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White Paper: Enabling Interoperability in High-Performance Embedded Applications
By Curtiss-Wright
OpenVPX expands on the VPX Base and Dot Specifications and provides a System Specificati... (more)

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FHS: First in its flight-control system's class
Hermann Strass —
The Flying Helicopter Simulator (FHS) is an advanced airborne testbed funded by the German Ministry of Defense, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), and industry. It is based on the widely deployed Eurocopter EC135 and refitted with fly-by-light technology, the first helicopter in the world with this type of flight control system.
White Paper: OpenVPX Exec Speakout - BittWare
Jeff Milrod —
Jeff Milrod, BittWare President & CEO, shares his company's perspective on OpenVPX.
White Paper: OpenVPX Exec Speakout - Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Steve Edwards —
Steve Edwards, CTO, shares his company's perspective on OpenVPX.
White Paper: OpenVPX Exec Speakout - Mercury Computer Systems
Dr. Ian Dunn —
Dr. Ian Dunn, Chief Technology Officer, Advanced Computing Solutions at Mercury Computer Systems, shares his company's perspective on OpenVPX.
White Paper: OpenVPX Exec Speakout - GE Intelligent Platforms
Frank T. Willis —
Frank T. Willis, Director, Military/Aerospace Product Management at GE Intelligent Platforms, shares his company's perspective on OpenVPX.
White Paper: OpenVPX Exec Speakout - Kontron AG
Dirk Finstel —
Dirk Finstel, CTO at Kontron AG, shares his company's perspective on OpenVPX.
White Paper: OpenVPX Exec Speakout - Themis Computer
Bill Kehret —
Bill Kehret, President and CEO at Themis Computer, shares his company's perspective on OpenVPX.
White Paper: OpenVPX Corporate Speakout - DRS Signal Solutions
DRS Signal Solutions —
Find out the company's perspective on OpenVPX.
VITA: Another Auld Lang Syne
Chris A. Ciufo —
What’ll the next decade bring for this uber-successful trade organization and its leader?
The next big opportunities in embedded computing
Ray Alderman —
VITA's exec director predicts the embedded industry's future: the four "next big things."
Case study: Using VME to build an FPGA-based data acquisition system
Fred Joerger —
While many have turned away from VME in favor of VXS, VPX, and even PC-based “computer motherboard” modules, among other iterations, this case study shows that VME is still a viable candidate in FPGA-based data acquisition systems. The primary reasons: Its high pin counts and additional P0 connector – plusses that came in handy when Joerger Enterprises designed its new module’s basecards and daughtercards.
Getting 10 GbE onto the XMC platform: VITA 42.6 defines high-speed Ethernet standard
Rob Kraft —
If you thought Ethernet was only a command and control fabric, think again. At 10 Gbps, Ethernet is now ready to serve as the high-bandwidth data plane. VITA 42.6 defines the 10 GbE standard for the XMC platform, giving benign and rugged military applications access to the king of fat data pipes.
GPUs lend key flexibility in high-performance military computing systems
Leslee Schneider —
With changing political and even social environments driving demand for the latest “run-faster, jump-higher” processing wares, GPUs – combined with GPPs, DSPs, and/or FPGAs – just might make the “miracle” supercomputing system a reality. Variables to consider include power consumption, compute power, life-cycle extension, and physical environment.
IP tag technology identifies stolen FPGA designs, tracks the security leak
Paul Dillien —
Theft of sensitive military designs is not a new problem, but new technology development is providing a novel way to identify IP ownership and trace FPGA design theft with a noninvasive, nondestructive test. This is accomplished via an IP tag that emits coded thermal signals. The thermal signals can only be detected by authorized users to provide a discrete way of signaling internal conditions from a working chip. In addition, it can be adapted to help fight the growing problem of fake devices and monitor system status more effectively than RF tags or electrical signaling.
OpenVPX solves VPX interoperability challenges; plans for future features
Chris A. Ciufo —
Says OpenVPX’s founder Mercury Computer Systems: “interoperability – as planned.”
VITA 41 (VXS) plays a key role in the VITA ecosystem
Melissa Heckman —
VITA 41 (VXS) is a vital player in the VITA ecosystem, but why?
Advanced power management: The next step in DSP board design
Ian Stalker —
As multiprocessor systems such as those used in military DSP applications continue their rise in performance and power, it becomes increasingly critical to obtain accurate data on per-slot power dissipation. This can be a real challenge unless boards are provided with advanced power management and temperature monitoring capabilities.
Time-triggered Ethernet – A powerful cure for what ails real-time networked applications
Ben Daniel —
Time-triggered Ethernet represents a path to giving Ethernet networks the determinism they need to be viable in mission-critical, high-reliability, real-time applications such as avionics. It assigns different levels of priority to message types, ensuring the on-time delivery of critical information and optimizing bandwidth usage. How time-triggered Ethernet works and how it supports heterogeneous networks is described, in addition to the operational role of switches and the concepts of safety and fault tolerance.
Pushing the envelope: VPX SBCs fly on the cusp of military bandwidth and power/performance needs
David Pursley —
VPX has a bright future in the defense arena, considered by many as next-generation VME. Mil/aero designers now have the flexibility to evaluate both when looking at their design requirements, assessing the legacy environment and considering rugged application demands and the types of data being processed now and moving forward. Key considerations include power-efficient performance and bandwidth.
