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RTK/GNSS Receiver

ACEINNA (Andover, MA) announced the availability of the new ACEINNA OpenRTK330L, a low-cost, state-of-the-art, high-performance triple-band RTK/GNSS receiver with built-in triple redundant inertial sensors. ACEINNA’s OpenRTK330L includes a triple-band RTK/GNSS receiver coupled with redundant inertial sensor arrays to provide cm-level accuracy, enhanced reliability, and superior performance during GNSS outages. The OpenRTK330L integrates a very precise 2 Degree/Hour IMU to offer ten to thirty seconds of high accuracy localization during full GNSS denial.

The multi-band GNSS receiver can monitor all global constellations (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC, SBAS) and simultaneously track up to 80 channels. The module has RF and baseband support for the L1, L2, and L5 GPS bands and their international constellation signal equivalents. The inertial measurement unit and dead reckoning function contains a total of 9 accelerometer and 9 rate gyro channels based on ACEINNA’s unique triple redundant 6-Axis IMU array.

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Aluminum Electrolytic Snap-in Capacitors

Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. (CDE) (Liberty, SC) recently introduced its 381LL series of long-life snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors. The series is designated with an expected life of 8,000 hours at full-rated conditions. Capacitance values range from 740μF to 100,000μF at working voltages of 16 to 250 WVDC with ripple current ratings up to 10 Amps @ 105 °C. The snap-in series is available in two pin configurations in the smaller diameters with 4 and 5 pin options in the larger diameters.

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SSD NAND, 3D XPoint Test Sockets

Ironwood Electronics (Eagan, MN) has a complete line of NAND, controller, and buffer sockets used in solid state drives, cards and modules. The Zero Foot Print (Grypper) sockets are available for the NAND and Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFi) Standard and includes sockets for the new 3D XPoint devices. The socket is surface mounted using standard soldering methods to the same location on the PCB. The Grypper requires no lid, the device simply snaps into the socket.

Because the Grypper contacts are only 1.5 to 2.2 mm long, the electrical performance is superior with S21 @ -1bd to 40 GHz. Grypper sockets are the same size as the device, allowing you to fit it into any of the SSD form factors; PCI, SATA, mSATA, M.2, U.2 etc., Its electrical performance is suitable for higher speed interfaces such as NVMe over PCI Express and 3d XPoint.

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Turbine Rotor Assembly Systems

RPI UK (Bath, UK) has installed the first of two integrated rotor measurement and assembly platforms (iMAPs) at a major aero engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility. RPI’s iMAP technology is used by the MRO facility after the engines are dismantled, to inspect each individual section of the engine for cracks, wear and distortion. Measurements are taken by AccuScan to check that component geometry meets original and regional board specifications. Once the components have been approved, repaired or replaced, the iMAP is used for engine assembly to ensure alignment and concentricity.

iMAP’s data acquisition software, AccuScan, enables measurement of up to 4,000 data points on up to eight surfaces simultaneously per revolution, thereby reducing process times to just two minutes. This inspection data is then used by the Rotor Stacking software to solve the mathematical problem of how to best assemble a multi-stage rotor to achieve minimum runout or unbalance of the finished rotor.

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High-Frequency Waveguides

Pasternack (Irvine, CA), an Infinite Electronics brand, has launched a new series of waveguide straight sections, bends and twists that are commonly used in satellite communication, radar and airport security system applications. These new waveguide transmission components feature high frequency ranges from 90 GHz to 220 GHz in 3 waveguide bands, with waveguide sizes including WR-8, WR-6 and WR-5 and UG-387/U mod round cover style flanges. The waveguide straights are available in 1", 3", 6", 9" and 12" lengths; the waveguide bends are available in 90° E-plane and 90° H-plane configurations; and the waveguide twists are available in 90°, 45° right-hand and 45° left-hand configurations. Additionally, all new high-frequency waveguide components feature low VSWR performance of 1.15:1 typical.

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RF Beamformer ICs

Renesas Electronics Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) recently expanded its portfolio of mmWave solutions with the introduction of two new IC families for satellite communications (Satcom), radar, and phased array applications: the F65xx transmit active beamforming ICs and F692x low-noise amplifiers (LNAs). Featuring a combination of low power consumption, high gain, and compact size, the new solutions deliver a performance boost for antennas used in Satcom and radar systems.

