X-ES Integrates MIL-STD-1553 PMC into 3U VPX Development Platform to Accelerate System Development

X-ES has integrated the DDC AceXtreme MIL-STD-1553 BU-67X10F/M PMC module into the ADP to provide up to eight dual-redundant MIL-STD-1553 channels. This effort involved mounting the DDC PMC onto the conduction-cooled XChange3000 3U VPX PMC/XMC carrier, integrating the BU-67X10F/M PMC driver into Linux, and developing the XIt1073 3U VPX Rear Transition Module (RTM) to provide an I/O path for a conduction-cooled BU-67X10F/M PMC module during development.
The ADP is a fully-tested, prepackaged, 3U OpenVPX development platform that provides the functionality and I/O required by avionics applications. The ADP supports conduction-cooled payload modules and air-cooled RTMs. ADP benefits include:
• Easy I/O access via air-cooled RTMs
• Straightforward migration to deployable flight systems: the same payload hardware modules used in the ADP during development are used in X-ES’s XPand3200 and XPand4200 ½ ATR solutions
• Simplified software migration: software developed on the ADP runs without modification on the deployed system
“We are focused on providing capabilities that our customers ask for,” states Bret Farnum, VP of Sales at X-ES. “We are making it as easy as possible for our customers to add 1553 capability by completely integrating DDC’s PMC into our Avionics Development Platform.”