NAI announces the release of the FW3 IEEE 1394b (FireWire) AS5643 Smart Communication Function Module

New Wave DV 1394 AS5643 IP Core Enabling Partner Success

Eden Prairie, MN, November 2022.

North Atlantic Industries, Inc. (NAI), a leading supplier of embedded computing solutions and power supplies, announces the availability of the FW3 IEEE 1394b (FireWire) high-speed serial communications module with Mil1394 (AS5643) support.

The FW3 includes a Transceiver Line Interface Module (TLIM) for extended cable lengths up to 20 meters and provides a triple-channel multi-port IEEE 1394b communications interface (configured as two channels supporting 3 ports, and one channel supporting 2 ports). This communication function module supports device control and management via New Wave Design & Verification (New Wave DV) Linux OS device driver. Contact NAI for other operating system support.

The FW3’s Mil1394 link layer controller implementation uses the New Wave DV 1394b AS5643 hardware offload engine IP core. The link layer controller offloads AS5643 defined Start of Frame (STOF) and Anonymous Subscriber Messaging (ASM) packet transmission and reception. “The hardware offload engine greatly reduces the CPU processing power and improves real-time requirements needed to service the FW3’s deterministic Mil1394 interface when compared with an industry standard 1394 Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI) link layer controller implementation.”, said Richard Mourn, New Wave DV 1394b Product Line Director.

Mil1394 has emerged as the high-speed deterministic interface of choice for military aerospace Vehicle System Networks. This aerospace and defense enhanced extension of 1394b has applications that have been applied to human interface devices (e.g. multi-axis joysticks), propulsion controls and vehicle subsystem management. Mil1394 has extended the 1394b application base to support DoD aircraft, rotorcraft, UAV, naval and vehicle platforms and serves to deliver a reliable, high-capacity network carrying control information and sensor data between subsystems via local interconnection and communications backbones.

“The addition of the FW3 communication module supplements the wide array of NAI’s COSA Architecture smart function support.” said Lino Massafra, VP of Sales and Marketing. “Providing an IEEE 1394 (FireWire) high-speed serial bus interface solution expands NAI’s support for next generation platforms integrated with the inter-systems communication standard.”

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About North Atlantic Industries, Inc.

NAI is a leading independent supplier of embedded computing, Input/Output, communications, measurement, simulation, power and systems products for commercial, industrial and military applications built on a Configurable Open System Architecture (COSATM). COSA offers the greatest modularity, flexibility, adaptability and configurability in the industry that accelerates our customers’ time-to-mission.  COSA supports a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) that delivers the best of both worlds: custom solutions from COTS components with No NRE.  For over 50 years, companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon have leveraged NAI’s capabilities to meet the demanding requirements of a wide range of processing, I/O and communication-centric applications, and do so with uncompromising quality, efficiency and responsiveness. Information about NAI and its products can be found at www.naii.com.

About New Wave DV

New Wave DV is driven to help our partners change the world. Our products and services can be found in critical programs and platforms across the US and allied countries military, aerospace, medical, and energy industries. We are proud of who we work for and the impact we make with our partners.

New Wave DV products and services are focused on high bandwidth, ultra-low latency, and specialized networking and interface solutions. New Wave DV hardware is designed and built for rugged and harsh environments. Our products and services are used across both embedded and test/measurement/maintenance applications.

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