Aim FOL429-P User manual

V01.01 Rev. A
January 2017
FOL429-P
Portable
Standalone
Fibre Optic Link
for
ARINC429
Hardware
Manual

FOL429-P Hardware Manual
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FOL429-P
Portable Standalone
Fibre Optic Link
for
ARINC429
V01.01 Rev. A
January 2017
AIM No.
60-90436-16-0101-A
Hardware
Manual

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notice.

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DOCUMENT HISTORY
The following table defines the history of this document.
Version
Cover Date
Created by
Description
01.00 Rev A
19.01.2017
Matthias Lamp
First Release
01.01 Rev A
27.01.2017
Matthias Lamp
Add some clarifying description for
ARINC429 speed settings

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Title Page
1Introduction ............................................................................................................1
1.1 General........................................................................................................................................1
1.2 How This Manual is organized..................................................................................................2
1.3 Applicable Documents ..............................................................................................................2
2COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION AND CONNECTORS...........................................3
2.1 Component description.............................................................................................................3
2.2 Connectors and indicators........................................................................................................4
2.2.1 Rear plate ................................................................................................................................4
2.2.2 Front plate................................................................................................................................5
2.3 Connection to UUT or Analyser................................................................................................6
2.4 Power Supply, internal battery / battery charger....................................................................9
2.4.1 Power Supply Connector.......................................................................................................10
2.5 LED indicators..........................................................................................................................10
3TECHNICAL DATA................................................................................................11
4Notes .....................................................................................................................13
4.1 Acronyms..................................................................................................................................13
5Appendix...............................................................................................................15
5.1 Signal Propagation Delay measurements of the system.....................................................15
5.2 Certificate of Volatility.............................................................................................................16
5.3 Safety Instruction for Lithium batteries.................................................................................17

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LIST OF FIGURES
Table Title Page
Figure 1-1: FOL429-P system .........................................................................................1
Figure 2-1: FOL429-P connection ...................................................................................3
Figure 2-2: FOL429-P rear plate......................................................................................4
Figure 2-3: Front Plate FOL429-P-T................................................................................5
Figure 2-4: Front Plate FOL429-P-R ...............................................................................5
Figure 2-5: DSUB37 female.............................................................................................6
Figure 2-6: FOL429-P Power supply overview................................................................9
Figure 2-7: FOL429-P DC Power-Plug..........................................................................10
LIST OF TABLES
Figure Title Page
Table 2-1: Pinout DSUB37 RX ........................................................................................7
Table 2-2: Pinout DSUB37 RX ........................................................................................8

1. INTRODUCTION
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
This document comprises the Hardware User’s manual for the Fibre Optic Link (FOL)
System for ARINC429 link Extension.
Most test environments allow test equipment to be relatively close to the unit under
(UUT) test, so the maximum distances defined by the applicable avionics data bus
standards can be easily met.
However there can be circumstances, where the maximum distances between the UUT
and the monitor/simulator device have to be exceeded. In order to support such
scenarios, AIM GmbH have developed a fibre optical based system, which allows users
to connect commercial of the shelf avionics data bus test equipment over an extended
distance to the aircraft data bus or the unit under test.
The Fibre Optic Link (FOL) design is well proven and has successfully been deployed
with customer applications.
The FOL429 system provides up to 16 unidirectional channels and consists of 2 parts,
one Transmit unit called FOL429-P-T and the Receive Unit called FOL429-P-R.
Figure 1-1: FOL429-P system

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1.2 How This Manual is organized
The FOL429-P Hardware Manual is comprised of following sections.
Section 1 - Introduction - contains an overview of this manual.
Section 2 - System Overview and Component Description
describes the basic operation of the FOL429 system as well as the
component connections.
Section 3 - Technical Data - describes the technical specification of the FOL429-
P devices.
Section 4 - Notes - Acronyms
Section 5 - Appendix
1.3 Applicable Documents
The following documents shall be considered to be a part of this document to the extent
that they are referenced herein. In the event of conflict between the documents
referenced and the contents of this document, the contents of this document shall have
precedence.
Industry Documents:
[1] An Overview of ARINC 429 (AIM GmbH)
Product Specific Documents:
[2] Modular FOMIS, Requirement Specification V01.00 (AIM GmbH)
[3] FOMIS-V2, Hardware User’s Manual, AIM Document No.: 60-904xx-86-0410