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iGU - instrumentation Gateway Unit


iGU instrumentation Gateway Unit

The iGU instrumentation Gateway Unit is a configurable gateway between instrumentation systems, Ethernet
networks and telemetry transmitters. The iGU contains a hardware based IEEE-1588v2 time engine, a 1PPS output from the 1588 time and IRIG Time Code Generator.

This small self-contained ruggedized unit, contains a layer 2/3 managed Ethernet switch, FPGA and quad-core ARM CPU which allows flexibility in data processing and protocol transforms.  The FPGA can be customized to process proprietary Ethernet data streams and output them as Chapter 10.  Also, the iGU provides built-in IRIG 106 Chapter 7 PCM conversion which allows the unit to function as an Ethernet-to-telemetry encoder and telemetry-to-Ethernet decoder.

Features


Slide iGU instrumentation Gateway Unit ● 2 Ethernet w/ Layer 2/3 Management ● 2 PCM As Input or Output - RS-422 ● CH7 Encoding/Decoding ● Ethernet to Chapter 7 PCM ● Chapter 7 PCM Decoding to Ethernet ● 2 Ethernet w/ Layer 2/3 Management ● 2 PCM As Input or Output - RS-422 ● CH7 Encoding/Decoding ● Ethernet to Chapter 7 PCM ● Chapter 7 PCM Decoding to Ethernet

Diagram


Features & Specifications


  • 2 Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
  • 1 RS422 PCM Input & 1 Output
  • 1PPS Output from 1588 Time
  • Discrete I/O

(2) 10/100/1000 Speed Ports (External)
(1) SGMII to FPGA (Internal)
(1) SGMII to CPU (Internal)
1-4 PTP Ordinary/Transparent/Boundary Clocks
Jumbo Frames up to 9.6KB
Programmable MTU Per Port
Port Mirroring & Link Aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad)
Packet Filtering Engine w/ up to 256 Entries
Port Ingress Policing w/ Flow Control
Flood Controllers (Broadcast/Multicast/Unicast)
Integrated Cable Diagnostics
CLI, Web GUI & SNMP Configure & Monitoring

1 RS-422 PCM Stream Input, 1 RS-422 PCM Stream Output
2 PCM Input (optional)
CH7 PCM Encoding/Decoding
Chapter 10 published stream

The standard PCM input/output format is ISO 13239 HDLC or IRIG 106-15 Chapter 7 Telemetry Downlink Standard from internal switch port Ethernet traffic. The switch port may contain an IRIG 106 Chapter 10 published stream, filtered or mirrored port switch traffic from a network.

1PPS from IEEE-1588v2

Altera Cyclone 4GX
(2) 1Gbps Switch Interfaces
NIOS Soft CPU(s)
User Programmable (Option)

Open/GND Data Flag In & Out
Open/Ground Config Select In
Open/Ground Reset
28VDC Out (user defined)

CLI Dot Commands

Dimensions
Width 3.75” x Length 5.1” x Height 1.26”

Power
MIL-STD-704A 28VDC

Temperature
MIL-STD-810F -40C to +75C

Altitude
MIL-STD-810F 60,000’ Extended, 70,000’ 2 Minutes

Vibration
MIL-STD-810F 515.5, 519.4 With Gun Fire

Shock
MIL-STD-810F 503.4

Loads
MIL-STD-810F ± 10g operating, + 15g ultimate

Explosive
Atmosphere MIL-STD-810F 511.4

Humidity
MIL-STD-810F 100% Condensing

EMI/EMC
MIL-STD-461

Standard Connectors
MIL-DTL-38999

28VDC MIL-STD-704A

Width 3.75”
Length 5.93”
Height 1.32”

MIL-STD-810F
Shock/Vibe/Gun Fire
Sand/Rain/+ More

2 Pounds

-40C to +75C
MIL-STD-810F

(2) Ethernet Ports
Layer 2/3 Managed

Chapter 7
Encoding/Decoding
RS-422 I/O

1PPS from
IEEE-1588v2

Discrete I/O
Up to 4 Outputs

FPGA / CPU
For Protocol
Translation

Gallery


Downloads


iGU Datasheet

Ruggedized Product Brief

Ground System Product Brief