ZMicro Insight System White Paper

ZMicro's Insight System is a rugged, standalone video processing system that significantly improves visual clarity in real-time video, providing an operator with more information to support better decisions. The Insight System improves visibility in fog, rain, dust, smoke, underwater, low-light, bright-light and other degraded visual environments.

High Power Switched Filter Banks Raise the Temperature on Design Challenges

For high-power switched filter banks, the power and voltage stresses of rapidly switching at high power—along with achieving low insertion loss and high out-of band rejection—require novel strategies to support these emerging needs.GaN power amplifiers have been gaining traction in the RF and Microwave industry as more suppliers are providing cost effective amplifiers with dramatically higher power densities than prior GaAs and LDMOS technologies.

Heading-Hardware and Measurement Abstraction Layers

Hardware abstraction layers (HALs) and measurement abstraction layers (MALs) are some of the most effective design patterns to make test software as adaptable as the hardware. Rather than employing device-specific code modules in a test sequence, abstraction layers give you the ability to decouple measurement types and instrument-specific drivers from the test sequence. Learn how to drastically reduce development time by giving hardware and software engineers the ability to work in parallel.

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• Automated Test Outlook 2017

Xeon-D Vs Xeon-E for Embedded Radar Applications

For airborne radars, longer, higher and further means more processing power in smaller, rugged packages. Processing power is achieved by leveraging the best commercial Intel Xeon compute capability. Xeon processors are available as either "mobile" (Xeon D) of "data center" (Xeon E) devices. Xeon D, designed for laptop applications, require lower power, less cores, lower memory bandwidth and less connectivity. Xeon E processors power data-centers and cloud facilities. Such processors typically have larger core counts, faster memory and increased connectivity such as QPI enabling efficient use of multiple on-board processors and SMP.

Machine Learning Techniques for Extending BIT Coverage to Sensor Faults

In this paper, we describe the problem of developing sensor fault detection within airborne instrumentation systems, and solutions based upon machine-learning techniques.

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• Adding High Value Services to Flight Test Instrumentation without Compromising Reliability
• Intel Xeon D: A Significant Leap Forward in General Purpose Processor (GPP) Technology Across the Spectrum of Defense Applications
• Radiation Testing of COTS Data Acquisition Electronics for Space Applications
• Scalable, High-Fidelity 360-Degrees, Situational Awareness Support System

Putting VPX and OpenVPX to Work Handbook, 1st Edition

OpenVPX provides an effective method for describing VPX components, and also defines numerous “profiles” for boards, slots and backplanes that detail specific configurations of channels, interconnections and fabrics. By narrowing the field of configurations, these profiles boost reusability and interoperability between vendors. OpenVPX presents a formal, well-organized system for defining all components in VPX systems.

Accelerating MIL-STD-1553 Technology Insertion

MIL-STD-1553 is a military standard that defines a 1 Mbps (megabit per second) multi-drop bus able to connect platform electronics, sensors, and instruments. Prior to the advent of MIL-STD-1553, on-board devices were connected with point-to-point wiring.  

Making the Right Choices when Specifying an RF Switching System

LET'S FACE IT...Designing an RF switching system can be boring—especially compared to designing the rest of the test system. Most engineers don’t view designing an RF switching system as the pinnacle of their careers. However, proper switching system design is essential, so it's important to make the right choices if you want your automated test system to be successful.

Data Acquisition in High Speed Ethernet & Fibre Channel Avionics Systems

As avionics applications grow in complexity and sophistication, these systems are increasingly turning to the use of high speed serial data networks based on Ethernet and Fibre Channel to meet the ever increasing demand for data bandwidth. As these types of networks become more common in new avionics systems, new and unique solutions are required for flight test data acquisition.

Advanced Radar Analysis Application Note

Developing and manufacturing highly specialized and innovative electronics to detect today's radar signals takes leading-edge technology, tools, and know-how. Reading this Advanced Radar Analysis application note, you will learn how to reduce uncertainty while testing increasingly complex designs using Tektronix Arbitrary Waveform Generators, Real-time Spectrum Analyzers, and High-Bandwidth Oscilloscopes.

3 Reasons to Use Machined Pin Receptacles in Your Connector Design

The products being devised today and the electrical systems and components that power them are always evolving. As product design engineers, you are faced with the challenge of designing products quickly and efficiently while maintaining ever-increasing demands of critical applications. Mill-Max machined pin receptacles are known for their reliability, versatility and flexibility, which make them a wise choice for a wide array of connector systems across a broad spectrum of industries including aerospace, military, medical, and just about anywhere product failure is not an option.

Do Your Armaments Test Systems Meet Today's Standards?

For 25 years, the Common Rack and Launcher Test Set (CRALTS) has been the standard. But now it's time to look to the future. The new Common Aircraft Armaments Test Set (CAATS) developed by prime contractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) will be the new standard to test today's smart armament systems. This sophisticated system is designed with United Electronic Industries (UEI) hardware and I/O solutions that offer ruggedness, I/O flexibility and longevity.

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