Abstract:
There is provided a data access method and system for an aircraft. Password data is obtained for use in providing access to aviation data collected by at least one data acquisition device from one or more locations in the aircraft. The password data is caused to be rendered on at least one display provided in at least one secured location of the aircraft. Subsequent to the password data being rendered on the at least one display, input data is received from at least one user device requesting access to the aviation data. The input data is compared to the password data and, when the input data matches the password data, a connection is established between the at least one user device and the at least one data acquisition device for providing the at least one user device access to the aviation data.
Abstract:
There is provided a software update method and system for an aircraft. Software data is obtained at a computing device mounted to the aircraft, the software data comprising a software loader and one or more software files containing an update to a software configuration of at least one target device mounted to the aircraft and communicatively coupled to the computing device. The software loader is executed at the computing device to install the one or more software files into the at least one target device and thereby modify the software configuration of the at least one target device according to the update.
Abstract:
An aircraft data acquisition and/or transmission system comprises a memory having stored therein a first state machine configuration comprising a first allocation between a plurality of transition criteria objects stored in a first area of the memory and a plurality of state objects stored in a second area of the memory separate from the first area. A processor is coupled to the memory and at least one application executable by the processor causes a first data acquisition and/or transmission behavior in the aircraft by running the first state machine configuration, receives a second state machine configuration comprising a second allocation between the plurality of transition criteria objects and the plurality of state objects, and causes a second data acquisition and/or transmission behavior in the aircraft by running the second state machine configuration.