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1. Zero Crossing Deviation 125 0 Gap in Half Bits 1 Binary Sync Pattern e To enable Receive Subaddress SA 2 to receive 3 data words by 1 Optionally enter a name to associate with the Subaddress transfer 2 Select the SA03 icon in the left window 3 Select the Rx button in the upper right corner choice is Tx or Rx 4 Check the Enable box 5 Select the Rx Buffer Id and the size of the buffer to store the Received data e To setup RTO1 SA10 to transmit 7 data words 1 Optionally enter a name to associate with the Subaddress transfer 2 Click on the remote terminal 03 under the remoteTerminals resource in the left resource pane 3 Select the Subaddress tab 4 Select the SA10 icon in the left window 5 Select the Tx button in the upper right corner choice is Tx or Rx Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 52 reliable flight ready epes rugged fli Technologies 6 Check the Enable box As a shortcut it is sometimes easier to turn on all Remote Terminals and their subaddresses e To Enable All Remote Terminals and Subaddresses 1 Select the remoteTerminals resource in the left resource pane 2 Select the Enable All button at the top of the remote terminal display Figure 6 2 II Enable All Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer Fie Edt View Window Help fedswivest v ra 5 j N smm 2 bad Resouces Ug Settings Smuation EI loc
2. SS Tn Minor Frame 1 eee Tn Minor Frame Tn Minor Frame Se Tn Minor Frame se Tn Minor Frame eve Tn Major Frame Minor Frame 5 Minor Frame Minor Frame e 64 Minor Frames Max per Major Frame 6 3 1 BC Transfer Scheduling e To set up BC Transfers 1 Select the Settings button from the main screen and highlight busController node in the resource tree Make sure the Bus Controller is enabled by checking the box next to Enabled as seen below Bus Controller Settings menu Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 36 reliable flight ready bs rugged Technologies Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer I Ka 37 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide rugged Sabie flight ready Technologies Next highlight the Transfer Scheduler The BC transfer scheduler window shown below will appear and you can start constructing your schedule Minor frames are represented by boxes that allow drag and drop of transfers from the New or Existing Transfer Toolbox Transfers are sent sequentially as shown in the diagram below from left to right One or more minor frames make up a major frame Minor frames are transmitted sequentially as shown in the display from top to bottom Only one major frame can be active at any given time on a Bus Controller BC Transfer Scheduler 3 Minor Frames Transmit Count 0 a 368 00us C00 R 0101 CO0 T O01 COO
3. flight ready Technologies 6 1 3 Bus Monitoring Features e Simple and or complex start stop and strobe triggers e Data filtering based on RT and subaddresses e Illegal RT subaddress mode code combinations to be flagged as errors by the BM e Status word conditions to be flagged as errors by the BM 6 1 4 Replay Features e Reconstruct 1553 databus traffic from recorded files in real time e Filter specific Remote Terminal response from recorded file during reconstruction 6 2 Bus Configuration This section describes the MIL STD 1553 Bus Configuration options available in the GUI Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 6 2 1 Bus Settings reliable rugged epes hls flight ready Technologies The MIL STD 1553 Bus Interface configuration can be accessed by selecting a Bus Channel from the resource window ft BB mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer Se Mil Std 1553 Resources setings smuaten 4 a ZR busl553 1 B scontroller p busMonitor ES remoteTerminals Bus Configuration Bus Name V Enabled Coupling Mode v Global Protocol Bus Amplitude Response Timeout Bus T s Archive Path Simulation Replay Replay Timing Relative General Rt Configuration Protocol Replay 1553B 1553B 1553B 1553B 1553B 1553B Bus Configuration Settings Each available MIL STD 1553 Bus Interface of the hardware device can be individually configure
4. reliable flight ready rugged P Technologies row will appear in red Depending on the values specified in configuration the Complete Word section of the table will calculate and show the complete data word that will be transmitted The Buffer can be viewed in 4 of the following formats Decimal Hexadecimal Octal and Binary 4 3 2 Receiver Settings Configuration Options This section describes the configuration options for ARINC 429 Receive Channels In the Settings perspective the selection of a Receiver node changes to the Receiver configuration context There are 2 major configuration blocks related to the configuration at the Receiver level Monitor and Label Buffers Settings A Receive Channel can be setup to receive the label data in a chronological monitor on a per channel basis or label buffers can be configured for reception of label or label sdi combinations Monitor Configuration The monitor can be configured to receive all the data that has been transmitted or simple filters can be setup to capture only certain label data Receiver Settings Label Buffers Monitor Monitor Settings Simple Filter Enable Filter Label C Inverted Add Delete Label SDI 1 Fi 2 2 1 c 3 3 e To Enable the Simple Filter Click the Enable check box and then add the Label or Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 16 reliable flight ready epes rugged SS n NN Technologies Label SDI combinations e
5. In order to perform a simulation your hardware must be correctly licensed See the Detecting hardware section for information about utilizing hardware with Flight Simulyzer Not all AIT hardware is currently supported for simulation Within each perspective is the option for the various available protocols By changing the protocol tab you will be able to configure and or simulate the hardware for your application Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 4 1 reliable flight ready rugged oe Technologies ARINC 429 The Flight Simulyzer Analyzer Software can currently be used to create configurations for AIT s ARINC 429 hardware modules An easy to use GUI allows complete visual programming that enables users to optimize plan and configure complete ARINC 429 channels Flight Simulyzer s Transmit and Receive channel configurations are based on a common data format XML which allows simulation setups created and used within the Flight Simulyzer application to also be loaded and executed from within the AIT ARINC 429 LabVIEW Instrument driver and high level C C application interface libraries Flight Simulyzer A429 User Applications ARINC429 Channel Configurations ARINC429 LabView Instrument Driver F e User Applications jai ea pied dri ees A EI N 7 Exes ni i ze i OWL429 w B 2 ls AIT ARINC 429 Software Development Kit Features e Visually configure ARI
6. Technologies 6 5 2 Choosing and Configuring Start Stop Triggers The Start Trigger and Stop Trigger tabs in the Bus Monitor Settings pane enables you to configure trigger conditions that may be used to start or stop the collection of data by the Bus Monitor There are four types of trigger conditions that may be defined They are e Data Word selecting a dataword or a portion of a dataword or an out of range value as a trigger condition to the Bus Monitor Filtering Illegal Addresses Start Trigger Stop Trigger Strobe Trigger Trigger Conditions v Enabled DataWord Specified Word Data Word Trigger Configuration Word Position Min Value in Max Value C Out of Range e Error selecting an error s as a trigger condition to the Bus Monitor Filtering Ilegal Addresses Start Trigger Stop Trigger Strobe Trigger Trigger Conditions v Enabled Error Conditions C No Response Error Word Count Error Rt Address Error C manchester Error Parity Error J word Count Low Alternate Bus C manchester Low O illegal Command C Word Count High C Both Buses C manchester High Missing Data Words Bit Count Low C Short Gap C Zero Crossing Error C status Word Error Bit Count High C Inter Word Gap Error Inverted Sync Error e External selecting an external digital input as a trigger condition to the Bus Monitor Flight Simulyzer Use
7. configured on transmit channels When the row is clicked in the transfer table shown in the Transmitter Settings section additional options will be shown that allow configuration for the acyclic transfer Mainly the Label and Data are what is typically configured for an acyclic transfer but additional options can also be set Transfer Details Name Transfer 1 Type Block Scheduled Strobe 9 Acyclic Buffer Details Depth 3 Label 004 C sor o Format Bin Oct Dec 0 Hex Label Data Complete Word iE 4 ABCD DOABCDO4 2 3 11111 01111103 30 4 0 00000004 Transfer Details Each available Block Transfer has the following items that are configurable e Name Specifies the name to associate with the scheduled label e Type This is set to Acyclic for this type of transfer Buffer Details A buffer is associated with each scheduled label to determine the data that is transmitted with the label Within the buffer configuration the depth label sdi and data can be specified e Depth Specifies the number of data combinations are associated with this label e Label The value of the label that is sent with the data unless overwritten in the table e SDI The value of the SDI within the data field e Data Sets the value of the remaining data bits depending if parity is enabled and SDI is specified Note If the data field is longer than the remaining number of bits available the 15 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide
8. device driver installation and describes the installation process for Flight Simulyzer 2 1 Minimum System Requirements e x86 300MHz CPU e 128 MB RAM e 30 MB available Hard disk space e 500 MB available Hard disk space for recording e Windows XP Vista 7 e Monitor resolution 800 x 600 pixels with 256 colors 2 2 API Device Driver Requirements For simulation functionality Flight Simulyzer requires properly installed AIT Device Drivers to operate correctly During the installation process these drivers can be installed or they may be installed separately Refer to the pertinent AIT Hardware Manual for details on installing the correct driver files for the specific Operating System and your hardware 2 3 Flight Simulyzer Software Installation e To install the Flight Simulyzer software 1 Insert the Flight Simulyzer CD into the CD ROM drive 2 After a few seconds the setup application will automatically start If the Setup application does not automatically start you may manually start it by running the file flight simulyzer x x x exe found on the Flight Simulyzer CD 3 Once the setup has started step through the Install Wizard to complete the installation The wizard will give you the opportunity to choose the directory in which Flight Simulyzer is installed and the Program Folder in which the Flight Simulyzer shortcut will be placed Default locations can also be used Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide e git
9. Addresses Start Trigger Stop Trigger Strobe Trigge Name D localHost S P boardiss3 Buffer Rt Filtering Unknown D GZ busissa 1 Size o spit 100 G Invert busController E Status Word Mask t B z 5 amp BIB remoteterminals 3 v BR remoteterminald EUR BR remoteterminalt S BI remoteterminal2 5 BI remoteterminals BR remoteterminal4 v Reserved Subsystem v v Instrumentation v Broadcast RT8 RTS RTIO RTM RTI2 RTI3 RTI4 RTIS Service Request V Busy ie tes RTI8 RTI9 RTZ0 pi RT22 RT23 remoteTerminal remoteterminale teTerminal Reserved Terminal ee RT26 RT27 RTZ8 RT29 RT30 RT31 remoteterminals BR remotererminal10 Bl remotererminaltt BB remotererminalt2 BR remoteterminal13 B remoteterminal14 amp remoteTerminalis Reserved Dynamic Bus Control The default is enabling all of the RTs to be captured The Invert box will invert the values of the RTs i e from captured to non captured state Select any RT and the Advanced button to further select capture of RT subaddress from Tx and Rx or both Bus Monitor Address Selection Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 56 rugged p e reliable Mis flight ready Technologies Bus Monitor Address Selection Address Selection 57 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged epes ls
