AMC339

Multi-Protocol Avionics AMC MIL-STD-1553 / ARINC429 / ARINC717

A MicroTCA multiprotocol avionics module is an AMC plug-in board that allows a MicroTCA system to communicate with several aircraft or aerospace data-bus standards.

Depending on the board, it may support protocols such as:

MIL-STD-1553
ARINC 429
ARINC 717
CAN or CAN Aerospace
AFDX / ARINC 664
Discrete avionics I/O
Serial interfaces such as RS-422 or RS-485

The module typically includes protocol controllers, electrical transceivers, isolation circuitry, onboard memory, and sometimes an FPGA for timing and message processing.

Common uses include:

Avionics system testing
Flight-data acquisition
Bus monitoring and recording
Hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Aircraft subsystem integration
Generating and analyzing avionics messages

“Multiprotocol” means that one module can handle several avionics interfaces, often simultaneously, instead of requiring a separate board for each protocol. In simple terms, it is a communication gateway between a MicroTCA computer and aircraft electronic systems.

As a standardized platform of PICMG MicroTCA systems are typically used in medical applications, telecommunications as well as in measurement systems for industrial and scientific applications (e.g. particle physics).

Description:

AMC339 is based on the Data Device Corporation (DDC), BU-67118 multi-channel, multi-protocol avionics product. It utilizes the world’s most advanced MIL-STD-1553 technology. The module is low power, high MTBF and high performance.

The module can output MIL-STD-1553A/B, IRIG106, ARINC 429,CAN bus/ARINC 825 channels, discrete I/O, ARINC-717, etc.

The AMC339 has an on-board DMA engine for low CPU utilization. IRIG-106 chapter 10, Tx inhibit, and ARINC 717 which are ideal for flight data recorders.

The module is ideal for applications such as mission-computers, displays and LRUs, digital data recorders, radar systems/situational awareness, commercial aerospace, flyable avionics/UAVs, data loading and data monitors.

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