ARINC 429 USB 3 in 1 tool
AriLab is a 3-in-1 ARINC 429 laboratory tool: analyser, stimulator and generator on 4 channels, driven by an Android app on a tablet or a smartphone.
AriLab brings together the functions of AriScope and AriStim in a single compact, portable device:
- 4 ARINC 429 channels (4 RX and 4 TX) running at the same time, each in its own mode: analysis (Scope), stimulation (Stim) or generation (Gen)
- High speed (100 kbit/s) or low speed (12.5 kbit/s)
- AriLab Android app, on a tablet or a smartphone, with split screen
- Saving and loading of configurations, replay of AriScope recordings
- Recording of lines in Scope mode, on up to 4 channels at the same time, to the 4 GB internal memory or to an SD card
- Wired USB connection for restricted environment security compliance (Bluetooth disabled)
- Bluetooth® connection possible
One app, on a tablet or a smartphone
The AriLab app drives the module from an Android tablet or smartphone. The screen splits into stacked views: up to 4 on a tablet and 2 on a smartphone. Each view shows the channel and page of your choice: for example the oscillogram of one channel and the generation of another, at the same time.
Each channel has its own mode: OFF, SCOP (analysis), STIM (stimulation) or GENE (generation). The 4 channels run at the same time, independently of one another. The app follows the state of the module: the mode of each channel is read back from its frames, for example after a restart.
Scope: analyse a line
In Scope mode, AriLab lists the labels received on the channel, by SDI, with the rate of each one. A label from the description file stays on screen, greyed out at 0 Hz, until it is received; a label that is no longer received is greyed out after 2 seconds, then removed after 6 seconds.
The label page shows the decoded word (data, SSM, parity) and its rate. The oscillogram shows the waveform of a word, sampled by the module (10 samples per bit), with its 32 bits marked: parity, SSM, data, SDI and label. The speed is measured (high or low), and a LOW LEVEL warning appears if a bit is at 6.5 V or less.
Line recording
In Scope mode, AriLab records the received lines, on up to 4 channels at the same time. Recordings are stored in the module’s 4 GB internal memory or on an SD card, through the slot built into the module.
A file management screen in the app gives access to the recordings in the internal memory and on the SD card. Files are then downloaded to a PC over USB.
Stim: modify in real time
In Stim mode, the channel receives the words on its RX and retransmits them on its TX. For each label and each SDI, you choose whether to retransmit it (TX) and whether to modify the retransmitted word (STIM). Global boxes retransmit or cut everything, stimulate everything or nothing.
On the label page, each data bit can be forced to 0, forced to 1 or inverted; SSM and SDI can be changed, and parity can be forced, inverted or recalculated. UPDATE applies the stimulation, CLEAR removes it.
Gen: generate labels
In Gen mode, the channel transmits a 2,777-word table in a loop. It lasts 1 second at high speed (up to 2,777 words per second, whole-number rates) and 8 seconds at low speed (about 347 words per second, rates in multiples of 1/8 Hz). Each label is spread evenly through the table according to its rate.
Labels come from the description file or are created in the app: number, SDI or “SDI as data”, rate from 1 to 2,777 Hz. On the label page, the word is built bit by bit, with the SSM and parity (forced, inverted or calculated); UPDATE sends it to the module without interrupting the generation of the other labels. The HS/LS button changes the speed of the channel, and the app warns you if the table is full or if a rate cannot be generated exactly.
Configurations and description files
Description files are loaded and saved channel by channel, in FIDO (.txt) and EAD (.xml) formats, as with AriStim.
A configuration is saved for the whole module, from the home page, or for a single channel, from its menu: mode and description file of each channel and, as an option, the generated and stimulated labels, read back from the module. On loading, after confirmation, the app restores the modes, description files, generation and stimulation. A channel configuration can be loaded onto another channel.
Replay of AriScope recordings
A recording made with AriScope (.txt file) can be replayed on a channel in Gen mode. The app first shows a summary: date, speed, duration, number of words and labels. Each label is then generated at its recorded rate, and its values follow the recording, updated at least every 200 ms. Play, pause, stop, loop and a position slider control the replay.
The module generates a cyclic table, not a time-stamped sequence: values follow the recording in steps, and a label that disappears from the recording keeps being generated.
Technical specifications
- 4 ARINC 429 channels, each with a receiver (RX) and a transmitter (TX)
- Modes per channel: OFF, Scope, Stim, Gen
- High speed (100 kbit/s) and low speed (12.5 kbit/s): chosen per channel for generation, measured on reception
- Labels 000 to 377 (octal), SDI 00, 01, 10, 11 or “SDI as data”
- Generation: up to 2,777 words per second per channel at high speed, about 347 at low speed
- Recording in Scope mode: up to 4 channels at the same time
- 4 GB internal module memory and SD card slot, with a file management screen in the app
- Recordings downloaded to a PC over USB
- FIDO (.txt) and EAD (.xml) description files, JSON configurations
- Wired USB or Bluetooth® connection, automatic reconnection to the paired module
- Android app for tablets (1 to 4 views) and smartphones (1 or 2 views), with a demo mode without a module
- The module switches off after 2 minutes without any ARINC frame received
- Battery life: 50 hours in operation, 7 months on standby
- Dimensions: 91 × 88 × 30 mm
- Weight: 300 g
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Price and availability
Unit price €9,800 excl. VAT. 2-year warranty.
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Delivery lead time: 4 weeks.
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