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Introducing IONode FDM

IONode FDMAn Impressive Amount of Technology Goes Into This Remarkably Small Box

The lightweight IONode™ recording and reporting system will help you improve aircraft operating efficiencies, reduce maintenance costs, increase safety, and help grow your fleet’s bottom line.  The IONode is adaptable to all FDR, QAR, and other recording and reporting requirements, with built-in MEMS AHRS, IINS/WAAS, GPS, inclinometers, IMY, digital compass, serial BUS, analog, and digital IO.

The IONode is designed to continuously monitor and capture up to a full year’s flying history, with up to 32 GB of internal storage and triple redundant memory. The IONode recording and reporting system is capable of recording hundreds of parameters and providing daily automatic summary reporting with no transmission costs.

IONode FDM Feature MatrixCouple with a SkyNode S100 or SkyNode S200 communications module, the IONode is capable of providing real-time alerts based on exceedance parameters set and maintained by the fleet operator.

Fixed wing and helicopter STCs now available.

SYSTEM FEATURES

  • AHRS with Kalman filtered 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis magnetometer
  • Pitot/static inputs (selected models only)
  • 20-channel GPS with WAAS/SBAS capability (can also accept external GPS data stream)
  • Wi-Fi network interface
  • Real-time exceedance notifications on any measured flight parameter (with connected Latitude SkyNode® communications module)
  • Internal battery backup
  • Triple redundancy data recording (dual internal and optional USB Flash Drive)
  • Up to 32 GB extended temperature internal memory
  • Highly configurable recording and reporting parameters through patent-pending flight profile algorithm

STANDARDS and CERTIFICATIONS

  • RTCA DO-160F Environmental Qualification
  • EUROCAE ED-155, chapter III for Aircraft Data Recording Systems
  • TCCA STCs available for FAR Part 25, 23 and 29 (rotorcraft)

PHYSICAL INTERFACES

  • Dimensions 6.7 in (w) x 3.5 in (l) x 1.2 in (h)
  • Weight: 1.1 lbs.
  • Input power 9 VDC to 32 VDC. (0.5 A @ 28 VDC)
  • 24 – analog/discrete configurable I/O
  • 2 – Arinc-429
  • 1 – Arinc-717
  • 3 – RS-232
  • 1 – RS-485
  • 2 – USB 2.0 (1 host, 1 slave)
  • GPS 1575 MHz
  • WiFi 802.11

SOFTWARE/NETWORK INTERFACES

  • IONode BaseStation and IONode View
  • CAE Flightscape
  • Other 3rd party flight data analytics programs

TYPICAL PARAMETERS

  • GPS location, altitude, speed, heading, UTC time
  • Barometric altitude and air speed, OAT, relative humidity
  • Flaps, air brakes, angle of attack, landing gear, WoW
  • Bank angle, aircraft attitude, attitude acceleration
  • Engine parameters: Torque, pressure, temperature, RPM
  • Fuel level, fuel flow
  • Structural strain/vibration gauges
  • Tanker load, load cell
  • Analog voltage, current
  • Door position, trigger signals

RECORDED PARAMETER OPERATIONAL RANGE

  • GPS Altitude: -1,000 ft to 60,000 ft
  • GPS Speed:  0 Kt to 971 Kt
  • X/Y/Z Acceleration: +/-16g

RECORDED PARAMETER RESOLUTION/ACCURACY

  • GPS Horizontal (Lat/Long): 1.6×10^-5 deg / 2.5m CEP
  • GPS Altitude: 1m / 2.0m VEP
  • GPS Ground Speed:  0.06 Kt / 3 Kt
  • GPS Heading: 0.35 deg / <0.1 deg
  • Roll/Pitch Attitude: <0.05 deg / <0.5 deg *
  • Yaw Attitude (Heading): <0.05 deg / <2 deg *
  • Roll/Pitch Rate: <0.05 deg / <0.01 deg/s
  • Yaw Rate: < 0.01 deg/s **
  • X/Y Acceleration: <0.4 mg **
  • Z Acceleration: <1 mg **
  • Pitot Port: 0.0006 in Hg / <0.03 in Hg
  • Static Port: 0.0018 in Hg / <0.08 in Hg
  • Analog inputs: <0.007 V / 3 %

* Requires initial setup to achieve indicated accuracies
** Accuracies depend on installation environment and calibration