Sentinel Remote Control
A cockpit-mount control head for the Sentinel flight data recorder, putting live status, guarded erase and event marking within the crew's reach.
An accessory for the Sentinel unit that displays live status and provides erase functionality and event marking. Built for direct cockpit integration, with optional night-vision compatibility and an optional area microphone.
The Sentinel Remote Control is the crew interface to ETEP's Sentinel integrated Flight Data Recorder — the ED-155 and ED-112A crash-protected units that combine data, audio and image or video in a single lightweight recorder. Rather than adding a separate panel, it fits directly into a standard cockpit DZUS installation (MIL-STD-MS25212, 1.50 in format), so it drops into existing instrument-panel real estate and ties the recorder into the flight deck with minimal integration effort.
Beyond reporting live recorder status on its tri-colour LED, the unit lets the crew mark events in flight (or run a recorder test) and initiate the erase function — audio, video or common, each protected by a switch guard cover to prevent inadvertent activation. It is compatible with aircraft panel backlighting, offers an optional NVIS version for night-vision-goggle cockpits, an optional area microphone compliant with ED-155A/ED-112B, an optional SD card that mirror-records the data acquired by the crash-protected recorder, and optional Vivisun illuminated buttons.
- Live unit status display (tri-colour LED)
- Guarded erase — audio, video or common variants
- Event marking or recorder test button
- Options: area microphone (ED-155A/ED-112B), mirror-recording SD card
- DZUS cockpit (MIL-STD-MS25212, 1.50 in)
- NVIS & Vivisun® button options
- Qualified DO-160 Rev G · MIL-STD-810G
- ≈320 g · ≈6 W · MTBF > 90,000 h
- Direct DZUS cockpit integration in the standard 1.50 in MIL-STD-MS25212 format
- Live status readout for the Sentinel recorder at the flight deck
- Guarded erase — audio, video or common variants — with switch guard covers
- In-flight event marking or recorder test button
- Optional area microphone compliant with ED-155A/ED-112B
- Optional SD card mirror-recording the crash-protected recorder's data
- Optional NVIS version for night-vision-goggle environments, compatible with aircraft panel backlighting
- Qualified to RTCA DO-160 Rev G and MIL-STD-810G
- Optional Vivisun illuminated buttons
Qualified to DO-160G & MIL-STD-810G
Tested to RTCA DO-160 Rev G (including EMI) and MIL-STD-810G, with MIL-STD-704F / DO-160 power quality: the unit operates from -40 °C to +65 °C (storage -55 °C to +90 °C), up to 60,000 ft with 420 kPa/min decompression, and withstands 10 Hz-2 kHz vibration, 20 g / 11 ms shock and 20 g linear acceleration — with a computed MTBF above 90,000 hours. Powered from 28 Vdc (9-36 Vdc) at ≈6 W with ≈60 ms interruption immunity, the 100.6 × 38.1 × 146 mm head weighs ≈320 g and connects through two MIL-DTL-38999 Series III connectors.
