Data Sheet

GE
Intelligent Platforms
RAR-EC
RoHS Dual Port ARINC 429 ExpressCard Interface
Features
• UptosevenRx,fourTxARINC429channels
• Optional573/717RxandTx
• Fourbi-directionalavionics-leveldiscretes
• Fullyindependentchanneloperation
• ExpressCard
• Easy-to-useBusTools/ARINCMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
-basedGUIBusAnalyzeravailable
• High-levelMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
7,Vista,
XP(32-bit/64-bit)andLinuxsoftware
API support
• 64-bit,1microsecondtime-tagging
• AvailablewithARINC615DataLoader,
DataLoaderGUIandARINC615cabling
• OptionalIRIG
TheGEIntelligentPlatformsRAR-ECisan
intelligent,high-density,ExpressCardinter-
facethatprovidesupto11totalTx/Rxfully
independentARINC429/575channels,along
withuptofourbi-directionalavionicslevel
I/Odiscretes.Featuresincludeprogram-
mabledataratesandparity,errordetection,
multiplebufferingmodes,timetaggingand
automatictransmitslewrateadjustment.
Configuration options include selection of
channelcount,alongwithamixofARINC
429andARINC573/717.
Software
GE’ssoftwaretoolssignificantlyreducethe
time required to integrate ARINC protocols
andI/Odiscretesintoyourportableapplica-
tion.IncludedwiththeRAR-ECishigh-level
API(ApplicationProgrammingInterface)
librarysupportforMicrosoftWindows7(32
and64bit),Vista,XP,Linuxsoftwaredevelop-
ment.BusTools/ARINC,GE’sWindows-based
GUIsolutionforbusanalysis,simulation
anddatalogging,isanavailableoption.It
providesaneasy-to-useinterfacetoavionics
data.ARINC615DataLoaderandLabVIEW
supportareoptionallyavailable.
Architecture
TheflexibledesignoftheRAR-ECprovides
apowerfulhardwarefoundationthatsup-
portsmultipleavionicprotocolsinasingle,
integrated,portablepackage.Bi-directional
discretessupportTTLtoavionics-level
inputswhilelow-sideswitchoutputs
enhanceapplicationflexibility.GEIntelligent
Platforms’powerfulAPIlibrariesprovide
totalflexibilityinreceivingandgenerating
ARINCbustraffic.
Tools and Solutions
BusTools/ARINCisaneasy-to-useWindows
XP/2000/Me/NT/98/95-basedARINC429bus
analysis,simulationanddatamonitoringsolu-
tionthatisoptionallyavailableontheportable
RAR-ECandotherGEhardwareproducts.
• Monitormultiplechannelsinreal-time.
• Displayandentertime-taggeddatain
hex,binaryorengineeringunits(standard
oruserdefined).
• Filterreceiveddatabylabeland/orSDI.
• Viewdiscretedescriptorsanduser-bit-
encodedvalues.
• Displayhistoricalandreal-timechartsof
individuallabels.
• UseBusTools/ARINCtosendmultiple
messagesofvaryingsizeswith
automaticramping.
• Logalltime-taggeddatafrommultiple
channelstoasinglediskfile.
• Replayrecordeddataontransmitbuses.