The F65xx and F692x devices address the thermal and integration challenges designers face as they transition from bulky mechanically scanned antennas to lower weight and profile active electronically scanned array antennas (AESAs). The two new families support Satcom, radar and point-to-point communications applications in the Ku, Ka, and CDL frequency bands.

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Velocity Control ICs

Performance Motion Devices, Inc. (PMD) (Westford, MA) announced Juno® Velocity Control ICs, providing advanced velocity control of 3-phase Brushless DC and DC Brush motors. Juno Velocity Control ICs offer features such as PI (proportional, integral) velocity loop control, programmable velocity estimation, dual biquad filtering, shunt regulation, deadband filtering, FOC (Field Oriented Control), and more.

Juno Velocity Control ICs are suitable for a wide variety of applications including spindle control, centrifuges, peristaltic pumps, laboratory automation, packaging automation and more. They are available in a 64-pin TQFP package measuring 12 × 12 mm and operate at 3.3V.

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Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Goodfellow (Coraopolis, PA) announced the availability of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in three different forms: regular powder, “chunky” powder, and free-standing “carpets.” Carbon Nanotubes are tube-shaped materials composed of carbon atoms covalently bonded in hexagonal network, having a nanometric diameter. All three forms are produced by means of a catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) process.

Regular powder is available in research quantities of several grams up to economical mass production quantities of several kilos. “Chunky” powder is safer and easily dispersed via sonication into a polymer matrix. Free-standing, vertically aligned MWCNTs arrays, called “carpets” or “forests,” are distinguished by their unique anisotropic properties. .

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UAV’s Flight Control Solutions

UAV Navigation (Los Reyes, Spain) announced that its flight control solutions for Remotely Piloted Air Systems/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (RPAS/UAVs) are compatible with the Trimble® UAS1, a high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver. The core benefits of Trimble’s GNSS solution include centimeter-level precision and easy integration.

Most UAV missions demand precision in subsystems. The Trimble UAS1 receiver meets these requirements and includes a 336-channel high-precision GNSS engine. It tracks L1/L2 frequencies from the GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou constellations. The Trimble UAS1 supports OmniSTAR and Trimble CenterPoint® RTX GNSS corrections, which enable precise and robust positioning without the use of a base station via a subscription service. The receiver also offers an industry-standard camera hotshoe interface and a wide DC voltage range to work in a broad range of UAVs.

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Scalable Sensor Networking Platform

Pleora Technologies (Ottawa, Canada) introduced a ruggedized sensor networking platform that helps manufacturers and system integrators reduce cognitive burden and increase mission-effectiveness for end-users while meeting interoperability and scalability demands in size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) sensitive real-time military imaging applications.

The RuggedCONNECT NVPU converts sensor data from multiple sources into a standardized feed that is transmitted over a low latency, multicast Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) network to endpoints. With the scalable, modular Rugged-CONNECT platform, manufacturers can design straightforward camera-to-display systems and evolve to fully networked architectures integrating different sensor and display types, switching, processing, and recording units. The RuggedCONNECT platform meets video performance requirements outlined in Def Stan 00-082 (VIVOE), STANAG 4697 (PLEVID), and MISB ST 1608 to enable the design of vehicle electronics platforms that comply with STANAG 4754 (NGVA), Def Stan 23-009 (GVA), and VICTORY guidelines.

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Rugged Mini PCIe I/O Module

Acromag (Wixom, MI) has added another military-grade measurement and control module to their AcroPack series of ruggedized mini PCIe I/O modules. The new AP730 multi-function I/O module performs analog input, analog output, discrete I/O and counter/timer functions. A variety of carrier cards can host up to four modules and are available in PCIe, VPX, XMC, CompactPCI-Serial, and mini-ITX embedded computing platforms. These boards are designed for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications in defense, aerospace, and industrial systems.

Each AP730 module features a high-density mix of 28 I/O channels and 32-bit counter/timers in a 30 × 70 mm card. Eight differential analog inputs (0-10V, ±10V ranges) feed a 16-bit A/D converter capable of sampling at nearly 800 KHz. Four analog output channels have individual 16-bit D/A converters with a 7.5μS settling time. Programmable I/O ranges, sequencing, interrupts, memory allocation, and other controls are supported, as well as external triggering. The bi-directional digital I/O is configured as two 8-channel groups with TTL-compatible thresholds and programmable change-of-state or level interrupts.

