Mission Viejo, CA (August 22, 2018) – Holt Integrated Circuits today announced formal MIL-STD-1553 RT validation of its recently announced HI-6300 MIL-STD-1553 / MIL-STD-1760 IP core. Validation was performed at Test Systems, Inc., an independent Air Force approved testing service for MIL-STD-1553 hardware. A validation report is available on request.
The IP Core supports Bus Controller (BC), Monitor Terminal (MT) or Remote Terminal (RT) functions, with all options having a high-performance synchronous host interface allowing easy connection to AMBA AXI4 interface protocol or PCI-Express. Enabled terminals communicate with the MIL-STD-1553 buses through a dual bus transceiver, HI-1587, and external isolation transformer, also available from Holt.
The HI-1587 is the world’s first MIL-STD-1553 transceiver featuring 1.8V, 2.5V and 3.3V compatible digital I/O and includes an integrated IP security module eliminating the need for a separate dongle chip to unlock the IP.
Validation was performed on a Xilinx KCU116 Evaluation Kit utilizing a Xilinx Kintex UltraScale+ FPGA. The tested terminal featured Holt IP for MIL-STD-1553 protocol and synchronous host interface. Xilinx IP for AXI4 PCIe Endpoint provided PCI Express compatibility for host PC read/write access and power-up configuration purposes. A custom board was designed by Holt to interface the HI-1587 transceiver/security IC and MIL-STD-1553 bus to the Xilinx FPGA board.
“Validation of our IP Core by an approved third party gives our customers an assurance that our devices comply fully with the MIL-STD-1553 specification,” said Sean Sleicher, Director of Business Development at Holt.
The Holt IP core product includes the HI-6300 IP Core, a Verilog test bench and supporting documentation, allowing designers to instantiate the core in a variety of FPGA implementations.
Also available is a high-level API software library supporting Linux, VxWorks, or bare metal implementations. The API is compatible with competitor legacy APIs allowing developers to reuse existing application software.
About Holt Integrated Circuits
Located in Mission Viejo, CA, Holt Integrated Circuits is a major supplier of ICs for avionics and military aircraft data bus and display applications. The company’s products are specified by more than 400 manufacturers worldwide and are employed in flight control, navigation, engine management, communications, safety equipment, and in-flight entertainment systems.
Holt’s range of ICs supporting the ARINC 429 standard is the widest in the industry, and its MIL-STD-1553 transceivers are recognized as the industry’s smallest, having the lowest power consumption. In addition, Holt MIL-STD-1553 integrated terminals offer the most compact, cost effective solution available, integrating protocol, transceiver and transformers in a single 15x15mm package. Other data bus products include ARINC 717, CAN (ARINC 825), Ethernet, RS-485/422, discrete-to-digital and analog switches.
Select products are available to DSCC SMD specifications. Holt also offers product compliant to the European Union "RoHS Directive /95/EC".
Holt Integrated Circuits is AS9100D:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 registered.