Data Sheet

GE
Intelligent Platforms
RAR-USB
RoHS ARINC 429 USB Adapter
Features
• Uptosixteenreceiveandfivetransmit
ARINC429channels
• OptionalARINC717receiveandtransmit
• Eightbi-directionalavionics-leveldiscretes
• Fullyindependentchanneloperation
• Easy-to-useBusTools/ARINC
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
-basedGUIBus
Analyzeravailable
• SupportforMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
7,
Vista,andXP32-bitand64-bit
operatingsystems
• IRIG-BReceiver(AMorDC/TTL)and
Generator(DC/TTL)standard
• 64-bit1microsecondresolutionreceived
message time-tagging
• 1024entryMessageSchedulerwith
independententrytransmissionrateand
channelassignment
• 52KentryTransmitPlaybackfeature
supportingonemicrosecondresolution
time-sequencedmessagetransmission
•
OptionalsupportforLabVIEW
TheGEIntelligentPlatformsRAR-USBisan
intelligent,high-density,USB2.0interface
thatprovidesupto16totalfullyindependent
receivechannelsalongwithupto5totalfully
independenttransmitchannelsandeight
bi-directionalavionics-leveldiscretes.
Featuresincludeprogrammablebusrates
andparity,errordetection,time-tagging
andadjustableslewrates.
Configurationoptionsincludeaselectionof
channelcount,alongwithamixofsupport
forARINC429and573/717.
Software
GE’ssoftwaretoolssignificantlyreduce
thetimerequiredtointegrateARINC
protocolsanddiscreteI/Ointoyour
portableapplication.Includedwiththe
RAR-USBisahigh-levelAPI(Application
ProgrammingInterface)library,with
supportforsoftwaredevelopmentunder
32-bit/64-bitMicrosoftWindows7,Vista,
andXP,operatingsystems.BusTools/
ARINC,GE’sWindows-basedGUI
solutionforbusanalysis,simulation,
anddatalogging,isanavailableoption.
LabVIEWsupportisalsooptionallyavail-
able.Itprovidesaneasy-to-useinterfaceto
avionicsdata.
Architecture
TheflexibledesignoftheRAR-USB
providesapowerfulhardwarefoundation
thatsupportsmultipleavionicsprotocols
inasingle,integrated,portablepackage.
Bi-directionaldiscretessupportTTLto
avionics-levelinputswhilelow-sideswitch
outputsenhanceapplicationflexibility.
GEIntelligentPlatform’spowerfulAPI
librariesprovidetotalflexibilityinreceiving
andgeneratingARINCbustraffic.
Tools and Solutions
BusTools/ARINCisaneasy-to-useWindows
basedARINC429busanalysis,simulation
anddatamonitoringsolutionthatis
optionallyavailable.
• Monitormultiplechannelsinreal-time.
• Displaytime-taggeddatainhex,binary
orengineeringunits(standardor
userdefined).
• Filterreceiveddatabylabeland/orSDI.
• Viewdiscretedescriptorsanduser-
bit-encodedvalues.
• Displayhistoricalandreal-timechartsof
individuallabels.
• UseBusTools/ARINCtosendtrafficwith
automaticramping.
• Logalltime-taggeddatafrommultiple
channelstoasinglediskfile.
• Replayrecordeddataontransmitbuses.