Flying the Friendly Skies Requires Close Monitoring of Air Traffic
Peak air travel times in the United States see about 50,000 aircraft operating in our skies each day, not counting the tens of thousands of airborne vehicles the world over. It's no small task for the 15,000 air traffic controllers in airports across the country to prevent these aircraft from colliding into each other.
To ensure the safe passage of 700 million people every year, the dedicated men and women in the air traffic industry must coordinate the movements of thousands of airplanes, from commercial airliners to cargo jets to military transports. Keeping all of these planes at a safe distance from each other, directing them during takeoff and landing at airports, and routing them around bad weather requires monitoring equipment that won't fail...because the margin for error is zero.
4 Families of LCD Monitors Designed for the Air Traffic Management Industry
GENSTAR III™ | GENSTAR IV™
GenStar III and GenStar IV feature many advanced components and industry firsts:
- High performance 19.0" and 21.3" displays and video controllers
- Sunlight readable LED backlight and intelligent LED controller designed by General Digital
- Intelligent Backlight Controller™ prevents critical failures, display brightness control, monitors hardware performance and more (GenStar III)
- Microprocessor-controlled backlight cooling system (GenStar III)
- Software utilities that analyze performance/failure data to facilitate failure diagnosis and service
- Display enhancements, including an optically bonded contrast filter
- Field-replaceable AC power supply and cooling fans
- U
L60950-1 and FCC Class A Certified
In most commercial applications, LED backlights are configured to drive their LED rails in a serial manner. While this technique is inexpensive and easy to implement, its downfall is that a single LED failure will render an entire rail inoperable—a catastrophe to mission-critical and safety-critical applications such as Air Traffic Control.
The GenStar LED rails utilize a serial-parallel design whereby the LEDs are driven in groupings of four, while the LED groups themselves are driven in a parallel manner. Using this approach, a single LED failure will only affect its immediate grouping, leaving the remaining groups of LEDs unaffected and fully operational.
STANDALONE/MOUNTABLE HIGH BRIGHTNESS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER MONITORS
Features | GenStar III | GenStar IV | ||
Display Size | 19.0" | 21.3" | 19.0" | 21.3" |
Resolution | 1280 x 1024 | 1600 x 1200 | 1280 x 1024 | 1600 x 1200 |
Brightness, Maximum (dependent upon filter) |
1000–1390 Nits | 900 Nits | 1240–1390 Nits | 670–1900 Nits |
Backlight Type | LED | LED | LED | LED |
Enclosure | Standalone/Mountable or Panel/Console Mount |
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GenStar Data Sheet |
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GenStar Control Drawing |
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Ceiling Mount Articulating Arm Control Drawing |
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Panel Mount Adaptor Bracket Control Drawing |
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Tilt/Swivel Base Control Drawing |
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SABER STANDALONE™ | SABER STANDALONE SOLAR™
In addition to the GenStar line, our mountable standard luminance Saber Standalone and high bright Saber Standalone Solar LCD monitors, with and without touch screens, are designed to provide Air Traffic Control Specialists with static and dynamic data regarding weather and other safety-critical operational data.
Our Saber Standalone family of industrial monitors are designed to be used where portable displays are required and can be carried conveniently from one location to another. Also used as video information displays for Naval air traffic control, their rugged enclosures are designed to provide years of durable service in demanding environments.
While constructed to be both rugged and portable, all of our standalone monitors can also be configured in rack mount and panel mount enclosures. Saber Standalone mountable LCD monitors come supplied with mounting holes on the rear and sides of the paneling; this allows easy integration into standard or custom pedestals, yokes, cradles or articulating arms. Because there is a wide variety of mounting options available, we recommend speaking with one of our Sales Engineers to determine which mounting option best fits your application.
