With VPX now gaining momentum, the debate over next-generation VME has shifted. With VPX/VPX REDI closer to reality, the role of VXS as a “here now” alternative is in question.
VXS and VPX are vying for acceptance as the follow-on to traditional VME military applications. Understanding where they’re similar and where they’re different is key to choosing which direction to go in.
Choosing among next-gen VME choices like VXS and VPX REDI—and their subsets—calls for careful consideration of the thermal, I/O and power dissipation issues of each.
Tech Recon FPGAs and Reconfigurable Computing Boards
Reconfigurable Approach Wins for Adaptive Beamforming David Neumann, Sr Principal Engineer and Curtis Nelson, DSP Engineer, U.S. Navy, SPAWAR Systems Center - Charleston, Nory Nakhaee, Chief Executive Officer and Bogdan Vacaliuc, Chief Technology Officer, Sundance DSP
Using model-based design for hybrid DSP/FPGA implementations and modular, reconfigurable hardware, a complex communications system can be developed that enables adaptive multi-channel beamforming.
Reconfigurable computing via FPGAs and PCI-104 is satisfying the military’s demand for maximum application performance, significant SWAP advantages and flexibility, in systems such as UAVs and UGVs.
FPGAs for Stream Processing: A Natural Choice Mark Littlefield, Product Marketing Manager, FPGA-Based Products, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Jeff Wetch, NA Business Development Manager, Xilinx, Aerospace and Defense Division
High-performance stream processing of incoming signal or image data needs the flexibility provided by reconfigurable computing, as well as the ability to address system-level design and cost issues provided by FPGAs.
Design issues centered around size, weight and power (SWAP) are affecting a wide range of military programs. The current crop of FPGA technologies is helping ease those hurdles.
Demand for high levels of safety and security in military systems is making MILS and Common Criteria evaluation part of the new embedded software landscape.
