Airbus Cabin Intercommunication Data System (CIDS)

Cabin Intercommunication Data System (CIDS) / Cabin Service System Controller (CSSC)

• Operates, controls, monitors, and transmits data from various cabin systems related to passengers and cabin crew.
• Enables system and unit tests.
• Consists of two CIDS directors, touchscreen Flight Attendant Panels (FAPs), and mini FAPs.
• FAPs are connected to the directors, and mini FAPs are connected to the FAPs.
• CIDS directors are connected to all systems related to passengers and crew.

Basic CIDS Operations

• Can be programmed to suit individual aircraft installations and meet operator requirements.
• Features software loading, layout selection, cabin programming, loudspeaker level adjustment, and flight attendant panel set-up.

Software Loading

• Updates software of all loadable cabin system components through the Flight Attendant Panel menu page.

Layout Selection

• Offers three predefined and three modifiable cabin layouts through the menu function on the Flight Attendants Panel.
• Accessible only on the ground and protected by an access code.

Cabin Programming

• Configures cabin zones using the Flight Attendants Panel.
• Zones can be changed according to specific requirements.

Loudspeaker Level Adjustment

• Manually adjusts cabin loudspeaker output for announcements and chimes through a MP FAP menu page.
• Protected by an access code.

Flight Attendant Panel Set-Up

• Controls and indicates internal settings, including panel loudspeaker volume and screen brightness.

CIDS Architecture

• Designed in a modular way to adapt to cabin layout and functional requirements.

Cabin Monitoring System: Communication Functions

• Has three communication functions: Passenger Address (PA), Cabin Interphone, and Service Interphone.

Passenger Address (PA)

• Distributes PA announcements from the cockpit or attendant stations to all assigned cabin loudspeakers and passenger headsets.
• Higher priority PA announcements interrupt lower priority ones.

Cabin Interphone

• Enables communication between cabin crew stations and between cockpit and cabin crew stations.
• Allows multiple links to be initialized at the same time.

Service Interphone

• Facilitates communication between ground maintenance crew, cockpit, and cabin crew.
• Includes service interphone jacks, cockpit acoustic equipment, cockpit handset, and cabin handsets.

Cabin Monitoring System Control Functions

• Controls cabin lighting and passenger reading lights, emergency evacuation, illuminated signs, passenger call, and in-flight entertainment.

Cabin Lighting and Passenger Reading Lights

• Controls cabin general lighting and passenger reading lights independently in each cabin zone, deck, and room.
• Centralized control commands are entered via MP FAPs, AAPs, and Mini-FAPs.

Emergency Evacuation

• Controls evacuation signaling in all cabin areas and the cockpit.

Illuminated Signs

• Controls lighting of exit signs, No Smoking signs, Fasten Seat Belts signs, Return to Seat signs, and 'lavatory occupied' signs.

Passenger Call

• Activated from passenger seats (via IFE) and lavatories, and reset from attendant stations (via flight attendant panel).

In-Flight Entertainment (IFE)

• Exchanges control commands with the IFE for passenger call and reading lights operation from passenger seats and IFE operation from the flight attendant panel.

Air Conditioning

• Interfaces with the air conditioning system via the ADN to remotely control cabin temperature within a given range.
• Displays actual temperature of all cabin and optional zones on the flight attendant panel.

Vacuum System Control

• Controls water/waste system using the flight attendant panel, including water depressurization, shutdown, and pre-selection of water quantity for potable water tank refilling.

Electric Window Shades

• Centrally controls electrical window shades for each zone, with side selection (left or right) available.

IFE and Seat Power

• Displays IFE and seat power status through the flight attendant panel via the ADN.

Doors / Slides

• Interfaces with the door and slide management system to indicate door and slide status through the flight attendant panel.

This quiz covers the Cabin Intercommunication Data System (CIDS) and Cabin Service System Controller (CSSC) of Airbus, including its functions and components. Learn about the CIDS directors, Flight Attendant Panels (FAPs), and mini FAPs. Understand how they operate, control, and monitor cabin systems.