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Avionics Interface Computer

Test & Development Platform

Hardware Manual

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Models: BU-67121W

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Data Recording

DDC’s Avionics Interface Computer (AIC) provides a scalable, programmable, and portable platform to develop 
and test MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 system applications via an Ethernet network... eliminating the need and cost 
of long cabling/wire runs from the test lab to the onboard 1553/429 interfaces under test.

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Summary of Contents for BU-67121W

Page 1: ...oubleshooting Software Development Data Recording DDC s Avionics Interface Computer AIC provides a scalable programmable and portable platform to develop and test MIL STD 1553 and ARINC 429 system app...

Page 2: ...onversion and data interface needs DDC s ARINC 429 components ensure the accurate and reliable transfer of flight critical data Our 429 interfaces support data bus development validation and the trans...

Page 3: ...http www ddc web com for the latest information All rights reserved No part of this Manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any mean electronic mechanical photocopying recording or...

Page 4: ...A N G E Data Device Corporation BU 67121W Manual www ddc web com Rev B 6 16 ii Revision Date Pages Description Pre Rev A 1 2015 All Preliminary Release Rev A 5 2015 All Initial Release Pre Rev B 6 20...

Page 5: ...ication Testing 7 2 7 Power Adaptor 9 2 8 Specifications 10 3 MODES AND OPERATION 12 3 1 Standalone Mode 12 3 2 Remote Access Mode 12 3 3 Protocol Conversion Mode 14 4 START UP 15 5 DETAILED ARCHITECT...

Page 6: ...B L E O F C O N T E N T S Data Device Corporation BU 67121W Manual www ddc web com Rev B 6 16 iv 8 3 Connector Pinouts 46 8 4 Mating Connectors 56 8 5 External Power Supply 59 9 ORDERING INFORMATION...

Page 7: ...ware files 33 Figure 20 DDCCM application launched 33 Figure 21 Selection of the device to be flashed 34 Figure 22 Entering the firmware path and name to start flashing 35 Figure 23 Confirming to flas...

Page 8: ...able 8 J2 9 Pin D Sub Connector Pinout 47 Table 9 AIC D Subs to 20 pin onboard header pin out 48 Table 10 AIC D Subs to 24 pin onboard header pin out 49 Table 11 J3 15 Pin D Sub Connector Pinout 50 Ta...

Page 9: ...nnect Express 1 3 Special Handling and Cautions The BU 67121Wx uses state of the art components and proper care should be used to ensure that the device will not be damaged by Electrical Static Discha...

Page 10: ...ct DDC by the following US Toll Free Technical Support 1 800 DDC 5757 ext 7771 Outside of the US Technical Support 1 631 567 5600 ext 7771 Fax 1 631 567 5758 to the attention of DATA BUS Applications...

Page 11: ...or additional hardware components such MIL STD 1553 ARINC 429 ARINC 717 Avionics and Discrete I O AFDX and many other configurations For other configurations not mentioned please see the Configuration...

Page 12: ...or may modify the samples that are provided Commercial Avionics Utilities Software Package The DD 42999S0 XX0 Data Bus Analyzer and Data Loader GUI software is for ARINC 429 data bus analysis and simu...

Page 13: ...ces 3 Standalone Mode Allows the AIC to Operate as a User Programmable Computer System Software Linux Operating System and BSP o Ethernet Stacks with UDP IP and TCP IP Sockets Telnet FTP TFTP SSH and...

Page 14: ...I Bridge which then services the two PMC slots Other interfaces from the Qseven module include a UART for the onboard Serial port As well as two USB interfaces for the USB 2 0 ports There is also the...

Page 15: ...vionics Interface Computer is the ideal solution for any application requiring an Ethernet to MIL STD 1553 and or ARINC 429 interface in a lab or production test environment The design of the Avionics...

Page 16: ...O V E R V I E W Data Device Corporation BU 67121W Manual www ddc web com Rev B 6 16 8 Front view Rear view Figure 2 BU 67121Wx Avionics Interface Computer...

Page 17: ...Outline 2 7 Power Adaptor The BU 67121WX Avionics Interface Computer is powered by means of a SL Power Electronics CENB1080A2403F01 100 240 VAC to 24 VDC 3 25 Amp power adaptor This comes with separa...

