CAPABILITIES
Recorder (CVFDR) was designed by
• Extremely compact and
lightweight — weighs as little
as 4.5 lb. (2kg)
• Advanced hardware design
minimizes size, weight &
power (SwaP)
• Innovative memory protection
system (patent pending)
• Meets new FAA 25-hour audio
recording mandate
• TSO/ETSO and aircraft-specific
configurations available
• Qualified to DO-160G and
MIL-STD-810F / 461F / 704F
• Modular hardware with broad
expansion capabilities
• Internal ambient temperature
sensor
• Optional safety critical
soft-core processor for
third-party software
• Flange mount in any attitude
using captive hardware
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The Sentry Cockpit Voice & Flight Data
interfaces including:
combining the standard features of
existing CVFDRs with a new approach
to capturing and protecting flight data
creating the foremost CVFDR of the
future. Using a patent-pending
innovative memory insulation
technique Sentry offers small size,
lower weight, and less power
consumption than traditional CVFDRs
in a modular and flexible architecture.
The “software free” recorder allows for
aircraft specific configurations as well
as the addition of creative and useful
expansion capabilities.
Available in stainless steel or titanium,
Sentry meets or exceed all requirements
of ED-112A as well as qualification to
DO-160G and MIL-STDs-461, 810, and
704 environmental and power require-
ments. The rugged enclosure is ideal
for airborne operational environments
including commercial and military
fixed-wing and rotary wing aircraft and
can be mounted in any attitude.
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Sentry Includes a range of aircraft
• ARINC-717 and ARINC-429
(auto detection)
• Ethernet
• MIL-STD-1553
• RS-422/485
• Analog and discrete sensor inputs
• Data Link recording
• Four high or low fidelity audio
channels (configurable)
• Rotor speed input
Expansion of Sentry’s capabilities
includes the acquisition modules
designed for the FDS Modular
Acquisition Unit (MAU). The modules
convert Sentry into a Data Acquisition
and Crash Recorder System and more:
• Expanded Data Acquisition with
ARINC 717 and 429 output
−− ARINC 717, ARINC 429 and
MIL-STD-1553 inputs
−− Analog/Discrete inputs
• Pneumatic (Pitot-Static)
• Quick Access Recorder (QAR)
• GPS Splitter & Receiver Unit
• Emergency Locator Transmitter
• Wireless Data Transfer
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SENTRY Dimensions TYPE DESCRIPTION

Physical
Front
View
Dimensions (inches): 3.3 in. H x 4.9 in. D x 6.0 in. W
Dimensions (millimeters): 85mm H x 124mm D x 152.22mm W
Weight: Stainless Steel @ 7 lb. (3.175kg) nom.
Titanium @ 4.5 lb. (2kg) min
Color: FED-STD-595 Aviation Orange with
high-reflective white stripes
Power Input Power: Dual-redundant 28 V DC power inputs, MIL-STD-704F
Consumption: 8 W max (steady state)
Main Connector MIL-C-38999 Series III 55 pins as primary input connector.
37-pin connector as GSE and additional interface expansion.
Top View
Environmental (D0-160G & MIL-STD-810F / 461F / 704F)
Operating Temperature: -55 ˚C to 71 ˚C
Non-operating Temperature: -55 ˚C to 85 ˚C
Humidity: 100%
Operational Altitude: 70,000 ft.
Operational Shock: 20 g
EMI/EMC: DO-160G, MIL-STD-810F / 461F / 704F
Reliability: > 25,000 operating hrs.
Cooling: Passive convection
Crash Survivability Per
ED-112 Penetration: 500 lb./10 ft./¼-in. probe
Static Crush: 5,000 lb.
Side View Fire Protection: 50,000 BTU/sq. ft./hr. for 60 min. @ 1,100 °C;
10 hrs. @ 260 °C
Impact Shock: 3,400 g, 6.5 ms, half-sine shock wave
Immersion: Seawater @ 20,000 ft. for 30 days; aircraft
and fire extinguishing fluids for 48 hours
Underwater Acoustic 90-day beacon, TSO-C121b; six-year battery
Beacon and bracket supplied with unit
Aircraft Interface Options
Cockpit Audio: Up to 4 audio inputs each selectable for an area mic or crew audio
and 1 audio output channel
Rotor Speed: 1 input, 7 Hz to 6 kHz, 2 VRMS to 122 VRMS
Side View with ARINC 429: Minimum of 4 inputs, 2 switchable outputs
Optional ARINC 717: 64 to 1,024 wps with 2 switchable outputs
Top-Mounted
Beacon ARINC 777: RIPS interface
Ethernet: 10/100 Base-T with UDP/IP
MIL-STD-1553B
Channels: Up to 2 dual-redundant buses, each functioning as
a Remote Terminal (RT) and bus monitor simultaneously
Differential Inputs: ± 48 V DC or ± 6 V DC
Control Unit: Optional, ARINC 757-compatible, panel-mount unit for audio testing
and erasing, with internal and external cockpit area microphone options
RIPS: (Recorder Independent Power Supply), optional bolt-down
RIPS authorized to ARINC 777 and TSO-C155 for additional
10 minutes of CVFDR power

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