Story ID: 673 aspen evolution
Aspen Teams with L-3 on ADS-B Interface
By: Kerry Lynch
Caption: Aspen Avionics wins FAA approval for an interface that displays ADS-B traffic and weather information from L-3 systems onto the Evolution displays.
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Aspen Avionics secured FAA certification for the addition of ADS-B functions to its Evolution primary and multifunction displays through an interface with L-3’s Lynx NGT-9000 and NGT-2500 systems. The RS-232 interface enables the display of ADS-B in weather and traffic display from the NGT-9000 Mode S extended squitter transponder or the NGT-2500 remote universal access transceiver box onto the Aspen displays. Further, active TAS traffic can be displayed through Lynx NextGen Active traffic from the NG-9000+ model.

L-3’s NGT-9000 displays data on its own touchscreen display, but the interface provides pilots the option to arrange data on the larger Aspen primary flight or multifunction display. The NGT-2500 is a single-box system that includes ADS-B out and in display options. It has an embedded GPS/WAAS source and can be coupled with both Mode C and S transponders.

“Customers are shifting their focus from the question of what is ADS-B, to researching their options of how they get the most benefit from the mandate,” said Mark Ferrari, vice president of sales and customer support for Aspen (Booth N921), adding that the partnership with L-3 (Booth C8145) enables the company to provide a wider range of options.