I/O Interfaces & IO Modules used in IoT

I/O Interfaces for autonomous and unmanned systems; suppliers of drone input-output systems - remote IO modules, analogue, digital and ethernet IO used in IoT
Overview I/O Interfaces & IO Modules used in IoT
By Staff Writer Last updated: October 20th, 2023

Input-Output Systems for Drones & Robotics

I/O or input-output interfaces allow the processor in a drone or robotic vehicle to communicate with the outside world or other parts of the system. This communication may be with sensors and payloads, drone autopilots or electronic speed controllers (ESCs), external storage, actuators for flight surfaces, and a variety of other devices.

UAS Hardware & IO System Solutions by UEI

UAS Hardware & IO System Solutions by UEI

Remote I/O for Internet of Things (IoT)

Remote I/O interfaces may be built into the computing system or may take the form of pluggable modules that expand the I/O capabilities of processor boards and single-board computers (SBCs) built around standard form factors such as PCI/104e or COM Express. They may include a variety of ports and interfaces for standard connectors such as USB, micro D-sub or MIL-DTL-38999 military circular connectors.

IoT devices such as remote computers, drones and robots may often require additional input-output capabilities, a broad range of application dependant expansion I/O modules exist to address this purpose.

Analogue & Digital IO Signals

Remote I/O modules may provide communication via analogue or digital signals. Analogue inputs may come from sensors that measure environmental factors such as temperature or pressure, and analogue outputs may be required to communicate with devices such as control actuators for flight surfaces, antenna platform steering or fluid hydraulics. Since computers operate with digital signals, analogue I/O modules require built-in analogue-to-digital and digital-to-analogue convertors (ADC and DAC).

Digital I/O systems may provide communications via a wide range of protocols. Serial protocols include RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485, which differ in the number of commanding and listening devices per port and the maximum length signals can travel. Other common protocols include PWM (pulse width modulation), UART, I2C, USB and CANbus.

Analogue and Digital I/O Modules and Adapters by Sealevel Systems

Analogue and Digital I/O Modules and Adapters by Sealevel Systems

HIL Systems

I/O interfaces may also be used to connect hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems during the testing of drone and unmanned system designs. These systems allow real-time simulation with realistic signals that mimic those that would be utilized during actual operation.

Products (10)

VPX3U-A4500E-VO (WOLF-1448)

3U VPX module with advanced Ampere video processing and 4 video outputs

3U VPX module with advanced Ampere video processing and 4 video outputs
...PX3U-A4500E-VO module includes an NVIDIA RTXâ„¢ A4500 embedded GPU in a rugged 3U VPX module. Built...
VPX3U-AD5000E-VO (WOLF-1538)

3U VPX module with advanced Ada video processing and 4 video outputs

3U VPX module with advanced Ada video processing and 4 video outputs
...X3U-AD5000E-VO module includes an NVIDIA RTXâ„¢ RTX 5000 Ada embedded GPU and a PCIe Gen4 switch in...
VPX3U-AD5000E-CX7 (WOLF-153L)

3U VPX with high performance embedded computing (HPEC) and network connectivity

3U VPX with high performance embedded computing (HPEC) and network connectivity
...5000E-CX7 HPEC module includes an NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada embedded GPU and a ConnectX SmartNIC. The... ...7 provides the module with up to 100GbE network connectivity and a PCIe Gen5 switch...
VPX3U-RTX5000E-16PCIE (WOLF-134C)

3U VPX HPEC module with NVIDIA RTX Turing for HPEC and up to PCIe x16

3U VPX HPEC module with NVIDIA RTX Turing for HPEC and up to PCIe x16
...TX5000E-16PCIE module includes an NVIDIA® Quadro® Turing™ RTX5000 GPU for high performance... ...ofile for this module is the SOSA payload profile (14.6.13). The configurable PCIe switch provides...
VPX3U-RTX5000E-SWITCH (WOLF-134S)

3U VPX module which includes an NVIDIA GPU, and both 10Gig Ethernet and PCIe Gen4 switches

3U VPX module which includes an NVIDIA GPU, and both 10Gig Ethernet and PCIe Gen4 switches
...TX5000E-SWITCH module includes an NVIDIA® Quadro® Turing™ RTX5000 GPU for high performance... ...PU to a switch module provides system integrators with a novel way to increase the processing...
XMC-A2000E-VO (WOLF-3476)

XMC mezzanine card with NVIDIA Ampere GPU and 4 video outputs

XMC mezzanine card with NVIDIA Ampere GPU and 4 video outputs
This XMC module includes an advanced NVIDIA RTXTM A2000 embedded GPU. Data can be routed to the...
XMC-FGX2-8IO (WOLF-3183)

XMC with 4K or HD Video Capture/Transmit: SDI, ARINC 818, CVBS

XMC with 4K or HD Video Capture/Transmit: SDI, ARINC 818, CVBS
The WOLF-3183 provides a high data rate, high density video capture and transmit platform with the F...
VPX6U-AD5000E-DUAL-VO (WOLF-2538)

6U VPX with dual-NVIDIA Ada GPUs for advanced AI and video processing applications

6U VPX with dual-NVIDIA Ada GPUs for advanced AI and video processing applications
...D5000E-DUAL-VO module includes two NVIDIA RTXâ„¢ 5000 Ada embedded GPUs and a PCIe Gen4 switch in a...
VPX3U-ORIN-CX7-FGX2-SBC (WOLF-14T0) “Katana”

3U VPX SBC with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin for data/video/sensor processing

3U VPX SBC with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin for data/video/sensor processing
...N-CX7-FGX2-SBC module meets the needs of demanding C5ISR applications, providing a secure compute...
VPX3U-ORIN-CX7-HPC (WOLF-14TZ) “Dagger”

3U VPX with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin for HPEC data/video/sensor processing

3U VPX with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin for HPEC data/video/sensor processing
...U-ORIN-CX7-HPC module provides the data processing capability needed for demanding C5ISR...

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