There is no such thing as a “minor glitch” in a military
and aerospace computing or communications system.
The mission-criticality of the hardware, software and support
programs we provide to contractors for ground, air, sea,
unmanned vehicles and command and control stations is
unquestioned. Starting with cost- and time-saving commercial
off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies based on open architectures
and standards, our products are engineered to ensure
deployment-ready technology with the appropriate level of
ruggedization and size, weight, and power for the design
parameters at hand.
GE Intelligent Platforms has a proven track record as a
subsystem supplier to major military and aerospace contractors.
We have earned the reputation of being able to deliver
subsystems that in some cases have clocked more than two
decades of failure-free service, yet being agile enough to
develop technologies for the most forward-thinking military
and aerospace platforms. The military and aerospace arena
is a major core focus of our business, and we invest heavily in
developing new ruggedized computing and communications
products that leverage COTS technologies.
We also draw upon a corporate culture with a long track record in
military and aerospace research and development as part of one
of the world’s largest and most stable corporations. GE has more
than 100 years of experience supplying technology to the defense
industry, including having developed the first jet engine for military
use. Various divisions of the company subsequently developed
numerous subsystems for military and aerospace contractors.
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»products
GE Intelligent Platforms carries forward
that legacy with COTS products that have
been chosen for high-profile applications
in every type of military and aerospace
program, including manned and unmanned
applications for air-, ground- and seabased platforms.
While our standard products often provide the perfect
technology solution, we also offer the ability to modify
those products per customer-specific specifications. In other
instances, fully custom products are developed from the
ground up. All products, whether standard, semi-custom
or fully custom, are manufactured using Six Sigma quality
assurance methodologies.
GE Intelligent Platforms makes single board computers based
on a variety of form factors, processors, clock speeds, memory
configurations, I/O and operating systems. Our single board
computers can be designed to varying levels of ruggedization
and with several cooling options including conduction
cooling. We are also able to supply a range of accessories and
expansion cards for video, storage and network connectivity.
Signal processing is a critical element in military and aerospace
platforms, and GE Intelligent Platforms has products to assist in
virtually every type of application. Our product lineup includes
multiprocessor single board computers and FPGA-based
computing products for digital signal processing, acceleration
and compression.
Our extensive array of communications and networking
products includes LAN/Ethernet, Reflective Memory, storage,
packet processing, switches/backplanes and both data- and
control-plane processors. GE is also a leader in AdvancedTCA
and AdvancedMC components.
We also build a variety of standard computers that can be
customized with our broad selection of single board computers,
carrier cards, PMCs and enclosures. Engineering development
units can be provided so that customers can perform
application development, and we also offer the services of our
impressive in-house testing facilities. Our flat panel PC-based
computer systems and monitors are engineered to withstand
harsh military and aerospace environments.
»support
We work closely with our customers to design
embedded computing or communications
hardware or software solutions that meet the
technology, form factor, weight and power
requirements of the platform.
We are committed to excellence in all of our products and
services. All of our products are designed for high performance
and unfaltering reliability, and are manufactured with a
commitment to near-zero defect benchmarks. Our Centers
for Excellence, global distribution and local support centers
provide individualized customer support worldwide. We
also offer comprehensive online technical support tools
that include sample programs, free software upgrades and
product documentation. Registered users are afforded the
opportunity to search our knowledge base for specific technical
information. We also offer customers the ability to access
all other divisions under the GE umbrella, including worldrenowned GE Research.
Our value-add continues with an extensive selection of highlevel application programming interface libraries that greatly
facilitate application development. Support is provided for a
variety of Microsoft
Our customer focus can continue for many years past the
initial product shipment. GE Intelligent Platforms offers an
exemplary Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) program that
begins in the design stage and follows the customer’s program
to lifecycle completion. Along the way, our PLM specialists
maintain close contact with the COTS technology vendors to
ensure that our military and aerospace customers are never
left without viable options as mainstream technologies evolve.
®
Windows® operating systems as well as
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, LabWindows/CVI® and other operating
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capabilities
Whether on the ground,
in the air or on the seas,
GE Intelligent Platforms
has military and
aerospace platforms
covered with commercial
off-the-shelf (COTS)
computing systems
specifically tailored to
the unique needs of
that arena.
GE understands the need for subsystem components that leverage technology
advances in the marketplace as well as the economies of scale that come along
with the use of commercial products. We also understand the need for off-the-shelf
availability and ease of development for the fastest possible platform time-to-market.
COTS technology also provides a major advantage by reducing overall program
risk. GE designs and qualifies its products toward the platform specifications using
only proven technologies. Whether for a ground-up design project or technology
insertion, our products are designed to meet all technical requirements without the
program risks that might otherwise be encountered.
GE can fully appreciate the harsh environments in which many of our products are
called upon to perform. And we know how valuable every square inch, every ounce
and every watt are in most every military and aerospace platform. For that reason,
we design ruggedized products that provide the appropriate level of technology
for the application in form factors that provide the lowest possible size, weight and
power footprint.
Most importantly, we know what is riding on every product we make working just
the way it should, year after year, without fail. GE is proud to have provided critical
technological solutions for such high-visibility military and aerospace programs
as the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle, M1A2 Abrams tank, and M2A2
Bradley Medical Vehicle. Through our highly regarded Product Lifecycle Management
program, we design our products around the lifecycle requirements of the platform.
In some cases, we have achieved as much as two decades of component service
without failure.
The following section provides highlights of certain facets of GE Intelligent Platforms’
capabilities for the design, production, and lifecycle management of military and
aerospace computing and communications hardware and software. We look forward
to providing the COTS-based design and support expertise needed to help achieve
success in your next military and aerospace program.
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ground vehicle systems
photo courtesy of u.s. air force
Ground-based military assets must flawlessly perform under all
conditions, whether extreme hot or cold, punishing shock and
vibration, humidity or blowing dust. In addition, the technology
systems employed must be easily upgradable to include the
latest COTS technology with fast requalification turnaround.
GE Intelligent Platforms has decades of experience in providing
just such rugged systems and modules to leading contractors for
ground vehicle systems. Our rugged systems have been used in
numerous high-profile ground vehicle programs, including:
›M1A2 Abrams tank›MLRS›HIMARS›Pedestal Mount Stinger System›M2A2 Bradley Medical Vehicle›Centurion Land-Based Phalanx System›BRITE Star
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II Electro-Optics System
›MX20 Electro-Optics Video Tracker›USA FCS NLOS-LS (NetFires)›USMC Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle›Patriot Missile Air Defense System›MEADS
In each application, we deploy our proven design strategy that
provides the highest degree of technological performance
throughout the lifecycle of the customer’s program. Wherever
possible, our designs provide for upgrades of the processor
and memory types and speeds without changes to the physical
or electrical characteristics of the board. This “plug-and-play”
technology upgrade capability minimizes requalification delays.
In addition, our Board Support Packages provide a stable
software interface between applications and the underlying
hardware, thus minimizing application software revisions
after upgrades.
GE Intelligent Platforms rugged systems and modules are
currently being used for a wide range of ground vehicle
applications, including:
›Situational awareness›Launcher control units›Fire control computers›Hull/turret computers›Embedded training›Integrated display processing›Target tracking›Network switch units›Remote interface units›SBCs, DSPs, graphics and I/O cards
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airborne systems
photo courtesy of u.s. air force
Thirty-thousand feet up is no place for a systems failure.
Because of that, leading contractors for decades have turned
to GE Intelligent Platforms for mission-critical computing and
communications systems components. Our rugged systems
are up to the task under any type of harsh environment,
whether it be high altitude, extreme hot or cold, dust, humidity,
vibration or shock.
GE provides rugged technology applications for every type of
aerospace platform. We developed the world’s first all-digital
radar warning receiver (RWR), the ALR-69A(V). This tactical RWR
facilitates suppression of enemy air defenses, cross-platform
integration, and enhanced spectral and spatial coverage
that provides high-sensitivity detection in dense signal
environments.
Our On-Board Reasoner extends the capabilities of an aircraft’s
existing integrated aircraft diagnostic systems. The system
includes an on-board data recorder and a ground-based
reasoner that performs data analysis. The On-Board Reasoner
system improves maintenance capabilities by defining root
causes, identifying false alarms, and prioritizing maintenance
scheduling. Much of the analysis can be conducted in real
time so that flight crews can be advised when an emergency
situation exists and when they are experiencing a false alarm.
Another aerospace offering from GE is Automatic Image
Matching (AIM) that aligns images taken at different times and
positions to aid navigation and target detection.
Other military aerospace applications of
GE Intelligent Platforms technologies include:
›Flight management computers›IFF controllers›Navigational control units›Network switch units›Stores management computers›Integrated display processing›SBCs, DSPs, graphics and I/O cards›Mission management computers›Remote interface units
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uav
photo courtesy of u.s. air force
GE Intelligent Platforms has been a leading provider of
embedded computing technologies for unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) since development of this paradigm-shifting
new form of military aircraft. UAVs are now revolutionizing
how aerial intelligence is gathered and in some cases even
how the enemy is engaged. The US Army, Air Force and Navy
have all made substantial commitments to even greater
use of UAV technology in the future as a way to limit risks to
warfighters, conduct missions under conditions not possible by
manned flight platforms, and even lower capital and operating
costs for battlefield deployments.
The technology requirements of unmanned platforms
present unique challenges to contractors. Video capture
and streaming capabilities are of major importance both
to control the aircraft and obtain meaningful observation
of potential objects of interest on the ground. The capture,
processing and transmission of enormous volumes of data
must be accomplished seamlessly and in real-time with
components that incorporate leading-edge size, weight and
power advantages. Flight management and control systems
(and sometimes weapons management systems) also must
meet the unique challenge of operating a battlefield asset from
considerable distances.
Many unique GE products have helped launch the UAV
paradigm, and continue to move it forward to maturity. Our
video capture and processing technology has been deployed in
UAVs such as the US Navy Fire Scout as well as a DARPA-funded
demonstration of in-flight refueling of a UAV. Video tracking
systems from GE such as our ADEPT5000 rugged video tracker
have successfully overcome the challenges of data clutter
from non-targets, multiple target tracking, and obscuration
and decoy attempts to avoid detection. Acquiring the data
necessary to perform these surveillance activities is the role of
a myriad of sensor technologies, and onboard analog-to-digital
data converters must be able to manage that data with nearzero latency.
The latest and greatest technology is of little use if subsystems
fail to integrate in an efficient manner. GE Intelligent Platforms’
rigorous subsystem integration and testing programs free
contractors and system integrators from the time- and capitalintensive certification of subsystems, and thus help to
quickly move UAV concepts out of the design studio and onto
the battlefield.
