Technical White Paper TCAS II Change 7.

Honeywell Solutions
for TCAS II Change 7.1

Honeywell is a pioneer in Traffic

Collision Avoidance Systems
(TCAS) development with over
300 million logged departures.
With air traffic expected to
double in the next 20 years to
over 1 billion flights, the need for
enhanced situational awareness
of the increasingly congested
airspace is greater than ever.
Honeywells traffic surveillance
systems combine industry leading
technology, enhanced capability,
and superior performance to
mitigate the risk of a potential
mid-air collision by addressing
key safety hazards and providing
a clear course of action when a
danger is presented.

TCAS Change 7.1

Regulatory Requirements

The aviation community has released an

important new standard for TCAS operation.
A revised TCAS II Minimum Operational
Performance Standards (MOPS) document,
RTCA/DO-185B, was jointly developed
between RTCA and EUROCAE. The FAA has
released a new Technical Standard Order
(TSO), TSOC119c, corresponding to the new
MOPS, and EASA has released the associated
European TSO, ETSO-C119c.


EUROCONTROL has published a
proposed TCAS II Change 7.1 mandate
schedule of March 2012 for forward fit
and December 2015 for retrofit.

Regulatory agencies across the globe, in

conjunction with the air traffic modernisation
The new standard, Change 7.1, addresses two
efforts, are considering Hybrid Surveillance
safety issues:
requirements and possible mandates as
Change Proposal 115. Changes the current
one of many means for improving air traffic
TCAS II aural warning from Adjust Vertical
navigation. Honeywells TCAS Change 7.1
Speed, Adjust toLevel Off, Level Off.
solution includes Hybrid Surveillance as
Change Proposal 112E
standard - thereby ensuring compliance with
Corrects missed and late TCAS reversals.
any future mandates*.

Regulatory Requirements

2020

Additional information on European

TCAS II Change 7.1 Program is available
on the Eurocontrol website:
www.eurocontrol.int/acas

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International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO) is currently
considering a recommendation for
TCAS II Change 7.1 adoption.

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2017
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2015

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Subject to future requirement changes.

TCAS Change 7.1 Updates

The TCAS Change 7.1 Updates are designed to reduce the risk of
possible mid-air collisions in the increasingly congested skies.
These changes are:

Adjust Vertical Speed, Adjust (AVSA)

The AVSA Resolution Advisory (RA) has been determined to be
confusing, and there are documented examples of pilots failing to
respond as intended. The solution in Change 7.1 replaces four AVSA
Resolution Advisorys with a single Level Off, Level Off Resolution
Advisory. See Figure 1.1.

TCAS Reversals
TCAS reversals were introduced in TCAS standard Change 7.0 to adapt
to changing situations where the original sense had clearly become
the wrong thing to do, in particular the situation when one of the pilots
decides not to follow the Resolution Advisory or is instructed by ATC to
perform a particular manoeuvre. The solution in Change 7.1 introduces
improvements to the current reversal logic to address late issuance of
reversal Resolution Advisorys and potential failures to initiate reversal
Resolution Advisorys. See Figure 1.2.

Version 7.1

Version 7.0

2000 fpm
1000 fpm
500 fpm

0 fpm

0 fpm

Adjust Vertical Speed RA

RA requires one of
several vertical speeds

RA requires a Level Off

(vertical speed 0ft/min)

Level off RA

Example derived from EUROCONTROL website

Figure 1.1: New Resolution Advisory Level Off, Level Off, replacing the Adjust Vertical Speed, Adjust Resolution Advisory

Hybrid Surveillance
By selecting Honeywells TCAS Change 7.1 upgrade solution you
will automatically achieve Hybrid Surveillance functionality and
compliance with future anticipated mandates*. Hybrid Surveillance
is an important part of the SmartTraffic family of ADS-B In enabled
technologies hosted within Honeywell TCAS Traffic Computers.
Whereas the Honeywell TPA-100A Traffic Computer had an
enhanced traffic detection range of up to 100nm, ADS-B Out
technology now enables an even longer range of transmission
and therefore detection. As a result aircraft equipped with the new
Honeywell TPA-100B Traffic Computer (and ATSAW capable display)
can benefit from an improved detection range of up to 150 nm.
Hybrid Surveillance further improves situational awareness and safety
in high density airspace and supports air traffic modernisation efforts
by reducing 1090 MHz frequency congestion. Hybrid Surveillance is
an evolution of the Smart Interrogation functionality that was first
introduced on the Honeywell TPA-100A, which reduced traffic
interrogation in congested airspace, Hybrid Surveillance allows the
TCAS Traffic Computer to further reduce active interrogations by
using intruder position data received via ADS-B equipped aircraft.
See Figure 2.1. Hybrid Surveillance capability, which meets the
qualification and requirements of the Hybrid Surveillance
Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) document
RTCA/DO-300, is identified as optional functionality within
FAA TSO-C119c.

Subject to future requirement changes.

TCAS Reversals
With or without TCAS

With TCAS

DESCEND RA

ATC instruction to descend

If TCAS equipped: Climb RA

Pilot does not comply

Version 7.1: Intruders noncompliance established

Version 7.1: RA Reversal to CLIMB

Version 7.0: Late Reversal

Example derived from EUROCONTROL website

Figure 1.2: TCAS Reversals

Hybrid Surveillance
Active surveillance
Intruder is a near threat in altitude and range
TCAS active interrogation at 1 Hz
Passive surveillance

Own Ship

Intruder is a near threat in altitude or range

Validate intruder with TCAS
active interrogation at 0.1 Hz
Passive surveillance
Intruder is not a threat
Validate intruder with TCAS
active interrogation once
per minute

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Resolution Advisory
Traffic Advisory

Chart courtesy of RTA

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Technical White Paper TCAS II Change 7.1

Honeywells TCAS Change 7.1 solution includes Hybrid

Surveillance as standard - thereby ensuring compliance
with any future mandates.

