MIL-STD-1553 Reference Manual
1.5 Applicable Documents
1.5.1 Industry Documents
MIL-STD-1553B, Department of Defense Interface Standard for Digital Time Division
Command/Response Multiplex Data Bus, Notice 1-4, January 1996
PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.1, June 1991
1.5.2 AIM Document Family
AIM has developed several documents that may be used to aid the developer with other aspects
involving the use of the AIM 1553 interface module(s). These documents and a summary of
their contents are listed below:
PCI 1553 Programmer's Guide - provides the 1553 application developer with high-level s/w
development information including high level PCI 1553 system design information,
board support package contents, user application system design concepts, function call
guidelines, and sample programs. This guide is to be used in conjunction with this
reference manual.
VME 1553 VxWorks Programmer's Guide - provides the 1553 application developer with
high-level s/w development information including high level VME 1553 system design
information, board support package contents, user application system design concepts,
function call guidelines, and sample programs. This guide is to be used in conjunction
with this reference manual.
MIL-STD-1553 Tutorial - provides a general overview of MIL-STD-1553 including MIL-
STD-1553 history and a complete annotated version of the MIL-STD-1553B
specification and an interpretation of the specification contents.
PCI 1553 Getting Started Manual - assists the first time users of the AIM PCI 1553 boards
with software installation, hardware setup and starting a sample project.
VME 1553 VxWorks Getting Started Manual - assists the first time users of the AIM VME
1553 boards with software installation, hardware setup and starting a sample project.
AIM Network Server (ANS) Users Manual - assists users with installation and initial setup of
the AIM Network Server software. Client and Server configuration and
software/hardware requirements are outlined with complete step by step instructions for
software installation.