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lighted push-button switches and programmable displays with
two new products: VIVISUN Defined Logic and the VIVISUN
Logic Module. Craig Morgan, senior vice president of sales for
the company, told AEA Convention attendees the new products
were the result of “customer requests over the past couple of
years.”
The company said its VIVISUN Defined Logic switching
component integrates electronic components to perform relay
and diode functions, resulting in a
familiar Boolean Logic array
integrated into the
standard VIVISUN
LOGIC body by taking advantage of the
traditional “AND,
OR, NOT and EOR”
(exclusive or) logic
VIVISUN Logic Module
gates. One result,
according to the
company, is an effective replacement for typical diode and relay
functions. Another is a push-button switch returning different
outputs, depending upon how the available inputs are defined.
Aerospace Optics’ second new product introduced was the
VIVISUN LOGIC Module, a behind-the-panel mounting option
for the entire line of LOGIC Series components. The LOGIC
Module results from market success of the LOGIC Series line
and the increasing challenge of packaging multiple LOGIC
components in the standard LOGIC body. The new module
mounts in a Type I MIL-STD (military standard) rail, a single
bracket or a flame-retardant boot for in-line installation.
“Today’s designer is challenged to interface the old with the
new, which is often characterized by a system providing ground
when power is needed, a pulse needs to be steady-state or 5
volts must be 28 volts,” said Steve Edwards, vice president of
product development for Aerospace Optics. “Attempting these
mods by altering OEM software is cost prohibitive and is where
we come in with the LOGIC Series.”
To learn more, visit www.vivisun.com.

Alto Aviation
Alto Aviation, a designer and manufacturer of premium cabin
audio systems for corporate fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft,
was founded in 1997. This year, at the AEA Convention, the
company introduced its new PA-100 digital PA amplifier, which
it said was created for a high ambient-noise utility helicopter
program. Kevin Hayes, vice president of sales and marketing,
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presented information
on the new product.
The PA-100 system consists of the
digital amplifier itself, plus the company’s
P-51 speaker system. Additionally, connectivity is provided for
the public-address interface itself, plus chimes and a sidetone.
The PA-100 gets its power from 28 VDC (volts of direct current), and can be placed on an essential bus. Thanks to its digital
power amplifier, its four-channel Class D output supports up to
30 watts (RMS, or root mean square). It features a DSP engine
for sound contouring and/or custom equalization, and three
microphone and key inputs, plus two auxiliary stereo inputs.
The unit also accommodates weight-on-wheels input, plus six
prioritized ordinance trigger inputs. Other features include three
sidetone outputs, a stereo PA master output and RS-422 databus
control. The PA-100 is approved and certified under Technical
Standard Order C139.
The company also announced a speaker replacement
program for Falcon business jets, which includes mid- and highrange devices, plus subwoofers. The company said its solution
does not involve significant mechanical changes but does result
in superior audio performance. The company also has targeted
other airframes for its speaker replacement and upgrade capabilities.
Alto Aviation offers a complete line of cabin-entertainment
products, including audio amplifiers, loudspeakers, subwoofers and page/chime speakers, plus the nVELOP cabin-wide
surround sound system. The company’s products have been
installed aboard aircraft ranging from the Beechcraft KingAir
C90 to Boeing Business Jets.
To learn more, visit www.altoaviation.com.

Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corp.
The former Northern Airborne Technologies facility in
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada now is operated by Anodyne Electronic Manufacturing Corp., or AEM, a Transport
Canada-approved manufacturing and maintenance organization.
The 100 percent employee-owned company brought to the AEA
Convention what it calls its first “truly new product,” the RTS01
remote transmit selector.
The RTS01 works with an existing audio panel and communication-radio system, and allows pilots managing multiple
frequencies to monitor receivers and select transmitters without
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