80 Byte value decimal to switch alarm off Time ms at which TCAS audio alarm will be repeated Duration ms which haptic alarm will vibrate for The location of the sound clips file This resource is set automatically in the launcher The name is derived from the scenario name The location of the sound clips played when an STCA or TCAS alert occurs 1 STCA clip to be played The filename is specified relative to the sound file directory specified above 2 STCA clip to be played The filename is specified relative to the sound file directory specified above TCAS 2004 Reference GL lt project gt lt type gt lt no gt 21 June 2004 D Continuus ccm_
16. wa ino eDEP_Documentation 2004A eDEP_Documentation guides TCAS_UserGuide doc RESOURCE TYPICAL VALUE DESCRIPTION VVC TCAS_TCAS CLIP tcastcas wav TCAS alert to be played The TCAS Launcher uses the resources defined below to realize the four different HMI variants TCAS RESOLUTION_TEXT TCAS RESOLUTION_ DIRECTION TCAS RESOLUTION_ FLASH TEXT TCAS RESOLUTION_AC_INVOLVED TCAS RESOLUTION BACKGROUND VVC RESOLUTION_ AUDIO VVC RESOLUTION_ VIBRATE TCAS RESOLUTION_HIGHLIGHT_AC INVOLVED lt string gt lt boolean gt lt boolean gt lt boolean gt lt OFF HIGHLIGHT FLASH gt lt OFF SINGLE CONTINUOUS gt lt OFF SINGLE CONTINUOUS gt lt boolean gt The filename is specified relative to the sound file directory specified above The text to be displayed in the aircraft label typically TCAS or RA Determines whether the resolution sense is displayed Determines whether flashing text is displayed Determines whether the TCAS warning is played and if it is played whether it is played once or continuously Determines whether the haptic alarm is triggered and if it is triggered whether it is triggered once or continuously Determines whether an aircraft involved in an advisory without an advisory is highlighted The settings for each of the four HMI variants are listed below Changing these settings will enable the user to change the configuration of on
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