Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems’ New PowerQUICC™ III VME SBC Combines Low-Power with I/O Flexibility
SANTA CLARITA, CA – September 30, 2010 -- Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed subsystems for the aerospace and defense market, has announced the availability of its new G4V-VME Viper 6U VME single board computer (SBC). This rugged VME64x SBC, designed for safety critical applications, features Freescale’s fastest and most efficient PowerQUICCTM III processor, the MPC8548E, and an extensive I/O complement to provide a highly capable processing platform ideal for a wide range of deployed military applications. The Viper simplifies the integration of high performance compute power and a rich array of I/O into embedded COTS subsystems.
“Curtiss-Wright Controls' G4V-VME Viper hits the sweet spot for size, weight and power-constrained embedded applications that need high performance processing and I/O flexibility while minimizing power dissipation,” said David Dietz, vice president and general manager of Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems group.
Available in both air-cooled (-40 to 71° C) and conduction-cooled (-40 to 85° C) versions, the Viper is ideal for use either as an application-specific compute blade or as an intelligent I/O blade. This low-power 6U VME64x SBC typically uses 16W power. It supports two independent PMC sites at up to 66 MHz and a balanced complement of I/O capability such as Gigabit Ethernet, six UART serial ports, six HDLC/SDLC 12.5 Mbits/second serial ports, dual MIL-STD-1553 and TTL DIO.
G4V-VME Viper Performance Features:
- 100% G4B pin compatible at P1, P2 and P0
- 6U VME64x low-power SBC with Tundra Universe IIB interface
- Freescale™ PowerQUICC III MPC8548E processor (1,200 MHz core)
- 32 KB/32 KB L1 instruction/data cache
- 512 KB L2 cache
- Double precision floating-point ALU
- 512 or 1024 MB SDRAM running at DDR400, EDAC protected
- 100 MHz processor local bus for local memory and I/O devices
- 512 KB of onboard MRAM
- 4 MB of onboard normal boot flash memory
- 4 MB of onboard emergency boot flash memory, always write protected, jumper selectable
- 32 MB or 256 MB user flash with front panel accessible write protection jumpers
- Enhanced 10/100Base-T Ethernet port available at P2 or as 10/100/1000Base-T at P0
- Two EIA-232 115.4 Kbaud serial communication ports at P2
Software Support
Operating environment support for the Viper includes board support packages (BSP) for Wind River VxWorks 6.4 and VxWorks 653.
For pricing please contact the factory. Availability is Q4 2010.
For editorial information regarding Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems products or services, contact John Wranovics, public relations director, Curtiss-Wright Controls, Tel: (925) 640-6402; email. jwranovics@curtisswright.com.
Sales inquiries: Please forward all Sales and reader service inquiries to Tommy Tam, Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems, Tel: (661) 257-4430; Fax (661) 257-4782; email: defensesales@curtisswright.com
About Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems
Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems is one of the industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single sources for reliable, integrated military platform solutions. Our wide range of product and service expertise includes Motion Control, Vehicle Management Computers, Network Centric Computing, High-Speed Recording & Storage, Rate Sensor Assemblies, and Electronic Manufacturing Services. The Electronic Systems group of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. serves the defense, commercial, aerospace and industrial markets.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading international technology-based organization. With manufacturing facilities around the world, the company provides niche motion control products, subsystems and services for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
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