Rugged Ethernet Switch Boards Blend Fabric and Network Roles
At one time Ethernet was viewed as just a pure networking solution for command and control systems in the military. Today Ethernet is gaining traction in numerous other militaryRead More...
Signal Integrity and OpenVPX Backplane Architecture Trends
New OpenVPX backplane profiles that are defined in Release 2 of VITA 65 provide for more elaborate expansion plane architectures and new clocking schemes to support the anticipatedRead More...
CompactPCI Moves Forward as Serial Version Gains Ground
Now with nearly two decades under its belt, CompactPCI can claim to offer all the aspects that pass the test for military decision makers. PICMG’s original CompactPCI specification wasRead More...
Refresh-Centric SBCs Keep VME’s Immortality on Track
VME has a rich and successful legacy in military systems in part because of its unique ability to remain backward compatible and facilitate technology refresh in military programs.Read More...
Single Event Effects Complicate Military Avionics System Design
Military aircraft routinely operate at altitudes from 30,000 to 60,000 feet or more, including planes with sophisticated fly-by-wire circuitry and those used for airborne earlyRead More...
VME and VPX Data Storage Solutions Face Airborne Challenges
The onslaught of digital devices—from mp3 players to phones to iPads—has created a huge commercial market for flash memory components. As a result, flash memory technology explodedRead More...
VPX Cabling Solutions from Prototyping to Deployment
With the design flexibility of VPX, there are many configurations available for all types of applications. For certain I/O requirements, achieving the intended design goals could beRead More...
FPGAs Pave New Processing Paths for VPX and VME Systems
Every new FPGA generation delivers more DSP horsepower, higher resource densities, more memory and faster interfaces. Because FPGAs are so well suited to embedded computing boards,Read More...
VME and VPX FPGA Processing Advances Target Radar and SIGINT Needs
No longer viewed as peripheral or coprocessing devices, faster FPGA-based DSP capabilities combined with an expanding array of IP cores and development tools for FPGAs are enablingRead More...
Rugged Box Systems Widen Their Scope of Functionality
Over the past several years, traditional embedded board vendors hvave added stand-alone rugged box-level systems to their military market offerings. These complete system boxesRead More...
