Bidirectional optical extender provides optical-electrical bridge by over a mile
ProductOctober 24, 2016
Avionics Interface Technologies? MIL-STD-1553 Fibre Optic Databus Extender is an optical-electrical bridge for extending a MIL-STD-1553 databus by over a mile in length. The optical extension offers a low-latency mechanism for sending 1553 data through noisy environments and across l...
Avionics Interface Technologies’ MIL-STD-1553 Fibre Optic Databus Extender is an optical-electrical bridge for extending a MIL-STD-1553 databus by over a mile in length. The optical extension offers a low-latency mechanism for sending 1553 data through noisy environments and across long distances. To operate as a bidirectional optical extension, the extender requires two identical units at each end of the optical link for operation.
Engineers designed the bridge so it can be configured to extend one or two dual redundant MIL-STD-1553 databuses. It also can be configured as a transformer or direct coupling. Two or four twinaxial connectors enable connection to the MIL-STD-1553 primary and secondary channels. One duplex-LC connector (with GbE SFP) is used for connection to the fiber-optic link, with the use of multimode or single-mode fiber. The databus extender is intended for applications where test equipment is separated from units under test, including flight-line testing, anechoic chambers, and large simulation systems.