STANDALONE/MOUNTABLE STANDARD BRIGHTNESS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER MONITORS
Features | Saber Standalone | Saber Standalone/L22 | Saber Standalone/L24 |
Display Size | 17.0" | 21.5" | 24.0" |
Resolution | 1280 x 1024 | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
Brightness (Maximum) | 350 Nits | 300 Nits | 300 Nits |
Backlight Type | LED | LED | LED |
Enclosure | Standalone/Mountable or Panel/Console Mount | ||
Data Sheet | Download | ||
Control Drawing | Download | Download | Download |
Panel Mount Adaptor Bracket Option | — | Download | Download |
Comparison Chart | Saber Standalone vs Commercial-Grade LCD Monitors |
STANDALONE/MOUNTABLE SUNLIGHT READABLE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER MONITORS
Features | Saber Standalone Solar | Saber Standalone Solar | Saber Standalone Solar/LS19 | Saber Standalone Solar/LS20 | Saber Standalone Solar/LS22 | Saber Standalone Solar/LS24 | Saber Standalone Solar/LS24 |
Display Size | 15.0" | 17.0" | 19.0" | 20.1" | 21.5" | 24.0" | 24.0" |
Resolution | 1024 x 768 | 1280 x 1024 | 1280 x 1024 | 1600 x 1200 | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1200 |
Brightness (Maximum) |
600 Nits | 932 Nits | 1560 Nits | 900/1300 Nits | 525/695 Nits |
668/893 Nits |
1000 Nits |
Backlight Type | LED | LED | LED | LED | LED | LED | LED |
Enclosure |
Standalone/ |
Standalone/ Mountable or Panel Mount |
Standalone/ Mountable or Panel Mount |
Standalone/ Mountable or Panel Mount |
Standalone/ Mountable or Panel Mount |
Standalone/ Mountable or Panel Mount |
Standalone/ Mountable or Panel Mount |
Data Sheet | Download | Download | Download | Download | Download | Download | Pending |
Control Drawing | Download | Download | Download | Download | Download | Download | Pending |
Panel Mount Adaptor Bracket Option | — | — | — | Download | Download | Download | Download |
Comparison Chart | Saber Standalone Solar vs. Commercial-Grade LCD Monitors |
SLIMLINE 1U™
Our rack-mounted SlimLine 1U LCD monitor/keyboard/trackball is used to provide system support and terminal weather data. Cleverly combining an LCD monitor, keyboard and trackball in one unit, the SlimLine 1U is considered the “perfect” complement to rack mount environments.
- Use with computer as a rack mount or standalone monitor/keyboard
- Low power (+12 Vdc) consumption
- Total design control facilitates customization
- Standalone, internal and rack mount power supplies available
- Cable management system available
- Front-mounted CD-RW, DVD-RW or Blu-ray drives available
- Optional audio add-on board provides volume control for stereo speakers
FLIP-UP LCD WITH KEYBOARD HIGH BRIGHTNESS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER MONITOR
Features | SlimLine 1U |
Display Size | 19.0" |
Resolution | 1280 x 1024 |
Brightness (Maximum) | 1000 Nits |
Backlight Type | LED |
Enclosure | Rack Mount Flip-up Display with Keyboard |
Data Sheet | Download |
Control Drawing | Download |
TWOVIEW™
Another of General Digital's rack mount products, the TwoView dual LCD monitor/keyboard/trackball is utilized in forward deployed interim air traffic management stations. Compact design and industrial durability, combined with General Digital's legendary configuration control and long product life cycles, makes the TwoView an ideal rack mount solution for all manner of air traffic management systems.
DUAL LCD MONITORS WITH KEYBOARD HIGH BRIGHTNESS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER MONITOR
Features | TwoView |
Display Size | 19.0" |
Resolution | 1280 x 1024 |
Brightness (Maximum) | 1000 Nits |
Backlight Type | LED |
Enclosure | Rack Mount Dual Flip-up Displays with Keyboard |
Data Sheet | Download |
Control Drawing | Download |
Mountable LCD Monitors for Air Traffic Control Towers
General Digital builds rugged standalone and mountable LCD monitors for the air traffic control and other navigation-reliant industries. This includes the venerable GenStar, as well as several displays from our Saber Standalone family, and other rack mount units and open frame display kits. The all-metal enclosures are easily configured for rack mount, panel mount, kiosk, pedestal, articulating arm or simple desktop use.
Designed to operate from a single +12 Vdc or 24 Vdc regulated source, we recommend powering our air traffic control monitors by a General Digital-designed power supply for maximum compatibility and reliability. However, power sources can be provided independently.
Ensure Aircraft Safety with Specially Designed ATC Monitors
With the many options and configurations available for the air traffic control and navigation-reliant industries, we suggest speaking with a qualified Sales Engineer to determine what will best suit your needs. Complete the contact form today or call 800.952.2535 for more information.