L-3 Communication's CommandVu ultra-compact and lightweight active matrix liquid crystal display is the clear choice for severe environment system applications.
Qualified and field-proven, the CommandVu features 64 true gray shades, 8-bit data resolution, video rate and digital overlay with a 7,500-hour ground-mobile MTBF.
Whether for vehicle, ship, or airborne use, the modular CommandVu product allows for many applications, options, and custom interfaces. The high uniformity light output is ideal for a multitude of vision enhancement sensor viewing applications.
A compact 10.47 x 1.79 x 8.98 inches, the CommandVu weighs only 6.8 pounds in the base configuration. For the first time, the system integrator, the field user, and the product specifier can realize 8-bit data resolution where it counts... in the field.

Key Features
- RS-170A, NTSC, CCIR and PAL interfaces
- VGA & SVGA resolution available DV Interface & XGA resolution option 3rd Qtr. 2003
- 64 true gray shades
- Night and daylight readable
- Mil-Std-1275 power supply
- External buffered video output
- Severe environment shock qualified
- RS-422 port for text overlays
- BIT, & display control optional 3rd Qtr. 2003
- Immersible
Functional
- Active Display Area 10.4" diagonal
- Resolution 640 H x 480 V pixels or 800 H x 600 V pixels
- Shades 64 true gray shades
- Data Bit Resolution 8 bits
- Brightness < 1 fL > to 50 fL
- Response Time < 40 ms (black to white)
- Frame Rate 30 Hz
- Refresh Rate 60 Hz
- Contrast Ratio 30:1 at 30 fc ambient
- Data Input Format Video: RS-170A
- Data: RS-422
Environmental (MIL-STD-810)
Temperature Operating: -37° to 49°C
Nonoperating: -46° to 71°C
Altitude Operating: 15,000 feet
Nonoperating: 40,000 feet
Humidity 88% condensing at 41°C
Shock Functional: 40 G at 11 ms
Crash safety: 75 G at 6 ms
Weapon shock: 100 G at 1 ms
Vibration Composite ground-mobile for tracked and wheeled vehicles
airborne-transport aircraft & helcopters
EMI MIL-STD-461E
CE102, CS101, CS114, CS115, CS116, RE102, RS101, RS103
Physical
Weight 6.8 lb
Dimensions 10.47" W, 1.79" D, 8.98" H
Color Black anodized
Cooling Convection
Electrical
Power Input 16 to 36 Vdc (MIL-STD-1275)
Power Consumption < 20 watts normal operation , VGA or SVGA
< 30 watts normal operation , with XGA resolution
< 85 watts during warm-up from -46°C storage
Options
- Color Video (NTSC, PAL or SMPTE170), 256K colors
- Color Digital Overlays
- SMART Display
- DVI (3rd Qtr. 2003)
- Remote control (3rd Qtr. 2003
- XGA (3rd Qtr. 2003)
- Thin client computer (4th Qtr. 2003)
- Touch Screen (4th Qtr. 2003)
- Transflective VGA (4th Qtr. 2003)