Designing, Debugging, Simulating, and Testing

Complex ARINC 818 SystemsAn SPIE hands-on workshop: Tuesday, April 17, 2018

ARINC 818, the Avionics Digital Video Bus, has been adopted worldwide as the video bus of choice in both commercial and military aircraft cockpits. It is used not only in mission computers, video processors, MFDs, PFDs, HUDs, HMDs, but also as a sensor interface. Updates in ARINC 818-2 can accommodate operational speeds up to 28 Gb/s. It is also gaining as the standard for high-speed sensors, including both IR and visible-light sensors. This hands-on workshop will provide a deep dive into the ARINC 818 protocol and its applications. ARINC 818 is appropriate for system architects, avionics engineers, and production test engineers. Whether you are new to ARINC 818 or have completed many designs, this workshop will provide valuable information that draws from GRT’s experience as the world leader in ARINC 818 tools, systems, and flyable products. Jon Paul

PresentersJon Alexander (MSEE, MBA), CEO and Senior Engineer for Great River Technology, has 26 years experience in electronic design. In 1996, he founded GRT and has been a chief designer of numerous ARINC 818, FC-AV, and HOTLink systems. He served on the original ARINC 818 standards committee.

Paul Grunwald (MBA, BCompSc) is Chief Systems Architect at Great River Technology. His 30-year engineering and product-management career includes systems architecture at GE Intelligent Platforms and applications engineering at Philips Semiconductors. He has worked with ARINC 818 for six years and written a number of white papers on the protocol.

pgrunwald@greatrivertech.com

Workshop Sessions and Open Lab9 a.m.: Overview of ARINC 818

• What Is ARINC 818?• Current Commercial and

Military Applications of ARINC 818

• New Capabilities and Topologies in ARINC 818-2

• Break and hands-on equipment demos

10 a.m.: Best Practices in Testing, Simulating, Debugging, and Validating ARINC 818 Systems

• Break and hands-on equipment demos

11 a.m.: Implementing ARINC 818 Protocol in Your Hardware

• Break and hands-on equipment demos

Noon: ARINC 818-2 for High-Speed Sensors and Complete Video Systems

• Break and hands-on equipment demos

2–4 p.m.: Open Lab and Certification Test

Orlando, Florida USAApril 15–19, 2018

ARINC 818 Certification TrainingGreat River Technology will certify those participants who successfully complete a written exam on the ARINC 818 protocol and who demonstrate hands-on testing and troubleshooting proficiency.

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Frame grabber / video generator(fiber or high-speed coax)

Stand alone

module

4 x 4 switch

Video and protocol analysis

ARINC 818 compliance and robustness testing

Flyable video converter

How to RegisterPlease register online at http://spie.org/SI/course/designing-debug-ging-simulating-and-testing-complex-arinc-818-systems?SSO=1

Get hands-on experience with• ARINC 818 format converters• ARINC 818 video and protocol analyzers• ARINC 818 robustness testing and error-

injection tools• ARINC 818 frame grabbers• ARINC 818 switches• ARINC 818 HSC (high-speed coax)

at 3.1875 Gb/s with bi-directional communication

• ARINC 818 video concentrator (multiple cameras over a single link)

• ARINC 818 IP development board• ARINC 818 embedded hardware• ICD development• Troubleshooting ARINC 818 links

For questions, contact Tim Keller: tkeller@greatrivertech.com

Who Is Using GRT’s Equipment?Airbus, BAE, Boeing, CAE, CARERI, CMC, ELBIT, Embraer, Flight Safety, GE, Honeywell, L-3, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Samsung, Selex, Thales, and many other world-class aerospace companies.

Orlando, Florida USAApril 15–19, 2018