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1. Access Point SAP AFDX Resources and AFDX Portmapping ports are supported windows Ethernet gt Assumes the use of the Ethernet port of the Host computer Uses standard Windows UDP sockets Define whether the Target will be communicating via A615A LDR User s Manual 21 Technologies rugged S flight ready 4 1 2 1 1 Ethernet FIND The Ethernet FIND dialog provides the ability to generate a FIND SNIP Request over Standard Ethernet Port of the Host PC to the corresponding IP address and UDP destination Port A user definable timeout for the request is supported as well gt generate a Ethernet FIND SNIP Request 1 2 3 4 Select FIND Find ETH Targets or select the Ethernet FIND button Enter the Destination IP UDP address to be used in the FIND request message This may be either a broadcast or unicast IP address Enter the timeout desired for this request Select Start If an Ethernet Target with the IP UDP address entered is listening it should respond with it s target hardware information in the FIND Response window This information can then be entered into the Target Database for this target Ethernet FIND Address Stat Destination 255 255 255 255 Abort UDP Port Dest Port E 001 Timeout sec Timeout FIND Response 1 TARGETS RESPONDED TARGET NAME THW NAME THWID
2. subdirectory for this load all Data and support Files of this load must exist in RootDir X HeaderFilePath HeaderFilePath Xloadl1N Specify the location ofthe 1st load in relation to the Root directory TargetHw ID List of this load THwIDCount 2 D THWID 001 THwl Specify the Target HA ID s and count ITHWID 002 THW2 spatar or this load Specify the number part number and DataFile 001 10 01 datal lup filename of lup files to be included in DataFilePN 001 1 the header file 002 10adl 2 DataFilePN 002 PN2 supportrile List of this load Specify the number part number and Supportrilecount l filename of support files to be included SupportFi 1e_001 1oad1_supporti txt in the header file luh 1ePN_OO1 PNL Load 002 section LoadPN LOAD2PN HeaderrFileName 1oad2 header luh if the RootDir shall be used just define X as subdirectory HeaderFilePathsz ITHWIDCOunt 1l 001 3 DataFile O01 10ad2 datal lup DataFilePN 001 PN3 SupportFilecount O0 Note User Defined Sections as described as an OPTION in the ARINC665 spec are currently not supported at this time A615A LDR User s Manual 45 reliable Technologies fligh t ready 3 Select File 665 MediaSet Builder then browse to the location of your emd file you just created and select Open rugged
3. Test gt Information Operation Status Information Target est_Target 7 Status Complete Status Desc Information Operation Complete Time Remaining 0 seconds J Target Information Target Name TARGET a Serial Num PN 12345 67 PN SWPN 1234 Amendment Rev Part Designation BILIT Pw PN SWPN 5678 Amendment Rev B Part Designation BIU2 FW Target Name TARGET2 Serial Num PN 12345 89 PN SWPN 8901 Information Operation Lag 10 24 16 47 39 gt gt Status TARGET INFO RECEIVED 10 24 16 47 39 gt gt Status Desc Target Info Received 10 24 16 47 39 gt gt Time Remaining 0 seconds 10 24 16 47 42 gt gt SVR WAQ Received AFDX_TARGET_NOSE LCS 10 24 16 47 42 gt gt TFTP SVR Request Accepted 10 24 16 47 43 gt gt TFTP SVR File Transfer Completed Successfully AFDX_TARGET_NOSE LCS 10 24 16 47 43 gt gt Status Complete 10 24 16 47 43 gt gt Status Desc Information Operation Complete 10 24 16 47 43 gt gt Time Remaining 0 seconds 4 h 10 24 16 47 43 gt gt Operation Complete Abort A615A LDR User s Manual 35 Technologies 4 3 2 rugged reliable flight ready Upload Operation The Upload Operation allows you to upload ARINC665 compatible files from the Data Loader to the Target Hardware Upload source files can reside on the local host or any accessible storage device on the local area network
4. same remote client commands possible in the DOS Batch File interface described above gt gt gt A615A A615A_Cmd MULTIUPLOAD C Temp My_Multiload emu Note The usage of the Python Remote Client Interface requires the installation of the Python V2 4 2 interpreter This can be obtained from www python org A615A LDR User s Manual 49 p flight ready Technologies 5 Definitions The following topics provide definitions of the used acronyms and terms Acronyms and Abbreviations Definition of Terms 50 A615A LDR User s Manual 5 1 rugged p reliable flight ready Technologies Abbreviations usec microseconds ACI AIM s CompactPCI l Architecture AFDX Avionic Full Duplex Switched Ethernet AMC AIM s PMC l Architecture API AIM s PCI Architecture API Application Programming Interface ARINC Aeronautical Radio Incorporated ASCII American Standard Code for Information Exchange ASP Application Support Processor BAG Bandwidth Allocation Gap BIP Bus Interface Unit Processor BIT Built In Test BIU Bus Interface Unit BSP Board Support Package CD Compact Disc DLL Dynamic Link Library DLP Data Load Protocol ES End System FCS Frame Check Sequence FIND Find Identification of Network Devices GTM Generic Transmit Mode GTU Gap Time Unit Input Output IC Integrity Checking ID Identifier IFG Inter frame Gap IP Internet Protocol MAC Medium Access Controller Mbps Mega bits per second MCFL Maximum Consecutive Frame
5. The Operator Defined Download Operation allows you to download files from a Target End System In an Operator defined download operation the operator is allowed to request the list of the Target s files available for download then from that list select the files to be downloaded to the host system The operator can choose the destination location for each file to be downloaded Data can be downloaded to the local host or any accessible storage device on the local area network ToDownload an operator selected list of files from a Target 1 2 Select Operations Operator Defined Download or select the Operator Defined Download button Select the Target via the pull down menu Target must be defined in the Target Database The Get List button is now selectable Select the Get List button to request a list of downloadable files from the Target Once selected the list of downloadable files will be received from the Target and displayed in the Download List Information window Double click on the file s you would like to download The red stop sign next to the selected file will turn to a green light to indicate the file has been selected for download While the file is selected select the Destination button to browse to a location to indicate where you want the file to be downloaded Perform this step for each individual file selected for download Once you have selected the file s for download select Continue to begin downloa
6. This starts the 665 MediaSet Builder process Once the process is complete the following window will appear 9 Media Set AMEDIASETPN was successfully created in J C media665 with the definition file AIM USA EasyLOAD 6154 V01 13 samples Media665 md665_sample emd 4 files were written successfully Do you want to check and validate the media set now Yes No The new LOADS LUM FILES LUM and new header files luh can now be seen in the root location folders specified in your emd file 4 Select Yes if you would like to perform verification validation of the MediaSet If verification validation is requested and an error is found the validation will be aborted and the error problem will be shown If no errors occurred the following window should appear LITT T ASENN x i Media Set AMEDIASETPN was successfully validated No errors detected 5 Select OK to complete the process 46 A615A LDR User s Manual 4 5 reliable flight ready rugged Technologies Remote Interface The A615A LDR Remote Interface is a server process that runs within the A615A LDR application and allows users to execute data load operations from an external programs With the Remote Interface enabled using the Remote Client application included with A615A LDR the user can issue a set of commands via DOS Batch files or Python scripts instructing the A615A LDR application to execute various ARINC615
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8. 2 status of the Upload Operations is shown for each Target in the list 3 If desired select Abort to stop the Upload operation To Save the Upload List 1 Select the Export Setup button 2 Inthe Save As dialog specify the file name emu and select Save to save the Upload List to a file To Use a previously saved Upload List 1 Select the Import Setup button 2 Inthe Open dialog specify the file name emu and select the Open button to open the Upload List A615A LDR User s Manual 39 Aly Technologies 4 3 4 rugged reliable flight ready Download Operation Media Defined The Media Defined Download Operation allows you to download a pre defined list of Target files from a Target System In a Media defined download operation a predefined list of Downloadable files is sent to the Target Hardware prior to download gt Download a pre defined list of files from a Target 1 2 Select Operations Media Defined Download or select the Media Defined Download button Select the Target via the pull down menu Target must be defined in the Target Database Select the Select button to browse to the LNR file that contains the list of Target files to be downloaded Once selected the list of files as defined in the LNR file will be listed in the Download List window Select Start to begin downloading this list of files from the Target The status of the Download Operation is shown in the
