ARINC-708/453 2-Channel Test & Simulation Module for the Weather Radar Display Databus
M8K708 - Excalibur Systems, Inc.
The M8K708 module is an ARINC-708 / 453 2-channel test and simulation module for the Weather Radar Display Databus. The M8K708 supports two ARINC-708 / 453 channels, each selectable as transmit or receive. Each channel implements an 64K×16 FIFO and supports polling and/or interrupt driven operation.
The M8K708 comes complete with Windows software, a C-driver software library including source code and may be used with Exalt, Excalibur’s Analysis and Laboratory Tools, a Windows monitoring application. In addition, Excalibur produces adapter cables that convert the carrier board I/O Molex™ connector to two twinax CJ70-49 connectors. The cable may be purchased at an additional cost.
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Multi Protocol 8000 Modules
The M8K module can be one of many protocols that is used on a variety of platforms for the 8000 Multi Protocol Board.
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ARINC-708
The Weather Radar protocol consists of 1600-bit ARINC-708 words, which, when interpreted and plotted together, form a picture of weather patterns in the surrounding area. The various weather conditions are indicated by the colors displayed.
