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CoPilot® for AFDX

CoPilot® for ARINC 664 (AFDX)
CoPilot for ARINC 664 (AFDX)
  • For AFDX/ARINC 664 testing, simulation, and analysis
  • Monitor, record, filter, export, and generate databus activity
  • Receive and monitor using a standard Ethernet NIC
  • View data in engineering units
  • View data through virtual instruments, strip charts, and moving map displays
  • Autodetect Virtual Links (VLs), Ports and bus speed
  • Optional FDS/DS (Functional Data Set/Data Set) usage
  • Generate various errors with Error Injection
  • Save/Load database information
  • Customize CoPilot with scripts
CoPilot AFDX is part of the CoPilot Family-a comprehensive software environment that interfaces to Ballard's MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, ARINC 708/453, and ARINC 664/AFDX hardware products. CoPilot uses and features common to all of those protocols are summarized in the CoPilot Key Features page. The examples below illustrate some of the features unique to the AFDX databus.

Using CoPilot and one or more of Ballard Technology's ARINC 429 boards, users can easily analyze databus activity, quickly set up and run Bus Controller schedules, simulate Remote Terminals, and monitor, analyze, and export bus activity. While communicating with the databus, users can enter and display data in engineering units through simulated flight instruments or tabular displays. Data field and interpreter definitions can be saved to and retrieved from a user-maintained database. Strip chart displays, advanced monitor display features, and CoPilot's software playback mode simplify data discovery. The Automated Test Environment (ATE) implemented in the latest release opens up exciting new possibilities for creating and exporting certified test AFDX procedures.

Other features include auto detection of remote terminals, error injection/detection, filtering of data before or after capture, and a moving map display. Ballard's exclusive scripting control allows CoPilot to be customized with user-coded or example scripts.

The AFDX databus is represented in CoPilot by an Explorer®-style hardware tree. When CoPilot is started, incoming VL and Port activity is automatically detected, posted in the hardware tree, and associated with the appropriate attributes from the AFDX database if possible. Alternatively, users may prepopulate the hardware tree manually or from the database for both transmit and receive items.

Transmit VL and Sub-VL schedules are automatically built based on the user's configuration parameters. The relative transmission rate of Sub-VL schedules is modified using VL factors. Data for transmit messages may be continuously altered through the Data Generator, Engineering Unit Editor, custom scripts, or the Port View.

CoPilot users can collect databus activity with the sequential monitor. Users can save databus information or use filters to create a highly selective record. The Monitor View displays the recorded frames with time tags, data, and header information. Display Filters in the monitor view limit the display to frames of interest. Display Filter criteria includes error, activity, VL number, port number, and other parameters. A variety of charting, analysis, and search tools simplify the evaluation of monitored data.
Click here for a screenshot of CoPilot Professional Click here for a screenshot of user-configurable virtual instruments in CoPilot Click here for a screenshot of the moving map display, VBScript engine, and project management windows in CoPilot Click here for a screenshot of the AFDX port view in CoPilot Click here for a screenshot of the CoPilot monitor
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