Data Sheet

GE
Intelligent Platforms
RAR-cPCI
RoHS Compliant, High Density Intelligent ARINC Interface for cPCI
Features
• Upto16Rxand16TxARINC429Channels
• Highperformance,highdensityinterface
with large buffers
• EasytouseBusTools/ARINC
™
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
-basedGUIbusanalyzer
available
• Advanced,high-levelsoftwareAPI(in
sourcecode)includedforMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
7,Vista,XP(32-bit/64-bit),
Linux
®
andVisualBasic
• Supportsmaximumdatathroughouton
all channels simultaneously
• 16bi-directionaldiscretesthathandle
avionics-level voltages
• Independent,software-programmablebit
rates for all channels
• Errorinjection/detection
• SupportforARINC573and717
• IRIG-BReceiver/Generatoroptional
• Supports66MHz,32-bitPCIoperation
• 3UCompactPCIformfactor
• FrontpanelORbackplaneI/Oconfigurations
Hardware
Available in a range of configurations to
matchyourneeds,the32channelRAR-cPCI
providescomplete,integrateddatabus
functionalityforARINC429,ARINC575and
selected2-wire32-bitprotocolsintheCom-
pactPCIformfactor.Itsupportsmaximum
datathroughputonallchannelswhilepro-
vidingon-boardmessagescheduling,label
filtering, multiple buffering options, time-tag-
ging,errordetectionandavionics-levelI/O
discretes,withsupportforeither33MHzor
66MHz32bitcPCIinterfaces.Configurations
withsupportforARINC717,ARINC573and
IRIG-BReceiver(AMorDC/TTL)andGenera-
tor(DC/TTL)supportareoptional.Dual-Mode
functionalityoftheARINC717/573chan-
nelprogrammaticallysupportseitherHBP
(HarvardBi-Phase)orBPRZ(Bi-PolarReturn
toZero)signalingformatsacrossawide
rangeofBitRate/Subframecombinations.
Ruggedizedconfigurationswithextended
operating temperatures are optional.
Software
GE Intelligent Platforms’ software tools
andsolutionssignificantlyreducethetime
requiredtointegratevariousavionicspro-
tocolsintoyourapplication.Includedwith
theRAR-cPCIisourflexible,high-levelAPI
(ApplicationProgrammingInterface)in
sourcecodealongwithsupportforMicrosoft
Windows7,Vista,XP(32-bit/64-bit),Linux
andVisualBasic.ThispowerfulAPIsupports
multiplecards,andiscompatiblewithGE
IntelligentPlatforms’APIsupportonPCI,PC/
ATandPC/104platforms.OptionalSoftware
includesLabVIEWsupportandBusTools/
ARINC,oureasy-to-use,Windows-basedGUI
solutionsforARINC429analysis,simula-
tionanddatalogging.LabVIEWsupportis
optional.
Architecture
TheRAR-cPCIfeaturesincludeindependent,
softwareprogrammabledataratesand
parity,errordetectionandautomatic
transmitchannelslewrateadjustment.
Allchannelsoperateindependently,with
2MBytesofon-boardRAMprovidinglarge
transmitandreceivedatabuffers.Discretes
functioningasinputssupportTTLto
avionicslevelvoltages,whilediscretes
functioning as outputs can switch up to
0.5ampere,withopendrainoutputs
enhancingapplicationflexibility.
Data Handling
On-boardfirmware,largedatabuffersand
ahigh-levelAPIareintegratedtoprovide
totalflexibilityinmonitoringandgenerating
ARINCbustraffic.SimultaneousScheduled
andBurstMode(FIFO)messagingissupported
onallARINC429transmitchannels.Each
ARINC429receivechannelprovidessimul-
taneousDedicatedandBufferedMode
storage,alongwithlabel/SDIfiltering.
Threedifferentmethodsareprovidedto
bufferreceiveddata:
• BufferedModeutilizesaseparatecircular
buffer for each channel.
• MergedModecombinesallreceiveddata
intoasingle,time-sequencedcircularbuffer.
• DedicatedModeprovidesasnapshotof
theverylatestdata.