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New Products

Scalable Sensor Networking Platform Heavy Fuel (HF) Engine
Pleora Technologies (Ot- The new HF engine from Sky
tawa, Canada) introduced a Power (Bad Homburg, Ger-
ruggedized sensor networking many) runs on a kerosene-oil
platform that helps manufac- mix of 50:1 using JET A, JET A1
turers and system integrators or JP-8. As part of the develop-
reduce cognitive burden and ment of the engine, Sky Power
increase mission-effectiveness has taken a new approach to HF
for end-users while meeting technology. The goal was to
interoperability and scalability demands in size, weight, heat up the fuel mixture in a reliable and controlled man-
power and cost (SWaP-C) sensitive real-time military imag- ner to achieve better starting properties. The new HF con-
ing applications. cept can also be applied as an upgrade to all injection en-
The RuggedCONNECT NVPU converts sensor data from gines of the SP-210 series. When configuring a propulsion
multiple sources into a standardized feed that is transmit- system, customers have a choice of generators, starter-gen-
ted over a low latency, multicast Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) erators, power-supplies and complete hybrid configura-
network to endpoints. With the scalable, modular Rugged- tions, and can now choose between different fuel types, to
CONNECT platform, manufacturers can design straightfor- meet the application’s needs.
ward camera-to-display systems and evolve to fully net- The newly developed KHU 100 manages the start-process
worked architectures integrating different sensor and jointly with the engine management unit ECU030. Both
display types, switching, processing, and recording units. systems communicate through the CAN-Bus Interface. The
The RuggedCONNECT platform meets video performance temperature is controlled by sensors, installed in the drive
requirements outlined in Def Stan 00-082 (VIVOE), unit. Engines with the twin-spark (TS) system also run at a
STANAG 4697 (PLEVID), and MISB ST 1608 to enable the lower idle. Safety and reliability increase in both single-
design of vehicle electronics platforms that comply with and multiple-cylinder engines, and multiple-cylinder sys-
STANAG 4754 (NGVA), Def Stan 23-009 (GVA), and VIC- tems benefit from active redundancy of two independent
TORY guidelines. ignition systems.
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Rugged Mini PCIe I/O Module Portable Memory Tokens
Acromag (Wixom, MI) ATEK Access Technologies (Eden
has added another mili- Prairie, MN) announced the launch of
tary-grade measurement its new Datakey CryptoAuthentica-
and control module to tion™ memory token line that gives
their AcroPack series of embedded systems designers a rugged
ruggedized mini PCIe I/O and secure portable memory device
modules. The new AP730 for authentication applications. The
multi-function I/O module line of removable memory devices uti-
performs analog input, analog output, discrete I/O and lizes Microchip’s CryptoAuthentica-
counter/timer functions. A variety of carrier cards can host tion family of high-security hardware authentication ICs, en-
up to four modules and are available in PCIe, VPX, XMC, abling embedded applications like: secure storage and transfer
CompactPCI-Serial, and mini-ITX embedded computing of keys, certificates and passwords; secure credential with a
platforms. These boards are designed for commercial off- unique, read-only serial number; and secure Crypto Ignition
the-shelf (COTS) applications in defense, aerospace, and Key (CIK).
industrial systems. The new Datakey IAT4.5Kb and IAX4.5Kb CryptoAuthen-
Each AP730 module features a high-density mix of 28 I/O tication memory tokens utilize Microchip’s ATSHA204A
channels and 32-bit counter/timers in a 30 ¥ 70 mm card. CryptoAuthentication IC and contain 4.5 kilobits of pro-
Eight differential analog inputs (0-10V, ±10V ranges) feed a grammable memory, consisting of a 512-bit one-time pro-
16-bit A/D converter capable of sampling at nearly 800 grammable zone and a 4096-bit data zone that is divided up
KHz. Four analog output channels have individual 16-bit into sixteen 256-bit slots. Each slot can be configured for
D/A converters with a 7.5μS settling time. Programmable read-only or read/write access in either clear or encrypted
I/O ranges, sequencing, interrupts, memory allocation, and modes. The Datakey IAT10.5Kb and IAX10.5Kb tokens uti-
other controls are supported, as well as external triggering. lize Microchip’s ATECC608A CryptoAuthentication IC. It
The bi-directional digital I/O is configured as two 8-chan- has similar capabilities to the ATSHA204A, but has a 9664-
nel groups with TTL-compatible thresholds and program- bit data zone and provides hardware support for asymmet-
mable change-of-state or level interrupts. ric encryption algorithms.
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