New SVME-1900 6U VME SBC Delivers Ultra-Low Voltage, High Performance Multi-Core Processing for Power Constrained Rugged MIL Applications
LEESBURG, VA – December 10, 2007 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense market, has announced the new SVME-1900, a single 6U VME single board computer (SBC) featuring two independent Intel® Core™ Duo processor-based compute platforms, each running at speeds of 1.67 GHz. When combined with a SATA or USB hard drive, the SVME-1900s two dual-core processors provide a full-featured quad CPU embedded computing platform. The SVME-1900 speeds and simplifies the integration of high performance x86 processing while reducing system slot count for multiple processors.
The SVME-1900s two Intel Core Duo processors feature ultra-low voltage operation that significantly improves embedded system performance-per-Watt and is ideal for aerospace and defense platforms that require x86 processing and optimal performance per Watt. The SVME-1900 is available in air-cooled ruggedized configurations and can be configured with either two dual-core Intel Core Duo processors or two single core Intel® Core™ Solo processors.
“Curtiss-Wright is taking the lead in bringing high performance, low-power Intel® architecture to the deployed rugged COTS market,” said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wrights Modular Solutions group. “The innovative design of the dual compute platform SVME-1900 SBC enables VME system integrators to integrate two independent dual-core x86 processing units in a single slot, for WindowsXPe, Solaris10, Linux, VxWorks, and other real-time applications. Even better, Curtiss-Wright backs its Intel Core Duo processor-based SBCs with its Guardian Select suite of services, the industrys most extensive lifecycle-management program.”
“The Intel® Core™ Duo processor raises the bar for energy efficient performance in the VME market,” says Rose Schooler, director of marketing, Embedded and Communications Processor Division, Intel. “Curtiss Wright is bringing the benefits of embedded Intel® architecture, including increased performance and long term stability, to this widely adopted standards-based form factor.”
The SVME-1900 is configured with a wide array of I/O in addition to its two PMC expansion sites. Air-cooled front panel I/O includes RS232 serial and USB interfaces.
Performance Features:
– Single slot, 6U VME64x Form-Factor SBC
– Dual IntelCore Duo or Dual CoreSolo Processors
– Ultra low voltage 1.67 GHz (15W) clock rates
– Single or Dual-Core CPU
– 2 Mbytes L2 Advanced Transfer Cache per CPU
– 2 Gigabytes DDR2 SDRAM with ECC
– 2 Gigabytes USB user FLASH, formatted as two individual USB drives
– Intel E7520 Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
– Intel 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub (ICH)
I/O Features:
– 2 PMC (64-bit) mezzanine expansion sites
– 2 Gigabit (10/100/1000) Ethernet Ports
– 4 USB 2.0 Ports
– 12 Com (4 RS-232; 8 RS-422) ports
– 2 SATA ports
– 12 DIO lines
The SVME-1900 is offered in a wide range of ruggedization levels including L0, L50 and L100 air-cooled configurations. For detailed information on Curtiss-Wrights ruggedization capabilities and ratings, please visit the companys website at www.cwcembedded.com/6/144/208.html.
For more information on Curtiss-Wrights Guardian Select lifecycle maintenance services, please visit www.cwcembedded.com/services/5/162/17.html.
Software for this new SBC includes board support packages (BSPs) for a wide variety of operating system environments. In addition to natively running WindowsXPe, the SVME-1900 also supports the Solaris 10 operating system. BSPs are currently available for WindowsXPe, Solaris10, VxWorks, and Linux. Support for real-time environments such as VxWorks and LynxOS will be announced soon.
Volume pricing for the air-cooled SVME-1900 is expected to start under $6,000.00 US. Available Q42007. For pricing on the conduction cooled DMV-1900 please contact the factory.
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About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the industrys most comprehensive and experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video & Graphics to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated custom systems. The Embedded Computing group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. For more information about Curtiss-Wright visit www.cwcembedded.com.
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