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