Getting Started with PowerDNA Explorer - Part 1

Learn how to use PowerDNA Explorer, UEI's GUI-based application for communicating with a RACK or Cube system.

The Guardian Series Advantage

UEI's Guardian Series brings system monitoring to a whole new level.

New Rugged SIU To Meet MIL-specifications

Hot out of design verification, UEI’s new SIU is developed to match the Navy’s rigorous requirements for an existing and obsolete LRU.

February 23, 2023 | Can you tell the difference? Versatile I/O boards allows you to have a variety of sizes for your test bench.

What's the difference between the UEI Cube and Rack boards? Can you tell? We'll give you a hint...it's only the housing!

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!

Measuring Output from a Strain Gauge

UEI's applications engineer Austyn Turner discusses the various factors to consider when selecting and measuring a strain gauge including bridge configuration, precise voltage source, and accurate input.

UEI Software Samples

Everyday UEI products are used in countless ways in countless applications around, and even in orbit above, the world. But our hardware only tells half the story. As every engineer knows without software even the most capable hardware is essentially idle and inert. That’s why we’ve created a library of software samples. But what are they? Where can you find them? And how do they work?

UEI in Flight

5/10/22 We are looking forward to seeing many avionics professionals this week at the VTOL Forum 78 and ETTC shows. It’s evident that the avionics world is pushing technology forward. UEI is ready to meet your avionics testing needs to give system architects the ability to design systems with confidence. Here's a snapshot of our avionics customers, solutions and recent customer news.

16-Channel 115 Volt Analog Output Buffer/Amplifier

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the PD-AO-AMP-115, a 16-channel, 115 V, analog output buffer amplifier for use with UEI’s Cube and RACKtangle I/O systems.

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.

Rugged Data Acquisition Hardware

DNx-AI-218 and DNx-AI-228-300, 8 channel, 24-bit fully isolated A/D boards

United Electronic Industries (UEI) announces the release of four new analog input boards. All four of the boards offer 8 analog input channels, 24-bit A/D resolution and 120 kilosample/second maximum sampling rates.

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.

Application Story: UEI and BAE Systems HybriDrive Propulsion System

United Electronic Industries Announces New Military/Aerospace-Specified Data Acquisition and I/O Control Platform

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today announced the DNA-PPC6-1G-MIL (Cube), an advanced military/aerospace-specified data acquisition and I/O platform housed in a compact 4.1” x 4.0” x 6.75” chassis.

United Electronic Industries Announces Two Rugged, Mil-Grade Data Acquisition and I/O Control Platforms

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today announced two new military-grade DAQ (Data Acquisition) and I/O Control platforms. The DNR-MIL and DNA-MIL are designed for MIL-STD-461/810/1275 compliance and deployment in environmentally harsh applications...

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.

Data Acquisition Systems

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 Releases Part 2 of the Introduction to DAQ White Paper

United Electronic Industries (UEI) has released Part Two in their three-part series of white papers called, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Data Acquisition.”

United Electronic Industries Announces New UEINet™ Series Ultra Compact Gigabit Ethernet I/O Module

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today unveiled its new UEINet™ SeriesEthernet I/O module (Cube), an ultra compact data acquisition, control and I/O platform housed in a 2.7” x 4.0” x 4.1” chassis.

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.

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.

Glossary

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.

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.

UEILogger™ Series high performance data logger/recorders now offer faster logging, larger data storage, and additional functionality

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce that its popular UEILogger series now offers increased logging speeds (up to 15x faster), data storage, and functionality.

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.

Moving on from Obsolete VME

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.

UEIPAC v2.0 Linux-based PAC now available in All UEI PPC-Based Chassis

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today released Version 2.0 of its UEIPAC Programmable Automation Controller.

UEI Releases Volume 12 Product Catalog

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release of Volume 12 of their popular product catalog. Larger than ever at 44 pages, the latest catalog is filled cover-to-cover with information on the company’s ever-expanding product line, as well as a number of new application stories and a helpful FAQ section.

