In line with its strategy of ensuring customers get the fastest possible access to the latest technology, Abaco Systems today announced the XVB603 and XVR19 6U VME single board computers, based on the latest 7th generation Intel® technology (codenamed “Kaby Lake”). The boards are designed to cover the full range of VME processing applications from industrial […]
Aerospace and Defense
RTOS to run on VPX computer boards
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division today announced that it is collaborating with Green Hills Software to provide defense and aerospace system developers with COTS multicore solutions for critical and high-assurance systems based on NXP Semiconductors® Power Architecture® processors. Resulting from this effort, Green Hills Software’s field-proven INTEGRITY-178 tuMP™ safety- and security-critical multicore real-time operating system (RTOS) […]
FPGA motor controller gets resolver interface and Sinc3 filter
Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced new enhancements to its field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based deterministic multi-axis motor control solution, with two new intellectual property (IP) offerings, a Resolver interface and a Sinc3 filter, both to support designs using resolver sensors. In addition, the company […]
24-Port military rugged 3U VPX Ethernet switch includes PTP TC capability
OnTime Networks, a global leader for rugged, time synchronized Ethernet solutions for the Aerospace and Defense Industry, announced today the expansion of its military-grade Gigabit Ethernet switch portfolio with the new CloudberryMIL CM-5000 Series. The new Cloudberry CM-5000 Series is a 3U OpenVPX Fully Managed Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch providing 24 Gigabit Ethernet and four […]
Safety certifiable 3U VPX graphics modules handle avionics apps
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division announced that it has expanded its portfolio of DO-254/DO-178C safety certifiable COTS products with the introduction of two new rugged 3U VPX high-performance graphics processor modules. Based on AMD’s latest embedded Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), the Radeon E8860, both of these multi-head graphics cards support the long lifecycle availability required for […]
What do you look for in MCUs, by application, across various vertical markets?
Embedded engineers design and develop electronics hardware and software for many different market segments, often called “vertical markets.” Major vertical markets include automotive, medical, industrial, military/aerospace, and consumer electronics. Of these major markets, some commonly desired attributes of electronics emerge. Automotive requirements include small size, low weight, low cost, power efficient, reliable electronics with ratings […]
