ARINC 838 : 2014

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Scope
1.2 Document Conventions
1.3 Related Standards
2.0 OVERVIEW
2.1 ARINC 838 Loadable Software Part
2.2 Software Definition File Format
2.3 XML Tools
3.0 GENERIC LSP DEFINITION FORMAT
3.1 Software Definition File Syntax
3.2 Software Definition File (SDF) Sections
3.3 LSP Numbering
3.4 Software Definition File Naming
3.5 Data File Naming
3.6 SDF Field Name Definitions and their Data Types
4.0 XML SOFTWARE DEFINITION FILE (XDF)
4.1 Implementation of XML Software Definition File (XDF)
4.2 XML Software Definition File (XDF) Sections
5.0 BINARY SOFTWARE DEFINITION FILE
5.1 Data types of Binary Software Definition File (BDF)
5.2 Binary Software Definition File (BDF) Sections
ATTACHMENTS
ATTACHMENT 1 - INTEGRITY CHECK METHODS
ATTACHMENT 2 - INTEGRITY CHECK METHOD ALGORITHMS
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A - ACRONYMS
APPENDIX B - USE CASES
APPENDIX C - XML SCHEMA AND SAMPLE PARTS
APPENDIX D - EXAMPLE XML SOFTWARE DEFINITION FILE
APPENDIX E - EXAMPLE BINARY SOFTWARE DEFINITION FILE
APPENDIX F - COMPUTATION OF CHECK CHARACTERS (CC)
APPENDIX G - SAMPLE 32-BIT CRC SOURCE CODE
APPENDIX H - SAMPLE 64-BIT CRC SOURCE CODE
APPENDIX I - CRC REFERENCE DATA
APPENDIX J - REQUEST FOR MANUFACTURER'S CODE (MMM)
APPENDIX K - SAMPLE SEQUENCE FOR PART CREATION

Describes syntax (simple generic grammar) and semantics (definition of the fields, such as name, type, constraints and meaning) of the ARINC 838 Loadable Software Part Definition Format in Section 3.