Aim MIL-STD-1553, Getting Started

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PCI 1553 Getting Started Manual 5
Section 2
– New BSP and hardware installation procedure
2 NEW BSP AND HARDWARE INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
This section contains the procedure used to install the BSP software and the PCI 1553
hardware on a system that does not have a previous BSP installed. If installing on a system
that has a previous version of the BSP installed, the BSP upgrade procedure described in
Section 3 should be used.
The PCI 1553 Windows BSP contains reference documents, board drivers, sample
development projects and firmware upgrade utility files. These files are automatically loaded
onto the system by installing the BSP software package.
The software is available on DVD from AIM or via a download from
AIM-Online .
Appendix A contains instructions for obtaining the BSP via a download from AIM-Online .
To properly install the AIM PCI 1553 Windows BSP and hardware:
a. Complete the procedure described in Section 2.1 , BSP Software Installation .
b. Perform the procedure described in Section 2.2, Hardware Installation .
Note: In order to ensure proper installation, it is important that the BSP Software
installation (described in Section 2.1) is completed before the PCI 1553 hardware is
installed.
2.1 BSP Installation
The PCI 1553 Windows Board Support Package includes the following resources which will
be installed on your computer upon completion of the steps described in this section:
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ANS (AIM Network Server) Setup Utility
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Software Library Reference Manuals
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BSP Release Notes
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Windows System Drivers
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On-board firmware update utilities
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Sample project