DDC Announces Expanded IRIG-106 Support for MIL-STD-1553 Cards
01 October 2008
Data Device Corporation (DDC) has announced an expanded line of IRIG-106 chapter 10 enabled MIL-STD-1553 cards. The broad lineup encompasses several form factor and protocol selections including PC/104-Plus (BU-65578C 1553 and BU-65590C 1553/ARINC Multi-I/O) and PMC (BU-65578F/M 1553 and BU-65590F/M 1553/ARINC Multi-I/O) cards. For extended functionality, versions of these cards feature digital, serial (RS-232/422/485) or avionic I/O. The industry standard IRIG-106 chapter 10 format offers convenience and portability, and is commonly used for digital flight data recorders.
“This expanded assortment of IRIG-106 chapter 10 cards delivers advanced data bus performance and versatility for both embedded and laboratory, test and recording applications,” stated Mike Hegarty, DDC’s MIL-STD-1553 marketing manager.
DDC has demonstrated the interoperability of MIL-STD-1553 and IRIG-106 chapter 10 by working with ENERTEC, a leading defense and aerospace supplier of mission video and data recording, and successfully implemented a Department of Defense (DoD) validated IRIG-106 chapter 10 recorder.
The cards additionally come with software development kits (SDKs) for MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 data bus applications. The SDKs allow users to develop 'C' source code to simulate, monitor or troubleshoot 1553 and/or 429 data buses simultaneously or independently with support for the latest operating system versions including VxWorks® 6, Linux® 2.6 and Windows® 2000/XP.
