{"product_id":"aim-sparrow","title":"AIM Sparrow","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"color: #1a1f24; border-bottom: 3px solid #05AA3D; padding-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eAIM Sparrow\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEight switched outputs for the rest of your cockpit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot every cockpit signal is a logic-level button press. Ejections seat actuators, 28v Magnetically held switches, cockpit fans, audio buzzers, etc all need a real relay closing a circuit. Sparrow gives you eight of them on one small board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSparrow is a daughter board for the AIM Sidewinder and AIM Phoenix. It does not need its own Ethernet drop, its own PoE budget, or its own piece of cockpit real estate beyond where it physically mounts. You wire one short I²C cable to a host's peripheral channel and a 12 V supply for the coils, and the board is ready to switch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eWhat you can switch with it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDC loads up to \u003cstrong\u003e5 A at 30 V\u003c\/strong\u003e: cockpit fans, solenoid locks, audio buzzers, warning lamps, stick shakers, vibration motors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAC loads up to \u003cstrong\u003e10 A at 250 V\u003c\/strong\u003e: line-voltage lighting, cockpit climate gear, anything mains-powered that belongs in a sim cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach channel is an isolated SPDT relay with normally-open, normally-closed, and common contacts broken out, so you can wire either polarity of switching logic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eHow it connects\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLogic cable\u003c\/strong\u003e (one 4-pin JST PH connector): I²C and 3.3 V logic supply from a Sidewinder or Phoenix peripheral channel. Plug it into any free I²C channel on your host board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoil power cable\u003c\/strong\u003e (one 2-pin JST PH connector): 12 V input for the relay coils. Comes from the host's 12 V breakout, or a dedicated supply, your choice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs\u003c\/strong\u003e: one screw terminal block per channel for normally-open, normally-closed, and common. Bring your own wire gauge to match your load.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eBuilt to survive cockpit wiring\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse-polarity protection\u003c\/strong\u003e on the 12 V input. Hook the power up backwards and the board sits idle, nothing fries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTransient voltage suppression\u003c\/strong\u003e on the 12 V rail and on the I²C cable, sized for inductive kickback from the very loads Sparrow is built to drive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePer-channel status LED\u003c\/strong\u003e shows you which relay is energized at a glance. No DMM required to debug your wiring.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLogic and load sides are physically isolated\u003c\/strong\u003e through the relay coils. Whatever voltage you put on the contacts cannot reach your I²C bus or the host board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eStacks neatly on your AIM Network\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne Sidewinder handles two Sparrows on its two I²C peripheral channels. One Phoenix handles up to eight. If you need more than that on a single host, you can stack multiple Sparrows on the same channel using the on-board address jumpers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AIM Cockpit Manager spots a connected Sparrow automatically. You name it, assign each relay to whatever cockpit function it switches, and you are done. No firmware to flash. No drivers to install.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eSpecs at a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eChannels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e8 independent SPDT relays\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eContact rating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e5 A at 30 V DC, 10 A at 250 V AC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eContacts broken out\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003eNormally-open, normally-closed, common\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eOutput connector\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003eScrew terminal block per channel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eLogic interface\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003eI²C, 3.3 V CMOS, JST PH 4-pin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eCoil power\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e12 V DC, ~240 mA with all 8 relays energized\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eHost compatibility\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003eAny AIM Sidewinder or Phoenix peripheral channel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eOperating temperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0;\"\u003e0 to 50 °C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eWhat's in the box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne AIM Sparrow relay board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #5a6470; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;\"\u003e12 V supply for the relay coils is not included; most users power Sparrow from their host's 12 V breakout or an existing cockpit 12 V rail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Invictus Cockpit Systems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48603436482660,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/7031\/3572\/files\/signal-2026-06-18-175454.jpg?v=1781846351","url":"https:\/\/invictuscockpits.com\/es\/products\/aim-sparrow","provider":"Invictus Cockpit Systems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}