ARINC 429 Communication card on PCI Bus with Simulation Capability

ATS-PCI-429V2.0

	KEY FEATURES
		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 99KHZ in High Speed & 101KHZ in Low Speed > Nominal 100KHZ in High Speed & 13KHz in Low Speed > +Delta 100KHZ 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

Overview:

The PCI-A429-V2.0 card provides a flexible, powerful ARINC429 avionics databus 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 FIFOs. The card is integrated with powerful software that reduces development time. All databus functionality is supported from our advanced API (Application Programming Interface) and VIP (Virtual Instrument Panel).

Hardware:

The PCI-A429-V2.0 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 FIFOs and two 32 (words deep) x 32 (bit) transmit FIFOs. 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 ATS-PCI-429 software includes:

Drivers & APIs

The PCI-A429-V2.0 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 98/2000/NT/XP, Linux, RT-Linux are available. LabVIEW support is also available. Sample applications are included.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:

ARINC429 Interface

· Supports up to 24 ARINC429 channels

- 8 Transmit

- 16 Receive

· 128 x 32 bit Static RAM interface on each ARINC429 controller

· Programmable Interrupts

· Configurable Bit Format Control

· Built-in Fault Detection Circuitry

Transmit Interface

· Programmable 12.5/100KHz bit rate

· Two 32 x 32 Transmit FIFOs 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 x 32 Receive FIFOs 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

Output Voltage

-Delta	Nom	+Delta
± 6.5V	± 10V	± 13V

Frequency

Transmission rate	-Delta	Nom	+Delta
Low	12 Khz	13 Khz	14.5 Khz
High	99 Khz	100 Khz	101 Khz

Software Support:

· Driver and high-level API libraries for Windows 98/2000/NT/XP, Linux are available.
· LabVIEW support available
· Sample applications will be provided to help users quickly setup and use the card

Physical:
· ¾ length desktop PCI card (7.4” X 3.8”)

Environmental:
· Operating temperature : 0O C to +50O C

· Storage temperature : -20O C to +70O 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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