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sea systems
photo courtesy of u.s. navy
GE Intelligent Platforms’ broad range of rugged systems
products give prime contractors just the right level of
ruggedization necessary for the environmental conditions
involved with sea-going operations. Whether in the protective
environment of a control room, the sea-sprayed deck or the
high altitudes of an unmanned aerial vehicle, GE can provide a
system that will provide the needed combination of longevity
and upgradability that sea-going applications demand.
Given that sea systems often must remain in place for decades,
we strive to develop products that can survive numerous
technology upgrades with a minimum of physical or electrical
reconfiguration and recertification. As much as possible, GE
designs in the ability to swap out COTS processors or memory
chips without changing the board’s physical dimensions or
electrical characteristics.
GE has been selected by contractors to provide systems
hardware and software for numerous applications throughout
the spectrum of sea operations:
With decades of experience in sea systems, chances are
very good that GE already has strong experience in a given
technology challenge. We are a leading supplier of sonar
technology, with installations on more than 400 vessels around
the world including the US Navy’s Virginia class submarines.
Our use of COTS technology has enabled us to leverage new
multi-core processors and serial switched fabrics for a range
of applications such as radar systems. We have developed a
wide selection of communications technologies necessary for
sea operations, including Software Defined radio transceivers
and standards-based systems, switches and I/O modules. GE’s
ballistic predictors provide full ballistic prediction to increase
the probability of a first-round hit, while our Dynamic Gun
Alignment system affords an automated, video-based solution
for sea-going weapon system alignment.
Sea systems applications that have been provided by
GE Intelligent Platforms include:
›Shipboard network control›Sensor processing›Target detection and tracking›Communications and IFF›Fire control computers›Integrated display units
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command and control
photo courtesy of u.s. air force
GE Intelligent Platforms is one of the leading providers of
subsystems aimed at giving command and control (C2) centers
the real-time intelligence and communications capabilities
necessary for successful ground, air and sea operations. We
are proven providers of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) rugged
signal processing technologies to military, aerospace and
security contractors.
Multifunctional radar installations increasingly demand more
processing capability and scalability from their computer
systems. Our latest multicore processor computers with
miserly heat and power constraints, coupled with serial
switched fabrics that optimize board-to-board data transfers,
provide the computational firepower these radar systems
require. In addition, our latest generation of AXIS integrated
software development tools speed the development
time needed to build and implement DSP applications for
multiprocessor computing platforms.
Communications links between C2 units and field operations is
facilitated by an array of GE Intelligent Platforms technologies
such as our Software Defined Radio transceivers and our
standards-based systems, switches and I/O modules.
Our AXIS graphical software suite lowers the development and
maintenance times and costs in radar system development
by providing the DSP software development and performance
analysis tools necessary to simply the process. The AXIS
software is complemented by complete signal- and vectorprocessing libraries, including recently added Intel and
GPGPU libraries. Integrated graphical tools provide developerfriendly system visualizations and the ability to configure,
download, run, debug and monitor multiprocessor systems
in the GUI environment. AXIS also provides interprocessor
communications software with high throughput, low latency,
and reconfigurable interconnects that enable data transport
between tasks, processors, boards and systems.
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sgt. alex c. sauceda
systems
Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) computing systems afford end users access to the most
advanced technology at mass-market prices. Platform time-to-market is dramatically
reduced along with technical risk. Because the development has already been performed
up-front for these standard systems, the non-recurring engineering expense has been
greatly reduced, if not eliminated. Emplacing COTS systems in the harsh environments
typically encountered in military and aerospace applications will usually require specialized packaging to achieve certification for the lifecycle demanded by the end user.
GE Intelligent Platforms excels at the design of COTS systems
with levels of ruggedization ranging from benign to being capable
of withstanding harsh military and aerospace conditions such
as thermal extremes, vibration, shock, sand and dust, salt fog,
humidity, acceleration, electromagnetic interference, and nuclear/
electromagnetic pulse, as well as human intrusion and compromise. We provide a full range of COTS system packaging services,
from creation of specifications to rigorous qualification testing.
GE has developed five levels of circuit board ruggedization, each
providing the optimal balance of cost, performance and reliability.
Our engineers first recommend a COTS board based on the performance requirements of the specification, then select the chassis and racks based on the type of cooling (forced air, convection, or
conduction) required, as well as estimates of power dissipation, board/slot count, and user environment. After engineering analysis and simulation assures performance capabilities, prototype and
qualification testing is conducted to certify that the system will indeed function in the intended
environment. All rugged COTS equipment is tested to environmental test specifications that have
the widest applicability. MIL-STD-810 has emerged as an important environmental test standard
for rugged COTS systems because of its broad applicability to rotary/fixed-wing aircraft as well as
ground/amphibious vehicles, but some unique rugged systems specifications require specialized
design, analysis and testing to certify the required level of performance in a given environment.
GE has developed a comprehensive process for the development of rugged systems. Our ISO 9000/AS9100 certified design
and testing process is exhaustive, but our extensive design data
and experience base greatly reduces development time while
assuring low program risk for the contractor.
COTS products making up a rugged system can include single
board computers, analog and digital I/O boards, Ethernet
switches, solid state drives, power supplies, and chassis. Boards,
especially I/O boards, can be modified to meet program specifications, and customer-designed or third-party products can
also be included in the system specification. Raised lids and
media adapters can be included in the chassis design to accommodate the routing of fiber optics and cabling, as can external
doghouses for external removable memory.
cots rugged systems
GE Intelligent Platforms COTS Rugged Systems are pre-packaged off-the-shelf subsystems designed to
eliminate NRE (non-recurring engineering) costs and reduce system development risk through proven, high
technology readiness level (TRL) solutions for a range of military vehicle platforms including UAVs, manned
aircraft, and manned and unmanned ground vehicles. GE’s pre-configured computer systems help to reduce
delivery time by offering you numerous pre-configured offerings solutions that can be deployed in the field
as soon as your application is ready, or you can use these COTS systems as a starting point for multiple
application-specific configurations.
Form Factor Slots Chassis CoolingProcessorOS SupportI/OWeight
Rugged Ethernet Switches bring the high-speed network connectivity
of a managed Layer 2 and Layer 3 gigabit Ethernet switch together
with a lightweight, compact , milled-aluminum alloy chassis to
provide TCP/IP functionality in harsh environments.
optional SATA drive
STD-1553, Serial, USB
ARINC 429, CAN Bus, Discrete, Ethernet,
ADC, ARINC 429, DAC, CAN Bus, Discrete,
Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, Serial, USB
Operating Temp
(degrees C)
11 lbs (5 kg)-40 to 45
9 lbs (4 kg)-40 to 71
11 lbs (5 kg)-40 to 45
9 lbs (4 kg)-40 to 71
Dimensions (mm) (H x W x D)Weight (lbs)Management TypePort TypeCoolingPower Supply
RES-210
rugged
ethernet
switch
GS24
GS12
256.7mm (h) x 185mm (d) x 63.5mm (thick)4Fully Managed Layer-2/3+10/100/1000BaseTConduction
300mm (w) x 100mm (h) x 235mm (d)
including connectors
63.5mm(h) x 165.1mm (w) x 234.5mm (d)
including connectors
remote interface unit
GE Intelligent Platform’s RIU-2000 Remote Interface Unit provides a
light-weight, low-power interface for Vehicle Management Systems
applications. This cost-effective interface has been ruggedized for
use in harsh vibration, shock and EMI environments. Configuration flexibility is maximized in this RS 232/422/485 interface, which
features conduction cooling and 25W power dissipation. Inputs
include two 10/100BaseT Ethernet ports, two RS-232 ports, six
RS-422/485 5-wire I/O, 16 analog (-10 to +10V), 16 open/28V discrete,
eight TTL discrete, four pulse counter (freq.), one thermocouple
analog, three RTD analog (4-wire), and one JTAG. Outputs include
eight TTL discrete, four analog (-10V to +10V), 16 open/28V discrete
or 16 open/GND discrete, four +10V excitation signals, four -10V
excitation signals, four stepper motor drive, and one JTAG.
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less than 4
Fully Managed Layer-2/3+ or
Unmanaged Layer 2
Fully Managed Layer-2/3+ or
Unmanaged Layer 2
10/100/1000BaseT; option for
GigE fiber or 2 10GigE fiber
10/100/1000BaseTConduction
28 VDC,
Conduction Cooled
Base-plate 28VDC
28VDC - MilSpec 1275
or MilSpec 704F
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off-the-shelf solutions
COTS Rugged Systems
Do more without more.
That was the message in a June 2010 directive from the U.S.
Under Secretary of Defense to military procurement specialists
regarding ways to deliver better value to both the taxpayer and
warfighter. A September 2010 Guidance document on means of
actually increasing value to stakeholders in an age of shrinking
defense budgets took aim at the
contracts for goods and services out of the
defense budget.
One key method of effecting cost savings that Under Secretary
Ashton B. Carter directed procurement officials to undertake
is a shift from Cost Plus contracts to Fixed Cost contracts. In
the former, contractors had the ability to pass unanticipated
costs along to the Department, while the Fixed Price paradigm holds the contractor to a price determined before the
signing of the contract.
The new COTS Rugged System (CRS) line from GE Intelligent
Platforms can help contractors achieve platform goals while
minimizing the risks inherent with the Fixed Price mode of
operation. These SWaP-optimized packaged and pre-validated
control computer systems provide rugged computing platforms
with a wide range of I/O flexibility for a wide variety of military
and aerospace applications. Any CRS computer is deployable as
soon as the field application is ready or used as starting point
for multiple application-specific configurations. Furthermore,
the CRS concept greatly reduces non-recurring engineering
fees and system development risks, while providing an initial
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 6.
A major source of contractor risk, integration of off-the-shelf
boards, is already completed, thus shortening the contractor’s
time to project completion. These modular systems are fully
tested and qualified for rugged systems deployment by a
company renowned for rugged systems deployments in platforms
such as UAVs, missiles, ground vehicles and manned aircraft.
Through computing solutions such as the GE Intelligent Platforms
CRS product line, contractors themselves can achieve more
without more risk or development cost.
$400 billion earmarked for
$700 billion total
systems
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single board computers
GE Intelligent Platforms specializes in the design and manufacture
of single board computers (SBCs) tailored to meet the computing and
ruggedization needs of the customer. With a wide range of form factors,
processor speeds, memory configurations, I/O options and five levels
of ruggedization, our line of COTS-based SBCs provide tremendous
computing flexibility with considerably lowered program risk.
