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ENETX-MA4
Part Number: 151B4-00000-A9
Cage Code: 4RK27
NAICS: 334210
Alta Data Technologies LLC
4901 Rockaway Blvd., Building A
Rio Rancho, NM 87124 USA
(tel) 505-994-3111
www.altadt.com
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  • Page 1 Hardware Manual ENETX-MA4 Part Number: 151B4-00000-A9 ● Cage Code: 4RK27 NAICS: 334210 Alta Data Technologies LLC 4901 Rockaway Blvd., Building A Rio Rancho, NM 87124 USA ● (tel) 505-994-3111 www.altadt.com...
  • Page 2 Data Technologies LLC, Rio Rancho, New Mexico USA Contact: We welcome comments and suggestions. Please contact us at 888-429-1553 (toll free in US) or 505-994- 3111 or visit our web site for support submit forms at www.altadt.com. eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC www.altadt.com ●...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table 4. Idle Power for 28V Input Power ..............4 Table 5. 50% Bus Loading Power ................4 Table 6. 95% Bus Loading Power ................4 Additional eNetX-MA4 Power Considerations ..............5 MTBF ..........................5 Table 7. MTBF ......................5 eNetX-MA4 Photograph ....................
  • Page 4 Table 12. Lightning Induced Transient Protected Signals ........13 Revision Information...................... 14 Appendix A eNetX-MA4 Connectors and Cable Assembly Information ....... 15 J1 and J2 Connector Information – Alta & Glenair (GA) Part Numbers ..... 15 J1 and J2 Pin-Out Table .................... 16 Optional J1 and J2 Cable Assemblies ...............
  • Page 5: Enetx-Ma4 Hardware Manual

    Hardware Manual Introduction This manual provides detailed hardware information on the eNetX-MA4 interface product. In addition to this information, the reader may also want to reference the following documents provided on the CD and our Web Site • AltaCore Specifications and User Manual: Detailed description of the MIL-STD- ™...
  • Page 6: Esd And General Handling Of Computer Interface Cards

    “remoting” of MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC-429 operations on 10/100/1000 Ethernet IP/UDP local area networks (LAN). eNetX-MA4 is a small, low-power, rugged device that provides connectivity for up to two dual redundant 1553 busses and 4 A429 channels and is ideal for remoting 1553 and A429 connections for in-field applications or point-point lab usage.
  • Page 7: Card Level Specifications

    Vibration Class V2 and Operating Shock Class OS1 per VITA 47 & MIL-STD-810G • Lightning Induced Transient Protection (not all signals) per RTCA DO-160G Level 3 • Relative humidity: 5 to 95% (non-condensing) • RoHS Compliant eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ● www.altadt.com...
  • Page 8: Enetx-Ma4 Power Specifications

    1000Mbps. 10Mbps power is similar to 100Mbps, but this operation is not recommended. A429 adds approximately 100mW with 4 transmit channels running one label at 1ms to one receiver. This power may increase if multiple receivers are driven. eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ●...
  • Page 9: Additional Enetx-Ma4 Power Considerations

    Additional eNetX-MA4 Power Considerations eNetX-MA4 was designed to run on voltages ranging from 5VDC to 32VDC. At least 1500mA @ 5VDC available power is recommended for eNetX-MA4. Alta’s optional J1 cable (ENETXCAB-MA4-J1-01) provides a USB connector for the power source. Most computers/USB power adapters provide enough power, but some...
  • Page 10: Enetx-Ma4 Photograph

    Photograph The following picture shows the front side of the eNetX-MA4 product. Status and Activity LEDs Figure 1. eNetX-MA4 Front Side LED Descriptions Table 8. LED Descriptions Name Description PWR BIT Green = Power On, FGPA Loaded and No Bit Errors Detected Green Blinking = IRIG lock is detected.
  • Page 11: Enetx-Ma4 Dimensions

    Dimensions The following figure provides the dimensions of the eNetX-MA4 product. All units are in millimeters. Figure 2. eNetX-MA4 Dimensions (mm) eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ● www.altadt.com...
  • Page 12: Factory Default Ip V4 Address

    How to Reset IP Address to Factory Default It can be useful to reset the eNetX-MA4 IP address back to the factory default (see above) if you have forgotten the device’s address (or for other reasons).
  • Page 13: Signal Capture Discussion

    Signal Capture Discussion The eNetX-MA4 HW provides Signal Capture capability on 1553 Channel One (bus A and B) and A429 Bank 1 (channels 1 and 2). 1553 Signal Capture: The Signal Capture feature uses an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to capture the electrical signal on the selected 1553 stub (A or B).
  • Page 14 3. Read data from the Signal Capture Data Register. Note: The Data Register is 32-bit word contains four ADC byte samples. 4. Keep reading data until the FIFO Not Empty bit is set to zero by the PE. eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ●...
  • Page 15: Arinc-717 Operation

    Manual more for information on setting the channel to operate in Harvard bi-phase mode. Table 10. RX Connections for ARINC-717 operation Signal Pin# A717 RX1+ A717 RX1- A717 RX2+ A717 RX2- eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ● www.altadt.com...
  • Page 16: Software Device Vs. Physical Channel

