Having a plug and play CMFF component system has been the dream of the industry ever since the introduction of standardized PCs.

While the SOSA standard provided a pathway to get there, it really took the MOSA Vetronics requirements to provide an impetus for an almost plug-n-play concept to take shape.

Shortly, we will release a review of just how this is taking shape with Abaco those with whom they partnered to provide a technology demonstrator.

For now, grab the RFI in our documents.

Reliability and safety are prerequisites for any certified aircraft design project, and aviation has long mandated certification. The FAA issued AC 20-115 in 1982 to call attention to DO-178 as a means of achieving approval for software and AC 20-152 in 2005 to call attention to DO-254 as a means of achieving flight certification approval for electronics hardware. That leaves project cost and resource allocation as primary decisions for any new aviation design. Companies choosing to build certifiable aircraft systems, focusing on the function of the system rather than re-inventing the computer, can achieve significant cost advantages.

This guide provides an introduction to the MIL-STD-1553 data bus, its history, applications, and use. It describes: • The physical elements that make up the bus. • The protocol, including the message formats, word types, and command and status words. • Status word bits and mode commands and their definitions and use, both from the remote terminal and bus controller perspective. • Issues such as bus loading, major and minor frame timing, and error recovery.

This document provides an overview of ARINC 429 and other ARINC protocols. ARINC 429 is the most commonly used data bus for commercial and transport aircraft. This document explains the origins of the ARINC Corporation, the data bus specification and where ARINC 429 is used. Then it summarizes the principal electrical and data characteristics, which are defined in the specification

Advanced embedded system vision a reality – two rugged SBC3511 3U VPX single board computers, designed to align with the SOSA standard, acting as hosts to Abaco’s RAR15X high density MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 XMC front I/O module.

“After we gave the contractor real hardware and firmware to evaluate, its system engineering team accepted our recommendation over other options because it is a tailorable, allin-one solution,” says Muller. “It provides the processing capacity, memory, anti-intrusion cybersecurity and chip technology the contractor needed. We also provided a software development kit.”