The portable system for

telemetry Telemetry is the in situ collection of measurements or other data at remote points and their automatic transmission to receiving equipment (telecommunication) for monitoring. The word is derived from the Greek roots ''tele'', "remote", and ' ...

applications is a solution that gathers in a

portable computer A portable computer is a computer designed to be easily moved from one place to another and included a display and keyboard together, with a single plug, much like later desktop computers called '' all-in-ones'' (AIO), that integrate the ...

full functionalities and performances. Based on

Data acquisition Data acquisition is the process of sampling signals that measure real-world physical conditions and converting the resulting samples into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer. Data acquisition systems, abbreviated by the acro ...

software, Portable Telemetry is an essential tool for the test engineer to run tests on-site.

Function

Portable Telemetry system acquires, analyzes and visualizes data from

PCM Pulse-code modulation (PCM) is a method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals. It is the standard form of digital audio in computers, compact discs, digital telephony and other digital audio applications. In a PCM stream, the amp ...

telemetry signal, whatever the format ( IRIG,

CCSDS The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) was founded in 1982 for governmental and quasi-governmental space agencies to discuss and develop standards for space data and information systems. Currently composed of "eleven member agenc ...

, CE83). Portable Telemetry is defined in various configuration : laptop with PCMCIA cards, with

PCI card Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is a local computer bus for attaching hardware devices in a computer and is part of the PCI Local Bus standard. The PCI bus supports the functions found on a processor bus but in a standardized format th ...

s, or external USB modules. It provides all the functionality in the same working environment.

Use

Portable Telemetry can be used in various applications such as: * Missile applications * J.A.V Applications * Aircraft /

Flight test Flight testing is a branch of aeronautical engineering that develops specialist equipment required for testing aircraft behaviour and systems. Instrumentation systems are developed using proprietary transducers and data acquisition systems. D ...

ing * Space

References

{{Reflist Telemetry