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Scalable, rack-mount MicroTCA box
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.: Ensemble 2000 One European vendor recently revealed that their robust 1,500 unit MicroTCA backlog demonstrates the market’s keen interest in using Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) COTS boards, but in a smaller and complete rack-mount chassis. Mercury Computer’s Ensemble 2000 MicroTCA platform is...
iPhone-sized SBC defines portable power
General Micro Systems, Inc.: Atom XPC40x & XP40x Weighing a mere 1/3 pound and sized similarly to an iPhone, the Atom XPC40x by General Micro Systems is the company’s latest rugged mil/aero all-in-one SBC. Sporting a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom with 512 KB of cache, the 3.5" x 2.5" x 0.5" module comes in air- (“XP”) and conduction-...
OFDM FPGA core
Sundance DSP Inc.: FC300 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is the core of most broadband wireless waveforms, including Wi-Fi, cellular, and other spread-spectrum implementations. Available as an FPGA IP core targeting a Xilinx XC5VSX95T, the FC300 core took Sundance DSP considerable time to develop...
3U OpenVPX GbE switch
Kontron: VX3910 The verdict’s in, folks: Ethernet is the winner. So it’s no wonder that more defense systems than ever use Ethernet as the high-speed conduit on- and off-board. Kontron’s Gigabit Ethernet Switch VX3910 performs enterprise-class switching functionality on 28 ports. It also ha...
Riding the rails with this DC/DC converter
Martek Power: MBRH Series Defense integrators utilize COTS products from whichever industry meets their needs, including automotive and railway transportation. We think the Martek MBRH Series of railway DC/DC converters might have some applicability in mil apps, especially in “big iron” vetronics chassis....
In the fast lane: PICMG style
WIN Enterprises Inc.: MB-80100 When WIN Enterprises incarnated its MB-80100 SHB, it undoubtedly had high performance on its mind. Evidentiary support includes the SHB’s PICMG 1.3 style design, facilitating twin Intel Westmere and Nehalem multicore processors. Case in point: MB-80100 supports quad- and six-core West...
GUI for every device
Blue Water Embedded: Prism  Graphical user interfaces have become expected on most devices these days, and we’ve all had the displeasure of trying to interpret complicated commands using a few buttons and a measly three LEDs. A GUI proves a rich experience, as long as the CPU/chipset can drive an LCD (or equival...
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Michael Kreeger (Kreeger Research); Brian Durwood (Impulse Accelerated Technologies)
Floating-point math is increasingly necessary for 10/10ths accuracy in high-performance computing. Because hardware resources are not infinite for most of us, an understanding of practical approaches such as using math.h library functions for floating-point designs on FPGAs becomes integral.
David French (Kontron)
A broad range of embedded computing form factor options matches diverse airframe size and mission requirements for todayís UAVs and UASs.
Military/Aerospace → August 2010
Sharon Hess (Asst. Managing Editor)
A roundup of recent military embedded industry bends and trends, including: Lockheed Martin technologies on the move, VITA keeps its track shoes on, Raytheon SDB program weaponry to take flight, Navy issues ìurgent procurementî of Counter RCIED
David W. Lee (Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems)
Network-centricity and recent advances in high-speed serial fabric technologies, along with legacy device bridging methodologies, enable highly flexible UAV system architectures to meet the rapidly changing demands of the 21st century battlefield, while shortening time-to-market and mitigating risks.
Chris A. Ciufo (Editor)
A three-month VITA survey says VPX is going to do well, though VME isnít going away anytime soon. [Editor's note: For further study, check out VMEnow (www.vmenow.com) and our VPX microsite (http://channels.opensystemsmedia.com/VPX)].
Staff (Ethernet Direct)
Information system integration plays a crucial role in military operations. To allow the command center to have every piece of information needed for analyzing, decision-making, and command-delivering processes, Ethernet connectivity is required to process the information from remote sites to the control center.
Chris A. Ciufo (Editor)
Acquisitions expand the two defense companies' value as they use more COTS hardware.
Dr. James A. DeBardelaben (IvySys Technologies, LLC)
Confronted by rapidly evolving threats, the DoD can look to COTS-based rapid prototyping of cost-effective, high-performance Digital Signal Processing systems to meet stringent Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) constraints and mission objectives for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations.
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