PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS

FOR AIRBUS 320 FRONT PANEL

Version 1.0

Last modified: 19.05.2022

Table of content:

1. ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS SYSTEM (EFIS) PANEL .................................................. 3

1.1. Printed circuit board for EFIS panel. ............................................................................. 3
1.2. Silkscreen on PCB. ......................................................................................................... 5
1.3. Installing components. .................................................................................................. 6
1.4. Pins identification. ......................................................................................................... 7
2. FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT (FCU) PANEL .................................................................................... 8
2.1. Printed circuit board for FCU panel............................................................................... 8
2.2. Silkscreen on PCB. ......................................................................................................... 9
2.3. Installing components. ................................................................................................ 10
2.4. Pins identification. ....................................................................................................... 11
Annex 1: SimIO boards block diagram for Airbus 320 front panel.............................................. 12

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 1. ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS SYSTEM (EFIS) PANEL
1.1. Printed circuit board for EFIS panel.

The printed circuit board (PCB) is built in high quality fiberglass, double sided and with a
solder mask that makes very easy installing components on it.

It’s designed to be directly connected to SimIO interface cards without interfering with
inputs and outputs from other panels.

The PCB includes control for the following inputs:

• selector inHg/hPA and its encoder, including push/pull function

• seven buttons
• two ADF-OFF-VOR switches
• two rotary switches
• buttons on Master Caution side panel

outputs:

• led for each button

• QFE / QNH annunciators
• leds for Master Caution panel

and 4 7-segments displays.

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 For copilot, the PCB is simetric.

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 1.2. Silkscreen on PCB.

The following diagram shows part of the block diagram for the whole A320 front section
(you can find the complete diagram at Annex 1). The text on each IDC connector on the boards
indicates where to connect it on the control boards. For example, pilot is connected to connector
I1 for inputs, first and second bank on O3 for outputs and connector J3 on card D1 for displays.

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 1.3. Installing components.

Silkscreen on each side indicates which components have to be installed.

Front side:

• 8 positions rotary switches.

• Tactile switches 12x12 mm.
• resistors (180 ohms for yellow leds, 470 ohms for the rest).
• 2-pins polarized connectors, for leds. White circle is for cathode.
• 3-pins connectors for toggle switches. Center pin is common.
• IDC connector 20-pins for displays.
• On the right you can find three “RETRO” labelled connectors. This is an
independent circuit for led strips. White circle is for cathode.

Back side:

• IDC connectors I1, O1 and D1-J3.

• 5VOLT connector for power source. White circle is GND.
• RETRO connector for led strips (12 volts). White circle is cathode.
• ENCOD connector for encoder, center pin is common.
• PULL connector, for PUSH/PULL toggle switch.
• LEDS_MC connector, for leds on MASTER CAUTION panel. “C” is cathode.
• BUT_MC connector, for switches on MASTER CAUTION panel. White circle is
common pin.

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 1.4. Pins identification.

Pins identification are shown on the following tables.

Inputs:

Outputs:

Displays:

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 2. FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT (FCU) PANEL
2.1. Printed circuit board for FCU panel.

The printed circuit board (PCB) is built in high quality fiberglass, double sided and with a
solder mask that makes very easy installing components on it.

It’s designed to be directly connected to SimIO interface cards without interfering with
inputs and outputs from other panels.

The PCB includes Controls the following inputs:

• 100/1000 selector and its encoder, including push/pull function

• SPD, HDG, ALT and V/S controls, including push/pull function
• SPD/MACH, METRIC/ALT, HDG/TRK, LOC, A/THR, APPR, EXPED, AP1 and AP2
buttons

outputs:

• led for each button

• ALT, LVL/CH, V/S, FPA, SPD, MACH, HDG, TRK, LAT, HDG, V/S, TRK and FPA
annunciators

and 4 sets of 7-segments displays.

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 2.2. Silkscreen on PCB.

The following diagram shows part of the block diagram for the whole A320 front section
(you can find the complete diagram at Annex 1). The text on each IDC connector on the FCU
board indicates where to connect it on the control boards. For example, board is connected to
connector I4 for inputs, first and second bank on O4 for outputs, connector J4 and J6 on card D1
for displays, and so on.

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 2.3. Installing components.

Silkscreen on each side indicates which components have to be installed.

Front side:

• 12 positions rotary switch.

• Tactile switches 12x12 mm.
• resistors (180 ohms for yellow leds, 470 ohms for the rest).
• 2-pins polarized connectors, for leds. White circle is for cathode.
• 2-pins connectors for push buttons
• IDC connectors 20-pins for displays.
• On the right you can find three “RETRO” labelled connectors. This is an
independent circuit for led strips. White circle is for cathode.

Back side:

• IDC connectors I3, O4-12, O4-3, D1-J4 and D1-J6.

• 5VOLT connector for power source. White circle is GND.
• RETRO connectors for led strips (12 volts). White circle is cathode.
• ENCOD connectors for encoders, center pin is common.
• INT connectors for PUSH/PULL toggle switches.

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 2.4. Pins identification.

Pins identification are shown on the following tables.

Inputs:

Outputs:

Displays:

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Annex 1: SimIO boards block diagram for Airbus 320 front panel.

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