Data Device Corporation introduces a dynamic new line of rugged 1553/429 embedded and test cards designed around its AceXtreme 1553 core. AceXtreme cards are designed to function in extreme environments, and a wide variety of form factors makes them an ideal choice for test/lab environments as well. The cards are available in conduction-cooled or air-cooled versions and in PC/104-Plus, PCI-104, PMC, PCI, and cPCI form factors. They are ideal for systems with limited space yet high I/O requirements, featuring a wide combination and mix of MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Digital Discrete I/O, Avionics Discrete I/O, RS-232/422/485 Serial I/O, and IRIG-B input/output on a single rugged, space-saving card. Advanced features include IRIG-106 Chapter 10 on-board formatting, user selectable BC disable / TX inhibit for safety critical applications, and an onboard DMA engine for increased data throughput and low host CPU/PCI utilization.
The cards feature a common test/embedded API that minimizes software development time by allowing programmers to use the same software across products, platforms, and applications. For further savings, the optional BusTrACEr 1553 Monitor/Generator software package provides programmers with an easy-to-use interface, and one-click automated source code generation, to quickly and easily create custom application code. DDC also offers the dataSIMS Bus Analysis and Simulation software package for those users wanting to create a complete environment of simulation, acquisition, display, and storage of real-time data. dataSIMS simulates and concurrently monitors multiple mixed MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and user I/O multiplex channels, performing real-time conversions of raw data to engineering-units, resulting in accurate, fast, and extensive numerical and graphical views of communications data. A LabVIEW support package is also available, providing intuitive, high-level virtual instruments and samples.
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