Networked from Ground to Air - ITC 2018 Demo
This video gives an overview of the “Networked from Ground to Air” demo that was shown at ITC 2018.
It features Curtiss-Wright’s industry-leading airborne data acquisition system (DAS) supporting emerging new standards with Chapter 7 and iNET components, a high-speed Ethernet-based architecture that enables line-of-sight communications to enable flight test engineers to reconfigure test articles during the mission. For example, the data recorder, camera sources, parameters, and image downlink bit-rates can be modified remotely. The demo showcases Curtiss-Wright’s latest hardware, including high-speed DAUs, switches, recorders, rugged IP cameras, and multi-mode transceivers.
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Video Transcript
DATA ACQUISITION
Axon: Powerful, Compact and Flexible DAU
- 500 Mbps throughput performance-proven
- Remote mountable modules with 10 m link distance
- iNET, Chap 10 UDP and DARV3 support
Protecting Investments
- The system can integrate DAUs from different families to reuse a massive catalog of modules
HIGH-SPEED SWITCHES
Curtiss-Wright Ethernet Switches
- Proven experience with Ethernet systems designed for flight test
- Time gateways (IEEE-1588, IRIG, GPS) and Grandmasters
- Support for chapter 7 and 10
- Simple to use with a shallow learning curve
Also Available Now: NSW-16GT-1
- 4 x 10 Gb, 12 x 1 Gb ports
- Data from 1 Gb ports can be aggregated onto the 10 Gb ports to send to 10 Gb recorder
HIGH-SPEED RECORDERS
ADSR
- Multiple GbE Ports
- Can record any Ethernet traffic including DARv3, Chapter 10, iNET-X, IENA, PCAP, etc.
- Simple to use – our configuration is highly automated with our software. Very shallow learning curve
Accepting orders now: nREC-7000
- Can handle 10 Gb at line rate – sustained recording
- Next-generation 10 Gb data recorder
- 2 slots for media (initial capacity of 6 TB per media)
- Can record any Ethernet traffic including DARv3, Chapter 10, iNET-X, IENA, PCAP, etc.
HD AND HS CAMERAS
Trusted High Speed and HD Flight Test Camera Provider
- Proven in the harshest conditions (is this TS, replace with ADV)
- Complete infrastructure supports dozens of synchronized cameras
- Optimized for space-constrained platforms
Network IP Cameras
- 1920 x 1080 (60 fps)
- H.264 or H.265 Encoding
- Video is Captured Directly onto the Network
- Logical Routing using Existing Switch Architecture
DATA CONVERSION AND TELEMETRY
Network Gateway
- Converts data for transmission from Ethernet to PCM
- Supports DARv3, iNET TmNS, IRIG-106 Chapter 4/7
- Mode switching changes data streams to optimize downlink efficiency
Multiband Transmitter
- L, S & C-Band in one unit, ultra-high efficiency, LDPC and Space-Time Coding
iNET AND CONTROL
Bi-directional Ethernet link, TmNS compatible
- Extends the aircraft Ethernet network to the ground
- Data from the network to be received on the ground directly as Ethernet packets without having to convert to PCM first
- Supports reconfiguring of the triband transmitter while in flight via SNMP messages
Control and reconfigure hardware e.g.
- Change frequency of transmitters
- Switch video streams
- Configuring your network traffic remotely