10. Speed Specifies whether the channel is High or Low Speed Description Channel configured with a speed of 100 kHz Low Speed Channel configured with a speed of 12 5 kHz e Function Specifies the type of channel Transmitter Receiver or Transmitter plus Monitor Function Channel is configured to transmit the label data combinations with the ransmitter given rates e Channel is configured to receive data in a chronological monitor or on a Receiver per label basis A Channel can act as a transmitter and receiver The internal loopback Transmitter plus Monitor functionality can be used to transmit and receive on the same channel Import Export Channel configurations can be imported and exported to AIT s XML format for use in the High Level C C APIs or the LabVIEW Instrument Driver The Export Button allows the configuration to be saved to a XML or Binary File while the mport allows a XML or Binary Configuration File to opened in the GUI for editing Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 10 epes rugged in reliable flight ready Technologies 4 3 4 Transmitter Settings Configuration Options This section describes the configuration options for ARINC 429 Transmit Channels In the Settings perspective the selection of a Transmitter node changes to the Transmitter configuration context Within the Transmitter configuration context three different transfers can be configured Scheduled Labels B
11. To Filter the table to only view the simple filters for a particular label check the Filter box and specify the label e To invert the filter select the Inverted Box This will allow any labels set in the filter configuration to show up in the monitor otherwise if this option is not selected any of the labels specified in the filter configuration will not appear in the monitor e To Add or Delete filters Click the Add or Delete buttons 1 Once the Labels are added specify the Label with the option of adding a SDI value to the filter Note If a filter is added with the same configuration twice the row will appear in red Label Buffer Configuration Additionally the Receive Channel can be configured with specific buffers for Label or Label SDI combinations Receiver Settings Label Buffers Monitor Label Buffer Settings Enable Filter Name Label Add Delete Name Label SDI Sa Depth Parity 1 Label 0 e 2 Label 1 SDI 0 il 0 D 3 Label 2 2 o 0 Label 3 SDI 1 3 1 0 K K e To Enable the Label Buffer Click the Enable check box and then add the Label or Label SDI combinations 17 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide e table epes flight ready afl Technologies e To Filter the table to view a certain label buffer check the Filter box and specify the name and or label e To Add or Delete label buffers Click the Add or Delete buttons 1 Once the Labels are added specify the Label with the option of
12. To access the Search Tool used to search the BM capture data 1 Select Edit Find from the menu or Ctrl F This will cause the Search Tool to appear at the bottom of the Flight Simulyzer window Note that the search tool is only available when F SIM is in Simulation mode and the Bus Monitor table is the currently active window Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer Bus Monitor Buffer EM rie Edt view Window Help GN Board SN 1328us 1 v RS B amp B S Mi Std 1553 Resources Message Raw Data Fees EE wae Column Layout Default v IERT Type RxRt TxRt RxSa TxSa Data CmdWord1 RxStstus To Status Rx Response Time Tx Response Time Word Count Error 5 amp Mf boardiss3 16 BCRT 13 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 6820 6 00us Unknown PMC 1553 4 SX bus 1 Gi 18 busController EEE 19 RT BC 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 2800 5 25us BB remoteterminals GPS 20 BCRT 13 1 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 6820 6800 6 00us 32 B mu P RWR 21 RT BC 5 1 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 2c20 2800 5 25us 32 P Engine 1 FADEC B uuo 22 BORT 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 6820 6800 6 00us B ac B RWR 23 P Engine 2 FADEC xm persi P Weapons SI P Telemetry B secs 25 RTBC 1 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 0c26 0800 5 25us ruel 26 RTRT 3 1 1 1 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 1800 0800 4 75us 5 25us 06 Bx bus 2 Tee uns 27 RT BC 3 0 1002 1800 5 50us o2 v busmonitor B X bus 3 EE ser 2 ned Message Type RERT 1 2 3 4 5 6 H 8 Previous to TO 3
13. adding a name SDI value buffer depth and or if parity is enabled Notes 1 Ifa filter is added with the same configuration twice the row will appear in red 2 If parity is not enabled then the 32 bit will be used as data Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 18 germ rugged Gg reliable D mN flight ready Technologies 5 ARINC 664 The Flight Simulyzer Analyzer Software can currently be used to create configurations for AIT s ARINC 664 hardware modules An easy to use GUI allows complete visual programming that enables users to optimize plan and configure complete ARINC 664 End Systems Exported configurations are based on a common data format XML which can also be loaded from the AIT 664 ES Configuration Tools Library which in turn can be utilized to configure AIT 664 hardware programmatically User Applications Ems PG rm ar ES Configuration ES Configuration WE eie Ded Utils Library al A664 ES API rinc 664 Configurations 5 1 Features e Visually configure Arinc664 Devices End Systems In Out VI s and Communication Ports e Import and export configuration files for A664 Devices and End Systems 19 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 5 2 reliable flight ready rugged p Technologies Device Configuration Options This section describes the configuration options for Arinc664 Devices In the Settings perspective the selection of a Device node changes to the Device
14. be embedded within the subsystem itself or may be an external interface to tie a non 1553 compatible device to the bus As a function of the interface requirement the RT receives and decodes commands from the BC detects any errors and reacts to those errors The RT must be able to properly handle both protocol errors missing data extra words etc and electrical errors waveform distortion rise time violations etc RT s are the largest segment of bus components Up to 31 remote terminals can be connected to the data bus and each remote terminal can have 31 subadresses The remote terminal shall not speak unless spoken to first by the bus controller and specifically commanded to transmit The commands may include data or request for data including status from RT s Command word Data word and Status word formats Remote Terminal setup consists of setting up the following three components in the following order e Setup Remote Terminal e Setup the RT Subaddress or Mode Code e Setup the data associated with RT SA transmission 6 4 4 Remote Terminal Setup e To setup the Remote Terminal s 1 Select the Settings button from the main screen and highlight remoteTerminals in the resource window The menu tree expands and displays all 31 possible Remote Terminals that can be simulated as seen 49 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide rugged eee diable bs flight ready Technologies below Remote Terminal Settings Mil Std 155
15. era flight ready afl Technologies etup Flight Simulyzer Select Destination Location Where should Flight Simulyzer be installed CH Setup will install Flight Simulyzer into the Following folder To continue click Next IF you would like to select a different Folder click Browse Browse At least 4 3 MB of free disk space is required Flight Simulyzer Installation Wizard During installation it is possible to select which components of the application are installed Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install dear the components you do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to continue Custom Installation Flight Simulyzer Drivers and firmware Visual C 2008 SP 1 runtime Current selection requires at least 45 0 MB of disk space Flight Simulyzer Componets The table below summarizes the components of the Flight Simulyzer installation Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 4 eren De Ar flight ready Technologies omponent Description he GUI application and its Supporting libraries and documents Drivers and Firmware he hardware module drivers and firmware If the Flight Simulyzer Ul is NOT going to be used with he hardware 1 e it will only be sed to create export and edit onfiguration files then this omponent may not need to be Visual C 2008 SP1 runtime he Windows VC runtime required by
16. the Flight Simulyzer application This may be necessary f your host system is not updated o the latest OS service pack 5 Once the installation is complete a shortcut to the Flight Simulyzer application can be launched from the Start menu Start All Programs Avionics Interface Technologies Flight Simulyzer Flight Simulyzer 6 If you purchased a license key for simulation the license key will automatically get installed to Program Files AIT LicenseKeys FlightSimulyzer 2 4 Detecting hardware Flight Simulyzer by default allows creation of hardware configuration files without hardware installed If no hardware is detected or no Flight Simulyzer license key is found for your hardware a message indicating No Licensed Hardware Available will be displayed in the simulation resource window If you do not need simulation functionality you can ignore this section If you purchased a license key for Flight Simulyzer the license key if included on the installation CD will be automatically installed to Program Files AIT LicenseKeys FlightSimulyzer at software installation time If the license key was installed to this directory and you still see the No Licensed Hardware Available message or you need a license key please contact Avionics Interface Technologies If you have licensed hardware in your system and you would like to force Flight Simulyzer into No Target Mode do the following 1 Right click on the installed Fli
17. us Kg busmonitor Command Word 1826 1 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 TO to Current Command Word 0C26 2 Previous to T1 Rx Status Word 1800 3 T1 to Current Tx Status Word 0800 4 TotoTi Bus Primary Error E o x commandword1 6 9 7 All Columns Command Word1 V Advanced Options iv Rt Tx Rx Sa We Mc Command wordi Error Command Word2 Command Data O Status Word Time O Data Word 3 Wi 0 o 7 Primary 7 Secondary BM Search Tool The search tool provides many options to execute easy searches of the captured data e To search a column of the capture display for a value 1 Select the column header or a cell in the desired column 2 In the search tool edit box enter the value to search for x CommandwWord1 wl T all Columns advanced Simple BM Capture Search 3 Press the arrow buttons to search forwards and backwards for the value Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 64 Technologies rugged follable flight ready e To execute a complex capture search 1 Select the Advanced toggle button of the search tool do display the advanced options All Columns Advanced E CommandWord1 a IV Advanced Options Command Word Error C Command Word Command Data C Status Word C Time C Data Word IV Primary IV Secondary Command Word1 IV
18. 0000 00 6820 6800 6 00us 32 21 RT BC 5 1 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 2C20 2800 5 25us 32 22 BC RT 13 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 6820 6800 6 00us 32 a ma EE BEES RER EES 25 RT BC 1 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 0C26 0800 5 25us 26 RFRT 3 1 1 1 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 e 1800 0800 4 75us 5 25us 06 27 RT BC 3 1002 1800 5 50us 02 vi ii E Message Type RTRT j I 1 jl 2 1 3 4 5 6 2 I 8 Previous to TO i Command Word 1 1826 1 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 TO to Current Command Word2 0C26 Rx Status Word 1800 Tx Status Word 0800 2 3 4 Previous to T1 T1 to Current TO to Ti Bus Primary Error e Data is sorted in the table by timestamp and the table provides various data columns that can be hidden shown To show hide a column right click on any column header and check uncheck the desired columns When done click anywhere off the menu and the columns will update Column layouts can also be created to store favorite views using the Column Layout drop down menu e The flags in the upper left portion of the table as well as the right click menu will allow setting a TO and a T1 marker that indicates the time delta between selections bottom right e The left and right arrow keys allow jumping between Start triggers in the table e Each message when selected is shown in a break down table bottom left and bottom middle that shows message control data as well as data payload Selecting the Raw Dat