We recently announced a new line of SBC products based on the 2nd generation
®
Intel
Core i7™ processors. These new dual- or quad-core processors effectively
double the computing capabilities of the previous generation of Core i7 processors, along with the addition of Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) technology.
AVX doubles the processor’s vector engine from 128 to 256 bits for a tremendous
improvement in floating point processing. Radar, sonar, intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance, and signal processing will be some of the military and aerospace applications to benefit most from the addition of AVX to these Intel flagship
processors. Current GE products include the VPXcel3 SBC324 and VPXcel6 SBC624
in 3U and 6U VPX form factors, respectively, the XCR14 rugged 6U CPCI SBC, and the
XVR14 rugged 6U VME SBC. All of these SBCs bear dual- or quad-core 2nd generation Core i7 processors running at up to 2.5 GHz.
In parallel, we also announced a new line of SBC products based on Freescale
Semiconductor’s QorIQ 45nm communications and computing platforms designed
for high performance in a low-power envelope. Our PPC9B and IMP3A SBCs use
the dual-core P2020 processor running at 1.2 GHz and are specifically targeted
at SWaP-constrained applications. Our PPC10A, SBC312 and SBC612 products are
based on the QorIQ P4080 processor which has eight Power Architecture
™
e500mc
cores running at 1.5 GHz and are targeted at high-performance applications where
benefits can be achieved by software parallelism across the available cores. The
eight-core QorIQ offer the ability to compress many existing multi-board applications into one or two multi-core SBCs to achieve considerable SWaP advantages.
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phan steven g. crawford, usn
vme intel
ProcessorMemory / node
Bus Size SlotsCPUSpeed MHzCores ChipsetNodesType
XVR14VME 6U1
Corei7
2nd Gen
25004QM671DDR316667
Size GBSpeed
MHzECC
VR12VME 6U1Corei725302QM571DDR38533
VP12VME 6U2Corei725302QM571DDR38533
VR11VME 6U1Core 2 Duo21672E75201DDR24400
VP11VME 6U2Core 2 Duo21672E75201DDR24400
XVB601VME 6U1Corei725302QM571DDR38533
V7768VME 6U1Core 2 Duo21672945GM1DDR2233311
V7769VME 6U2Core 2 Duo21672945GM1DDR2233313
VME /
V7875
V7865
V7812
6U1Core 2 Duo25302GM451DDR385331112
VXS
VME /
6U1Core 2 Duo21602945GM1DDR23333112
VXS
VME /
6U2Xeon2130451001DDR24333
VXS
NOTE: Not all IO features are available on the same board due to pin-out constraints. Please check the product manual for details of IO pin sharing.
Flash /
nodeRear IO Features
NAND
Compact
(GB)
FlashXMCPMC1000BaseT
■
16222
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16222
■
16112
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■
■
■
1122
1122
1122
22
vme powerpc
ProcessorMemory / nodeFlash / nodeRear IO Features
Bus Size SlotsCPUSpeed MHzCores ChipsetNodesType
PPC10AVME 6U1P408015008Integrated1DDR38650
PPC9BVME 6U1P202012002Integrated1DDR34400
PPC9AVME 6U1864xD13332Integrated1DDR24266
PPC8AVME 6U1744810001Discovery1SDRAM1100
PPC7DVME 6U1744814001Discovery 31DDR1133
PPC7A5XVME 6U1745711001Discovery1SDRAM1133
PPC7A10VME 6U174105001Discovery1SDRAM1133
PPC4AVME 6U174105001MPC1071SDRAM0.5100
PPCM2VME 6U1744814001Discovery 32DDR1133
Size
(GB)
Speed
MHzECC
NOR
NAND
(MB)
(GB)XMCPMCAFIX
■
5124221
■
768121
■
1012221
■
5122
■
51221
■
1282
■
1282
■
642
■
5122
VG6VME 6U18461D13332Integrated2DDR22200
VG5VME 6U1745712671Discovery 22DDR0.5133
EP2AVME 6U1744814001Discovery 51DDR21200
NOTE: Not all IO features are available on the same board due to pin-out constraints. Please check the product manual for details of IO pin sharing.
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25612
■
2562
■
51221
Advanced VME single board computers use the latest Intel technology, including the 2nd generation Core i7 and Core i5 dual and quad core processors with AVX and
Turbo technologies and Gen 2 PCIe SATA capability. VME technology is still dominant in many embedded board markets and has proven itself to be a stable technology
that evolves with the needs of the rugged computing markets.
Rear IO FeaturesFront IO Features
COMUSBS ATAGPIOVGADVIAudioVME 64x VME 2eSST Gig E Fast E COM Key'd / Mse USBSASVGADVIRugged Options
22412221
2221222
2221222
2228111
2228111
144811
1428
1428
122
12211
1221
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■
2111Air and conduction cooled
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2111Air and conduction cooled
■
2111Air cooled
■
21121Air and conduction cooled
■
21121Air cooled
■
21411Air cooled
21121Air cooled
211221Air cooled
■
41411Air cooled
■
21121Air cooled
■
21421Air cooled
GE Intelligent Platforms complements its VME processor solutions with QorIQ / PowerPC-based 6U single
board computers developed to meet the needs of demanding embedded applications.
computers
single board
Rear IO FeaturesFront IO Features
Key’d /
1000BaseTFastECOMUSB
Parallel
Mse
PortSCSISATAGPIOStarFabric VME 64x VME 2eSST Gig E Fast E COM
NOTE: Not all IO features are available on the same board due to pin-out constraints. Please check the product manual for details of IO pin sharing.
cpci powerpc
ProcessorMemory / nodeFlash / nodeRear IO Features
Bus Size SlotsCPUSpeed MHzCores ChipsetNodesType
IMP3ACPCI3U1P202012002Integrated1DDR34400
IMP2BCPCI3U1744814001Discovery 51DDR21200
IMP2ACPCI3U1744814001Discovery 31DDR0.5133
IMP1ACPCI3U174105001Discovery1SDRAM 0.128100
CM6CPCI3U18641D13332Integrated1DDR21333
CM4RCPCI3U174105001MPC1071SDRAM 0.256100
CP1ACPCI6U1744814001Discovery 31DDR1133
C2KACPCI6U1744814001Discovery 31DDR2167
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A comprehensive line of rugged and industrial 3U and 6U Intel-based CompactPCI single board computers for high performance embedded computing applications.
These CPCI SBCs feature up to 2nd Generation Core i7 and Core i5 processors with Gen 2 PCIe SATA, and Intel AVX and turbo technologies. Products range from boards
targeted to the unique needs of telecommunications and military applications to general purpose boards that can be applied to a wide variety of embedded applications.
Rear IO FeaturesFront IO Features
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PowerPC-based CompactPCI Single Board Computers are designed for use in a broad spectrum of applications from military
and aerospace to commercial and telecommunications systems. They are available with diverse feature sets and varying
ruggedization levels to accommodate the unique requirements of demanding, high performance computing applications.
Air and conduction cooled
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computers
single board
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computer on modules
Computer on Modules (COM) address the need for standardized small form factor computing platforms.
COMs are the perfect solution for long-term applications where technology and performance upgrades are a
must. COMs are without connectors for USB, LAN, VGA, etc. and must be attached to an I/O board to fullfil an
application's I/O requirements. Upgrades are easily managed through an exchange of the existing Computer
Module to one based on the latest technology, in effect extending the lifecycle of the application.
bCOM2-L1100
Form FactorProcessor Type & Speed
COM Express Basic, Type 2
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.26 GHz
Maximum
MemoryVGA L ANPCI ExpressPCI SATAOther
4 GB DDR3
SDRAM
11x16=1, x4=1
1 4 RAID
8x USB, 8x GPIO, HDA; optional extended operating
Shock/vibe protection,
temperature range
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processor pmc
Processor PMCs (PrPMC) maximize design flexibility with a modular approach to
adding processing power to a host board. The PMC Card functions as a complete
processor subsystem and can be used to control a carrier card, effectively
making it into a Single Board Computer or blade. The processor module can be
added to any system with an open PMC slot.
Processor Type & SpeedMaximum MemoryBus Interface ChipEthernetSerial I/O
modular design concept
serves as the basis for our Processor AdvancedMC
products. Both the Telum ASLP11 and Telum ASLE11
bring a full set of processor capabilities to a carrier
board, and can be incorporated into any host card
or MicroTCA
™
system with the appropriate mechan-
ical and electrical connections. Both processors
employ the Intel
®
Core 2 Duo processor running at
1.5 GHz and 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM with ECC and Intel
3100 chipset. The Processor AdvancedMCs also
include two Gigabit Ethernets, eight PCI Express and
two SATA interconnects.
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network connectivity
OpenVPX
Military strategy increasingly demands more efficient use of
computer networks to obtain the highest level of situational
awareness in the field. Achieving this growing requirement
will require greater use of distributed, network-centric multiprocessor computing technologies to gather and analyze data,
then distribute information garnered from disparate sensor
systems in the field. The American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) in 2007 ratified the VITA 46 standard, also known at VPX,
to facilitate interoperability at the board level, but the need
for similar interoperability at the system level quickly became
apparent. GE Intelligent Platforms participated in the development
of a VPX-based system specification that in 2010 was ratified
as VITA 65, or OpenVPX.
This new standard allows VPX interoperability to be brought
up to multi-vendor, multi-module integrated systems. The end
result is module-to-module, module-to-backplane, and development chassis integration. OpenVPX specifies a set of system
architectures using existing VPX Ruggedized Enhanced Design
Implementation (REDI) standards and drafts with a minimum
of changes. It provides definitions for multiple planes for utility,
management, control, data and expansion, as well as a
variety of sizes for serial communication pipes.
OpenVPX also defines several types of profiles for structure
and hierarchy, including slot profile, backplane profile, module
profile, and development chassis profile. The backplane
profiles are further defined for centralized switching, distributed
switching, and hybrid backplane topologies. System-level
specifications defining interoperability points within the
architecture include backplane topologies and development
chassis, module-level pin out and protocol definitions, chassis
and backplane definitions for power and system signals, and
interoperability compliance recommendations.
Our GRA111 graphics board uses the NVIDIA GT 240 chipset
in a 3U form factor for radar systems and other mil/aero
applications. The GRA111 provides RS170, NTSC and PAL, DVI,
and VGA I/O for configuration flexibility, and can be air- or
conduction-cooled.
computers
single board
atca
With limited real estate for mezzanines on nextgeneration ATCA processor blades, adding I/O with
AdvancedMCs may not be an option. Intelligent
Advanced Rear Transition Modules (ARTMs) offer
a powerful, flexible solution. Using the Zone 3
connector through the rear of the ATCA blade,
system designers can tailor the I/O capabilities of
their processor blades to their application. Intelligent ARTMs do more than simply extend a port;
they add functionality to the processor blade. GE
can customize the functionality and the pinouts for
specific applications.