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Heavy Fuel (HF) Engine

The new HF engine from Sky Power (Bad Homburg, Germany) runs on a kerosene-oil mix of 50:1 using JET A, JET A1 or JP-8. As part of the development of the engine, Sky Power has taken a new approach to HF technology. The goal was to heat up the fuel mixture in a reliable and controlled manner to achieve better starting properties. The new HF concept can also be applied as an upgrade to all injection engines of the SP-210 series. When configuring a propulsion system, customers have a choice of generators, starter-generators, power-supplies and complete hybrid configurations, and can now choose between different fuel types, to meet the application’s needs.

The newly developed KHU 100 manages the start-process jointly with the engine management unit ECU030. Both systems communicate through the CAN-Bus Interface. The temperature is controlled by sensors, installed in the drive unit. Engines with the twin-spark (TS) system also run at a lower idle. Safety and reliability increase in both single- and multiple-cylinder engines, and multiple-cylinder systems benefit from active redundancy of two independent ignition systems.

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Portable Memory Tokens

ATEK Access Technologies (Eden Prairie, MN) announced the launch of its new Datakey CryptoAuthentication memory token line that gives embedded systems designers a rugged and secure portable memory device for authentication applications. The line of removable memory devices utilizes Microchip’s CryptoAuthentication family of high-security hardware authentication ICs, enabling embedded applications like: secure storage and transfer of keys, certificates and passwords; secure credential with a unique, read-only serial number; and secure Crypto Ignition Key (CIK).

The new Datakey IAT4.5Kb and IAX4.5Kb CryptoAuthentication memory tokens utilize Microchip’s ATSHA204A CryptoAuthentication IC and contain 4.5 kilobits of programmable memory, consisting of a 512-bit one-time programmable zone and a 4096-bit data zone that is divided up into sixteen 256-bit slots. Each slot can be configured for read-only or read/write access in either clear or encrypted modes. The Datakey IAT10.5Kb and IAX10.5Kb tokens utilize Microchip’s ATECC608A CryptoAuthentication IC. It has similar capabilities to the ATSHA204A, but has a 9664- bit data zone and provides hardware support for asymmetric encryption algorithms.

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ADS-B Transponder

uAvionix (Bigfork, MT) introduced a new ADS-B transponder to its General Aviation (GA) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) lineup. tailBeaconX, the new Mode S Extended Squitter (ES) ADS-B OUT transponder is intended to address global air traffic surveillance system requirements for current and future ADS-B mandates. Integration with the uAvionix AV-20-E and AV-30-E Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS) introduces transponder control into the popular multi-function displays.

tailBeaconX is a LED rear position light replacement that incorporates a 1090 MHz Mode S ES ADS-B OUT transponder, Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) Global Positioning System (GPS) position source, and dipole antenna. tailBeaconX weighs only 90 grams, takes no critical volume from an internal avionics bay, incorporates its own antennas, and draws only 3 watts of power.

uAvionix has implemented transponder control functionality into the uAvionix AV-30-E Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and AV-20-E Multi-Function Displays, offering a cockpit retrofit upgrade which maximizes cockpit panel real estate and includes additional functionality such as Attitude Indicator (AI), Directional Gyro (DG), Angle of Attack (AoA), bus voltage, and others.

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COTS-Based Radiation-Tolerant Ethernet Transceiver

Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) has announced the industry’s first space-qualified Ethernet transceiver – a radiation-tolerant device based on a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution. In addition to Microchip’s new VSC8541RT radiation-tolerant Ethernet transceiver sampling, the company received final qualification for the new SAM3X8ERT radiation-tolerant microcontroller, its latest Arm® Cortex®-M3 core processor and embedded Ethernet controller.

The VSC8541RT transceiver is a single-port Gigabit Ethernet copper PHY with GMII, RGMII, MII and RMII interfaces. Radiation performances have been verified and documented in detailed reporting. The VSC8541RT is latch-up immune up to 78 Mev; TID has been tested up to 100 Krad. With the same rad-tolerant die and package, a 100 MB limited bitrate performance VSC8540RT is also available in plastic and ceramic qualified versions.

