New Products

October 1, 2022

6U VPX Carrier Cards

Acromag (Wixom, MI) has expanded their OpenVPX^™ carrier card selection with the addition of two new models that provide a solution for interfacing XMC modules to a VPX computer system. The VPX4840 and VPX4850 feature two XMC slots with support for front or rear panel I/O. They are available with VITA 42, VITA 61, or VITA 88 connectors to route power and interface bus signals to the plug-in mezzanine modules. Both models support a choice of direct PCIe connection to the VPX backplane via the data or expansion plane. The XMC sites have a 16-lane PCIe bus Gen A3 interface enabling rapid data throughput. By inserting XMC mezzanine modules on the carrier, including XMC processor (prXMC) modules, developers can now leverage hundreds of available function modules currently unavailable in a VPX platform.

For Free Info Visit Here

3U VPX Cybersecurity-Enabled, SOSA-Aligned SBCs

Aitech Systems (Chatsworth, CA) now offers the U-C8500, U-C8501 and U-C8502, three new 3U VPX cybersecurity-enabled single board computers (SBCs) aligned to The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture^™ (SOSA) Technical Standard. Unique to the U-C850x Series SBCs is the single board combination of three main pillars of modern data processing acceleration: CPU, iGPU & FPGA. A high-performance CPU SoC featuring a strong internal GPU is combined with optional integrated large FPGA, enabling the new SBC series to be used in a wide range of rugged military and aerospace data-intensive applications, including artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), all while minimizing SWaP-C.

For Free Info Visit Here

Advanced Optical Digital Harness (ODH)

Teledyne e2v (Grenoble, France) is previewing a prototype optical link technology that might soon obsolete legacy copper data links in digital radio system design. Two copper-based serial interfaces predominate: the industry standard JESD204 link and the alternative, license-free ESIstream. Data interfacing in sampled systems requires considered implementation. Perhaps the largest challenge, particularly in highly parallelized, multi-channel (i.e., electronically steered beam) systems, is ensuring that data samples are accurately time-aligned, which ensures signal phase information and thus, the critical spatial information embedded within the received signals, is preserved. The move to optical data link technology provides multiple benefits including lossless, longrange transmission; freedom of separation between front-end receive and signal processing systems; zero EMI; and weight reduction.

For Free Info Visit Here

Radial Bearings

Custom made for electrical motors, CERAMICSPEED Insulate^™ Radial Bearings from LM76 (E. Longmeadow, MA) protect against damage to the race, balls, and retainers resulting from high voltage arcing, especially when variable frequency drives are controlling the motors as speeds constantly change, which exacerbates arcing. Insulate’s Silicon Nitride (SiN₃) ceramic balls are 400% smoother, 128% harder, and feature an insulation rating of 15 kV per mm compared to the 1 kV per mm offered by steel balls. Because ceramic balls are harder and smoother, they have a lower coefficient of friction and run at 10 to 20 degrees C lower temperatures, extending lubrication life.

For Free Info Visit Here

Wearable Software Defined Radio

Pixus Technologies (Waterloo, Ontario) has announced a new compact implementation of its ruggedized enclosure line utilizing NI’s Ettus Research^™ brand Software Defined Radio (SDR). The new RB210 is a ruggedized version of NI’s small form factor B210 SDR and features continuous frequency coverage from 70 MHz – 6 GHz. It combines the AD9361 RFIC direct-conversion transceiver providing up to 56MHz of real-time bandwidth, an open and reprogrammable Spartan6 FPGA, and fast SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connectivity with convenient bus-power. The compact unit is approximately 87mm tall × 156mm wide and 300mm long, weighs under 7 lbs, and comes in an IP67 weather resistant style with options for full MIL grade implementations. It can be used in human wearable configurations or other applications requiring low SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power). The modular front and rear faceplates are customizable for various I/O implementations.

For Free Info Visit Here

Collision Avoidance Kit

Benchmark Space Systems (Burlington, VT) recently unveiled a new Collision Avoidance (ColA) Kit, featuring its heritage propulsion technology in a condensed package, that can be deployed aboard electric propulsion (EP) and non-propulsive microsatellites and OTVs to help them steer clear of approaching spacecraft and orbital debris. The modular platform is designed to offer a smart, sustainable, fast HTP-based traffic management solution to missions running electric propulsion or free-flying satellites in busy revenue-generating orbits. Benchmark’s COLA Kit will leverage innovations in space domain awareness and traffic management data technologies through strategic partnerships and collaborations. They are currently in the process of securing non-exclusive partnerships with complementary tech providers and customers of the new collision avoidance solution.

For Free Info Visit Here

Bandpass Filters

Johanson Technology (Camarillo, CA) has announced a tighter rejection 5.5 Gigahertz Bandpass Filter and a dual-band rooftop WiFi5 and WiFi6E, 6.1 Gigahertz, Bandpass Filter supporting WiFi 5.5 Gigahertz and WiFi 6E and WiFi 7 Gigahertz bands. The 5.5G Gigahertz Bandpass Filter, EIA 1812 (4.5 × 3.2 metric) and operating frequencies of 5.1 Gigahertz through 5.8 Gigahertz (part number 5500BP44A0700), offers a 50dB attenuation with a coexisting 6 Gigahertz WiFi band. The 6.1 Gigahertz SMD filter, EIA 0603 (1.6 × 0.8 metric) and operating frequencies of 5.17 Gigahertz through 7.125 Gigahertz (part number 6100BP14A1995), offers a 2 Gigahertz bandwidth solution with 0.9dB insertion loss suitable for highest antenna power transfer demands.

