Series-3000/OMEGA Overview 

 
Multichannel, PCI-Based Architecture

  • Frame Synchronization
  • “All-in-One” PCM Input
  • Ruggedized USB PCM Data Brick - DC, AC, and Battery Power Options
  • IRIG Time
  • Simulation
  • DAC/Discrete Output
  • Bit Synchronization 

Networked Multiprocessor Capability

  • Interconnected Front Ends
  • Full Capability Thick Clients
  • Display-Only Thin Clients
  • Real-Time and Postmission Web Clients
  • Simultaneous Operation, Mixed-Client Networks

Hardware

  • PCI and USB Architectures
  • Multiple Chassis Types Available
    • Rugged
    • Portable
    • Rack Mount
  • MIL-Q-9858, MIL-Q-45208, MIL-C-45662, and ISO-9001 Quality Assurance System

Portable, Desktop, Rack-Mount and Airborne Configurations

  • RF Receiver
  • Digital Strip Chart Recorder
  • 100% Raw Data Archive

High Performance Windows® Visualization Capabilities

  • MFC Development Environment
  • Com/Active-X Controls and Displays
  • SQL and Microsoft® ACCESS® Database Support
  • EXCEL® Spreadsheet Import/Export Utilities
  • Compatibility with Third-Party Display and Processing Software
  • Optional Real-Time Extensions 

Display

  • Native Display Suite Including Quicklook Tabular Displays, Meters, Aircraft Flight, and Strip Charts
  • Comprehensive Data Display Toolkit
  • Exploits the Power of Today’s High-End Graphics Workstations
  • Fully Integrated Display Editor
  • Support for Third-Party and Custom Displays
    • Active-X
    • LabVIEWS (for control and setup; data access)
    • DCOM (distributed com objects)
    • DataViews
    • User Developed

Stream Process

  • Hardware and Software Decommutation Support
  • Data Time Tagged at the Decommutation or with Embedded Time
  • Support for Complicated Data Formats
    • Standard and Special Block
    • Message
    • Packet
  • Data Driven Conditional Processing
  • Asynchronous and Embedded Asynchronous Stream Support
  • Format Switching
  • Data Source Agnostic

Performance

  • Superior Real-Time Processing Performance
  • 1 Microsecond Resolution
  • Deterministic Real-Time OS Extension Providing 100 Microsecond System Latencies; Measured from Data Input to DAC Output

Software

  • Comprehensive Software Processing Engine
  • Networked and Distributed Processing
  • Virtual Decommutation Available for All Stream Types
    • Hardware PCM
    • Asynchronous
    • Embedded Asynchronous
    • Custom
  • Latest in Windows Development Tools
  • Increased Wintel Processor Speeds
  • High-Performance, Cost-Effective Platform
  • ISO 9001 Certified

Real-Time Data-Driven Operation

  • IRIG Chapter - 4 PCM (Classes I & II)
  • IRIG Chapter 8 1553
  • MIL-STD-1553 Bus Protocol
  • Packetized/Burst
  • ARINC-429/629
  • Ethernet
  • Fibre
  • CCSDS
  • GPS
  • IRIG Time Code
  • Analog Input/DAC Output
  • ScramNet
  • Soft Decom
  • Custom

Solution Set
OMEGA offers a virtually unlimited number of options for additional capabilities including:

  • End-to-End Encoder/Front End Support
  • Thick, Thin, and Web Client Network Support
  • Data Export and Reduction Utilities for Analysis Support
  • Real-Time OS Extensions
  • Common Database Across all OMEGA Products
  • Support for User-Developed Applications and Displays
  • Native Compatibility with ODE Utilities for Comprehensive Data Search, Efficient Data Mining, and Rapid Visualization

Archiving

  • Data Driven
  • 100% Raw Data Archive
  • Process-On-Demand Data Extraction
  • Data Product Creation without Conventional Playback