9. Note To build the ARINC665 compatible Upload Files LOADS LUM FILES LUM and header file use the 665 MediaSet Builder in A615A LDR gt Upload files to a Target 1 2 Select Operations Upload or select the Upload Operation button Select the Target via the pull down menu Target must be defined in the Target Database Select the Add Load button to browse to the media i e CD floppy directory which contains the ARINC665 compatible LOADS LUM and FILES LUM or any ARINC665 compatible load header LUH defining a load s to be added to the load session After the LOADS LUM or load header file is selected if the Verify check box is selected the MediaSet will be verified validated by A615A LDR if an error is found the validation will be aborted and the error problem will be shown If the MediaSet can be loaded anyway maybe only a CRC was not correct A615A LDR will ask if the MediaSet should be used although a problem was found If no errors occurred the Load List Information window will list all Header Files as defined in the associated FILES LUM file associated with this load Select Start to start the Upload Operation The status of the Upload Operation is shown in the Upload Operation Status Information window and the status of each header file associated with this load is shown in the Load List Information window If desired select Abort to stop the Upload operation 36 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable
10. all other A615A LDR operations are not allowed Tocreate edit a Target Database 1 Select Target View Edit Targets or the Edit Target Database button If a Target Database had previously been opened the opened Target Database can now be edited otherwise a blank Target Hardware List window will appear The following window shows the sample Target Database TargetTestDBase tdi These Target Properties reflect the properties on the Target ID tab To add a new Target Select This information can also be obtained using AFDX the New button FIND or Ethernet FIND Target Hardwhre List Ethemet L N AFDX SAP Ports To edit an existing Target double click on the Target in this window 2 To enter a new Target select the New button To edit a Target double click on the Target to be edited You can now create edit the parameters associated with the target including Target Hardware Identification General Target Parameters and Network Communication Type Connection Information Target Addressing dependent on Communication Network e Data Loading Protocol DLP parameters Data Loader Protocol 615A Configuration e Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP parameters TFTP Protocol settings 3 Save change to your Target Database if desired 20 A615A LDR User s Manual 4 1 2 1 x o flight ready Technologies Target Hardware Identification The Target ID d
11. LDR V03 10 0 User s Manuda 2 Releasenotes jS Uninstall 615A LDR Tostart A615A LDR 46154 LDR Double click on the A615A LDR icon installed on your desktop or Select Start All Programs Avionics Interface Technologies A615A LDR Vxxxx A615A LDR A615A LDR User s Manual 3 3 reliable flight ready rugged Technologies Command Line Options The A615A LDR Application can be started with command line options which influence the operation of the program Syntax afdx_Isa exe S lt DOS_Script_File gt W hide min The following command line options are available S This option instructs the application to execute the script DOS Batch specified by the lt DOS_Script_File gt After this script executes the application closes immediately Example afdx_Isa exe SC UPLOAD bat W This option specifies the application Window size placement to be used when the application starts Two options are available If the hide options is used the A615A LDR application window is hidden and cannot be seen on the desktop when the application is started If the min option is used the A615A LDR application window is available but minimized on the desktop when the application starts Example afdx Isa exe Wmin A615A LDR User s Manual 7 erm rugged alim Technologies 3 4 8 reliable flight ready A615A LDR INI File Description GLOBAL OPTIONS Section SocketMode lt
12. flight ready rugged Zest Mls Technologies Upload Operation Target Name2 gt Upload Operation Status Information Target Target Status Status Desc Add Load Verify Time Remaining Elapsed Time 00 00 00 Load List Information LoadPN Complete Status Status Description Header File MMMNN PPPP DDD1 0 PENDING Upload Operation has not yet started C FDX_EDE_DEV EASYLOADE MMMNN PPPP DDD2 0 PENDING Upload Operation has not yet started C FDX_EDE_DEV EASYLOADE MMMNN PPPP DDD3 05 PENDING Upload Operation has not yet started C FDX_EDE_DEV EASYLOADE Upload Log Information gt Remove load files from the Upload session 1 Select the Load PN of the load to be removed from the session 2 Select the Remove Load button A615A LDR User s Manual 37 erm hs flight ready Technologies 4 3 3 Multi Upload Operation The Multi Upload Operation allows you to upload several ARINC665 compatible files from the Data Loader to several AFDX Target Hardware devices from a single user interface dialog Upload source files can reside on the local host or any accessible storage device on the local area network Note To build the ARINC665 compatible Upload Files LOADS LUM FILES LUM and header file luh use the 665 MediaSet Builder in A615A LDR Multi Upload Add Import Setup Export Setup Elapsed Time Status Status Description Complete_ Remaining
13. sec Media THWNamel 00 00 00 Pending C 46154_TARGET_SIMULATIONSTEMPSMEDIAGE THWName2 00 00 00 Pending C 6154_TARGET_SIMULATION TEMPSMEDIAGE gt Add Targets to the Upload List 1 Select Add 2 Inthe Upload add Target dialog select the Target via the pull down menu Target must be defined in the Target Database 3 Select the Media button to browse to the media to be loaded to the Target i e CD floppy directory which contains the ARINC665 LOADS LUM at the root of the media set containing the files to be uploaded Upload Add Target Target THWNamet OK Media NTEMPAMEDIAGESALOADS LUM Cancel After the LOADS LUM is selected and if the Verify check has been selected the MediaSet will be verified validated by A615A LDR if an error is found the validation will be aborted and the error problem will be shown If the MediaSet can be loaded anyway maybe only a CRC was not correct A615A LDR will ask if the MediaSet should be used although a problem was found If no errors occurred the Load List Information window will list all Header Files as defined in the associated FILES LUM file associated with this load 38 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready rugged EN Technologies To Remove Targets from the Upload List 1 Select the target to be removed in the Upload List 2 Select the Remove button To Upload the Targets 1 Select Start to start the Multi Upload Operation
14. specified in the target database THWPOS Target Hardware position as specified in the target database gt To Perform an Upload Operation UPLOAD lt THWID gt lt THWPOS gt Loads lum Path V THWID Target Hardare ID as specified in the target database THWPOS Target Hardware position as specified in the target database Loads lum Path Full path to the location of the loads lum file describing the load V Optional specifies whether or not media set CRCs should be verified 48 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready rugged E Technologies prior to loading To Perform Multiple Upload Operation MULTIUPLOAD multiload emu Path multiload emu Path Full path to the location of the emu file defining the targets and media to be used for the operation Return Value The Remote Client commands will return a value of 0 if the operation fails and a value of 1 if the operation successfully completes gt To invoke an operation using A615A LDR Remote Client Python Interface 1 Be sure to update the PYTHONPATH environment variable to point to C Program Files A615A LDR Vxx xx remote_client Note This can be easily accomplished by runing Setup PYTONPATH bat located in C Program Files A615A LDR Vxx xx remote_client 2 From your Python script or the Python command shell import the A615A py module gt gt gt import A615A 3 From your Python script or the Python command shell use the A615A Cmd method to
