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A next-gen C++ API is eliminating several avionics data bus engineering challenges. No longer must avionics application programmers become very familiar with the interface module's hardware implementation. Additionally, Object Oriented (OO) programming and design methods are supported, as are multiprocess, distributed applications,

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Does the slow pace of the avionics bus' evolution set a precedent for its future? Or will the market hasten its innovation in the test equipment, packaging, and soft cores needed?

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Yehuda explains the Remote Monitoring Debriefing System (RMDS), used by pilot trainees on their first solo flights, and reveals the system analysis that convinced the IAI and Beyond2000 to select a dual-core DSP architecture based on the BF561 from Analog Devices.

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A more cost-effective solution exists than sending an engineer thousands of miles for remote MIL-STD-1553 bus analysis.

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VMEbus technology application: AFDX on large commercial aircraft

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As Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX) rapidly emerges as the standard network for avionics systems, network analysis tools must be enhanced to fulfill both commercial and avionics requirements.

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The ILA2006 Berlin Air Show held May 16-21 is always a good place to see new things that move through the air.

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Demanding mission computing applications require a backplane architecture that can handle a diverse array of system challenges while providing reliable performance in harsh mil/aero environments. The new VPX backplane standard provides a ruggedized platform that helps system integrators take advantage of the latest advances in chip technology... (continues)

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Vertically integrated government prime contractors can do it all, from boards right up to the entire airframe or vehicle. But should they?... (continues)

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CompactPCI system manufacturers have long seen avionics as an ideal candidate for their boards. These systems take up far less of the precious physical space available aboard aircraft than other competing technologies. In addition, they have enough I/O density for most in-flight computing applications and are physically able to handle the dem... (continues)

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Avionics data bus hardware interfaces, such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, ARINC 708, and others, have steadily increased in capability while decreasing in size. Kevin Christian provides an overview of a variety of architectures and important features to consider for selecting the right architecture for an avionics data bus interface.... (continues)

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On the event of a historic anniversary, it is worthwhile to pause from technology’s ceaseless push forward to celebrate what can be accomplished in the span of a human lifetime. August, 2004 marks the 75th anniversary of Curtiss-Wright Corporation, one of America’s most enduring technology companies, and a leading supplier of VME boards a... (continues)

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This article reviews Thales’ experience a part of a team established by The Boeing Company to help reduce the cost of production flight testing on the C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft.... (continues)

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This article touches on a number of key techniques developed by Mektron/Miltron Systems and combines them with interesting observations gleaned through the company's pioneering Air Transport Rack (ATR) enclosure years.... (continues)