Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems Debuts Forced Air Conduction-Cooled Development Chassis for 3U OpenVPX® Modules
LITTLETON, MA – May 17, 2011 -- Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems (CWCES), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed subsystems for the aerospace, defense and commercial market, has introduced a new 12-slot 3U OpenVPX® forced air conduction-cooled chassis for the development of military embedded systems. The RME9CC Chassis is the newest member of Electronic Systems’ Hybricon® family of advanced military COTS electronic packaging solutions. This rackmount-style chassis provides cooling for up to 75 W per slot. It’s designed for 3U 1" pitch payload cards and rear transition modules and supports 3U OpenVPX backplanes with high-speed switch fabric support for up to 6.25 Gbaud.
“This extreme cooling VITA 65 OpenVPX development chassis is designed for 75W per slot high performance conduction cooled 3U OpenVPX cards,” said David Dietz, vice president and general manager of Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems group.
The RME9CC measures 18.96" (Rack Flanges) wide, 15.69" (9U) high, and 19.53” deep. The card cage is constructed of conduction-cooled extruded and machined aluminum.
RME9CC Performance Features:
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Supports 12-slot 3U 1” pitch backplane with rear transition module support
- 12-slot 3U OpenVPX backplanes available
- Meets stringent ANSI/VITA 65 power and cooling requirements for conduction-cooled 3U OpenVPX modules
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Cools up to 75 W per slot
- Maintains card cage rails at 55° C or below with power dissipation of 75 W per slot at an ambient of 30° C and mean sea level
- Airflow via front air intake, rear exhaust - forced air over heat sinks on upper and lower conduction-cooled chassis rails
- Fan speed control reduces acoustic noise at low temperature
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OpenVPX REDI designed to the latest ANSI/VITA 46.0, VITA 46.3-VDSTU, VITA 46.4-VDSTU, VITA 46.6-VDSTU, VITA 46.7-VDSTU, ANSI/VITA 46.10, ANSI/VITA 48.0, ANSI/VITA 48.2 and ANSI/VITA 65 OpenVPX specifications
2600 W power supply configurations available for OpenVPX 12 V-centric and 5 V-centric module sets - Designed to the latest OpenVPX, VPX and REDI draft specifications
- Custom configurations and integration available (contact Factory)
For more information on the RME9CC. 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 Maria Antal, Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems, Tel: (978) 952-2017; email: systeminfo@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. For more information about Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems, visit www.cwcelectronicsystems.com.
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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