Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and
systems engineering
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their enterprise life cycle, life cycles. At its core, systems engineering util ...
solutions for eight industries:
aviation
Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air ...
,
airports
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
,
defense
Defense or defence may refer to:
Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups
* Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare
* Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks
* Defense industr ...
,
government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
,
healthcare
Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...
,
networks
Network, networking and networked may refer to:
Science and technology
* Network theory, the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects
* Network science, an academic field that studies complex networks
Mathematics
...
,
security
Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social ...
, and
transport
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, an ...
ation. ARINC had installed computer data networks in
police car
A police car (also called a police cruiser, police interceptor, patrol car, area car, cop car, prowl car, squad car, radio car, or radio motor patrol) is a ground vehicle used by police and law enforcement for transportation during patrols a ...
s and
railroad car
A railroad car, railcar (American and Canadian English), railway wagon, railway carriage, railway truck, railwagon, railcarriage or railtruck (British English and UIC), also called a train car, train wagon, train carriage or train truck, is a ...
s and also maintains the standards for
line-replaceable unit
A line-replaceable unit (LRU), lower line-replaceable unit (LLRU), line-replaceable component (LRC), or line-replaceable item (LRI) is a modular component of an airplane, ship or spacecraft (or any other manufactured device) that is designed to b ...
s.
ARINC was formerly headquartered in
Annapolis
Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
,
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
, and had two regional headquarters in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, established in 1999 to serve the
Europe
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,
Middle East
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, and
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
region, and
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
, established in 2003 for the
Asia Pacific
Asia-Pacific (APAC) is the part of the world near the western Pacific Ocean. The Asia-Pacific region varies in area depending on context, but it generally includes East Asia, Russian Far East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Pacific Is ...
region. ARINC had more than 3,200 employees at over 120 locations worldwide.
The sale of the company by
Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group is a multinational private equity, alternative asset management and financial services corporation based in the United States with $376 billion of assets under management. It specializes in private equity, real assets, and pri ...
to
Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins was a multinational corporation headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, providing avionics and information technology systems and services to government agencies and aircraft manufacturers. It was formed when the Collins Radio Comp ...
was completed on December 23, 2013, and from November 2018 onward operates as part of
Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace is an American technology corporation that is one of the world's largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, it is a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies.
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History
ARINC was incorporated in 1929 as Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated. It was chartered by the
Federal Radio Commission
The Federal Radio Commission (FRC) was a government agency that regulated United States radio communication from its creation in 1927 until 1934, when it was succeeded by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FRC was established by t ...
(which later became the
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction ...
) in order to serve as the airline industry's single licensee and coordinator of radio communication outside of the government. The corporation's stock was held by four major airlines of the day. Through most of its history, ARINC was owned by airlines and other aviation-related companies such as
Boeing
The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and product ...
until the sale to The Carlyle Group in October 2007.
Not much later ARINC took on the responsibility for all ground-based, aeronautical radio stations and for ensuring station compliance with
Federal Radio Commission
The Federal Radio Commission (FRC) was a government agency that regulated United States radio communication from its creation in 1927 until 1934, when it was succeeded by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FRC was established by t ...
(FRC) rules and regulations. Using this as a base technology, ARINC expanded its contributions to transport communications as well as continuing to support the commercial aviation industry and
U.S. military
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is the ...
.
ARINC also developed the standards for the trays and boxes used to hold standard line-replaceable units (like radios) in aircraft. This subsequently allowed electronics to be rapidly replaced without complex fasteners or test equipment.
In 1978 ARINC introduced ACARS (
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
In aviation, ACARS (; an acronym for Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) is a digital datalink system for transmission of short messages between aircraft and ground stations via airband radio or satellite. The protocol was des ...
), a
datalink
A data link is the means of connecting one location to another for the purpose of transmitting and receiving digital information (data communication). It can also refer to a set of electronics assemblies, consisting of a transmitter and a recei ...
system that enables ground stations (airports, aircraft maintenance bases, etc.) to upload data (such as flight plans) and download data (such as fuel quantity, weight on wheels,
flight management system
A flight management system (FMS) is a fundamental component of a modern airliner's avionics. An FMS is a specialized computer system that automates a wide variety of in-flight tasks, reducing the workload on the flight crew to the point that mode ...
