Category: Defence

Diagram of a Double Conversion UPS System

Delivering UPS Systems for Defence

Over the years, Metromatics has been delivering reliable MIL-STD UPS Systems for the Australian Defence Forces and their Primes for several Military contracts. We have successfully supplied Online Double Conversion UPS and High Voltage Switching Systems for the Towed Array AWD …

Liquid Fertlizer Sensor - Liquid Fertlizer Monitoring System Image

Liquid Fertilizer Sensor

Liquid Fertilizer Sensor Looking for a reliable remote inventory management system that measures liquid fertilizer levels in your tanks or silos?  One that can give you real-time information when your liquid fertilizer is being pumped or there is a level change. …

Platinum Award for WOLF

Platinum Award for WOLF

WOLF recently announced that its VPX3U-ORIN-CX7-SBC Blade Server was recognised with a Platinum Award by the 2022 Military + Aerospace Technology Innovators Awards.  The Platinum Honoree is the highest tier recognition.  Decided by an independent panel of judges from Aerospace and …

Inertial Navigation System

Best definition of an Inertial Navigation System

Data acquisition guru at Dewesoft, Grant Maloy Smith has provided the best definition an Inertial Navigation System.  Click here to read his original blog.  Grant has a way of breaking things down component by component and relating back to examples that …

6U VPX Carrier Cards with Dual XMC Modules

6U VPX Carrier Cards with Dual XMC Modules

Acromag have expanded their OpenVPX™ carrier card selection with two new 6U VPX Carrier Cards with Dual XMC Modules.  These two new models offer a simple solution of interfacing XMC modules to a VPX computer system. Whilst providing a wide variety …

Space Telescope being designed

Space Telescope Vibration Measurements & Modal Analysis

This case study on “Space Telescope Vibration Measurements & Modal Analysis” was written by Helmut Behmüller, Account Manager of our partners, DEWESoft.  To view the original article click, here. Firstly, we believe it is important to share this type of content.  …

Crystal Group Engineering discussing configuration management

Configuration Management at the Crystal Group

This innovation article on “Configuration Management” was written by our US partners, The Crystal Group.  To read the original article click, here. Firstly, we believe it is important to share this type of content.  As it highlights the forward-thinking process that …

Next Gen Telemetry Systems

Next Gen Telemetry Systems

Advanced Telemetrics International (ATi) have released their next gen of Telemetry Systems.  Firstly, these systems will offer up to 4 channels per transmitter.  Therefore, increasing the rotary channel density. Secondly, they have increased the analog bandwidth with a dynamic adjustment for …

OpenVPX Standard Group of Embedded Computing Products

Why is OpenVPX Standard popular with Defence?

To answer the question on why the OpenVPX Standard is popular with Defence – we need to look at the basics. Firstly, reliable, high speed embedded computing systems for Defence applications is critical.  Computing power requirements are increasing as quickly as …

ARINC 429

ARINC 429 what is it and where is it used?

ARINC 429 is the standard used by Commercial Aircraft for the transfer of data on their avionics bus systems.  Originally, this protocol was referred to as ARINC 419 in the early 80’s.  However, it was revised and refined to ARINC 429 …