15. to search for Media Defined Download destination directories OPDOWNLOAD OP Default Dest Dirz Dest Dir Path Dest Dir Path Specifies the default directory to search for Operator Defined Download destination directories A615A LDR User s Manual 11 reliable flight ready erm rugged alf Technologies 3 5 A615A LDR Window Overview The A615A LDR Main Window Layout is shown below A615A LDR initialization includes a search for AIM AFDX ARINC664 interface modules installed on your system All AFDX ARINC664 interface modules found are available for Data Loader operations If no modules are found a message box will appear indicating No AFDX Resources Found Note Some Menu Button Bars will be greyed unavailable until certain operations have taken place such as Loading a Target Database or Mapping your AFDX resources as defined in the Table below Menu Bar Provides all menu functions available for operation A615A LDR New 1 File View Target FIND Operations Tools Help ge m m ARINC 615A4 Operations 1 Information 2 Upload Target Database Buttons Menu Button Bar 3 Multi Upload 4 Media Download 5 Operator Defined Download Provides all menu functions available for operation with the exception of Logging Configuration Ready For help press F1 The Menu Buttons described in the following table are made available to provide
16. 0 1 0 Overlapped I O is used for read operations from Winsock ports This is the default mode of operation and it is the most efficient 1 Non overlapped I O is used for read operations from Winsock ports This is a low performance mode of operation If this section is not present the Overlapped I O 0 mode is used by default OperationMode lt 0 1 2 gt 0 Default ARINC664 Operation Mode The ARINC664 operation mode Boeing or AFDX used is determined by the ARINC664 hardware present If an API AMC APM FDX 2B hardware resource is present then the Boeing mode will be used Otherwise the AFDX mode will be used 1 AFDX Operation Mode The AFDX mode of operation is used regardless of the hardware type present 2 Boeing Operation Mode The Boeing mode of operation is used regardless of the hardware present If this section is not present the Default 0 mode of operation is assumed TARGETS Section DEFAULT DB Default TDI File Default TDI File Specifies the path to the tdi file that is to be loaded when the A615A LDR application is started LICENSES Section KEY lt gt Key code index Valid values 01 30 lt Keycode gt A615A LDR hexadecimal license key REMOTE_IF Section ENABLE Y N Y The remote interface is enabled N The remote interface is disabled PORT lt Port gt lt Port gt Specifies the UDP port on which the A615A LDR will listen for connections f
17. 0 The TFTP Protocol Revision 2 A615A LDR User s Manual 3 3 4 erm rugged allis Technologies reliable flight ready Getting Started Getting started with A615A LDR involves understanding Requirements of your host system to run A615A LDR Defines the system resources required for A615A LDR Installation Provides a description of the installation process and a description of the resources installed on your system e A615A LDR Window Overview Provides an overview of the initial A675A LDR displays including menu bars and buttons and status bars Managing License Keys for Data Loader Operations over AFDX or Ethernet Describes how to enter license keys required for operation A615A LDR Operation All A615A LDR displays are described in an operationally sequential order 665 MediaSet Builder All A615A LDR 665 Mediaset Builder displays are described The 665 MediaSet Builder is used to automatically create the LOADS LUM FILES LUM and all header luh files used for the ARINC615A Upload Operation A615A LDR User s Manual reliable rugged EN flight ready Technologies 3 1 System Requirements Minimal system requirements for A615A LDR are Pentium 450MHz CPU 64 MB RAM Available Hard disk space for Upload Download operation CD ROM drive Windows 2000 XP Access to one of the following AFDX Interface Module to access the AFDX network installed on the host system or access
18. 003 Thefore the Client and Server will each be capable of supporting 2 simultaneous file transfers should specify as a minumum a range of 4 UDF ports in order to support 2 simultaneous file transfers These parameters are independent of the Target ES A615A LDR User s Manual 25 p rugged Technologies 4 1 2 3 Data Loading Protocol reliable flight ready The Data Load Protocol DLP dialog includes entry for DLP options The DLP layer manages general processes and coordinates activities between the Data Loader and the Target hardware The DLP layer is activated for each data load operation upload download etc for each target hardware and manages objects corresponding to one TFTP file transfer The DLP layer has no knowledge of the TFTP exchanges The DLP dialog is shown below 6154 Target Hardware Definition Taxget ID Connection OLP TFTP m Data Load Protocol Options Retry Number fl Timeout sec DLP Version 615431 DLP Retry Number is the number of times a TFTP file transfer is attempted again after one initial failed TFTP file transfer the entire file which may be recoverable lt is the number of allowed retries at the DLP level before declaring a DLP failure via an error code DLP Time Out is the time between the emission of the last packet of the initial TFTP acknowledge and the reception of the first packet of t he secondary TFTP write request The Vers
19. 1 MPU L MANUF CODE HY1 IP ADDRESS 192 168 1 22 22 A615A LDR User s Manual ae abie a flight ready Technologies 4 1 2 1 2 AFDX FIND The AFDX FIND dialog provides the ability to generate a FIND SNIP Request over the selected AFDX port to the corresponding MAC address A user definable timeout for the request is supported as well Note This capability becomes available after logging into your AFDX port resource and mapping the port to a logical portmap gt generate an AFDX FIND SNIP Request 1 Select FIND Find AFDX Targets or select the AFDX FIND button 2 Select the Target via the pull down menu Target must be defined in the Target Database 3 Enter the timeout desired for this request 4 Select Start If an AFDX Target is listening it should respond with it s target hardware information in the FIND Response window as shown below This information can then be entered into the Target Database for this target AFDX FIND Operation lt TH Namel gt Target THW Namel m Timeout Timeout sec 3 FIND Response 10 25 08 05 12 AFDX FIND Operation Initiated Timeout 3sec A615A LDR User s Manual 23 rugged Technologies 4 1 2 2 reliable flight ready Connection Information The Connection dialog includes entry for Target Addressing Depending on the Network Type selected in the Target ID dialog the Connection dialog will vary in appearance and
20. 6 08 46 40 gt gt Status Executing 10 26 08 46 40 gt gt Status Desc Waiting for File List 10 26 08 46 40 gt gt Time Remaining 3 seconds A615A LDR User s Manual 43 erm rugged hs Technologies 4 4 reliable flight ready 665 MediaSet Builder The A615A LDR 665 MediaSet Builder is a scripting tool which can be used to create the LOADS LUM FILES LUM and all header luh files required for the ARINC615A Upload Operation The tool also allows the user to specify whether the files created by the 665 MediaSet Builder are in ARINC665 1 or ARINC665 2 format As an option the user can perform validation of the entire MediaSet generated including verification of FileExists numbers counters and CRC s In summary the 665 MediaSet Build process is to be performed after you have created the data and support files to be uploaded to the Target in a defined directory structure A 665 MediaSet Builder script file is then created by the user that references the Target data and support file locations as well as the Part Number and Target Hardware ID s on the Target This script file is then read into the 665 MediaSet Builder to create the LOADS LUM FILES LUM and header files used for the ARINC615A Upload Operation To enable the user to better understand the 665 MediaSet Build process sample media set data and support files are located in c Program Files AIT A615A LDR Vxx xxNsamplesMMedia665 fl Media665 Edi
