VPX3U-AGRW014 Processing Card

The VPX3U-AGRW014 Processing Card from Mistral is a state-of-the-art Direct RF 3U VPX Module, designed for high-speed signal processing in Radar, SIGINT (Signals Intelligence), and Electronic Warfare (EW) applications. Built around the Altera^®Agilex^® 9 Direct RF FPGA, this SOSA-aligned Altera Direct RF Module delivers industry-leading performance for mission-critical defense and aerospace applications.

Direct RF 3U VPX Module Capabilities

The VPX3U-AGRW014 Processing Card achieves up to 64 GSps Direct RF performance, setting a new standard for low-latency, high-bandwidth computing. Powered by the Altera^®Agilex^® 9 Direct RF FPGA, it integrates Quad A53 ARM cores and wideband data converters, ensuring superior signal fidelity and processing efficiency. With Intel’s 10nm SuperFin technology, the module supports transceiver rates up to 58 Gbps, enabling ultra-low latency and high data throughput.

Designed for multi-mission flexibility, the Direct RF 3U VPX Module supports 40Gb Ethernet, VITA 46 high-speed VPX connectors, and a customizable Analog Interface Mezzanine Site, allowing seamless system integration. Optimized for Intel Quartus Prime Pro 24.2, it provides enhanced programming capabilities, streamlined FPGA design, and debugging support, making it an ideal choice for mission-critical defense and aerospace applications.

The VPX3U-AGRW014 Direct RF 3U VPX Module is engineered to meet the demanding requirements of next-generation defense and aerospace applications. Its high-speed processing capabilities make it an ideal solution for Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, Radar, and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), where real-time data processing and ultra-low latency are critical. With its advanced signal processing architecture, the module ensures superior performance in complex mission environments.

Beyond defense, this Altera Direct RF Module is also optimized for high-end test and measurement equipment, 5G/6G wireless communication infrastructure, and space-based signal processing. Its SOSA-aligned, OpenVPX-compliant design provides seamless integration into multi-mission systems, ensuring scalability, flexibility, and interoperability across various high-performance computing platforms.

Unparalleled Performance in a Compact Form Factor

The VPX3U-AGRW014 Direct RF 3U VPX Module delivers unmatched Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaPC) benefits, making it an ideal solution for real-time data processing in defense, aerospace, and high-speed communications. Ready to integrate high-performance signal processing into your mission-critical systems? Contact Mistral today to learn more about the VPX3U-AGRW014 Altera Direct RF Module.

6U VPX Digital Signal Processor

The Digital Signal Processor (DSP) is a 6U VPX Module powered by the Altera Agilex-F series FPGA from Mistral, designed for high-performance signal processing in mission-critical applications. Engineered specifically for RADAR systems and other advanced defense technologies, the DSP card is optimized for intensive data throughput and real-time processing. Its rugged construction ensures dependable operation in harsh and extreme environments, adhering to stringent defense and aerospace standards.

The Digital Signal Processor (DSP) offers advanced features tailored to meet the demands of mission-critical signal processing. With 1G Ethernet and 24 channels of 10G Ethernet, it ensures exceptional networking speed and efficiency, which are vital for real-time operations. The x16 PCIe (Gen 3) interface supports high-speed data exchange, while the DDR4 memory with Fly-By topology provides swift and reliable access to data for intensive tasks.

Built for rugged environments, the DSP employs conduction cooling, enabling consistent performance across a wide operating range of – 40 deg C to +85 deg C, making it ideal for defense and aerospace deployments. It supports Linux OS, allowing seamless software integration, and provides remote software updates, ensuring easy maintenance and reduced downtime during field operations. The DSP consumes less than 100W, delivering powerful performance with energy efficiency, positioning it as the perfect solution for sophisticated RADAR and defense systems requiring reliability and speed.

This high-performance DSP card delivers unmatched reliability and efficiency, meeting the needs of modern defense systems with its versatile connectivity, robust thermal management, and energy-efficient design.

Wind River eLxr Pro – Commercial Enterprise Linux

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, enterprises face the challenge of bridging the gap between far-edge systems generating data and core data centers aggregating and analyzing it. eLxr Pro, a Commercial Enterprise Linux for the Cloud-to-Edge, emerges as the ultimate solution for organizations seeking a seamless, scalable, and secure operating system that optimizes edge-to-cloud deployments. Designed with mission-critical workloads in mind, eLxr Pro provides the confidence of enterprise-grade support and tools for data-intensive applications like AI, ML, and computer vision.

eLxr Pro is a commercial-grade Linux distribution built on the robust foundation of eLxr, a Debian-based operating system tailored for modern edge and cloud environments. By combining traditional installation methods with innovative, distro-to-order tools, eLxr Pro addresses the unique challenges of edge-to-cloud deployments. It offers enterprises a unified tech stack that ensures consistency, reliability, and high performance across a wide spectrum of use cases.

As industries increasingly adopt edge compute solutions, existing enterprise systems often lag behind in meeting the demand for agility and rapid innovation. eLxr Pro bridges this gap, enabling organizations to accelerate their technological adoption while maintaining security, compliance, and performance standards. Whether deploying edge devices, intelligent gateways, or regional data centers, eLxr Pro simplifies operations and enhances infrastructure scalability.

eLxr Pro is available for two deployment types, servers and edge devices. It supports eLxr-based solutions optimized for high performance, small attack surface, hardened security features, certifications, and ruggedized attributes when deployed commercially.

eLxr Server Pro

Ideal for public cloud, regional data centers, distributed cloud, and intelligent edge deployments, eLxr Server Pro is tailored for enterprises seeking high-performance solutions with minimal latency and robust security.

eLxr Edge Pro

Perfect for embedded devices, intelligent sensors, intelligent gateways, and on-premises edge deployments, eLxr Edge Pro ensures optimized performance for resource-constrained environments while maintaining a hardened security posture.

eLxr Pro empowers organizations to scale their operations while maintaining flexibility and cost efficiency, eliminating vendor lock-in with its open-source foundation. It enhances security through proactive updates, safeguards against emerging threats, and ensures compliance with industry regulations. With seamless compatibility across ecosystems, eLxr Pro simplifies integration, optimizes resource allocation, and extends the lifecycle of distributed infrastructure and edge devices. Designed for scalability and regulatory assurance, it is the perfect choice for enterprises looking to innovate confidently and manage their edge-to-cloud deployments effectively.

Intel Arria 10 6U Processing Card

The Intel Arria Processing Card from Mistral is a sophisticated 6U Double Euro card-based Processing Card, designed specifically for outdoor Radar applications. With Intel® Arria® 10 FPGA at its core, the Intel Arria Processing Card features a Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 HPS core, embedded high-speed transceivers, and a hard memory controller.

The Intel Arria 10 6U Processing Card integrates cutting-edge technology and capabilities essential for high-performance operations. Ethernet and QSPI Flash components ensure reliable and efficient data communication and storage. The embedded transceiver is capable of clock speeds up to 17.4 Gbps for chip-to-chip connections and up to 12.5 Gbps for backplane connections, facilitating ultra-fast data transfer. The Ping Pong Memory Architecture, used for data reordering and corner-turning, enhances data processing efficiency and speed.

The Intel Arria 10 6U Processing Card is engineered to meet IEC60297 and stringent environmental specifications and standards. It delivers optimal performance, power efficiency, and a small form factor, making it ideal for a broad array of applications such as communications, aerospace, military, and automotive among others. The Processing Card is also available in a 6U VPX form factor.

Convection-conduction Cooled Chassis

Rugged convection-conduction cooled VPX/OpenVPX Architecture chassis
designed for aerospace and defense applications.

