ARINC 429 interface for FPGAs

Memec Unique is offering a bus interface IP core for Actel FPGAs that implements the ARINC (Aeronautical Radio, Inc.) 429 communications standard.

For use with the firm’s ProASIC Plus and Axcelerator devices, the Core429, as it is known, features full channel configurability, programmable FIFO depth and interrupt capability.

According to the supplier, the availability of a FIFO that is programmable up to a depth of 512 ARINC 429 words can improve system performance by reducing the workload on the host processor.

Actel’s Core429 is available in evaluation, netlist and RTL versions. The evaluation version, a ModelSim compiled simulation model, is available at no cost. The netlist version simplifies system integration, while the RTL version allows full user customisation.

Netlist and RTL versions are delivered with test benches and all versions of Core429 are well-documented to ease the integration task.

The Core429-DEV-KIT includes the Libero Platinum evaluation software, FS2 debugger software for 8051 code debugging, a daughter card, programming files, documentation, appropriate cables and a power supply.

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