Page 18: ...ard VGA Ethernet POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS NOTE 8 Using External AC Power Supply Voltage 90 264 VAC Frequency 47 63 Hz Using Direct DC Power Input Input Voltage Steady state range 22 8 25 2 V ENVIROME...

Page 19: ...Corporation BU 67121W Manual www ddc web com Rev B 6 16 11 Table 1 BU 67121Wx Specification Table PARAMETER MIN TYP MAX UNITS Size BU 67121W 6 69 x 6 91 x 2 10 in 169 9 x 175 5 x 53 3 mm Weight BU 67...

Page 20: ...utilized to further enhance Standalone mode The user will not need to depend on a host PC Figure 4 Example of Avionics Interface Computer Used in Standalone Mode 3 2 Remote Access Mode Remote Access M...

Page 21: ...d setup of custom applications and includes an option for the automatic generation of ANSI C source code dataSIMS The BU 694X4DS 64VM dataSIMS is a software GUI tool for accelerating software developm...

Page 22: ...ers 3 3 Protocol Conversion Mode Figure 6 shows an example of the Avionics Interface Unit operating in its Protocol Conversion Mode In its Protocol Conversion Mode the AIU may be configured to provide...

Page 23: ...Data Device Corporation BU 67121W Manual www ddc web com Rev B 6 16 15 4 START UP See the BU 69094SX 002 Software manual...

Page 24: ...rface is capable of operating over 10 BASE T 100 BASE T or 1000 BASE T physical layers with auto negotiation capability The Linux stack running on the AIC s Atom processor supports TCP IP and UDP IP p...

Page 25: ...and installing PMC cards and mini PCI e cards Torx head driver size 10 For the chassis screws Phillips head screw driver size 2 rear panel Grounding screw Driver for M3 hex nut standoffs rear panel VG...

Page 26: ...x screws on the back panel along with four standoffs for the VGA and Serial connectors that will have to be removed See Figure 8 below Figure 8 Rear Panel Screws Note Before proceeding to slide out th...

Page 27: ...T I O N Data Device Corporation BU 67121W Manual www ddc web com Rev B 6 16 19 Figure 9 Disconnecting Fan Plug Figure 10 Disconnecting Fan Plug con t Now you can freely slide out the main board to ac...

Page 28: ...ooves in the inside of the chassis be careful sliding out the board too fast It may slide out of its grooves and hit your working surface See Figure 11 Sliding Out Main Board below Figure 11 Sliding O...

Page 29: ...to route Mini PCI e slot B signals to J3 and J4 3 Q7 module 10b 24 pin Onboard header to route Mini PCI e slot B signals to J3 and J4 4 mSATA Slot 11 USB ports 5 Internal Battery 12 DB 9 ports J2 J4 6...

Page 30: ...l size Mini PCI e cards Although with an adaptor half size mini PCI e cards will also fit In Figure 12 labels 8a 8b represent the onboard headers in which the signals from the Mini PCI e cards in slot...

Page 31: ...6 16 23 Headers 10a and 10b are designated on the AIC mainboard PCB as J18 and J17 respectively See Figure 14 below Figure 14 Mini PCI e headers PCB labels 6 4 1 Installing a Mini PCI e card To insta...

Page 32: ...ace your DDC cards with the front panel connectors 6 4 1 1 1 Flat Flex Cables The figures below represent the 20 Pin and 24 Pin FFC cables that are included with the AIC Figure 15 is the 20 Pin FFC It...

Page 33: ...8a or 10a from Figure 12 If installing a DD 40001H ARINC 429 card use the 24 pin flat flex cable and connect to one of the 24 pin sockets Either 8b or 10b from Figure 12 When connecting the FFC cable...

Page 34: ...any front I O card to be used In Table 3 you will see the PMC sites labeled on the AIC mainboard Label 1 is for Slot A which is AIC J5 And Label 2 is Slot B which is AIC J6 6 5 1 Installing a PMC card...

Page 35: ...H A R D W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N Data Device Corporation BU 67121W Manual www ddc web com Rev B 6 16 27 Figure 17 Removing PMC card standoffs...

Page 36: ...alled lightly glued on the AIC motherboard The PMC card will utilize the bezel pre installed on itself and the spacers installed on the AIC motherboard See Figure 19 Front bezel spacers Figure 19 Fron...

