This course provides training for technicians and engineers on Terminal/En Route automation equipment. The course is 51 hours Academy lecture and 53 hours Academy lab. Lecture includes system theory; functional analysis of radar data acquisition, remote display driver, communications data acquisition, data entry & display, and central processing; keyboard entries; LRU remove/replace; analysis of various printouts; and hardware diagnostics. Lab includes initialization & shutdown, running diagnostics, remove/replace LRUs, system troubleshooting, CDR maintenance & extraction, alignment of data display monitors, and recent hardware changes including HP platforms, CAT5, LAN, Communications Gateways (CGWs), and Tower Controller Workstations (TCWs)/Remote Controller Workstations (RCWs). Prior to the start of class, students must request access to the En Route Support website and Terminal Server. For information regarding that access and regarding exams for this course, see the Special Instructions in FIST.
