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11 ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS
SYLLABUS
5.11 Electronic Displays - L2 Principles of operation of common types of displays used in modern aircraft, including
Cathode Ray Tubes Light Emitting Diodes Liquid Crystal Display.
ELECTROSTATIC DEFLECTION
Color TV Screen
RASTER/STROKE SCANNING
Honeywell
STROKE SCANNING IS USED FOR ALL OTHER DISPLAYED DATA
YELLOW
GREEN
ATT 2 AOA F 10 20 20
GS
RASTER SCANNING
10
G
40
MODE (BLUE)
10 20 I
30
20
DH
140 RA
WX 10
RED
LED DISPLAY
PN diode Doping modify the color, oxygen, nitrogen are used 7 bar display for numbers. Segment type display with diffuser plate or plastic deflector to increase the size
P134
LED DISPLAY
Tapes and Pointers LED's are also used to replace the pointers or tapes on circular scale or vertical scale displays. individual diodes are arranged in groups to form the illuminated bars. example is the TCAS Electronic Vertical Speed Indicator Fly-From and Fly-To indications. Dot Matrix Display LED's are normally arranged in a 9 X 5 matrix or a 4 X 7 matrix. requires special driver circuits. more common in fields outside aviation, with displays being produced using light bulbs, metal discs and electromagnetic devices.