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.

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!

One API, Two Modes: with UEI's PowerDNA and UEIPAC

UEI technology allows you to use a single API call to run software in either a standalone, embedded mode or a tethered approach. Find out more.

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!

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

Helping SpaceX Launch 20 Falcon 9 Missions by Controlling and Monitoring Nearly Every Aspect of the Launch

Read as John, the Director of Design Verification at UEI, recounts his visit to SpaceX's launch pad.

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.

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 & 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.

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 SpaceX

Advanced Weapons System Testing

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

FlightSafety’s Sim I/O

FlightSafety International Simulation, uses UEI’s new RACKtangle™ Technology to increase performance while saving time, money and space. Click here to read more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Armament Test Systems

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.

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

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.

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.

White Paper: A Modern Alternative to Reflective Memory and VME

The Ethernet I/O chassis as a modern alternative to Reflective VME systems and why FlightSafety International has switched from VME to UEI’s Gigabit Ethernet RACKtangle™ I/O chassis A Modern Alternative.

Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Solutions

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.

Distributed Data Acquisition Chassis

New High Performance 24 Channel ARINC 429 Board from UEI

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today announced the release of the DNx-429-516 ARINC 429 interface for use with UEI’s Cube and RACKtangle chassis. With 24 RX and 16 TX channels coupled to a high-performance FPGA, the board provides unprecedented flexibility to record, playback, process, and test their ARINC-429 traffic.

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

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.

WxPD support added to UEI’s ARINC-708/453 interfaces

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce it has added WxPD support to its popular DNx-708-453 avionics interface. WxPD is a Honeywell developed interface between flight computers and digital displays typically used in weather radar and EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems) applications.

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 about UEI and CAATS.

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.

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.

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Processors

Overview of available UEI processor options

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Our Story

Overview of UEI's history

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.

White Paper: Ethernet I/O a VME Alternative

United Electronic Industries (UEI) has released white paper called, “Ethernet I/O Chassis—A VME Alternative,” that outlines the Ethernet I/O chassis as a modern alternative to aging VME systems...

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.

UEI Announces ARINC-664 Avionics Communications Interface Board

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today announced the release of a new dual-channel ARINC 664 (Avionics Full-Duplex) switched Ethernet communications interface board.

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.

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 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.”

FAQ

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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.

Automatic Test Systems

8-Channel Thermocouple and RTD Simulator Boards from UEI

United Electronic Industries (UEI) today announced the release of the DNx-TC-378 8-Channel Thermocouple Simulator board and the DNx-RTD-388 8-Channel RTD Simulator board.

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.

Application Story: Army Vehicle Electronics & UEI Solutions

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.

Top 5 Newsletter | Winter 2021

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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...

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Top 5 Newsletter | Summer 2021

UEI's Summer 2020 Newsletter. Insightful solutions, events, news, education and more.

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UEI Hardware & Avionics I/O support ZedaSoft’s Apache AH-64D Simulator

United Electronic Industries (UEI) is pleased to announce that our popular PowerDNA® Cube and avionics interfaces have been selected by ZedaSoft, Inc., a simulation and visualization software company.

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.

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COTS for Data Acquisition, Test & Control Systems

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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.

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.

Linux

UEI offers extensive Linux drivers/support and example code for both Cube and RACK Chassis. These are factory developed and supported drivers. Though many DAQ firms have ignored the Linux market, or relegated their support to unofficial user forums, UEI provides complete drivers for their data-acquisition hardware, including factory support. All Linux drivers are included with the product and are available for download on our web site.

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.

VxWorks

Whether replacing a legacy VME system or designing a new one, your fully COTS UEI system is smaller, more rugged and less expensive than VME or other I/O technologies. Run your VxWorks on your host PC or run standalone on UEI’s Cube or RACKtangle chassis. With over 60 I/O boards UEI’s sure to have the I/O you need and our 10-year availability guarantee ensures long term support while preserving your investment in VxWorks technology.

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.

Military Automotive / Motor Vehicle

UEI provides a full range of rugged military-grade automatic controllers, data loggers, communication interfaces and I/O boards to meet this industry’s needs. Each application in military transportation is unique and requires the flexibility of products to adapt to the requirements.

Ship / Submarine

UEI provides solutions for many ship and submarine data acquisition, monitoring and control applications. UEI has designed our products to handle environmental extremes, including meeting the needs of MIL-STD-810, 461 and 1275 including temperatures from 40° to +85°C, shock to 100g, vibration to 5g.

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.

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.