UEI Unveils MIL-CUBE at Autotestcon
September 23, 2013. United Electronic Industries chose Autotestcon last week to debut its MIL-CUBE military/aerospace-specified data acquisition (DAQ) and I/O control platform. The DNA-PPC6-1G-MIL (CUBE)is compliant with many aspects of MIL-STD-461 (including all power-supply requirements) and MIL-STD-810, supporting virtually any input, sensor, or interface I/O.
The chassis is US-manufactured, factory tested, rated for operation from -40°C to +70°C, able to withstand 5 g vibration and 100 g shock, and designed to support a wide range of high- and low-voltage analog and digital signals.
The MIL-CUBE is easily configured as a standalone I/O controller or integrated with high density, multi-function data acquisition systems. Its advanced architecture provides users with a simple and universal software API to construct, add, and reconfigure applications based upon the I/O layers.
Housed in a compact 4.1” x 4.0” x 6.75” chassis, the platform is 100% COTS and supported by UEI’s family of over 50 compatible analog, digital, and interface I/O boards. It can also run Simulink models for actual hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and rapid prototyping while users remotely monitor and tune parameters. For interoperability with PLCs and SCADA systems, the MIL-CUBE is also Modbus/TCP-compatible. All I/O connections to this MIL-grade DAQ chassis are through 38999-style round connectors.
The MIL Cube supports all popular and MIL-hardened operating systems and programming languages, including µC/OS, VxWorks, and QNX (all with C/C++ drivers) as well as an extensive array of application packages, including MATLAB and Simulink. The MIL-CUBE also features built-in-test and self-diagnostic capability for check status operation and worry-free reliability.