— Data Recording —
Capture every byte. Miss nothing.
From IRIG 106-compliant avionics recorders and multi-channel Ethernet capture to ultra-high-speed fiber optic recording at 25Gbps per channel — ruggedized recording systems that preserve mission-critical data in its entirety.
Up to 5GB/s
Sustained recording throughput
30+ years
Flight data recording heritage
IRIG 106 compliant
Co-authored the standard
Fielded on mission-critical defense platforms worldwide
Land
Air
Sea
Space
— Core Capabilities —
The Spectra advantage
Why defense programs choose Spectra for mission-critical data recording.
Every interface, one recorder
Spectra recorders capture data from virtually any avionics or sensor bus — Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, PCM, ARINC 429, sFPDP, fiber optic and video — in a single ruggedized unit.
- Analog, digital and optical inputs
- Stackable modular I/O expansion
- IRIG 106 Chapter 10 compliant
Sustained speed, zero packet loss
Guaranteed sustained recording throughput — not burst rates — ensures every packet, frame and sample reaches storage without gaps or drops.
- Up to 5GB/s sustained write
- Cycle-accurate timestamping and playback
- SSD and NVMe storage architectures
Removable, encrypted, field-ready
Tool-free Removable Data Modules and Removable Memory Modules move mission data from platform to ground station in seconds, with encryption protecting data at rest.
- Tool-free RDM/RMM swap
- AES 256-bit encryption options
- CSfC and FIPS 140 configurations
— Product Listings —
Recording Solutions
10GbE UDP Ethernet Recorder
FPGA-based 10GbE UDP recorder capturing up to eight channels at 10 Gbps with zero packet loss and 3.2 ns timestamp accuracy.
G1 microRecorder
Ruggedized SWaP-optimized Ethernet data recorder capturing up to four GbE channels at 120 MB/s per port with 40TB removable SSD.
High Performance Recorder
Ruggedized 5 GB/s data recorder with eight 10GbE ports, up to 80TB removable storage and IP67 ingress protection.
RIPR 1401 Series
Multi-channel, multi-format recorder with stackable I/O modules for data acquisition and routing across air, sea and land platforms.
RIPR 1402 Series
Ruggedized multi-channel RIPR recorder with modular I/O expansion for data acquisition across air, ground and naval platforms.
RIPR 1403 Series
Ruggedized multi-channel RIPR recorder with modular I/O expansion for data acquisition across air, ground and naval platforms.
Multi-Function Recorder
Customizable ruggedized multi-IO data recorder combining up to eight 40GbE interfaces, sFPDP, video and audio in one SWaP-C-optimized unit.
XSR 10GbE Recorder
Ruggedized SWaP-C data recorder capturing UDP and TCP/IP at 1.8 GB/s sustained from up to 8 optical 10GbE and 5 GbE interfaces with 80TB SSD.
XSR 40GbE Recorder
Ruggedized SWaP-C data recorder capturing 40GbE and GbE simultaneously at over 2 GB/s with 80TB removable SSD storage.
XSR 100GbE Recorder
Ruggedized data recorder capturing UDP and TCP/IP at over 2 GB/s from simultaneous 100GbE, 40GbE, 10GbE and GbE interfaces with 80TB SSD.
XSR Gigabit Ethernet Recorder
Ruggedized 13-port GbE airborne recorder capturing all ports simultaneously at full line rate with up to 80TB removable SSD.
XSR HD Video Recorder
Ruggedized 8-channel HD video recorder with simultaneous record, playback and streaming and 80TB removable SSD storage.
XSR sFPDP Recorder
Ruggedized airborne sFPDP recorder with 8 channels at up to 10.3125 Gbps per channel and 2 GB/s sustained aggregate throughput.
Simplify your recording architecture
Need to capture a unique mix of sensor buses, Ethernet speeds and video formats in a single ruggedized unit? Our recording architects have been solving these integration challenges for over 30 years.