SAN DIEGO, CA – March 7, 2011 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, and OpenVPX™ products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense market, has introduced the new VPX6-1956 high performance rugged 6U OpenVPX single board computer (SBC). The VPX6-1956 is the third recently announced product in CWCEC’s family of boards based on Intel®’s new Core™ i7-next-generation quad-core processor, joining the CHAMP-AV8 6U OpenVPX DSP engine and the 3U OpenVPX VPX3-1256 SBC. The VPX6-1956 speeds and simplifies the integration of advanced processor systems for deployed harsh environment military applications.
“The VPX6-1956 combines the most advanced Intel processor, the Intel® Core™ i7 next-generation quad-core processor, with the flexible, I/O rich, and high-bandwidth advantages of the 6U OpenVPX board architecture,” said Lynn Bamford, vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. “With Intel’s Embedded Computer Group’s commitment to long life-cycle supply, this advanced low-power processing engine will drive a new generation of higher performance and power efficient compute intensive applications.”
The VPX6-1956 is a full featured 6U OpenVPX SBC, designed for harsh-environment, air and conduction-cooled aerospace and defense applications. Each of the Core™ i7’s four cores delivers 2.1GHz of performance, providing advanced Intel® Architecture processing on the increasingly popular 6U OpenVPX form factor.
With a wide complement of on-board I/O, Gen2 PCI Express® (PCIe), Serial RapidIO® (S-RIO) and XMC/PMC expansion, the VPX6-1956 satisfies the most demanding fielded applications from unmanned aerial and ground vehicles, tactical aircraft, and armored vehicles to rugged naval systems.
Available in a full range of air- and conduction-cooled configurations, the rugged VPX6-1956 combines the significantly improved floating-point performance of the recently introduced Intel® Core™ i7 processor with the substantial bandwidth and system-enabling features of the 6U OpenVPX form factor. The board’s quad-core processor features Intel’s newest 256-bit Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) floating-point instructions, and delivers unmatched performance. The VPX6-1956 is available with up to 16GB of high-bandwidth DDR3 SDRAM (1333 MHz) and comes with a rich complement of high-speed I/O, including dual Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), Gen2 PCIe, S-RIO, four (4) USB 2.0 ports, and dual XMC/PMC sites supported with x8 PCIe Gen2.
The board’s integral high-speed GbE, PCIe fabric, S-RIO, and XMC/PMC mezzanine module connectivity enable high bandwidth data flows. Data can also flow from the VPX backplane to the XMC site per Vita 46.9 to support demanding high bandwidth applications such as the acquisition, processing and distribution of video, radar, and sonar sensor data.
VPX6-1956 Performance Features:
- 6U VPX form factor – OpenVPX compliant
- Intel® Core™ i7-2715QE next-generation quad-core processor
- 2.1GHz quad-core CPU
- 6MB L3 Cache
- Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) floating-point
- Up to 16GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Up to 32GB NAND FLASH drive
- TPM Support
- CWCEC Trusted COTS Ready
- Dual high performance XMC/PMC site
- Intel® Graphics:
- (3) DVI
- Additional I/O:
- (2) GbE (SERDES option available)
- AC97 Stereo Audio port
- EIA-232
- EIA-422
- (8) GPIO
- USB
- Serial ATA (SATA)
- Backplane Fabric:
- (4) 4x S-RIO
- 16x PCIe Gen 2
- Ruggedized air-cooled and conduction-cooled configurations
Software Support
The extensive software support for the VPX6-1956 includes drivers for Windows® XPe/7, Linux®, and VxWorks® operating environments.
The VPX6-1956 is the latest addition to CWCEC’s broad family of Intel® Architecture-based high density SBCs. It complements CWCEC’s wide range of Network Switches/Routers, Digital Signal Processors, Graphics and Communications and I/O products. Click here for more information on the VPX6-1956.
For pricing please contact the factory. Availability is Q2 2011.
For more information on the VPX6-1956 go to www.cwcembedded.com/vpx6-1956
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
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.
