Avionics Interface Technologies Collaborates with National Instruments on New MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC-429 PXI
Online, May 10, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Avionics Interface Technologies (AIT) announced today that it has signed a long term product purchase agreement with National Instruments (NI) to distribute their new generation of MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 avionics bus test and simulation modules. NI tested and validated AIT's new PXI-C1553 and PXI-C429 modules to ensure compliance as a PXI platform solution.
The PXI-C1553 module is a 3U PXI Hybrid Slot compatible instrument designed to support simulation, testing, monitoring and analysis of MIL-STD-1553 A/B data buses. The module is capable of simultaneously simulating a MIL-STD-1553 Bus Controller (BC), up to 31 Remote Terminals (RT), and a Chronological Bus Monitor (BM) on each channel. Single, dual and quad channel options are available. The PXI-C1553 supports PXI triggering and internal time-tag clock to the PXI 10 MHz clock. The PXI-C1553 also allows full error injection and detection capabilities in support of AS4112/AS4111 testing.
The PXI-C429 module is a 3U PXI Hybrid Slot-compatible instrument for simulation, testing, monitoring and analysis of ARINC 429 data channels. This module provides up to 32 ARINC 429 channels (each programmable as Transmit or Receive). The PXI-C429 can synchronize its internal clock to the PXI 10 MHz system clock. The PXI-C429 is capable of full error injection and detection capabilities.
"We selected AIT's products because of the excellent integration of their hardware with our PXI platform, and because their software driver passed our stringent requirements for our Compatible with LabVIEW and NI Product Partner programs," said Noah Reding, Product Manager at NI. "We are excited to help engineers achieve significant efficiency gains with the integration of NI LabVIEW, PXI, and AIT's avionics interface modules."
Programming graphically in LabVIEW can greatly improve programming efficiency. The LabVIEW Real-Time also features Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) software that runs on NI embedded hardware devices and select third-party PCs. The PXI-C1553 and PXI-C429 boards are supported by AIT's industry-leading Software Development Kit and Flight Simulyzer GUI software.