ARINC 744A:1993
ARINC 744A:1993 Full-format Printer With Graphics Capability Describes specifications for a second generation Full-Format Printer intended for use on commercial transport aircraft.
Table of Contents
1.0INTRODUCTION1.1PurposeofThisDocument
1.2SystemDescription
1.3CommunicationFunctions
1.4Interchangeability
1.4.1"GenerationInterchangeability"Considerations
1.4.2ApplicabilitytoARINCCharacteristic740
1.4.3ApplicabilitytoARINCCharacteristic744
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
3.2.3.4PrintServerFunction(Optional)
3.2.3.5BufferStorage
3.2.3.6PrintingMultipleCopies
3.2.4Consumables
3.2.4.1PaperSupply
3.2.4.2Ink/TonerSupply
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
3.3ARINC429Operation
3.3.1ARINC429PortAllocation
3.3.2PoweronSequence
3.3.3Post-InitializationSystemIdentification
3.3.4ScanningSequenceandPriority
3.3.4.1PriorityofInputs
3.3.4.2ScanningSequence
3.4ARINC646EthernetLANOperation
3.4.1BusAccess
3.4.2PrintJobPrioritization
3.4.3OnboardMaintenanceSystem
3.5ProgramPins
3.5.1PrinterPosition
4.0INTERFACEPROTOCOL
4.1ProtocolArchitecture
4.2ARINC429Communication
4.2.1"ENQ"Word
4.2.2"RTS"Word
4.2.3"CTS"Word
4.2.4"STX"Word
4.2.5FirstControl"CTL1"Word
4.2.6SecondControl"CTL2"Word
4.2.7"DATA"Words
4.2.8"EOT/ETX"Word
4.2.9"ACK"and"NAK"Words
4.2.10Status"STA"Word
4.3DataTransactionExamples
4.3.1NormalDataTransaction
4.3.2ErroneousTransmission
4.4LongMessages
4.5ARINC646Communications
4.5.1PhysicalLayer
4.5.2DataLinkLayer
4.6IntermediateLayerProtocols
4.6.1NetworkLayer
4.6.2TransportLayer
4.7UpperLayersProtocols
4.8PrinterApplicationProtocol
5.0GRAPHICPRINTERCONSIDERATIONS
5.1Introduction
5.2GraphicData
5.2.1GraphicPrintSpeed
5.2.2DataCompression
5.3ColorCapability
5.4DataLoadFunction
5.5PrintServerandPriorityScheme(Optional)
ATTACHMENTS
1StandardInterwiring
2ExampleFormFactor
3DigitalWordFormats
4ASCIIInputCodeFormat
5Semi-GraphicFontSet
6EnvironmentalTestCategories
7TypicalArchitecture
8GlossaryofAcronyms
9AddressLabels