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DCM-1553
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The Atlantis DCM-1553 Digital Bus Communicator is a data bus simulator and signal analyzer that simplifies the testing of remote terminal devices in aircraft equipped with the MIL-STD-1553 digital bus or variants, such as the F-16, F-18, A-10, and AV-8B.
Using pre-established data standards, the DCM-1553 eliminates the need to assemble message transfers or interpret binary code when testing remote terminal devices. Data standard programs resident in field-installable PROMs translate between digital bus data and engineering units. As an added convenience, the operator can view the transmission in binary format at any time.
The DCM-1553 handles message transfers, error generation and detection, and data transmission with a minimum of operator intervention. The user controls testing operations by touching menu boxes on the screen. By following a tree of menu screens, the user can access the full range of testing functions and can pre-set parameters such as message rates, status, and response time. Output messages can be sent as single messages or continuously repeated at a user-selectable rate.
The DCM-1553 gives the operator the option of manual construction of command and data words in binary, decimal, or hexidecimal form. The manual mode utilises the full range of DCM-1553 user interface features to assist the operator in communicating with new RTU devices or RTUs for which a data standard has not yet been developed.
