Geotest avionics platform enables mixed-signal test
-- Test & Measurement World, 9/30/2008 2:00:00 PM
Based on the GX7102A PXI platform, the TS-375 GBATS (Geotest Basic Avionics Test System) offers test engineers a variety of options for handling analog, digital, and mixed-signal test applications, as well as ARINC429 and MIL-STD-1553 interfaces. The preconfigured, modular test system addresses both military and commercial avionics test applications for depot and MRO (maintenance repair overhaul) facilities and is available with ATEasy software, which integrates a test executive and test development environment.
The TS-375 comprises a core system that provides the basic infrastructure for configuring a complete functional test system. At the heart of the system is the GX7102A 14-slot PXI chassis with six 6U peripheral slots and seven 3U peripheral slots. It is also equipped with a 960-pin zero-insertion–force, iCON-style UUT interface that provides access to all core and optional system resources. Other core components include the GX7920 embedded controller with Windows XP; eight differential analog inputs, four analog outputs, and eight adapter ID inputs; a GX6315 7-A switch card; a high-density switch matrix card; dual-channel power supply; and 5-digit DMM.
In addition to the multichannel ARINC429 and MIL-STD-1553 interfaces, the TS-375 can be configured with a synchro/resolver; arbitrary waveform generator; dual-channel digitizer; counter/timer; multichannel voltage source; digital cards supporting vector rates of up to 200 MHz and up to 96 channels; and a high-density static I/O card with up to 128 digital I/O channels.
Geotest – Marvin Test Systems, www.geotestinc.com.