(FMS) data), via an onboard Communications Management Unit (CMU).
ARINC has expanded its business in aerospace and defense through its ARINC Engineering Services
subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a s ...
. With the sale of the company to Rockwell Collins, the ARINC Engineering Services subsidiary split into Commercial Aerospace and Defense Services. The Defense Services branch was then purchased by
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (informally Booz Allen) is the parent of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., an American management and information technology consulting firm, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in Greater Washington, D.C., with 8 ...
, remaining part of the Carlyle group.
The sale of a Standards Development Organization (SDP) to a corporate sponsor raised concerns of conflict of interest and resulted in the sale of the ARINC Industry Activities (IA) Division to
SAE International
SAE International, formerly named the Society of Automotive Engineers, is a United States-based, globally active professional association and standards developing organization for engineering professionals in various industries. SAE Internatio ...
in January 2014. It now operates under the SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (SAE ITC).
United Technologies
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) was an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. It researched, developed, and manufactured products in numerous areas, including aircraft engines, aerospace systems ...
completed its acquisition of
Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins was a multinational corporation headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, providing avionics and information technology systems and services to government agencies and aircraft manufacturers. It was formed when the Collins Radio Comp ...
in November 2018 and merged it with its UTC Aerospace Systems to form
Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace is an American technology corporation that is one of the world's largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, it is a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies.
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Activities and services
Though known for publishing "ARINC Standards", this role is independent of ARINC commercial activities.
Standardization and ARINC Industry Activities
ARINC Industry Activities involve three aviation committees:
* AEEC (Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee): Develop the ARINC Standards,
* AMC (Avionics Maintenance Conference): Organize the annual Avionics Maintenance Conference,
* FSEMC (Flight Simulator Engineering & Maintenance Conference): Organize the annual FSEMC conference.
ARINC services
ARINC services include:
*
ACARS
In aviation, ACARS (; an acronym for Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) is a digital datalink system for transmission of short messages between aircraft and ground stations via airband radio or satellite. The protocol was des ...
– a digital datalink system for transmission of short, relatively simple messages between aircraft and ground stations via radio or satellite
* AviNet Global Data Network - formerly known as the ARINC Data Network Service (ADNS)
* Air/Ground Domestic Voice Service
* Air/Ground International Voice Service
* Airport Remote Radio Access System (ARRAS)
* – Multi-User Systems Environment for shared passenger check-in at airports
** Complies with the
Common-Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE) and
Common Use Passenger Processing System (CUPPS) standards
* SelfServ – common use self-service passenger check-in kiosks for Airports
* OnVoy – Internet-based passenger check-in system for use at off-airport locations such as hotels, cruise ships and convention centers
* AirVue – Flight Information Display System (
FIDS) for airports
** Also called Electronic Visual Information Display System (EVIDS)
* AirDB – Airport Operational Database Base (
AODB)
* AirPlan by ARINC - Resource Management System (RMS)
* VeriPax – Passenger Reconciliation System (PRS) validates passengers at security checkpoints
* Centralized Flight Management Computer Waypoint Reporting System (CFRS)
* Satellite Navigation and Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems (SATNAV and ATCALS)
* ARINC Wireless Interoperable Network Solutions (AWINS) – connects all types of radio and telephone systems including standard UHF and VHF analog radios, mobile digital, voice over IP systems, ship-to-shore, air-ground, standard phones, and push-to-talk cellular.
* ABMS Border Management Systems – delivering a full stay management capability, screening all travellers before travel, and managing visitors throughout their stay.
* In Flight Broadband – offering in-flight connectivity to passengers and crew in conjunction with SwiftBroadband.
* AviSec – passenger data transfer and
Advanced Passenger Information System.
* Advanced Information Management (AIM) User Interface
* Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure
Standards
The ARINC Standards are prepared by the Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) where aviation suppliers such as
Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace is an American technology corporation that is one of the world's largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, it is a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies.
