Embedded Digest January 2008


January 2008
Dear Valued Customer, Welcome to the current edition of the Embedded Digest e-Newsletter. This monthly e-mail brings you up to date with recent news at VMETRO, from product announcements to upcoming events within the embedded computing market. In this issue, we highlight: VPX Intelligent IO Carrier for XMC/PMCs with x4 Serial RapidIO ports RAID & SBOD Storage units Serial FPDP IP Core expands coverage to include Xilinx^® Virtex™-5 FPGAs
VPX (VITA 46) Intelligent IO Carrier for XMC/PMCs with sRapidIO NEW x4 Serial RapidIO based VPX card Dual XMC/PMC sites Up to 2Gbytes SDRAM x4 Embedded PowerPC 405GP processors Air and conduction-cooled variants Read more about the MM-1200 >> \| Request a quote>>	MM-1200
Data recorder storage solutions for commercial environments NEW Rack mount storage units extend VMETRO's storage product line by providing Fibre Channel RAID and Switched Bunch of Disks (SBOD) options. Typical applications include digital signal analysis and data collection systems. VS-SBOD: 3U, 16-disk (up to 6.4TB) Switched storage system with redundant quad 4Gb Fibre Channel initiators Read more >> VS-FY5x: 2U, 12-disk (up to 9.0TB) RAID storage system with single or dual RAID controllers Read more >> VS-F48D: 4U, 48-disk (up to 36TB) RAID storage system with dual RAID controllers Read more >> Read the Press Release >> \| Request a quote>>	VS-SBOD VS-FY5x VS-F48D
Serial FPDP IP Core supports Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs Supported on Xilinx Virtex-II Pro, Virtex-4 and Virtex-5 FPGAs Easily integrated on VMETRO or non-VMETRO hardware Supports 1.0625Gbps, 2.125Gbps and 2.5Gbps Serial FPDP link operation Complete ANSI/VITA 17.1-2003 implementation Attractive licensing fees Read the Press Release >> \| Read more about the Serial FPDP IP Core>> \| Request a Quote >>	Serial FPDP IP Core
Whitepapers & articles Critical recording benefits from cryptic measures With more and more sensitive data being captured in data recording systems, the benefits for securing data via encryption are becoming stronger. Encrypting stored data renders it inaccessible without keys, diminishes the need to physically secure storage units and removes the need to implement secure erase functions. Encryption standards such as AES have received broad commercial acceptance, and IEEE P1619 is being established for even more advanced storage encryption. These algorithms have the benefits of transparent encryption, making them well suited for use in storage applications. Off-the-shelf IP has emerged to help deploy these algorithms. Ultra-wideband recording stretches to keep up with digitizers Systems designers are always pressing for faster and faster real-time performance, and data acquisition technology continues to evolve to meet that need. Currently available high-performance digitizers perform in the range of 2 to 5 GS/sec, and some new instruments are featuring 7 GS/sec digitizers for transient capture. These faster digitizers have created a corresponding need for faster data recording to capture the digitized results in real-time. Streaming data recorders are currently capable of data rates in the range of 720 MB/sec, which is quite fast but still means a single recorder is incapable of recording all the data from one of these advanced digitizers. An ultra-wideband streaming data recorder can be created to keep up with the digitizers. Storage for harsh, harsher and harshest military environments Mass storage for military systems demands robust approaches to survive in harsh applications. Rotating media performs reliably in many applications of packaged appropriately, while flash media is required in the most extreme environments. While commercial commodity storage technology continues to improve in cost and density, most of it is practically useless in a typical military application beyond the lab or ground shelter without some proactive packaging innovation. 2eSST: Today's VME Performance Booster Although introduced in 2004, there has been little written about 2eSST, the highest performing VME bus standard. It can be used today in critical embedded systems for large performance gains without any significant change to system architecture. High end, critical embedded systems make use of multiple processors, distributed memory, and multiple I/O cards which requires large backplane bandwidth. Designers can choose to upgrade the VME bus performance with 2eSST or adopt one of the new serial based interconnect standards.
A special invitation AFCEA West Conference in San Diego, CA February 5-7. Please visit booth# 2023.
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