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...

Embedded Computer Building Blocks Serve High-Bandwidth Military Needs

The need for advanced connectivity and bandwidth is continually evolving to support the modern battlefield. This is mainly due to the availability, and thus demands, forRead More...

JTRS and WIN-T Technologies Take to the Field

Advances in the software defined radio market continue to overlap nicely with the DoD’s software radio efforts. For the DoD’s Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program, many of theRead More...

Inrush Current Control Technology Boosts Power Converter Reliability

Designing power subsystems for platforms like military vehicles, aircraft and shipborne gear requires special care. It’s critical to protect those multimillion-dollar machines fromRead More...

Power Supplies Meet Demanding Needs of Board and Box-Level Systems

While often an afterthought in embedded military computer system designs, choosing power supplies and power conversion electronics can become make or break technical choices. With moreRead More...

10 Gbit Ethernet Offers an Alternative to Bus-Based Slot Cards

With the advent of the 10 Gbit Ethernet network as a high-speed data transfer mechanism, demanding military sensor interfacing and processing are seeing a seismic shift. The largeRead More...

Networked-Military Calls for More Complex UPS and Power Distribution Tech

Napoleon once stated that “an army travels on its stomach.” Today’s new high-tech military travels on its communications capabilities. The spectrum of these capabilitiesRead 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...

Deterministic Version of Ethernet Offers Real-Time Performance at Low Risk

Ethernet enjoys tremendous success in a variety of different commercial and industry applications. It has limitations as a deterministic communication interface when applied to criticalRead More...