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SBC blends classic with modern
Themis Computer: XV1
Many programs and companies appear to have moved on from classic VME, implying that it’s too much hassle to revamp it to compatibility with more modern technologies such as multicore, 45 nm, low-power, or SWaP-efficient accoutrements. However, Themis Computer begs to differ, with its...
Digitizer maximizes signal processing in less space
TEK Microsystems, Inc.: Tarvos-V5 VXS
Though sister standard VPX (VITA 46) is overshadowing it – and most other VITA standards at the moment – VXS (VITA 41) also has its share of admirers because of its interoperability savvy. Another perhaps-less-emphasized advantage of VXS though – at least in the case of TEK...
All-in-one radar video, conversion, and display
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing: Cougar
So you’ve acquired the radar data ... how do you display it? That’s the
mission of Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing’s Cougar two-slot VME card set. Designed for military applications, the assembly simplifies the integration of advanced radar image processing and d...
PCIe digital I/O interface offsets VME-like prices
Sealevel Systems, Inc.: DIO-32.PCIe
Since every military and industrial application needs to be tested before deployment in their respectively intense environments, the equipment used to test those technologies can become nearly as important as the deployed equipment itself. Of course, VME boards always need I/O, and prototy...
Power monitoring and control get smart
North Atlantic Industries: iPM
While many individuals seek power, control, and intelligence, North Atlantic Industries has taken action and combined all three intangibles into one tangible form: its iPM intelligent power monitor and control device. The iPM monitors frequency, voltage, DC components, and phase sequences...
Middleware gains a security boost
Real-Time Innovations, Inc.: Data Distribution Service middleware w/SELinux
Whether we're talking Fort Knox, a bank, business or corporation, one's own electronic ID, or, perhaps even the DoD, one topic is on everyone's minds: Security. Consequently, more secure RTOSs and even middleware are taking up quite a bit of space in print magazines and on bloggers' websit...
DO-178B traceability package: When an "A" grade is imperative
AdaCore: GNAT Pro Traceability Analysis Package for DO-178B
Remember those good ol' school days when the stakes for earning "A" grades seemed so high? Allowances, dates, TV privileges, and everything else vital to a kid's or teen's life hung in the balance. Though the pressure to achieve A's is long gone for most of us, those programming DO-178B Le...
3U VPX board affords high-end processing
Kontron: VX3020
In light of today’s slippery economy, there’s always the question of whether to go with the lower price or the more splurgy, higher-priced choice, hoping it will pay off in the long run. Turns out that in spite of all the recent VPX working group hubbub, Kontron has managed to la...
Project starts without all the facts – or funding
GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.: AXISLib-CL
Typically, before development starts on DSP software – for SIGINT, sonar, radar, or other signal processing code types – decisions have to be made. Perhaps most important is: On which type of target hardware platform will the software be executed? Moreover, not having yet receive...
Gen 1 VPX 3U backplanes ready for today’s deployment
Hybricon Corp.: 3U VPX Backplane
An avid and longtime supporter of both VME
and PICMG standards, Hybricon is routinely at the
forefront of new technology – and their 3U VPX backplane is a good case in
point. While it’s true that VITA 46.0 (VPX) Gen 1 is undergoing some modifications to Gen 2 to accommodate ne...
SSDs are here to stay, yet easily inserted/extracted
Extreme Engineering Solutions: XPort6170
Solid State Drives (SSDs) continue undaunted in their ubiquity when compared against other storage wares, and Extreme Engineering Solutions’ XPort6170 SATA SSD removable module carrier is a prime example. Designed for easy extraction and insertion, the 3U VPX solid state SLC NAND flas...
VHF, UHF PMC digitizer
GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.: GE Fanuc ICS-1556B
Processing analog data quickly is
the mission of GE Fanuc Intelligent
Platforms’ ICS-1556B ADC PMC module.
Designed for SDR, radar, sonar, SIGINT, and
tactical communications, the four-channel PMC relies on
four 14-bit, 400 MHz A/D converters to fire-hose information onto the car...
White’s 4 GB SSD chip
White Electronic Designs: NAND SSD
Everyone’s got a Solid-State
Drive (SSD), but not everyone’s got the street cred in rugged components like White Electronic Designs. The company’s new NAND SSD product line (which strangely has no name or
number at press time) is designed specifically for “demanding d...
Separating the wheat from the chaff
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.: Echotek DCM-V5-VXS
The world is a noisy place.
We’re not talking about teenagers’ cars cranking Usher. We’re referring to all that chaff in the EM spectrum. If you’re in the signals intelligence, beamforming, or direction-finding business, it’s essential to extract the golden wheat...
Dual-channel SDR transceiver pieces together 14 bits
Pentek, Inc.: Model 7156
Want dynamic range? Better get a whole lot o’ bits: 14 of them, in fact, and sampled at 400 MHz. Now double this and you’ve just described the front end on Pentek’s Model 7156 Dual Channel Transceiver, residing on a PMC form factor. Based upon the TI ADS5474,
the input shou...