MIL-STD-1553 using a universal serial bus and a notebook PC

This paper presents the rational and design evolution for the use of MIL-STD-1553 designs incorporating a universal serial bus interface. The discussion is centered on designs used on notebook class computers to perform software loading and verification using the 1553 bus. Advantages over using similar solutions, such as the commonly available PCMCIA/1553 interfaces, are described.