Honeywell Solutions for Change 7.1 and Hybrid Surveillance

Notes
Product

Application

Change 7.1

Smart Traffic

AESS

Air Transport

Available

Future1

TPA-100

Air Transport
Business Aviation

Available

Available2

TPA-81

Air Transport

Upgrade to TPA-100B3

Upgrade to TPA-100B3

TPU-67

Air Transport
Business Aviation

July 2013

Upgrade to TPA-100B3

SmartTraffic availability is under evaluation.

 martTraffic includes Hybrid Surveillance and Airborne

S
Situational Awareness (ATSAW) capability for Airbus
Aircraft go to www.honeywell.com/smarttraffic for
more information.
Upgrade to TPA-100B is required to obtain Change 7.1
and SmartTraffic.

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TPA-100B Upgrades
The Honeywell TPA-100B TCAS Traffic
Computers, part numbers 940-0351-001
(6 MCU) and 940-0451-001 (4 MCU), are fully
compliant with TSO-C119c and ETSO-C119c,
including both RTCA/DO-185B for TCAS II
Change 7.1 and RTCA/DO-300 for Hybrid
Surveillance.
The 940-0351-001 TPA-100B supersedes
the 940-0300-001 TPA-100A for all aircraft,
including Airbus and Boeing. The 940-0451001 TPA-100B supersedes the 940-0400001 TPA-100A for all aircraft.

 pgrading a 940-0300-001/940-0400U
001 pre-Mod 6 TPA-100A to the 9400351-001/940-0451-001 TPA-100B is a
software and hardware upgrade that can
be performed utilising a Honeywell Service
Bulletin.

TPA-100B TCAS Traffic Computer upgrades

are available through Honeywell Customer
Services. For more information please
contact your local Honeywell representative.

Upgrading the 940-0300-001/9400400-001 Mod 6 TPA-100A to the

940-0351-001/940-0451-001TPA-100B is a
software only upgrade that can be performed
on the aircraft utilising a Honeywell Service
Bulletin.

TPA-100B Upgrades
Previous

Versions

Change 7.1 + Hybrid

TSO

ETSO

Airbus
940-0300-001 940-0351-001
3Q 2010 2Q 2010

Honeywell SB

OEM Cert

940-0300/
Complete
0400-34-09

Boeing
940-0300-001 940-0351-001
3Q 2010 2Q 2010 940-0300/
0400-34-09

Complete

OEM SB
2Q 2011

2Q 2012

TPA-81 Upgrades

TPU-67A Upgrades

Honeywell is not upgrading the TPA-81A

(PN 066-50000-272X, -222X, -232X, -262X,
-272X) to Change 7.1 software due to the age
of the TPA-81 series of products. Upgrade
from the TPA-81 series to the TPA-100B, part
number 940-0351-001, is required in order to
obtain Change 7.1 in the time frame required
for the proposed European regulation.

The Honeywell TPU-67A will be superseded

by the TPU-67B. The TPU-67B part numbers
listed below will be fully compliant with the
EASA mandate DO-185B.

This upgrade requires no changes to aircraft

wiring, connectors, or antennas and is fully
compatible with installed ATC Transponders.
This upgrade also provides the additional
benefits of improved TCAS reliability and
performance, full new equipment warranty,
Traffic Computer part number commonality
with new production aircraft deliveries
for reduced sparing, ADS-B In Hybrid
Surveillance via SmartTraffic, and software
upgradeability to future SmartTraffic ADS-B
In applications.

These part numbers will be in production

upon TSO approval, expected in July 2013.
Service Bulletin TPU 67-A - 34.28 will be
released to support this upgrade.

Contact Honeywell for upgrade pricing.

TPU-67A
066 - 01146 - 1111
066 - 01146 - 1211

TPU-67B

066 - 01146 - 2121
066 - 01146 - 2221

AESS Upgrade
The Honeywell Aircraft Environment
Surveillance System (AESS) will be upgraded
to ensure full compliance with EASA mandate
DO-185B.
The upgraded parts are in production
following TSO approval. Service Bulletin
965.1694.34.3 has been released to support
this upgrade.

Honeywell is a
pioneer in Traffic
Collision Avoidance
Systems (TCAS)
development with
over 300 million
logged departures.

Find out more

For general information on Honeywell TCAS
solutions with Change 7.1 and SmartTraffic,
please contact your Honeywell sales
representative or call +1 800 601 3099 or
+1 602 365 3099.

Honeywell Aerospace
1944 East Sky Harbor Circle
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
North America: +1 (800) 601 3099
Outside North America: +1 (602) 365 3099
www.honeywell.com

For more technical information, you may contact the appropriate

Technical Sales Representatives:
Tom Dooling, Business Aviation
Honeywell Technical Sales
Office: +1 (602) 436 0130
Mobile: +1 (480) 280 1514
Email: thomas.dooling@honeywell.com

N61-1168-000-001
February 2013
2013 Honeywell International Inc.

Andy Hill, Air Transport

Honeywell Technical Sales
Office: + 44 (0) 1256 722 296
Mobile: +44 7974 451 305
Email: andyhill6@honeywell.com