Avionics Interfaces - End-of-Life Products

What is an End-of-Life Product?

A product in the "End-of-Life" lifecycle stage is one that is no longer in active production. It should not be specified for new programs. Products in this stage may still be able to be manufactured, but parts are likely not in inventory, so lead times will likely be greatly extended. Also, repair options may be limited. A product in the "Production" lifecycle stage should be specified for all new applications.

If a "possible replacement" is not suggested for a product below, please contact Astronics AES for further assistance.

Note that beginning in 2022, this category title changed from 'Obsolete' to 'End-of-Life' to better conform to prevailing industry standards.

End-of-Life Products

End-of-Life products are listed below. If you don't find the product you are looking for, it may be classified as "Legacy" or " Obsolete" status and can be found on one of those pages.

Part Number: AB1000 Series

The AB1000 is a small, lightweight embedded converter with built-in avionics databus interfaces and a variety of standard I/O types.

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Possible Replacements:

NG1/NG2/NG3 Series Avionics I/O Computers

Part Number: AB2000 Series

The rugged AB2000 is a family of compact, conduction or convection-cooled controllers for use in demanding environments.

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Possible Replacements:

NG2/NG3 Series Avionics I/O Computers

Part Number: AB2-AID (50-11026-01, 50-11026-04, 50-11026-05)

The AB2-AID is ready to go with high-performance avionics I/O combined with valuable built-in features such as a 9-port Ethernet switch, Ethernet to serial bridge, and 8GB flash memory.

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Possible Replacements:

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Part Number: AB3000 Series 1, AB3000 Series 2

The AB3000 is small, lightweight and loaded with capabilities for easy integration into today's modern aircraft, UAVs, and ground mobile platforms.

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Possible Replacements:

NG3 Series Avionics I/O Computers
AB3000 Series N Avionics I/O Computers

Part Number: MPR-ES-1

The Ballard MPR-ES-1 is a full-featured Ethernet switch PMC card. It features 8 fast switch ports and one GigE switch/uplink port brought to the card's P14 rear I/O connector. A second GigE port provides a direct host connection through an on-board Ethernet controller (NIC).

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Possible Replacements:

None.

Part Number: PE1000

Ballard PE1000 interface cards are PCIe/104 and PCI/104-Express compliant. They feature multiple protocol support and all models include sixteen avionics level input/output discretes and IRIG time synchronization/generation.

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Possible Replacements:

Mini PCI Express Interface Cards
PMC and XMC Avionics Interface Cards

Part Number: PM1553-5

PM1553-5 interfaces for MIL-STD-1553 are fully compliant with the PC/104-Plus standard. All models include sixteen avionics level input/output discretes and IRIG time synchronization/ generation.

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Possible Replacements:

Mini PCI Express Interface Cards
PMC and XMC Avionics Interface Cards

Part Number: PM429-2

PM429-2 models provide up to 16 ARINC 429 channels and up to 4 ARINC 717 channels. The cards are fully compliant with the PC/104-Plus standard. All models include sixteen avionics level input/output discretes and IRIG time synchronization/ generation.

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Possible Replacements:

Mini PCI Express Interface Cards
PMC and XMC Avionics Interface Cards