GE RCNIC-A2PA, CNIC-A2P3 Data Sheet

GE

Intelligent Platforms

RCNIC-A2PA

Dual Port ARINC 664 Part 7 PMC Interface

Features

• AFDX/ARINC 664 Part 7 dual port
interface (two independent 10/100 MHz
full duplex ports)

• Available mounted on PCI, PCI Express
and 3U cPCI carrier cards

• 33/66 MHz, 32-bit PCI interface

• Includes AFDX and low-level software

• Developers’ Kit (SDK) at no
additional charge

• Advanced reception features

- 20 nsec time-tags

- IRIG-B synchronization

- DMA transfer to host

- Full throughput capability

- Link level error detection

• Advanced transmission scheduling

- Highly accurate

- Flexible scheduling modes

- DMA transfer from host

- Full throughput capability

- Link level error injection

• Advanced software support

- Flexible packet capture API

- AFDX/ARINC 664 Part 7 API

- XML configuration format

- Integrated log file format

- Berkeley packet filter engine

• Four bi-directional avionics level discretes

• Input and output triggers per channel

• Built-in test features

• Supportable throughout program
lifetime with Product Lifetime
Management (PLM) program

Architecture

GE Intelligent Platforms’ RCNIC-A2PA is a
high performance interface for monitoring,
generating or analyzing full-bandwidth
AFDX/ARINC 664 Part 7 protocol traffic. GE’s
exclusive pipeline architecture maximizes
packet throughput using parallel controllers
and efficient DMA transfers, thereby
avoiding the bottlenecks of CPU-based
interface solutions.

Configurable as either one dual-redundant
AFDX/ARINC 664 Part 7 interface or two
independent ports, users have complete
access to all frame and header data.
Each incoming packet is tagged with a 20
nsec resolution, 64-bit time-tag. Real time
traffic generation is highly accurate. An
IRIG-B receiver/generator is included for
synchronization to external IRIG-B time
sources and for synchronizing multiple
CNIC boards. In addition, I/O triggers, error
detection/injection, BIT, and link/protocol
level statistics are provided.

AFDX/ARINC 664 Part 7 Performance

Multiple RCNIC-A2PAs in the same PC
have been benchmarked at full bandwidth
supporting all channels with 2000 VLs
(Virtual Links), multiple ports on each VL and
minimum payloads (17 bytes).

Advanced Software Support

The RCNIC-A2PA comes with all the
software development tools needed for
user application development at no extra
charge. The Cpcap packet capture library
provides a complete set of functions for
transmitting and receiving Ethernet frames.
Frames from multiple ports can be logged
or replayed using the open-source ntar log­file format. AFDX-A implements the AFDX/
ARINC 664 Part 7 protocol stack including
end systems, redundancy management,
virtual links, and ports. An advanced XML­based configuration file format is used to
specify end systems.

RCNIC-A2PA - Dual Port ARINC 664 Part 7 PMC Interface

Specifications

Physical

• PMC Mezzanine Card

• Available for PCI, PCIe

Environmental

• Commercial operating temp. range: 0°C to +70°C

• Optional temperature range: -40°C to +85°C

• Relative humidity: 5 to 90% (non-condensing)

Software

• Windows

• Cpcap API Library

• AFDX-A API Library

Connections

• Two IEEE 802.3 compliant Ethernet RJ-45 connectors

• High density 15-pin D-sub connector for In/Out

PCI Signal Compatibility

• Universal (5V or 3.3V)

• 66/33 MHz PCI bus operation

• DMA Tx/Rx data transfers

• CNIC-A2PX (on a PCI carrier) is compatible with PCI-X

Timing Reference

• 64-bit time tag

• IRIG-B receiver (AM or TTL/DC)

• IRIG-B generator (TTL/DC)

• IRIG-B PPS synchronization with time tag

• Software-selectable internal wrap

Triggering

• Wait for external trigger to transmit

• Output when marked frame is transmitted

• Output when error-free packet received

• Output when error packet received

Port Parameters

• Full duplex IEEE 802.3 compliant ports

• Software-selectable 10/100 Mbps data rates

• Software-selectable auto-negotiation

Ethernet Frame Reception

• Ethernet frames transferred to host buffers via DMA

• Min-to-copy capability

• High resolution time-tagging with 20 nsec resolution

• Link level error detection

Receive Statistics (64-bit counters)

• Separate counters for Link level errors

• Total bytes received

• Total count of error free packets received

• Total count of packets with errors received

• Dropped packets

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7 (32- and 64-bit), Vista®, XP®, 2000, 2003

®

and Linux
of support for additional operating environments
(including LabVIEW

triggers per port and four bi-directional avionics-level
discretes

1.0 and PCI slots

- Physical symbol

- Invalid preamble symbol

- Invalid or missing SFD

- Preamble length too short

- Unaligned frame

- IFG too short

- Frame too short

- Frame too long

- CRC errors

support. Contact factory for availability

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and 3U cPCI formats

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).

Ethernet Frame Transmission

• Ethernet frames transferred from host buffers via

DMA

• Transmission scheduling with 20 nsec resolution

• Flexible scheduling modes

- Minimum IFG delay (960 nsec between frames)

- Per-frame specified delays (multiple conditions)

- On external trigger

- Playback delay modes

• Interrupt generation on user-identified frames

RCNIC-A2PA Architecture

User Level

• Avionics Applications

• AFDX-A API

• Packet Capture Library (Cpcap)

OS level

• CNIC Driver

Transmit Statistics (64-bit counters)

• Total packets transmitted

• Total bytes transmitted

Error Injection

• Physical symbol error

• Preamble (symbol and length) errors

• Framing (byte alignment) error

• SFD (Start frame delimiter) error

• CRC error

Power (max.)

• +3.3 VDC: 950 mA

Hardware Level

Ordering Information

RCNIC-A2PA Dual port 10/100 full duplex PMC module for AFDX/ARINC 664 Part 7 support

RCNIC-A2PAX Dual port 10/100 full duplex PCI card (PMC on carrier) for AFDX/ARINC 664 Part 7 support

RCNIC-A2PA3 Dual port 10/100 full duplex 3U CompactPCI card (PMC on carrier) for AFDX/ARINC 664

Part 7 support

Optional Hardware

-E suffix Extended temperature

-K suffix Conformal coated

-R suffix Ruggedized, extended temperature (only available on PMC native board)

Optional Software

BT-AFDX-A Visual analyzer for AFDX/ARINC 664 Part 7

BT-AIL-A2 Visual analyzer for AFDX/ARINC 664 Part 7 with ARINC 429 and generic EDE

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