Avionics Networks User Guide — Introduction (v2021.1, newest available)

Note: v2021.1 is the newest version of the Avionics Networks User Guide specifically (the Getting Started Guide, Installation and Administration Guide, and Release Notes were refreshed through v2203, but no v2203 User Guide was published).

Avionics Networks is a network design tool that enables you to design aircraft communication systems using the most common network protocols. This guide presents an overview of the software, the preferences, the interface, and the basic features.

Chapter structure

Only two content chapters: Introduction (this topic and its sub-topics below) and System Design Steps. Plus standard Third-Party Information back-matter.

Introduction sub-topics

• Abbreviations
• Infrastructure and Data Management (see below)
• Avionics Networks Views and Editors
• View and Editor Interfaces
• The Preferences Dialog Box
• Network Topology
• Variant Management
• Revision Handling
• System Design Flow

Infrastructure and Data Management

Intended for large-scale industrial use, Avionics Networks supports multiple concurrent users and enables them to easily manage diverse configurations.

Multi-Tier Infrastructure, User Login Roles and Connection Settings

To use the software, a database server and an application server must be running, and a user role must be created for you in the Database Administrator. When starting the software for the first time, you connect to a server and a repository. For setup details, contact your administrator or refer to the Avionics Networks Installation and Administration Guide.

Releasable Objects and Freezing Objects

By default, communication systems are built up from model elements (buses, LRUs, signals) located within the same project. Parts of a design can be locked to prevent editing of affected objects and their attributes, via a freeze mechanism. Releasable elements (releases, communication-system objects, etc.) participate in this locking/release workflow to support controlled, multi-user collaborative design.