The SAM3X8ERT radiation-tolerant MCU implements on a System on Chip (SoC) with the Arm® Cortex®-M3 core processor, delivering 100 DMIPS benefits from the same ecosystem as the industrial variant. This microcontroller embeds up to 512 Kbytes Dual Bank Flash, 100 Kbytes SRAM, ADC & DAC and dual CAN controller on top of Ethernet capability.

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Optical FPGA Mezzanine Cards (FMC)

TECHWAY (Villebon-sur-Yvette) has announced a new family of optical FPGA Mezzanine Cards (FMC). Optical FMCs have been specially designed for the purpose of supporting highly advanced communications as required by Xilinx 6 Series, 7 Series, UltraScale and UltraScale+ FPGA families.

Available in industrial or rugged versions, TigerFMC and WildcatFMC product lines are based on two advanced optical technologies to meet two levels of ruggedization. Based on RADIALL D-Lightsys® technology, WildcatFMCs are Mil-Aero-oriented and meet the following standards: 4 full duplex channels @ 12 Gbps, VITA 57.1; 24 Received channels @ 12 Gbps, VITA 57.4; 12 full duplex channels @ 12 Gbps, VITA 57.4; 24 Transmitted channels @ 12 Gbps, VITA 57.4; 24 full duplex channels @ 12 Gbps, VITA 57.4.

Based on SAMTEC FireFly technology, TigerFMCs are dedicated to industrial environments. The new TigerFMC-4_25 provides 4 full duplex links @ 25 Gbps – a cumulative throughput of 200 Gbps – and meets the following standards: 4 full duplex channels @ 12 Gbps, VITA 57.1; 4 full duplex channels @ 25 Gbps, VITA 57.4; 12 full duplex channels @ 14 Gbps, VITA 57.4.

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Integrated Air Bearings

In today’s manufacturing environment, moving machinery to optimize floor space, flex for lean manufacturing, or position for optimum productivity is imperative. Embedding air bearings on OEM machinery provides manufacturers with the ultimate capability to adapt and flex to ever-changing manufacturing configurations. Embedded air bearings can now be designed into the OEM equipment via an online toolkit available from AeroGo (Seattle, WA).

Air bearing systems utilize compressed air to lift and float heavy machines, structures and tooling within their own footprint. Air bearing technology works similar to a puck on an air hockey table, in that it eliminates friction – making heavy loads easy to move – and it floats on the surface without damaging the floor. This material handling method is inherently safe to operators due to very low lift height and reduced friction/low chance of strain. The embedded air bearing system is permanently integrated into the tool, machine, or structure. Wheeled casters, footers or bases are fitted with air bearing modules and a control console for adjustable air control.

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Heat Pipes

Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) (Norwood, MA) has expanded its line of flat and round copper heat pipes for electronics thermal management. ATS heat pipes transfer component heat with minimal temperature difference to dispense heat efficiently across heat spreaders. Liquid in the heat pipe turns to vapor by absorbing heat and removing thermal energy from hot component surfaces. The vapor travels to the cold end of the pipe, releases latent heat and condenses back to liquid. The liquid returns to the hot interface along an internal copper wick to provide continuous thermal management.

Every ATS heat pipe consists of a sealed copper tube, internal copper wick structure, and distilled water as its working fluid. Round profile heat pipes come in lengths from 200-300 mm and diameters from 4.0-8.0 mm. Flat profile heat pipes range in length from 100-250 mm, widths from 8.2-10.5 mm, and heights from 2.5-4.5 mm. Weights range from 8-33 grams. They are effective in temperatures ranging from 30-120°C. Other fluids and sizes can be accommodated with custom heat pipe designs by ATS.

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Graphics XMC

Abaco Systems (Huntsville, AL) recently expanded its growing range of video/graphics solutions with the launch of the rugged, high bandwidth NVP2102A XMC Graphics and GPGPU Card. Designed to complement the recently-announced NVP2102, the NVP2102A offers additional support for legacy interfaces and peripherals. Based on the NVIDIA® Quadro® Pascal (GP107) P2000 GPU architecture and providing up to 2.3 TeraFLOPS of peak performance, target applications for the new board include those that require very high-end graphics capabilities or CUDA® support when performing general purpose processing, and that require raw video capture and display. The NVP2102A is competitively advantaged by its provision of four 3G-SDI inputs – twice the number typically found. It also provides two NTSC/PAL video inputs as well as supporting two audio inputs. Video output is via two 3G-SDI and two DVI or Display-Port interfaces.

