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Payload Control Unit - Payload Control

Example of navigation, flight control and communications systems for a small UAV

Payload control

At the centre of the small Unmanned Aircraft is the Single Board Computer, such as the Kontron JRex-PM running the Microsoft XP Embedded Windows. Note that the core navigation and Flight Control Unit, with its GSM mobile phone back up telemetry link, can continue to function in the event of any problems that might be encountered in the Single Board Computer (such as the need to reset the SBC) running XP Embedded Windows.

The Kontron JRex-PM Single Board Computer

from Kontron BQBAM.pdf document

Payload control

Payload control

Payload control

Payload control

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Arcom Apollo Single Board Computer

Payload control

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Payload control

Processor

Intel Pentium M and Celeron M processor options
- Intel Pentium M (1.1 to 1.8GHz)
- Intel Celeron M (600MHz to 1.5GHz)
- APOLLO Processor options
Note 1: The APOLLO can only be used with CPUs with a 400MHz FSB.
Note 2: The overall processor performance of a 1.6GHz Pentium M is similar to an Intel 2.4GHz Pentium 4.

Chipset

Intel 82855GME with 400MHz FSB
Intel 82801DB/ICH4

Memory

Up to 1024MB PC2700 DDR DIMM memory

Network support

Dual 10/100baseTx controllers (option for 1000baseT Gigabit Ethernet using Intel 82541PI controller)

Serial ports

2 x RS-232, 1 x RS-232/IrDA, 1 x RS-232/422/485

Video

- Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2
- Dual video controller - allows for two independent video displays
- VGA CRT interface - 2048 x 1536 @ 75Hz
- LVDS interface (single/dual channel) - 1600 x 1200 @ 60Hz
- Add-on module for secondary CRT . For secondary LVDS
and DVI contact our Sales team for availability.

USB and Firewire ports

6 x USB 2.0 (2 accessed via add-on module )
2 x IEEE1394a-2000 Firewire ports (100/200/400Mbps)

Drive support

IDE ATA hard drive port, CompactFlash (CF+), Floppy drive and USB

PC peripherals

Printer, mouse, keyboard ports and Real Time Clock

Audio

- AC97 Audio CODEC with support for six channel/5.1 surround sound
- SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) compressed digital output to optical transmitter

Auxiliary I/O

Connector for LCD character display, GPIO, user LEDs and SMbus

User jumpers

2 x user selectable jumpers

PCI Expansion

Single PCI Rev 2.2 expansion slot (with support for up to 3 PCI master cards via a riser card). Two slot riser card available from Arcom

Integrated Security

Atmel AT 97SC3201 Trusted Computing Platform (TPM) - contact our Sales team for availability
Unique ID and tamper detect input

BIOS

Phoenix BIOS (Phoenix FirstBIOS Pro 4.0 Release 6.0) Boot options - HDD, FDD, CD-ROM, CompactFlash, USB PXE (Pre-boot eXecution Environment) for remote management and operating system updates

Mechanical

EBX form factor single board computer (8” x 5.75” or 203mm x 146mm)

Power requirements

12.3W - 36W (depending on CPU and loading)

Operating temperature

-20°C to +65°C (depends on selected CPU option)

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