COTS PRODUCTS > COTS DIGITAL / ANALOG PRODUCTS > ARINC - 429 AVIONICS PRODUCTS > AT-PCI-429-SIMULATOR
 
PCI bus compatible
Improved Architecture to enhance performance
Performance Improvement and accurate timing control by means of On-board FPGA
Available in a combination of 2Tx / 4Rx Channels per Arinc429 controller
Supports up to 24 Channels per card
  > 8 Transmit Channels
> 16 Receive Channels
Configurable for High Speed/Low Speed
Software Control of Output Voltage Amplitude
  > +DELTA with ±13V
> NOMINAL with ±10V
> -DELTA with ±6.5V
Software Control of Output Frequency
  > -Delta 96kHz in High Speed & 11.8kHz in Low Speed
> Nominal 100kHz in High Speed & 13kHz in Low Speed
> +Delta 114kHz in High Speed & 14.5kHz in Low Speed
128 x 32 bit Static RAM Interface on each Arinc429 controller
Programmable interrupts
Two 32 x 32 Transmit FIFO on each Arinc429 controller
Can perform simulation of up to 32 Arinc Messages each of 32 words with variable refresh rates
Programmable Refresh rates of 20ms min to 200ms max
Built-in Fault Detection Circuitry
Software Driver support for a host of Operating Systems / Environments
 

The AT-PCI-429-Simulator card provides a flexible, powerful ARINC429 avionics data bus interface card for the development and maintenance of commercial avionics. The card is designed to transmit and receive messages up to 24 channels. Each channel is software configurable for high or low speed (12.5k or 100k bits per second) and ARINC429 protocol requirements. The ARINC data word can be decoded and sorted based on the label and SDI bits and stored in RAM and/or FIFO’s. The card is integrated with powerful software that reduces development time. All data bus functionality is supported from our advanced API (Application Programming Interface) and VIP (Virtual Instrument Panel).

Hardware

The AT-PCI-429-Simulator card can be configured up to 4 ARINC429 Controllers from DDC, each containing 2 Transmit and 4 Receive channels, providing a maximum of 24 channels. Each controller has a 128 x 32 bit static RAM, four 32 (words deep) x 32 (bit) Receive FIFO’s and two 32 (words deep) x 32 (bit) transmit FIFO’s. Look-up tables loaded into RAM enable the modules receive circuitry to filter and sort incoming data by label and destination bit as well as provide multilevel data specific interrupts or hardware triggers. Under reset conditions PCI-A429-V2.0 Card will be set to its nominal frequency and nominal voltage levels. The user can select the required voltage and frequencies by writing to a specific control registers in read write control logic.

Software

The AT-PCI-429-Simulator card comes with a powerful set of library functions to access the entire ARINC429 functionality. The drivers are designed in a modular fashion consisting of component functions and application functions. The user’s test program can be developed with few calls to the driver, by using the set of Application functions provided. Driver and high-level API libraries for Windows XP, Linux and RT-Linux are available. LabVIEW support is also available optionally. Sample applications are included.

Additional features of AT-PCI-429-Simulator

The transmission data rate and voltage level of each transmit channel can be changed in high and low rate data transmission by writing to appropriate registers in read write control logic (FPGA). The voltage and frequency that could be set using the registers for respective channels are as shown in the table below.

Output Voltage
-Delta Nom +Delta
± 6.5V ± 10V ± 13V
Frequency
Transmission Rate -Delta Nom +Delta
Low 11.8 kHz 13V 14.5 kHz
High 96 kHz 100 kHz 114 kHz
ARINC429 Interface
Supports up to 24 ARINC429 channels
  > 8 Transmit Channels
> 16 Receive Channels
128 x 32 shared RAM interface on each ARINC controller
Programmable Interrupts
Configurable Bit Format Control
Built-in Fault Detection Circuitry
Transmit Interface
Programmable 12.5/100kHz bit rate
Two 32 (words deep) x 32 (bit) Transmit FIFO’s on each ARINC429 controller
Independent data transmit by each channel
Programmable data transmit rate for each channel
Transmit FIFO Status Indicators
Receive Interface
Four 32 (words deep) x 32 (bit) Receive FIFO’s on each ARINC429 controller
Receive data rates can be programmed for channel 0 and 1 independent of channel 2 and 3 in each ARINC429 controller
Reducing Receive Data Latency
Filtering & Sorting of data
Storage of data
Parity Error Checking & Reporting
Receive FIFO status indicator
Diagnostics
Testing of Memory Elements
Testing Transmit/Receive functions
Wraparound Test for each channel
Interrupt Function Testing
Error Conditions
Sequence Error
Address Error
FIFO Overflow Error
Receive Data Parity Error
ARINC Clock Error
Software Support
Driver and high-level API libraries for Windows XP, Linux and RT-Linux
LabVIEW support
Sample applications provided
Physical
Standard PCI card size (7.4” X 3.8”)
Environmental
Operating temperature: 0° C to +50° C
Storage temperature: -20° C to +70° C
Power
Maximum Power consumption for each ARINC controller is
  > + 5 VDC @ 500mA
> +12 VDC @ 300mA
> -12 VDC @ 300mA
Warranty
1 year limited warranty
 
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