21. 615A LDR for Information Upload Download Operations The Target Database contains ID information AFDX or Ethernet Communication parameters and 615A Data Load protocol DLP plus TFTP protocol characteristics A sample Target Database TargetTestDBase tdi is provided in the installed software package in Program Files AIT A615A LDR Vxx xx samples For initial use you may open this file edit as needed and save the Target Database using your own application unique name The Target Database can be populated as follows 1 Open an existing Target Database or skip this step to create a new Target Database 2 Create Edit Target Database 3 Save Target Database The following information is contained in the Target Database Target Target Property Database Tab Information Available with AFDX FIND Ethernet FIND Target ID Target Name Target Hardware Identifier Target ID 5 Manufacturer Code Target Type Target Position Connection For an Ethernet transfer Destination IP Minimum UDP Port Maximum UDP Port Connection For an AFDX ARINC664 transfer Loader to Target Source MAC ID Virtual Link VL ID and BAG Source IP address Destination IP address Minimum UDP Port Maximum UDP Port Target to Loader Virtual Link VL ID Destination IP address AFDX Portmap ID Retry Number Timeout Data Load Protocol Version 615 1 or 615 2 A615A LDR User s Manual 17 flight ready Technologi
22. A operations gt To Enable the A615A LDR Remote Interface at application start up 1 In any Text Editor open the A615A LDR INI file afdx_Isa ini 2 Add the following to the INI file REMOTE_IF PORT 5150 ENABLE Y NOTE The PORT value should be set to the port on which A615A LDR shall listen for incoming commands from the remote client It corresponds to the value used in the P switch of the Remote Client command described below 3 Save the changes to the INI file and close the Text Editor 4 Shutdown and re launch the A615A LDR application gt To Enable the A615A LDR Remote Interface from application main window 1 Select Tools Remote Interface 2 Enter the desired PORT to be used by the Remote Interface and then select the Enable button gt To invoke an operation using the A615A LDR Remote Client DOS Batch Interace Invoke the Remote Client command at the Command Prompt using the following syntax Note The exectuable for the Remote Client command is located at Program Files AIT A615A LDR Vxx xx Remote Client EASYLOAD615A exe EASYLOAD615A H lt Host IP gt P lt Port gt L lt Log File Path gt lt Sub Command gt Command Prompt 4 Microsoft Windows KP Version 5 1 26 1 Copyright 1985 2661 Microsoft Corp EAS E C gt EASYLOAD615A P5150 6658011 C temp media_665 emd Examples EASYLOAD615A H192 168 1 40 P5150 INFO THWID1 TAIL EASYLOAD615A P5150 A665BUILD C temp med
23. Download Operation Status Information window and the status of each file associated with this download is shown in the Download List Information window All downloaded files are placed in the same directory in which the LNR file resides If desired select Abort to stop the Download operation 40 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready rugged EN Technologies Media Defined Download Operation lt Afdx_Test_Target2 gt Afdx_Test_Target2 EABTSA_TARGET_SIMULATION TEMPADLP HEADEROO1 LUH Complete The Download is completed HEADEROD2 LUH Complete File Received From Target HEADEROO3 LUH Executing The Download is in Progress HEADEROO4 LUH Executing The Download is in Progress 10 26 08 24 22 gt gt TFTP SVR Request Accepted 10 26 08 24 24 gt gt Status Desc Download Operation in Progress 10 26 08 24 24 gt gt Time Remaining Seconds 10 26 08 24 24 gt gt SVR WAQ Received HEADEROO2 LUH 10 26 08 24 25 gt gt TFTP SVR Request Accepted 10 26 08 24 26 gt gt TFTP SVR File Transfer Completed Successfully 2 10 26 08 24 26 gt gt DLP Downloading File Receipt Message Received 10 25 08 24 26 File Name HEADEROO2 LUH 10 26 08 24 27 gt gt TFTP SVR WRG Received THWID2_NOSE2 LNS 10 26 08 24 27 gt gt TFTP SVR Request Accepted A615A LDR User s Manual 41 alli Technologies rugged reliable flight ready 4 3 5 Download Operation Operator Defined
24. One Click access to often used dialog boxes and are listed as follows Icon Action Description Open Target Database Allows the user to open a Target Database tdi Note A sample Target Database Target TestDBase tdi is provided in the installed software package in Program Files AIT A615A LDR Vxx xx samples ES Edit Target Database Allows the user to edit the Target Database Save Target Database Allows the user to save the Target Database This button becomes available for use after opening defining a Target Database 12 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready UU Description AFDX Resources Allows the user to choose the available AFDX ARINC664 interface module s for Data Loader operations and select the speed AFDX Port Ma Allows the user to map the AFDX ARINC664 interface module s port to a Target defined in the Target Database via a logical Portmap rugged gt aes Int This button becomes available for use after logging into a AFDX port resource Ethernet FIND Using the Target s IP UDP address allows the user to generate a FIND SNIP request over the standard Ethernet port of the host PC to obtain Target ID information This information can then be used to populate the Target Database AFDX FIND Using the Target s address quintuplet allows the user to generate a FIND SNIP request over the selected AFDX port to obtain Target ID information This information can then be used to
25. ad Operation Operator Defined 42 4 4 665 MediaSet Builder EET EET D DOTT 44 4 5 Interface m E ES 47 Section 5 Definitions 50 SN IEEE etc 51 s2 Terns enr TTD 52 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready rugged Technologies A615A LDR Welcome to A615A LDR AIT s Target Data Loader Software supporting ARINC Report 615A 1 2 and ARINC Report 665 1 2 operations A615A LDR supports Data Loader operations in conjunction with AFDX ARINC 664 interface modules for AFDX ARINC664 networks interface for standard Ethernet networks A615A LDR provides the user with the following capabilities e Manually or dynamically FIND SNIP Target End Systems e Configure Target s ID information AFDX or Ethernet communications parameters and 615A Data Load protocol plus TFTP protocol characteristics e Multiple Data Loader operations with multiple Target End Systems can be executed simultaneously including gt Information Operation Recover information on the configuration of the Target Hardware and Loadable Software Airplane parts i e identifiers and Part numbers of the hardware and the software gt Uploading Operation Upload data to Target Systems Upload source data can reside on the local host or any accessible storage device o
26. an kx mmu 14 Section 4 A615A LDR Operationen nennen nennen nnne 16 4 1 Defining ee We o 208 7107 m 17 4 1 1 Open Target Database E 19 4 1 2 Create Edit a Target Database oerte be ski cae RE 20 4 1 2 1 Target Hardware IderfiCallOr aieo 21 4 1 2 1 1 Ethernet FIND err eben ER 22 412 12 AFDX ee odo Sa HRS cU DID P ee eee 23 4 1 2 2 Connection Infor apaga deputata 24 4 1 2 3 Data Loading PO MEET 26 4 1 2 4 Trivial File Transfer Protocol cesses nennen nnnm nnne 27 Find ao unc 28 4 1 3 Save Target ETE 29 4 2 Linking Source Resources to Target 30 4 2 1 AFDX RESOUTCES cr 31 4 2 2 AFDX Portmapping 33 4 3 Perform ARINC615A Operations 34 A615A LDR User s Manual _ Il erm rugged lli a Technologies 4 3 1 Information Operation 35 4 3 2 Upload Operation 2 1 01 2 1000000066060 36 4 3 3 Multi Upload Operation 38 4 3 4 Download Operation Media Defined 40 4 3 5 Downlo
27. apability to easily enter all license keys required to e Operate A615A LDR using one or more AFDX Interface Module s and or Ethernet A license key is required for each AFDX Interface Module to be used with the A615A LDR software These license keys can be easily entered prior to A615A LDRoperations using the Manage License Keys Dialog Note The license key used for an AFDX Interface Module to operate with A615A LDR also allows for Target interface via Ethernet e Operate A615A LDR using Ethernet no AFDX interface allowed If the user has purchased A615A LDR for the sole purpose of interfacing via Standard Ethernet NIC then your AIM representative will provide a license key which is based on your MAC Address Todetermine your MAC Address 1 2 3 1 2 To open a Command Prompt window Go to Start Run and enter cmd exe or go to Start Accessories Command Prompt Type ipconfig all and select Enter Look for the physical address this is your MAC Address or Open a command line cmd exe Type getmac gt To enter the license key for AFDX Module or to interface via Ethernet 1 Select Help Licenses Manage License Keys x Eng Edit key Delete key 14 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready rugged rm llis Technologies Select the Add button and enter a valid license key Select OK licensexey Please enter valid license key Once the license key has b