VPX/VME Liquid-cooled Chassis

GNAT Pro (Enterprise)

GNAT Pro Enterprise product from Adacpre supports Ada, C and C++ and offers a suite of tools and libraries for developing large, mission-critical applications. Companies worldwide have come to depend on AdaCore’s products and expertise in developing, verifying and maintaining their software. Our technology is upgraded annually, with many of the enhancements based on customer suggestions.

GNAT Pro Enterprise uses a common code generator to support all versions of Ada (from Ada 83 through Ada 2012), as well as C (including C11) and C++ (including C++17). With its full spectrum of program development and verification tools, coupled with expert support, AdaCore can serve as a “one stop shop” for your programming needs.

In addition to all the tools and libraries that you need, we have a variety of add-ons to kick your workflow up to the next level.

Development Environments
The control panel for your software projects is GNAT Studio or GNATbench (Eclipse plug-in) Integrated Development Environment. These intuitive and adaptable IDEs are easy to learn but offer advanced capabilities to support evolving project needs.

Library and Components
In addition to the Ada 2012 predefined environment, GNAT Pro Enterprise supplies a number of libraries specific to GNAT. These include packages for string handling, searching and sorting, hash tables, socket support, input-output, and more.

Testing and Analysis Tools
The toolsuite include a configurable reformatter / pretty printer, a program metrics generator, a visual debugger, a code navigator, a test case generator, and more.

HSR10 10GbE Network Attached Storage

Modern military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms produce vast amounts of highly sensitive data that need to be captured and securely stored without compromising performance.

System designers need to ensure that data capture systems can handle huge amounts of data without interruption. This 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) based network attached storage (NAS) device has two 10 GbE ports and two layers of full disk encryption (FDE) in a single device. Both encryption layers are Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Certifiable and are fully operational in a single chassis, mitigating schedule, cost, and program risk.

The High-Speed Recorder 10 (HSR10) is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) high-speed network recorder and NAS device for use in 10 GbE architectures that demand high data throughput. Network clients can use the HSR10 10GbE Network Attached Storage to store sensor and maintenance data and retrieve mission and digital map data. The NAS device allows clients to capture, store securely, and retrieve files at fast throughput rates with two layers of encryption. Supporting industry standard NAS protocols like NFS, CIFS, FTP, TFTP, and HTTP, HSR10 10GbE Network Attached Storage enables clients to use different operating systems (Linux®, VxWorks®, Windows®, etc.) or central processing units (CPU) (PowerArchitecture®, Intel®, Arm®, etc.), which permits system design flexibility.

The HSR10 delivers high-speed data-at-rest (DAR) storage for 10 GbE networks, ensuring rapid data throughput and enhanced security with dual-layer encryption.

HSR40 CC – 40GbE Network Attached Storage

Modern aerospace and military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, some incorporating hundreds of cameras and sensors, are generating an unprecedented amount of highly sensitive data that must be captured and securely stored without compromising performance. As an increasing number of high performance sensors are used, system designers need to ensure that the data capture system can cope with the large amounts of data they produce. With two multi-core Intel® Xeon® D processors and two 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports, the HSR40 can handle the most demanding sensor recording applications.

The processor runs a Linux operating system and supports the HSR40 data recording and storage application. The HSR40 processors can easily absorb the incoming data and redirect it to the persistent storage media, using 3rd generation PCI Express® (PCIe), enabling the efficient movement of all the data. By keeping the data as PCIe (instead of converting it to SATA), the data can be directly pipelined over the backplane to the PCIe-based non-volatile memory expres(NVMe) solid state drives (SSD).

To mitigate system bottlenecks, the HSR40 utilizes high-speed, high-density NVMe SSDs. This type of memory is widely supported today, with commercial applications driving demand for increased performance and capacity. The SSDs are installed onto two Removable Memory Blades (RMB), each with a maximum capacity of 20 TB. The RMBs allow for quick data off-loading for post mission analysis. The RMB has been designed for long program life with 10,000 insertion cycle connectors. Deployable Format Featuring a low profile design, the HSR40 betwork attached storage can be installed on deployed platforms using multiple mounting options. Power is provided by a MIL-STD-704 compliant 28VDC supply for mobile applications. Removable storage can be accessed easily from behind a hinged door on the front panel.

DTS3: 3-Slot Rugged Network Attached File Server

The Data Transport System 3-slot (DTS3) is a rugged Network Attached Storage (NAS) file server for use in mobile vehicles, field ground stations, and aircraft. The DTS3 is easily integrated into network-centric systems providing an easy-to-use, turn-key, rugged Network File Server (NFS). The 3-slot rugged Network Attached file server houses three Removable Memory Cartridges (RMC) that provide a quick offload of data. The RMC can be easily removed from one DTS3 and installed into any other DTS3 providing full data transfer seamlessly between one or more networks in separate locations (e.g. ground-vehicle-ground).

Modern vehicles, aircraft, and systems are predominantly built on a network-centric architecture, with Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) operating at 1.25 Gb/s as the backbone. Ethernet’s widespread adoption is driven by strong industry support across both hardware and software.

With a network switch (or redundant switches) in the middle of the system, any network-enabled device can communicate with any other similar device. NAS, like the DTS3, enables any client to retrieve stored data or save newly captured data. A NAS provides size, weight, and power (SWaP) advantages by negating the need for storage in each computer, display, or management device. These network clients can use the DTS3 network attached file server to store sensor or maintenance data and to retrieve the latest mission and digital map data and can be different operating systems (Linux, VxWorks, Windows, etc) or CPU’s as long as they support industry-standard protocols like NFS, CIFS, FTP, or HTTP.

This product is not subject to the USA International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) controls (US EAR export controls applies).

DTS1X

Establish secure, fast data transfer and protect data-at-rest without interruption or compromise of system performance with the DTS1X Network attached storage device. Data capture systems on modern military vehicles must be capable of processing massive volumes of data without interruption. The DTS1X is a rugged ready to deploy data-at-rest network attached file server that supports a 10 GbE interface with removable memory and two layers of encryption.

The secure small form factor DTS1X stores and protects large amounts of classified data on manned and unmanned vehicles, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV), unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), and intelligence surveillance reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. The DTS1X offers two layers of full disk encryption (FDE) in a single device that is Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) optimized and ready to deploy. The device will be Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) approved in 2024.

The DTS1X Network attached storage device is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) network attached storage (NAS) device for use in 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) architectures that demand high data throughput. Network clients can use the DTS1X to store sensor and maintenance data and retrieve mission and digital map data.

The network-attached storage device allows clients to efficiently capture, securely store, and rapidly retrieve files, featuring dual-layer encryption for enhanced security. Support of industry standard NAS protocols like NFS, CIFS, FTP, TFTP, and HTTP enable clients to use different operating systems (Linux®, VxWorks®, Windows®, etc.) or central processing units (CPU) (Power Architecture®, Intel®, Arm®, etc.), which permits system design flexibility.

The rugged DTS1X is easily integrated into network-centric systems and houses one removable memory cartridge (XRM). The XRM can be rapidly removed from one DTS1X and installed into any other DTS1X providing full, seamless data transfer between one or more networks in separate locations (e.g. from ground to vehicle to ground), providing quick data offloading.

MPMC-9365

The Multi-Platform Mission Computer MPMC-9365 mission computer is a leading-edge, flexible and rugged processing system that can be readily configured to meet any military or aerospace requirement. The MPMC-9365 is an integrated information processing system, providing complete hardware and software solutions. The MPMC-9365 rugged multi platform mission computer leverages Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) technology in application-specific requirements to provide a high-performance, state-of-the-art computing solution.

