| RVR System Features
Key Features
- Complies with FAA specification and ICAO recommendation for RVR measurement and reporting
- Reports RVR measurement, RVR trend and runway light intensity values
- Audio and visual indication of low visibility threshold alarms
- 15 day archive of RVR data and operator reported incidents in nonvolatile memory for later recall
- External interface support included for:
- ASOS
- Maintenance processor system (MPS)
- Other external users
- Flexible to accommodate from 1 through 18 visibility sensors, up to 12 runway light intensity monitors and from 1 to 26 controller displays
- System setup and data security is protected by password access control
Maintenance Features
- Designed for 20 year service life
- Low system maintenance is achieved by:
- Reliable operation (almost 32,000 hours MTBF)
- Average mean time to repair is 18 minutes
- Diagnostics results are accessible locally or remotely via modem hook-up to video terminal
- Automatic monitoring and reporting of "soft" equipment failure /degradation improves the effectiveness of preventive maintenance
- Built-in monitoring of sensor optics allows for a periodic (scheduled) maintenance time of over 90 days
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