Avionics CEX
I/O Expansion & Bus Management
CEX is a peripheral that facilitates the reduction of wiring in autonomous vehicles while increasing the number of devices in the system, improving I/O connectivity & bus protection.
Advanced I/O Management
Improved I/O & bus control
I/O Expansion Module
It permits the expansion of the number of aircraft components & provides seamless integration with all kinds of peripherals. Veronte CEX adds PWM, RS232, RS485, ARINC, Analog, GPIO, etc. ports to the Veronte Ecosystem connected through a redundant bus.
Network Optimization
Enhance connectivity to ensure efficient communication & superior performance on drones & eVTOL. Interface remote peripherals through a redundant bus & distribute loads thanks to the message filtering & data concentrator capabilities.
Bus Protection
Ensure robustness against failures & aircraft certification with high reliability bus management. Enhance aircraft systems by ensuring robust data transfer & system integrity. thanks to the babbling idiot failure detection & peripheral isolation functionalities.
Description
Wiring Optimization
Veronte CEX is seamlessly easy to integrate, providing a quick solution to improve connectivity & optimize wiring in large vehicles. Its user-friendly design ensures a quick & efficient integration process for improved overall performance.
I/O Expansion
Adds I/O interfaces, including RS232, RS485, ARINC, I2C, PWM, ECAP, Analog ports.
Data concentrator
Possibility of condensing the connection of control, feedback, sensors… on a single board.
Redundant Robust Communications
Install devices at long distances with no signal degradation or EMI/EMC interferences.
Bus Protection
High reliability bus management with failure detection. Robust to electrical & software faults.
Smart CAN Isolator
It allows the system to continue to operate in the event of a failure in a CAN Bus peripheral. Veronte CEX includes algorithms for message filtering & babbling idiot failure detection, filtering undesired data or isolating the whole peripheral.
Galvanic Isolation
The Veronte CEX hardware includes CAN Bus redundancy with galvanic isolation. It isolates the device from the CAN Bus to prevent the propagation of the failure. It ensures the performance of the main communication bus in the vehicle.
Redundancy Management
The increased connectivity, combined with a robust redundancy system, ensures resilience to failures, contributing to overall system reliability & performance. Voting algorithms include arbiter functions for redundant architectures such as DRx.
Robust Construction
Waterproof
Robust Construction
Small & Lightweight
For Drones & eVTOL
Veronte CEX is a versatile component within the Veronte Ecosystem. It has been specially designed to meet the requirements of large drones & eVTOL. The wiring optimization capabilities combined with the robust construction & the advanced bus management makes it suitable for a wide variety of applications in autonomous vehicles, especially those having a large size.
Aircraft Certification
Embention is committed with drone & eVTOL certification by ensuring DO178C & DO254 compliance on avionics for autonomous aircraft. The Veronte CEX certification datapack includes a suite of documents required to pass an eVTOL or drone certification program. Environmental test for vibration, temperature, EMI/EMC are also conducted as per the DO160 & MIL-STD-810.
Specifications
Size
37 x 41 x 60mm
Weight
115g
Temperature
-40º a 60ºC
Standards
DO178-C, DO254 & DO160-G
MTBF
10⁵
Power
5-15W | 6.5-60VDC
Main Features
I/O Expansion: Plane | Multi | Heli | Autogiro | VTOL | USV | +
Data Concentrator: Mission & payload | Assisted | Manual | Auto
Network: Adaptative | Curve-based | Fly-by-camera
Wire Optimization: Long distances | Robust to interferences
Bus Protection: Failure detection | Babbling idiot failure
Bus Isolation: Device isolation
Certification: DO178-C, DO254 & DO160-G compliant
Device Interface: Sensors, actuators, ESC, ADS-B, payload, etc.
I/O Extension & Data Interfaces
Buses: 2x CAN Bus | 2x RS232 | 1x RS485 | 1x I2C
ARINC 429: 5x Rx | 1x Tx
I/O Digital: 8x 5V PWM | 4x 5V ECAP
Analog I: 2x 3.3V | 2x 5V | 2x12V | 2x36V
Power Outputs: 1x 3.3VDC (100 mA) | 1x 5VDC (100mA)
CAN Bus: Dual redundant | Galvanic isolation
Resistencia Terminal CAN: External terminal resistor
Network Management
Data Concentrator: I/O to CAN bus | I/O to serial
Sub-Networks: Advanced architectures | Bus load reduction
Isolation: Peripheral isolation
Failure Detection: Babbling idiot failure | Bus failures
Filtering: Message filtering
Redundancy: Voting algorithms | Redundancy management
Robust Construction
Circuit Protections: ESD, over temp, short circuit, galvanic isolation
Power Protection: Reverse polarity protection
Connector: 68 Pin | Threaded | Robust to vibrations
Construction: Anodized aluminium | IP68
Temperature: -40 to 60ºC
Weight: 115g
Safety & Certification
Power Input: 6 – 36VDC | Redundant power input
Power: 3.5W