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GE Aviation
GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, is headquartered in Evendale, Ohio, outside Cincinnati. GE Aviation is among the top aircraft engine suppliers, and offers engines for the majority of commercial aircraft. GE Aviation is part of the ...
serve as contributors in support of their airline customer base. An abbreviated list follows.
400 Series
The 400 Series describes guidelines for installation, wiring,
data bus
In computer architecture, a bus (shortened form of the Latin '' omnibus'', and historically also called data highway or databus) is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer, or between computers. This ex ...
es, and databases.
*
ARINC 404 defines
Air Transport Rack (ATR) form factors for avionics equipment installed in many types of aircraft. It defines air transport equipment cases and racking.
*
ARINC 407
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, and t ...
is a manual for
Synchro
A synchro (also known as selsyn and by other brand names) is, in effect, a transformer whose primary-to-secondary coupling may be varied by physically changing the relative orientation of the two windings. Synchros are often used for measuring ...
uses in aerospace systems
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ARINC 424 is an international standard
file format
A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It specifies how bits are used to encode information in a digital storage medium. File formats may be either proprietary or free.
Some file formats ...
for
aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines ...
navigation data.
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ARINC 429
ARINC 429, "Mark33 Digital Information Transfer System (DITS)," is also known as the Aeronautical Radio INC. (ARINC) technical standard for the predominant avionics data bus used on most higher-end commercial and transport aircraft. It defines the ...
is the most widely used data bus standard for aviation. Electrical and data format characteristics are defined for a two-wire serial bus with one transmitter and up to 20 receivers. The bus is capable of operating at a speed of 100 kbit/s.
500 Series
The 500 Series describes older analog avionics equipment used on early jet aircraft such as the
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is an American narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After the heavy 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter flight lengths from smaller airpo ...
,
Douglas DC-9
The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is an American five-abreast single-aisle aircraft designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was initially produced by the developer company as the Douglas DC-9 until August 1967 and then by McDonnell Douglas.
After ...
,
DC-10
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is an American trijet wide-body aircraft manufactured by McDonnell Douglas.
The DC-10 was intended to succeed the DC-8 for long-range flights. It first flew on August 29, 1970; it was introduced on August 5, 1971, ...
,
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton Factory in Washington.
Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating with two un ...
and
747, and
Airbus A300
The Airbus A300 is a wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Airbus.
In September 1967, aircraft manufacturers in the United Kingdom, France, and West Germany signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a large airliner.
West G ...
.
600 Series
The 600 Series are reference standards for avionics equipment specified by the ARINC 700 Series
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* ARINC 600 is the predominant avionics packaging standard introducing the avionics Modular Concept Unit (MCU)
*
ARINC 604
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, a ...
is a standard and guidance for the purpose of designing and implementing
Built-In Test Equipment
Built-in test equipment (BITE) for avionics primarily refers to passive fault management and diagnosis equipment built into airborne systems to support maintenance processes. Built-in test equipment includes multimeters, oscilloscopes, discharge pr ...
. The standard also describes the
Centralized Fault Display System.
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ARINC 610B
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, a ...
provides guidance for use of avionics equipment and software in simulators.
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ARINC 608
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, and t ...
Design Guidance for Avionics Test Equipment: describes a standard avionics test system concept that will reduce the cost of test and repair of avionic systems.
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ARINC 615
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses o ...
is a family of standards covering "data loading", commonly used for transferring software and data to or from avionics devices. The ARINC 615 standard covers "data loading" over
ARINC 429
ARINC 429, "Mark33 Digital Information Transfer System (DITS)," is also known as the Aeronautical Radio INC. (ARINC) technical standard for the predominant avionics data bus used on most higher-end commercial and transport aircraft. It defines the ...
.
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ARINC 615A
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, Military, defense, government, Health care, healthcare, Te ...
is a standard that covers a "data loading" protocol which can be used over various bus types such as Ethernet, CAN, and
ARINC 664
Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX), also ARINC 664, is a data network, patented by international aircraft manufacturer Airbus, for safety-critical applications that utilizes dedicated bandwidth while providing deterministic quality of ...
