GE
Intelligent Platforms
RP-708
ARINC 708 PMC Module
Features
• Two independent ARINC 708 channels
• ARINC 708 record and playback capability
• Programmable frame bit count
• Programmable sweep frame count
• Programmable frame data buffer storage
• Concurrent receive and transmit of ARINC
708 frames
• Short/long frame size and start/stop sync
inversion transmit error injection
• Ruggedized, conductively cooled
version coming soon
• Conformal Coating
• 66/33 MHz PCI and PCI-X
• Advanced, high-level software API for
32-bit/64-bit Microsoft
®
Vista
and XP, VxWorks®, Linux®, and
INTEGRITY
• API included in C source code
• Support for LabVIEW
Real-Time operating system
• Available on multiple platforms (Native
PMC, PCI, PCIe, VME, VXI and CompactPCI)
®
operating system included.
®
bus operation
®
Windows® 7,
™
and the LabVIEW
Hardware
The RP-708 is a two-channel ARINC 708
weather radar display data bus PMC
module interface, supporting variable
frame sizes for embedded applications,
simulation and test. GE Intelligent
Platforms’ provides integrated support for
this module on PCI, PCIe, CompactPCI, VME,
VXI and native PMC platforms.
Each RP-708 channel can be configured
as two transmit channels, two receive
channels, or one transmit channel and one
receive channel simultaneously.
RP-708 channel features include
programmable frame size and buffer
storage capacity. Specialized receive
features such as frame time-tagging and
error detection of short/long frames are
supported, as well as specialized transmit
features such as programmable frame gap
duration, multiple sweep buffering, sweep
scheduling, and error injection including
short/long frame size and start/stop sync
inversion. With a programmable frame size,
the RP-708 is useful for a wide range of 1
MHz Manchester-encoded applications.
The standard RP-708 configuration has a
front bezel connector with a transition cable
to two twin-ax cable jacks. A configuration
with only the P14 I/O is also available.
Software
An easy-to-use, high-level software API
(Application Programming Interface),
is included with support for Microsoft
32-bit/64-bit Windows 7, Vista and XP,
VxWorks, Linux, and Integrity. The API
is also provided in C source code with
accompanying Microsoft
Projects to facilitate seamless integration
into modern application environments.
Additional support is included for LabVIEW
and LabVIEW Real-Time development.
®
Visual Studio®
®
™
RP-708 – ARINC 708 PMC Module
Specifications
Features
• Number of ARINC 708 channels: 2
• Frame Size: Programmable (limited only by channel
buffer memory allocation)
• Data buffer: 1 MByte Programmable
• Bus speed: 1 MHz
• Jumper-selectable transformer/direct coupling
• Onboard temperature sensor
Receive Features
• Frame time tagging: 48-bit, 1 µsec timer
• Error detection: Short/long frame
Transmit Features
• Sweep Transmit Modes include variable size sweep,
single/multiple sweep, periodic/aperiodic sweep
• Frame Transmit Modes include variable size frame
and programmable frame gap
• Error injection: Short/long frame, inverted
start/stop sync
Software
• API
– Includes high-level API for 32-bit/64-bit Windows 7,
Vista, and XP, VxWorks, Linux, and Integrity O/S.
– Source code for API library included
• Includes support for LabVIEW
Physical
• PMC Mezzanine Card (74mm x 149 mm without bezel)
• Front bezel and P14 mezzanine connector I/O
• Includes transition cable when configured with front I/O
Environmental
• Weight: 1.8 oz (RP-708-C), 3.1 oz (RP-708 with front I/O)
• Ambient operating environment -40°C to +75°C with
600 feet/min airflow over the enclosure
• Conduction cooled operating temperature range, host
mating surface limits -40°C to +75°C
• Storage temperature range: -55°C to +100°C
• MTBF: 2,220,766 hours (+25°C ambient, ground benign)
Power Usage
• +5 VDC: 784 mA, both channels transmitting at 97%
bus duty cycle into 78 ohm loads.
PCI Signal Compatibility
• Universal (5V or 3.3V)
• 66/33 MHz PCI bus operation
™
and LabVIEW Real Time
Ordering Information
RP-708 Two channel ARINC 708 PMC Module, ROHS Compliant
RP-708-K Two channel ARINC 708 PMC Card, Conformal Coated, ROHS Compliant
RP-708-3 Two channel ARINC 708 3U CompactPCI Card (PMC On Carrier) with front I/O, ROHS Compliant
RP-708-U4 Two channel ARINC 708 4 lane PCI Express Card (PMC On Carrier), ROHS Compliant
RP-708-X Two channel ARINC 708 PCI Card (PMC On Carrier), ROHS Compliant
About GE Intelligent Platforms
GE Intelligent Platforms is a General Electric (NYSE: GE) company, headquartered in Charlottesville, VA and
part of GE Energy Management. The company’s Military/Aerospace business, headquartered in Huntsville,
AL, and Towcester, England, provides one of the industry’s broadest ranges of high performance, rugged,
SWaP-optimized embedded computing platforms. Backed by programs that provide responsive customer
support and minimize long term cost of ownership for multi-year programs, GE’s solutions are designed to
help customers minimize program risk and cost, and to speed time-to-market . For more information, visit
defense.ge-ip.com.
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