The MPMC-9365 mission computer, built with reliable Curtiss-Wright COTS products, provides an affordable, low-risk computing solution designed to withstand the harsh environments of various military and commercial applications. Circuit cards installed in the system enclosure are isolated from external environmental conditions such as humidity, dust and sand. Cooling is accomplished by thermal transfer between the card edges of the conduction-cooled 3U VPX cards and the sidewalls of the system enclosure, heat is rejected to the environment through air blown down the outside of the side walls by the integral speed-controlled fan. EMI filters and gaskets are employed for system security and increased reliability.

The MPMC-9365 mission computer delivers robust processing power through multiple 3U OpenVPX single-board computers (SBCs) featuring Intel Core i7 3rd Generation (Ivy Bridge) Quad-Core processors. Additionally, the MPMC-9365-0001 variant supports two VPX3-530 3U VPX modules, equipped with AMD Virtex-7 FPGA and 4GS/s ADC/DAC capabilities.

MPMC-961x 6U

Packaged in an ultra-compact chassis, the MPMC-961x Application Ready COTS rugged integrated system is the perfect solution to modularly expand capabilities on any system. The slim three-inch profile of the MPMC-961x system enables the unit to easily slide into available nooks on platforms making it ideal for space-constrained applications such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

The MPMC-961x rugged system is enclosed in a rugged chassis designed to withstand the harsh environments of military and aerospace applications; this single-slot chassis is designed to operate reliability in a multitude of conditions including extreme temperatures, shock, vibration, EMI, input power, and many more.

Optimal system cooling is ensured via thermal transfer between card edges of its conduction-cooled 6U card and the side walls of the system enclosure. EMI filters and gaskets are also employed for system security and increased reliability.

The MPMC-961x 6U modular system can be configured with a variety of boards from Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions’ embedded computing library depending on your system requirements; the MPMC-961x is a perfect system solution whether you need general processing, Ethernet switching, video processing, and more.

The MPMC-961x mission computer can accommodate one 6U card and support up to two PMC cards (two PMC hosted by the processor card). One of the strengths of the MPMC-961x is its flexibility. Its open architecture provides unmatched versatility allowing the system to be configured with numerous feature combinations to meet specific program requirements. Two potential system configurations for the MPMC-961x, one as a Gigabit Ethernet module and the other as a high-performance processing module.

MPMC-965x

The Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions MPMC-965x family of 6U 5-slot systems are leading edge, flexible and rugged processing systems that can be readily configured to meet the needs of any military or aerospace requirements, from benign laboratory to harsh avionics environments. The MPMC-965x is an integrated information processing system, providing complete hardware and software solutions.

The MPMC-965x leverages Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) technology in application-specific requirements to provide a high- performance, state-of-the-art computing solution. By utilizing tried and tested Curtiss-Wright COTS products, the MPMC-965x is an affordable low-risk computing system.

The MPMC-965x is a rugged computer designed to fill multiple roles in air and land vehicles. This Integrated information processing system is a packaged COTS solution that can greatly reduce up front development costs and through achieving economies of scale in production, reduces recurring costs while meeting the I/O, performance and environmental requirements of the system.

The MPMC-965x achieves these challenging goals through high-quality engineering and designing for the future. The MPMC-965x is a modular system consisting of multiple VPX, VME or VXS backplanes, front connector interfaces, front panels, sidewalls, single board computers (SBCs) and X/PMCs (depending on selected SBC). Besides these components that already have multiple implementations, the power supply of this integrated information processing system is modular and may have multiple implementations in the future.

The MPMC-965x is a 5-slot, 6U system that accommodates VPX, VME, or VXS form factors. The MPMC-965x supports up to five SBCs (or PMC carrier cards), 12 X/PMC modules (depending on the selected SBC), and one integrated fiber switch, all housed in a liquid-flow-through cooled chassis. The MPMC-965x can be configured to support both Power Architecture and Intel-based SBCs.

MPMC-9366

The MPMC-9366 Multi-purpose Modular Computer is a flexible, high-performance RF processing system packaged in a rugged enclosure for military and aerospace environments deployment.

The system has six ADC channels of up to 4 GS/s and up to two 4 GS/s DAC channels backed by Xilinx FPGA data processing. A Power Architecture-based single-board computer (SBC) provides control and additional processing, connected using PC Express (PCIe) over a 3U VPX backplane.

The The MPMC-9366 Multi-purpose Modular Computer consists of four Curtiss-Wright VPX3-530 3U VPX Dual Transceiver modules, a Curtiss-Wright VPX3-131 Freescale P4080 SBC, and a Curtiss-Wright XCLK1 low-phase noise clock generator.

The system enclosure provides environmental protection for the conduction-cooled processing modules. The integral aerospace fan can provide sufficient cooling to support an ambient temperature of up to +71°C, while internal heaters support a cold start to -51°C. The system is powered by a 28VDC power supply unit (PSU) capable of supporting 400W with 50 ms holdup and includes power and signal conditioning to meet the most demanding EMC requirements.

The enclosure of the MPMC-9366 Multi-purpose Modular Computer is designed to support mounting using an ARINC-404A ½ ATR tray with blind-mate guide pins and J-hook hold-downs. A companion ½ ATR tray is also available.

MPMC-9366, high-performance RF processing system, also supports a removable storage module that contains and protects a 2.5” rugged SSD. The Removable Media Cartridge (RMC) of this multi-purpose modular computer incorporates a 100 k insertion connector to support frequent removal reliably, for example, to download sensor data.

The MPMC-9366 high-performance RF processing system is designed for flexible backplane connectivity. In its current configuration, it features an open 3U VPX slot, allowing for expanded I/O capabilities.

MPMC-9337

The MPMC-9337 packs high-performance Intel® and NVIDIA® processing into a highly rugged 3U OpenVPX™ chassis, hitting the sweet spot for deployed GPGPU-based signal/image processing applications that require additional onboard processing power, but must limit their size, weight and space (SWaP) burdens.

System designers often seek a compact, lightweight mission computer that balances just the right amount of compute horsepower with the smallest possible SWaP requirement. The MPMC-9337 3U VPX Mission Computer uses advanced packaging techniques to integrate the latest 3U VPX Intel-based single board computers (SBC), such as the VPX3-1220 and VPX3-1260, as well as NVIDIA Turing™ GPGPU in a rugged enclosure measuring in at only 250 cubic inches.

With the ability to operate and survive external temperatures of 71°C, and achieve full performance at temperatures in excess of 55°C using cold-plate cooling, the MPMC-9337 enables system designers to implement and deploy a highly capable processing system without the need for fans, vehicle-supplied air, liquid, or other demands from the vehicle.

The MPMC-9337 High-Performance Mission Computer is built for high data rate communications, integrating the XMC-E01 Quad-Channel 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface module, which provides four 10GBASE-SR Ethernet ports.

Find balance with a flexible configuration
The MIL-grade, rugged three-slot 3U OpenVPX mission computer comes ready “out-of-the-box” to support compute-intensive GPGPU-driven applications, including cognitive signal and image processing. The MPMC-9337 high-performance mission computer can be readily configured to meet the requirements of any military or aerospace environment, from laboratory to harsh deployed ground vehicle environments.

Parvus DuraCOR 313

The Parvus DuraCOR 313 is an ultra-small form factor rugged embedded computer based on a low-power, quad-core Intel Atom x6400E Series (Elkhart Lake) processor equipped with unparalleled modularity for add-on I/O cards and data storage in a fanless IP67-rated miniature design.