.
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ARINC 618 is a standard that covers a
data transmission
Data transmission and data reception or, more broadly, data communication or digital communications is the transfer and reception of data in the form of a digital bitstream or a digitized analog signal transmitted over a point-to-point o ...
protocol called "Character Oriented Protocol".
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ARINC 619
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, a ...
is a standard that covers a
data transmission
Data transmission and data reception or, more broadly, data communication or digital communications is the transfer and reception of data in the form of a digital bitstream or a digitized analog signal transmitted over a point-to-point o ...
protocol over
ARINC 429
ARINC 429, "Mark33 Digital Information Transfer System (DITS)," is also known as the Aeronautical Radio INC. (ARINC) technical standard for the predominant avionics data bus used on most higher-end commercial and transport aircraft. It defines the ...
called "Bit Oriented Protocol".
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ARINC 620
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, and t ...
is a standard that covers a
data transmission
Data transmission and data reception or, more broadly, data communication or digital communications is the transfer and reception of data in the form of a digital bitstream or a digitized analog signal transmitted over a point-to-point o ...
protocol called "Datalink Ground System".
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ARINC 624
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, Military, defense, government, Health care, healthcare, Te ...
is a standard for aircraft onboard maintenance system (OMS). It uses
ARINC 429
ARINC 429, "Mark33 Digital Information Transfer System (DITS)," is also known as the Aeronautical Radio INC. (ARINC) technical standard for the predominant avionics data bus used on most higher-end commercial and transport aircraft. It defines the ...
for
data transmission
Data transmission and data reception or, more broadly, data communication or digital communications is the transfer and reception of data in the form of a digital bitstream or a digitized analog signal transmitted over a point-to-point o ...
between embedded equipments.
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ARINC 625
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, and t ...
is an Industry Guide For Component Test Development and Management. It provides a standard approach for quality management of Test Procedure Generation within the commercial air transport industry.
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ARINC 628
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, a ...
is a standard for Cabin Equipment Interfaces
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ARINC 629 The ARINC 629 computer bus was introduced in May 1995 and is used on the Boeing 777. The ARINC 629 bus operates as a multiple-source, multiple-sink system; each terminal can transmit data to, and receive data from, every other terminal on the data b ...
is a multi-transmitter data bus protocol where up to 120 terminals can share the same bus. It is installed on the
Boeing 777
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet.
The 777 was designed to bridge the gap bet ...
.
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ARINC 633
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, Military, defense, government, Health care, healthcare, Te ...
is the air-ground protocol for ACARS and IP networks used for
AOC
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data exchanges between aircraft and the ground.
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ARINC 635
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, Military, defense, government, Health care, healthcare, Te ...
defines the protocols for the
HFDL network of radios used for communication and messaging between aircraft and HF Ground Stations.
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ARINC 653 ARINC 653 (Avionics Application Software Standard Interface) is a software specification for space and time partitioning in safety-critical avionics real-time operating systems (RTOS). It allows the hosting of multiple applications of different so ...
is a standard Real Time Operating System (RTOS) interface for partitioning of computer resources in the time and space domains. The standard also specifies Application Program Interfaces (APIs) for abstraction of the application from the underlying hardware and software.
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ARINC 660
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, a ...
defines avionics functional allocation and recommended architectures for CNS/ATM avionics.
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ARINC 661
ARINC 661 is a standard which aims to normalize the definition of a Cockpit Display System (CDS), and the communication between the CDS and User Applications (UA) which manage aircraft avionics functions. The GUI definition is completely defined ...
defines the data structures used in an interactive
cockpit display system
The Cockpit display systems (or CDS) provides the visible (and audible) portion of the Human Machine Interface (HMI) by which aircrew manage the modern Glass cockpit and thus interface with the aircraft avionics.
History
Prior to the 1970s, cockp ...
