25 April, 2019: uAvionix has introduced a new line of certified avionics designed to enable Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) type certifications and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) mission capabilities. The ping200X Mode S Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder and the truFYX Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation source is the newest entries to the uAvionix product line.
Ping200X is a revolutionary uAvionix Mode S ADS-B transponder technology. Ping200X is designed from the ground up for Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification to Design Assurance Level C (DAL-C) for software and hardware under RTCA DO-178C and DO-254. It weighs only 50 grams and is a 250W Class 1 Level 2els, full power Mode S transponder being certified to TSO-C112e (Mode S), TSO-C166b (ADS-B OUT), and TSO-C88b for the internal altitude encoder. Its certification is expected to be complete by July 2019.
truFYX would be the world's first SBAS GPS position source which will be certified under TSO-C145e as a Class Beta 1 device. Previously, uAvionix certified the truFYX position source as an integrated component of the skyBeacon ADS-B OUT solution for General Aviation (GA). truFYX is not only designed to pair with ADS-B OUT solutions for US and worldwide ADS-B compliance, it is also approved for use as a certified position source for an integrated navigation system (autopilot) for oceanic and domestic en route, terminal approach (LNAV), and departure operations. The certification package of truFYX TSO has been filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) and approval is likely to be received within a month.
"The UAS market has evolved to the point where UAS Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are now executing serious efforts to achieve aircraft type certifications. Leveraging certified equipment not only for ADS-B, but also as the primary position source for BVLOS autopilot navigation helps our customers achieve those goals," said Christian Ramsey, uAvionix President. "Until now, certified solutions meeting the Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) profile of unmanned systems simply didn't exist."