Featuring MIL-performance circular connectors and industrial temperature components, this rugged Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) processor is an ideal x86 mission computing solution for size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) sensitive vehicle, airborne, industrial, manned, and unmanned vehicle and sensor applications. Optimized for high-performance energy-efficient processing and as a migration path for the legacy DuraCOR 311, the new 313 USFF rugged embedded computer boasts significant CPU, GPU, memory, security, and networking performance improvements, including up to 16GB DDR RAM, 64GB EMMC on-board storage, 11th gen Intel HD Graphics, integrated CAN 2.0 / CAN FD interfaces, TPM security module, and low-latency Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) support.

The ultra-reliable and modular design of the DuraCOR 313 USFF rugged embedded computer features high mechanical robustness and I/O flexibility to meet the needs of industrial, military and aerospace platforms. This modular open systems approach (MOSA)-based unit features an extended temperature Intel-based Computer-on-Module (COM) tightly integrated with a non-volatile Flash Solid State Disk (SSD) and system carrier board, which provides up to three slots for optional add-on Mini-PCIe I/O modules (to add CANbus, 1553, ARINC429, other databus interfaces).

The unit integrates on-board eMMC Flash and supports an internal mSATA SSD, as well as optional removable 2.5” SATA SSD storage for high-capacity storage, data logging, and information assurance requirements. Like other DuraCOR models, the 313 can leverage a large ecosystem of rugged COTS Mini-PCIe modules together with Curtiss-Wright’s responsive, cost-competitive application engineering services to minimize program risk, cost and schedule impact for customer-tailored Modified COTS (MCOTS) variants.
With military-grade ruggedization for harsh embedded environments, the Parvus DuraCOR 313 is well suited for operation on-board civil and military aircraft and tactical/combat/industrial vehicle platforms.

Extensive qualification testing is planned to validate its robustness under MILSTD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-704 and RTCA/DO-160 conditions for environmental, power and EMI (thermal, shock, vibration, dust, water, humidity, altitude, power spikes/surges, conducted/radiated emissions and susceptibility). In addition, optional 50 ms power hold-up capabilities are supported for MIL-STD-704 aircraft power switch-over requirements.

Parvus DuraCOR 312

The Parvus DuraCOR 312 is an ultra-small form factor (USFF) modular mission computer built around the high-performance, yet power efficient NVIDIA Jetson TX2i supercomputer-on-a module integrated in a miniature rugged chassis with MIL-grade high-density connectors. Combining powerful NVIDIA Pascal/CUDA-core GPU signal processing with 64-bit Armv8 heterogeneous multi-processing (HMP) for size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) sensitive mobile, airborne, ground, manned and unmanned vehicle and sensor platforms, the unit integrates a massively parallel, many-core architecture boasting one of the highest computing FLOPS-per-watt architectures on the market. Thanks to the units Pascal GPU architecture (supporting Max-Q and Max-P dynamic energy profiles), larger memory bandwidth, and support for CANbus, the DuraCOR 312 USFF modular mission computer can deliver up to twice the performance or power efficiency of TX1-based systems together with native vehicle bus interfaces. This Small form factor modular mission computer also deliver an unparalleled modular system design, boasting multiple Mini-PCIe I/O card slots, high-speed M.2 internal storage, removable SATA Flash SSD capabilities, and an aerospace-grade power supply supporting 50ms power hold-up in a fanless IP67-rated mechanical package designed for wide temperatures and harsh shock and vibration, along with ECC memory for mitigation against single event upsets at high altitudes.

While the low-power Parvus DuraCOR 312 is miniature in size, this rugged COTS mission computer LRU packs performance with six (6) Armv8 processor cores and 256 Pascal/CUDA-core GPU along with multiple add-on I/O and storage expansion options to support additional vetronics/avionics interfaces beyond its already comprehensive set of base I/O (which include Ethernet, CAN, serial, USB, DIO and video ports). The unit comes with on-board eMMC Flash and supports an optional internal M.2 SSD (NVMe/SATA), as well as optional removable 2.5 SATA SSD storage for high capacity storage and information assurance requirements. Like other DuraCOR models, the 312 USFF modular mission computer leverages both an ecosystem of rugged COTS Mini-PCIe modules (including MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC429 avionics databus interfaces) and Curtiss-Wrights responsive, cost-competitive application engineering services to deliver Modified COTS (MCOTS) variants quickly and without a traditional NRE fee.

With military-grade ruggedization to extend Jetson TX2i operation, the DuraCOR 312 is designed to operate reliably in extremely harsh environments, making it well suited on-board civil and military aircraft and vehicle platforms. Extensive qualification testing is pending to MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-461F, MIL-STD-1275D, MIL-STD-704F and RTCA/DO-160G conditions for environmental, power and EMI (thermal, shock, vibration, dust, water, humidity, altitude, power spikes/surges, conducted/radiated emissions and susceptibility). In addition, optional 50 ms power hold-up capabilities are supported for MIL-STD-704F aircraft power switch-over requirements.

Parvus DuraCOR 311

The Parvus DuraCOR 311 is an ultra-small form factor (USFF) rugged embedded computer/controller based on a low-power, quad-core Intel Atom E3845 (Bay Trail-I) processor equipped with a rugged Flash disk and PCIe-Mini Card I/O expansion slots. Featuring a fanless IP67 design with MIL-performance connectors and extended temperature operation (-40 to +71ºC), this miniature multi-core rugged Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) processor is an optimal x86 mission computing solution for size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) sensitive vehicle, airborne, industrial, manned and unmanned vehicle and sensor applications. Optimized for high performance energy efficient processing, the Parvus DuraCOR 311 small form factor rugged embedded computer boasts a quad-core 64-bit Intel Architecture (IA) CPU with integrated Intel HD Graphics and a full complement of standard vetronics I/O interfaces (including USB, Ethernet, Serial, DIO, Video, Audio).

The ultra-reliable and modular design of the DuraCOR 311 features high mechanical robustness and I/O flexibility to meet the needs of industrial, military and aerospace platforms. This Small form factor rugged embedded computer features an industrial-grade Intel-based Computer-on-Module (COM) tightly integrated with a nonvolatile Flash Solid State Disk (SSD) and system carrier board, which offers up to three slots for optional add-on Mini-PCIe I/O modules (to add CANbus, 1553, ARINC429, other databus interfaces). In addition to internal mSATA and microSD card slots, the system offers an optional removable 2.5” SATA SSD storage option for high capacity storage, data logging, and information assurance requirements. Like other DuraCOR models, the 311 leverages both an ecosystem of rugged COTS Mini-PCIe modules and Curtiss-Wright’s responsive, cost-competitive application engineering services to deliver Modified COTS (MCOTS) variants quickly and without a traditional NRE fee.

The unique combination of small size, low-power multi-core processing, and flexible I/O of the DuraCOR 311 delivers new capabilities for on-board vetronics, avionics, C4ISR, and autonomous vehicle control applications. This compact system supports a wide operating temperature range without fans or active cooling requirements. It thrives in extreme shock and vibration conditions, high altitude, and humidity, making it well suited for mobile, tactical, aerospace, ground vehicle, and mining applications. Reliably designed for use on-board aircraft and vehicle platforms, the unit underwent comprehensive qualification testing to MIL-STD-810G, MILSTD-461F, MIL-STD-1275D, MIL-STD-704F and RTCA/DO-160G test conditions for environmental, power and EMI (thermal, shock, vibration, dust, water, humidity, altitude, power spikes/surges, conducted/radiated emissions and susceptibility), and is designed to meet intrinsically safety requirements for explosive atmosphere in hazardous locations.

Housed in a rugged sealed (dust and water proof) aluminium chassis MIL-performance circular connectors, the DuraCOR 311 integrates advanced EMI filtering and power conditioning to protect against input vehicle/aircraft voltage surges, spikes and transients designed for intrinsic safety and featuring. In addition, optional 50ms power hold-up capabilities aresupported for MIL-STD-704F aircraft power switch-over requirements.

