Sital Technology, a global frontrunner in Mil-Std-1553 IP cores and products, is broadening its product portfolio by introducing the second iteration of its Mil-Std-1553 bus tester, known as MultiComBox™.The MultiComBox™ unit provides two dual-redundant MIL-STD-1553 channels, as well as four (4) serial channels and a synchronization channel for synchronizing other test equipment with 1553 protocol data. MultiComBox™ provides a compact and integrated device that delivers comprehensive evaluation, emulation, and bus diagnostic functionalities for MIL-STD-1553B. The device establishes a connection via a USB 2.0 interface to various host systems and accommodates simultaneous Bus Controller (BC) functionality alongside up to thirty-one Remote Terminals (RT) incorporating Bus Monitor (MT). Comprehensive error injection capabilities are accessible in both RT and BC modes, while complete fault identification is facilitated in MT, RT, and BC modes. The tester can handle real-time data, creating a unique option for a complete Mil-Std-1553 real bus simulation system.
Special care was taken with the unit’s power consumption in order to enable operation from the low-power USB port of any standard PC, including laptop computers, without any external power source.
MultiComBox™ is supplied with improved Windows GUI – MuxMonitor™ and MuxSim™ – which are user-friendly and intuitive software tools for traffic generation, monitoring, and analysis of Mil-Std-1553 bus. Working in conjunction with the unit, MuxMonitor™ can monitor messages, frames, and errors and analyze the status of each unit and frame on the bus. It offers filters and triggers to exhibit and supervise recorded data. Additionally, the captured frames can be exported in formats like CSV, XML, and others, enabling future utilization or seamless interaction with other software applications. MuxSim™ can manage and simulate all traffic on the bus. It can handle a large number of Mil-Std-1553 frames, which can be inserted by the user, recorded from the bus, or imported from XML files. To streamline the testing process, MuxSim™ has the capability to emulate 1553 Remote Terminals (RTs), eliminating the necessity for physically connecting each Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) and enabling comprehensive testing of the Interconnect Control Document (ICD). The user easily can pick which units are to be simulated and which units are real.
Duli Yariv, Sital’s Vice President for Marketing, expressed enthusiasm about the latest MultiComBox™, stating, “The new MultiComBox™ is a great step forward for Sital”. He also added, “Our proven 1535 IP cores technology enables us to create low-cost yet high-value products, and this tester is just the first of many solutions that we are about to release to the market”. Sital’s chief engineer and founder, Ofer Hofman, said: “Utilizing IP cores, FPGA technology, and our flexible analog transceiver design enables us to reduce the size, cost, and power consumption of the unit. It also provides the flexibility which is required for supporting more features and bus protocols like H009, PP-194, and others.”
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MultiComBox™ – The Mil-Std-1553 tester – is available via Sital regional distributors or for direct ordering.
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