UEI Releases Volume 11 Product Catalog

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release of Volume 11 of their popular product catalog. Continuing to grow, the latest edition of the catalog is 40 pages.

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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.

Application Story: UEI Solutions & Navy LSODS

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.

UEI Announces FLATRACK™ 1U DAQ/Embedded Control Platform

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today announced the release of an innovative Ethernet-based data acquisition (DAQ) and control platform. The DNF-4-1G FLATRACK is a highly integrated, low-profile DAQ I/O engine made to accommodate a growing need for greater system programmability, functional versatility and scalable deployments.

Programmable Automation Controllers Feature ARM Processors and New HMI Features

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today announced the release of its 4th generation stand-alone and embedded controllers. The UEIPAC G4 features an ARM i.MX6 processor. The new ARM processor provides 5 times the CPU horsepower than previous versions of the UEIPAC system.

FlightSafety International Installs First Sim I/O-Equipped, Flight Simulator

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce that FlightSafety International has received Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), Level D Qualification on its first SimI/O equipped simulator. The Hawker 900XP simulator’s I/O system is based on UEI’s RACKtangle I/O

chassis.

COLBERT Treadmill for NASA Space Station

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce that NASA has selected the UEIPAC Cube to perform an essential role in controlling the COLBERT treadmill in the new space station exercise facility.

MIL-STD-1553 for Military & Aerospace

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.

New UEI Volume 9 Product Catalog

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release oftheir Volume 9 product catalog. The free catalog details UEI’s innovative Cube and RACKtangle I/O chassis and how they may be deployed as Ethernet I/O systems, standalone data loggers, Programmable Automation Controllers (PACs), Simulink targets, and Modbus TCP slaves.

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.

July 18, 2023 | UEI Press Release | United Electronic Industries (UEI) Cybersecurity Tools Designed to Keep Critical Applications Safe and Secure

Norwood, MA. United Electronic Industries (UEI), a leading provider of cutting-edge data acquisition, test, and control hardware solutions, is thrilled to introduce a host of new cybersecurity solutions available for its systems. Specifically designed to meet the stringent security requirements of aerospace and defense industries, these enhancements offer unparalleled data protection, secure boot, secure key generation and storage capabilities, FIPS 140.2 encryption, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) integration, and more to help you on your way to NIST 800-213 compliance.

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New Embedded Controller CPU includes IEEE-1588 synchronization, Solid-State Drives & Hardware Encrypted Security

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today announced the UEIPAC series of standalone embedded controllers now offers an optional 8347E CPU. This version includes IEEE-1588 synchronization, solid-state hard drives up to 32 Gigabyte, hardware-based Ethernet encryption plus twice the RAM, and 32 times as much FLASH memory.

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Application Story: UEI and Blue Origin

White Paper: A Modern Alternative to Reflective Memory and VME

United Electronic Industries (UEI) has released a new white paper/case study/application note that highlights the benefits of using UEI’s Ethernet RACKtangle and Cube I/O Chassis instead of Reflective Memory and VME.

Application Story: UEI CUBES Used in NASA’s Flow Boiling & Condensation Experiment (FBCE)

Application Story: UEI & CAATS

The Common Aircraft Armaments Test Set (CAATS) is the replacement for the 25-year old Common Rack and Launcher Test Set (CRALTS). Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) was tasked with designing the next generation of CAATS for the military that would become the new standard to test today’s smart armament systems. The new CAATS design needed successful test/deployment and troubleshooting capabilities for various military armament and munitions-related equipment in a go-no-go fashion. SAIC needed a hardware partner that offered ruggedness, I/O flexibility and longevity. Learn more.

UEI Releases Volume 10 Free Short-form Product Catalog

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the release of Volume 10 of their popular catalog. Bigger than ever, the new catalog details UEI’s innovative Cube and RACKtangle I/O chassis, including the new HalfRACK chassis.

Application Story: UEI & LCAC SLEP

The Navy’s Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) are rugged amphibious vessels designed to bring warfighters, troops, and critical supplies ashore from surface ships. As part of the LCAC Service Life Extension Program (SLEP), the Navy needed a hardened rehost system to mitigate obsolescence and increase dependability for 75 LCAC crafts in the fleet. UEI offered a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solution to meet the stringent requirements of the Navy.

