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EMBEDDED WORLD, Nuremburg, Germany – March 2, 2009 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has announced that it will support the new industrial temperature range version of the Intel® Atom™ processor Z5xx series on its recently introduced rugged low power, high performance, small factor VPX3-1100 ATOMIC board family. The Atom processor Z5xx series features advanced power management techniques such as new C6 state (Deep Power Down Technology) Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology, CMOS mode and Split IO power supply support. These low power features make the Intel Atom processor Z5xx series ideal for space, weight and power (SWaP) constrained and fanless embedded applications such as the secure rugged deployed aerospace and defense applications for which the VPX3-1100 ATOMIC was designed
“The ultra-low power, highly integrated VPX3-1100 ATOMIC single board computer will take full advantage of the new options for the Intel® Atom™ processor and the Intel® System Controller Hub US15W,” said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager of Modular Solutions, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. “When combined with our innovative 2LM-ATS Perimeter Defense technology, the VPX3-1100 ATOMIC delivers a new breed of low power SBC that puts Curtiss-Wright at the forefront of embedded highly secure computing.”
“The new options of the Intel Atom processor platform are an ideal fit for a myriad of critical processor platforms that must endure wide temperature ranges and deliver the highest performance in the harshest conditions,” said Jonathan Luse, director of marketing, Low Power Embedded Products Division, Intel. “These rugged, low-power platforms, such as the Curtiss Wright Controls VPX3-1100 ATOMIC, help to meet the demanding requirements of embedded military applications.”
Intel’s use of 45nm high-k metal gate silicon technology on the Intel Atom processor Z5xx series results in significantly reduced power consumption, increased switching speed, and increased transistor density over processors based on previous 65nm technology. The combination of the platform’s ultra low power, less than five watt thermal design power, and industrial operating temperature range (minus 40 to 85 C), make it ideal for use on VPX3-1100 ATOMIC which is designed for use in harsh embedded environments. Intel’s commitment to support the Intel Atom processor Z5xx series with 7-year long lifecycle support helps address the long program needs of aerospace and defense customers.
About the VPX3-1100 ATOMIC
The VPX3-1100 ATOMIC provides up to 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM, 1GB NAND Flash, a BIOS Firmware Hub (FWH) and a Trusted Platform Module for trusted boot. The VPX3-1100 ATOMIC backplane input/output includes two (2) high performance PCI (x1) fabrics, 2x GbE interfaces, 2x RS232 Serial interfaces, 8x GPIO, 2x USB 2.0, VGA, Audio (Mic, L/R), and XMC I/O. Additional features include a Basecard user-programmable FPGA and Secure Computing Mezzanine card for advanced security and perimeter defense.
Designed for Secure Computing
The VPX3-1100 ATOMIC enables customers to build secure rugged defense electronic systems for multiple applications that need to protect sensitive information, encryption keys, Intellectual Property (IP), or reverse engineering at the blade level. The compact VPX3-1100 ATOMIC can be used for building advanced embedded security systems, R-MIDs (Rugged-Mobile Internet Devices), secure radios, manpacks, wearable electronics, vetronics, in-vehicle networking, telematics, situational awareness systems, graphics systems, embedded robotics, electronic vehicle health monitoring systems, and general purpose low power rugged or secure computing applications.
VPX3-1100 ATOMIC Key Features:
• 3U VITA 46(VPX), VITA 48 (2LM) and CW 2LM-ATS Perimeter Defense Formats
– VITA 46 (L0 AC; L100 AC; L200 CC)
– VITA 48 (L300 CC)
– Curtiss Wright 2LM-ATS Perimeter Defense (L400 CC)
– Optional: Industrial Grade Chassis with MIL-STD 38999 connectors (aka. QuickStart Kit)
• Operating Systems/Software Drivers
– Windows XP/XPe
– Linux 2.6
– VxWorks 6.x
– (Customer Driven) WindRiver VxMILS; GreenHills INTEGRITY (EAL6+); LynuxWorks LynxSecureA
– Optional: WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth, Zigbee, GPS drivers (WindowsXPe, Linux)
• Intel® Atom™ processor Z5xx
– Intel® Atom™ processor Z510PT at 1.1 GHz (2.2W, industrial temperature)
– Intel® Atom™ processor Z530 at 1.6 GHz (2.2W, commercial temperature)
– 400/533 MHz Front Side Bus
• Chipset
– Intel® System Controller Hub US15W (2.3W, commercial temperature)
– Intel® System Controller Hub US15WPT (2.3 W, industrial temperature)
• Memory
– FWH (for BIOS)
– 256 or 512MB DDR2 SDRAM
– 400/533 MHz memory controller
• Flash
– 1GB NAND Flash
• Graphics
– Ultra low power integrated 3D Graphics
– 1 VGA interface
– Graphics expansion capability via XMC or PCIe backplane interfaces
• Audio
– HD-Audio codec
– Microphone, Audio-L, Audio-R
• CW Embedded Security
– 2LM-ATS ™ Perimeter Defense
– Secure Computing Mezzanine
– Trusted Boot/Secure Computing
– Default/User Programmable Security
– Default/User Enforced Penalty
– Default/User Monitoring Applications
• I/O Interfaces
– 2 x PCI Express (x1) (VITA 46.4)
– 2 x Gigabit Ethernet (VITA 46.x)
– 2 x USB
– 2 x RS232
– 8 x GPIO
– 1x VGA
– Audio (L/R, Mic)
– JTAG/ICE interface
• XMC site
– On-board I/O expansion capability
– All I/O to P2
– Optional Secure Multi-Functional Wireless XMC
• Wifi (IEEE 802.11n a/b/g)
• Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4)
• GPS Module
• Crypto offload (AES, 3DES, MD5, SHA, IPSec, IKE)
• QuickStart Kit
– Includes an industrial grade chassis, MIL-STD-38999 connectors, VPX3-1100-C2400, RTM3-1100-A0000and associated cabling (check with Factory for details).
• Yearly Software Maintenance
• Industry leading technical and life-cycle management support
The VPX3-1100 ATOMIC is a low power, high performance Single Board Computer (SBC) and the latest addition to Curtiss-Wright Controls’ broad family of highly integrated Single Board Computers. It complements Curtiss-Wright’s wide range of Network Switches/Routers, Digital Signal Processors, Graphics and Communications and IO products. For more information on the VPX3-1100 ATOMIC please visit <
Editorial inquiries: regarding Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing products or services, contact John Wranovics, public relations director, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Tel: (925) 640-6402; email. [email protected].
Sales Inquiries: Please forward all Sales and reader service inquiries to Jerri-Lynne Charbonneau, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Tel: (613) 254-5112; Fax: (613) 599-7777; e-mail: [email protected].
Quantity pricing for the VPX3-1100 ATOMIC starts at $2,800. Availability is off the shelf.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the industry’s 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.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
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