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Display solutions and embedded systems provider Review Display Systems (RDS) have announced the introduction of a new 18.5-inch TFT display module from industrial display manufacturer Tianma. The P-series P1850FHF1MB01 features Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), a wide 16:9 aspect ratio, and in-plane switching (IPS) technology, providing excellent optical performance.

Tianma P-series (Professional series) TFT display modules have been designed and developed to deliver high levels of optical performance and meet the demanding needs of military, medical, and in-vehicle display markets and applications where reliable and consistent operation is considered essential.

The 18.5-inch display features Tianma’s proprietary SFT (Super Fine TFT) wide viewing technology, which enables viewing angles of 88 degrees in all viewing directions (left, right, and up, down). A contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a white LED back- light, with an integrated driver and 50K hour half-brightness lifetime, provide a specified brightness rating of 400cd/m² and ensure the 18.5inch P-series TFT module produces display images that are colorful, bright, and highly consistent.

Justin Coleman, displays division manager, RDS, said, “The Tianma 18.5-inch P-series display offers a strong feature set that provides excellent optical performance that delivers bright, saturated color display images that can be easily seen from all viewing directions. Tianma’s wide range of P-series display modules has been purposefully designed for use in many human-machine interface applications where reliable, long-term operation in demanding application environments is required.”

The 18.5-inch display module features mechanical outline dimensions of 430.4mm (w) x

254.6mm (h) x 13.5mm (d) and an active display area of 408.96mm (w) x 230.04mm (h). The 2-channel LVDS data interface supports 8-bit RGB, enabling a color palette of up to 16.7M. An extended operating temperature range of -20°C to +70°C is supported.

Tianma’s Professional-series TFT display modules are suitable for various applications, including industrial process control, factory automation, in-vehicle systems, instrumentation, point-of-sale systems, digital signage, and medical equipment.

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a Comprehensive Line of SOSA Aligned Backplanes That Enable Complex High-Speed Signal Processing in Rugged Applications. Optical fiber and RF connectivity are implemented across multiple slot options

Elma Electronic has added six high-speed backplanes that align with The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) Technical Standard 1.0 and incorporate the latest optical fiber and

RF connectivity. With 2-, 4- and 6-slot options, the expanded 3U OpenVPX series of backplanes provide development options to meet the complex demands of high-performance rugged military operations.

Designed to help accelerate the development of a common, modular architecture across critical C5ISR and EW systems, Elma’s comprehensive line of SOSA-aligned backplanes supports the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) standardization initiative from the US Department of Defense (DoD). The series incorporates current Ethernet and PCI Express standards, optimizes SWaP, and lowers life- cycle costs for rapid technology insertion.

Dave Caserza, Manager, Embedded Computing Architects for Elma Electronic Inc., commented, “As military embedded computing moves towards adoption of systems implemented using the SOSA architecture, having access to the right tools will be critical for design engineers to bring systems to market quickly. Expanding our offerings of integral system components, like these new high-speed backplanes aligned with SOSA, is just part of Elma’s commitment to providing industry-leading open standards technologies.”

The new backplanes support 100GBase-KR4 and PCIe gen four high-speed signals on all applicable data paths. One of the 6-slot models also supports VITA 66.5 optical connectors for the Ethernet switch slot.

Several high-performance mission-critical systems can benefit from these new backplanes, including mission control, sensor-based systems, surveillance, radar, and other beamforming applications, weapons control, target tracking and display, navigational control, threat detection and process, and environmental monitoring.