Great River Tech Releases ARINC 818 Video IP Core

Great River Technology (GRT) has announced its ARINC 818 (Avionics Digital Video Bus) IP core with support for Xilinx Virtex-2 Pro, Virtex-5, and Altera Stratix II GX FPGA devices. The ARINC 818 is the standard for uncompressed video for mission critical applications, such as military and commercial aerospace environments. The ARINC 818 core is compliant with the ARINC specification and provides flexibility for implementing and tuning a variety of video formats and timing classifications. The IP core is targeted at cameras, IR sensors, video processors, and cockpit displays such as MFDs, PFDs, and HUDs. The core uses Xilinx Rocket IO or Altera GX transceivers to achieve ARINC 818 interfaces up to 4.25 Gbps. GRT licenses the ARINC 818 core using a SignOnce agreement. The VHDL source code and an Aerospace Certification Package may also be purchased to support DO-254 qualification. The GRT also offers development boards, design support and engineering services for customization of the core.