Improved Data Modem (IDM)
Designed to "communicate with anything," the IDM interfaces to existing voice radios in military aircraft, manpacks, and mobile ground stations to transmit and receive digital data. Developed as a joint effort between Aeronix and Symetrics, the IDM supports a wide range of protocols and are offered in a variety of form factors for easy integration into systems with limitations on space, power and cooling.
The IDM is available in a variety of form factors.
KEY FEATURES
- Offered in multiple form factors
- Supports multiple over-the-air waveform protocols, including TACFIRE, AFAPD, and 188-220/VMF.
- Easy integration into systems space, power, and cooling limitations
- Supports multiple host interfaces, including serial, MIL-STD-1553
- Supports multiple channels
- Handles both analog and digital radio interfaces
- Supports KY-58, K-100, and other cryptographic equipment
- Provides protocol configurability
- Software solution portable to other platforms, including JTRS and SCA-compliant systems
APPLICATIONS
- Mobile and fixed ground stations
- UAVs
- Manned aircraft
- Manpacks
IDM OVERVIEW
The IDM supports multiple channels (radio interfaces); only one IDM is required to provide the data link capability to multiple radios. It maintains a "radio database" that provides the flexibility to handle all types of analog and digital radio interfaces. IDM also supports cryptographic equipment such as KY-58 and KY-100s.
The Improved Data Modem (IDM) 501/IDM Junior™, VPIDM, and Mini IDM suite of Tactical Data Link (TDL) products are being integrated and deployed to support a variety of military applications worldwide.
Software Tools
VMF INTELLIGENT PARSER TECHNOLOGY™
Aeronix created the VMF Intelligent Parser (VIP) Technology™ to support rapid-development VMF message encoding and decoding toolkit solutions in either C++ or Ada.
This VIP parser toolkit solution makes encoding/decoding VMF messages a snap.
- C++ and Ada solutions available
- Portable
- Integrates into any operating system
- Designed with embedded environments in mind
- No dynamic memory allocation
- Supports multi-threaded applications
- Flexible
- Supports all K-Series messages (including development/prototype messages)
- Handles all VMF TIDP / MIL-STD-6017 versions
- Supports MIL-STD-47001 encoding/decoding
- Ease of use right out of the box
- Message-invariant API simplifies application programming
- Comprehensive, well-written programmer's guide
IDM WORKBENCH™
This powerful Aeronix application runs on Windows-based platforms, and provides a wide range of IDM integration and test capabilities, including full-scale, VMTL™ script-based regression testing of any VMF host application.
IDM 501 (IDM Junior™)
- Operating Range: -40°C to 71°C
- Dimensions: 7.42 x 3.59 x 8.82 in
- Weight: 8.5 lb (3.8 kg)
- Power: 13 Watts at 28 VDC
- Reliability: 5000 Hours MTBF
- Radio Interfaces: 4 Primary Channels[1]
- Expandability: Spare Slot, PRISM Imagery Card Can Be Added
VPIDM
- Operating Range: -40°C to 71°C
- Dimensions: 9.18 x 6.29 x 0.6 in
- Weight: 1 lb (0.45 kg)
- Power: 7 Watts (5VDC, -5 VDC, 12 VDC, -12 VDC)
- Reliability: 5000 Hours MTBF
- Radio Interfaces
- 2 Primary Channels[1]
- 2 Expansion Channels
- Expandability Via Mezzanine Card
- Can expand up to 4 Radio Interfaces
MINI IDM
- Operating Range: -40°C to 71°C
- Dimensions: 4.25 x 4.25 x 1.85 in
- Weight: 1 lb (0.45 kg)
- Power: 4.2 Watts @ 28 VDC
- Reliability: 5000 Hours MTBF
- Radio Interfaces: 1-2 Channels[1]
- Expandability: Optional RS-170, PRISM Imagery Card Can Be Added
[1] Can be configured for either Analog (ASK FSK) or Digital (NRZ, ASK, Synchronous or Asynchronous) Interface
IDM-501 (IDM Junior™)
Originally designed for UAV applications, the IDM-501/IDM Junior™ fits easily into fighter/attack aircraft and helicopters. IDM-501 has all the same capabilities of existing IDM systems, such as 4 independent channels of digital data communications, AFAPD and TACFIRE legacy protocols, identical aircraft interfaces, and the PRISM option for imagery, but at half the size, half the weight, half the heat, and half the price! Plus the IDM-501 can be hosted as a single card in another avionics box, and will handle the MIL-STD-188-220 and VMF protocols.
VPIDM Module
Designed for applications with space limitations, the VPIDM module fits into any 6U VMEbus-based LRU. Its standard configuration supports two radio channels and PRISM imagery capability, and features an improved pilot vehicle interface and a compact flash card for image upload and archive. A daughter card can be placed on the VPIDM to add two additional IDM radio channels.
Mini IDM Module
The Mini IDM is designed as a “low-cost” data link for air-launched munitions and for UAV applications where a lightweight, low-power, extremely small LRV can be integrated. The modem electronics are designed to PC/104 mechanical form factor for rapid integration into existing customer PC/104-based LRUs.