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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 & Aurora Flight Sciences

United Electronic Industries Announces The Release Of Its New High Performance ARINC-429 Interface with 16 TX Channels

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today announced that its new high performance ARINC-429 interface I/O board, the DNx-429-516, is available for purchase. This 16-channel board is fully compliant with the ARINC-429 specifications and supports both high speed (100 kHz) and low speed (12.5 kHz) operation.

Application Story: UEI, NASA Water Storage System (WSS) & MIL-STD 1553

The International Space Station (ISS) has a complex water system designed to store and create clean water for its residents, capable of storing as much as 530 gallons of water at any given time. NASA’s ISS upgraded to a new Water Storage System (WSS) and is equipped with state-of-the-art technology. WSS improves the resupply/waste water management and iodinated water storage capabilities of the ISS. When designing the new WSS, NASA needed a way to manage communications, control and monitoring systems within the WSS for simplified management. Securing the right data acquisition and control hardware for this task was critical to maximizing the potential of the new WSS.

Learn more.

Application Story: UEI & Tyonek Global Services, LLC, HUMS

Tyonek Global Services, LLC needed a flexible, rugged, and accurate data acquisition device that would be used to collect the information from the various sensors within the Bell UH-1N Huey Helicopter for Health Usage and Monitoring (HUMS) purposes. Learn more.

UAV/UAS Data Acquisition and Control Solutions

New Compact & Ruggedized Multifunction Panel I/O System Small Enough to Fit Anywhere

USAF Selects UEI for UH-1N HUMS Upgrade

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today announced the UEI-HUMS1 in-flight health monitoring system has been released for production delivery to Tyonek Global Services, and subsequent installation onto USAF aircraft.

Synchro/Resolver Tutorial

US Navy selects UEI to provide I/O Controller for LCAC SBC4 upgrade

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce the US NAVY has selected the company’s DNR-MIL series I/O control chassis in conjunction with its VxWorks BSP as the new Command, Control, Computers, Communication and Navigation (C4N) SBC4 Control, Alarm and Monitoring System (CAMS) for the LCAC fleet.

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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.

Health & Usage Monitoring (HUMS)

UEI enables your sensor-based monitoring system to measure theperformance and health of your mission critical components.

Military Aviation

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

Space 4.0

UEI I/O systems support space applications from the launch pad to the International Space Station and everywhere in between. Whether your application is military, NASA, or for one of our many commercial space customers; UEI’s Cubes and RACKtangles have become a staple in this industry.

MATLAB

The UEIDAQ Framework supports MATLAB via .NET assemblies to easily interface your MATLAB program with UEI data acquisition devices. It provides a complete set of tools for analog input, analog output, and digital I/O. The toolbox lets you configure your external hardware devices, read data into MATLAB for immediate analysis, and send out data.

Oil & Gas

UEI is a supplier of advanced data acquisition, analog and digital I/O, data loggers and programmable control systems to the Oil and Gas Industry. This includes instrumentation for crude oil, natural gas, and shale oil fracking production.

QNX

UEI's support for QNX takes a special form due to that OS's architecture. The QNX SDK includes all the definition files and libraries you need to link into an application. Further, you get startup code as well as example programs with C source code that illustrate both software-clocked and hardware-paced analog inputs. QNX allows applications with root privileges to directly access PCI bus addresses and resources including interrupts. Thus the driver contains no read()/write()/ioctl() routines. We've implemented the PowerDAQ/DNA for QNX data acquisition and control driver as a library to link with user back-end applications (server).

Simulators / Trainers

UEI offers all the necessary elements to control all aspects of a simulator and/or trainer, including analog and digital linkage I/O, avionics and communications interface busses as well as a real-time Ethernet based software interface.

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.

Automated Test

Automated test engineers need solutions that are flexible, reliable and maintainable. UEI offers over 60 I/O boards and compact and rack chassis options.

Distributed DAQ & Control

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