19. 3 Flight Simulyzer Bl remoteterminals remoteTerminals RB remoteterminali0 IB remoteterminal11 IB remoteterminal12 RB remoteterminal13 IB remoteterminal14 B remoteterminali5 remoteTerminall6 IB remoteterminalt7 B remoteterminal18 IB remoteterminal19 RB remoteterminal20 BR remoteterminalz1 IB remotererminalz2 Bl remoteterminal23 B remoteterminal24 Select any of the Remote Terminal address that you wish to simulate by selecting them in the resource window Once you have selected the Remote Terminal the Remote Terminal Settings windows will appear in the right pane Check the Enable box to simulate the Remote Terminal X l File Edit View Window Help Std 1553 Resources sete Remote Ford t i l i f a p board1553 Enabled V Name 4 3 busl553 1 Mode 4 busController El Transfer Scheduler d El Acyclic Transfers busMonitor a Bl remoteTerminals BB remoteTerminal0 Ss E Ki E i Ka E remoteTerminall d remoteTerminal2 remoteTerminal3 remoteTerminald I remoteTerminalS d BB remoteTerminal BS remoteTerminal7 H IB remoteTerminal8 BR remoteTerminal9 I remoteTerminall0 Response Time 8 remoteTerminall1 4 00 remoteTerminall2 BB remoteTerminall3 D P remoteTerminall4 Import 11 Export gd Bl remoteTerminall5 H er Manager amp X Transfer Config
20. 47 6 3 5 Sending Acyclic TE 48 6 4 Remote Terminal EE 49 6 4 1 Remote Terminal Setup REENEN 49 6 4 2 Setup RT Subaddress and Mode Code ccceceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeesesseeseeeeeeeeeees 51 6 4 3 Saving Remote Terminal Setup Information e 53 lll Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide e epes flight ready p Technologies GAA Starting Remote Terminals Larssansr seedGsGmmsseagsteGGaen 54 6 4 5 Operating the RT S e I 55 6 5 B s hege EEE EE Eeer hb 6 5 1 Bus Monitor Ett 56 6 5 2 Choosing and Configuring Start Stop Triggers sesesessses 58 6 5 3 Starting the Bus Monitors tres eerste ARA CESeEE SEENEN Een 60 6 5 4 Bus Monitor Table 256 sccca5 E 62 6 5 4 1 Bus Monitor Capture Gearches A 64 6 6 R nning A Simulatio EE 65 NE Bar ee 68 Section 7 Notes AER SS nnn 69 T2 Ee Eeer 69 Le Forn MS and Are AN res 71 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide IV 1 1 epes rugged Als reliable flight ready Technologies Introduction The Flight Simulyzer User s Guide is designed to provide an unfamiliar user with a functional overview of the operation of AIT s Graphical User Interface GUI Analyzer Software This manual presents the current version of Flight Simulyzer from a feature overview through initial setup options Software installation of the Device Driver and Application Programmer s Interface API requirements are defined followed by a descriptive layout of the Main Window environment
21. 6 the vector word will contain information indicating the next action to be taken by the BC A VL the lower 16 bits of a Destination Mac Address is utilized by an AFDX network for routing packets to End Systems Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 70 7 2 Ar Wo Tap NY afl Technologies rugged follable flight ready Acronyms and Abbreviations ADC AFDX ALBI ANSI ARINC ARM BAG BC BIP BIU CM cPCI CPLD CPU DAC DC DC DIP DMA DRAM DSUB EDO EEPROM EPROM ES FIFO FLASH FPGA GND IEEE IRIG IRIG B I O LCA LED MAC MIL STD usec OWL PC PCI PCIe PMC Analog to Digital Converter Avionics Full Duplex Databus Local Bus Interface American National Standards Institute Aeronautical Radio Incorporated Advanced RISC Machine Bandwidth Allocation Gap Bus Controller Bus Interface Processor Bus Interface Unit Chronological Bus Monitor Compact PCI Coupled Central Processing Unit Digital to Analog Converter Direct Current to Direct Current power conversion Data Interface Processor Direct Memory Access Dynamic Random Access Memory D Subminiature Enhanced Data Output Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory End System First in First out Page oriented electrical erasable and programmable memory Field Programmable Gate Array Ground Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers Inter Range Instrumentations Group I
22. 8 4 1 2 Receive Monitor Channel uas eerte etre rti pcena terti p a renis iR uS bu 9 12 FA moran a 9 45 Channel Sen en 10 4 3 1 Transmitter Settings iussa eir piger prep inn hx hj kru nU prn pe E E Ruben 11 4511 EE EE 12 4 3 1 2 Me 13 91 0 Acyclic IESELEN 15 4 3 2 Receiver le EE 16 Section 5 ARINCG 66 siete eee eee 19 5 1 E 19 be Fre 20 5 3 End SEN E 23 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide Il EH e afl flight ready Technologies 54 Vand Port Configuration sissien tend e tae stdin state 24 5 4 1 Port Configuration EE 26 Section 6 MIL STD 1559 erreur ranae nana nu rt mua enun anth mum nuncu nna 29 6 1 E 30 6 1 1 Ce ee 30 6 1 2 Remote Terminal Features ANEN 30 6 1 3 Bus Monitoring RTE 31 6 1 4 Replay Features ee 31 6 2 Bus NAN 31 62 1 BUS Settings ee 32 6 2 2 Bus RT E in UE 33 6 2 3 Saving Bus Setup Information sse 34 p 3 Bus Cont ller oec Ct ee eee 35 6 3 1 BC Transfer Scheduling NNN 36 6 3 1 1 Creating BC to RT Transiers ENEE 40 6 3 1 2 Creating RT to BG Translers u iio erret ease px EUR PEN EE EEN 42 6 3 1 3 Creating RT to RT Transfers AEN 42 6 3 1 4 Creating Mode Code Transters 43 6 3 1 5 Add a Delay to the Gchedule AAA 44 6 3 1 6 Using Klee ET 45 6 3 2 Saving Bus Controller Setup Information rnrnnnnnnvvnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnvnnnnrnnnnvnnnenn 45 6 3 3 Starting the Bus Controller iiie oicineetata tetracaine 47 6 3 4 Operating the Bus Controller essen
23. Bandwidth Allocation Gap The maximum rate at which data can be sent on a VL in Broadcast Data Buffer Driver Command Dual Stream FLASH Interrupt RT Monitoring Mac Address an AFDX network Commands sent to multiple RT s at once The RT s are responsible for distinguishing between broadcast and non broadcast command messages An RT address of 11111 31 indicates a broadcast message An area of memory on the 1553 device global RAM assigned by the programmer to accommodate 1553 transfer s to from the BC or RT 2047 data buffers available Command used by the AIT Target Software to control the 1553 device Indicates the AIT 1553 board supports two dual redundant MIL STD 1553 data streams Page oriented electrical erasable and programmable memory intermessage gap the time between 1553 message transmissions with a minimum gap time as specified in MIL STD 1553 of 4 0 microseconds A signal from a device attached to a computer or from a program within the computer that causes the main program that operates the computer the operating system to stop and figure out what to do next In this mode the RT will capture RT message data on a subaddress level without affecting bus traffic i e without generating a response on the bus This mode is used to monitor non simulated external RTs Media Access Control Address A source or destination address As a destination address this value is used for routi
24. Full access to 1553 databus memory associated with Bus Controller Remote Terminal s and Bus Monitor e Comprehensive Trigger and Filter capabilities ie on Bus Controller on Remote Terminal and Bus Monitor data patterns within received data errors etc 6 1 1 Bus Controller Features e Intuitive easy to use user interface for defining major minor framing schedules e Full support for MIL STD 1553 A B mode code operations e Full error injection definable independently per BC command with full compliment of errors supported including e Command Data word sync errors e Parity errors e Manchester encoding errors e Word Bit count high low errors e Gap time errors e Signal zero crossing errors e Acyclic on user command data transfers e View Edit transfer buffers on the fly 6 1 2 Remote Terminal Features e Fully configure Tx Rx buffers for each subaddress and mode code e Define hardware controlled handling of status responses including response time in microseconds e Define response bus independent of bus command received from e Full error injection configurable per RT subaddress with full compliment of errors supported including e Status Data word sync errors e Word Bit count high low errors e Responses on wrong bus e Manchester encoding errors e Zero crossing errors e Gap time and parity errors e Independently view and modify RT subaddress data on the fly Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 30 EA es Gs MOON iip
25. Guide Graphical User Interface Nov 2011 gt gt Product Overview a gt PMO gt gt AMC gt gt RCI PCIEX gt gt PCle gt gt PXI PXle gt gt CPCI gt gt PC 104 gt gt Contact Us Avionics Interface Technologies Local Sales and Support Staff located in 19 States find the closest to you at www aviftech com Omaha Headquarters Ohio Office 3703 N 200th Street 2689 Commons Boulevard Omaha NE 68022 Beavercreek OH 45431 Tel 866 246 1553 402 763 9644 Tel 937 427 1280 Fax 402 763 9645 Fax 937 427 1281 ext 202 Notice The information that is provided in this document is believed to be accurate No responsibility is assumed by AIT for its use No license or rights are granted by implication in connection therewith Specifications are subject to change without notice 2010 AIT rugged epes reliable e Ta flight ready oF vere Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction rrr nre raum rna canh nnn nuns 1 143 How This Manual is Organized aniio iie dti ic ence rc i eia ck Rd 1 1 2 Applicable EEN 2 Section 2 Installation E 3 2 1 Minimum System Requirements coeur repeti nde p c uked ert xu EE dea RR cma basura ER rra cs 3 2 2 API Device Driver Requirements xueassnpieee uet tin bti m pM txcH ENS RUE OUR eid 3 2 3 Flight Simulyzer Software Installation maven 3 24 IDetectid RE 5 Section 3 Basic Operation 7 Section 4 ARINC 429 WEE 8 WEE 8 4 1 1 Rate Oriented Transmit Channel
26. In the MIL STD 1553 portion of this document the basic 1553 Bus Controller BC Remote Terminal RT and Chronological Bus Monitor BM functions are discussed in some detail to provide the user with a familiarity of the functionality of the software The Arinc664 portion of the document provides information about creating complete 664 End System configurations The ARINC 429 portion of the document provides information about creating complete 429 Device and Transmit Receive channel configurations Document History Version Date Author Description E ER of document written for Flight Simulyzer v01 1 0 RT BM operations V01 03 00 Nov 2011 J Cole Reorganized manual to reflect multiple bus tandards and added Arinc664 configuration help V01 02 00 July 2011 pose s screenshots and added information for latest features V01 04 00 Nov 2011 T Fleissner Updated with screenshots and added additional information for ARINC 429 features How This Manual is Organized This Manual is comprised of the following sections e Introduction contains an overview of this manual e Installation describes the steps required to install Flight Simulyzer e Basic Operation describes the basic functionality of Flight Simulyzer that is generic to the utilized protocol e ARINC 664 describes the Arinc664 portion of the software O Features gives an overview of the 664 related features S Device describes the Device confi