28. ding the selected list of files from the Target Once selected the status of the Download Operation is shown in the Download Operation Status Information window and the status of each file associated with this download is shown in the Download List Information window If desired select Abort to stop the Download operation 42 A615A LDR User s Manual rugged ea reliable worn flight ready alli Technologies Operator Defined Download Operation lt Test Target2 Test Target2 v HE DEROO1 LUH i The Download is in Progress C EaspLoad6154_F16 afds_lsa SHEA HEADEROO2 LUH i The Download is in Progress C EasyLoad6154_F16 afds_Isa HEA HEADEROO3 LUH Executing The Download is in Progress C EasyLoad6154_F16 afdx_lsa HEA IHEADEROO4 LUH Executing The Download is in Progress C EasyLoad6154_F16 afdx_lsa HEA 10 26 08 46 35 gt gt TFTP SVR File Transfer Completed Successfully THwID2 NOSE2 LNS 10 26 08 46 35 gt gt DLP Downloading Information Status Message Received 10 26 08 46 35 gt gt Status Executing 10 26 08 46 35 gt gt Status Desc Waiting for File List 10 26 08 46 35 gt gt Time Remaining 3 seconds 10 26 08 46 39 gt gt TFTP SVR WAQ Received THWID2_NOSE2 LNS 10 26 08 46 39 gt gt TFTP SVR Request Accepted 10 26 08 46 40 gt gt TFTP SVR File Transfer Completed Successfully 02 NOSE2 LNS 10 26 08 46 40 gt gt DLP Downloading Information Status Message Received 10 2
29. een entered it is stored in the afdx_1sa ini file located in x Program Files AIT A615A LDR Vxx xx Note f you install a new version of A615A LDR you will need to enter all license keys for the AFDX Boards you are using or simply copy the 1sa ini tothe new installed directory A615A LDR User s Manual 15 erm rugged Mls reliable flight ready Technologies 4 A615A LDR Operation Now that you are familiar with the file menus and menu bars let s talk about the general order of operation 1 Define a Target Database The Target Database tdi defines the list of Targets which can be used by A615A LDR Operations 2 Link your Source Resource s to your Target Resource s Once you have defined your Target properties you must then configure your local resources and map them to the Target 3 Perform the ARINC615A Operation A615A LDR provides the user with four ARINC615A operations Information Operation Upload Operation Note Prior to the Upload Operation you may need to build the ARINC665 compatible Upload Files LOADS LUM FILES LUM and header file luh If so use the 665 MediaSet Builder in A615A LDR Media Defined Download Operation Operator Defined Download Operation 16 A615A LDR User s Manual 4 1 reliable flight ready rugged Technologies Defining a Target Database The Target Database is an ASCII file tdi extension that defines the list of Targets which can be used by A
30. efore re transmitting the message T2 is the timeout TO Timeout sec that the Client Server waits after the last TFTP ACK message is sent before declaring the file transfer complete It is intended to handle the error condition T2 Timeout sec in which the last ACK of a file transfer is lost before it reaches its destination Retry Number E The TFTP Retry Number is the number of times a TFTP exchange is attempted after Well Known Port 59 initial failed exchange inside the same Dally session which may be recoverable It is the number of allowed retries before declaring a TFTP failure via an error code to the DLP If set the TFTP Dally option allows the data loader to respond to the last ACK of a transfer with another TFTP ACK If implemented also by Well Known Port numbers are used to separate communication for Data Loader applications and other file transfer applications Use the well known port number 59 decimal based on ARINC Report 6154 Protocol the target this option allows the data loader to avoid waiting the T2 timeout or at the end of a file transfer 69 decimal based on RFC 1350 The TFTP Protocol A615A LDR User s Manual 27 reliable flight ready p rugged Technologies 4 1 2 5 Find Information The Find tab includes entry for Target Addressing to be used for execution of the AFDX Find Operation The Find tab will only be displayed in the 615A Tar
31. es Block Size enable disable Maximum File Size enable disable Timeout enable disable TO Timeout T2 Timeout Retry Number Well Known Port number Port Option Dally Avoidance 18 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready rugged P Technologies 4 1 1 Open Target Database The following instructions describe the processes involved in opening an existing Target Database gt open an existing Target Database 1 Select File Open Target Database or the Open Target Database button Select your previously saved Target database or select the default TargetTestDBase tdi 3 Select the Open button The selected Target Database is now open and available for editing OR gt Toinstruct A615A LDR to automatically open an existing Target Database at startup 1 In any Text Editor open the A615A LDR INI file afdx_Isa ini 2 Add the following to the INI file TARGETS DEFAULT DB Path to TDI File where Path to TDI File is the full pathname to the Target Database file which is to be automatically loaded at startup 3 Save the changes to the INI file and close the Text Editor 4 Shutdown and re launch the A615A LDR application A615A LDR User s Manual 19 reliable flight ready erm rugged afl Technologies 4 1 2 Create Edit a Target Database The following instructions describe the processes involved in creating editing a Target Database Note While the Target Database is being edited
32. get Database 1 save with the same name select File Save Target Database or the Save Target Database button or To save with a new name select File Save Target Database As and enter a new name for the Target Database The target database will be saved with the file extension tdi A615A LDR User s Manual 29 reliable flight ready erm rugged alf Technologies 4 2 Linking Source Resources to Target Resources To communicate to the Target End System via an AFDX ARINC664 interface there are two steps that you must first perform 1 Configure your AFDX board Port 2 Map your physical AFDX Port to the Logical Portmap assigned to the Target 30 A615A LDR User s Manual rugged Als reliable flight ready Technologies 421 Resources The AFDX Resources dialog allows you to Login to the AIM AFDX board s port s and configure the speed of the port s This step must be performed prior to any Data Loader operations that involve an interface to a Target via AFDX gt configure your AFDX ARINC664 Board Port Resource 1 Select View AFDX Resources or select the AFDX Resources button The AFDX Resources dialog will appear If AFDX resources were previously found when A615A LDR was started they will appear in the list of Boards in the Board pull down menu If no AFDX resources were found the board and port entries will be greyed out m Port 1 Control GUN m Servers Log
33. get Hardware Definition dialog when the network type AFDX SAP Ports is selected in the Target ID tab The Find tab is used to enter connection data that is used for communications with the AFDX Target when executing the AFDX Find Operation In most cases this will be the same information as entered in the Connection tab To avoid re entering the same data the Copy Data From Connection Tab button may be used 615A Target Hardware Definition Target ID Connection DLP TFTP FIND Loader gt Target Copy FIND Connection data from m Parts of Source MAC the Connection Tab Domain ld Domain 1 n Copy Data From Connection Tab Location Id Location 1 Side ld Side 1 r Virtual Link VL id BAG Max Frame Size go mS 1518 Address Loader Source IP We see m Virtual Link VL Id 61 IP Address Destination IP TL E Address Target Dest IP 10 1 r UDP Ports Source UDP 001 Destination 1001 UDP Destination fi 001 28 A615A LDR User s Manual flight ready Technologies 4 1 3 Save Target Database Once you have created edited your Target Database you may choose to save your changes The following instructions describe the processes involved in saving a Target Database gt Tosavea Tar
34. ia_665 emd EASYLOAD615A P5150 LC LogFiles MyUploadLogs log UPLOAD THWID1 TAIL C Media665 Loads lum V Optional Parameters A615A LDR User s Manual 47 reliable flight ready H lt Host IP gt The IP Address of the host PC running the A615A LDR application with remote client interface enabled If this parameter is not present then the local host is used by default P lt Port gt The Port to be used for communications with the A615A LDR applicationremote client interface If this parameter is not present then port 5150 is used by default L lt Log File Path gt Specifies that the remote client output is to be logged to a file erm rugged allis Technologies Sub Commands To Build a 665 Media Set A665BUILD Media Set Path V Media Set Path Path to the media set build file emd Optional specifies whether not media set CRCs should be verified after build gt To Perform an Ethernet Find Operation ETHFIND lt IP Addr gt lt Port gt lt Time Out gt IP Addr IP Destination Address Port Destination UDP Port Time Out Time out in Seconds gt To Perform an AFDX Find Operation AFDXFIND lt THWID gt lt THWPOS gt Time Out THWID Target Hardare ID as specified in the target database THWPOS Target Hardware position as specified in the target database Time Out Time out in Seconds To Perform an Information Operation INFO lt THWID gt lt THWPOS gt THWID Target Hardare ID as
