// GUIDED SELECTOR

Which recorder do you need?

Three questions at most. At each answer, the product that fits and the reason, with the values of the current datasheets — never a sales argument.

Follow the links: every answer leads to the next question, or to the product.

Question 1

Where does the equipment work?

The first split: what flies, and what receives on the ground.

Question 2

What has to happen to the data?

This separates the families far more than the number of channels does.

Question 3

Which specification applies to your aircraft?

The airworthiness requirement decides, not the size of the aircraft.

Question 3

Does the data have to be transmitted live?

Transmitting, more than capacity, is what separates the two flight-test recorders.

Question 3

What drives the choice: mass, or capacity?

Both record avionics buses, audio and video onto a removable cartridge, in D.T.MUX or IRIG 106 Chapter 10 format.

Question 3

Do you already have the cameras?

ANSWER

The product that answers

Ground Station: telemetry receiver and acquisition system, simultaneous recording of every channel, real-time viewing and replay, RAID storage up to 32 TB. It is built on the same NanoX modules as the airborne units, up to sixteen on a rear backplane.

Read the application page — ground telemetry → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

ANSWER

The product that answers

Sentinel ED-112: FDR, CVR and AIR in one crash-protected recorder that acts as its own acquisition unit — flight data, cockpit audio and Full HD or 4K images, 32 to 128 GB of protected memory, qualified DO-160 Rev G and MIL-STD-810G.

Read the application page — crash protection → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

ANSWER

The product that answers

Sentinel ED-155: the same fully integrated recorder and acquisition unit, to the lightweight specification, about 3.30 kg — for general aviation, UAVs and platforms where the full ED-112A requirement does not apply.

Read the application page — crash protection → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

ANSWER

The product that answers

Sentinel CSMU: the crash-survivable memory unit alone, 16 to 128 GB in a titanium enclosure — 3 400 g impact, 1 100 °C fire, 30-day immersion, to ED-112A or ED-155 — to integrate into your own equipment.

Read the application page — crash protection → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

ANSWER

The two products that answer

Both are the same integrated recorder, FDR, CVR and AIR acting as its own acquisition unit, qualified DO-160 Rev G and MIL-STD-810G. Only the crash-protection specification differs: ED-112A for certified aircraft, ED-155 for platforms where that full requirement does not apply.

Worth knowing: Tell us the aircraft and its certification basis: which of the two applies is an airworthiness answer, and we would rather give it before you write your specification.

Read the application page — crash protection → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

ANSWER

The product that answers

NanoX: up to sixteen stackable acquisition modules, 1 Gbps recording and transmitting in a single unit where other solutions need two or three, transmitter module 5 to 20 W in S, L or C band, real-time streaming in D.T.MUX, IRIG 106 Chapter 10 or IENA.

Read the application page — flight test → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

ANSWER

The product that answers

NanoX without its transmitter module: concentrator and recorder in one stackable device, up to sixteen modules, 64 GB to 2 TB, IRIG 106 Chapter 10, analog, digital buses and video on one time base.

Worth knowing: The transmitter can be added later without touching the instrumentation. Its compact predecessor, the NanoS2, is no longer sold; units in service stay supported.

Read the application page — flight test → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

ANSWER

The product that answers

COD-R: ultra-miniature acquisition, up to 128 channels in real time with low-latency transmission, an S-band transmitter and an optional internal SSD. Its job is transmission, which is why it is not in the recorder table.

Read the application page — flight test → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

ANSWER

The product that answers

Nano: one kilogram, quick-access removable SSD from 64 GB to 2 TB, 1× 4K UHD plus 2× HD and 2× SD video channels alongside MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429/717/573, PCM, CAN and Ethernet, with encryption, secure erase and physical destruction options.

Worth knowing: If the recorded data must also survive an accident without the recorder being certified, the Nano takes a crash-proof cartridge (CP option).

Read the application page — mission recording → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

ANSWER

The product that answers

M: removable cartridge from 64 GB to 16 TB, Ultra HD 4K 60 fps or Full HD in H.264 / H.265, conditioned analog inputs, built-in file server (FTP, NFS, SMB), ARINC 404 rack or cockpit DZUS mounting, about 2 kg.

Worth knowing: The M also takes the crash-proof cartridge (CP option) when the data has to survive an accident.

Read the application page — mission recording → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

ANSWER

The product that answers

DVR: records and replays two HD or 4K channels simultaneously, or records up to four, in H.264 / H.265 — over 20 hours of capacity, HD-SDI in and out, NVG-compatible front panel, DZUS mount, 2 kg. Extraction by removable SSD, USB or SD card.

Read the application page — onboard video → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

ANSWER

The two products that answer

The Ultra HD camera is a complete airborne source: 4K up to 30 fps or Full HD up to 60 fps, area microphone to ED-155A / ED-112B, GPS overlay, image stabiliser, PoE, about 750 g, DO-160 qualified. Add the DVR when several channels have to be recorded and replayed on board.

Worth knowing: Tell us which interface the aircraft offers: the camera is IP with PoE and records natively on its own SD card, the DVR records HD-SDI. We confirm the combination before you order.

Read the application page — onboard video → Compare the seven recorders → Have it confirmed by an engineer →

Does your case look like none of these?

That happens often, and it is the interesting part. Describe the aircraft, the streams to record and the mission duration: an engineer answers, and says why.

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