(CDS), and the communication between the CDS and User Applications. The
GUI
The GUI ( "UI" by itself is still usually pronounced . or ), graphical user interface, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicator such as primary notation, inste ...
definition is completely defined in binary definition files. The CDS software consists of a kernel capable of creating a hierarchical
GUI
The GUI ( "UI" by itself is still usually pronounced . or ), graphical user interface, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicator such as primary notation, inste ...
specified in the definition files. The concepts used by ARINC 661 are similar to those used in
user interface markup language
A user interface markup language is a markup language that renders and describes graphical user interfaces and controls. Many of these markup languages are dialects of XML and are dependent upon a pre-existing scripting language engine, usually a ...
s.
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ARINC 664
Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX), also ARINC 664, is a data network, patented by international aircraft manufacturer Airbus, for safety-critical applications that utilizes dedicated bandwidth while providing deterministic quality of ...
, known for its implementation as AFDX (Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet), defines the use of a deterministic
Ethernet
Ethernet () is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 198 ...
network as an avionic databus in modern aircraft like the
Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and only full-length double-deck jet airliner.
Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was annou ...
, the
Sukhoi Superjet 100
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 () or SSJ100 is a regional jet designed by Russian aircraft company Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, a division of the United Aircraft Corporation (now: Regional Aircraft – Branch of the Irkut Corporation). With development starti ...
, the
Bombardier CSeries
The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries.
The program was launched on 13 July 2 ...
, and the
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American wide-body jet airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After dropping its unconventional Sonic Cruiser project, Boeing announced the conventional 7E7 on January 29, 2003, ...
.
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ARINC 665
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, Military, defense, government, Health care, healthcare, Te ...
This standard defines standards for loadable software parts and software transport media.
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ARINC 667 is a Guidance for the Management of Field Loadable Software.
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ARINC 668
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, and t ...
Guidance For Tool and Test Equipment (TTE) Equivalency.
700 Series
The 700 Series describes the form, fit, and function of avionics equipment installed predominately on transport category aircraft.
* ARINC 702A defines the Flight Management Systems (FMS)
* ARINC 704 defines the Inertial Reference System (IRS)
* ARINC 705 defines the Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS)
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ARINC 708 is the standard for airborne weather radar. It defines the airborne weather radar characteristics for civil and military aircraft
* ARINC 709 defines Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
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ARINC 717
ARINC 717 defines a digital flight data recorder, with its inputs and outputs. It replaces the older ARINC 573 characteristic, which was based on analog inputs. It allows for more data and real-time recording.
Digital Expandable Flight Data Acqu ...
defines the acquisition of flight data for recording
* ARINC 718 describes an Air Traffic Control Transponder (ATCRBS/MODE S)
* ARINC 724B defines the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS)
* ARINC 735B defines the Traffic Computer with Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)
* ARINC 738 defines an integrated Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU)
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ARINC 739
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, a ...
is the standard for a Multi-Purpose Control and Display Unit (MCDU) and interfaces.
* ARINC 740 defines airborne printers
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ARINC 741
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, Military, defense, government, Health care, healthcare, Te ...
is the standard for a first-generation
L-band
The L band is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) designation for the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum from 1 to 2 gigahertz (GHz). This is at the top end of the ultra high frequency (UHF) band, at the lower en ...
satellite data unit
A satellite data unit (SDU) is an avionics device installed in an aircraft that allows air/ground communication via a satellite network. It is an integral part of an aircraft's SATCOM (satellite communication) system. The device connects with a ...
* ARINC 743A defines a GNSS sensor receiver
* ARINC 744A defines a full-format airborne printer
* ARINC 746 is the standard for a cabin telecommunications unit, based on
Q.931
ITU-T Recommendation Q.931 is the ITU standard ISDN connection control signalling protocol, forming part of ''Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. 1''. Unlike connectionless systems like UDP, ISDN is connection oriented and uses explicit sign ...
and
CEPT-E1
* ARINC 747 defines a Flight Data Recorder (FDR)
* ARINC 750 defines a VHF Digital Radio
* ARINC 755 defines a Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR) for approach and landing
* ARINC 756 defines a GNSS Navigation and Landing Unit
* ARINC 757 defines a Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR)
* ARINC 759 defines an Aircraft Interface Device (AID)
* ARINC 760 defines a GNSS Navigator
*
ARINC 761
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, and t ...
