DNA/DNR-429-512/566 ARINC 429 Layer
Chapter 1
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Introduction
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4.5
Date: December 2013
DNx-429-Chap1x.fm
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1.3
Features
The common features of the DNx-429-512/566 are listed below:
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12 ARINC 429 channels configured as 6TX/6RX channels
(DNA-429-566) or 12 RX channels (DNA-429-512)
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High Current (350 mA max), Low-Side FET General Purpose Digital
Output with 500 mA resettable fuse
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High Speed (100 kHz) or Low Speed (12.5 kHz), selectable per port pair
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Hardware Label filtering
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Hardware Transmit Scheduler (100 uS timing resolution)
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Automatic timestamping of data, software enabled/disabled
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Tested to withstand 5g Vibration, 50g Shock, -40 to +85°C Temperature,
and Altitude up to 70,000 ft or 21’000 meters.
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Weight of 104 g or 3.7 oz for DNA-429-512/566; 4.1 oz for DNR-429.
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UEI Framework Software API may be used with all popular Windows
programming languages and most real time operating systems such as
RT Linux, RTX, or QNX and graphical applications such as LabVIEW,
MATLAB, DASYLab and any application supporting ActiveX or OPC.
1.4
Indicators
A photo of the 429-512/566 unit is illustrated below.
The front panel has two LED indicators:
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RDY: indicates that the layer is receiving power and operational.
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STS: can be set by the user using the low-level framework.
DB-37 (female)
37-pin I/O connector
RDY LED
STS LED
DNA bus
connector
Figure 1-1. The DNA-429-512/566 ARINC-429 Layer