LEESBURG, VA — April 19, 2007 – Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has announced its most advanced Power Architecture™ (PowerPC™)-based rugged VME64x 6U single board computer (SBC), the SVME/DMV-184. Available in both air-cooled (SVME) and conduction-cooled (DMV) configurations, the 184 combines its Freescale 8641 PowerPC processor’s dual 1.0 GHz cores with a comprehensive suite of military and aerospace I/O capabilities and a broad range of software support. Compliant with Curtiss-Wright’s Continuum Software Architecture™ (CSA), the SVME/DMV-184 delivers optimal interoperability with Curtiss-Wright’s latest SBC and DSP board products and greatly eases development and technology insertion over long life-cycle programs.
“The SVME/DMV-184 is the most powerful and I/O rich VME SBC we’ve designed to date,” said Lynn Patterson , Vice President and General Manager of Modular Solutions, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. “Its ideal for both new rugged COTS systems and for upgrading legacy systems with today’s highest performance PowerPC computing.”
The SVME/DMV-184 is a powerful general purpose 2eSST “VME320”-capable VME SBC designed for use in harsh military and aerospace environments. Its dual-core 8641 processor provides tremendous data bandwidth to and from 2Gbytes of on-board DDR2 SDRAM via dual 64-bit DDR2 memory controllers. Flexible expandability is the hallmark of the SVME/DMV-184 with its two PMC sites (one with VITA 42.3 XMC capability), one Interface Personality Module site, and one CompactFlash site for onboard mass storage. The XMC-capable mezzanine site has an 8-lane PCIe link to the 8641 for multi-GB/sec performance.
Designed to provide extensive I/O support, the SVME/DMV-184 comes with up to three Gigabit Ethernet ports. The board also supports a wide range of I/O customization via a factory-installed Interface Personality Module (IPM) which can, for example, be configured with multi-function RS-232/422/485 serial ports, MIL-STD-1553, SCSI, Serial ATA, with LVTTL and differential discretes.
Software support for the SVME/DMV-184 includes Curtiss-Wright’s standard CSA firmware, CSA VxWorks Board Support Package and Driver Suite, MIL-STD-1553 software driver, and Continuum Vector signal processing library.
For other operating system requirements, please inquire with your local Curtiss-Wright representative.
SVME/DMV-184 Performance Features:
– 8641 PowerPC processor with two e600 cores at 1GHz, each core with:
*64 Kbytes L1 cache
*1 MB internal L2 cache
*Altivec™ vector unit
– 2 independent 64-bit DDR2 SDRAM controllers (integrated into the 8641)
– 2 Gbytes of DDR2 SDRAM with ECC
– 512 Mbytes of contiguous direct-mapped Flash memory
*Hardware Flash write protection jumper
– Permanent Alternate Boot Site (PABS) provides back-up boot capability
– 128 Kbytes AutoStore nvSRAM
– 2eSST-capable (“VME320”) VME interface
SVME/DMV-184 I/O Features:
– 2 PMC sites, one with VITA 42.3 XMC capability
*PMC/XMC site #1:
– provides a 66 MHz PCI-X capable interface via 4-lane PCI-to-PCIe bridge
– 64 bits of I/O to P0 connector
– 5V-tolerant
*PMC/XMC site #2:
– provides either a 100 MHz PCI-X capable interface via 4-lane PCI-to-PCIe bridge or an 8-lane PCIe interface, auto-selected
– 64 bits of I/O to P2 connector
– not 5V-tolerant
– Up to 3 Ethernet interfaces:
*1 Gbit Ethernet to front panel connector on air-cooled cards
*1 Gbit Ethernet to P0 connector
*1 Ethernet to P2, Gbit or 10/100-capable
– Type I CompactFlash site interfaced via standard CardBus controller
– 2 asynchronous RS-232 serial ports
– 2 USB 2.0 ports
– Factory-installed Interface Personality Module (IPM) allows choice of I/O:
*4 RS-232/422/485 serial channels and 14 LVTTL discretes
*8-bit SCSI, 2 RS-232/422/485 serial channels, and 14 LVTTL discretes
*2 MIL-STD-1553 channels,
*2 RS-232/422/485 serial channels,
*and 14 LVTTL discretes
The SVME/DMV-184 is the latest addition to Curtiss-Wright’s growing family of 6U VME and VPX/VPX-REDI single board computers complements Curtiss-Wright’s wide range of DSP engines. For more information about Curtiss-Wright’s embedded computing solutions please visit www.cwcembedded.com.
General availability of the SVME/DMV-184 is planned for June 2007. Quantity one pricing for laboratory-grade units starts at $12,000.
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