Page 37: ...A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N Data Device Corporation BU 67121W Manual www ddc web com Rev B 6 16 29 Figure 20 Rear positioned PMC screws This is on the bottom side of the motherboard Cheese head Scre...

Page 38: ...Top side of the motherboard Once the user screws the PMC card down it should be safe secure and ready for operation When using DDC PMC cards The user may want to install a jumper on to the correct ju...

Page 39: ...re please see the BU 69094SX Protocol Conversion SDK Software User s Manual 7 2 Updating The Flash Firmware These firmware sections are associated with DDC devices only Updating the firmware on the AI...

Page 40: ...to see what directories are in your AIC You will see the directory 1553_429 Within that directory you will see a firmware directory See Figure below Figure 23 Firmware directory on AIC A pwd command...

Page 41: ...the ability to update the firmware Figure 25 DDCCM application launched In this example the DD 40001H mini PCI e ARINC 429 card will be used to demonstrate an update to the firmware In Figure 22 belo...

Page 42: ...1W Manual www ddc web com Rev B 6 16 34 Figure 22 Selection of the device to be flashed After selecting the device to be flashed you will be prompted to Enter the filename to program This is where you...

Page 43: ...ev B 6 16 35 Figure 23 Entering the firmware path and name to start flashing After entering the correct path and filename and hitting enter you will see the device and file attributes It will also ask...

Page 44: ...36 If you have selected yes then you will start to see prints that say Erasing Flash Sector with a certain number of sectors Once that portion has completed the prompts will start to say Programming...

Page 45: ...use the shutdown h now command to safely turn off your AIC 7 2 2 Updating the firmware via Web browser You can also update the AIC via the web browser By going into your browser of choice you can ente...

Page 46: ...gure 31 AIC web page Device Information You will see the devices that are installed in your AIC In this case the DD 40001H mini PCI e card is installed and can be re flashed Click on Choose File and a...

Page 47: ...ration BU 67121W Manual www ddc web com Rev B 6 16 39 Figure 32 Locate firmware file window Once you choose the correct firmware file you can click Update Firmware Your browser will update and display...

Page 48: ...BU 67121W Manual www ddc web com Rev B 6 16 40 Figure 33 Browser page updated to ask for confirmation Once you have selected Yes you will then jump to the Flash Status menu where you will see the pro...

Page 49: ...ess the power button on the AIC until it has turned off completely After the device has been powered off and is to be powered back on do NOT hit the refresh button on your browser to refresh the AIC w...

Page 50: ...rnet port and two USB 2 0 ports Depending on how you configure your AIC each connector may include a different set of signals for the cards installed in the device J1 a 15 pin D Sub includes the signa...

Page 51: ...3 Mating Connector Backshell Amphenol 17E 1657 15 J2 and J4 9 Pin D Sub Connector NorComp 189 009 513R571 J2 and J4 Mating Connector FCI DEM09P J2 and J4 Mating Connector Backshell Amphenol 17E 1657 0...

Page 52: ...ignal Lists Below is Table 6 AIC Signal Lists which mentions and describes the labels of the various signals that will be used to interface with the AIC 8 2 1 AIC Signals J1 J4 Ethernet USB VGA RS 232...

Page 53: ...Video Signals Red O Red Video 75 ohm 0 7 Vp p Green O Green Video 75 ohm 0 7 Vp p Blue O Blue Video 75 ohm 0 7 Vp p HSync O Horizontal Sync Vsync O Vertical Sync Serial Signals SERIAL_RTS I O Serial R...

Page 54: ...and descriptions of the various pins Mini PCI e Site A will route it s signals to J1 and J2 Mini PCI e Site B will rout its signals to J3 and J4 When using DDC cards a FPC cable will allow a user to...

Page 55: ...X_INH CH3B_429_RX_TX_IO 7 CH2_BC_DISABLE CH4A_429_RX_TX_IO 8 CH2_EXT_TRIG_SS_FLAG CH4B_429_RX_TX_IO 9 DGND DGND 10 NC CH5A_429_RX_ONLY_IO 11 NC CH5B_429_RX_ONLY_IO 12 NC CH6A_429_RX_ONLY_IO 13 NC CH6B...

