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>> Click image for hi-res versionCurtiss-Wright Controls Debuts New High-Definition Video Interface with JPEG2000 compression

LETCHWORTH, UK - April 24, 2009 -- Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense market, has announced the XMC-280, a powerful new interface for high-definition video with JPEG2000 compression.

The XMC-280 provides an open standards-based high performance solution for capturing, compressing, decompressing and displaying two channels of video up to 1080p and 1920x1200 resolutions. Designed for demanding military video applications, the XMC-280 facilitates the design of systems that require the distribution or recording of video such as those in situational awareness applications.

In real-time embedded systems JPEG2000 offers better quality than MPEG at higher compression ratios and because each frame is compressed individually there is no dependence on preceding or subsequent frames. This frame-by-frame compression results in lower latency and greater resistance to errors in transmission. Using the XMC-280 multiple channels of high-definition video can be distributed over standard gigabit Ethernet networks in excellent quality and with minimal latency. Details are retained at 50:1 compression at which eight 1080p60 channel could be transmitted over a single gigabit Ethernet.

“The XMC-280 provides leading-edge performance using FPGA-based processing for the computationally intensive JPEG2000 algorithm and offers the best balance of quality and compression,” said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager of Modular Solutions, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. “With the XMC-280 system integrators will be able to use standard gigabit Ethernet infrastructure to distribute many channels of video, enabling them to develop low-risk, high performance applications while minimizing their costs and time to market.”

The XMC-280 is supported on Intel x86 and Power PC hosts under Windows, Linux and VxWorks and as an industry-standard XMC format module it can be deployed in a variety of system types such as PCs and embedded rack-mount displays.

XMC-280 Key Features:

  • Two video Inputs (each can be Digital DVI, Analogue RGB or PAL/NTSC composite) each up to 1920x1200 at 60Hz, and two DVI-D digital outputs
  • Captured video is compressed using a high-performance FPGA-based JPEG2000 algorithm or transmitted over PCIe interface uncompressed
  • Two stereo channels (or four mono channels) of audio input/output (16-bit 48kHz, WAV and PCM encoding)
  • JPEG2000 ISO/IEC15444-1 image compression standard (9/7 irreversible wavelet compression) providing visually lossless compression at ratios in excess of 10:1
  • Support for both 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 video coding
  • Four-lane PCIe 1.1 interface optimized to provide in excess of 500MB/s in each direction
  • Software support for Windows and Linux on x86 hosts; Linux and VxWorks on PowerPC hosts
  • Fully integrated into CWCEC Video Distribution (VDS) and Sentric2 digital recording solutions
  • Available at CWCEC Level 0 environmental specification, for rugged air- or conduction-cooled versions contact the design centre.

Pricing for the XMC-280 starts at $5000. Availability is Q3 2009. Click here to learn more about the XMC-280.

Sales inquiries: Please forward all Sales and reader service inquiries to Jerri-Lynne Charbonneau, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Tel: (613) 254-5112; Fax: (613) 599-7777; e-mail: sales@cwcembedded.com.

For editorial information regarding Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing products or services, contact John Wranovics, Director of Public Relations, Curtiss-Wright, Tel: (925) 640-6402; email. jwranovics@curtisswright.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video & Graphics to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated custom systems. The Embedded Computing group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit http://www.cwcontrols.com/.

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