Rugged Subsystem Optimizes SWaP for Critical, Mobile Platforms

Compact, small form factor box-level systems are the latest trend in military system design. Exemplifying that trend, Aitech Defense Systems has released the A175, a rugged,Read More...

Development Kit Accelerates MIL-STD-1553 System Design

Data Device Corporation (DDC) offers a hardware/software development kit that provides engineers with time and cost saving design tools to quickly implement a 1553 board solutionRead More...

Rugged Box System Technologies Confront I/O Challenges

  S tand-alone rugged box-level systems have become a fixture in the military market. These complete system boxes often support standard form factor boards inside them. The problemRead More...

3U CompactPCI SBC Family Is Cold Plate Cooled

Fan cooling isn’t acceptable in most deployed military systems. That has forced military SBC developers to constantly innovate their passive cooling technologies. Along suchRead More...

Rugged Box Systems Roundup

Rugged Box PC with Modular I/O Serves Cost-Sensitive Apps The stand-alone rugged box trend has hit all levels of product types. A new I/O server industrial PC is targeted atRead More...

MIL-STD-1553 PMC Card Embedded DO-254 Certifiable ASIC Core

Data Device Corporation (DDC) has introduced a DO-254 certifiable MIL-STD-1553 PMC card using DDC’s field proven Enhanced Mini-ACE core in an ASIC design to achieve very highRead More...

Pre-Integrated Subsystems Step Up to Meet Demanding Requirements

Advances made in embedded computing technology continue to push pre-integrated subsystems further into demanding applications where only the most durable, powerful systems willRead More...

Function-Specific Integrated Systems Get Closer to End Application

  In parallel with the trend toward rugged box-level systems is another trend toward “pre-integrated subsystems.” These are defined as a set of embedded computing and I/O boards putRead More...

Rugged Box Systems Feature Intel Core Processors

Rugged box-level systems have become a staple in the military embedded systems market. GE Intelligent Platforms has announced a further expansion in its growing range of ruggedRead More...

COM Boards Find Place as Slot-Card Alternative

For decades now, the notion of standards-based slot card embedded computing has been a tried and true mainstay of military electronics. Lead by bus architectures such as VME andRead More...