For Free Info Visit Here

Ultra-Compact Tuner Modules

Mercury Systems, Inc. (Andover, MA) announced a new family of low-power, ultra-compact tuner modules purpose-built to support customers’ spectrum processing applications such as signals intelligence (SIGINT), direction finding (DF) and test and measurement. The high-performance design and compact size of the new AM9018 and AM9030 modules brings faster broadband RF processing to mission-critical operations in harsh environments, where space is at a premium such as in small ISR drones and man-portable SIGINT systems. The modules feature an extremely low-power 2–18 GHz tuner module; an ultra-compact form factor of approximately 1.4" × 3.0" × 0.3"; and 1 GHz instantaneous bandwidth for fast signal intercept.

For Free Info Visit Here

1 to 1.4GHz Solid State Transmitter

Empower RF Systems (Inglewood, CA) Model 2244 is a long duty cycle, pulsed transmitter operating from 1 to 1.4 GHz, designed for maximum waveform flexibility. Configured for L-Band radar applications, the 2244 transmitter layout consists of a system controller in a 3U 19-inch rack unit and 6 (expandable up to 16) hot swappable 2U amplifier drawers with each amplifier drawer containing an integrated power supply in its 2U chassis. There is no separate system level power supply. This arrangement eliminates the risk of an RF section or single power supply failure taking the entire amplifier offline. In the event of an RF pallet or PA booster failure only a fractional reduction of output power is realized, and the amplifier system remains on air. These Fast Field Replaceable (FFR) drawers allow hot or muted swapping with less than 15 minutes MTTR.

For Free Info Visit Here

Edge AI SSDs

Innodisk Corporation (New Taipei City, Taiwan) has launched a new edge computing solid-state drive (SSD) product line, consisting of the 2.5" SATA 3TS6-P, 3TS9-P and M.2 (P80) 4TS2-P drives. Innodisk’s new edge AI SSDs feature low latency, high DWPD (drive writes per day), and large capacities. In addition, the included iCell and AES technologies protect data from losses and breaches. Edge AI SSDs inside edge servers are required to process data at high speeds at the source, instead of sending all data back to a central data center, thus improving latency and reducing cost. With capacities reaching 6.4TB, these new SSDs have the potential to disrupt the edge storage market and improve end user experiences.

For Free Info Visit Here

Quarter-Wave RF Surge Protector

PolyPhaser (Irvine, CA), an Infinite Electronics brand, has introduced a new quarter-wave RF surge protector to guard equipment from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and power surges caused by lightning or other strong electrical changes. The new QWP-DMDF-ER coaxial surge protector offers an extended frequency range, supporting 555 MHz to 4.5 GHz while suppressing DC surge. Additionally, this new 7/16 DIN surge protector incorporates quarter-wave stub technology to protect equipment at up to 200 watts of maximum input power. This coax surge protector features a male 7/16-inch DIN input and a female 7/16 DIN output. It has low let-through energy and supports low passive intermodulation (PIM) levels up to 160 dBc along with a DC block topology.

For Free Info Visit Here

SAR Location System

Smith Meyers (Beds, UK) recently announced its T-A system, fully qualified to RTCA DO160 (G). This new addition to the ARTEMIS family offers users a merging of mobile phone detection, location and communication along with dual band maritime AIS and COSPAS SARSAT in a single 4.2 Kg unit. Covering all global cellular frequencies and technologies, the T-A matches the ranges achieved by the earlier ARTEMIS system, identifying, locating and communicating with mobile handsets at ranges in excess of 30 km. Its T-U system offers the same cellular capability as the T-A in a small SWaP 1.4 Kg housing. ARTEMIS turns any mobile phone into a rescue beacon, only requiring two small antennas to generate a latitude/longitude fix at ranges in excess of 30 km, offering an alternative to traditional airborne sensors and direction-finding systems.

For Free Info Visit Here

Multi-Drone Mapping Technology

Reveal Technology (San Francisco, CA) has teamed with Teal Drones – a division of Red Cat Holdings (San Juan, Puerto Rico) – to enhance Reveal’s “Farsight” mapping software by automatically combining imagery from multiple unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to produce high-fidelity 3D maps. Just introduced in June, Teal’s 4-Ship multi-drone system allows a single operator to simultaneously control up to four of Teal Drones’ Golden Eagle drones, allowing for instant and ongoing 360-degree surveillance of a target. Farsight gives military teams virtually real-time access to detailed 3D maps of a target area that can be overlaid with: Line-of-sight analysis, terrain analysis and graphing, a vertical measurement tool for determining the height of buildings and structures that may be part of an operation, and a helicopter landing zone survey.

For Free Info Visit Here