27. NC 429 Devices including Rate Oriented Transmit and Receive Monitor Channels e Import and export configuration files for A429 Devices and individual channels Rate Oriented Transmit Channel e Intuitive easy to use user interface for defining rate oriented labels block transfers and acyclic transfers in Milliseconds or Hertz e Programmable High Low Speed Operation Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 8 flight ready Technologies e Internal Receive functionality to transmit and receive data on the same channel e Automatically calculate parity or use parity bit as data 4 1 2 Receive Monitor Channel e Chronological Monitor to receive all data on a channel basis e Define label buffers to receive only data for a specific label e Define simple filters to receive only specific label or label sdi combinations 4 2 Board Configuration Options This section describes the configuration options for ARINC 429 Devices In the Settings perspective the selection of a Device node changes to the Device configuration context There are 3 major configuration blocks related to the configuration at the Board level name speed and SDI mode AIT Flight Simulyzer Avionics Bus Resources Board Settings Settings Name Speed Gel p device429 0 Data Rate standard v 282 Channels E p channel 1 Low Speed standard v E gt channel 2 E LEES AOI SDI Mode Enable v LU The name to associate with the given Board Data Rate C
28. RO101 C00R 0101 Rams Ki HM C00 R 01 01 Qus C00 R 01 01 New Transfer ToolBox B Major Frame Index 0 C00 T 01 01 Bus Load IRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR 40 To add Minor Frames to the schedule e In the Bus Controller Scheduler window locate the Minor Frames buttons Minor Frames e Use these buttons to add or delete Minor Frames When you add another Minor Frame an additional frame appears as an additional rectangle in the Frame Scheduler window You can highlight any Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 38 reliable flight ready epes rugged lt Technologies Minor Frame to work on the transfers contained within it The selected Minor Frame will have a red rectangle around it Minor frames can be moved via drag and drop copied control click duplicated to another Major frame via right click or deleted via right click The transmit count value refers to how many times all of the Minor Frames contained in the Major frame will be sent A value of 0 means send the same Major Frame continuously Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer File Edit View Window Help Board 5N 134 Bus 1 v stetan W BR BE staten si Mi Std 1553 Resources New Transfer ToolBox Minor Frames Aa Major Frame Index 0 E E localHost E boardiss3 Transmit Count 0 Minor Frame Time soo CRT KR KK Unknown GZ busiss3_1 B s busCo
29. Rt Tx Rx Sa I weie Advanced BM Capture Search 2 Select the Advanced Options check box 3 Select the bus transfer field to search Possible fields are e Command Word1 Word2 Status Word Data Word Error Command Data e Time 4 Enter the data criteria to search for 5 Optionally collapse the advanced search data by clicking the advanced button again 6 Press the arrow buttons to search forwards or backwards Raw Data Table Raw data searches provide simple search functionality only jumping to specific values found in the table e To access the Search Tool used to search the BM capture data 1 Select Edit Find from the menu or Ctrl F This will cause the Search Tool to appear at the bottom of the Flight Simulyzer window Note that the search tool is only available when F SIM is in Simulation mode and the Bus Monitor table is the currently active window 2 Enter the search term optionally check the search All Columns checkbox and then click the forward or back buttons To hide the Search Tool press the escape button or click the red X in the left hand corner of the dialog 6 6 Running A Simulation As long as licensed hardware is available in the system see Detecting hardware a simulation can be started in various ways By default on startup Flight Simulyzer will be configured to simulate a Bus Monitor on each available channel Otherwise configure the hardware in the Settings perspective base
30. a tab displays the following table Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 62 reliable flight ready epes rugged Als Technologies Message Raw Data Bus Time Tag Data Error TT HI 199d 13h 10m 324 TT LO 6s 769725us 325 PRI C 6820 COd_R_01_00 326 PRI D 0000 327 PRI D 0000 328 PRI D 0000 329 PRI D 0000 330 PRI D 0000 331 PRI D 0000 332 PRI D 0000 333 PRI D 0000 334 PRI D 0000 335 PRI D 0000 336 PRI D 0000 337 PRI D 0000 338 PRI D 0000 339 PRI D 0000 340 PRI D 0000 341 PRI D 0000 342 PRI D 0000 343 PRI D 0000 344 PRI D 0000 345 PRI D 0000 346 PRI D 0000 347 PRI D 0000 348 PRI D 0000 349 PRI D 0000 350 PRI D 0000 351 PRI D 0000 352 PRI D 0000 353 PRI D 0000 354 PRI D 0000 SE PRI D 0000 356 PRI D 0000 357 PRI D 0000 358 PRI 5 6800 50d 0 000 359 TT HI 199d 13h 10m TI LO 6s 770422us The Raw Data table shows the same data in a data word format This view allows viewing network specific data such as which network each word was received upon This view also shows the word at which errors were detected during data capture Clicking between the two data views is synchronized in order to easily provide a means to move back and forth between the views for analyzing specific messages 63 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged es Technologies 6 5 4 1 Bus Monitor Capture Searches The Bus Monitor Capture display is searchable Standard Data Table e
31. alHost S W boardiss3 BR remoteterminal10 remoteterminalt1 E remoteterminali2 B remoteTerminal28 6 4 8 Saving Remote Terminal Setup Information The Remote Terminal setup information can be saved as either an xml file or a binConfig type file If you highlight the remoteTerminals in the resource window import and export buttons appear in the lower right hand corner Clicking the Export button will enable you to save the setup configuration of the Remote Terminals The xml file can be edited using any xml browser editor The schema of the xml file is defined and documented The Import button enables you to import the Remote Terminal setup information 53 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide De es flight ready Technologies 6 4 4 Starting Remote Terminals e To start a Remote Terminal simulation 1 Press the Simulation button The 1553 resources screen enables you to start all configured RT s by doing one of the following e Right click on the remoteTerminals node in the resource tree and select Start RT s e Click on the Start RT s icon in the Menu Bar shown in the red circle below Remote Terminal Icon Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer File Edit View Window Help Board SN 134 Bus 1 Start All S E QO B Start Dm PB Alternatively individual RT s can also be started by right clicking the corresponding RT in the resource tree and selecting St
32. art Avionics Bus Resources S localHast I board1553 USB 1553 2 SZ bus 1 busMonitor remoteTer Start E remote E Show RT Buffer Data o S bus 2 busMonitor Show SA Activity Data Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 54 reliable flight ready epes rugged lis Technologies 6 4 5 Operating the RT s Each of the configured Remote Terminals can be individually controlled by right clicking over the RT in the resource tree localHost L3 J ke I boardiss3 PCle 1553 4 n EI bus 1 T E busController E in busMonitor 30 S E remoteterminals B cps 31 B mu RR um D Start RT M up E Show SA Activity Data RT B ajc B Gap RT D Engine 2 FADEC Each RT can be individually stopped or started from the RT Right Click menu The transfers set up on an RT can be viewed via the SA Activity Data option Subaddress Activity Display Bus 1 RT 7 SA Direction Name Buffer Size Buffer Status Last Command Time Last Command Word Last Received Bus Last Status Word Buffer Entries Data Tx 32 0 Od Oh Om Os Qus 0000 PRI FFFF 1 Buffer Rx 32 1 Od Oh 10m 9s 219931us 3823 PRI 3800 1 Buffer Tx 32 D Od Oh Om Os Qus 0000 PRI FFFF 1 Buffer Rx 32 Od Oh Om Os Dus 0000 PRI FFFF 1 Buffer Tx 32 Od Oh Om Os Qus 0000 FRI FFFF Buffer Rx 32 Od Oh Om Os Qus 0000 PRI FFFF Buffer Tx 32 Od Oh Om Os Qus 0000 PRI FFFF Buffer vi RT Subaddress Activity 6 5 B
33. busl553 1 4 busController E Transfer Scheduler EI Acyclic Transfers busMonitor ES remoteTerminals Minor Frames Major Frame Index 0 Transmit Count 0 Minor Frame Time 500 Ut 2 C00 R 01 01 Bus Load RR Bx BC RT Transfer Enabled Name RT Rx Address RT Rx Subaddress Word Count Bus Controller Transfer Setup Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 40 reliable flight ready epes rugged lis Technologies BC RT Transfer Configuration Transfer Configuration v Enabled Name First BC to RT Transfer Retry 4 0O 4 O Transfer Gap 14 Expected Response Automatic Status Mask 1111 Error Injection Error Injection No Error Word Position Zero Crossing Deviation 125 Gap in Half Bits Binary Sync Pattern Cx Cena BC Transfer Details For BC RT Transfers the following items may be configured e Name user defined name associated with this transfer Buffer ID ID number of the data buffer associated with this transfer Note data inserted in this buffer can be defined in the previous menu Address RT address Subaddress RT subaddress Word Count number of data words associated with this transfer Retry check box whether this transfer should be tried again if an error occurs Override Default check box to indicate if the transfer should be sent over primary or secondary channel based on default configura
34. configuration context There are 3 major configuration blocks related to the configuration at the Device level Avionics Bus Resources Setting Device Configuration Name Settings Device664 saw End Systems MAC Group 03 00 00 00 Network Speed 100 Mbps v lt gt Previous SN Range 2 Basic Device Configuration Options Basic Device Configuration Options em Deseripton Name The name to associate with the given Device MacGroup The constant field used in the first 4 bytes of MAC Destination addresses Network Speed The network interface speed Previous Sequence Number The range utilized by the Redundancy Management algorithm Range These options are global to all End Systems Input Output VI s and communication ports defined on this Device Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 20 reliable flight ready epes rugged fim Technologies Rx Cots Configuration Rx Cots Configuration Port jd o Show Configured Port s Only C Enabled Port Name MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 Buffer Depth 1 MAC Mask FF FF FF FF FF FF Rx Cots Configuration Settings P tem Description Portld Unique port identifier Port Id values in the range 0 31 are allowed Nhme id Mac Address The MAC address to associate with the port Mac Address Mask A mask to apply to the received frame before comparing Mac Addresses Buffer Depth The number of
35. d The following items are configurable e Coupling Mode Specifies the electrical coupling mode used by the bus interface of the hardware devices The available coupling modes are dependant on the MIL STD 1553 hardware module Coupling Mode Description 1 Isolated he MIL STD 1553 Bus interface of the hardware module is isolated from the front panel connector of the device That is it is isolated from the externally connected bus MIL STD 1553 Transformer mode coupling MIL STD 1553 Direct mode coupling Direct he MIL STD 1553 hardware device bus interface provides onboard emulation of a MIL STD 1553 bus and an equivalent bus stub is provided at the front panel of the hardware device This mode allows a transformer oupled device to be directly connected without an external bus coupler to the MIL Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 32 reliable flight ready epes rugged nn Technologies ae Loopback he Digital Loopback mode provides an internal onboard loopback of the MIL STD 1553 signal he MIL STD 1553 hardware device s bus interface is connected to the front panel onnector of the device The actual coupling ode is dependant on the mode s supported by the hardware device i e Transformer or Direct e Global Protocol Specifies whether the MIL STD 1553A or MIL STD 1553B protocol is used for the bus interface e Bus Amplitude Specifies the voltage amplitude of the output bus signal of the MIL STD 1553 d
