A MIL-STD-1553 Multiplex Data Bus Record-All Small Data Acquisition System

• Main Author: Fletcher, T. R.
• Other Authors: Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake
• Language: en_US
• Published: International Foundation for Telemetering 1992
• Subjects: MIL-STD-1553 Multiplex Data Bus; Data Acquisition; CF-188 Integrated Systems; Operational Evaluation; Systems Effectiveness; Record-All; Bus Encoder; Flight Test
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/611964; http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/611964

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 26-29, 1992 / Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California === MIL-STD-1553 multiplex data buses are commonly used to link complex software-controlled systems in modern aircraft. The software in these aircraft is routinely updated; each update requires flight testing. Also, sophisticated weapons and electronic warfare systems which are integrated into operationally-ready aircraft must be routinely evaluated. The simplest way to perform the required evaluation is to record all the data from the multiplex data buses during an operational flight; these data can then be replayed and examined after the flight. Traditionally, some operational systems had to be disabled or removed from an aircraft to allow installation of a data acquisition system. This paper discusses a MILSTD- 1553 multiplex bus Record-All Small Data Acquisition System (RASDAS) installed in a McDonnell Douglas CF-188 fighter aircraft to record all data from two 1553 multiplex data buses without displacing any operational equipment. The specific requirements and constraints associated with evaluating the integrated systems of a CF-188 aircraft are examined; further, RASDAS implementation in this aircraft type is discussed from planning to flight evaluation.