UEI and SpaceX: Reviving Ground Control Systems with DAQ and Control Hardware

March 29, 2023 Blog | UEI, Aerospace & Satellites: Whether you are launching or landing - we are there to help!

March 29, 2023 We had a great time at two shows this month - Satellite Show Washington, DC & ATW Munich Germany. The aerospace & satellite industries are booming. We're excited to help our customers deploy field tested systems. UEI is ready to meet your aerospace data acquisition (DAQ) I/O needs with our flexible, reliable and rugged solutions. This month our blog is focused on aerospace & satellites, exciting new breakthroughs, challenges and a few of our successful collaborations. Whether you are launching or landing - we are there to help!

Application Story: UEI and SpaceX

Application Story: UEI, NASA VMS & Flight Simulation

NASA’s VMS (Vertical Motion Simulator) complex is a high-fidelity flight simulation system with the capacity to travel vertically and laterally with six degrees of freedom. The VMS provides real-time piloted simulation and realistic sensory cues through six ICAB (Interchangeable Cabin) systems. These systems can be modified to simulate any vehicle, including those still in the design stage — which makes it an invaluable tool for the research and development of new flight vehicles. VMS is also routinely used to train astronauts and pilots, as it provides a no-risk, low-cost hyperrealistic flight experience.

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Application Story: UEI and Framatome

Framatome is a French nuclear reactor developer largely owned by the French state. When Framatome’s Safety I&C (Instrumentation and Controls) system maintenance and testing tools, which ensured the platform’s integrity and reliability, began to encounter obsolescence challenges, Framatome knew it was time for an upgrade. UEI equipped Framatome's I&C maintenance system with the I/O hardware it needed to perform accurate, modern, and robust systems testing; all of which was protected from any future product obsolescence issues with our long-term 10-year availability guarantee.

Distributed Data Acquisition Chassis

DNR-6-1G HalfRACK

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release of the DNR-6-1G 6-slot, portable, Ethernet I/O chassis. Developed in
response to customer requests for a smaller version of the popular DNR-12-1G RACKtangle™ 12-slot front-access 3U chassis, the DNR-6-1G
offers all the features of the 12-slot model in a half-rack-width configuration.

The Benefits of UEI's Zynq Processor

Quad-core ARM cortex - A53, 64-bit processor combined with a user programmable Xilinx FPGA | 4 GByte, 64-bit DDR, 8 GByte FLASH | Cybersecurity ready | TPM

Advanced Weapons System Testing

Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Solutions

Application Story: UEI and Hydroacoustics Inc. (HAI)

Hydroacoustics Inc. (HAI) designs specialized products for a variety of aquatic applications, including communications, seismic exploration, oceanographic data collection, and ocean surveillance. HAI allied with Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) to develop an innovative oil and gas subsea chemical injection system, called the SCIU (Subsea Chemical Injection Unit). Subsea chemical injection techniques are used to mitigate the diminishing effects of buildup in piping and pumping systems used in subsea oil production operations. To design a viable product, HAI needed data acquisition (DAQ) and control hardware that was both rugged and precise.

Application Story: UEI and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

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Processors

Overview of available UEI processor options

4-Channel High Speed Strain Gage Input Boards

United Electronic Industries (UEI) announces the release of the DNA/DNR-AI-224, high speed, four channel strain gage input boards for UEI’s data acquisition and control Cubes and RACKtangle I/O racks respectively.

10-channel electromechanical relay interface

United Electronic Industries (UEI) announces the release of the DNA/DNR-DIO-470, 10-channel, high-current, electromechanical relay boards for use with UEI’s “Cube” and RACKtangle® I/O series respectively.

UEI Releases PowerDNA Software Suite 4.0

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release of PowerDNA Software Suite 4.0. Version 4.0 adds new asynchronous modes of

operation for certain layers, support for 64-bit editions of Windows (Including Windows XP, Vista, and 7) and also adds full support for...

UEI-RSS Serial Server makes PowerDNx serial devices accessible as standard Windows or Linux serial ports

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release of the UEI-RSS Serial Server. The new software makes UEI’s

popular line of PowerDNx DNx-SL-501 and DNx-SL-508 devices accessible as standard Windows or Linux serial ports.

4-Port Synchronous Serial Interfaces

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release of the DNA- and DNR-SL-504 4-Port Synchronous Serial Interface boards.

4-channel IEPE/ICP® Vibration Sensor Interface Board

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release of the DNA-AI-211 analog input board. The board features 4 fully isolated, IEPE/ICP® accelerometer / vibration sensor channels and offers 24-bit resolution with a 109 dB signal to noise (S/N) ratio.

UEI Releases 12-Channel Relay Output Boards

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release ofthe DNx-DIO-4×2 series 12-Channel Electromechanical Relay Output boards, for their popular Cube and RACKtangle I/O Chassis.

DNx-DIO-449: Meet the world’s most flexible Digital Input Board

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is proud to announce the release of the DNx-DIO-449, 48 channel, digital input board. The board is compatible with all of UEI’s popular Cube, RACKtangle and FlatRACK chassis.

4-channel LVDT/RVDT Interface Boards

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release ofthe DNx-AI-254 LVDT/RVDT interface boards. The boards are available in two models — one for use with UEI’s popular PowerDNA Cube and another for rack-mounting in a PowerDNR RACKtangle chassis.

16-Channel, 24-bit, Simultaneous Sampling 
Analog Input Boards

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release of the DNA- and DNR-AI-217 high speed, high resolution analog input boards. The boards provide 16 fully differential channels of 24-bit, ±10 volt (gain=1) analog input and one single-ended dedicated channel for thermocouple cold junction compensation.

UEI Announces IRIG-B Timing Generation and Synchronization Interfaces

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release of the DNA- and DNR-IRIG-650 Timing Generation and Synchronization Boards.

8-Channel, Strain Gage Simulator Boards

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release of the DNx-AO-358 simulated strain gage output boards. The boards are available in two models — the DNA version, for use with UEI’s popular PowerDNA Cubes and the DNR version, for rack-mounting in a PowerDNR RACKtangle or HalfRACK chassis.

2-Channel Synchro/Resolver Interface Boards

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release ofthe DNx-AI-255 Synchro/Resolver interface boards. The boards are available in two models — one for use with UEI’s popular PowerDNA Cubes and another for rack-mounting in a PowerDNR RACKtangle or HalfRACK chassis.

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Commercial Aviation

UEI offers a wide variety of I/O solutions designed to meet the stringent requirements of the commercial aviation industry. Whether you need a distributed DAQ system, a local test platform or an embedded controller/recorder we have the system you need.

Energy / Utility

UEI offers data acquisition, logging and monitoring hardware and I/O solutions for energy and utility plants focused on both traditional and renewable sources.

Rail / Transportation

UEI I/O systems are the ideal solution for a huge variety of rail and transportation applications. From monitoring performance (strain, stability, acceleration, fatigue) to positioning and power consumption, UEI provides a full range of solutions.

Distributed DAQ & Control

UEI offers a wide assortment of data acquisition and control products based upon Ethernet interfaces, including PCI and PXI.