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Compact, Directional Coupler

KRYTAR, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) has announced a new directional coupler operating in the frequency range of 6.0 to 40.0 GHz offering nominal coupling of 20 dB in a compact package. Directional coupler, Model 106040020, provides solutions for many applications covering microwave frequency bands from L through K-Band including electronic warfare (EW), commercial wireless, SATCOM, radar, signal monitoring and measurement, antenna beam forming, and EMC testing environments.

The new directional coupler delivers nominal coupling (with respect to output) of 20 dB, ±1.0 dB, and frequency sensitivity of ±0.50 dB. The directional coupler exhibits Insertion Loss (including coupled power) of less than 1.2 dB, directivity of greater than 12 dB, maximum VSWR (any port) is 1.6. Input power rating is 20W average and 3 kW peak. Operating temperature is -54°C to +85°C. The unit comes in a compact package measuring just 1.40 inches (L) × 0.45 inches (W) × 0.69 inches (H), it weighs only 1.2 ounces, and includes 2.4 mm female connectors.

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1U AC/DC Programmable Power Supplies

TDK Corporation (Neptune, NJ) introduced the TDK-Lambda 1U Full-Rack GENESYS 1.7kW AC/DC programmable power supply series. This platform provides the user with a choice of ten different models, ranging from 10V-170A to 600V-2.8A. Built into a lightweight 1U high, 19" (483 mm) wide rack-mountable chassis, the GENESYS 1.7kW power supply series offers five embedded front panel setup menus that address Digital Communication, Protective Functions, Operating Configuration, System Configuration, and System Triggering. These embedded menus offer user-selectable functions including Internal Resistance simulation and Slew-Rate control of output voltage/current and have the capability to generate, store, recall and activate up to four on-board arbitrary waveform profiles.

All models can operate in Constant-Current (CC), Constant-Voltage (CV) as well as the newly offered Constant-Power (CP) limit and have conversion efficiencies up to 90%. Operation from a wide-range single-phase AC input (85 VAC to 265 VAC) is standard along with built-in Power Factor Correction (0.99 typical) and cooling fan speed control.

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Wideband RF Signal Analyzer/Streaming Recorder

Tektronix, Inc. (Beaverton, OR) announced the RSA7100B wideband RF signal analyzer and streaming recorder for engineers working on the latest wideband designs in communications, radar, and electronic warfare. The solution offers more than 2.5 hours of streaming RF storage at 800 MHz real-time bandwidth and its 16 kHz to 26.5 GHz frequency range covers a broad range of analysis needs.

In military range tests, field operations, and design of wideband radar/electronic warfare systems, the RSA7100B reduces the cost of wideband signal capture, recording, and analysis while increasing the likelihood of capturing wideband signal transients. The instrument can trigger on and measure signals of just 229 ns duration in the frequency domain in real time, while offering indepth signal analysis with SignalVu-PC RF and vector analysis software. Together with the RSA7100B’s live monitoring of recording events, users can ensure they are capturing the data they need from time-consuming test scenarios.

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Mission Computing Systems

Elma Electronic Inc. (Fremont, CA) has expanded its line of Cisco-based mission computing systems used in rugged and harsh environments. Based on modular building blocks, the new ComSys-536x family of Type 6 COM Express-based systems can be configured using a choice of Intel CPUs, from Atom to Xeon to provide optimum power-to-performance in a compact, SWaP-optimized platform. Other ways the ComSys-536x systems are easily adapted to a user’s requirements is via expandable high-capacity SATA storage, upgradeable as mission requirements change.

A host of I/O configurations spans from Gigabit Ethernet, CANbus and WiFi to Serial I/O, ARINC-429 and MIL-STD-1553 providing fast reconfiguration as applications evolve and mandate enhancements to the I/O. All Elma ComSys platforms include the Cisco 5921 embedded services router (ESR) with Mobile Ready Net capabilities. The 5921 is agnostic and designed for small, low-power, Linux-based platforms, making it highly adaptable for a range of custom systems that need high-performance, SWaP-optimized embedded computing.

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