35. ialog includes entry for General Target Parameters and Network Communication Type If Target Hardware Identification information is unknown the user can obtain this information prior to creating editing the Target Database and use the information obtained to populate the Target Hardware ID information e Ethernet FIND For users performing the ARINC 615A operations over the host Ethernet interface AFDX FIND For users performing the ARINC 615A operations over AFDX ARINC664 interface The following window represents the Target ID dialog 615 Target Hardware Definition Target Hardware Information can also be obtained using AFD FIND or Ethernet FIND Target ID Connection DLP TFTP Target Hardware Identificaton Target Name FDX Target THWID2 Target Hardware Identifier Target and Target Type can be defined by the user Target Hardware Identifier Manufacturer Code and Target must equal the target s information These parameters are used at the Data Loader Protocol DLP level Manufacturer Code MF2 Target Type Target Position 05 2 Network Network Type SAP Ports AFDX SAP Ports gt Requires an AIM SAP Ports Ethemet or AFDX At AFDX Interface Board The port must be Ethernet LAN this time AFD Service configured and mapped to the Target via
36. ible via the AIM Network Server ANS with installed Board Support Package and drivers Standard Ethernet Port using host PC 10BaseT 100BaseT Ethernet connection installed on the host system A615A LDR User s Manual 5 Technologies rugged reliable flight ready 3 2 Installation 6 A615A LDR is available on CD from AIM or via download from our AIMUSA Online website download area at www aviftech com In addition to the A615A LDR application the software package includes the following resources A615A LDR User s Manual Release Notes Sample Target Database gt Toinstall the A615A LDR software package from the AIT provided CD or a download from www aviftech com 1 If using the AIT provided CD insert the CD into the CD ROM drive The Setup Application will automatically start after a few seconds If the Setup Application does not start after a few seconds or the software is being installed from an AIT Online download the Setup Application must be manually started To Start the application manually navigate to the CD ROM drive or the download directory and double click on the Setup exe application Once the Setup Application has started step through the install wizard to complete the installation The installation will result in the creation of the following shortcuts which can be located by going to Start Programs Avionics Interface Technologies A615A LDR V XXXX 2 A615A LDR 0 T A615A
37. in Logout ort Name FD 2 3082 Portl Computername 5 t locat Search __ Login Board Control Port 2 Control Board Name Port Name m Login Logout local API FDX 2 3082 Port2 local API FDX 2 3082 v Logout T Login Login Logout Made a fh t Single 22 5 Port 3 Control Login Redundant Login Logout Port Name Logout m Speed T Login 100 Mbit C 10Mbi r Port 4 Control C Auto Port Name Login Logout Logout ile Login Apply 2 If you would like to use AFDX resources on a server connected to your Local Area Network LAN enter the IP address or name of the computer hosting the AFDX boards and select Search The found AFDX resources should appear now in the Board pull down menu under the Board Control entry on the dialog Note It is not possible to use local and remote AFDX boards simultaneously Also it is not possible to use boards of different servers simultaneously 3 Select the Board you would like to Login to using the pull down menu 4 Login to the Board using the slider bar If you have not entered the license key for this AFDX board before you will be asked to enter the license key in order to use the AFDX interfaface module with A615A LDR A615A LDR User s Manual 31 Technologies rugged flight ready Licensexey x P
38. input requirements as follows For AFDX SAP Port Communication the Connection dialog will appear as 2 Select the logical Portmap The The Loader gt T arget Connection logical port should be mapped to parameters a physical port via the AFDX Portmap Source VL BAG Portmapping dialog prior to Data and Source IP can be identical for The Loader to Target and Loader operations Logical Hose arget ata Target to Loader addressing Portmat assignment in the Target MAC must b requirements can be found in the Database allows the defined ource must be End System Detailed target to be independent of a the same for common hysical resource Functional Specification phy For AFDX SAP Port Communication Note If more than one Target is asssigned to the same Portmap the user should ensure that the port ranges do not overlap if Target ID Connection TFTP simultaneous Data Loader Operations are required 615A Targe Hardware Definition The combination of arget gt Loader Connection Parameters Portmap VL Id and DestlP must be unique for each T arget For example it is correct to define 2 Target Definitions Portmap 1 VL Id 10269 DestlP 10 1 33 Portmap 2VL Id 10269 DestlP 10 1 33 1 1 Enter the range of UDP ports to used by the host system for the Client Server TFTP level transfers In TFTP
39. ion of the ARINC Report 6154 1 or 6154 2 determines the format of the data transfers at the DLP level The DataLoader must be aware what version of the DLP the Target is designed to 26 A615A LDR User s Manual flight ready afl Technologies 4 1 2 4 Trivial File Transfer Protocol The Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP dialog includes entry for TFTP options The TFTP Layer supports file transfers protocol files and data files This layer defines one exchange by one request and its answer regardless of the type of packet The TFTP dialog is shown below TFTP Option negotiation allows the Data Loader to negotiate with the T arget in order to increase functionality The Target should accept any option request but may ignore options that it does not implement 615A Target Hardware Definition Target ID Connection DLP TFTP The TFTP time out is the time measured between the emission of one TFTP packet whatever the type of TFTP packet and the reception of the associated answer packet for the same TFTP exchange whatever the type of TFTP packet TFTP Negotiated Options Block Size bytes Max File Size bytes 4036000 The TFTP Port is used to support TFTP Port option negotiation as mir an defined in the ARINC6154 3 Draft standard Port TO is timeout that the client waits for a TFTP Static Options response acknowledgment to a sent TFTP message b
40. lation 6 reliable rugged p flight ready Technologies L License 14 M MAC Address 14 MediaSet 4 16 36 44 Menu 12 R 1350 3 S System Requirements 5 Target Database 12 17 Connection 24 DLP characteristics 26 Edit Create 20 Open 19 Save 29 Target HW ID 21 TFTP characteristics 27 Target Hardware Identification 21 Target ID 21 Trivial File Transfer Protocol characteristics 27 U Upload Operation 36 A615A LDR User s Manual 53
41. lease enter license key for the board local API FDX 2 3082 Enter the license key and select Once the license key has been entered it is stored in the afdx_1sa ini file located in x Program Files AIT A615A LDR Vxx xx Note If you install a new version of A615A LDR you will need to enter all license keys for the AFDX Boards you are using or simply copy the 1 1 1 the new installed directory Select Board speed both ports must operate at the same speed Select Single each port operates independently or redundant Port 2 is configured to transmit the same data as Port 1 Login to port s to be used for the Data Loader operation s If the board is in Redundant mode you can only perform a Login to Port 1 Select Apply 32 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready rugged erm llis Technologies 4 2 2 gt AFDX Portmapping The AFDX Portmapping dialog allows you to assign a physical AFDX Port resource to a logical Portmap The logical Portmap is the parameter configured for each Target via the Target Database Connection window The logical portmapping provides the user with the capability to easily reassign a physical port to a logical portmap used for a particular target s data load operations defined AFDX Target in the Target Database is able to perform Data Loader Operations Information Upload and Download only if the associated portmap has been assigned