    Software Device vs. Physical Channel The eNetX-MA4 can contain one or more devices. A device is 8 channels (RX/TX configuration will vary). Another term for device is bank. Device = Bank (This is group of ARINC 8 or less channels). The following table serves as a cross reference between software designation of bank/channel and the cards physical channel.
  • Page 17: Enetx-Ma4 Global Registers

    Global Registers The first Megabyte of the eNetX-MA4 memory map contains backplane and global card level settings and status values that affect processing for all channels. Details on Global Registers may be found in the AltaCore-1553 Spec User’s Manual or AltaCore- ARINC Spec User's Manual.
  • Page 18: Revision Information

    2023.01.17 Removed revisions and date from board description Updated Card Level Specifications, NAICS #, contact info and PWR tablr Corrected Step 7.a. in Appendix B to call out correct connector eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ● www.altadt.com...
  • Page 19: Appendix A Enetx-Ma4 Connectors And Cable Assembly Information

    Appendix A eNetX-MA4 Connectors and Cable Assembly Information J1 and J2 Connector Information – Alta & Glenair (GA) Part Numbers http://www.glenair.com/index.htm 26-Pin Connectors are Keyed with “A” or “B” pattern. J1 uses the A pattern. • J1 Jack: Glenair 801-011-02M10-26SA Female...
  • Page 20: J1 And J2 Pin-Out Table

    23 EXT CLK IO - TTL IO 23 1553 CH 2A- 24 A429 RX2-/TX2- 24 ETHERNET BI_DA- 25 ~FLASH WR INH 25 SDISC5 / RTADDR_5 26 A429 RX1-/TX1- 26 SDISC6 / RTADDR_P eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ● www.altadt.com...
  • Page 21: Optional J1 And J2 Cable Assemblies

    Optional J1 and J2 Cable Assemblies eNetX-MA4 has two Glenn Air circular connectors labeled J1 (left-most) and J2 (right- most). Connector part numbers and pin-outs are provided in the eNetX-MA4 hardware manual. Alta provides optional cable assemblies for these connections and their part numbers are: •...
  • Page 22: Enetxcab-Ma4-J1-01 Cable Assembly Notes

    ~FACTORY IP RESET Red/White ~FLASH WR INH Blue/Black DDISC- White/Black EXT CLK Black/Red Red/Black IRIG IN White/Red TRIGGER OUT Black/Blue TRIGGER IN Blue/Red SDISC7 Red/Blue Table A-1: ENETXCAB-MA4-J1-01 DB26 Pin-Outs eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ● www.altadt.com...
  • Page 23 The ENETXCAB-MA4-J2-02 assembly is show below: MIL-STD-1553 Ch 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B Ethernet RJ45 To eNetX-MA4 J2 High Density 10/100/1000 Female DB26 Jack Figure A-2: Optional ENETXCAB-MA4-J2-02 Cable Assembly eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ● www.altadt.com...
  • Page 24: Enetxcab-Ma4-J2-02 Cable Assembly Notes

    Transmit+ BI_DA+ Orange Transmit- BI_DA- White/Green Receive+ BI_DB+ Blue Unused BI_DC+ White/Blue Unused BI_DC- Green Receive- BI_DB- White/Brown Unused BI_DD+ Brown Unused BI_DD- Table A-2: Over-Molded Ethernet RJ-45 Jack Pin-Outs eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ● www.altadt.com...
  • Page 25 DB-26 Pin SDISC1/RT_ADDR_1 Green/Black SDISC2/RT_ADDR_2 Blue/Black SDISC3/RT_ADDR_3 Yellow/Black SDISC4/RT_ADDR_4 Brown/Black SDISC5/RT_ADDR_5 Orange/Black SDISC6/RT_ADDR_P Blue/Red ~EXTERNAL RT EN White/Black ~TX INHIBIT Red/Black Black/Red CHASSIS GND Shield Case Table A-3: ENETXCAB-MA4-J2-02 DB26 Pin-Outs eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ● www.altadt.com...
  • Page 26 You will need to set your local computer’s IP address to match the 192.168.0.X class.class.subnet settings of eNetX-MA4 default to communicate to the device (X = host number and can be anything other than eNetX-MA4 default value of 128). STEP ONE: Set your Windows Computer’s Static IP V4 Address to Match eNetX-MA4 class.class.subnet Values.
  • Page 27 (CAT5 will probably work, but we recommend CAT6 – a cable is patch cable. provided in the eNetX-MA4 shipment box). 6. Optional: Now you can communicate to eNetX-MA4 using AltaView or the C example programs. eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ●...
  • Page 28 Connection, Network 4 in this example, and select properties). When Internet Protocol Version 4 is selected, the Properties button should brighten and be selectable. Right-Click to for “Properties” or “Status” eNetX-MA4 Hardware Manual ●151B4-00000-A9 Alta Data Technologies LLC ● www.altadt.com...
  • Page 29 STEP TWO: Use AltaView to Set eNetX-MA4 IP Address. With the latest Alta software installed on your computer, perform the following steps: 1. Open AltaView 2. Click on Alta Logo Button and Select “Open Device” a. On the right-middle pull down menus, select from default:...
  • Page 30 7. There should be short pause and then you will get a SUCCESS Window followed by a COMPLETE window. Close AltaView if you want. a. NOW CYCLE POWER on the eNetX-MA4 device and it should be ready for use with the new IP Address. If you mess up, no worries, you can reset the address to the factory default by grounding the J1 connector pin ~FACTORY IP RESET.

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