36. d on your requirements and then go to the Simulation perspective by clicking the Simulation button To begin using Flight Simulyzer double click on the Flight Simulyzer icon that was 65 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged oe Technologies placed on the Windows desktop or select Flight Simulyzer from Start All Programs Avionics Interface Technologies MIL STD 1553 SDK vxx xx xx Flight Simulyzer Once Flight Simulyzer has been started the Main graphics window is displayed The software should automatically find the 1553 hardware The status displayed looks like the example in the figure below If no hardware is found the correct license may not be installed correctly or the ntg mode is on call AIT for support Main Window Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyz File Edit View Window Help Board SN 134 Bus 1 Start All Mil Std 1553 Resources Settings Simulation E localHost If board1553 Unknown E busMonitor Flight Simulyzer Window Layout Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 66 flight ready Technologies Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer DER File Edit View Window Help SN 134 Bus 1 eae a 7 0 a S start Bm B Mil Std 1553 Resources Cas localHost Ei RB boardiss3 Unknown H busMonitor goes Wars e Technologies Detailed resource information based on the databus res
37. evice Amplitude is specified as a percentage The actual voltage is dependant on the specifications of the MIL STD 1553 device Only AIT Extended Function devices PXI C1553 EF PCI C1553 EF PCIe C1553 EF and VXI C1553T support configurable bus amplitude e Response Timeout Specifies the Remote Terminal response timeout in microseconds This is the maximum time for an RT to resond to BC commands on this bus If an RT does not respond to commands within this time a No Response error is assumed and reported by the BC and BM The operational mode of the MIL STD 1553 Bus Interface can be selected in the bus settings e Simulation This mode allows the configuration and simulation of the BC RT s and the BM e Replay This mode allows a previously captured by the BM bus recording to be replayed on the bus interface For each Remote Terminal of the bus interface the MIL STD 1553 protocol variant 1553A or 1553B can be configured in the General Rt Configuration area This setting dictates how the BC handles commands responses for the RT and also how the BM interprets responses from the RT 6 2 2 Bus RT Protocol For each Remote Terminal of the bus interface the MIL STD 1553 protocol variant 1553A or 1553B can be configured in the General Rt Configuration area This setting dictates how the BC handles commands responses for the RT and also how the BM interprets responses from the RT 33 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide e git flig
38. ex kel ei lia ke Led bag 3703 N 200th Street Omaha NE 68022 Tel 866 246 1553 402 763 9644 Fax 402 763 9645 aviftech com sales aviftech com Flight Simulyzer Graphical User Interface Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer Board SN 296 Bus 1 w Stopal f Mi Std 1553 Resources ET Soit E RB boardisss PXI 1553 8F 1 E mux a Engine 1 FADEC HUD AIC RWR Engine 2 FADEC Weapons Telemetry Sensors Fuel veh Remote Termi Engine I FADEC Meg Msg Err 244 o SS Msg Em Engine 2 FADEC L3 eat Err Message C Error Coun Sensors Column Layout Defaut Remote Terminal 2 la El Data Cmd Word 1 Rx Response Time Tx Response Time Word cc I 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 0000 0000 0000 0000 5 50us 32 Message Type Command Word 1 Previous to TO Command Word 2 Rx Status Word Tx Status Word 7800 Bus Error Primary TOto Current Previous to T1 Ti to Current TotoTi eommanaworas el al Nov 2011 v01 03 00 pe DQ Technologies Flight Simulyzer Quick Start
39. ght Simulyzer Desktop icon or system Start menu item and select Properties 2 Add space ntg to the end of the target file name as seen in the figure 5 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide rugged HE ae p lt Q flight ready Technologies below This will prevent Flight Simulyzer from trying to detect hardware General Shortcut Compatibility Security ne Target type Application Target location Flight Simulyzer Target les VALT Flight SimulyzerVFlightSimulyzer exe ntg Start in C Program Files AIT Flight Simulyzer Shortcut key None Run Normal window iv Comment No Target Mode Settings Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 6 7 epes rugged ls reliable Technologies flight ready Basic Operation Perspectives Flight Simulyzer has two main perspectives for configuring and simulating the various AIT hardware devices compatible with the software Settings The Settings perspective navigated to by clicking the Settings button is available for configuring hardware directly or for import or export to xml binary or hex format depending on the hardware type Please see the section s for the protocol s with which you are working for information on how to configure the hardware Simulation The Simulation perspective navigated to by clicking the Simulation button is available for simulating hardware as configured in the Settings perspective
40. guration settings Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 1 2 reliable flight ready rugged es Technologies End System describes the End System configuration settings VI and Port Configuration describes the settings for Virtual Link and Communications Ports e MIL STD 1553 describes Flight Simulyzer with respect to configuring and simulating 1553 hardware O Features gives an overview of the 1553 analyzer features o Bus Configuration describes the bus configuration settings O Bus Controller describes BC configuration and simulation functionality S Remote Terminal describes RT configuration and simulation functionality O Bus Monitor describes BM configuration and simulation functionality o Running a simulation describes starting a 1553 simulation e Notes contains industry and product specific definitions acronyms and abbreviations Applicable Documents The following documents shall be considered to be a part of this document to the extent that they are referenced herein In the event of conflict between the documents referenced and the contents of this document the contents of this document shall have precedence e MIL STD 1553B Digital Time Division Command Response Multiplex Data Bus US DOD Sept 1978 e AIT MIL STD 1553 Protocol Tutorial Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 2 3 eren Den Ar flight ready Technologies 2 Installation This section describes the system requirements
41. ht ready afl Technologies Te BB mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer Sela J File Edit View Window Help BESRA Bus Configuration usettngs 1 Super ee E E 4 If board1553 V Enabled ZR busi553 1 busController Coupling Mode Isolated v Global Protocol A busMonitor Bus Amplitude 100 Response Timeout 14 b HE remoteTerminals Bus Ty SC Archive Path amp Simulation Replay Replay Timing Relative v Protocol RT Bus Protocol Settings 6 2 3 Saving Bus Setup Information The Bus setup information can be saved as an xml file or alternatively as a binConfig file If you highlight the Bus Interface node in the resource tree import and export buttons appear in the lower right hand corner Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 34 Ary flight ready Technologies f i ii m x BB mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer Mil Std 1553 Resources Bus Configuration setings SES a TE 4 Iff board1553 7 Enabled 4 bus1553 1 E busController Coupling Mode Isolated v Global Protocol busMonitor Bus Amplitude 100 Response Timeout 14 4 ES remoteTerminals Bus T Mor Archive Path Simulation Replay Replay Timing Relative v General Rt Configuration Protocol Replay ER 0 1553B X 3 1 1553B v 2 1553B Ge 3 1553B RA 4 1553B v 5 1553B zZ Import Export A Saving Bus Configurati
42. is enabled Chen en LLL ThemaxskewallowedbyRM id The Show Configured VI s Only checkbox is a convenient way to view only the Input VI s which have been previously configured on the current End System When checked a drop down menu containing the configured VI id s with their associated names is displayed New VI s cannot be configured when this option is selected Import Export Import and Export are not currently supported at the VI level however the VI configuration must be valid in order to export from the End System or Device contexts Ensuring the validity of the configuration is facilitated with the coloring of the VI Id selection widgets When an Id conflict arises the id selection widget is colored red and a tool tip is set indicating the cause of the conflict VI Id Conflicts are allowed if exporting a single End System but not when exporting at the Device level Keep in mind any VI configuration is still invalid if enabled with no enabled underlying communications ports This will prevent exporting at the End System level See the Import Export sections of the Device and End System Configuration pages for more information 25 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged es Technologies Port Configuration Tx Communications Port Tx Port Configuration Port Id o 2 C Show Configured Port s Only Enabled Port Name Type udp Sampling Udp Queuing Sap Udp Sap Ip Sap MAC Max Mes
43. l be used in the RT response word e Flags the flag bits that can be optionally set in the status word response 6 4 2 Setup RT Subaddress and Mode Code e To setup the Remote Terminal subaddress 1 Select the Subaddress folder tab The menu page will change from the RT to the Subaddress Settings window as shown below Figure 6 2 Subaddress Tab Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer File Edit View Window Help Board SN 6005 Bus 1 a Mil Std 1553 Resources rugged iaie flight ready Technologies localHost amp boardisss Unknown 2 bus1553 1 busController busMonitor S Bl remotererminals BB remoteterminalo remotererminalt remotererminal2 P remoteterminals BB remotererminal4 P remoteTerminals P remoteTerminal remotererminal7 remotererminala P remoteterminals BB remoteTerminalia P remoteTerminalt1 P remoteTerminaliS BS remoteterminal16 BS remoteTerminalt7 P remoteterminalis M remoteTerminalia 5 SA2 5A10 SAIS SA26 Remote Terminal Subaddress Subaddresses SA3 SA11 5A19 5827 SA4 SA12 5420 5428 SAO Tx Configuration iv Enabled Name BufferlD o Mode Code all Mode Codes Status Word Modification Modify Next Mask Error Injection Error Type No Error Word Position 0 Bit Position 4 Bit Count 1 Two examples are below Modification Type 0x0000 AND
44. lock Transfers and Acyclic Transfers For each of these transfers different properties can be configured to achieve the desired schedule Transmitter Settings Enable Parity a Max Async Words 50 gt start Trigger Trigger Line 0 Transfers Filter Name Type Block Scheduled Strobe Acyclic Type Name Enabled Delay Rate Period Count Block Transfer 1 true 0 1 Hz Scheduled Transfer 2 true 1 Hz Scheduled Transfer 3 true 0 20 ms 0 Scheduled Transfer 4 true 0 1 Hz 0 Acyclic Transfer 5 6 Block Transfer 6 true 100 ms Each available Transmit Channel of the hardware device can be individually configured Mainly with types of transfers but there are a couple of other configurable properties according to the specific configuration e Enable Parity Specifies whether parity should automatically be calculated and appended to the transfer or the 32 bit is used as data e Maximum Asynchronous Words Specifies the maximum size of the asynchronous buffer that can be allocated for asynchronous sends Adding and Deleting Transfers e To Add or Delete transfers Click the Add or Delete buttons 1 Once the Transfers are added specify the type name delay rate or period and transfer count Note If a transfer is added with the same configuration twice the row will appear in red 11 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 4 3 1 1 reliable flight ready rugged es Technologies tem Description
