The Kontron ACE Flight 4608 integrates the Intel® Xeon® processor D-1539 (1.6 Ghz) and includes 32 gigabytes (GB) of ECC DDR4 memory and up to 1.6 terabytes (TB) of fixed SATA SSD storage and two Removable SDDs with up to 1.6TB of storage each. It supports extensive connectivity and bandwidth with features including a dual4G/LTE modem for global access, an L2/L3 managed Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Switch with 10x GbE Ports, 6 Rx (fixed), 1 Tx/Rx (Configurable) ARINC 429 channels and 2x Coax antenna connections for diversity. Its rugged 4MCU air flow through design meets harsh environmental aircraft requirements in a low power and lightweight unit. Bringing datacenter-grade performance to commercial aircraft, the ACE Flight 4608 is a complete, highly integrated application-ready platform specifically designed to meet sophisticated communication application requirements. The powerful server offers an optimal platform for a comprehensive range of flight information systems including crew and passenger web servers, flight maintenance or manifest servers, connectivity server, wireless content server, In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) servers, and virtualization of software.
Form Factor | ARINC 600 4MCU, air fl ow through |
Processor | Intel® D-1539, 8-Core Processor, 1.6 GHz, 12 MByte Cache |
DRAM | 32 GByte DDR4-2133, ECC |
Operating System | Linux™ Ubuntu 16.04 LTS; Support for other Linux distributions and Windows® Server |
Security | TPM 2.0 On board; Kontron WiBu Security Feature |
Ports | 10x 10/100/1000BT Ethernet Ports (switched) on ARINC 600 Connector |
Ethernet | L2/L3 Managed Ethernet Switch |
Wireless connectivity | 2 LTE/4G cellular modems for global access (one modem active) |
Frontpanel | 4 (2 per modems) Front accessible SIM slots (3FF / micro-SIM) |
Storage | 2 Removable Solid State Drives (RSSD), capacity up to 8TB per RSSD |
Audio | 2 Channel Audio Outputs |
USB | USB 2.0 on ARINC 600 Connector, can be used for interfaces to Aircraft Personality Module (APM) or USB 2.0 devices |
Frontpanel | USB 2.0, USB 3.0, RS-232(switch & processor), RJ45 (Ethernet), dual uSIM per modem; LED for Power On, System Operation and Modem Link Status |
Weight | 12.4 lbs |
Dimensions (H x W x D) | 4.88" (124 mm) W x 7.62" (194 mm) H x 12.7" (322 mm) D |
ACE Flight 4608 Datasheet
[ ace_flight_4608_datasheet.pdf, 999.75 KB, May.24.2023 ]
User Guide
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[ 73002008-ug_a1.pdf, 2.65 MB, Jun.08.2020 ]
General Safety Instruction
[ general-safety-instructions.pdf, 628.88 KB, Aug.02.2024 ]
BBD6R210
[ bbd6r210.zip, 13.61 MB, Sep.03.2018 ]
Ace Fleet Connect AF4608
[ ace-fleet-connect-datasheet.pdf, 285.53 KB, May.27.2024 ]
SGOS Middleware AF4608
[ sgos-datasheet.pdf, 678.12 KB, May.27.2024 ]
Dual Modem Application Note
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[ af4608-dual-t-modem-operation-app-note.pdf, 158.06 KB, Mar.05.2021 ]
PMI 144
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[ pmi-144.pdf, 249.28 KB, Sep.03.2018 ]
Kontron Services Brochure
[ kontron-services-brochure.pdf, 8.9 MB, Dec.17.2020 ]
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