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vpx intel
SBC624VPX6U1
ProcessorMemory / nodeFlash / nodeRear IO Features
Bus Size SlotsCPUSpeed MHz Cores Chipset Nodes Type
Corei7
2nd Gen
25004QM671DDR316667
Size GBSpeed
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SBC622VPX6U1Corei725302QM571DDR38533
SBC324VPX3U1
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2nd Gen
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SBC341VPX3U1Core 2 Duo22602GM451DDR385331124
SBC340VPX3U1Core 2 Duo21602945GM1DDR243331124
SBC320VPX3U1Core 2 Duo1500231001DDR22333
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vpx powerpc
ProcessorMemory / nodeFlash / nodeRear IO Features
Bus Size Slots CPU
Speed
MHzCores ChipsetNodes Type
SBC612VPX6U1P408015008Integrated1DDR38650
SBC610VPX6U18641D 13332Integrated1DDR24266
SBC312VPX3U1P408015008Integrated1DDR34650
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VPX (previously known as VITA 46) brings switched fabrics to VME-based systems. VPX was specifically created with the defense community in mind. It retains the 6U
and 3U form factors, supports existing PMC and XMC mezzanines, and maintains the maximum possible compatibility with VME for high performance computing. These
boards sport up to 2nd generation Core i7 and Core i5 dual and quad processors, Gen 2 PCIe SATA, AVX and turbo technologies,
Rear IO FeaturesFront IO FeaturesFabric
Key'd /
MseSATA GPIO VGA DVI Audio IPMI BMM Gig E CO M USB DVI Infiniband 10gigE
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PCIe Gen
1 x4
PCIe Gen
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1 x1
PCIe Gen
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PCIe Gen
2 x16
PCIe Gen
2 x1Rugged Options
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VPX (previously known as VITA 46) brings switched fabrics to VMEbus-based systems. VPX was specifically created with the defense community in mind, and it retains
the existing 6U and 3U form factors, supports existing PMC and XMC mezzanines, and maintains the maximum possible compatibility with VMEbus.
GE Intelligent Platforms’ line of COTS multiprocessor hardware solutions includes single board computers (SBCs) and
multiprocessors based on Intel, NVIDIA and PowerPC processors, as well as fabric switch cords, PMC/XMC carriers and
FPGA processing engines. We also offer our market-leading
AXIS suite of multiprocessor software that includes an integrated development environment and high-performance
math and function libraries that reduce development time
and maximize performance for even the most demanding
signal and data processing applications. Our multiprocessor
hardware and software products have been incorporated
into numerous deployed platforms that include underwater
and naval surface sonar, land-based radar, and airborne
sensor, image and radar processing.
The DSP280 is a rugged dual socket multiprocessor based on the 2nd
Generation Intel Quad Core i7 that was designed to meet the rigorous
real-time demands of applications such as intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance (ISR), radar, sonar, image and sensor processing across
a wide range of platforms including manned and unmanned airborne,
ground and naval vehicles.
The IPN250 is the world's first 6U OpenVPX GPGPU COTS board for rugged
military and aerospace applications. Customers can deploy their CUDA,
OpenCL, OpenGL and video and image processing applications developed
on Intel- and NVIDIA
platforms. The IPN250 delivers unprecedented levels of computing performance for SWaP-constrained platforms at lower cost, thus creating new
application opportunities that were previously unthinkable. The IPN250
enables system integrators to deploy a single COTS module where previously multiple disparate modules would have been required - for example,
undertaking front-end processing of sensor-acquired data, digital signal
processing, backend processing and graphics/video processing, and
delivering high-resolution mission-critical data more rapidly than has
previously been possible.
Our lineup also includes the NPN240, which is the world's first
rugged, NVIDIA CUDA-enabled dual GPGPU multiprocessor for military and aerospace applications. The NPN240 features two NVIDIA
CUDA-capable GT240 96-core GPUs that enable it to deliver up to 750
GFLOPS peak per card slot. Multiple NPN240s can be linked to single
or multiple hosts to create multi-node CUDA GPU clusters capable
of thousands of GFLOPs. Providing a highly computationally-dense
platform, the NPN240 is ideal for demanding SWaP-constrained applications. Many military/aerospace companies and organizations are
finding CUDA technology exciting, as it has been demonstrated to be
capable of delivering significant improvements. Indeed, one company
experienced a 15x increase in throughput in a radar application.
®
-enabled PCs directly onto GE's new rugged GPGPU
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val gempis, usaf
advanced multi-processor integrated software
AXIS
Most application engineers want to focus on application functionality rather than underlying hardware complexities.
Our AXIS Advanced Multiprocessor Integrated Software
development tools take away a large portion of that software development burden so that engineers can instead get
their new systems completed that much more quickly. The
AXIS family consists of three integrated toolsets: AXIS™Flow,
AXIS™View and AXIS™Lib.
The AXISFlow interprocessor communications software module
facilitates data transport between tasks, processors, boards
and systems using high-throughput, low-latency, reconfigurable communications channels. Integration of processing
elements is seamlessly scalable regardless of project size. In
addition, AXISFlow is independent of the type of processor,
RTOS, or fabric, so future technology changes will be transparent to the communications software. AXISFlow can be
operated in stand-alone mode or as an integrated element
within the AXIS Advanced Multiprocessor Integrated Software
environment.
AXISView provides a suite of graphical software tools for the
development of multiprocessor applications. Through tools
such as ConsoleView, HardwareView, ApplicationView, RuntimeView, EventView, HealthView and AXISRun, this productivity
suite simplifies the process of implementation and analysis of
real-time multicore and multiprocessor applications.
The AXISLib optimized DSP and math libraries provide a
valuable set of building blocks for the quick and efficient
development of applications. Our existing AXISLib-PPC performance-optimized DSPlibrary for Altivec, and AXISLib-CL DSP
library for generic architectures have been joined by two new
optimized DSP and vector math libraries. These new libraries,
AXISLib-x86 and AXISLIB-GPU, facilitate the development of
GE’s single board computer (SBC) and multiprocessor applications for Intel- and General Purpose computation on Graphics
Processing Units (GPGPU)-based architectures.
The AXISLib-x86 DSP and math libraries facilitate the development of military and aerospace applications in sensor and
signal processing, radar, sonar, image processing, and signal
intelligence for deployed air-, land- and sea-based deployment.
Our AXISLib libraries can be deployed on the full range of GE
SBCs and multiprocessors based on Freescale’s Power architecture and Intel multicore processors.
The functionality of the AXISLib-x86 module includes comprehensive signal and vector processing with more than 600
functions. The module is fully optimized for the Intel x86
processor and associated SSE SIMD unit. AXISLib-x86 consists
of both single and multi-threaded libraries, thus allowing
libraries to leverage multi-core and hyper-threaded processors
running SMP. The libraries can be run in development mode
with error checking or in production mode for maximum performance. The suite provides industry-standard API for greatest
portability (VSIPL Core 1.0+) as well as GE’s proprietary C API for
the greatest level of flexibility across the Windows, VxWorks
and Linux operating systems. AXISLib-x86 supports Intel x86
architectures with SSE 3.0 or higher.
Similarly, the new AXISLib-GPU middleware provides a highperformance library of optimized math and DSP functions for
efficient development of applications for the emerging multiprocessing paradigm of GPGPU technology, and especially GE’s
growing line of rugged, NVIDIA CUDA-enabled platforms.
AXISLib-GPU provides comprehensive signal and vector
processing functionality, providing the VSIPL API with more
than 500 functions. The library is optimized for CUDA and fully
optimized for NVIDIA CUDA architecture libraries for GE Intelligent Platforms’ GPGPU platforms. The multi-threaded module
leverages the massively parallel architecture of the GPU cores’
Single Precision (SP) floating-point data processing capabilities
with core computations implemented as CUDA kernels. AXISLibGPU provides maximum portability, with VSIPL API offering
industry-standard API. The module is VSIPL Core Lite-compliant,
and provides many functions from the Core 1.0 profile. AXISLibGPU is portable across the Windows and Linux operating
systems, and provides both 32- and 64-bit support.
Our latest AXIS product, AXISLib-AVX, provides more than 600
high-performance DSP and vector math functions for the new
2nd Generation Intel Core i7 multicore, multithreaded platforms
with Advanced Vector Extension (AVX). The VSIPL open standard
API affords development code portability across multiple CPU
generations and architectures for maximum system and application performance, faster system time-to-market, and easy
technology refreshes across the lifecycle of the platform.
AXISLib-AVX is designed to maximize the built-in floating
point processing capabilities of the 2nd Generation Core i7
processors in real-time applications such as ISR, UAVs, signal
processing and sonar.
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axis multiprocessing software
AXIS - Advanced Multiprocessor Integrated Software is a set of software modules that can be used to accelerate the design, development, testing and deployment of complex DSP and multiprocessing platforms for
real-time applications such as radar, sonar, communications and image processing.
Description
AXISLib-PPC is a set of DSP and vector math libraries providing over
600 high performance functions created to help developers maximize
system and application perfomance. Provides both VSIPL and
priopertary GE APIs for Power Architecture/PowerPC with
Altivec support.
AXISLib-CL is a set of DSP and vector math libraries written in 'C' to
help developers reduce devlopment time Provides both VSIPL and
priopertary GE APIs for generic Intel and PPC architectures.
Provides a high performance interprocessor communication
middleware supporting any node to any node data movement over
multiple fabrics for both homogeneous and hetergeneous processor
architectures.
A suite of integrated graphical tools for multiprocessor systems,
provides system visualization and the ability to configure, download,
run, debug and monitor multiprocessor applications.
Combined package of AXISView & AXISFlow for multiprocessor
software development.
AXISLib-AVX
AXISLib-GPU
AXISLib-x86
AXISLib-AVX is a set of DSP and vector math libraries providing over
600 high performance functions created to help developers maximize
system and application perfomance. Provides both VSIPL and
priopertary GE APIs to support the very latest 2nd generation Intel
Core i7 processors based on the 'Sandy Bridge' x86 architecture with
AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions).
AXISLib-GPU is a DSP and vector math library that supports rapid
development of the growing number of DSP and multiprocessing
applications taking advantage of the power of GPGPU technology.
Provides the VSIPL API to support GE's latest GPU hardware.