45. m gt Descripton id nique Output VI identifier Id values in the range 0 65535 are allowed Network Bag The Bandwidth Allocation Gap Sequence Numbering Indicates if the VI sequence number should be added to frames of this VI Max Frame Length The maximum frame length in bytes supported by this VI The Show Configured VI s Only checkbox is a convenient way to view only the Output VI s which have been previously configured on the current End System When checked a drop down menu containing the configured VI id s with their associated names is displayed New VI s cannot be configured when this option is selected Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 24 reliable flight ready epes rugged ls Technologies InputVI Configuration Bar Flight Simulyzer File Edit View Window Help Avionics Bus Resources VL Configuration Settings vL Id 0 Show Configured W s Only d Device664 v Enabled VL Name sam End Systems Rx VL Settings 5 Eso Outputvis C Integrity Checking C Redundancy Management Pd InputVis Skew Max 65280 Rx VI Configuration Settings em Description id VI Id Vl identifier Id values in the range 0 65535 are allowed Show Configured VI s Onl Check this box to hide any unconfigured VI s Enabled Enables Disables the given VI Disabled VI s serve no real purpose D Name Integrity Checking Indicates if VI Integrity Checking is enabled This option is forced True if RM
46. mal Octal and Binary 4 3 1 2 Block Transfers Configuration Options This section describes the configuration options for Block Transfers that can be configured on transmit channels When the row is clicked in the transfer table shown in the Transmitter Settings section additional options will be shown that allow configuration for the block transfer Mainly the Label Data and Rate are what is typically configured for a block transfer but additional options can also be set Additionally a block transfer can be configured to transfer different Label Data combinations the same label does not have to be used for each buffer entry 13 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged es Technologies Transfer Details Name Transfer 1 Type Block Scheduled Strobe Acyclic Enable Buffer Details Error Injection None x Depth 3 3 Label 004 3 Oo SDI o Transfer Count 4 j Format Oo Bin O Oct O Dec Hex Initial Delay 10 2 Label Data Complete Word Rate 1 o 4 ABCD OOABCDO4 O Period ms p 2 SI 3 11111 01111103 Rate Hz 100 i alt 4 0 00000004 Transfer Details Each available Block Transfer has the following items that are configurable e Name Specifies the name to associate with the scheduled label e Type This is set to block for this type of transfer e Enable Specifies whether the label is initially enabled or disabled e Transfer Count Specifies the number of times the me
47. messages that can be buffered at the port Up to 32 Rx Cots ports can be configured per Device Cots ports are standard ethernet cut through ports which can be utilized for generic ethernet traffic The Show Configured Ports s Only checkbox is a convenient way to view only the ports which have been previously configured When checked a drop down menu containing the configured port id s with their associated names is displayed New ports cannot be configured when this option is selected 21 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged es Technologies Tx Cots Configuration Tx Cats Configuration Network A w C Enabled Port Name MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 Max Frame Length 1518 Tx Cots Configuration Settings em amp Description Cid Network Selection Select Network A or B for the given port configuration Enabled Enables Disables the given port Disabled ports serve no real purpose Name i i The name to associate with the given port Mac Address The MAC address to associate with the port Max Frame Length The maximum allowed length of the Ethernet Frame Two Tx Cots ports can be configured per Device Cots ports are standard ethernet cut through ports which can be utilized for generic ethernet traffic Import Export Device configurations can be imported and exported to AIT s XML and hex formats The Export button is disabled by default unless the current c
48. nfigurations including error injection are possible by selecting the Advanced button of the Transfer Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 42 reliable flight ready epes rugged A Technologies Configuration area Transfer Configuration z RT RT Transfer Enabled v Name RT Rx Address RT Rx Subaddress RT Tx Address RT Tx Subaddress 6 3 1 4 Creating Mode Code Transfers e To set up a Mode Code Transfer 1 Click on the red Mode Code icon and drag it from the New Transfer toolbox into a Minor Frame Mode Code Transfer Icon 2 Select the Mode Code icon in the Minor Frame box and then enter the transfer data in the Transfer Configuration area As with the BC RT transfers advanced configurations including error injection are possible by selecting the Advanced button of the Transfer Configuration area 43 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide e egen flight ready pp Technologies Transfer Configuration 2 Mode Transfer Enabled v Name RT Address 0 Y Mode Code 0 Dynamic Bus Control v Direction Tk Rx 6 3 1 5 Add a Delay to the Schedule e To add a Delay to the Schedule l Click on the purple Delay icon and drag it from the New Transfer toolbox into a Minor Frame Delay Icon 2 Select the Delay icon in the Minor Frame box to setup a delay within the Minor Frame within the Transfer Configuration area The Delay can be
49. ng frames in an ethernet network In AFDX the lower 16 bits of this value the VL Id is used for routing 69 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide Major Frame MIL STD 1553 Minor Frame Mode Code Response Time Response Timeout Value Single Stream Status Word Strobe Transfer Type Vector Word Virtual Link e table epes flight ready p Technologies Sequence of minor frames defined for transfer max 64 minor frames in a major frame Military specification defining a digital time division command response multiplexed databus Sequence of 1553 transfers max 128 transfers defined in a minor frame Unique five bit codes that are sent to specific RT s to check their status control their operation and manage the bus The time between the BC Command Data word and the RT Status word The maximum time the Bus Controller will wait for a Status word Response from the RT before indicating a Response Timeout Indicates the ATT 1553 board supports one dual redundant MIL STD 1553 data stream 1 2 For RT to RT transmissions Status Word I is the status word sent by the transmitting RT Status Word 2 is the status word sent by the receiving RT A strobe is a signal that is sent that validates data or other signals on adjacent parallel lines BC to RT RT to BC RT to RT Transmitted by the RT when requested by the BC with the Mode Code command Transmit Vector Word which is Mode code 1
50. nter Range Instrumentations Group Time code Format Type B Input Output Logic Cell Array XILINX Programmable Gate Array Light emitting Diode Media Access Control Military Standard microsecond Object Wrapper Library Personal Computer Peripheral Component Interconnect Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PCI Mezzanine Card Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide rugged oe reliable flight ready Technologies PROM Programmable Read Only Memory PSC PCI and System Controller PXI PCI Extensions for Instrumentation PXIe PCI Extensions for Instrumentation Express RAM Random Access Memory RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer RMW Read Modify Write RS 232 Recommended Standard No 232 US Norm RT Remote Terminal RTPTP Remote Terminal Production Test Plan RXD Received Data SDK AIT s Software Development Kit SIMM Single Inline Memory Module SRAM Static Random Access Memory SSRAM Synchronous Static Random Access Memory TBD To be determined TCP Time Code Processor TTL Transistor Transistor Logic TXD Transmitted Data UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter USB Universal Serial Bus VL Virtual Link VME VERSAmodule Eurocard VME64 VME 64bit extension VXI VME Extensions for Instrumentation XMC PCI Express Mezzanine Card Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 72
51. ntroller Transfer Scheduler E Acyclic Transfers 164 00us Xx cxx T x Xx busMonitor C00 R0101 C00 T 0101 E remoteTerminals SE HB 2 C00 R 0101 00R 0101 Existing Transfer C00 R 01 01 Bus Load MMM n l E Buffer Manager BC Buffer Definitions Buffer ID 0 e Buffer Depth 1 z 8 0000 0000 E 0000 0000 0000 0000 S 4 Transfers are added to minor frames and can be moved within minor frames and between minor frames via drag and drop Control clicking a transfer allows copying within and between minor frames Deleting transfers can be done via right click or the Del key Remove Transfer Del C00 R 0101 cooR 010 Add Minor Frame Duplicate Major To 39 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged epes lf Technologies 6 3 1 1 Creating BC to RT Transfers e To set up a BC to RT Transfer 1 Click on the blue BC RT icon and drag it from the New Transfer toolbox into a Minor Frame BC RT Transfer Icon 2 Select the BC RT icon in the Minor Frame box and then enter the transfer data in the Transfer Configuration area Advanced Transfer Configuration details i e Error Injection may be entered by selecting the Advanced button of Transfer Configuration area BB Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer File Edit View Window Help 4 Iff board1553 4 XT
52. onfiguration is valid for export There are various reasons the Device configuration can be found to be invalid Certain steps have been taken in the GUI to indicate when a configuration is invalid The list below indicates the requirements for a valid Device configuration e f no End Systems are defined at least one Tx or Rx Cots port must be enabled e If any End Systems are enabled the following must be true o At least one VI must be enabled with at least one underlying communications port enabled o All enabled VI s must have at least one enabled port o OutputVI Id s must be unique among all OutputVI s on all End Systems on a Device o All Tx Port Id s must be unique among all OutputVI s on all End Systems on a Device o All Rx Port Id s must be unique among all InputVI s on all End Systems on a Device Ensuring the validity of the configuration is facilitated with the coloring of the VI and Port Id selection widgets When an Id conflict arises the id selection widget is colored red and a tool tip is set indicating the cause of the conflict If no conflicts exist the Export button will be enabled NOTE The Device Configuration context allows exporting to both XML and a hex format The hex format is for use with the A664 ES API Exporting a configuration to the hex format does not currently preserve the name field of any underlying configuration If preserving the name is important export the configuration to xml as well Flight Simulyze
53. onfigured Ports Onl Check this box to hide any unconfigured ports Enabled Enables Disables the given port Disabled ports serve no real purpose The name to associate with the given port The port type The Show Configured Ports Only checkbox is a convenient way to view only the ports which have been previously configured on the current VI When checked a drop down menu containing the configured port id s with their associated names is displayed New ports cannot be configured when this option is selected The other options not listed in the table are port type specific configuration options Import Export Import and Export are not currently supported at the port level however the port configuration must be valid in order to export from the End System or Device contexts Ensuring the validity of the configuration is facilitated with the coloring of the port Id selection widgets When an Id conflict arises the id selection widget is colored red and a tool tip is set indicating the cause of the conflict Port Id Conflicts are allowed if exporting a single End System but not when exporting at the Device level See the Import Export sections of the Device and End System Configuration pages for more information 27 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged es Technologies Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 28 reliable flight ready epes rugged ls Technologies 6 MIL STD 1553 The Flight Simulyze
