Protokraft and Souriau Team to Facilitate ARINC 600 / 801 Compliant Optical Network Interconnections

Protokraft and Souriau combine Souriau's high performance ELIO Fibre Optic Connectors with Protokraft's Magnum Series Optical Transmitter and receiver technology to simplify avionics platform design and improve optical network performance and reliability.

Kingsport, TN (PRWEB) May 9, 2007 -- Protokraft today announced the availability of the Magnum Series of Size 8 Quadrax Cavity Insert optical transmitter and receiver solutions that simplify avionics equipment designs and improve network performance and reliability in harsh environment applications. Protokraft teamed with Souriau, one of the world's leading suppliers of military / aerospace connectors, to offer a complete optical component solution for avionics optical networks and advanced cockpit displays.

Protokraft has introduced the Magnum Series of Size 8 Quadrax Cavity Insert optical transmitters and receivers with Souriau's ARINC 801 compliant ELIO optical interfaces, designed for military, aerospace, industrial or utility applications where significant levels of shock, vibration and extreme temperature ranges are experienced. These components integrate the functions of optical transmitters or receivers into the form factor of standard Size 8 Quadrax cavity inserts. The Protokraft Magnum size 8 Optoelectronic Cavity Insert can be installed into standard avionics rectangular connectors such as the Souriau Arinc 600 series and they interface with standard ELIO optical contacts mounted in size 8 cavities through ELIO8 adaptors. This solution is ideal for use in avionic network and display systems where small size, reduced weight and resistance to harsh environments are required.

Protokraft's new Magnum Series size 8 Quadrax Cavity Insert optical transmitters and receivers are available in a wide range of bit rates and protocols, including Fast Ethernet, 1x/2x/4x Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, ARINC 818 (ASVB), ARINC 664 (AFDX) and Serial FPDP. All versions are fully compliant with the applicable ARINC, IEEE, ANSI or VITA Specification requirements.

The Magnum Series optical fiber transmitters and receivers consist of fiber optic transmitter or receiver functions integrated into size 8 Quadrax Cavity Insert optical inserts. The optical transmitters are 850nm or 1310nm devices along with temperature compensated laser device drivers. The transmitter input lines are driven with differential CML, LVDS or LVPECL signals applied to the Transmit (TX+ and TX-) pins. The optical receivers consist of PIN and preamplifier assemblies and limiting post-amplifiers. Electrical outputs from the receivers consist of differential CML, LVDS or LVPECL data signals on the Receive (RX+ and RX-) pins and single ended CMOS or LVPECL signal detect functions with output squelch on the Signal Detect (SD) pins.

The ARINC 600 insert mounting configuration of these advance optoelectronics components offers numerous performance and reliability advantages to avionics network equipment designers:

• Eliminates intra-enclosure fiber optic cable assemblies

• Reclaims 42% of the optical link budget without incurring other penalties

• Eliminates optical fiber backplanes - signals are routed through the electrical backplane

• Reclaims electronic line-card real estate from optical transmitters and receivers and disconnects

The electrical interface to the Magnum Series Size 8 Quadrax Cavity optical transmitters and receivers is a six position solder pin field facilitating easy interconnection to printed circuit cards, backplanes or flexible printed circuits.

Designed to operate in harsh environments, these new transmitters and receivers feature excellent thermal characteristics, high tolerance to vibration and shock and corrosion resistant ARCAP housings for exceptional EMI/RFI performance. Standard case operating temperature range is -40C to +85C, with a standard storage temperature range of -55C to +100C. The Magnum Series optical transmitters and receivers operate at link distances up to 2.0 Kilometers. All operate from +3.3VDC power supplies.

Protokraft's Magnum Series Size 8 Cavity Insert optical transmitters and receivers are competitively priced compared to the typical discrete optical devices and systems which have been designed for avionics applications and/or harsh environments. Magnum samples are available now, with production quantities of all versions available during Q'2-2007.

For additional technical specifications please contact:

Protokraft, LLC

2005 Venture Park

Phone: +1.423.578.7200

Fax: +1.423.578.7201

E-mail: info(at)protokraft.com

URL: http://www.protokraft.com

About Protokraft, LLC

Protokraft designs and manufactures high-speed optoelectronic components and subsystems for military and harsh environment networking equipment. The company provides transceiver subsystems for short-reach (1-meter to 20-kilometer) harsh environment optical-networking connections, including optical network switches, optical enterprise and storage area networks (SAN's), and tactical optical access networks. Protokraft is located in Kingsport, TN. For more information, see www.Protokraft.com or email info@Protokraft.com.

About Souriau

Dedicated to the industrial, military and aerospace markets, Souriau designs and manufactures high performance interconnect solutions for severe environments. The Arinc 801 Elio fiber optic solution is one of the successful easy handling, easy cleaning robust fiber optic interconnections developed by the company for Mil-Dtl-38999 and ARINC 600 connectors. This product is now widely used in different applications, such as aircraft avionics to ground military and navy radar and communication systems. Souriau was named supplier of the year 2006 by Airbus, and has been recently awarded the 38999 composite connectors supply of the B787.For more information, see www.souriau.com

Editorial Contacts:

Protokraft

Robert Scharf

Vice President of Marketing

+1.423.578.7200

info(at)protokraft.com

Souriau

Isabelle Brilman

Mil / Aero Product Manager

+33 (243) 543512

ibrilman(at)souriau.com

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