{"product_id":"aim-phoenix","title":"AIM Phoenix","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"color: #1a1f24; border-bottom: 3px solid #05AA3D; padding-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eAIM Phoenix\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe I²C hub for instrument-heavy sections.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoenix is the AIM Network board for the part of the cockpit that lives in front of you: gauges, MFDs, segmented displays, caution panels, and any other instrument that speaks I²C. It hands you eight independent I²C channels, each on its own connector, with a dedicated bus for each instrument. Wire your instruments to their own channels and they never have to fight over a shared bus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike every AIM board, Phoenix runs on a single Ethernet cable. The same cable carries the data and the power, so the only thing your instrument panel needs from you is one Cat 5e drop back to the PoE switch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eWho Phoenix is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the section you are working on is mostly switches and knobs, the Sidewinder is the board you want. If you're work of the day is mostly instruments, segmented displays, and gauges, Phoenix is the one. A typical heavy-instrument zone like a Main Instrument Panel  gets a single Phoenix to drive every display, plus a Sidewinder nearby for whatever switches and knobs share the area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eWhat you can plug in\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e8 I²C peripheral channels\u003c\/strong\u003e, each on its own 4-pin JST PH header. Channels are electrically independent through an on-board mux, so two instruments with the same I²C address can run side by side without conflicts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16 digital inputs\u003c\/strong\u003e for the few buttons and switches that live alongside the instruments. Wire a contact to ground and Phoenix reads it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoE in\u003c\/strong\u003e. Plug into a PoE switch and Phoenix powers up. No DC bus to plan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthernet management LEDs\u003c\/strong\u003e built into the network jack for link and activity at a glance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eDesigned for cable runs in the cockpit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCockpits are not breadboards. Cables run two meters across the panel, get jostled, get touched, and sometimes get static-zapped. Phoenix is designed around that:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach I²C channel runs at the standard 100 kHz with 2.2 kΩ pullups, giving you healthy timing margin across a typical 1.5 to 2 m cable to the instrument.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESD protection on every external connector pin, rated to the same ±15 kV contact discharge spec the rest of the AIM line uses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1500 Vrms isolation between the Ethernet path and the cockpit-side circuitry, so a PoE injector glitch stays on its own side of the board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you need to reach an instrument further than 2 m away, add a small I²C bus extender at the instrument end. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003ePairs with the rest of the AIM Network\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoenix is the same network citizen as every other AIM board. The Cockpit Manager software running on your sim PC discovers it on first power-up and walks you through the same setup wizard: name the board, pick which panels it owns, assign the wired inputs. Save and you are done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirmware updates land over the network. You will not have to crawl inside your sim or take it apart to plug in a USB cable to update your instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eSetup in plain English\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlug Ethernet into a PoE switch. Phoenix powers up and announces itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe AIM Cockpit Manager spots it on the network. You name the board and pick the instruments it drives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWire each instrument to its own I²C channel. The Manager handles addressing and routing for you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\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;\"\u003eI²C peripheral channels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e8 independent, 4-pin JST PH headers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eI²C speed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e100 kHz standard mode, 2.2 kΩ pullups 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;\"\u003eMax cable run\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e1.5 to 2 m per channel without extenders\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eDigital inputs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e16 contact-closure channels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003ePower\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003ePower over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af\/at), 12.95 W max\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eNetwork\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e10\/100 Ethernet, auto-MDIX\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eOperating temperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e0 to 50 °C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eWorks with\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0;\"\u003eAIM Cockpit Manager software (Windows)\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 Phoenix instrument hub\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Invictus Cockpit Systems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48603144716388,"sku":null,"price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/7031\/3572\/files\/signal-2026-06-18-175509.jpg?v=1781846412","url":"https:\/\/invictuscockpits.com\/fr\/products\/aim-phoenix","provider":"Invictus Cockpit Systems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}