Swift ™ PCI NTDS Serial Type D and E

A high-performance NTDS interface for PCI bus computers

Versatile and reliable MIL-STD 1397C serial communications for military engineers

• Full Duplex NTDS Channel
• Passive Tap Capability
• On-board High Resolution Time Stamp
• Test Without Disconnecting Cables

The Swift PCI NTDS Parallel board connects computers with PCI bus slots to military computers and peripherals with MIL-STD-1397C Type D or E interfaces. Sabtech's Swift is easy to program and offers a variety of input and output modes to support any NTDS protocol. Hardware-independent input and output channels allow the Swift to perform simultaneous input and output (full duplex) operations. Swift boards can be used for passive tap applications as well as normal NTDS I/O. An on-board time stamp generator tags individual input words with 125 ns resolution. Time stamping is software-selectable and can be used with active or passive communications.

All boards in the Swift family are software-compatible making it easy to mix parallel and serial NTDS boards in the same system as well as allowing transparent migration of applications between PCI, PMC, and cPCI versions of the Swift. Device driver software is available for the most commonly-used operating systems.

For maintenance and reliability, an internal loop-back path allows the Swift to be tested without disconnecting cables. Swift Serial Type E boards fully implement all the System Integrity Features (SIF) specified in MIL-STD-1397C. The Swift can be updated in the field by reconfiguring its Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) logic to add features or compensate for non-compliant interfaces. Using FPGA technology reduces component obsolescence, enabling the Swift to be deployed and supported for years to come.

• Fully MIL-STD-1397C Type D or E compliant
• Full-duplex 32-Bit NTDS transfers
• Interrupt, PIO & DMA operation
• Independent NTDS sink and source channels
• Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology
• Separate word counters and time-outs for command and data words on inputs and outputs
• PCI Master and Slave operation
• Perform internal loop-back test without disconnecting NTDS cables
• Software-enabled SIF (for NTDS Type E)
• Software-enabled time stamp on input words with 125 ns resolution
• Time stamps can be synchronized across multiple interfaces
• Supports receipt of multiple forced command words
• Control frame programmability for MIL-STD-1397B compatibility
• Software-compatible with Swift Serial PMC and Swift cPCI boards

Swift PCI NTDS Serial Type D

Swift PCI NTDS Serial Type E

• Separate or combined data and command word buffers
• Input command words, stop on data word
• Input data words, stop on command word
• Single word or burst bode (NTDS Type E)
• Passive tap mode

• Concurrent data and command buffer operation
• Single word or burst mode (NTDS Type E)

• 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 the first word

Software Drivers Available*
Choice of driver included with board purchase:

Windows NT® Windows® 2000/XP, VxWorks®, Solaris™, Linux® , LynxOS® , HP-UX

• Cable Assemblies
• Tap Accessories

Swift PCI NTDS Serial Type D and E Technical Specs

MODEL NUMBERS

SW-03101-00                NTDS D, 4K FIFO, STANDARD

SW-03102-00                NTDS D, 64K FIFO, STANDARD

SW-04101-00                NTDS E, 4K FIFO, STANDARD

SW-04102-00                NTDS E, 64K FIFO, STANDARD

SW-04102-02                NTDS E, 64K FIFO, RUGGEDIZED