Parvus DuraCOR 8043

The Parvus DuraCOR 8043 is a rugged Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) modular mission computer subsystem based on a quad-core (8-thread), 6th gen “Skylake” Intel Xeon E3 v5 processor with PCI Express (PCIe) Mini Card slots and a PCIe/104 bus architecture to support platform-specific add-on I/O module rapid integration with no/low NRE expense. Ideally designed for size, weight, and power (SWaP)-sensitive mobile, airborne, ground, sea vehicle and sensor applications, the DuraCOR 8043 mission computer combines powerful graphics and multi-core processing with ultra-reliable modular, mechanical robustness in a fanless IP67 design (dust and waterproof) optimized with ECC memory support for demanding civil and military platforms. Featuring a powerful Intel Iris Pro Graphics GPU, this Rugged Modular Mission Computer provides OpenGL support for graphics-intensive applications (potentially eliminating need for discrete graphics cards), along with a 72-core GT4e GPGPU with OpenCL support for data processing-intensive applications. Extensive qualification testing per extreme MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-461G, MIL-STD-1275D, MIL-STD-704F and RTCA/DO-160G conditions validate environmental, power and EMI compliance.

The DuraCOR 8043 Rugged Mission Computer provides enhanced capabilities for C4ISR, image processing, and surveillance applications. This Rugged Mission Computer delivers high-performance computing and graphics engines, featuring a wide range of integrated I/O interfaces (2 x display outputs, 2 x GbE network interfaces, 2 x USB 3.0 interfaces, 4 x USB 2.0 ports, 5 x COM ports, audio, GPIO, and eSATA), along with flexible I/O expansion options to accommodate additional mission-specific payloads. The base 8043 system supports two Mini-PCIe I/O slots with pre-routed pins going to external DTL- 38999 connectors for optional avionics databus interfaces (MILSTD- 1553/ARINC 429) or other COM, DIO, analog, network or video modules (i.e. HD-SDI video capture, H.264 video encoder, NTSC/PAL frame grabber). One Mini-PCIe slot can alternatively support mSATA Flash storage, if two internal SSDs are required (a dedicated mSATA slot is also supported). Optional interlocking, add-on I/O expansion segments pre-fitted with MIL-DTL-38999 connectors support modified COTS (MCOTS) variants with application-specific PCIe/104 I/O cards. For high capacity (multi-Terabyte) or removable data storage, optional single/dual-slot 2.5” SATA SSD add-on segments with traditional or high-mating cycle SATA interfaces (rated up to 100,000 insertions) are available to meet demanding information assurance or mission requirements. Curtiss-Wright provides no/low-NRE application engineering services to pre-integrate Mini-PCIe modules (in the base system) and PCIe104 I/O modules (into addon I/O expansion segments). These quick-turn MCOTS variants can reduce cost, schedule, and risk for system integrators.

The DuraCOR 8043 mission computer is completely sealed, requires no active cooling nor cold plate, and includes a military-grade power supply supporting aircraft (MIL-STD-704F, DO-160G) and ground vehicle (MIL-STD-1275D) voltages with capabilities for optional 50/200 ms power hold-up and N+1 failover redundancy.

Ansys Scade One

Scade One is a model-based solution for developing embedded applicative software, enabling a seamless Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) process. Model, verify, and automatically generate safe and reliable applications with high dependability requirements for any embedded system.

Accessible to system designers and embedded programmers, Scade One bridges the gap between the ease of use of model-based tools with an intuitive and engaging user interface and the power of generic-purpose programming languages for developing control, mission, and autonomy software.

VPX3-687

The VPX3-687 from Curtiss Wright is a versatile and high-performance Ethernet switch designed to connect the next generation of 3U systems. Providing performance without compromises, the VPX3-687 3U VPX Ethernet Switch provides switching throughput of up to 320 Gbps and full line-rate forwarding of up to 32 x 10 GbE or 8 x 40 GbE interfaces. The non-blocking architecture of the VPX3-687 3U VPX Ethernet Switch is suitable for both low-latency control plane and high-throughput data plane applications.

With support for gigabit, 10 Gbps and 40 Gbps Ethernet, the VPX3-687 VPX Switch provides standards-based connectivity for both legacy and next-generation devices. Its backplane connections are fully flexible to support both OpenVPX switch module profiles and custom configurations.

A fully managed multi-layer Ethernet switch, the VPX3-687 3U VPX Ethernet Switch supports an extensive range of network services including efficient multicast, flexible quality of service (QoS) and a range of security features. On-board management software offers a powerful command-line interface (CLI), SNMP, and web-based options for configuration and monitoring.

Validated for deployment in the harshest environments, the VPX3-687 3U VPX Ethernet Switch is available in a range of air-cooled and conduction-cooled formats. Suitable for high-reliability embedded and airborne applications, the VPX3-687 includes extensive Built-in test (BIT) software.

Choose from variants to support your specific requirements, including models developed in alignment with The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) Technical Standard.

VPX3-655

The Curtiss-Wright VPX3-655 is a very versatile Ethernet switch supporting 1G, 10G and 40G ports, including 12x 10GBASE-T ports, providing high-speed connectivity for modular embedded computing applications.

Modern mission systems ingest, fuse, and communicate with an extensive range of sensors to build an integrated picture of their environment and enable comprehensive situational awareness. Ingesting data from sensors – such as high-resolution cameras, full-spectrum EW systems, and wideband tactical datalinks that distribute full-motion video – requires high-speed data interfaces. And, processing this sensor data requires multiple interconnected high-speed processors.

The VPX3-655 provides connected processing systems with high-speed 40G or 10G backplane links to processors, as well as powerful 10G connectivity to sensors, datalinks, and other computers using standard twisted-pair cabling. It provides an upgrade path to 10G Ethernet for systems using earlier generation 1G switches, and pairs with all Curtiss-Wright 3U OpenVPX processor card modules.

The VPX3-655’s 12x 10GBASE-T interfaces enable quicker connections over traditional twisted pair cabling. This sought-after networking feature brings 10x higher speeds to equipment that needs it, while maintaining compatibility with devices that use legacy 1000BASE-T or 100BASE-TX standards.
Supporting today’s Ethernet backplane traffic needs, the VPX3-655 offers up to 8x pin-efficient SerDes Ethernet interfaces. These interfaces can be used within the system to consolidate sensor data to, from and between processing modules. When configured as 10GBASE-KR, the ports provide link training and auto-negotiation, and are compatible with 1000BASE-KX link partners. Groups of four lanes can be combined into a single 40GBASE-KR4 interface, offering one or two high speed 40G Ethernet interfaces for fast network traffic.

Support for time synchronization and critical traffic management
The VPX3-655 fully supports IEEE-1588v2 to provide very accurate (sub-microsecond) precision clock synchronization between network nodes. For crucial real-time traffic management, the VPX3-655 switch incorporates software features for traffic scheduling and prioritization. These features enable SWaP-optimized converged networks for time-sensitive applications that require multiple real-time data streams.

Easily upgrade existing 1G systems to support 10G and 40G
Backplane pin compatibility with legacy 1G switch modules such as the VPX3-652 makes for a drop-in 10G upgrade to existing systems, subject to backplane signal integrity compatibility. Systems can continue to operate at 1G, or take advantage of 10G or 40G rates on some or all interfaces.

VPX3-663

The VPX3-663 hybrid switch from Curtiss Wright combines PCI Express 3.1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switching in a single 3U VPX module. Opimal for size, weight, and power (SWaP)-constrained platforms, the VPX3-663 SOSA Aligned Hybrid Switch provides single-slot connectivity for high-performance processing systems that combine SBC, DSP, GPU, FPGA, I/O, or storage modules.