AXISLib-x86 is a set of DSP and vector math libraries providing over
600 high performance functions created to help developers maximize
system and application perfomance. Provides both VSIPL and
priopertary GE APIs to support Intel processors with SSE (Streaming
SIMD Extensions).
AXISLib-PPC
AXISLib-CL
AXISFlow
AXISView
AXISPro
axis-enabled multiprocessor hardware
GE Intelligent Platforms AXIS Advanced Multiprocessor Integrated Software facilitates development and integration of
a wide range of Intel, NVIDIA and Power Architecture Single Board Computers (SBC), Multiprocessors and Switch Fabric
Modules reducing time-to-solution and cost of ownership for a variety of 3U and 6U form factors including OpenVPX,
VME, VXS, and cPCI. These Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) modules offer optimized size, weight and power (SWaP)
solutions to support expanded mission profiles for a variety of intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR)
applications. System integrators can now harness the performance and flexibility of mainstream, high performance
computing (HPC) architectures and software ecosystems with our latest Intel multicore boards, NVIDIA many-core
GPGPU cards and high speed switch fabric modules for deployed rugged airborne, ground vehicle and naval platforms.
Description
multiprocessing
Form FactorProcessorsMemoryFabric InterfaceMezzanineEthernet
G4ADSPVME 6UQuad MPC74481GBPCI, GbE, VME642 x PMC-X1000BaseTVxWorks
G4DSP-XD3VME 6UQuad MPC74481GB or 2GB Starfabric, GbE, VME64 2 x PMC-X1000BaseTVxWorks
6U OpenVPX CUDA
Starter Kit
VPX 6UIPN250 & NPN24010GE, PCIe, GbENone
Dual Socket Intel 2nd
Generation Quad Core i7
Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn &
NVIDIA GT240 96 core GPU
Quad MPC8641 or Quad
MPC8640D
2GB or 4GB SRIO, GbE, VME 2eSSTXMC1000BaseTLynxOS, VxWorks
RDMA enabled 10GE &
16GB
Infiniband with Gen 2
PCIe & GbE
4GB10GE, PCIe, GbENone
None
10GE/IB via rNICs
1000BaseT
1000BaseBX
10GE
1000BaseT
1000BaseBX
10GE
1000BaseT
1000BaseBX
Operating System (OS)
SupportRuggedization
Linux, Windows, VxWorks
Windows, Linux-SDK
CentOS 64-bit Linux
& CUDA SDK
Levels 4 & 5 conduction cooled
Levels 4 & 5 conduction cooled
Levels 4 & 5 conduction cooled
Levels 1, 2 & 3 air cooled,
Levels 1 & 2 air cooled,
Level 4 conduction cooled
Levels 1 & 2 air cooled,
Level 4 conduction cooled
Levels 1 & 2 air cooled,
Level 4 conduction cooled
Levels 1 & 2 air cooled,
Level 6 spray cooled
Levels 1, 2 & 3 air cooled,
Levels 1, 2 & 3 air cooled,
Level 1
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axis-enabled single board computers
AXIS Advanced Multiprocessor Integrated Software support extends beyond our multiprocessor card set to
include selected members from our high performance Single Board Computer (SBC) product families. These
modules provide a complete solution by supporting a wide range of system and data I/O options along with
integrated support for AXISFlow interprocessor communication middleware, AXISView GUI and the AXISLib
math and function libraries. These SBC's are designed to compliment the multiprocessing product range,
however they may also form the heart of the signal or data processing system by connecting multiple cards
to achieve computing densities of between two to twenty or more CPUs per enclosure.
Form FactorProcessor Type & SpeedAXISView and AXISFlow supportAXISLib support
V7865VME 6UIntel Core Duo @ 2.0 GHz
PowerXtreme PPC7DVME 6UFreescale 7448 @ 1.4 GHz
PowerXtreme PPC9BVME 6UFreescale QorIQ P2020 @ 1.2 GHzGeneric platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-CL: VxWorks, Linux, Windows
Full support in AXIS 4.2 (Linux only); Generic platform support in 5.0;
Full support in AXIS 4.2; Generic platform support in 5.0; Ethernet &
Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorks
Starfabric; VxWorks
AXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
AXISLIB-PPC: VxWorks, Linux, LynxOS
V7875VXS 6UIntel Core 2 Duo @ 2.53 GHz
VPXcel6 SBC622VPX 6UIntel Core i7 up to 2.53 GHz
XtraPower PPCM2VME 6U2x Freescale 7448 @ 1.4 GHzFull support in AXIS 4.2 and 5.0; Ethernet and Starfabric; VxWorksAXISLIB-PPC: VxWorks, Linux, LynxOS
V7812VXS 6UIntel Quad-Core Xeon @ 2.13 GHz
VPXcel6 SBC620VPX 6UIntel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8 GHzGeneric platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
VPXtreme6 SBC610VPX 6UFreescale 8641D @ 1.5 GHzFull support in AXIS 4.2 and 5.0; Ethernet, AMP, & SRIO; VxWorks, LinuxAXISLIB-PPC: VxWorks, Linux, LynxOS
PowerXtreme PPC9AVME 6UFreescale 8641D @ 1.33 GHzFull support in AXIS 4.2 and 5.0; Ethernet and AMP; VxWorksAXISLIB-PPC: VxWorks, Linux, LynxOS
VPXtreme6 SBC612VPX 6UFreescale QorIQ P4080 @ 1.5 GHzGeneric platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-CL: VxWorks, Linux, Windows
VPXcel3 SBC320VPX 3UIntel Core 2 Duo @ 1.5 GHz
VPXcel3 SBC340VPX 3UIntel Core 2 Duo @ 1.5 GHzGeneric platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
VPXcel3 SBC341VPX 3UIntel Core 2 Duo @ 2.26 GHz
VPXcel6 SBC324VPX 3U
VPXcel6 SBC624VPX 6U
Intel 2nd Gen. Core i7 dual/quad-
core up to 2.5 GHz
Intel 2nd Gen. Core i7 dual/quad-
core up to 2.5 GHz
Full support in AXIS 4.2; Generic platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only;
Full support in AXIS 5.0 (Linux only); Ethernet only; Generic platform
Full support in AXIS 4.2 (Linux only); Generic platform support in 5.0;
Full support in AXIS 5.0 (VxWorks only); Ethernet and PCIe; Genric platform
Full support in AXIS 5.0 (Linux only); Ethernet only; Generic platform
Generic platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-AVX: VxWorks, Linux
Generic platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-AVX: VxWorks, Linux
Linux
support for VxWorks.
Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorks
support for Linux
support for VxWorks.
AXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
AXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
AXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
AXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
AXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
VR12VME 6UIntel Core i7 up to 2.53 GHzGeneric platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
VR11VME 6UIntel Core Duo @ 2.0 GHz
XVB601VME 6UIntel Core i7 up to 2.53 GHzGeneric platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
V7768VME 6UIntel Core 2 Duo @ 2.16 GHzGeneric platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
V7769VME 6UIntel Core 2 Duo @ 2.16 GHzGeneric platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
CR11CPCI 6UIntel Core Duo @ 2.0GHzGeneric platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
CR12CPCI 6UIntel Core i7 up to 2.53 GHzGeneric platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
VG6VME 6UFreescale 8641D @ 1.33GHzGeneric platform support in 5.0; Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorksAXISLIB-PPC: VxWorks, Linux, LynxOS
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Full support in AXIS 4.2 (Linux only); Generic platform support in 5.0;
Ethernet only; Linux, VxWorks
AXISLIB-x86: VxWorks, Linux
many cores on a single device
GPGPU
What started out as a technology to enable graphics capabilities for video games has turned out to be a revolutionary
way to effectively use hundreds of cores on a single device for
certain military and aerospace applications.
General Purpose computation on Graphics Processing
Units (GPGPUs) were developed as graphics chips for pixel
processing, but subsequent development environments such
as Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) and OpenCL
have leveraged the cores’ Single Precision (SP) floating-point
data processing capabilities for radar processing and other
military and aerospace applications.
GPGPU devices do not have the large need for transistors and
die space of their GPP counterparts. Thus, GPGPUs have the
ability to provide a large number of processing cores on a
single device at a minimum of size, weight and power (SWaP).
GE Intelligent Platforms provides GPGPU devices designed to
withstand the harsh environments encountered in military and
aerospace situations while delivering greatly improved systems
performance. For instance, GPGPU ruggedized devices in radar
systems can deliver greater range, number of targets, and
speed while standing up to extreme temperatures, dust, shock
and vibration.
Developing new military and aerospace GPGPU products with
minimal SWaP is made easier as a result of a unique partnership
between GE and NVIDIA, whose graphics processing units are
based on the CUDA architecture.
In addition to mainstream libraries, GPGPU application
development is enhanced by GE’s AXIS advanced integrated
multiprocessor software. The AXISLib-GPU software provides
the industry-standard Vector, Signal and Image Processing
Library (VSIPL) for NVIDIA-based GPU platforms. DSP application
developers are able to quickly develop applications through the
VSIPL API model without the need to learn GPU programming.
AXISLib-GPU supports the development of high-performance
DSP and multiprocessing applications on GE’s platforms
such as the IPN250, NPN250 and GRA111 graphics boards.
These platforms have been deployed for radar, sonar, image
processing, signals intelligence and intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance (ISR) applications.
GE Intelligent Platforms’ AXIS multiprocessing software suite
also facilitates the development of complex applications
over multiple clusters of GPU platforms. AXISFlow provides a
communications API for multi-threaded, multi-core and multiprocessor communications. Our AXISView provides a set of
GUI tools for system visualization, application instrumentation,
debugging and monitoring, allowing the developer to speed the
process of timing the applications for the best real-time performance on the chosen system.
multiprocessing
Form FactorChip SetI/OCoolingConformal Coating
IPN250VPX 6UNVIDIA GT 240 CUDA Capable Graphics Processor
NPN240VPX 6UNVIDIA GT 240 CUDA Capable Graphics ProcessorDVI, HDMI or DV1, VGAAir, Spray & Conduction
NVIDIA G73 with an Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.16 GHz or 1.5 GHz,
NVIDIA GT 240 CUDA Capable Graphics Processor
DVI, HDMI, VGA, GbE, PCIe, USB, SATA,
GPIO, Audio, TV Input , Serial
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fpga processors
XMCV5 is the first rugged XMC to harness the power and flexibility of all three Virtex-5 FPGA families with build
options for the Virtex-5 FX100T, SX95T and Virtex-5 LX110T enabling customers to field the right solution and
address the complete range of performance requirements for demanding defense and aerospace applications. Together with our latest PowerPC and INTEL architecture processors, XMCV5 offers the right balance
between hardware oriented FPGA optimized computing and software based application code running on the
host platform.
