MIL-STD-1553A/B Test & Simulation PCI Express Module

AIT’s PCIe-C1553-1/2/4 is part of a new family of PCIbus cards offering full function test, simulation, monitoring and databus analyzer functions for MIL-STD-1553A/B applications. One single dual-redundant MIL-STD-1553A/B stream on the PCIe- C1553-1 module (short length). Two independent dual-redundant MIL-STD-1553A/B streams are provided on the PCI-C1553-2 module (full length) and four independent dual-redundant MIL-STD-1553A/B streams are provided on the PCIe-C1553-4 module.

The PCIe-C1553 can be used for protocol testing and simulation of MIL-STD-1553A/B bus controller, multiple remote terminals and chronological monitoring at full bus load. All operations are performed concurrently with no degradation of performance in any operating mode. The PCIe-C1553 module incorporates full protocol error injection and detection features with software programmable output amplitude and bus coupling mode of the electrical bus signals. The module fully supports the protocol testing requirements defined by the Remote Terminal (RT) and Bus Controller (BC) production test plans according to SAE-AS 4112/4114.

The use of an application support processor (embedded PowerPC in the Xilinx FPGA) executing the driver software allows application specific functions to be processed onboard, significantly off-loading the host PC Processor and the PCIbus. This new concept allows users to implement system level functionality on a single interface card. A carrier card has an optional set of tranceivers allowing softwarecontrolled variable voltage and softwarecontrolled relays for data coupling. Without this option, the carrier simply provides transformer and direct coupling on separate pinouts and fixed output voltage.