Designed to eliminate interoperability challenges between COTS modules, the VPX3-663 complies to OpenVPX 6F6U and 6F8U switch module profiles and is developed in alignment with The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) Technical Standard.

The VPX3-663 combines a PCIe Gen 3.1 switch and 10G backplane Ethernet switch in a single 3U module, enabling you to connect between an extensive range of module types – including those with earlier Gen 1 or Gen 2 PCIe interfaces. With the VPX3-663, designers can create switched networks that allow any module in the system to connect to any other at full rate, eliminating the bottlenecks that result from daisy-chaining.

Featuring a powerful non-transparent bridging capability, the VPX3-663 PCIe switch enables systems with multiple processor modules to share a resource or communicate directly from host to host, using the VPX3-663 as a PCIe data plane fabric. When configured for fan-out topologies, the VPX3-663 can act as an expansion plane switch, allowing a single host processor to communicate at full rate with multiple downstream cards, or share access between multiple hosts.

The VPX3-663 is equipped with a fully managed Ethernet switch that provides numerous networking features to manage traffic efficiently and enforce security policies. The 10Gbps backplane Ethernet interfaces of VPX3-663 deliver a high-performance control plane designed for the latest processing modules.

VPX3-6826

The versatile, high-performance VPX3-6826 Ethernet switch from Curtiss Wright provides rugged Ethernet switching for the next generation of 3U systems. This 3U Rugged Ethernet Switch is developed in alignment with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) Technical Standard to ensure interoperability with today’s latest VPX systems.

Backplane copper connectivity offers up to 24 ports of Data Plane and 7 or 8 ports of Control Plane Ethernet. Optional front-panel network ports add Control and Data Plane optical interfaces for simplified external connectivity. The VPX3-6826 high-performance architecture is suitable for low-latency, time-critical, and high-throughput data-centric applications.

The VPX3-6826 3U Rugged Ethernet Switch offers a full suite of Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) features on its Control Plane, making it ideal for managing time-sensitive and deterministic traffic.

A fully managed multi-layer Ethernet switch and router, the VPX3-6826 supports an extensive range of network services including efficient multicast, flexible quality of service (QoS) and a range of security features. On-board management software provides a powerful command line interface (CLI), SNMP, and web-based options for configuration and monitoring.

Validated for deployment in the harshest environments, the VPX3-6826 is available in conduction-cooled L300 ruggedization with 2LM covers and is suitable for high-reliability embedded ground, naval, airborne, and commercial/industrial applications.

CHAMP-FX7

The CHAMP-FX7 from Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions is a rugged, high performance, adaptable real-time processing board featuring AMD’s groundbreaking Versal Adaptive SoC devices. Much more powerful and flexible than traditional FPGAs, Adaptive SoCs are heterogeneous devices that tightly integrate conventional FPGA programmable logic (Adaptable Hardware) with Arm-based software-programmable Scalar Engines, and high-performance I/O. A new DSP Engine architecture is capable of floating-point operation, or integer arithmetic, optimized for signal processing and AI inference applications.

High-speed real-time processing in modern systems requires massive I/O bandwidth through adaptable high-speed serial protocols. Versal devices deliver over 100 transceivers in the larger devices, capable of supporting 100Gb Ethernet, 4th generation PCIe, and other high-rate protocols over embedded VPX backplanes via copper and fiber optic transceivers. Hard IP blocks efficiently implement standardized interfaces such as DDR4 SDRAM, PCIe, Ethernet, and others. Tying it all together is a low latency, deterministic Programmable Network-on-Chip to move data between features without consuming valuable Adaptable Hardware (FPGA) routing resources.

Curtiss-Wright’s CHAMP-FX7 implements two high-end VP1702 Versal Premium devices on a 6U SOSA aligned VPX platform. Featuring quad 100Gb Ethernet ports and 32-lanes of PCIe Gen4 Expansion Plane connectivity, embedded VPX systems can move data at lightning speed between Adaptive SoCs, processors, GPUs, network and fabric switches, and other board types through networked or peer-to-peer PCIe connections.

Fiber optic I/O is ideal for moving 100Gb class data reliably between sensors and systems, for which the CHAMP-FX7’s 64 backplane fiber optic links provide up to 210 Gbytes/sec in each direction simultaneously. Using lightweight protocols such as Aurora or sFPDP, or up to 16 x 100 Gbs Ethernet, reliable, interference-free sensor I/O is now possible using lightweight fibers instead of bulky coaxial cables.

XF07-RLDRAM AMD Kintex 7 Coprocessor XMC

The XF07-RLDRAM high-performance user-programmable FPGA XMC from Curtiss Wright supports both fast DDR3 SDRAM and RLDRAM memory banks for FPGA-based co-processing applications. The combination of direct high-speed I/O ports and next-generation FPGA processing makes the XF07-RLDRAM ideal for demanding applications, including radar, imaging, and test equipment across commercial and defense market spaces. The family includes LVDS digital and analog I/O variants based on a common processing building block.

The XF07-RLDRAM’s AMD Kintex 7 FPGA directly connects to two banks of 128M x 16-bit DDR3 SDRAM. As each memory bank is independently connected to the FPGA, there is great flexibility in how they may be used. Each memory bank supports read or write bandwidths of up to 2.5 Gbytes/sec.

Dual banks of RLDRAM, with each banks 16M x 36-bit, provide low latency memory access. Each RLDRAM memory bank supports bandwidths of up to 4.5 Gbytes/sec.

The XF07-RLDRAM supports a x8/x4 PCIe channel through the primary XMC P15 connector using the FPGA’s built-in PCIe endpoint block. In addition to the PCIe port, eight full-duplex HSS links are routed to the XMC P16 connector.

Curtiss-Wright’s FusionXF development kit includes software, HDL and utilities complete with examples for using the XF07-RLDRAM.

VPX3-E320

Designed for superior durability and reliability, the VPX3-E320 incorporates Curtiss-Wright’s industry-leading rugged hardware design and validation practices to meet the stringent requirements of the most demanding front-line environments. Paired with the industry-leading UHD-based software-defined radio workflow, this product is truly unique. Bringing the NI Ettus Research USRP E320 to the VPX form factor, the VPX3-E320 is a ruggedized, user-programmable software-defined radio, ideal for low-to-medium bandwidth RF applications and aligned to The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) and U.S. Army’s C5ISR/EW Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) Technical Standards. This product is compatible with the USRP Hardware Driver (UHD) maintained by NI in a VPX SDR.

Just like the NI Ettus Research USRP E320, the VPX3-E320 features a flexible 2 x 2 MIMO RF Agile Transceiver with 12-bit ADC and DACs. The board supports tunable bandwidths from 200 kHz to 56 MHz over a frequency range from 70 MHz to 6 GHz.

Baseband signal processing uses an AMD Zynq 7045 System-on-Chip FPGA to deliver accelerated FPGA computations and software-based processing using its dual-core Arm® CPU. Device configuration can be accomplished with the NI USRP Hardware Driver (UHD), either through GNU Radio or with common programming languages such as Python or C++. Applications previously developed on the USRP E320 will port directly to the VPX3-E320.

VPX3-4924

The rugged VPX3-4924 NVIDIA Tesla Pascal GPU processor board from Curtiss Wright is designed and manufactured by Wolf Advanced Technology. This VPX3-4924 board is part of a family of GPU modules available from Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions to enable development of High-Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) systems.

Leveraging the NVIDIA Tesla Pascal 16 nm GPU technology to bring extreme high performance, the VPX3-4924 brings GPU Direct DMA and GRID virtualization technology to ruggedized embedded platforms. NVIDIA GRID is the industry’s most advanced technology for sharing true virtual GPU (GRID 2.0 vGPU) hardware acceleration between multiple users; max of 16 instances. This technology enables complete application compatibility, which means features and experiences are the same as they would be on a physical device.

