GE Intelligent Platforms A429-cPCI ARINC Interface A429-cPCI interface provides 8 highly When a channel is setup as a transmitter, Features programmable ARINC channels over the you can send any number of label sequences • 8 highly configurable channels with cPCI backplane. Each channel is software on each channel. All transmit channels concurrent and independent operation. configurable for transmit or receive, high may also be synchronized for simultaneous Each channel selectable for: or low speed (100 k or 12.5 k bits per transmission. Each transmitted ARINC - Transmit or Receive second) and ARINC 429 or 575 protocol word has an accompanying control word. - High or Low Speed requirements. Any channel may transmit The control word implements various error - Receive and/or Bus Monitoring source lists. The current value table, local injection capabilities. You can transmit the • Transmitter monitor and/or global monitor buffers may words in scheduled and/or asynchronous - Advanced bus scheduling filter and receive sink data. Either the Label priority methods. - Transmission list synchronization or Label/SDI identify and sort the ARINC - Word level error injection data. The on-board DSP controls the flexible Hardware Overview • Receiver data structures, triggers, interrupts, time GE bases the A429 interfaces upon high- - Label/SDI current value table stamping and data communications on the speed DSP, programmable logic and dual port - 48-bit 1 µsec time stamp 429 bus. You can use external triggers for RAM. This advanced design delivers a highly - Error detection synchronization. The advanced interrupt reliable hardware platform that is feature • Bus Monitor technology allows real-time event handling rich and user friendly. The 256 kB of dual - Filterable sequential buffer by the host processor. port RAM allows the host system to access - Link-list buffer chains setup, receive, monitor, transmit and change - 48-bit 1 µsec time stamp As it receives each 32-bit ARINC 429 data, a data structures, at any time. Definable - Error detection 48-bit, 1 µsec time tag time stamps the data transmission and receive structures include - External trigger initiation word. When placing the receive channel link list and buffer length sizes. This allows • Architecture in the monitor mode, a 16-bit status word the user to design the data structure optimal - Host off-loading dsp accompanies the time stamped data. This for the specific application while maintaining - Large, flexible memory provides error information regarding each an easy to use environment. - Label and SDI operations received word. - System event interrupts • Software Support - Complimentary drivers for most operating systems - Integrated Avionics Library, including source code A429-cPCI ARINC Interface Interface Connections Software and Documentation Support Specifications • DB25F connector • Low-level drivers for most operating systems A429 Functionality: Transmitter Function • DB25M loop back connector • Integrated Avionics Library with source code ® • Independent channel operations • Borland and Microsoft C Compiler compatible Interface Card Specifications • Major/Minor frame scheduling • Hardware and Integrated Avionics Library • Maximum power consumption with 400 ohm documentation included on CD. Hard copies of the • Priority asynchronous message insertion transmit loads: documentation are available upon request. • Transmission link buffers - 5 V @ 0.65 A, +12 V @ .33 A, -12 V @ .28 A • Synchronous word transmission • Standard commercial operating temperature: Customer Support • On-the-fly transmission list - 0°C to +60°C; ≤ 95% rH non-condensing • Two-year warranty • Error injection • Mechanical - single channel: Size: Eurocard 3U • Extended warranties available • Programmable interword gap - 5.3” x 3.94” (160mm x 100mm) Height 0.65” • Driver and library upgrades • 100 kHz or 12.5 kHz transmission speed Receiver Function • Current buffer value Configurations • Time stamped received labels • SDI and Label differentiation • Label filter functions Model Number Configuration • 48-bit, 1 µsec time stamp • Multiple triggers and interrupts A429-cPCI3U-8 Eight Channel ARINC 429 to cPCI interface • Error detection Monitor • Channel sequential monitor • Global sequential monitor • Buffer swap notification • Variable length buffers • Count detection triggers Self Test • Power-up test with status register report • BIT-DSP and encoder/decoder test • Run-time health status register • Loop back Unit Test application Inputs/Outputs • External triggers cPCI Functionality • cPCI bus is 2.0-D2.13 compliant • 50 MB per second maximum transfer rate • 16-bit and 32-bit transfer modes • Memory mapped • Port addressing • I/O mapped to cPCI J2 About GE Intelligent Platforms GE Intelligent Platforms, a General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is an experienced high-performance technology company and a global provider of hardware, software, services, and expertise in automation and embedded computing. 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