54. onfigures the data rate modifier for high and low speed channels The low speed selection for all channels id configured for low speed SDI mode Indicates whether the SDI is included when the receiver sorts the received data Import Export Board configurations can be imported and exported to AIT s XML format for use in the High Level C C APIs or the LabVIEW Instrument Driver The Export Button allows the configuration to be saved to a XML or Binary File while the Jmport allows a XML or Binary Configuration File to opened in the GUI for editing 9 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 4 3 reliable flight ready rugged e Technologies Channel Settings Configuration Options This section describes the configuration options for ARINC 429 Channels In the Settings perspective the selection of a Channels node changes to the Channels configuration context There are 4 major configuration blocks related to the configuration at the Channel level Enable Name Speed and Function AIT Flight Simulyzer Avionics Bus Resources Channel Settings Settings v Enable Name Channel 18 Speed High Speed w EEE Function Transmitter v a gt channel_1 fr Transmitter amp p channel 2 amp Receiver PP channel 3 Gu Transmitter k Receiver Each Channel has the following items that are configurable e Enable Enables the selected channel e Name The name to associate with the given Channel e
55. ons Clicking the Export button will enable you to save the setup configuration of the Bus interface The Bus Interface setup configuration includes the setup configuration information of all components including the BC RT s and BM setup configurations If the XML file format is used the xml file can be edited using any xml browser editor The binConfig file format should be used when exporting if it will be used in a LabVIEW Real Time target The Import button enables you to import the Bus setup information 6 3 Bus Controller The main function of the Bus Controller BC is to provide data flow control for all transfers on the 1553 databus The BC must initiate and coordinate the transfer of information on the data bus All information is communicated in command response mode The BC sends a command to the RTs which reply with a response Setting up the BC involves defining individual 1553 transfers These defined transfers are then grouped together to create Minor Frames From this group of Minor Frames 35 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged epes Ar Technologies Major Frames are constructed Multiple Transfers make up a Minor Frame and any Transfer can be used multiple times One or more Minor Frames make up a Major Frame Figure 5 Frame Topology 77 Transfer 1 128 Transfers Max per Minor Frame Minor Frame T T5 te 17 we Tn Minor Frame Ti T2 T3 T4 T5 Te 7
56. ource this window changes for every function i e BC RT and Bus Monitor Resource Status Contains visual system information for the 1553 databus resource in Simulation Mode displays the 1553 databus status Settings Settings button is used to setup the BC RT BM of the selected bus Simulation button is used to start stop the selected 1553 bus Resource Display Provides information about the resources found in the system and listed in Resource Status window Provides all menu functions available for operations also indicates the 1553 hardware found and available 67 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged re Technologies 6 6 1 Menu Bar The Menu Bar provides access to all functions available for operation of the Flight Simulyzer Analyzer software The Menu Button Bar has quick access icon groups available for the most commonly used functions The Menu Bar and Menu Button Bar are shown below The Menu Buttons provide one click access to setup BC RT and BM functions as well as Start Stop activity and Display Remote Terminal Activity Menu Bar Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer File Edit View Window Help i Board SN 134 Bus 1 el stata CR BB steen P Start Bus Remote Bus RT Stop Controller Terminal Monitor Activity Activity Controls Controls Controls Display Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 68 Technologies 7 Notes 7 1 Terms rugged follable flight ready
57. pe Name The name to associate with the given Transfer Delay initial delay ms before the transfer starts regular cyclic transmission Rate Periodic Rate in Hertz the transfer will take place Note Only the Rate or Period should be set NOT both e In order to filter the table to only view the certain transfers check the Filter box and specify the name or transfer type Scheduled Labels Configuration Options This section describes the configuration options for Scheduled Labels that can be configured on transmit channels When the row is clicked in the transfer table shown in the Transmitter Settings section additional options will be shown that allow configuration for the scheduled label Mainly the Label Data and Rate are what is typically configured for a scheduled label but additional options can also be set Transfer Details Name Transfer 3 Type Block Scheduled Strobe Acyclic v Enable Buffer Details Error Injection None v Depth 13 l Label 005 V so 2 Transfer Gap 2 T Format CH Bin Oct CH Dec Hex Transfer Count 0 S Data Complete Word Initial Delay 0 s 1 H 00000205 Rate 2 211113 84444E05 Period ms 20 E E ABCD 02AF3605 Q Rate Hz Transfer Details Each available Scheduled Label has the following items that are configurable e Name Specifies the name to associate with the scheduled label e Type This is set to scheduled label for this type of
58. r Analyzer Software can be used in conjunction with AIT s family of 1553 interface boards to provide a powerful Windows based 1553 Analyzer tool An easy to use GUI allows complete visual programming that enables users to troubleshoot optimize plan and configure MIL STD 1553 databuses Low level and high level protocol analysis features work by capturing filtering time stamping and interpreting MIL STD 1553 databus traffic and then generating advanced statistics for the users Flight Simulyzer s BC RT and BM configurations are based on a common data format XML which allows simulation setups created and used within the Flight Simulyzer application to also be loaded and executed from within the AIT MIL STD 1553 LabView instrument driver high level C and C application interface libraries and the MIL STD 1553 soft front panel application MIL STD 1553 Soft Front Panel Flight Simulyzer 1553 EE E Ken 2 MIL STD 1553 Bus Configurations MIL STD 1553 LabView Instrument Driver s gt S OWL1553 Utils OWL1553 C AIT MIL STD 1553 Software Development Kit 29 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged oe Technologies 6 1 Features e Concurrent operation of multiple 1553 databuses and boards e Time Correlation with Internal External IRIG B across Multiple 1553 databuses e XML setup file for project Bus Controller Remote Terminal s and Bus Monitor setups e
59. r User s Guide Guide 22 reliable flight ready epes rugged in Technologies 53 End System Configuration Options This section describes the configuration options for Arinc664 End Systems In the Settings perspective the selection of an End System node changes to the End System configuration context ER AIT Flight Simulyzer File Edit View Window Help Avionics Bus Resources Es Configuration Settings Esld 0 C Show Configured Es s Only p Device664 v Enabled Name EG MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 3 a ES 0 Outputvls r InputVls End System Configuration Options lem gt Description id Esld TI Unique End System identifier Id values in the range 0 31 are allowed Show Configured Es s Onl Check this box to hide any unconfigured End Systems Enabled Enables Disables the given End System Disabled End Systems serve no real purpose Name The name to associate with the given End System Mac Address The Source MAC address to associate with the End System These options are global to all underlying Input Output VI s and the related communication ports The Show Configured Es s Only checkbox is a convenient way to view only the End Systems which have been previously configured When checked a drop down menu containing the configured End System id s with their associated names is displayed New End Systems cannot be configured when this option is selec
60. r s Guide Guide 58 es able flight ready Technologies Filtering Megaladdresses Start Trager Stop Trigger Strobe Trigger Trigger Conditions v Enabled S See e Specified Word selecting an exact match of a word on the 1553 databus as a trigger condition to the Bus Monitor Start Trigger Stop Trigger Strobe Trigger Trigger Conditions v Enabled Specified Word Trigger Configuration The Compound tab is used to define multiple triggers linked together in an and condition The Strobe tab is used to define trigger conditions from data on the 1553 that result in an output strobe over a specified discrete 59 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide rugged epes ils reliable flight ready Technologies 6 5 3 Starting the Bus Monitor e To start the Bus Monitor 1 Press the Simulation button The 1553 resources screen enables you to start the Bus Monitor by doing one of the following e Right click on busMonitor in the resource pane and choose Start BM Mil Std 1553 Resources E localHost Gi M board1553 Unknown EI bus z Start Bm a JD Show Bus Monitor Display Show RT Activity Display e Click on the Start BM icon in the Menu Bar Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer File Edit View Window Help i Board SN 134 Bus 1 Start Al SC SB C E Once the Bus Monitor is started you can look at the activity of all the RTs on the 1553 databu
61. s Controller setup information Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 46 epes rugged ls reliable EE pe flight ready 6 3 3 Starting the Bus Controller e To start the Bus Controller 1 Press the Simulation button The 1553 resources screen enables you to start the Bus Controller by doing one of the following e Right click on busController in the resource pane and choose Start BC e Click on the Bus Controller icon in the Menu Bar shown in the red circle below Figure 5 4 Bus Controller Icon Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer File Edit view Window Help Board SN 134 Bus 1 Start All a m E statem Note The Start All button enables you to start the BC Remote Terminals and Bus Monitor using a single button 6 3 4 Operating the Bus Controller After the BC has been started it is possible to view the status of the BC Transfers of the currently active Major Frame e To view the active BC Transfers 1 Right click over the busController icon in the resource tree 2 This will open the BC Activity Display which is shown below 47 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged epes ils Technologies Bus Controller Activity Display Bus 1 Jopx Major Frame Index fo zi mene RRE ms trcs coner sti escis sommere D GPS Navigation INU Status Waypoint Engine Control Engine Stats HUD Attitude Status Teleme
62. s by selecting the Show RT Activity Display To enable the Chronological Bus Monitor simply select the Show Bus Monitor Display or use the icon from the toolbar Chronological Bus Monitor Display Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 60 es able flight ready Technologies Primary 1d 1h 13m 65 557927us 1d 1h 13m 65 559282us Primary 1d 1h 13m 65 560636us 1d 1h 13m 65 561991us BC RT The Bus Monitor also provides an RT Activity display which depicts the current status of the active RT s detected on the bus This display may be accessed by selecting Show RT Activity Display from the Right click menu for the busMonitor in the resource tree This display is also accessible via a toolbar button Remote Terminal 0 Remote Terminal 2 e Terminal 16 Weapons Remote Terminal 30 61 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide rugged Nr reliable W se flight ready in Technologies 6 5 4 Bus Monitor Table The Bus Monitor Table provides the user with an easy to read data layout and several options for viewing and navigating data Message Raw Data EI Column Layout Default v Type RxRt TxRt Rx5a Tx Sa Data Cmd Word1 RxStatus Te Status Error Rx Response Time Tx Response Time Word Count 16 BC RT 13 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 6820 6800 6 00us o or ata 19 RT BC 1 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 2C20 2800 5 25us 32 20 BC RT 13 1 0000 0000 0000