The VPX3-4924 GPU processor board is especially optimal for use as an advanced GPU compute engine because it utilizes a large 16GB BAR for direct access from the CPU and other PCI devices. Tesla Pascal GPU architecture also provides a more powerful Unified Memory feature. Pascal’s larger virtual memory address space enables GPUs to access the entire system memory plus the memory of all GPUs in the system. The on-demand page migration engine enables the system to transfer pages from any part of the system to the GPU’s memory for optimized processing. This enhanced memory management leads to a significant boost in algorithm efficiency.

VPX3-493

The rugged 3U OpenVPX™ form factor VPX3-493 from Curtiss Wright supports NVIDIA’s size, weight, power and cost (SWAP-C) optimized 2.6 TFLOPS T1000 GPU devices.

The ascendance of GPUs in the field of high-performance computing is demonstrated in the NVIDIA Turing architecture, with many features improving GPU computing over prior generations. These features include a new unified shared memory architecture, the addition of Turing Tensor cores, support for GDDR6 memory, and many other enhancements designed to improve CUDA-based application performance and programmer productivity.

The VPX3-493 3U OpenVPX GPU Card is designed to work with Intel® processor-based single board computers (SBC) such as the Curtiss-Wright VPX3-1260 8th Gen Xeon board. The x16 Gen3 PCIe interface presented by the VPX3-493 can be used with x4 and x8 capable hosts. Additionally, the PCIe switch can be configured to support one x8 or two x4 downstream PCIe ports (contact the factory for more information). The VPX3-493 3U OpenVPX GPU Card also supports IPMI with on-board voltage, current and thermal sensors.

The VPX3-493 3U OpenVPX GPU Card has extensive applications in ISR and EW scenarios, where high TFLOPS of accelerated processing are essential. Its usage extends to situations involving massive data ingestion from modern Radar, SIGINT, EO/IR sensors. The VPX3-493 also excels in providing unparalleled High-Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) capabilities in such demanding operational environments.

VPX3-4935

The VPX3-4935 3U VPX GPU processor card from Curtiss Wright delivers incredible processing power from its NVIDIA Quadro Turing TU104 GPU, providing an impressive 3072 CUDA cores for parallel processing and a 50% improvement in performance per CUDA core compared to the previous Pascal generation. The VPX3-4935 is one of a family of GPU modules available from Curtiss-Wright to enable the development of High-Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) systems. Additionally, the Tensor Cores of the Turing architecture accelerate tensor/matrix computations required for deep learning neural network training and inference, meeting the increasing demand for artificial intelligence and high-performance processing in deployed EW and ISR applications.

Designed to mitigate interoperability challenges between COTS modules, the VPX3-4935 3U VPX GPU processor card offers a variant developed in alignment with The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) Technical Standard.

Moving data quickly and efficiently is essential for high-speed GPUs. The VPX3-4935 uses GDDR6 memory, which provides twice the bandwidth of the GDDR5 memory used in previous generations. Incorporating a PCIe switch, this 3U VPX GPU processor card is configurable for compatibility with various OpenVPX slot profiles.

VPX6-197

The VPX6-197 from Curtiss Wright is an OpenVPX-compliant 6U Single Board Computer that combines the performance and the superior I/O capabilities of the NXP’s quad-core AltiVec-enabled T2080 processor. Designed for space-constrained applications, the VPX6-197 combines the processing power of quad-core dual threaded 64-bit AltiVec-enabled non-throttling computing with a rich I/O complement. I/O includes four Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports, EIA-232/422 serial channels, discrete and differential digital I/O, Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports and SATA interfaces.

The VPX6-197 is targeted at the challenging data and digital signal processing needs of tactical aircraft, armored vehicles and harsh environment naval systems. The VPX6-197 supports the life-cycle model of successive technology insertions throughout a platform’s lifetime. The VPX6-197 is compatible with Curtiss-Wright’s U-Boot, VxWorks, NXP-based SDK Linux, and Green Hills INTEGRITY Board Support Packages (BSPs), along with an extensive driver suite.

XMC-4902

The rugged XMC-4902 NVIDIA Quadro Pascal GP107 processor mezzanine module from Curtiss Wright is designed and manufactured by Wolf Advanced Technology. The board is part of a family of GPU modules available from Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions to enable the development of High-Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) systems. The Quadro Pascal GP107 GPU can provide up to 2.3 TFLOPs of CUDA processing at a very modest operating power, providing a huge improvement to 46 GFLOPS/watt, making it an suitable choice for aerospace and defense applications. With its impressive processing power, the board excels at data processing which benefits from advanced parallel processing, such as video stabilization, image processing, terrain analysis, object tracking or 3D visualization of geospatial data.

The XMC-4902 board harnesses NVIDIA’s cutting-edge Quadro Pascal 14nm GPU technology. Designed on the Pascal architecture, this rugged board features four DisplayPort 1.4 outputs, enabling High Dynamic Range (HDR) video and supporting resolutions of 4K at 120Hz or 5K at 60Hz with a 10-bit color depth.

The rugged XMC-4902 board includes air-cooled and conduction-cooled options.

VME-196

The VME-196 from Curtiss Wright combines the performance and the advanced I/O capabilities of the NXP quad-core AltiVec enabled T2080 processor. The VME-196 NXP T2080 VME Processor Card is supported by Curtiss-Wright’s U-Boot, Green Hills INTEGRITY, Lynx Software Technologies LynxOS, Yocto NXP SDK-based Linux and Wind River VxWorks 6.9 and 7 Board Support Packages (BSPs) and driver suite.

Designed for SWaP-constrained applications, the VME-196 supports a rich I/O complement including EIA-232, EIA-422/485 serial, USB, Ethernet, MILSTD-1553, SATA, TTL and differential discrete I/O. An AltiVec-enabled processor provides four AltiVec engines running up to 1.8 GHz, allowing reuse of your tried and true algorithms, and reducing development cost and schedule, along with slot and power reduction.

The VME-196 supports the Trust Architecture and secure boot of the T2080 for customers wanting to take advantage of these features.

To cost-effectively address a wide range of military/aerospace applications, the VME-196 VME SBC is available in a range of ruggedization levels, both air- and conduction-cooled. The VME-196 NXP T2080 VME Processor Card is pin- and feature-compatible to previous generation SBCs from Curtiss-Wright. Ask our sales engineers about integrating the VME-196 in your existing system, using one of our 6U systems or having us design a system for your application. If your application requires a module with a custom pinout, different I/O configurations, or a particular size, Curtiss-Wright’s Modified COTS team will assess the requirements and tailor the modules to suit your specific needs.

VME-1910

Featuring the Intel 9th Gen Xeon E “Coffee Lake Refresh” processor, the VME-1910 from Curtiss Wright is a perfect replacement for legacy SBCs, bringing new life and increased performance into systems required to offer higher levels of functionality than previously deployed.

Leveraging Intel’s first-ever embedded Xeon six-core processor with integrated graphics, the VME-1910 is designed to deliver over 60% more processing power than previous four-core designs, and a whopping 35x the performance of Intel’s original Core2Duo processor – all in a VME board that’s pin-compatible with many previous generations of Curtiss-Wright SBCs.

Armed with modern Trusted Computing features and mechanisms, such as an Intel TPM 2.0 hardware device for key management, Intel Boot Guard for verified/trusted boot, UEFI Secure Boot, SSD encryption, and Curtiss-Wright TrustedCOTS Trusted Boot protections, the VME-1910 provides enhanced protection against malicious cyber threats.

