Curtiss-Wright Embedded Computing supports a wide variety of proven and cutting edge form factor technologies.
FMC (VITA 57)
VPX (VITA 46) - opens in new window
VPX-REDI (VITA 48) - opens in new window
XMC (VITA 42)
FMC (FPGA Mezzanine Card) Technology
 FMC (VITA 57) is a new standard for I/O mezzanine modules that work closely with FPGA processors. FMCs provide a rugged I/O platform with high-speed signaling directly to FPGA processors on host cards. FMCs:
- Minimize latency
- Minimize system costs
- Maximize data through-put
- Reduce the complexity of FPGA designs
- Reduce system overhead
The specification utilizes direct I/O to FPGA connectivity bypassing the need for bus protocols and gaining in performance because the interface is defined by the FPGA itself. The interface simplicity means that more of the FPGA's resource is available for data processing and data movement.
FPGA Mezzanine Cards
FMC modules from Curtiss-Wright Controls include a variety of input sampling rates and number of channels. The analog input bandwidth is maximized to reflect the capabilities of the underlying ADCs. All boards are available in commercial air-cooled to rugged conduction-cooled builds. Multi-board synchronization mechanisms are also provided.
3U and 6U VPX FMC Host Boards
XMC Technology
 XMC (VITA 42.0-2005) is a specification which defines an open standard for supporting high-speed, switched interconnect protocols on PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card). Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing offers a complete range of solutions from analog I/O to solid-state storage modules in XMC form factor. These solutions are designed for deployment in your space constrained deployed applications and technology refresh opportunities based on VME, VXS, VPX or CompactPCI.
XMC is an open standard for supporting high-speed, switched interconnect protocols on PMC, an existing, widely deployed mezzanine form factor. Supported protocols for XMC form factors include parallel RapidIO, Serial RapidIO, PCI Express, Hypertransport and Aurora. Additional connectors are required for XMC. The Pn5 connector is the primary connector required for x1, x2, x4 and x8 links. A Pn6 connector can be added to support x16. Utilizing the serial fabric interconnects mentioned above, an XMC module can operate up to several GB/s.
Analog I/O
High-speed signal acquisition for your radar, electronic warfare, electronic counter measures, spectral analysis, software defined radio and signals intelligence applications. All ADC products include a user programmable FPGA for digital receiver or custom functions with a high-speed PCI Express interface.
Buffer Memory
High-speed temporary storage for expanding your system memory, interleaving or data agreggation and warehousing for your DSP systems.
FPGA Processing
Versatile high-density I/O and Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA platform for your imaging, direct sensor interfacing, data encryption and system control.
Graphics & Video
High performance embedded graphics for your deployed imaging and video applications.
Serial FPDP (ANSI/VITA 17.1-2003)
Highly specialized communications protocol for maximum data throughput in your sensor to DSP interface.
Solid-State Storage
Rugged Serial ATA storage for integration into almost any host or carrier.
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