ARK200 Rugged Keyboard
Overview
Overview
Mission-critical platforms demand input devices that withstand operational environments without interface compromises. The ARK200 delivers full-sized keyboard functionality in a sealed aluminum enclosure qualified to airborne specifications including NVIS backlighting. Hinged mounting options, customizable key configurations and integrated pointing devices address platform-specific requirements while bent and welded aluminum construction resists the bending forces that disable commercial peripherals in tactical environments.
Key features
• Sealed rubber key design – Defeats sand, dust and liquid penetration while maintaining tactile feedback across 10 million cycle lifetime
• NVIS-compatible backlighting – Optional night vision compatibility supports covert operations without compromising cockpit lighting discipline
• Hinged rack mounting – Multiple locking positions enable operator-preferred viewing angles while securing to standard 19″ rack installations
• Application-specific customization – Configurable languages, key force, travel, indicators and integrated trackball or glide pad match exact platform needs
Mission advantage
The ARK200 combines commercial keyboard familiarity with environmental qualification and mounting flexibility that standard peripherals can’t survive in tactical platforms.
Applications
Operational domains
• Fixed & Rotary Wing Aircraft
• Naval & Maritime Vessels
• Military Ground Vehicles
Mission use cases
• Command & Control
• Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR)
• Mission Planning & Rehearsal
• Network Operations
• Tactical Data Links
• Electronic Warfare
Specifications
| Unit Description | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 15.8” x 9.0 ”x 2.1” Typical (Can be customized) |
| Weight | ~4.5 lbs |
| Power Consumption | 1W Typical |
| Keyboard | Rubber over Buttons, Sealed, Travel Keys, Select Language (Customizable) |
| Interface | USB, RS-232 or PS2 |
| Keys | Backlit and Dimmable, or NVIS as Option |
| Actuation Force | 200 Grams |
| Key Travel | 0.055 Inches |
| Key Lifetime | 10 Million Cycles |
| Pointing Device | Sealed Micro Joy Stick |
| Other | Customizations And Adaptations Available On Request |
| Environmental | |
|---|---|
| Meets, but not limited to, the Following Specifications | |
| Operating Temp | -40°C to +55°C, 71°C for 30 minutes |
| Storage Temp | -57°C to +85°C |
| Shock | 40g, 11msec |
| Vibration | 30 Min Sine On Random, MIL-810E, Method 514.4, Proc 1, Cat 4 |
| EMI/EMC | Full suite of MIL-STD-461E Performed |
| Altitude | 50k ft Operational |
| Salt Fog, Sand/Dust | MIL-STD-810F, Method 510.4, Proc I & II |
| Humidity | 100% Condensing, MIL-STD-810G, Method 507.5 |