The VME-1910 Intel Xeon E Processor Card is not only capable of driving significant technological improvements in older systems but is also designed with future advancements in mind. The board features Curtiss-Wright’s Helix VME technology, mitigating reliance on obsolete VME interface technology and protecting the viability of VME systems for years to come. And with a 10+ year availability, the VME-1910 enables many years of availability without the risks of DMS obsolescence.

CHAMP-XD4

The CHAMP-XD4 6U OpenVPX™ rugged processor card is designed for use in very compute-intensive industrial, and aerospace and defense applications, allowing developers of High-Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC) systems to take full advantage of the unmatched performance of today’s leading-edge Intel Ice Lake D architecture. The CHAMP-XD4 6U OpenVPX rugged processor card provides more than twice the processing capacity and bandwidth than prior generation products. Paired with our CHAMP-FX7 for front-end sensor ingest, the card-set enables a powerful back-end/front-end processing solution for the highest-performance radar and other sensor processing systems.

The CHAMP-XD4 combines the high core count and floating-point performance of the Intel 10th Gen “Ice Lake” Xeon D-2700 processors with the substantial bandwidth and system-enabling features of the VITA 6U OpenVPX form factor. Offering dual extended temperature Intel Xeon D-2700 processors, which can support 12, 16, or 20 cores per device, the CHAMP-XD4 brings Intel’s new AVX512 floating-point capability to the rugged embedded marketplace. This is coupled with 128 GB of high-capacity DDR4-2400 with a bandwidth of >19 GBps per channel with four channels per processor. With additional memory channels and enhanced speed, these modules provide over twice the memory bandwidth of their predecessors, eliminating memory access bottlenecks.

Aligned with the SOSA Technical Standard, the CHAMP-XD4 supports a 100GbE Data Plane, dual 10 GbE Control Plane interfaces, and up to 32 lanes of Gen4 PCI Express® (PCIe) on the P2 and P5 Expansion Plane. The module contains an AMD MPSoC field programmable gate array (FPGA) with embedded quad-core Arm® A53 processor and dual-core R5 processor used for TrustedCOTS security, or as a co-processor with additional general purpose I/O.

VPX3-1708 & V3-1708

The VPX3-1708 High-performance 3U VPX SBC from Curtiss Wright delivers the next step in performance while maintaining a similar power envelope to previous NXP processor generations.

Available in a safety-certifiable variant, the V3-1708, this COTS processor card is designed to reduce the time, cost, and risk associated with getting rugged, safety-critical systems to the field. The VPX3/V3-1708’s LX2160A system on chip (SoC) processor provides an impressive amount of processing power and I/O complement in a low total power envelope. With the addition of wire-rate I/O processing (WRIOP) and other offload engines, the VPX3/V3-1708 provides more real-time processing in the cores for compute-intensive applications. The VPX3/V3-1708’s LX2160A system on chip (SoC) processor provides an impressive amount of processing power and I/O complement in a low total power envelope. With the incorporation of wire-rate I/O processing (WRIOP) and various offload engines, the VPX3/V3-1708 enhances real-time processing capabilities in the cores for compute-intensive applications.

The VPX3-1708 and V3-1708 support a wide range of popular operating systems, including DDC-I Deos, Green Hills Software INTEGRITY-178 tuMP, Lynx Software Technologies LynxOS, and Wind River VxWorks HVP.

The V3-1708 variant is engineered for DAL A systems, utilizing AMC 20-152A/AC 20-152A as the compliance standard, referencing DO-254. It is perfectly suited for safety-critical applications, including flight control computers, mission control systems, and primary flight displays. Enhance your certifiable system with our V3-717 graphics processor.

VPX3-1220

The VPX3-1220 from Curtiss-Wright is a high-performance single board computer (SBC) featuring the 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake Xeon processor. Pin-compatible with our previous generations of Intel SBCs, the VPX3-1220 Intel Kaby Lake Xeon Single Board Computer offers powerful Intel processing in the small 3U form factor and is specifically designed with low-power technologies to meet today’s size, weight, and power (SWaP) challenges.

The Intel Xeon processor provides quad-core (8-thread) performance at up to 2.2 GHz. With up to 32 GB of dual-channel, high-speed ECC-protected DDR4 memory, the VPX3-1220 provides up to 34 GB/s memory throughput, reducing the capabilities of the processor. The processor also features AVX and AVX2 SIMD extensions, accelerating math-intensive algorithms. The Intel Xeon processor includes an enhanced Intel HD Graphics P630 GPU, offering Gen 9 discrete GPU performance with OpenGL for graphics-intensive applications. It also serves as a 24-core GPGPU, with performance of up to 403 GFLOPS and OpenCL support for data processing-intensive applications. The Kaby Lake processor also has dedicated hardware codec support for H.264/H.265/HEVC, accelerating media-intensive processing for up to 4K image streams.

The VPX3-1220 is tailored for lower-power applications with moderate to high-performance needs, featuring an E3-1505L v6 25W Xeon processor running at 2.2 GHz. Turbo operation increases performance up to 3.0 GHz. With up to 32 GB of high-speed SATA flash memory and 512 KB user NVRAM, the VPX3-1220 is optimal for handling complex applications with demanding sensor processing requirements, or high-speed data processing, logging and storage needs. Users can add a Curtiss-Wright XMC-554 storage mezzanine for up to 2 TB of additional storage in a single slot.

VPX3-1262

The VPX3-1262 from Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions is a rugged, high performance 3U OpenVPX™ Single Board Computer (SBC) designed to meet the demanding performance needs of next-generation SOSA Aligned processing systems by combining Intel’s powerful 13th Gen hybrid processor with the power and flexibility of the VPX platform’s high speed fabric interconnects.

The VPX3-1262 3U VPX SOSA aligned SBC integrates Intel’s i7-13800HRE 14-core hybrid processor technology (formerly “Raptor Lake”) with Curtiss-Wright’s proven ruggedization technology to excel in harsh environments, making it ideal for architecting high performance computing and processing systems utilizing DSP, GPU and FPGA modules, and/or multiple Single Board Computer processors.

With a high speed, dual-channel DDR5 memory subsystem and up to 64 GB SDRAM, the VPX3-1262 3U VPX SOSA aligned Single Board Computer maximizes the performance of the multiple processing cores, the integrated GPU cores, and the AVX2 floating-point processing units of the processor. With up to 480 GB of high-speed NVMe SSD storage, the VPX3-1262 is an ideal single-board computer (SBC) for applications requiring intensive storage, data logging, and sensor processing.

XMC-4701

The XMC-4701 rugged video capture XMC module from Curtiss Wright is designed for high-performance video ingest applications. The XMC module can capture up to four simultaneous video streams from analog and digital sources, with a high-speed DMA-driven capture engine.

Video capture – Six capture input channels are offered, supporting analog and digital interfaces. Digital inputs support 720p and 1080p video signals on HD-SDI and 3G-SDI interfaces. Two analog inputs support composite CVBS for NTSC and PAL capture. FPGA pre-processing and colorspace conversion, as well as high-speed DMA interfaces, minimize the processing overhead required for capture channels.

Air-cooled front panel interfaces – On air-cooled modules, the front panel offers two additional HD/3G-SDI capture inputs with SMPTE input receivers, as well as two analog composite CVBS inputs.

Ruggedization – The XMC-4701 is available in air-cooled and conduction-cooled rugged formats.

The XMC-4701 delivers outstanding performance, excelling in high-resolution video capture from cameras and image sensors. Its versatility supports situational awareness applications, including image logging, analysis, and surveillance. This makes it an invaluable solution for a wide range of applications across ground, naval, and aerospace domains.

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