Form FactorProcessorsMemory Mezzanine Ethernet RuggedizationDescription
XMCV5XMCVirtex-5 FX100T,
SX95T or LX110T
512 MB/
144 MB
XMCGigabit
Ethernet
Level 1-5
Conduction
Cooled
Rugged XMC Virtex-5 processor with QDR2 & DDR2 memory harness' the power and flexibility of
the Virtex-5 FXT with build options for SXT and LXT addressing the performance requirements
Air,
for demanding defense & aerospace applications.
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development starter kits
Our 3U and 6U VPX starter kits are available for quick and easy start up of CUDA-based systems, either for
evaluation and benchmarking or to develop a specific application. They provide system integrators with a
complete applications development platform supporting multiple GPGPU configurations.
Product Description
3U VPX Starter CageThe SCVPX3U is a five-slot 3U VPX starter enclosure addressing the requirements of VPX development. By using this as a development system, the integrator can significantly
reduce time-to-market by developing the application on the actual system hardware while the final “rugged” system is being manufactured in parallel.
6U OpenVPX CUDA
Starter Kit
6U OpenVPX
Development Chassis
The 6U OpenVPX CUDA Starter Kit provides system integrators with a complete application development platform supporting multiple GPGPU configurations. Customers can
order a single part number and start development and testing on GE's latest IPN250 single board computer with onboard Intel Core2 Duo processor and NVIDIA GT240 GPU.
The 6U OpenVPX Development Chassis is a rack-mountable lab chassis designed to support fast prototyping of multi-board 6U OpenVPX systems. The starter chassis provides
a four-slot uncommitted backplane, ATX power supply, four hard-disk drives and variable speed fans. Each pay load slot is routed to a dedicated fabric interface routing the P1
data, and P2 expansion planes to rear transition modules. In addition, each pay load slot provides a direct interface to the P3 to P6 user I/O of the processor card via its own rear
transition module. This innovative concept enables a variety of multi-board/multi-node processor configurations during system design and applications development. Multiple
architectures can be defined and demonstrated with GE's deployable COTS boards to identify optimal configurations even before decisions are made about the SWaP profile of
the final platform. The development chassis can accomodate a range of GE's COTS processor and I/O modules, including our latest OpenVPX Intel, NVIDIA and high speed fabric
switch cards.
fabric switches
GE Intelligent Platforms processor and I/O boards benefit from a range of widely used network interface
controllers (NICs) and switch fabrics to provide best-in-class high performance embedded computing (HPEC)
capabilities. Serial switched fabrics provide the interprocess communication (IPC) backbone for the latest
COTS modules in various form factors including the VITA41 (VXS) and VITA65 (OpenVPX) standards. High
performance computing (HPC) architectures depend on fabrics such as PCIe, 10Gigabit Ethernet, Infiniband
and Serial RapidIO (sRIO) and Starfabric supporting system scaling and I/O to address the demands of todays’
24/7, always-on, information age and GE-IP supports these architectures with a family of rugged, deployable
switch fabric modules (SFMs) and software such as our AXIS Advanced Multiprocessor Integrated Software
under a variety of operating systems.
Form Factor Mezzanine
Fabric
InterfaceRuggedization
Operating System (OS)
Support
AXIS-
Enabled
multiprocessing
PEX430VPX 3U1 x PMC/XMCPCIeAir cooled rugged, Conduction CooledN/A
NETernity™ GBX460
StarSwitch2VME 6U2 x PMC StarFabricLevel 1-5 Air, Conduction CooledVxWorks
PEX440VPX 6U2 x PMC/XMCPCIeLevel 1-5 Air, Conduction CooledN/A
GE Intelligent Platforms is a leading provider of analog input and output boards and
subsystems for a variety of military and aerospace sensor processing applications.
We take pride that our state-of-the-art software defined radio products are helping to
expand the frontier of this technology that is revolutionizing the RF paradigm by placing
data converters as close as possible to antennas. We provide a family of open architecture modules that include large-capacity FPGA devices for customer-specific sensor
processing in PCIe, XMC/PMC and VPX formats. Applications for these modules include
radar, communication, electronic warfare, signal intelligence, cellular base stations, and
RF test equipment.
GE was one of the first companies to offer COTS products for
acoustic applications such as sonar, vibration analysis, and test
and measurement. Products today include popular bus types
such as PCI/PCIe and CompactPCI. These acoustic products
provide impor tant functionalities such as simultaneous sampling
across multiple channels, including channels that span multiple
cards. Our revolutionary DaqNet 192-channel 1U acoustic I/O
server provides high performance, higher channel density and
simple integration at a very competitive price per channel.
Our video processing products provide data capture, processing,
storage, compression, decompression, and display capabilities
for a wide range of embedded video applications in military,
aerospace and unmanned vehicles. Through the use of highperformance FPGA and DSP technologies, our products are able
to deliver the high level of performance and ease-of-use required
by these demanding applications.
GE Intelligent Platforms has just released the SPR870A ultrawideband digital receiver/exciter, digital RF memory module.
This revolutionary 3U VPX product uses class-leading ADCs and
DACs to provide superior analog performance in radio and radar
installations. The SPR870A’s massively parallel onboard Virtex-6
FPGA processor affords near-real-time generation of transmit
waveforms based on those it receives. Deep onboard memory
allows precisely controlled signal recording and playback.
software defined radio
Software Defined Radio is an enabling technology that is revolutionizing the RF
world by placing the data converters as close to the antenna as possible. GE
Intelligent Platformsis at the forefront of this advanced technology with a family
of state-of-the-art open architecture modules that include large capacity FPGA
devices for customer-specified signal processing functions (available in PCIe,
XMC/PMC and VPX formats). These modules can be used for a wide range of
applications, including radar, communications, electronic warfare, signal intelligence, cellular base stations, RF test equipment and the like.
1.5 GHz/ch.2 in, 2 out10 & 12-bitVPXVirtex-6 XC6VSX475T
Virtex-II XC2V1000,
Virtex-II XC2V3000
1.5 GHz/ch.
and 3 GHz/ch.
1.5 GHz/ch.
and 3 GHz/ch.
105 MHz/ch. (Rx),
200 MHz/ch (Tx)
160 MHz/ch.
or 180 MHz/ch.
2 or 4 8-bitXMC/PMCVirtex-4 XC4VFX60
2 or 4 8-bitXMC/PMCVirtex-4 XC4VFX60
2 in, 2 out14-bitPMC
416-bitPMCVirtex-5 V5SX95TCommercial (benign)
Virtex-II XC2V4000,
Virtex-II XC2V6000
Level 1-5 Air,
Conduction Cooled
Commercial (benign)
Level 1-5 Air,
Conduction Cooled
Level 1-5 Air,
Conduction Cooled
Level 1-5 Air,
Conduction Cooled
Level 1-5 Air,
Conduction Cooled
Level 1-5 Air,
Conduction Cooled
Commercial (benign)
Level 1-5 Air,
Conduction Cooled
Level 1-5 Air,
Conduction Cooled
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acoustic products
GE Intelligent Platforms was one of the first companies to offer Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products
for acoustic applications that include sonar, vibration analysis and test and measurement, and combines the
ultimate in analog and digital technologies. It spans the popular bus types, such as PCI/PCIe and CompactPCI,
and offers the powerful features which are key to acoustic applications. These important features include
simultaneous sampling across a large number of channels (including channels that span multiple cards) plus
reliability/redundancy features for 24/7/365 operation. We continue to invest in new products such as the
revolutionary daqNet acoustic acquisition server, which provides high performance, higher channel density,
and simpler integration - all at a very competitive price per channel. As a result, regardless of your application
in acoustic data acquisition, GE Intelligent Platforms has products that will meet your needs.
ICS-85008 MBFPDP/FPDP II Receiver & TransmitterPMC
ICS-500 R/T8 MBFPDP/FPDP II Receiver & TransmitterPMC
Max. Sampling/
Conversion FrequencyChannelsResolutionForm Factor
processing
sensor + signal
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real-time video for military and security
Video Compression
As real-time video becomes an increasingly important decision-making tool for military and security platforms such as
unmanned vehicles and border security, so too does the need
to be able to transmit and record high-definition video feeds at
increased frame rates. With an increase of up to 12 times the
amount of data (compared to standard definition video feeds)
now required to squeeze through the same narrow bandwidth
network, video compression has become a necessary tool to
accomplish this data-gathering mission.
GE Intelligent Platforms offers video compression boards that
provide a range of scalability, latency, and size, weight and power
(SWaP) specifications. The most widely used video compression
codec, H.264, provides the most effective blend of high-quality
video while achieving better than 95% compression rates. It was
around this codec that we based our latest XMC module, the
ICS-8580. This module takes video compression to a new level
with low-bandwidth, low-latency, and high-quality video from
high-definition sources. Despite its low power requirement, the
easy-to-use ICS-8580 is the most powerful embedded video
compression/decompression engine on the market, boasting
flexible video input and output support, data connectivity and
bandwidth management capability.
This small-yet-rugged module is deployable in the harsh environments encountered by military and aerospace platforms
such as unmanned aerial vehicles. The module can capture
from a variety of video inputs, merge audio and other external
data, and then send compressed streams across a network for
processing or storage. The ICS-8580 can also be configured as
a decompression engine and display the uncompressed video
on local displays. The ICS-8580 can support two high-definition
video streams or four standard-definition streams. Latencies of
less than 75ms can be reliably achieved, with 50ms achievable
in some instances.
The ICS-8580 supports many system connectivity options,
including a stand-alone mode that removes the need for a
single board computer. As a result, the surveillance platform
is less complex and saves valuable SWaP while potentially
increasing the video capabilities needed to carry out its
mission. To quickly adapt to changing system requirements,
this flexible video compression board can implement different
compression codecs (such as JPEG2000) by simply updating the
software configuration.
SATELLITE RELAY
Satellite Uplink
Vehicle
[Destination B]
Ground Control
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video products
We offer state-of-the-art video processing solutions for embedded video applications in military, aerospace
and unmanned vehicle markets. Our video solutions provide data capture, processing, storage, compression,
decompression, and display capabilities for a wide range of applications. Using high-performance FPGA and DSP
technology, our solutions deliver the performance and ease-of-use required in these demanding environments.
