FIT (Flexible Infrastructure for Test)
The FIT architecture, an acronym for Flexible Infrastructure for Test, has been designed and developed by Orbital to be able to undertake complex test systems in an optimal and efficient way that allow critical equipment to be qualified or accepted on assembly lines. FIT is a hardware architecture that allows the management and monitoring of low and medium power interfaces, incorporating advanced detection, injection and alarm management capabilities, perfect for V&V tasks carried out in sectors with criticality needs.
The architecture is defined by a backplane that interconnects the cards, synchronizes them, introduces the power lines and redirects signals to external meters, if any. FIT product cards are cards that have an external control module called Common Core. The design is based on standard 6U x 6HP size cards, interconnected by a 3U backplane. The system allows multipurpose front and rear connection that allows covering a large number of solutions. The FIT system is controlled by a LAN interface. In this way, ORBITAL manages to start up complex test equipment in a very fast time. Equipment that combines complex analog, digital and power signals with standard communication buses of our target sectors.
Orbital has a catalog of cards to cover the main needs of the market. FIT cards can be used individually and controlled by LAN. The main utility is unit testing of hardware interfaces in very early stages of their development.