Sparrow™ PMC ATDS Serial

 


Sparrow™ PMC ATDS Serial Board

The most compact, powerful and reliable serial ATDS interface available today

Sparrow achieves superior levels of serial ATDS performance in COTS systems

  • Easy to Program
  • Reliable and Flexible
  • Multiple Input and Output Modes
  • Powerful Feature Set

The Sparrow PMC ATDS Serial Board installs in an industry standard PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) slot to provide an interface to a Tactical Digital Information Link (TADIL) A serial channel (MIL-STD-188-203-1A, Appendix D2). The Sparrow is easy to program and offers a variety of input and output modes to support all ATDS protocols. In addition to conventional input and output operations, the Sparrow has a built-in passive tap mode that provides interface monitoring and data capturing capability. A software-enabled, embedded time-stamp generator tags input words with 125 ns resolution. The time-stamp clock can be synchronized between multiple boards by using a small interconnect cable and can be driven by an external clock source.

Design Features

Reliability and flexibility are designed into the Sparrow. An internal loop-back path allows the Sparrow to be tested without disconnecting cables. Field upgrades can be done easily by running a simple utility to update the onboard Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA).

The interface comes standard with a driver for any one of the supported operating systems, a loop-back module, an excellent documentation package, and sample C language code that can be freely used in application software.

Sparrow PMC ATDS Serial
Sparrow™ PMC ATDS Serial Board



Sparrow PMC ATDS Serial Board Features

General Product Features
  • Fully MIL-STD-188-203-1A, Appendix D2 compliant
  • Transceiver short circuit protection
  • DTS or TDS operation
  • Frame interval of 13.33ms or 22.00ms
  • Full picket addressing and sidetone support
  • Data recirculation (fault) testing
  • KG-40 reset signal
  • DTS/TDS mode LED
  • Net control LED
  • User LED
  • Interrupt, PIO & DMA operation
  • Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology
  • PCI 2.2 compliant
  • PCI master and slave operation
  • Internal loop-back test without disconnecting ATDS cables
  • Software-enabled time stamp on input words with 125 ns resolution
  • Passive tap mode
  • Fully software configurable (no programming switches or jumpers)

Time-Out Features

  • Time-out values in 10µs or 1ms increments
  • Time-out between words and/or total transfer times
  • Start time-out at beginning of operation or upon transfer of first word

Software Support*

Choice of driver included with board purchase:
  • Windows® 2000/XP
  • SolarisTM
  • Linux®
  • VxWorks®
*Contact factory for new OS support

Options and Accessories
  • Cable Assemblies


Sparrow PMC ATDS Serial Board Technical Specs

ATDS Interface MIL-STD-188-203-1A, Appendix D2
PCI Bus Interface PCI 2.2 Compliant 32-Bit, 33MHz, Universal Card
(3.3V or 5V I/O Signaling)
Input Buffer 64K x 32-Bit FIFO
ATDS I/O Connector 25-pin Micro D (Molex 83614-9012)
Form Factor Single Wide, Non-Extended PMC
(Per IEEE P1386.1, Draft 2.0)
Weight 3.0 oz.
Power Consumption Average +5V Current Draw: 0.56A
Average -12V Current Draw: 50mA
Average +VI/O Current Draw: 5mA
Average Power Dissipated: 3.43W
Relative Humidity 5% to 90% (Non-Condensing)
Operating Temperature 0°C to +55°C

MODEL NUMBERS

SP-12102-00                 ATDS, 64K FIFO, STANDARD

SP-12102-01                 ATDS, 64K FIFO, CONFORMAL COATED

SP-12102-01-INDL         ATDS 64K FIFO, INDUSTRIAL TEMPERATURE