Editor's Choice Products
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MIL-STD protocol ICs feature user-allocated SRAM
The 3.3V CMOS HI-613x device from Holt Integrated Circuits offers a single- or multi-function interface between a host processor and MIL-STD-1553B bus. Each IC contains a bus controller, a bus monitor terminal, and two independent remote terminals; any combination of the contained 1553 fun...
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Oscillator designed to handle ultra-low-phase noise
Crystek’s CVCO55CC-1690-1690 voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) operates at 1,690 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.3 V to 4.7 V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -120 dBc/Hz at 10 KHz offset and has excellent linearity. Output power is typically +2.5 dBm. The VCO R...
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COTS ATCA platforms for satcomm
Experts at Radisys have designed their commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) ATCA platforms for mobile voice and data satellite-communications. Recent installations include the Iridium upgrade of the ground-station infrastructure associated with its next generation global satellite constellation...
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Half-brick front end module for use in demanding space-constrained applications
Designers looking for a power module for tight fits in military and commercial aviation applications can consider the PFC-375 from Astrodyne Power Supplies, a half-brick COTS AC/DC power module with an output voltage of 375 V. The module is part of Astrodyne’s UniVerter Series of pro...
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OpenGL solution with new driver suite for avionics displays
Core Avionics & Industrial (CoreAVI) engineers enable navigation of safety certification challenges through their AMD Embedded Radeon OpenGL SC and OpenGL ES 2.0 driver suite, DO-254 GPU, and DO-178C driver certification packages. Recently their solutions were used in a safety-certified av...
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Semi-rugged notebooks for semi-harsh conditions
The SRNC-17 from VT Miltope is a semi-rugged derivative of the HP ZBook 17 computer, aimed squarely at mobile military and tactical computing needs. The mobile workstation is a high-performance computing platform designed for field environments that still require a degree of ruggedness. Th...
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DC/DC power product intended for harsh air/land/sea environments
North Atlantic Industries engineers designed a 3U rugged cPCI power supply, the 75PS4, designed to handle harsh air, land, and sea military and aerospace applications in sense-and-response missions. The PICMG-compliant power converter provides as much as 150 W of power at up to 90 percent...
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Tool suite automates software verification, standards compliance
Designers of safety-critical systems continue to look for ways to achieve full verification and even certification of multicore systems in a cost-effective manner as they are driven more and more by requirements to reduce size, weight, and power. LDRA experts are helping in this area with...
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Flat-panel rugged touchscreen computer intended for harsh, hazardous environments
The SeaPAC R9-8.4 from Sealevel Systems combines a RISC-based embedded computer with a bright LED-backlit thin-film-transistor LCD touchscreen to create a ruggedized, flat-panel computer intended for use in a variety of human-machine interface applications. The R9-8.4 operates in an extend...
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Enhanced DC/DC converters aim at defense, aerospace applications
Crane Aerospace & Electronics has announced a series of enhancements to its Interpoint MTR Series of 30-W DC/DC converters for use in demanding environments. The latest version now meets the input voltage transient requirements of MIL-STD-704A, DO-160, and other international standards.
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