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The VME format has its origin in the industrial world. It is one of the
open-system technologies that have been adopted by many aerospace and defense
integrators as the backbone architecture for their future systems. The advantage
of using VME architecture is that it allows our customer to focus on those
elements of the system that require customization while procuring the rest from
commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) providers.
The Crane Aerospace & Electronics
culture is to support our key customers by aiding in the design of the desired
VME format power supply and by lessening the overall development cost. This is
accomplished by using our building block approach. Where there are sufficient
quantities, we are also able to work with our key customers to integrate the
power elsewhere into the enclosure. This is because the card slot real estate is
not always available.
VME Approach
The Crane Aerospace & Electronics VME approach employs COTS modular building
blocks that allow us to offer the maximum degree of flexibility as demonstrated
by the multiple versions created to date. These power supplies can be customized
to meet the unique requirements that many of our key customers require,
depending on the application. Currently our models operate from a 28 Vdc source,
however, units that use either 115 VAC or 270 Vdc input power are in the
planning stages.
With the Crane Aerospace & Electronics accomplishments to date, and our
adaptability to the requirements needed, it is not surprising that our customers
agree that ELDEC is providing the highly reliable VME format power solutions
that they can count on.
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