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For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

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  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
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  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
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Merlin Achieves FAA Approval for Custom Remote Data Concentrator; Progresses the Development and Certification of the Merlin Pilot

The FAA’s TSO authorization confirms that Merlin’s RDC meets rigorous safety and performance standards for both civil and military aircraft platforms

Merlin, the leading developer of safe, autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization for its custom Remote Data Concentrator (RDC), developed in collaboration with Shadin Avionics. This FAA approval supports Merlin’s ability to create certified advanced automation for an aircraft platform, and marks a significant milestone in the ongoing flight test campaign of its certification-ready autonomy platform.

Designed to support the Merlin Pilot’s advanced automation capabilities, the RDC ingests analog data from existing and new aircraft sensors, converts it to a digital format, and transmits it to Merlin’s flight control computers. Merlin collaborated closely with Shadin Avionics to define the system, hardware, and design specifications. Receiving the FAA’s TSO authorization confirms that Merlin’s custom RDC meets rigorous airworthiness standards for both civil and military aviation applications, and once certified, is adaptable for various aircraft types and classes, including the C-130J and the KC-135.

"Our team is meeting technical milestones regularly, which significantly advances the Merlin Pilot toward certification while enhancing aviation safety and efficiency," said Matt George, CEO and founder of Merlin. "The FAA’s authorization of our RDC is a major achievement in our Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) program, reinforcing the strength of our collaboration with Shadin Avionics and our commitment to the highest aviation standards. This approval is a critical step toward integrating safe and reliable autonomy into both civil and military airspace."

About Merlin

Merlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, Merlin is scaling alongside our customers to begin leveraging autonomy today to solve some of aviation’s biggest challenges. To learn more, visit www.merlinlabs.com or follow us on X @merlinaero.

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