TS-IX-LV01PMCLVDS BuffersLVDSConvection or Conduction OptionYes
Arria II GX FPGA, TI
TMS320DM6467 DSP
Analog Video, Digital Video,
PCIe, Ethernet
Air, Spray & Conduction OptionYes
Extended Temperature
Range
processing
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applied image processing
Whether for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), air-toground, ground-to-air, ground-to-ground, naval tracking,
remote control gun platforms, or range instrumentation
applications, GE Intelligent Platforms is at the forefront
of applied image processing technologies. We are
particularly renowned for our rugged, real-time image
processing subsystems and commercial off-the-shelf
(COTS) video tracking and image processing systems for
the military and aerospace arena.
We have more than two decades of experience developing individual
boards as well as fully integrated systems for real-time video image
processing. Our systems are able to extract the maximum amount
of useful information from a raw video data feed and deliver it to
users in a manageable form for the highest level of electro optical
system performance.
Almost all of our applied image processing products use COTS
products to provide the latest commercial technologies that are
able to meet inter face and performance requirements without major
modifications. The end result is optimal performance from a product
that maximizes size, weight and power (SWaP) considerations.
Our array of ADEPT image processing modules has been optimized
for data extraction in tasks such as image enhancement, target
detection/acquisition, target tracking and system support functions
across the full range of military electro optical system applications.
Visualization of video streams is often plagued by camera platform
vibrations than make it difficult if not impossible for operators to
glean meaningful information from the scene that is presented to
them. GE’s real-time image stabilization system is able to electronically remove global motion from a video stream without the
SWaP losses inflicted by mechanical inertial stabilization methods.
Operators also benefit from the image fusion algorithm embedded
into our applied image processing systems. This tool allows multiple
feeds from sensitive to color visible, intensified visible, near-infrared,
thermal infrared and tera hertz imagers and fuse the images into a
single, meaningful image from which the operator can most effectively assess the scene. In addition, our warp engine affords rotation,
scaling, and translation for each video source to compensate for
image distortion and misalignment between imagers.
video tracking and image processing
Our automatic video trackers and image processors are at the heart of a wide range of commercial, military and paramilitary systems
where they provide the highest performance solutions in the smallest, fully environmentally proven hardware packages. A range of proven
high-performance algorithms, which can be tailored for the application, allow real-time detection and tracking of targets within the video
image which meet user-determined selection criteria. Other functionalities include real-time video fusion and video stabilization. GE's video
tracking modules offer a wide range of video and data interfaces in order to offer total flexibility for integration with customer systems
and are available in a range of physical formats allowing customers to add auto-tracking and image processing to standard subsystem
configurations with the minimum of integration activity.
Form FactorVideo Input AnalogVideo Input DigitalVideo OutputControl InterfaceSerial Links
ADEPT3000
miniature video tracker
ADEPT5000
multi-target video tracker
ADEPT74
automatic video tracker
ADEPT105
automatic video tracker
ADEPT104
automatic video tracker
ADEPT60
automatic video tracker
AIM12
automatic video tracker
IMP20
image processing module
VDB30
video routing switcher
IPS510
image processing system
Custom
Custom, PC/104, PCI Express,
VME 3U, VME 6U, VPX 3U
PCI Express
CPCI 3U
PC/104-Plus
VME 6U
Standalone
Mezzanine
VME 6U
NTSC/RS170 and PAL/CCIR
(50/60Hz)
CCIR, PAL or RS170, NTSC
NTSC/RS170 and PAL/CCIR
(50/60Hz)
NTSC/RS170 and PAL/CCIR
(50/60Hz)
NTSC/RS170 and PAL/CCIR
(50/60Hz)
NTSC/RS170 and PAL/CCIR
(50/60Hz)
NTSC/RS170 and PAL/CCIR
(50/60Hz)
NTSC/RS170 and PAL/CCIR
(50/60Hz)
NTSC/RS170 and PAL/CCIR
(50/60Hz)
NTSC/RS170 and PAL/CCIR
(50/60Hz), up to 12
N/ARS170/CCIR
CameraLink, DVI-D, GigE
Vision, HDSDI
DVI-DComposite, DVI-DPCIeRS232/422
CameraLink OptionalRS170/CCIRPCI/ISARS232/422
16-bit parallelRS170/CCIRVME DC analogRS232/422
CameraLink OptionalRS170/CCIRRS232/422
VariousRS170/CCIR
CCIR, PAL or RS170, NTSC,
DVI-D
NTSC/RS170 and PAL/CCIR
(60/50Hz)
RS170/CCIRVMERS232/422
RS170/CCIRRS232/422
2 off RS232, TTL,
asynchronous
Ethernet, RS232/RS422,
USB
RS232
RS232/422, USB
RS232/422
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real-time panoramic video
360° Situational Awareness
Warfighters need to know what is happening all around them
and the military assets they control, and a variety of image
processing systems from GE Intelligent Platforms can enable
just that. Our situational awareness subsystems are found on
virtually every type of military platform, including armored
vehicles, aircraft, remote unmanned platforms, and security
and surveillance installations.
Our subsystems can provide real-time 360° situational awareness through high-resolution panoramic video feeds from as
many as 16 cameras. These subsystems provide an intuitive,
operator-friendly interface that incorporates a virtual camera
that can be panned or zoomed with either joystick or touchscreen interfaces. The virtual camera concept eliminates the
critical time that would be lost by moving a real camera into
position. The subsystem also operates with a wide array of
physical sensor positions and orientations.
The video perspective afforded by the camera array affords
a very high typical horizontal resolution of about 7,000 pixels.
This provides much greater resolving power than fish-eye lens
systems, and also provides a more realistic image of the area
under surveillance by preserving the intuitive spatial relationships of objects. Images are aligned without distortion, leaving
straight lines straight when the operator views the image on
the display.
The use of multiple cameras provides real-time monitoring
of an area much larger than any single sensor system can
provide. GE’s ADEPT5000 Multi-Target Video Tracker can provide
automatic moving target detection and metadata tagging
in the video stream anywhere within the 360° horizon. The
subsystems can interface with any type of video-style
sensor, including thermal imagers, and
can be used with analog video (CCIR/
RS170) as well as digital video interfaces.
GE recognizes that size, weight and
power (SWaP) must be conserved in
many platforms in which situational
awareness systems are deployed.
Therefore, we designed our subsystems
so that a single display device can
manage multiple video input streams
that provide the widest possible
area of coverage.
The subsystems employ simple calibration and alignment
algorithms. They can be operated with images covering any
available waveband, and can be coupled with a cued or independent high-resolution steerable sensor. Our real-time Image
Fusion technology can meld full-frame, multi-resolution images
streaming from visible and infrared cameras to provide an
enhanced image for operators even under sub-optimal viewing
conditions. This intelligent subsystem affords higher detail and
contrast than one sensor technology alone might provide, thus
giving the operator a higher level of information content. The
image processing subsystem can be divided into two modes.
Data Extraction can provide the detection of events in the field
of view, while Visualization offers the presentation of multiple
video images and information from the Data Extraction process.
Future tracking subsystems may be expected to face even
tighter SWaP constraints in certain platforms, such as UAVs. For
these applications, tracking subsystems may drop certain noncritical functionalities in exchange for dramatically reduced
SWaP specifications in addition to greater cost-effectiveness.
Another possible future development could be toward development of entire 360° situational awareness systems as package
products to further ensure seamless integration between
subsystems.
GE Intelligent Platforms 360° situational awareness subsystems are available for deployment in either fixed security
installations where an industrial level of environmental
performance is required or in mobile military vehicle or similar
applications that require full-military, rugged, conductioncooled environmental performance.
processing
applied image
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avionics
GE Intelligent Platforms is the recognized leader in providing reliable data
bus products that support the main aircraft interface technologies (MIL-STD1553B and ARINC 429) that have been the standard for the past 50 years in the
industry. We are also investing in supporting the new high-speed, determinist
Ethernet-based technologies, AFDX/ARINC 664. Our wide range of products
support many different interface technologies including new standards like
PCIe, XMC, VPX, AMC and Express card and all products have driver support
for many of the real-time operation systems. Our products are used in the
development, simulation, test and maintenance of aircraft, space, weapons
and ground systems. We also provide rugged and conduction-cooled boards
for the demanding embedded environment, and are flying in many of today’s
military and commercial aircraft systems.
GE offers a complete product line of embedded
products that supports MIL-STD-1553B. Our
MIL-STD-1553 interface hardware provides
the newest generation bus products using
high-speed encoding and decoding with large
onboard memory capacity. Our boards accurately buffer and record bus traffic with no
data loss while simultaneously scheduling
1553 messages. Our FPGA products provide a
long-term migration path, with in-field Firmware updates.
GE also offe rs a complete line of desktop and e mbedded product s
that support a wide variety of commercial avionics protocols,
including ARINC 429/575/582, ARINC 561, ARINC 573/717, ARINC
453/708, and CSDB. All of our ARINC 429 products support
maximum data throughput on all channels and most products
provide on-board message scheduling, label filtering, multiple
buffering options, time-tagging, error injection/detection and
avionics-level I/O discretes. Ruggedized configurations with
extended operating temperatures are optional.
GE Intelligent Platforms provides an AFDX/ARINC 664 part
7 product family that is ideal for data bus analysis of this
next-generation avionics technology, which is a deterministic
protocol for real-time applications over Ethernet media. This
100MB technology greatly increases the data throughput which
in turn also helps to decrease cabling needs onboard aircraft
thus reducing weight. This technology is currently being used
on the new AirBus A380 and the Boeing 787 programs.
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senior airman clay lancaster
mil-std-1553
We offer a wide range of intelligent MIL-STD-1553 interface hardware to meet demanding application needs. Our 1553 product line
combines high-speed encoding/decoding, large onboard memory, intelligent protocol processing and advanced board-level functionality.
This enables accurate buffering and recording of bus traffic with no data loss while simultaneously scheduling 1553 messages without
host intervention.
To provide the best product support for our customers, GE Intelligent Platforms offers Product Lifecycle Management services for products
that require long term support, are no longer recommended for new designs, or are discontinued.
Form FactorApplicationOperating ModeAnalyzer Temp Range # ChannelsVariable Voltage IRIG Time Code Option
QPM-1553PMCCC, Lab, RuggedSingle/Full FunctionBusToolsCom XT CC1 to 4
RXMC2-1553XMCLab, Simulation, TestSingle/Full FunctionBusTools1, 2 or 4
IP-D1553IndustryPackLabSingle/Full FunctionBusToolsCom XT1 to 2
QCP-1553CPCI 3UCC, Lab, RuggedSingle/Full FunctionBusToolsCom XT1 to 4
RPCIE-1553PCI ExpressLab, Rugged, TestSingle/Full FunctionBusTools1 to 4
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labview support
LV-1553 software is the intergrating link between GE's MIL-STD-1553 interfaces and the National
Instruments LabVIEW graphical environment. Low level programming is eliminated, and by using the
G graphical language, user can quickly develop custom PC, PCI, cPCI, PCMCIA , VME and VXI-based
test and simulation solutions that connect to MIL-STD-1553B avionics databuses.
