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CoPilot® Family

Integrated development environment
Capable of hosting multiple protocols simultaneously
CoPilot 1553
CoPilot 429
CoPilot 708
CoPilot AFDX™
Intuitive user interface
Plus versions contain all features of Standard versions plus powerful graphical displays, virtual instruments, scripting, and software and hardware playback

Ballard Hardware + CoPilot = CoPilot System

Description

The CoPilot System is a complete line of software and hardware interfaces to MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, ARINC 708, ARINC 664 / AFDX and serial avionics databuses. A CoPilot System consists of a hardware component (e.g., Ballard's OmniBusBox) and a software component (e.g., CoPilot 429 Plus). Buying a CoPilot System provides significant savings over purchasing these components separately.

Multiple boards and multiple avionics protocols may be hosted in a single project in the CoPilot software. The automation and auto-detect features in CoPilot provide quick results: users can transmit, receive, or monitor on a databus with just a few clicks of the mouse. CoPilot's extensive use of engineering units and data interpreters frees the user from the calculations necessary to convert the binary data passed on the bus into a recognizable format. CoPilot's intuitive interface and industry-leading features make it the perfect choice for avionics professionals.

CoPilot can be ordered in two versions: Standard and Plus. The additional features of CoPilot Plus include a variety of graphical displays, expanded monitor capabilities, hardware and software playback modes, and customization through scripting.

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Software Components

	CoPilot 1553 — Simulate the Bus Controller, up to 32 RTs, and monitor, record, and export bus activity. Enter and display data in engineering units and save data definitions to the database. CoPilot 1553 Plus features include virtual instruments, strip charts, moving map displays, hardware and software playback modes, and scripting.
	CoPilot 429 — Quickly build transmit schedules, and enter and display data in meaningful engineering units. Sequential Monitor captures, records, filters, displays, and exports 429 traffic. Equipment ID and label definitions are built into the CoPilot 429 database. CoPilot 429 Plus features include virtual instruments, hardware and software playback modes, and scripting.
	CoPilot 708 — Transmit, receive, monitor, and display airborne pulse Doppler weather radar system data. Monitor, record, and retransmit on the 708 display databus. Data may be displayed and modified in engineering units and saved datasets can be reexamined in software playback mode. Combine with a CoPilot 429 System to control a T-R unit.
	CoPilot AFDX — CoPilot AFDX is an intuitive, graphical databus analyzer that simplifies the simulation and testing of ARINC 664 / AFDX - based avionics systems. CoPilot AFDX is part of the CoPilot Family-a comprehensive software environment that interfaces to Ballard's ARINC 429, AFDX, ARINC 708/453, and MIL-STD-1553 hardware products.

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Hardware Components

Ballard boards that can be ordered as part of a CoPilot System are listed in the table below. Click on a board to jump to the appropriate hardware page.

	MIL-STD-1553	ARINC 429	ARINC 664 / AFDX ¹	ARINC 708	Serial
Ethernet	OmniBusBox	OmniBusBox	—	OmniBusBox	OmniBusBox
USB	OmniBusBox BUSBox	OmniBusBox BUSBox	—	OmniBusBox BUSBox	OmniBusBox
PCI	OmniBus PCI LP1553-3	OmniBus PCI LP429-3	LP-AFDX-1	OmniBus PCI LP708-1	OmniBus PCI
cPCI	OmniBus cPCI LC1553-3	OmniBus cPCI LP429-3	LC-AFDX-1	OmniBus cPCI LC708-1	OmniBus cPCI
PCMCIA	CM1553-3	CM429-1	—	—	—
VME	OmniBus VME	OmniBus VME	—	OmniBus VME	OmniBus VME
ISA	PC1553-3	PC429-2 ²	—	PC708-1	—
PMC	—	—	LM-AFDX-1	—	—

¹ CoPilot AFDX can be ordered to operate a standard Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC).
² The PC429-2 ISA board is supported by CoPilot 429 version 3.43 and earlier.

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Take a CoPilot Test Drive

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.

By working through the lessons in the guides, you will be taken on a tour of CoPilot's AFDX, ARINC 429, and MIL-STD-1553 capabilities. The lessons are built around the software-generated demo cards, so that no hardware is required. Contact Ballard Technology for more information or your free evaluation copy of CoPilot software.