The CoPilot System
CoPilot AFDX is part of the CoPilot System — a complete line of software and hardware interfaces to AFDX/ARINC 664, ARINC 429, ARINC 708, and MIL-STD-1553. Multiple boards and protocols may be hosted in a single CoPilot project. A CoPilot AFDX System consists of the CoPilot AFDX software and a Ballard AFDX interface board. Alternatively, a standard Network Interface Card (NIC) can be used for receive and monitor applications. CoPilot AFDX can be ordered in two versions: Standard and Plus.
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CoPilot AFDX Overview
CoPilot AFDX is an intuitive program that simplifies the simulation and testing of AFDX avionics systems. Users can transmit and receive on AFDX databuses with just a few clicks of the mouse. Then, while the bus is running, data can be entered and displayed in engineering units.
Features built into CoPilot AFDX automate the detection of installed hardware and bus activity, and simplify the development of transmit schedules. The powerful Sequential Monitor saves timetagged messages to a host file for subsequent processing and analysis. An AFDX database for saving/loading configuration and engineering units is also included.
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Intuitive Databus Interface
The AFDX databus is represented in CoPilot by an Explorer®-style hardware tree. When CoPilot AFDX 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.
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Engineering Units
Data fields of AFDX frames can be associated with interpreters to view and modify values in engineering units. Once defined, this information can be saved in CoPilot's customizable AFDX database. Objects in the hardware tree are added to display windows through a drag and drop operation.
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Powerful Monitor
| 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. |
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CoPilot OLE Automation
Using OLE Automation technology, users can control CoPilot from third-party applications and host Automation-compliant documents directly in CoPilot. 'Plus' users can control third-party applications via Automation with CoPilot scripts.
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CoPilot AFDX Plus
CoPilot AFDX Plus contains all the features of CoPilot AFDX Standard, plus powerful graphical displays, scripting, and software and hardware playback.
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Graphical Displays
'Plus' users can quickly simulate aircraft instruments, view data values in strip charts, or create moving map displays.
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Virtual Instruments
Automatically generate pre-configured controls from AFDX data labels or import from a library of virtual aircraft instruments and other ActiveX controls. |  |
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Strip Charts
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Create dynamic, two-dimensional strip charts.
Configure the display during simulation, and quickly review the
dataset to analyze data trends in depth.
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Moving Map
Display aircraft position by linking positional data to a moving map display. Import a map background or generate a photographic or topographical map using the built-in TerraServer® engine |  |
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Scripting Routines
Scripts can be used to respond to bus events, create programmable triggers, or transfer information between CoPilot and other applications. Modify one of the example VBScripts or write your own.
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Software Playback
Software playback allows previously recorded data to be replayed through CoPilot as if being received from the bus. Consequently, monitored data can be reexamined through engineering unit displays and instruments.
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Specifications
CoPilot AFDX supports Ballard's PCI, cPCI, and PMC families of AFDX boards, and standard Network Interface Cards.
CoPilot AFDX runs under Windows® NT/2000/XP. Internet Explorer® 5 or higher is required.
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CoPilot AFDX Screenshots
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CoPilot Software Evaluation
The best way to discover how CoPilot can increase your productivity is to try it. A free evaluation copy includes the full CoPilot software and the Getting Started tutorial guides (for CoPilot AFDX, CoPilot 1553 and CoPilot 429). By working through the lessons in the guides, you will be taken on a tour of CoPilot's MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and AFDX/ARINC 664 capabilities. The lessons are built around software-generated demo cards, so that no hardware is required. Contact Ballard Technology for more information or your free evaluation copy of CoPilot software. |  |
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System Requirements
- Ballard Technology AFDX interface hardware (or host NIC)
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Internet Explorer® version 4.0 or higher
- Pentium II/III/IV-based system with at least 128 MB RAM
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Latest Version
To check the latest version of CoPilot see the CoPilot Compare page. If you already own a recent version of CoPilot you may be able to upgrade to the latest version at no cost. Owners of older versions can upgrade to the latest version at a discounted price.
Click here for a summary of the newest features in CoPilot AFDX.
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Ordering Information
Buying a CoPilot System (hardware and software together) represents significant savings over purchasing these components separately. To order a CoPilot AFDX system, use the order number below. - CS-yyy (standard) and CP-yyy (Plus): CoPilot AFDX and selected AFDX board. When ordering, yyy stands for the appropriate board. Contact Ballard for order numbers.
If you already have a Ballard AFDX board, you can add CoPilot AFDX to create a CoPilot System. To add CoPilot AFDX to an existing board, use the order numbers below. - SW-AFDX-CS (standard) or SW-AFDX-CP (Plus): CoPilot AFDX software only. Includes CD with software, reference manual, Getting Started tutorial, online help, and example projects and scripts.
To operate CoPilot with a standard Ethernet NIC, use the order numbers below. - SW-ANIC-CS (standard) or SW-ANIC-CP (Plus): CoPilot AFDX software for standard host Ethernet NIC. Includes CD with software, reference manual, Getting Started tutorial, online help, and example projects and scripts.
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- Dual-redundant or Independent
- Error Injection
The Ballard AFDX family of products interfaces various computer platforms with Ethernet based aircraft data networks.
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