The Ballard ARINC 429 Custom Device allows use of Astronics ARINC 429 PXIe Modules with Ballard Technology in VeriStand. The custom device targets one core of a Ballard ARINC 429 PXIe module. To target multiple modules or multiple cores on the same module, use multiple instances of this custom device.

The custom device supports the following functionality:

• Import configuration files via scripting and System Explorer
• LabVIEW scripting of the custom device configuration
• Viewing read-only configuration in System Explorer
• Transmit and Receive configured labels
  • Scheduled and Acyclic labels
  • Multiple parameters per label
  • Multiple labels per channel
  • Multiple Rx and Tx channels per core
• Log all configured channels and labels per core

• Download the latest release package from the Releases page.
• See the User Guide for a walkthrough of using the Custom Device.
• See the Parameters XML File Schema documentation for configuring the custom device.

• PXI Linux RT Controller
• Supported Ballard ARINC 429 PXI Module

Note: Only NI-keyed PXI modules are supported by the custom device. The part number should have the form LV-222-###-###, were ### stands for the core configuration. 441 and 442 core models are supported. See the mapping between NI and Ballard part numbers on ni.com.

LabVIEW 2020

• VeriStand 2020 or later
• Optional: Astronics Ballard Avionics Driver

• Astronics Ballard Avionics Driver
  • Must enable the ni-third-party feed in MAX to install

• LabVIEW 2020 or later
• LabVIEW Real-Time Module
• Astronics Ballard Avionics Driver and LabVIEW API
• VeriStand Custom Device Development Tools
  • Install the latest package from the release page
• VeriStand Custom Device Message Library
  • Install the latest package from the release page
• VeriStand Custom Device Testing Tools
  • Install the latest package from the release page

Branch rebasing and other history modifications will be listed here, with several notable exceptions:

• Branches prefixed with dev/ may be rebased, overwritten, or deleted at any time.
• Pull requests may be squashed on merge.

This Ballard ARINC 429 custom device is licensed under an MIT-style license (see LICENSE). Other incorporated projects may be licensed under different licenses. All licenses allow for non-commercial and commercial use.