ARINC 818 Direct Memory Access (DMA) IP Core

ARINC 818 Direct Memory Access (DMA) IP Core Overview

ARINC 818 is a point-to-point serial protocol primarily used in avionics applications and supports the transmission of video, audio, and data. It is a flexible protocol that supports a wide variety of data rates and image formats.

The New Wave Design ARINC 818 Direct Memory Access (DMA) core provides a complete hardware IP solution for the receipt and transmission of the ARINC 818 protocol. It is optimized for embedded applications and offloads the formatting, timing, and management of the ARINC 818 link. With an advanced buffering and timing engine, it provides embedded processors with a simple and efficient way of interfacing with ARINC 818.

Included in the core is hardware-based container processing and an offload of frame handling including: ARINC 818 Container offload, hardware-based Object processing, DMA controller, frame building/checking, and CRC generation/checking. The core uses AXI-based interfaces for easy and flexible integration into AMD, Intel, and Microchip FPGAs.

The core is also available integrated into New Wave Design hardware with up to 16 ports per card. This provides a turnkey ARINC 818 solution and includes hardware, FPGA build, optics, and Windows/Linux software drivers.

ARINC 818 Direct Memory Access (DMA) IP Core Features

• ARINC 818-2 compliant interface
• Supports data rates up to 10G with 8b/10b encoding
• Hardware-based container processing
• Hardware DMA engines with ARINC 818 container mapping
• Built-in buffer management and flow control
• Configurable number of ports in a single FPGA
• AXI-based host interface for embedded or PCIe-based processors

ARINC 818 Direct Memory Access (DMA) IP Core Applications

• Embedded and test avionics vision and display systems
• Avionics camera and display test stands
• Windows- and Linux-based ARINC 818 systems

ARINC 818 Direct Memory Access (DMA) IP Core Benefits

• Increased performance with hardware-based ARINC 818 offload
• Leverage proven technology for standard interface implementation
• Implement a complete ARINC 818 subsystem with minimal HDL coding