Standardization Study Group Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization fall

Standardization Study Group Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization fall 2003 Bill Phelps willard. b. phelps@boeing. com Lance Durham lance. w. durham@boeing. com The Boeing Company - Training Systems and Services

Order of Presentation • A review of CIGI • A look at the: – The Hardware Interface – The Interface Control Document (ICD) – The Software Development Kit (SDK) • Including an Application Programmers Interface (API) – The Host Emulator • What to do with Open Source software 2

A Review of CIGI • What is CIGI ? – Data packet definitions for a host-to-image generator real time interface. – Provides a high level of abstraction, using primitive building blocks to construct complex simulations. – The goal is to produce a universal plug-and-play type interface to reduce integration costs. Host Simulation IG Run-Time CIGI SDK CIGI API CIGI SDK CIGI Messages Data & Synchronization 3 CIGI API CIGI

A Review of CIGI (continued) • History of CIGI – Initial discussions started in mid 2000 – Official release of CIGI 1. 0 March 2001 • Posted on Boeing and Sourceforge web sites • Incorporated and tested with CG 2 Mantis run-time • Many inquiries received from across the industry – Official release of CIGI 2. 0 March 2002 • CIGI stated as requirement in three Navy RFPs and Naval Aviation Simulation Master Plan (NASMP) • CIGI beginning to be incorporated in other IG run-times • Presented at IMAGE conference summer 2002 • Presented at I/ITSEC fall 2002 • Presented at SISO 2003 spring conference • Presented at PC based simulation working group summer 2003 • Presented at IMAGE conference summer 2003 4 – CIGI 3. 0 in work

Hardware Interface • CIGI itself is only the interface packet definitions that provide real time communication between two subsystems. • Therefore CIGI is not associated with any particular hardware interface. 5

Interface Control Document (ICD) • • CIGI theory of operation. Startup sequence Data packaging Message synchronization and frequency • Coordinate system definitions • Display definitions • Complete definition of all data packets 6

Interface Control Document (ICD) • • • 7 Weather Surface conditions Motion trackers Sensors Position and state queries Mission functions

Software Development Kit (SDK) • ANSI C API core • Addition of an object oriented class library in C++ for CIGI 3. 0 • Documentation • Example code 8

Host Emulator (HE) • Fully supports all CIGI data packets • Provides test scripting for fast, easy regression testing • Record & playback functions • Timing analysis functions 9

CIGI Availability • All data and documentation are available on http: //cigi. sourceforge. net/ – includes ICD, API, SDK, CIGI Host Emulator – on-line forum for help, bug tracking, and distribution list 10

What to do with Open Source software • Boeing will continue to support CIGI and post updates to the SDK and HE development tools. • Boeing desires to move the CIGI ICD to a standards organization or form a consortium with a review board. SISO is the perfect home for CIGI! 11