Embedded Digest April 2008


April 2008
Dear Valued Customer, Welcome to the April 2008 edition of the Embedded Digest. This monthly letter 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: 6U VPX/VPX-REDI Quad-Core PowerPC Multi-Processing Engine (MPE730) 6U VPX/VPX-REDI Single Board Computer (SBC731) 2-4 GB DDR2 SDRAM Buffer Memory XMC (MM-6171) Application Note: Integrated VXS SIGINT Digital Receiver/Processor System
6U VPX/VPX-REDI Quad-Core PowerPC Multi-Processing Engine NEW For radar, sensor and signal processing applications, the MPE730 combines a multi-processor design with high-speed serial interconnects and flexible expansion I/O. Dual Freescale MPC8641D Processors with support for 1.0, 1.33 and 1.5GHz clock rate Dual PMC/XMC Mezzanine sites with support for PCI Express (PCIe) x8, PCI/PCI-X & Serial RapidIO x4 Up to 2GB of DDR2 memory per processor, or 4GB of memory per board Full Serial RapidIO fabric connectivity Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA System Control Node for chassis management Air and conduction-cooled variants Read more about the MPE730 >> \| Read the Press Release >> \| Request a Quotation>>	MPE730
6U VPX/VPX-REDI Single Board Computer NEW The SBC731 is a single or dual-core PowerPC based SBC with flexible I/O through dual PMC/XMC sites, Serial RapidIO and PCI Express fabrics. The SBC731 is targeted at host boards applications such as mission and control processors. Freescale MPC8641D Processor with support for 1.0, 1.33 and 1.5 GHz clock rate Dual PMC/XMC Mezzanine sites with support for PCIe x8, PCI/PCI-X & Serial RapidIO x4 Up to 2GB of DDR2 memory Full Serial RapidIO fabric connectivity Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA System Control Node for chassis management Read more about the SBC731>> \| Read the Press Release >> \| Request a Quotation>>	SBC731
2-4 GB DDR2 SDRAM Buffer Memory XMC NEW The MM-6171 XMC is a Buffer Memory XMC that provides high-speed buffering capabilities for DSP systems. The XMCs have a variety of uses, such as high-speed temporary storage, expanded system memory, interleaving, or for use with data aggregation and warehousing. 2-4 GB High-speed DDR2 SDRAM x4 Serial RapidIO^® or x8 PCI Express^® interfaces Full-featured DMA engine Rugged convection and conduction-cooled versions Read more about the MM-6171 >> \| Read the Press Release >> \| Request a Quotation >>	MM-6171
Application Notes, Whitepapers, Articles and Resource Information Application Note: Integrated VXS SIGINT Digital Receiver/Processor - DRS Tuner & VMETRO DSP Engine This application note describes an integrated solution combining a high-performance digital receiver from DRS Signal Solutions and a high-performance data processing solution from VMETRO. This combination of Digital Tuner and VXS DSP engine demonstrates a low-risk approach to the development of Signals Intelligence and Electronic Warfare systems that are deployed in air and rugged conduction-cooled environments. This combination reduces integration risk by providing a reliable, high-performance system with a high throughput data interface between the tuner and signal processing hardware. Article: VME & it's Follow-Ons Solve ELINT problems Converting the analog world to digital has been a driving force behind signal-intensive computing for decades. The real world is analog while computing, for the most part, is digital. Military applications, like radar or video imaging, are attempting to create a very precise digital picture of real-world data in greater detail using higher resolution sensors and cameras that can produce orders of magnitude more data than previous-generation acquisition devices. Application requirements have driven and continue to drive the need for more processing and communication bandwidth. Technology Resources: Freescale Power Architecture™ MPC8641D \| FMC (VITA 57) \| VPX/VPX-REDI Ask your sales representative for a Product Selection Guide
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