42. n setting defaultTFTPFileSizeEna 1 0 1 Specifies that when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND the TFTP file size option is enabled by default 0 Specifies that when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND the TFTP file size option is disabled by default This is the default option setting defaultTFTPTimeoutEna 1 0 1 Specifies that when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND the TFTP timeout option is enabled by default 0 Specifies that when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND the TFTP timeout option is disabled by default This is the default option setting defaultTFTPBlockSize lt BlockSize gt lt BlockSize gt Specifies the default TFTP block size in bytes when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND The default value is 512 defaultTFTPMaxFileSize lt FileSize gt lt FileSize gt Specifies the default TFTP maximum file size in bytes when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND The default value is 4096000 defaultTFTPRetryNumber lt Num Retries gt lt Num Retries gt Specifies the default number of TFTP retries when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND The default value is 1 defaultTFTPTOTimeout lt Num Seconds Num Seconds gt Specifies the default TFTP TO timeout in seconds when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND The default value is 1 defaultTFTPT1 Timeout lt Num Seconds Num Seconds gt Specifies the default TFTP T1 time
43. n the local area network gt Media Defined Download Operation Download data from Target End Systems using a pre defined list of Target file names gt Operator Defined Download Operation Request a list of downloadable files from Target End Systems and select the files to download from the list Client Server communications during Data Loader Operations e Automatically creates the LOADS LUM FILES LUM and all header luh files used for the ARINC615A Upload Operation using the 665 MediaSet Builder scripting tool Validation of an entire MediaSet including verification of File Exists numbers counters and CRC s The A615A LDR software is provided with the TFTP Software Library and ARINC615A Data Loader Protocol Library Windows DLLs for customer specific applications A615A LDR User s Manual 1 reliable flight ready erm rugged lli Technologies 1 1 What s New in this Version Enhancements to A615A LDR for Version 3 10 1 e The Remote Client Interface has been updated to support Python V2 5 2 e The new INI file setting DuplicateFileNamesAllowed was added to provide support for ARINC665 Files LUM that include different files of the same filename or not 2 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready rugged p Technologies Associated Documents Industry Documents Software Data Loader Using Ethernet Interface ARINC Report 615A 1 2 Loadable Software Standards ARINC Report 665 1 2 RFC 135
44. on You can use the 4665 1 to start with and modify as necessary The 9665 sample emd file is located in rugged erm Technologies c Program Files AIT A615A LDR Vxx xx samples Media665 md665 sample emd and shown below md665_sample emd Notepad File Edit Format View Help Mediaset section LOADS LUM and FILES LUM are created in the RootDir this Directory and all HeaderFilePath subdirectories must exist please note that the RootDir must end with a trailing backslash RootDir C media665 Specify the root directory MediasetPN is used for the LuM files containing the head location of Mediaset PN AMEDIASETPN MediaSet part number the the Target s upload files 665Alversion 1 or 665A2version 0 Isversion665A1 0 Specify either ARINCBB5 1 or ARINCBBS 2 Number of Loads size of the load list of LOADS LUM Dependent on this number you must define Loadcount sections this file Load 001 Load 002 Load xxx see below Loadcount 2 Specify the number of Loads Note All used Part number PN and Target Load 001 section Hardware THWID Load 001 Strings should be LOadPN LOADIPN Specify the part number for the 1st compliant with the ARINC664 Specifications this headerfile will be created by EasyLOAD HeaderFileName loadil header Tluh created by the 665 MediaSet Builder
45. out in seconds when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND The default value is 0 defaultTFTPTimeout lt Num Seconds gt lt Num Seconds gt Specifies the default TFTP timeout in seconds when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND The default value is 1 defaultTFTPWellKnownPort lt UDP Port gt lt UDP Port gt Specifies the default TFTP Well Known Port when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND The default value is 69 defaultWinSockMinSrcUdp lt UDP Port gt lt UDP Port gt Specifies the default minimum UDP src port number to use when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND The default value is 5000 defaultWinSockMaxSrcUdp lt UDP Port gt lt UDP Port gt Specifies the default maximum UDP src port number to use when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND The default value is 6000 10 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready rugged EN Technologies UPLOAD_OP IgnoreErrorsIfPossible 1 0 1 When non fatal errors are detected in the media they will be ignored 0 When non fatal errors are detected in the media the user will be prompted as to whether or not the errors should be ignored This is the default value Default Media Dir Media Dir Path Media Dir Path Specifies the default directory to search for Upload Media Sets and Loadable Software Parts MDOWNLOAD OP Default Dest Dirz Dest Dir Path Dest Dir Path Specifies the default directory
46. populate the Target Database This button becomes available for use after logging into your AFDX port resource and mapping the port logical portmap Information Operation Allows the User to perform a 615A Information operation with a defined target The 615A operation provides information about the configuration of the targets LSAPs This button becomes available for use after opening defining a Target Database Upload Operation Allows the user to perform a 615A Upload Operation to a defined Target Only an ARINC665 compatible load can be chosen for upload This button becomes available for use after opening defining a Target Database Multi Upload Operation Allows the user to peform Multiple 615A Upload Operations to multiple Targets via a single Dialog This button becomes available for use after opening defining a Target Database Media Defined Download Allows the user to perform a 615A Media Defined Operation Download Operation from a defined Target This button becomes available for use after opening defining a Target Database Operator Defined Download Allows the user to perform a 615A Operator Defined Operation Download Operation from a defined Target This button becomes available for use after opening defining a Target Database A615A LDR User s Manual 13 Technologies rugged oF flight ready 3 6 Managing License Keys The Manage License Keys dialog provides the user with the c
47. protocol Clients and Servers use the source UDP port as transaction ID The range of ports is split evenly between the Client and Server For example if min 1000 and max 1003 The TFTP Server will be allocated ports 1000 and 1001 The Client will use 1002 and 1003 Therefore the Client and Server will each be capable of supporting 2 Bandwidth Allocation Gap values are in simultaneous tr milliseconds 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 You should specify as minumum range of 4 UDP ports in order to support 2 simultaneous file transfers These parameters are independent of the Target ES 24 A615A LDR User s Manual flight ready Technologies For Ethernet LAN Communication the Connection dialog will appear as For Ethernet LAN Communication 6154 Target Hardware Definition Texget ID Connection DLP TFTP Enter the IP address of the Target system IP Addresses Destination IP 192 168 0 12 UDP Ports Enter the range of UDP ports to be used by the Min UDP Pott host system for the Client Server TFTP level zi 104 transfers In protocol Clients and Servers use the source UDP port as transaction id Max UDP oo The range of ports is split evenly between the Client and Server For example if min 1000 and max 1003 The Server will be allocated ports 1000 and 1001 The Client will use 1002 and 1
48. rom the A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready rugged Technologies remote client 665Options Section RelFilePtrHandling 665 1 665 2 665 1 Specifies that relative file pointers within the 665 media files of the media sets shall be handled as defined in ARINC665 1 That is the pointer itself is NOT counted in the offset 665 2 Specifies that relative file pointers within the 665 media files of the media sets shall be handled as defined in ARINC665 2 That is the pointer itself IS counted in the offset If this section is not present then the relative file pointer handling mode is determined based on the media set type being processed That is the 665 1 mode is used on ARINC665 1 media sets and the 665 2 mode is used on ARINC665 2 media sets DuplicateFileNamesAllowed 0 1 0 Duplicate filenames ARE NOT allowed on the media sets All files listed in FILES LUM must have unique file names 1 Default value Duplicate filenames ARE allowed on the media sets Files with the exact same name may exist on the media as long as they are not within the same load ETH_FIND Section DST_IP lt IP Address gt lt IP Address gt Specifies the default destination IP address to be placed in the ETH Find dialog This can be set using the prefix to specify a Hexadecimal value Example OXFFFFFFFF is IP 255 255 255 255 0x0A010102 is IP 10 1 1 2 The default setting for this value is OXFFFFFFFF PORT lt Port g
