Acroamatics supplies, bundled with each system, GUI software setup and control tools that simplify management of the system. This is in addition to script processing languages that are Acroamatics preferred way of constructing packaged setups for a given mission. The GUIs can be used to build these scripts automatically.

An important advanced feature of the entire software suite for the Telemetry Data Processor is that all components of the software can run on any PC located on the network.

Bit Synchronizer Menu

The PCM Bit Synchronizer Menu simultaneously supports all models of the Acroamatics Bit Synchronizers, including the PCI Bit Synchronizer, the VME Bit Synchronizer and all of our Bit Synchronizer chassis. It auto-detects the Bit Synchronizer facilities of the selected Bit Sync and modifies the setup display to match the available features of the unit. The Bit Sync Menu allows you to set up the bit synchronizers in your system, and to modify their setups. You have access to all the operating parameters of the bit sync — bit rate, input code, loop width, tracking, etc. You can save and restore individual bit synchronizer setups, or in systems with multiple bit syncs you can save a "Mission Configuration" which defines the setup for all your bit sync. The Bit Sync Status application allows you to monitor all the bit synchronizers in your system. The display shows the status (Idle, Search or Lock), the signal amplitude and offset, and the loop stress (a reflection of frequency deviation).

Program Manual for the Acroamatics Bit Synchronizer Menu

Real Time Data Display

The Real Time data can be displayed in various formats selectable from a single interface. Mapping of objects to display is easy and intuitive. Multiple data streams can be shown simultaneously as cross plots, bar charts, and numeric displays. The cross plots include vector and point plots. The program uses setup files to control the data displays. These setup files can be generated by the Acroamatics TDP compiler, or they can be produced in the Real Time Display Program by using it’s setup menu system. The display program can show one or more child windows within the program’s main window. Each child window will show one of the sixteen pages from a display setup file. The Real Time Display Program saves all the information it needs to restore the same screen layout the next time it runs.

User Manual Real Time Display

TDP System Setup - TDPSet

The Telemetry Data Processor Code Generator Software System sets up the TDP directly from a database that you construct using the graphical data entry menus. By using this software, you can define the PCM format to the Acroamatics Model 1602P or the Acroamatics 1502V Decommutators. If the hardware resources are present, the TDP System Setup GUI also supplies the tools you need to define parameter scaling and data distribution functions not described in the encoder database, as well as to set up the A to D Converter. The Acroamatics TDP System Setup menu lets you open or create a new database and generate the setup text files that program the TDP. You can also use TDPSet as a tool to load the programming (defined in the databases) into the TDP hardware directly from the File Menu. The menu has checkboxes that let you define what components the target system has installed, and the software system is configured according to what you check. TDPSet programs the Acroamatics TDP System to decommutate and, if the hardware resources are present, process the telemetry data that the encoder system produces.
 

User Manual for TDPSet TDP System Setup Software

This application allows you to monitor up to four PCM decommutators. The display shows the status (Idle, Search, Check or Lock) for the Mainframe and six subframe synchronizers of each decommutator. It also shows the IRIG time if the system has a Time Code Generator/Translator, as well as whether the system
is IDLE or in RUN.

Data Reconstruction

This application controls the reconstructor portion of the VME 512V Simulator/Reconstructor card, or the PCI 1605P Programmable Data Stream Processor card. It allows you to playback data from a file to the TDP’s data distribution system. The data distribution system can be programmed to provide the reconstructed data to various devices such as a PCM serializer, DACs to drive strip
charts, or a current value table for display on our PC.

PCM Decommutator Interface

The PCM Decommutator Menu allows you to modify critical settings for the frame synchronizer. You can change the sync pattern and mask, and modify the sync strategy. You cannot change the decommutation format program structure from the menu.

Analog Synchronizer

This application controls the VME 520V Analog Synchronizer card, which decommutates PAM and PDM data streams. Software to control the card includes integration with the low-level script setup allowing it to be setup and operate it as an integrated part of a complete mission setup and the menu program shown that allows you to control the card operation in real-time and also to generate and store the script setup.  The menu can also read the script and extract from it the parts that apply to the ASYN card, setting up its display and the card itself.  It supports multiple cards and provides a real-time single channel display for test purposes.

Data Recording Client

The data recording client operates with a Record Server that runs on the TDP (or the TDP PC in a PCI system). It communicates with the Server through a link that allows you to operate the data recording not only from the TDP but from any PC on the network that is made aware of the TDP.

Custom Programs

Acroamatics has much experience in the integration of hardware of other manufacturers for which we have written setup and control software. In addition Acroamatics telemetry components are supported by the software tools of other vendors, including EMC/Data General’s TIMS system and their ILIAD system. ILIAD is DG’s Telemetry standardization system being promoted by Edwards AFB. The Acroamatics TDP is also supported by SPARTA’s OTIS TMATS Translator system and by OTIS Control, SPARTA’s mission setup system.

Simulator Menu

The Simulator Menu allows you to modify the settings for the resources that drive the PCM output of the PCM Format Simulator. You can change the bit rate of the simulation, the data values and word properties, as well as the wave form generated from the dynamic memories. You cannot change the format structure
from the menu.

TDP Start/Stop (TdpStart) is graphical user interface (GUI) that manages the starting and stopping of data acquisition in an Acroamatics PCI Telemetry Data Processor (TDP). One or more acquisition devices can be started synchronously on a PCM frame boundary, while others can be started and stopped on the fly. TdpStart supports hard disk recording and network multicasting for the Acroamatics 6011605 Programmable Data Stream Processor card, and one or more 6011602 PCM Decommutator cards.

TDPStart User Manual