Data Sheet

GE
Intelligent Platforms
Features
• Upto16Rxand16TxARINC429channels
• Highperformance,highdensityinterface
withlargebuffers
• Ruggedized,extendedtempconfigura-
tionsoptional
• Ruggedized,conductivelycooledversions
available
• Advanced,high-levelsoftwareAPI
includedforMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
7
(32and64bit),XP,2000,Me,NT,98,95,
VxWorks
®
andIntegrityO/S
• Supportsmaximumdatathroughputon
allchannelssimultaneously
• Independent,software-programmablebit
ratesforallchannels
• 66/33MHzPCIandPCI-Xbusoperation
• Fullyindependentchanneloperation
• IRIG-BReceiver/Generatoroptional
Hardware
Availableinarangeofconfigurationsto
matchyourneeds,the32channelCEI-830
providescomplete,integrateddatabus
functionalityforARINC429,ARINC575and
selected2-wire,32-bitprotocols.TheCEI-830
supportsmaximumdatathroughputonall
channelswhileprovidingon-boardmessage
scheduling,labelfiltering,multiplebuffering
options,time-tagginganderrordetection
withsupportforeither33MHzor66MHz
PCI/PMCinterfaces.Configurationswithsup-
portforARINC717,ARINC573,andIRIG-B
Receiver(AMorDC/TTL)andGenerator(DC/
TTL)supportareoptional.TheIRIG-BDClevel
signalcanbeutilizedtosynchronizetime
stampsacrossmultipleboards.Ruggedized
andconductivelycooledconfigurationswith
extendedoperatingtemperaturesareavail-
able.SeveralCEI-830configurationsoffer
combinationsofARINC429channelsalong
withARINC717/573Dual-Modefunctionality.
Dual-Modefunctionalityprogrammatically
supportseitherHBP(HarvardBi-Phase)or
BPRZ(Bi-PolarReturntoZero)acrossavery
widerangeofBitRate/Subframecombina-
tions.ContactGEIntelligentPlatformsfor
PCI,CPCIorotherplatformsupportofthese
ARINCprotocols.
Software
GE’ssoftwaretoolsandsolutionssignifi-
cantlyreducethetimerequiredtointegrate
ARINC429andotheravionicsprotocolsinto
yourapplication.IncludedwiththeCEI-830
isourflexible,high-level,API(Application
ProgrammingInterface)supportforMicro-
softWindows7(32and64bit),XP,2000,NT,
Me,98,95,VxWorksandIntegrityO/S.This
powerfulAPIsupportsmultiplecards,and
iscompatiblewithGE’sAPIsupportonPCI,
PC/AT,PC/104,PC/104-Plus,CompactPCI
andPCMCIAplatforms.Optionalsoftware
includesLabVIEWsupportandBusTools/
ARINC,GE’sreasy-to-use,Windows-based
GUIsolutionforARINC429analysis,simula-
tionanddatalogging.
Architecture
CEI-830featuresincludeindependent,
softwareprogrammabledataratesand
parity,errordetectionandautomatic
transmitchannelslewrateadjustment.
2MBytesofon-boardRAM.Allchannels
operateindependently.Standardcon-
figurationhasbothfrontbezelandP14
mezzanineconnectorI/O.Configurations
withonlyP14I/Oareavailable.
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sup-
portedonallARINC429transmitchannels.
EachARINC429receivechannelprovides
simultaneous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.
CEI-830
ARINCHighDensityInterfaceforPMC