49. s Lost MSB Most Significant Byte ns nanoseconds OIN Open Information Network OSI Open System Interconnect PBI Physical Bus Interface PC Personal Computer PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PGWT Packet group wait time PMC PCI Mezzanine Card PN Part Number RFC Request for Comments ROM Read only memory S Q Sampling amp Queuing SAP Service Access Point SNIP Simple Network Identification Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TS Traffic Shaping UDP User Datagram Protocol VL Virtual Link A615A LDR User s Manual 51 Technologies 5 2 Terms address quintuplet Bandwidth Allocation Gap Channel FIND protocol Interframe Gap multicast Packet Group Wait Time Port RFC SNIP protocol Target 52 A615A LDR User s Manual rugged reliable flight ready The address of an AFDX Comm port which consists of UDP Source Destination IP Source Destination and MAC Destination address VL The amount of time the transmitting device is allocating for the time difference between the start of one frame and the beginning of the next frame transmitted on the port Two physical AFDX ports Find Identification of Network Devices FIND Protocol allows a client initiator to dynamically obtain MAC address IP address Identity and functional characteristics for each available FIND host on the network Gap between the end of the preceding frame and the current frame Multicast is communication between a single sender and mul
50. t lt Port gt Specifies the UDP port on which the A615A LDR will send the FIND message The default setting for this value is 1001 TO lt Timeout gt lt Timeout gt Specifies the value in seconds for the FIND protocol timeout If a network client does not respond within this time it s resource will not be displayed The default setting for this value is 3 defaultDLPVersion 1 2 1 Specifies that when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND the default Data Loader protocol version should be Arinc615A 1 2 Specifies that when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND the default Data Loader protocol version should be Arinc615A 2 This is the default value defaultDLPRetryNumber lt Num Retry Attempts gt lt Num Retry Attempts gt Specifies the default number of DLP retry attempts when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND The default for this value is 1 defaultDLPTimeout lt Num Seconds gt Num Seconds gt Specifies the default DLP timeout value in seconds for targets discovered using Ethernet FIND The default for this value is 13 defaultTFTPBlockSizeEna 1 0 A615A LDR User s Manual 9 reliable flight ready alli Technologies Specifies that when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND the TFTP block size option is enabled by default 0 Specifies that when adding targets discovered using Ethernet FIND the TFTP block size option is disabled by default This is the default optio
51. t the user must ensure that the UDP port ranges defined in the Target Database for the Target s Connections do not overlap Each Target can only support one operation at a time as defined in ARINC615A 1 2 Reports Once you have defined your Target in the Target Database configured and mapped the physical port to the logical port assigned to the Target you can perform the following ARINC615A Data Loader Operations Information Operation Upload Operation Media Defined Download Operation Operator Defined Download Operation 34 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready rugged erm llis Technologies 4 3 1 Information Operation The Information Operation allows you to recover information on the configuration of the Target Hardware and Loadable Software Airplane parts i e identifiers and Part numbers of the hardware and the software To perform an Information Operation with a Target 1 Select Operations Information or select the Information Operation button 2 Selectthe Target via the pull down menu Target must be defined in the Target Database 3 Select Start The status of the Information Operation is shown in the Information Operation Status window If the Information Operation is successful the Target Information is retrieved and shown in the Target HW Information window as shown below 4 If desired select Abort to stop the Information Operation Information Operation lt
52. t view Favorites Tools 2 79 Search Folders Folders Name El C3 EasyLOAD 615A v01 13 a E samples load2_datal lup 4665 sample emd The Media665 folder and contents can be copied to the root directory on your computer The LOADS LUM and FILES LUM and all header files luh can then be created by selecting Tools 665 MediaSet Builder then browsing to the following file location c Program Files AIT A615A LDR Vxx xx samples Media665 md665 sample emd and selecting Open This starts the 665 MediaSet Builder process Once the process is complete the new LOADS LUM FILES LUM and all new header files can be seen in the Media665 folder subfolders located the area specified in the md665_ sample ema file Folders x Tas E Loadi SFIESlUM gt E 2 data1 lup load2 header lu LOADS LUM Follow the steps below to create your own 665 MediaSet gt Tocreate the LOADS LUM FILES LUM and header luh MediaSet files 1 Create the Target s data and support files to be uploaded and locate in directory folder structure which can be used for the creation of the LOADS LUM 44 A615A LDR User s Manual reliable flight ready FILES LUM and header luh MediaSet files 2 Create a 665 MediaSet Builder script file emd containing the required informati
53. tiple receivers on a network The time from the transmission start point of the last frame to the start point of the current frame with a resolution of 1us One physical AFDX or Ethernet Port Requests for Comments RFCs form a series of notes started in 1969 about the Internet originally the ARPANET The notes discuss many aspects of computer communication focusing on networking protocols procedures programs and concepts Simple Network Identification Protocol SNIP allows a client initiator to dynamically obtain MAC address IP address Identity and functional characteristics for each available SNIP host on the network This protocol was renamed to Find Identification of Network Devices FIND Protocol in ARINC Report 615A 2 to avoid conflict with other avionics protocols Refers to the End System to which the Data Loader is in communication for ARINC615A data loader operations Index 6 665 MediaSet Builder 44 AFDXFIND 23 AFDX Portmapping 33 AFDX Resources 31 ARINC Report 615 1 2 3 ARINC Report 665 1 2 3 ARINC615A Operations Information Operation 34 Media Defined Download Operation 34 Operator Defined Download Operation 34 Upload Operation 34 Connection AFDX 24 Ethernet 24 D Data Load Protocol Characteristics 26 Download Operation Media Defined 40 Operator Defined 42 E EasyLOAD 615A Overview 1 Window Overview 12 Ethernet FIND 22 Information Operation 35 Instal
54. to a physical AFDX port Tomap your AFDX ARINC664 Board Port Resource to a logical Portmap used in the Target DB 1 Select View AFDX Port Mapping or select the AFDX Port Mapping button The list of AFDX Port Resources to which you have logged in are listed on the left 2 Select an AFDX Port Resource from the left list under Port Name 3 Choose a from the pick list 4 Select Apply you have assigned the Map ID s t othe physical ports amp uto Resource Recovery can be enabled Enabling this feature causes EasyLoad6154 to automatically login to and map the physical ports at startup the next time the application is launched AFDX Port Mapping Enable Auto Resource Recovery Port Name local API FDX BTM2 Vv2 3124 Portl 1 local API FDX BTM2 V2 3124 Port2 2 The list of ports you have logged into via the Resource dialog will appear here you have assigned a port Map ID to the physical port it will appear here The Target s Portmap ID is defined in the Connection dialog for the Target Database Map ID Port Name A615A LDR User s Manual 33 reliable Technologies flight ready 4 3 Perform ARINC615A Operations All Data Loader operations supported by A615A LDR can be performed simultaneously with multiple Target End Systems erm rugged allis Note Multiple Targets can be supported over the same port Portmap bu

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