SES Solid State Data Recorder - Fascia Mounted Range

The S3DR product family is a low cost, high performance, rugged solution to the data recording and processing needs of environmentally challenging embedded systems, such as those found in aerospace, defence, naval, vehicle and safety-related industrial applications.

The S3DR-F is already installed in more than 20 Air Platforms. Now in response to the wide range of requirements for cockpit mounted data recorders, SES has produced three versions; remote controlled and interactive, standard format or expanded for multiple interface applications.

 
The S3DR-F range is the fascia mounted member of SES data recorder product family; providing a recording solution where space and mass are at a premium and where access to the removable media is required such as from within a cockpit. The unit features a high-speed recording function that is able to write data to one or two removable solid state memory modules from multiple monitored interfaces at speeds up to 35 MBit/s. Memory Cards are available in many sizes up to 32GBytes. Processing functions are provided by a Pentium compatible processor, allowing application specific data gathering regimes to be accommodated.

 

SES S3DR-F+

The S3DR-F+ Unit features the following specifications:

• Dimensions: (Panavia Module 6) 146mm(w) x 57.1mm(h)x161.5mm(depth from flange)
• Weight: 1.3kg
• Case Construction: Aluminium Alloy Casing
• Standard Data Interfaces:
  • 2x RS422/485/232 Full Duplex Asynchronous Interface
  • 2x Synchronous Serial I/O (NRZ and clock)
  • RS422 or IRIG106 PCM10/100 Mbit Ethernet
  • 3x Discrete Inputs (alternative I/O by request)
  • 1x Discrete Output
  • IRIG B Timecode Input or IRIG B Output
  • 1x Audio Input and 1x Speaker Output
  • 4x ARINC 429 Rx
• Recording Memory Media: PCMCIA Card (Types 2 and 3)
• Max Recording Rate: 160Mbit/s (from all sources)
• Front Panel Lighting: Active Display
• Front Panel Control: 9 soft keys, factory set
• Power Requirements: 28V, 0.3A (Standard)
• Options Data Interfaces:
  • 2 Channels Mil Std 1553
  • 2 Channels MPEG2 Video Encoder with 4 Channel Audio

S3DR-FE

As S3DR-F+, except:

Dimensions: (Panavia Module 9) 146mm(w)x85.7(h)x161.5mm (depth from flange)
Weight: 1.8kg
Power Requirements: 28V, 0.3A (standard)
Option Data Interfaces: Multiple Optional Interfaces, including:

• >2 Channels Mil Std 1553
• >2 Channel MPEG2 Video Encoder with 4 Channel Audio

Environmental Specification

• Operating Temperature: -40°C to 80°C
• Storage Temperature: -55°C to 90°C
• Humidity: 10% to 95% (Non-condensing)
• Magnetic Influence: BS3G100pt2
• Altitude: up to 50,000ftEMC: Def Stan 59-41 (Aircraft Limits)
• Shock: 20g all axes, to Mil-Std 810E, method 516.4, proc I
• Vibration: Random to Mil-Std 810E, method 514.4 proc I, cat IV and V
• Acceleration: ±25g, Mil-Std 810E, method 513.3 proc I

 

SES Solid State Data Recorder - Fascia Mounted Range: Interfaces

Selectable Standard Interfaces	S3DR-F	S3DR-F+	S3DR-FE
RS422 Rx/Tx	2	2	2
IRIG106 PCM	1	2	2
Ethernet 10/100 Mbps	1	1	1
Discrete Input	3	3	3
Discrete Output	-	1	1
IRIG B Input	1	1	1
IRIG B Output	-	1	1
ARINC 429	-	4	4
IRIG 106 Ch6 RCCM	Yes	Yes	Yes
Start/Stop Switch	Yes	-	-
Event Button	Yes	Yes	Yes
NVIS Compatible	Yes	-	-
Active Front Panel	-	Yes	Yes

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  Solid State Removable Memory Module

 

Selectable Optional Interfaces	S3DR-F	S3DR-F+	S3DR-FE
MPEG2 Encoded Video	2	2	up to 6
Mil-Std-1553B	1 or 2	1 or 2	up to 4

Connectors	S3DR-F	S3DR-F+	S3DR-FE
Glenair Mighty Mouse Type	Case Specific	803 Series Bayonet	803 Series Bayonet

SES Solid State Data Recorder - Fascia Mounted Range: Memory

 

 

SES Solid State Data Recorders utilise high speed, high capacity PCMCIA ATA flash memory, providing low-cost removable media, with the added advantage that they can be read using a standard laptop, or a special high-speed reader. The S3DR-F Range of data recorders uses one or two Memory Cards, doubling the available storage capacity.

SES solid state memory cards are available in the following capacities 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB. All SES solid state memory cards are ruggedised to achieve exceptional environmental performance:

Performance:

• Sustained read/write rate: up to 80 MBit/s per second

Reliability:

• MTBF: >1,000,000 power-on hours
• Error Rate: less than 1 bit in error in 1014bits read
• ECC: High reliability internal Error Correcting Code function

Environmental:

• Shock, operating: 2000g, any axis or direction
• Sine, operating: 30g peak to peak, 10-2000Hz
• Random, operating: 14grms
• Temperature: -40ºC to 85ºC (operating or non operating)
• Humidity: >95% condensing ±4% to Mil-Std 810F Method 507
• Altitude: 80,000ft
• Water/Dust Ingress: Fully Sealed to IP68
• Water Immersion Depth (non operating): 10m
• Case Strength: Bend <4mm at 100N, Torsion 5NM <3°
• Connector Durability: Plug Cycles 10,000 insertions

 

SES Multi-Channel Video and Data Recorder: Support

SES provide a number of optional support items to maximise the potential of the S3DR-MVDR platform, including:

• REVEAL

REVEAL is a partner product to the S3DR-MVDR data recorder. It allows the user to extract and manipulate data from a removable memory cartridge and prepare the cartridge for reuse by the S3DR-MVDR. REVEAL is an application for Microsoft Windows that provides a wealth of features for extracting, interpreting, visualising and analysing data captured using an SES data recorder. Key features of the tool include:

• Convert data to a variety of formats to allow analysis with domain specific tools
• Interpret data to demultiplex or decommutate a data stream into its constituent parameters
• Archive data to hard disk, CD or DVD for later analysis or long term storage
• Visualisation of data to allow visual analysis within REVEAL using a framework that supports real-time and fast-time playback where suitable hardware is available
• Declassification of S3DR data storage media
• Annotation of recorded data with supplementary data, for example Form 725

The architecture of the application allows for easy customisation of the application to suit bespoke requirements, for example introduction of a new component to output data in a new format. Alternatively, the underlying components can be reused to provide a bespoke application to automate the extraction and processing of S3DR data cartridges.

Learn more about REVEAL here.