Understanding MIL-STD-1553

This video provides a technical introduction to the MIL-STD-1553 protocol used primarily in military aviation, including a description of the different words types and information exchanges, as well as how MIL-STD-1553 messages can be analyzed and decoded using an oscilloscope Oscilloscopes from Rohde & Schwarz: https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/us/products/test-and-measurement/oscilloscopes_63663.html MIL-1553 Decoding Software: https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/us/products/test-and-measurement/serial-triggering-and-decoding/mil-1553-oscilloscope-software_63493-502976.html Test and Measurement Fundamentals video series on the R&S YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKxVoO5jUTlvsVtDcqrVn0ybqBVlLj2z8 Timeline: 00:00 Introduction 00:20 About modern military avionics 01:00 About MIL-STD-1553 02:06 MIL-STD-1553 components 02:21 Bus controller 03:09 Remote terminal 03:52 Bus monitor 04:45 Bus characteristics 05:30 Bus cables 06:01 Bus coupling / termination 07:05 About Manchester II encoding 07:46 About words 08:33 Synchronization signal 09:13 Timing considerations 09:58 Parity 10:52 Command word 11:29 Command word fields 12:37 Data word 13:17 Status word 13:54 Status word fields, bits 4 – 10 14:44 Status word fields, bits 11 – 16 15:45 Status word fields, bits 17 – 19 16:19 Information transfer formats 16:52 BC to RT transfer 17:33 RT to BC transfer 18:11 RT to RT transfer 19:12 Mode commands 20:15 About broadcasts 21:11 Decoding MIL-STD-1553 with an oscilloscope 22:22 Summary