Tiny MIL-STD-1553 avionics databus interface chip from Holt receives formal validation
MISSION VIEJO, Calif., 18 March 2013. Holt Integrated Circuits Inc. in Mission, Viejo, Calif., is announcing formal MIL-STD-1553 RT validation of the HI-6130/31 BC/MT/ RT multi-terminal 1553 avionics databus interface.
Validation was at Test Systems Inc. in Phoenix, an independent Air Force-approved testing service for MIL-STD-1553 remote terminals.
The HI-6130/31 devices provide a single-chip, 3.3-volt MIL-STD-1553 BC/MT/RT terminal, including dual transceivers, in compact surface-mount plastic packages.
The HI-6130 uses a 16-bit parallel host bus interface in a 100-pin PQFP package. The HI-6131 uses a 4-wire serial peripheral host Interface (SPI) and comes in a 64-pin PQFP or 64-pin QFN.
The 64-pin QFN is a tiny BC/MT/RT multi-terminal that measures 9 by 9 by 1 millimeter. Both devices handle the MIL-STD-1553 protocol, including message encoding, decoding, error detection, illegal command detection, and data buffering.
Host data management is simplified by storing message information and data within the on-chip 32K x 16-bit static RAM, which has an error detection and correction option.
The devices come in versions that operate in temperatures from -40 to 85 degrees Celsius, or from -55 to 125 C, with optional burn-in available on the extended temperature range.
Each device has a dedicated developer's kit which includes a demonstration board with on-board ARM Cortex M3 microprocessor, a 32-kilobyte KickStart edition of IAR Systems Embedded Workbench IDE, cables, and power supply.
For more information contact Holt Integrated Circuits online at www.holtic.com, or Test Systems Inc. at www.testsystems.com.
John Keller | Editor
John Keller is editor-in-chief of Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine, which provides extensive coverage and analysis of enabling electronic and optoelectronic technologies in military, space, and commercial aviation applications. A member of the Military & Aerospace Electronics staff since the magazine's founding in 1989, Mr. Keller took over as chief editor in 1995.
