Initium Flight Data System for ESPs

The FDS is capable of operating up to eight miniature 16, 32 or 64 channel pressure scanners, equipped with Digital Temperature Compensation (DTC).  The FDS will perform all pressure data acquisition duties and calculate engineering unit conversions internally while transmitting temperature corrected pressure data back to the host over an UDP or TCP/IP Ethernet connection in-flight. The FDS utilizes calibration data stored on-board the ESP Scanners to correct for non-linearity and thermal shifts while an on-line re-zero corrects for any zero drift of the sensors. The FDS supports all DTC Scanner functions including programmable deranging capability, sensor temperature readouts, and internal calibration valve shift control and position detection when equipped within the scanner. “Live @ Power up” mode uses stored scanner configurations to greatly reduce
initialization times and automatically return to data acquisition mode, perfect for unintended power cycle events. Communication is via TCP/IP protocol for configuration while acquired data is transmitted via UDP Multicast direct to the user’s data recording hardware or Host Group (IGMP).