Overview
A huge challenge in the crash world is
keeping tabs on the status of all your critical data peripherals such as the
high-speed imagers and DAS units that collect test data. Most systems have no effective
way to distribute the arming and trigger signals to active devices nor to tell
the fire (propulsion) control system that some device has a fault and to not
continue with the test!
SMART connects all the pieces so now you
can know the status of all your critical data peripherals at a single glance…
- Monitors all imagers and DAS units
for availability
- Distributes the arming signals
to all cameras & DAS networks
- Distributes the trigger signal
to all cameras and DAS networks
- Inhibits “start of test” if a
fault is detected
Definition of a "SMART" Device:
Signal Monitoring and Readiness Terminal
Block Diagram for Operations
Features
In the crash world there are may be
separate control systems for the DAS/imagers and fire (propulsion) control.
For complete integration, the fire control system normally provides one or two
outputs to “ready” the DAS/imager peripherals for the test and one or two
input signals that are used to monitor your equipment status by fire control.
SMART takes the fire
(or propulsion) control output signals and logically
combines them with the signals from the DAS/imager equipment
control (EC, i.e.: SureFire™) system. It distributes the
combined signals for up to 2 DAS networks and up 8 imager
networks. The status of peripherals is logically combined
with signals from the EC system and then distributed back to
fire control and EC. SMART also distributes the trigger (T0).
It takes the T0 signal from the trigger generator
and distributes it as a separate signal to each DAS/imager
network. SMART also provides an auxiliary trigger input
that can be used as a secondary backup trigger signal in
case your primary trigger signal is not received or to
generate a test trigger.
For safety and reliability, SMART
optically isolates all input and output signals and contains fault resistant
decision making logic – no single fault in the decision making hardware can
result in an incorrect equipment status.
SureFire
enables and disables the monitoring of all active
instrumentation and display the units' status via the SMART
device, according to the configuration of the selected test
profile.
For example, SureFire waits for the
READY DEVICES signal from sled fire control output and then
activates the lights to go to 50% output power to warm-up. After about 2
minutes, SureFire commands the lights to move to the test
position and readies the imagers and DAS units. SureFire then
commands the lights to go to 200% (boost) output power and
sends a SUREFIRE READY signal to the sled fire control input
for immediate firing within 10 seconds before the lamps
automatically turn off. The sled fire control continues to
monitor SUREFIRE READY, and all instrument status’ and aborts if any
signal indicates a fault status. SureFire then waits for a
MASTER TRIGGER from sled fire control output and then an
EVENT COMPLETE. SureFire then commences a download of all
data from imagers and DAS.
Front Panel View
- Optically Isolated Input/Output
- Front
Panel Indicators (see Front Panel above):
- Rear
Panel Connections:
- Imager Network Connections: 1 to 8 networks
- DAS Network Connections: 1 to 2 networks
- Master System Connections
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