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New Products
ADS-B Transponder Optical FPGA Mezzanine Cards (FMC)
uAvionix (Bigfork, MT) intro- TECHWAY (Villebon-sur-Yvette) has
duced a new ADS-B transponder to announced a new family of optical FPGA
its General Aviation (GA) and Mezzanine Cards (FMC). Optical FMCs
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) lineup. have been specially designed for the pur-
tailBeaconX, the new Mode S Ex- pose of supporting highly advanced
tended Squitter (ES) ADS-B OUT communications as required by Xilinx 6
transponder is intended to address global air traffic surveillance Series, 7 Series, UltraScale and UltraScale+ FPGA families.
system requirements for current and future ADS-B mandates. Available in industrial or rugged versions, TigerFMC and
Integration with the uAvionix AV-20-E and AV-30-E Electronic WildcatFMC product lines are based on two advanced optical
Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS) introduces transponder con- technologies to meet two levels of ruggedization. Based on
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trol into the popular multi-function displays. RADIALL D-Lightsys technology, WildcatFMCs are Mil-Aero-
tailBeaconX is a LED rear position light replacement that oriented and meet the following standards: 4 full duplex
incorporates a 1090 MHz Mode S ES ADS-B OUT transpon- channels @ 12 Gbps, VITA 57.1; 24 Received channels @ 12
der, Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) Global Po- Gbps, VITA 57.4; 12 full duplex channels @ 12 Gbps, VITA
sitioning System (GPS) position source, and dipole antenna. 57.4; 24 Transmitted channels @ 12 Gbps, VITA 57.4; 24 full
tailBeaconX weighs only 90 grams, takes no critical volume duplex channels @ 12 Gbps, VITA 57.4.
from an internal avionics bay, incorporates its own anten- Based on SAMTEC FireFly™ technology, TigerFMCs are dedi-
nas, and draws only 3 watts of power. cated to industrial environments. The new TigerFMC-4_25 pro-
uAvionix has implemented transponder control function- vides 4 full duplex links @ 25 Gbps – a cumulative throughput of
ality into the uAvionix AV-30-E Electronic Flight Instrument 200 Gbps – and meets the following standards: 4 full duplex
System (EFIS) and AV-20-E Multi-Function Displays, offering channels @ 12 Gbps, VITA 57.1; 4 full duplex channels @ 25
a cockpit retrofit upgrade which maximizes cockpit panel Gbps, VITA 57.4; 12 full duplex channels @ 14 Gbps, VITA 57.4.
real estate and includes additional functionality such as At- For Free Info Visit http://info.hotims.com/76503-477
titude Indicator (AI), Directional Gyro (DG), Angle of Attack
(AoA), bus voltage, and others.
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COTS-Based Radiation-Tolerant Ethernet Transceiver Demanding
Microchip Technology Inc.
(Chandler, AZ) has announced FAR
the industry’s first space-quali-
fied Ethernet transceiver – a ra- 25.853(a)
diation-tolerant device based STANDARD
on a commercial off-the-shelf
(COTS) solution. In addition EP93AOFR
to Microchip’s new VSC8541RT radiation-tolerant Ethernet
transceiver sampling, the company received final qualifica- Passes Vertical Burn Test
tion for the new SAM3X8ERT radiation-tolerant microcon- for Flame Retardancy
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troller, its latest Arm Cortex ® -M3 core processor and embed-
ded Ethernet controller. Service temperature range
The VSC8541RT transceiver is a single-port Gigabit Ether- -80°F to +300°F
net copper PHY with GMII, RGMII, MII and RMII interfaces.
Radiation performances have been verified and documented Thermal conductivity, 75°F
in detailed reporting. The VSC8541RT is latch-up immune 0.5-0.6 W/(m•K)
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 Volume resistivity, 75°F
performance VSC8540RT is also available in plastic and ce- 14
ramic qualified versions. >10 ohm-cm
The SAM3X8ERT radiation-tolerant MCU implements on a
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System on Chip (SoC) with the Arm Cortex ® -M3 core proces-
sor, 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. Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA ∙ +1.201.343.8983 ∙ main@masterbond.com
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