Military Single Board Computers

VPX3-127 3U VPX Freescale MPC8640D

Curtiss Wright Controls Defense Solutions’s VPX3-127 combines the performance and the advanced I/O capabilities of the Freescale's 8640D Power Architecture processor with an extensive I/O complement to provide a highly capable processing platform for a wide range of embedded military/aerospace applications. Designed for space constrained applications, the VPX3-127 represents the latest step in the evolution of rugged high-performance, highly integrated small form factor single board computers.

Specifications

Powerful general-purpose single board computer with Freescale MPC8640D
Dual Freescale Power Architecture cores up to 1.0 GHz
Up to 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM controlled by dual 64-bit controllers
Full complement of I/O capability (Ethernet, serial, USB 2.0, PCI Express, TTL and differential discretes.)
VPX format with two 4-lane PCI Express fabric ports or one 4-lane PCI Express port and one 4-lane SRIO port
VxWorks 6.x BSP, Driver Suite supporting Workbench 2.x IDE, Curtiss-Wright WindRiver Linux GPP LE, GreenHills INTEGRITY and LynxOS
Continuum Software Architecture (CSA) firmware providing a comprehensive suite of system debug, exerciser, and update functions, BIT, and non-volatile memory sanitization function
Designed for military harsh-environment applications, both air- and conduction-cooled

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Applications

VPX3-215 Carrier Card

The VPX3-215 ExpressReach 3U VPX carrier card is a member of the 3U VPX line of embedded ruggedized products.

Continuum Vector

Continuum Vector greatly simplifies the effort associated with porting existing software from other platforms to CWCDS hardware. Many functions are available in both single and double precision arithmetic.

PMC-1553-CW

The PMC-1553-CW module is a rugged, reliable, full featured, PCI Mezzanine (PMC) module designed to provide a stand-alone, flight ready MIL-STD-1553A/B interface for avionics applications.

PMC-429-CW ARINC Card

The PMC-429-CW module is a rugged, reliable, full featured, PCI Mezzanine (PMC) module designed to provide a stand-alone, flight ready ARINC429 interface.

PMC-706 Dual Output Graphics PMC

PMC-706 is a PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) form factor, ruggedized, high-performance, feature rich Graphics PMC.

PMC-704 Dual Input Output Graphics PMC

The PMC-704 is a PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) form factor, ruggedized, high-performance, feature rich Graphics PMC.

XMC-710 Dual Output Input Graphics XMC

The XMC-710 is a VITA 42.3, PCI Express based XMC form factor, ruggedized, high-performance, dual output, graphics controller with video capture capability.

SPMC/DPMC-214

The PMC-214 provides 4 CANBus or MilCAN ports along with the US Army standard Utility Bus (optional) and TTL I/O functionality for use in military and aerospace embedded computing applications.

Related Capabilities

OpenVPX

OpenVPX™ is the name adopted by a group of companies that joined together in April 2009 to tackle the issue of a VITA 46/VPX system specification. Curtiss-Wright is a member of the steering committee and also participates in a number of sub-committees.