is the standard for a second-generation
L-band
The L band is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) designation for the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum from 1 to 2 gigahertz (GHz). This is at the top end of the ultra high frequency (UHF) band, at the lower en ...
satellite data unit, also called Swift64 by operator
Inmarsat
* ARINC 763 is the standard for a generic avionics file server and
wireless access point
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s
* ARINC 767 defines a combined recorder unit capable of data and voice
* ARINC 771 is the standard for the second-generation
L-Band
The L band is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) designation for the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum from 1 to 2 gigahertz (GHz). This is at the top end of the ultra high frequency (UHF) band, at the lower en ...
satellite data unit, also called Certus Broadband for the low earth orbit (LEO) Iridium NEXT by operator
Iridium
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* ARINC 781 is the standard for a third-generation
L-band
The L band is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) designation for the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum from 1 to 2 gigahertz (GHz). This is at the top end of the ultra high frequency (UHF) band, at the lower en ...
satellite data unit, also called
SwiftBroadband (SBB) by operator
Inmarsat
* ARINC 791 defines Ku and Ka band satellite data airborne terminal equipment.
800 Series
The 800 Series comprises a set of aviation standards for aircraft, including fiber optics used in high-speed
data bus
In computer architecture, a bus (shortened form of the Latin '' omnibus'', and historically also called data highway or databus) is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer, or between computers. This ex ...
es.
* ARINC 801 through 807 define the application of fiber optics on the aircraft.
* ARINC 810 is a standard for the integration of aircraft galley inserts and associated interfaces Title: Definition of Standard Interfaces for Galley Insert (GAIN) Equipment, Physical Interfaces.
* ARINC 811 provides a common understanding of information security concepts as they relate to airborne networks, and provides a framework for evaluating the security of airborne networked systems.
*
ARINC 812
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, and ...
is a standard for the integration of aircraft galley inserts and associated interfaces
* ARINC 816 defines a database for
airport moving maps
* ARINC 817 defines a low-speed digital video interface
*
ARINC 818
ARINC 818: Avionics Digital Video Bus (ADVB) is a video interface and protocol standard developed for high bandwidth, low-latency, uncompressed digital video transmission in avionics systems. The standard, which was released in January 2007, has b ...
defines a high-speed digital video interface standard developed for high bandwidth, low latency, uncompressed digital video transmission.
* ARINC 821 is a top-level networking definition describing aircraft domains, file servers and other infrastructure.
* ARINC 822 is the standard for Gatelink.
*
ARINC 823 is a standard for end-to-end datalink encryption.
*
ARINC 825
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, Military, defense, government, Health care, healthcare, Te ...
is a standard for
Controller Area Network bus protocol for airborne use.
*
ARINC 826 ARINC 826 is a protocol for avionic data loading {{Cite web , url=http://www.aviation-ia.com/aeec/projects/sdl/index.html , title = Subcommittees & Workgroups over the Controller Area Network ( CAN) as internationally standardized in ISO 11898-1. ...
is a protocol for avionic data loading over a
Controller Area Network bus.
* ARINC 827 specifies a crate format for electronic distribution of software parts for aircraft.
* ARINC 828 defines aircraft wiring provisions and electrical interface standards for
electronic flight bag
An electronic flight bag (EFB) is an electronic information management device that helps flight crews perform flight management tasks more easily and efficiently with less paper providing the reference material often found in the pilot's carry- ...
(EFB)
* ARINC 834 defines an aircraft data interface that sources data to Electronic Flight Bags, airborne file servers, etc.
* ARINC 836 describes modular rack-style aircraft cabin standard enclosures.
* ARINC 838 provides a standardized XML description for loadable software parts.
* ARINC 839 is a function definition of airborne manager of air-ground interface communications (MAGIC)
* ARINC 840 defines the Application Control Interface (ACI) used with an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)
* ARINC 841 defines Media Independent Aircraft Messaging
* ARINC 842 provides guidance for usage of digital certificates on airplane avionics and cabin equipment.
See also
*
Annex: Acronyms and abbreviations in avionics
*
RTCA
*
AeroMobile
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*
Airline teletype system
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References
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