63. sage Size 17 subvl 1 Source Destination Ip Address 33 41 7 0 Ip Address 66 9 41 8 UdpPort 5 Udp Port 7 Tx Port Configuration Settings Dem E Description d Portld O J Unique Port identifier Id values in the range 0 1023 are allowed Show Configured Ports Onl Check this box to hide any unconfigured ports Enabled Enables Disables the given port Disabled ports serve no real purpose The name to associate with the given port The port type The subVI to which the given port is associated The Show Configured Ports Only checkbox is a convenient way to view only the ports which have been previously configured on the current VI When checked a drop down menu containing the configured port id s with their associated names is displayed New ports cannot be configured when this option is selected The other options not listed in the table are port type specific configuration options Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 26 epes rugged ls reliable Technologies flight ready Rx Communications Port Rx Port Configuration Port Id 2 C Show Configured Port s Only Enabled Port Name Type Udp Sampling Udp Queuing Sap Udp Sap Ip Sap MAC Message Size 17 Validate Source Source Destination Ip Address 77 8 1 0 Ip Address 192 168 10 7 UdpPort 19 Udp Port 27 Rx Port Configuration Settings demo 0 Description id Portld O Unique Port identifier Id values in the range 0 4095 are allowed Show C
64. set up to 16 000 microseconds Transfer Configuration z Delay Transfer Enabled v Name Delay Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 44 flight ready Technologies 6 3 1 6 Using Strobe Transfers e To set up a Strobe Transfer 1 Click on the green Strobe icon and drag it from the New Transfer toolbox into a Minor Frame Strobe Strobe Icon 2 Select the Strobe icon in the Minor Frame box to setup an output strobe line within the Transfer Configuration area Transfer Configuration 1 Strobe Transfer Enabled v Name Strobe Line Strobe Transfer Configuration 6 3 2 Saving Bus Controller Setup Information The Bus Control setup information can be saved as an xml file or alternatively as a binConfig file If you highlight the busController in the resource window import and export buttons appear in the lower right hand corner Figure 5 3 Bus Controller Settings 45 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged ee ls Technologies Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer File eu External Triggering Clicking the Export button will enable you to save the setup configuration of the Bus Controller If the XML file format is used the xml file can be edited using any xml browser editor The binConfig file format should be used when exporting if it will be used in a LabVIEW Real Time target The Import button enables you to import the Bu
65. ssage is transmitted A value of zero means cyclic transmission e Initial Delay Initial delay before the transfer starts regular cyclic transmission e Rate Specifies the rate period that the transfer will take place 1 Period Time Interval in milliseconds between transfers 2 Rate Periodic Rate in Hertz the transfer occurs Buffer Details A buffer is associated with each scheduled label to determine the data that is transmitted with the label Within the buffer configuration the depth label sdi and data can be specified e Depth Specifies the number of data combinations are associated with this transfer e Label The value of the label that is sent with the data unless overwritten in the table e SDI The value of the SDI within the data field e Data Sets the value of the remaining data bits depending if parity is enabled and SDI is specified Note If the data field is longer than the remaining number of bits available the row will appear in red Depending on the values specified in configuration the Complete Word section of the table will calculate and show the complete data word that will be transmitted Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 14 reliable flight ready epes rugged in Technologies The Buffer can be viewed in 4 of the following formats Decimal Hexadecimal Octal and Binary 4 3 1 3 Acyclic Transfers Configuration Options This section describes the configuration options for Acyclic Transfers that can be
66. ted Import Export End System configurations can be imported and exported to AIT s XML format The Export button is disabled by default unless the current configuration is valid for export There are various reasons the End System configuration can be found to be invalid Certain steps have been taken in the GUI to indicate when a configuration is invalid The list below indicates the requirements for a valid End System configuration e For any End System the following must be true o At least one VI must be enabled with at least one underlying communications port enabled o All enabled VI s must have at least one enabled port 23 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 5 4 reliable flight ready rugged germ VI and Port Configuration Configuration Options This section describes the configuration options for Arinc664 Input and Output VI s and their underlying communications ports In the Settings perspective the selection of either an Input or Output VI node changes to the VI and Port configuration context OutputVI Configuration BB AIT Flight Simulyzer File Edit View Window Help Avionics Bus Resources VL Configuration Settings Simulation VLId o C Show Configured v s Only v 5 If Devices64 v Enabled VL Name s a End Systems Tx VL Settings Een EI Outputs Network Both w Sequence Numbering Inputvis BAG s 6 Max Frame Length 1518 Tx VI Configuration Settings le
67. tion setup e Transfer Gap the time from the start of this message to the next in milliseconds e Expected Response the expected response from the RT choices are automatic and 2 user defined status words e Status Mask the status word exception mask bits 1 accept 0 disregard e Error Injection this section is used to turn on specific 1553 protocol and waveform errors associated with the transfer 41 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide reliable flight ready rugged p Technologies 6 3 1 2 Creating RT to BC Transfers e Tosetup an RT to BC Transfer 1 Click on the yellow RT BC icon and drag it from the New Transfer toolbox into a Minor Frame RT BC Icon 2 Select the RT BC icon in the Minor Frame box and then enter the transfer data in the Transfer Configuration area As with the BC RT transfers advanced configurations including error injection are possible by selecting the Advanced button of the Transfer Configuration area Transfer Configuration RT BC Transfer Enabled v Name RT Tx Address RT Tx Subaddress Word Count 6 3 1 3 Creating RT to RT Transfers e Tosetup an RT to RT Transfer 1 Click on the orange RT to RT icon and drag it from the New Transfer toolbox into a Minor Frame RT RT Icon 2 Select the RT RT icon in the Minor Frame box and then enter the transfer data in the Transfer Configuration area As with the BC RT transfers advanced co
68. transfer e Enable Specifies whether the label is initially enabled or disabled e Transfer Gap Sets the width of the inter message gap in bits e Transfer Count Specifies the number of times the message is transmitted A value of zero means cyclic transmission Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 12 eren Den Ar flight ready Technologies e Initial Delay Initial delay before the transfer starts regular cyclic transmission e Rate Specifies the rate period that the transfer will take place 1 Period Time Interval in milliseconds between transfers 2 Rate Periodic Rate in Hertz the transfer occurs Buffer Details A buffer is associated with each scheduled label to determine the data that is transmitted with the label Within the buffer configuration the depth label sdi and data can be specified e Depth Specifies the number of data combinations are associated with this label e Label The value of the label that is sent with the data e SDI The value of the SDI within the data field e Data Sets the value of the remaining data bits depending if parity is enabled and SDI is specified Note If the data field is longer than the remaining number of bits available the row will appear in red Depending on the values specified in configuration the Complete Word section of the table will calculate and show the complete data word that will be transmitted The Buffer can be viewed in 4 of the following formats Decimal Hexadeci
69. try Sensors Fuel Stats Fuel Control 4 C Maintenance A C Health Radar Warn Display Threat BC Transfer Activity Display Several BC Operations are possible from inside the BC Activity Display window 1 The BC can be started and stopped using the button at the lower right corner of the window 2 The contents of the buffer associated with a transfer can be viewed or edited by selecting the Buffer button located in the Data column of the display for each transfer 3 Status information for each individual transfer may be viewed This includes the message and error count and additional information 6 3 5 Sending Acyclic Frames e To send an Acyclic frame via the BC 1 Right click over the busController in the resource tree then select Show BC Acyclic Frames Display 2 In the BC Acyclic Frames Display select the Acyclic transfer to be sent the press the Send bution Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 48 reliable flight ready epes rugged SS n NN Technologies BC Acyclic Frames Bus 1 M x Acyclic Transfer 1 BC Acyclic Frames Display 6 4 Remote Terminal The main function of the Remote Terminal RT is to provide the information including data for all remote terminals that will be simulated by the AIT board on the 1553 databus The RT is a device designed to interface with various subsystems on the 1553 databus The interface device may
70. uration d RT Buffer Definitions t d i i Strobe Transfer BufferID o 5 Buffer Depth 1 Enabled Z 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 Name m gt g Strobe Line 2 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 50 51 eren Den Ar flight ready Technologies You have the following options that can be set in this window Mode e Simulation simulate the Remote Terminal meaning the AIT board will respond on the 1553 databus as a Remote terminal when commanded by the Bus Controller e Monitor monitor all RT activity but do not respond with an RT status word databus as a Remote terminal would when commanded by the Bus Controller This is useful for test applications when you want to monitor RT activity while having the real RT also connected to the 1553 databus e Primary respond on the primary bus e Secondary respond on the secondary bus Note if both are checked then respond to any command when received on either bus e Response Time The time used to respond to the Bus Controller Command e Initial Status Word the value in hex of the status word response e RT Address the RT address that wil
71. us Monitor The main functions of the Chronological Bus Monitor BM are listening and capture all the information including errors on the 1553 databus The BM is passive and collects data for real time or post capture analysis The BM can store all or portions of traffic on the bus including electrical and protocol errors BMs are primarily used for instrumentation and data bus testing Up to 10 triggers are provided which can be used in any combination to identify capture specific 55 Flight Simulyzer User s Guide Guide 6 5 1 Gen es flight ready Technologies command status data words or error conditions detected on the bus or start capture upon an external trigger received via an external digital input Filters are provided to command the BM to ignore specific RTs or Subaddresses Tx Rx or both directions The default BM setup is set to trigger on any data word or error received on the bus Setup of the Bus monitor is not required if you just want to capture all 1553 databus activity Bus Monitor Filter Setup e To setup the Bus Monitor Filters 1 Highlight the busMonitor in the right resource pane 2 Select the Filtering tab in the right Bus Monitor Settings pane Bus Monitor Settings Mil Std 1553 Flight Simulyzer File Edit View Window Help Board SN 134 Bus 1 sata 8 B BB strm PE Mil Std 1553 Resources r x V Enabled Filtering Ilegal

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