Barco Unveils New CDU for Multiple Integration Options

Barco has unveiled a new generation of CDU (control display unit) that it says will offer "markedly improved" image quality and modularity while "greatly" reducing the weight, size and energy consumption of even its own previously supplied unit.

The company's new CDMS-3000 introduces a flexible, open-system architecture and a wealth of interfacing options.  Its product family includes a civil CDMS-3739 (ARINC-739), the military-oriented CDMS-3753 (combo ARINC-429 and MIL-STD-1553), and the CDMS-3702, which hosts Barco's MOSArt.  All versions feature a NVG (night vision goggle) compliant 3 x 4 inch AMLCD (active matrix liquid crystal display) panel with VGA (video graphics array) resolution, and various keyboard sizes and options that can be form fitted to existing units.

Jean-Christophe Monfret, Barco Avionics' program manager, says the CDMS-3000's MOSArt software development platform can make it easy for system integrators to develop and integrate their own FMS (flight management system) applications or employ it for other purposes in a variety of aircraft and helicopters.

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