Page 56: ...E_ENABLE 9 MIL_STD_1553_B2 BOOT_FROM_BACKUP_L 8 3 3 Mini PCI e Site A with non DDC Card J1 and J2 can be used with a non DDC mini PCI e card The user will have to create their own cable to connect fro...

Page 57: ...IC D Subs to 20 pin onboard header pin out 10 11 12 13 14 15 Table 10 AIC D Subs to 24 pin onboard header pin out AIC J1 9 Pin D Sub 24 pin header J14 on PCB 1 2 2 1 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 8 7 7 8 10 9 11 AIC...

Page 58: ...CI e Site B 1 CHASSIS GND CH1A_717 429_RX_TX_IO 2 CH1_TX_INH CH1B_717 429_RX_TX_IO 3 CH1_BC_DISABLE CH2A_717 429_RX_TX_IO 4 CH1_EXT_TRIG_SS_FLAG CH2B_717 429_RX_TX_IO 5 IRIG_DIG CH3A_429_RX_TX_IO 6 CH...

Page 59: ...SSIS GND 6 MIL_STD_1553_A2 D_IO_6 7 MIL_STD_1553_A2 D_IO_5 8 MIL_STD_1553_B2 FLASH_WRITE_ENABLE 9 MIL_STD_1553_B2 BOOT_FROM_BACKUP_L 8 3 6 Mini PCI e Site B with non DDC card J3 and J4 can be used wit...

Page 60: ...pin onboard header pin out 6 8 7 7 8 10 9 11 AIC J4 15 Pin D Sub 20 pin header J18 on PCB 1 2 13 3 14 4 15 5 16 6 17 7 18 8 19 9 20 10 11 12 13 14 15 Table 14 AIC D Subs to 24 pin onboard header pin...

Page 61: ...18 8 19 9 20 10 21 11 22 12 23 13 24 14 9 15 3 8 3 7 AIC J5 J6 Connector These connectors will be the front I O connectors of the PMC cards that will be installed in the AIC The card s manual will hav...

Page 62: ...3 5 E1 TXRX 3 6 E1 TXRX 2 7 E1 TXRX 4 8 E1 TXRX 4 8 3 9 USB 2 0 Type A Receptacle The AIC will have two USB 2 0 ports available for use on the front panel Figure 43 USB 2 0 Type A Receptacle Table 16...

Page 63: ...VGA Video Connector Table 17 15 Pin VGA Connector Pinout 15 Pin VGA Port Pin BU 67121Wx 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 NC 5 GND 6 RGND 7 GGND 8 BGND 9 NC 10 SGND 11 NC 12 NC 13 HSync 14 VSync 15 NC 8 3 11 RS...

Page 64: ...nnector Pinout 9 Pin RS 232 Pin BU 67121Wx 1 NC 2 SERIAL_RX 3 SERIAL_TX 4 NC 5 Signal GND 6 NC 7 SERIAL_RTS 8 SERIAL_CTS 9 NC 8 4 Mating Connectors The BU 67121WX is supplied with various mating conne...

Page 65: ...connector to AIC J4 9 Pin D Sub Male FCI DEM09P with backshell Amphenol 17E 1657 09 Included Flat Flex Cable FFC for Mini PCI e Slots 20 Pin FFC Molex 21020 0207 24 Pin FFC Molex 15266 0249 Included...

Page 66: ...connector FCI DEM09P The backshell is an Amphenol 17E 1657 09 The pin out for AIC J4 is in Table 12 Figure 47 AIC J2 Mating Connector 8 4 3 Mating Connector for AIC J3 AIC J3 is a 15 Pin D Sub Female...

Page 67: ...J4 Mating Connector 8 5 External Power Supply The BU 67121WX AIC comes with an AC to DC power adaptor SL Power Electronics CENB1080A2403F01 along with the four international AC line cords listed belo...

Page 68: ...le D connector NorComp 171 015 102L001 Can also be ordered as DDC P N 5301 0766 0001 Backshell for mating connector Amphenol 17E 1657 15 Can also be ordered as DDC P N 5301 0764 0001 Mating Connector...

Page 69: ...r Mini PCI e slots 20 pin FFC Molex 21020 0207 x2 24 pin FFC Molex 15266 0249 x2 100 240 VAC to 24 VDC Power Adaptor SL Power Electronics CENB1080A2403F01 Comes with the following AC Line cords o Qual...

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