ARINC 744:1990
ARINC 744:1990 Full-format Printer Describes user specifications for a Full-Format Printer intended for use on commercial transport aircraft. Encourages manufacturers to provide maintenance-free, high performance equipment rather than
Table of Contents
1.0INTRODUCTION1.1PurposeofThisDocument
1.2Functions
1.3SystemDescription
1.4Interchangeability
1.4.1"GenerationInterchangeability"Considerations
1.4.2ApplicabilitytoARINCCharacteristic740
1.5RegulatoryApproval
1.6ReferenceDocuments
2.0INTERCHANGEABILITYSTANDARDS
2.1Introduction
2.2FormFactor
2.3Installation
2.4Interwiring
2.5PowerCircuitry
2.5.1PrimaryPowerInput
2.5.2PowerConsumption
2.5.3PowerInterruption
2.5.4TheCommonGround
2.5.5TheACCommonCold
2.6GroundingandBonding
2.7EnvironmentalConditions
2.8Cooling
2.9Noise
2.10Reliability
2.11Maintainability
3.0PRINTERDESCRIPTION
3.1General
3.2FunctionalDescription
3.2.1PrinterInputs
3.2.2PrinterOutput
3.2.3DesiredCapabilities
3.2.3.1CharacterFonts
3.2.3.2Semi-GraphicData
3.2.3.3PrintSpeed
3.2.3.4BufferStorage
3.2.3.5PrintingMultipleCopies
3.2.3.6ColorCapability
3.2.4Consumables
3.2.4.1PaperSupply
3.2.4.2InkSupply
3.2.5ControlsandIndicators
3.2.5.1PaperOut
3.2.5.2FaultReporting
3.2.6FunctionControlCodes
3.2.6.1LineFeed
3.2.6.2FormFeed
3.2.6.3CarriageReturn
3.2.6.4SpaceCode
3.2.7Chime/LightProvisions
3.2.8DataIntegrity
3.2.9Built-InTestEquipment
3.3GeneralSystemOperation
3.3.1DynamicPortAllocation
3.3.2PoweronSequence
3.3.3Post-InitializationSystemIdentification
3.3.4ScanningSequenceandPriority
3.3.4.1PriorityofInputs
3.3.4.2ScanningSequence
4.0INTERFACEPROTOCOL
4.1ARINC429CommunicationsProtocol
4.1.1"ENQ"Word
4.1.2"RTS"Word
4.1.3"CTS"Word
4.1.4"STX"Word
4.1.5FirstControl"CTL1"Word
4.1.6SecondControl"CTL2"Word
4.1.7"DATA"Words
4.1.8"EOT/ETX"Word
4.1.9"ACK"and"NAK"Words
4.1.10Status"STA"Word
4.2DataTransactionExamples
4.2.1NormalDataTransaction
4.2.2ErroneousTransmission
4.3LongMessages
5.0GRAPHICPRINTERCONSIDERATIONS
5.1Introduction
5.2HighSpeedDataBusInterface
5.3GraphicData
5.4GraphicPrintSpeed
5.5GraphicPrinterBufferSize
5.6DataCompression
ATTACHMENTS
1StandardInterwiring
2ExampleFormFactor
3DigitalWordFormats
4ASCIIInputCodeFormat
5Semi-GraphicFontSet
6EnvironmentalTestCategories
7SubsystemResponseBuses
8GlossaryofAcronyms