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News Release from: Conduant Corp | Subject: Big River LTX2-35
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 May 2008
Recorder is ruggedised for remote
applications
The Big River LTX2-35 provides more than 500Mbyte/s (4Gbit/s) recording and playback performance in a space-, weight- and power-efficient package.
New from Conduant Corporation, the Big River LTX2-35 data recorder is ruggedised for remote or portable applications and accommodates 3.5in hard drives, sealed drives or solid-state drives for greater flexibility The Big River LTX2-35 provides more than 500Mbyte/s (4Gbit/s) recording and playback performance in a space-, weight- and power-efficient package
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"There's a growing need for data recorder subsystems that can withstand rugged or less than optimal conditions, yet provide high performance consistently and reliably", says Ken Owens, CEO of Conduant.
"The Big River LTX2-35 was designed to meet the rigorous demands of our customers in the aerospace, scientific research and defence communities".
"Conduant has a long history of developing data recorder products with built-in flexibility that serve countless applications".
The Big River LTX2-35 is based on Conduant's StreamStor Amazon architecture and LTX2 small form factor recorder, which supports a wide variety of external, interchangeable interface mezzanine cards including FPDP, FPDP2, LVDS, Serial FPDP and Camera Link.
Command and control functions can be performed through the StarFabric interface or through an Ethernet connection.
Connectivity to a host computer using the StarFabric interface provides full PCI performance for data retrieval.
Operating from a DC power source of 24-28V standard input, the Big River LTX2-35 can operate independently from a host computer over an Ethernet connection.
An embedded Web server can be provided for simple Internet browser-based control if desired.
Software applications can also use the StreamStor application program interface (API) from a network connected host computer for control of the device from a remote location.
The Big River LTX2-35 system is rack mountable and has symmetric weight distribution for straightforward shock/vibration isolation and mounting.
Nearly all internal cables have been eliminated for improved reliability, ease of assembly and mechanical robustness.
Base pricing for the Big River LTX2-35 starts at around US $34,000 for a 4Tbyte system.
Solid state options are also available.
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