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A429-PMC-PCIe

Multichannel/High-Performance ARINC 429 PCI Express Card

Product Highlights

A429-PMC-PCIe ARINC 429 PCI Express Card
  • Highly integrated, multichannel – up to 16 Tx / 16 Rx channels
  • High-performance FPGA-only design – no firmware
  • Low host CPU load through FIFOs
  • Optional bidirectional discrete I/O and IRIG-B
  • Optional galvanic isolation for the ARINC 429 and discrete I/O user interface
  • Sophisticated error injection & detection features, programmable bus load
  • Driver & API support for Windows 2k/XP/Vista and Linux

Overview

TechSAT's A429-PMC-PCIe is a powerful, multichannel ARINC 429 interface implemented on a PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) form factor module form factor module mounted on a standard PMC-to-PCI Express carrier. It has been specially designed to comply with high-performance test- and simulation requirements where the ARINC 429 bus is used.

The A429-PMC-PCIe features a fully parallel hardware design with strictly independent Tx-/Rx-channel state-machines. The dual global FIFO host interface allows for extremely simplifi ed and accelerated board access. The fully autonomous hardware implemented Tx-scheduler and the Rx-FIFO handler relieve any host platform from realtime tasks. Receive time stamping and error detection are also implemented in hardware.

The A429-PMC-PCIe is equipped with comprehensive test features such as error injection/detection. Galvanic isolation, bidirectional discrete I/O lines, IRIG-B input and conformal coating are available as an option.

A429-PMC-PCIe is supported by TechSAT’s ADS2 (Avionics Development System - 2nd Generation) which is used as a software platform in numerous test- and integration environments. In addition the A429-PMC-PCIe is based on the unifi ed TechSAT Software Environment Interface architecture that can be found on various other TechSAT interface products. The A429-PMC-PCIe comes with driver and interface library for Microsoft Windows 2k/XP/Vista and Linux.

Block Diagram of A429-PMC-PCIe ARINC 429 PCI Express Card

Technical Data

ARINC 429 Interface and Features

  • Up to 16 Tx and 16Rx channels (per PCI-Slot)
  • High speed and low speed selectable per channel
  • Tx-schedule resolution: 100 μs
  • Rx-timestamp resolution: 1 μs
  • Error injection / detection:
    > word-gaps: 0-15 bit-times
    > short/long word (31 bit) or long word (33 bit)
    > parity
  •  32K Rx-FIFO entries (A429 word + channel + timestamp + error information)
  • 16K Tx-FIFO entries (A429 word + channel + port + error injection)
  • Rx-speed auto-detect
  • On-board temp. sensor for overheat detection
  • Optional bidirectional discrete I/O-lines (GND/open)
  • 4 MB dual-bank SRAM, 32 MB DDR2 RAM

Host Interface

  • PCIe 1.0 x1 link
  • 4 pin Molex Power Connector required

Software

  • TechSAT unifi ed API compatible with ADS2
  • DLL and driver for MS Windows 2000, XP and Vista
  • Drivers for Linux and VxWorks

Physical Dimensions

  • Single slot, full height, short length 172 x 96 mm

Operating Environment

  • Operating Temp. range: 0 to +60 °C (optional -20 to +75 °C)
  • Storage Temp. range: -10 to +85 °C

Power Consumption

  • Power dissipation: max. 12 W

Order Information

  • A429-PMC-PCIe-4T8RGI3DIO – 4Tx/8Rx, galvanically isolated, 3 discrete I/O
  • A429-PMC-PCIe-15T16RNI3DIO – 15Tx/16Rx,non-isolated, 3 discrete I/O
  • A429-PMC-PCIe-2T2R– 2Tx/2Rx, non-isolated
  • A429-PMC-PCIe-4T4R
  • A429-PMC-PCIe-8T8R
  • A429-PMC-PCIe-16T16RNI – 16Tx/16Rx, non-isolated
  • Custom Rx/Tx partitioning on request
  • IRIG-B-time-synchronisation (optional)
  • Conformal coating (optional)
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