10mbit 1553
This advanced solution offers a less expensive architecture than
regular 1Mbit 1553, while providing up to 10 times the data
throughput. This interface is an excellent choice for flight controls,
actuators, electro-pneumatic controllers or similar applications of
standard 1553 requiring higher data rates.
Form FactorApplicationOperating ModeTemp Range# ChannelsIRIG Time Code OptionCoupling
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real-time data acquisition, analysis
Databus Analyzers
Our BusTools software provides a suite of tools for laboratory,
in-flight, flight line or any other situation that requires real-time
data acquisition and analysis.
Our BusTools-1553 v.7 provides a Microsoft Windows-based
application for testing, analysis and simulation against the
MIL-STD-1553 standard. BusTools-1553 harnesses the power
of GE’s hardware interfaces on the PCI, CompactPCI, PCMCIA,
PC/104, PC/104-Plus, PC/AT, VME and VXI platforms for simplified control over simulation, display, data logging, playback,
and protocol analysis of MIL-STD-1553/1760 A and B networks.
BusTools-1553 also provides backward compatibility for reading
and analysis of PASS3200 and PASS1000 log files.
Our BusTools/ARINC provides the only software solution for
bus analysis, simulation, maintenance and data logging of the
ARINC 429, 575, 561/6-wire, 717 and CSDB databus protocols.
With comprehensive monitoring, data logging and simulation
for 100 percent of bus loading activity, the user is able to simultaneously control, log and display data from a single Windows
data bus analyzers
XP-, 2000-, or NT-based program on PCI, CompactPCI, PC/AT,
PC/104 and PCMCIA platforms.
BusTools/AFDX provides a Windows XP- or 2000-based GUI
application solution for traffic monitoring, analysis and simulation under the Avionics Full Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX)
protocol. BusTools/AFDX, which can be used with our powerful
CNIC interface, enables the user to view, log, analyze and
generate AFDX traffic at the Adapter, End System, Virtual Link
and Port levels.
GE Intelligent Platforms also offers two complete turnkey
analyzers in an integrated package that includes an interface
card, semi-rugged portable computer host and cables for
immediate use without the bother of interrupts, driver conflicts
and other integration issues. The BTP-1553 and BTP-AFDX both
provide an intuitive GUI interface so that users can quickly
monitor and analyze bus traffic and display multiple real-time
engineering unit values and user-formatted graphs.
Our powerful avionics databus analyzer application software gives you simplified control over receive, transmit, logging and analysis
functions. You can analyze bus traffic, quickly generate or modify messages and view received data in engineering units. Our BusTools
provide a full suite of advanced features for use in the laboratory, in flight, on the flight line, or in any application requiring real-time data
acquisition and analysis.
BTP-AFDX
BTP-ARINC
BTP-1553
Description
AFDX Portable Analyzer - Complete Turnkey Analyzer System for Lab
and Flight Line Test and Maintenance
Complete Turnkey Analyzer System for Flight Line Test and
Maintenance
MIL-STD-1553 Portable Analyzer - Complete Turnkey Analyzer for
Flight Line Test and Maintenance
BusTools-1553
BusTools/ARINC
BusTools/AFDX
Software support only available for Santa Barbara based cards.
Contact factory for listing of supported products.
Software support only available for Santa Barbara based cards.
Contact factory for listing of supported products.
Software support only available for Santa Barbara based cards.
Contact factory for listing of supported products.
Description
arinc 615 data loader
The streamlined, single- or multi-session interface software provides intuitive Micro-
®
Windows®-based ARINC 615-3/603 data loading. The single-session software
soft
loads one ARINC 615-3/603 compatible LRU at a time. The multi-session integrated
hardware/software solution supports up to 16 simultaneous upload or download
sessions with ARINC 615/603 compatible LRUs.
Description
avionics
CEI-DLContact factory for software support and listing of supported products.
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arinc 429
Our ARINC solutions provide feature-rich functionality, ease of use and exceptional performance for embedded, test and simulation applications. Most interfaces offer individual channel programmability for source or sink, and an optional IRIG B receive time stamp. The PCI
and PMC interfaces offer on-board transmit channel listen feature. They provide a user-friendly design to the host system with on-board
management of transmission, receive, and data logging execution.
Form FactorApplication# Channels Analyzer Temp Range
Our FlightCORE 1553 (FC-SMF) and FlightCORE 1553 (FC-GSK) leverage the
capacity, performance and cost-effectiveness of programmable logic devices
to provide a wide range of protocol communications options such as System on
a Chip and integrated I/O. The rugged FlightCORE products afford a variety of
configurations of IP Core, including lightweight, no-API-required, 1 MBit, 10 Mbit
multi-drop, and 10 Mbit point-to-point MMSI, and can be operated in single or
full-function modes.
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afdx arinc 664
AFDX is a deterministic protocol for real time application on Ethernet media, also
known as ARINC 664 Part 7. AFDX is intended for aircraft flight critical interfaces,
including Engines, Flight Controls, Navigation Systems. With both hardwarebased and software loadable AFDX, we support AFDX across evolving platforms
to protect your avionics investment.
Form Factor# Channels
CNIC-A2PPMC2FPGAAFDX / ARINC 664 protocol stackConvection Cooled, Extended temperature
CNIC-A2PXPCI2FPGAAFDX / ARINC 664 protocol stackConvection Cooled, Extended temperature
CNIC-A2P3CPCI 3U2FPGAAFDX / ARINC 664 protocol stackConvection Cooled, Extended temperature
CNIC-A2PFCPCI 6U2FPGAAFDX / ARINC 664 protocol stackConvection Cooled, Extended temperature
CNIC-A2PU4PCI Express2FPGAAFDX / ARINC 664 protocol stackConformal Coating, Extended temperature
Processor
Type & SpeedAFDX StackRuggedizationOptions/ Notes
IRIG comes standard, BusTools AFDX
built to order
GE Intelligent Platforms is your partner for Avionics interfaces, including catalogue (COTS) and Custom and Build to Order products. Below
are examples of Custom and Build to Order products. These products are application specific custom builds or software/hardware/
configuration modifications from our COTS products and have pricing and delivery quoted per order. Please consult us by phone for your
specialized needs.
IRIG Support.
BusTools/AFDX analyzer available.
IRIG Support.
BusTools/AFDX analyzer available.
IRIG Support.
BusTools/AFDX analyzer available.
IRIG Support.
BusTools/AFDX analyzer available.
and AIL compatible
IRIG Support.
BusTools/AFDX analyzer available.
Form Factor Application # ChannelsOperating Mode
PMC1553EPMC
CORE-1553
(K-1553-R)
CORE-1553
(CRT-1553)
CustomRuggedSingle/Full Function
CustomRuggedSingle/Full Function
Lab and
Rugged
1 or 2
CORE-1553
(K-1553-FM)
CORE-1553
(CFM-1553)
CORE-1553
(CMS-1553)
Form Factor Application # ChannelsOperating Mode
CustomRuggedSingle/Full Function
CustomRuggedSingle/Full Function
CustomRuggedSingle/Full Function
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io and communications
GE Intelligent Platforms has one of the most complete set of I/O products for the military and aerospace industry. We have a wide array of
Ethernet switches as well and LAN cards. Other I/O interfaces offerings
include packet processors, audio, video, storage, IndustryPack
adapters, PCI Express
PMC card products are supplemented by our AdvancedMC
MicroTCA
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and AdvancedTCA™ systems.
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, Fibre Channel and StarFabric. In addition, our
Our new VME-6500 6U VME multifunction I/O board has the
ability to provide analog and digital I/O functionality that
typically required up to four board slots, thus significantly
enhancing per formance and functional density. The VME-6500
provides 8 analog and 16 digital inputs and outputs in a single
6U double Euro form factor. Each of the analog input channels is equipped with a 16-bit ADC, while each analog output
channel has a 16-bit DAC. Flexibility of use is facilitated by the
configuration of individual I/O from the VME host.
The VME-6500 can go beyond convention VME I/O board
functionality through configuration to use onboard or
external triggers for analog inputs. Analog outputs can
also be configured to generate arbitrary waveforms.
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, bus
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cards for
Digital inputs can be configured to use selectable threshold
voltages, while digital outputs can be configured as either
current source or current sink outputs.
The VME-6500 represents the first in a series of VME
multifunction I/O boards designed specifically to address
the military and aerospace arena’s growing constraints
in size, weight and power. In addition, data acquisition is
becoming an increasingly important requirement in applications such as radar, image capture and processing,
and video tracking. The VME-6500 has been ruggedized
for wide temperature ranges and to withstand shock and
vibration so that it can be part of a data acquisition system
that can be placed as close as possible to the sensors.
analog io
We offer a range of analog-to-digital and
digital-to-analog converters designed for general
purpose and industrial use.
Form FactorChannelsFunctionThroughputChannel Voltage Ranges
ICS-7002PCI2 PMCThe ICS-7002A is a full length PCI card
ICS-7003PCI2 PMCICS-7003 is the first PCI form factor dual
ICS-7004PCI1 PMCThe ICS-7004 is a short form PCI Express
PMC239/FPCIPMC239/F PCI to PMC Adapter with a fan
card in a conduction-cooled or rugged 6U
form factor.
carrier module in 6U form factor.
capable of carrying two single-width
PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) modules. It
allows the User I/O (Pn4) connectors of
the two sites to be interconnected, or to
be connected to external equipment in a
flexible fashion.
PMC carrier with PCI Express interface.
Compatible with x8 and x16 PCI Express
slots in late model workstation and server
PCs, the ICS-7003 provides unmatched data
transfer performance.
carrier for PCI Mezzanine Cards (PMC) or
Processor PCI Mezzanine Cards (PrPMC),
compatible with four, eight and 16-lane
interface connectors found in desktop and
server PCs and workstations. It connects
the User I/O connector of the module to
a DIN connector on the carrier for easy
interconnection.
fibre channel hbas
Fibre Channel host bus adapters and supporting
software tools provide high sustained
throughput, low latency, and industry standard
multi-node connectivity.
Bit Rate (Gb/s)Form FactorHalf-Duplex Rate (MB/s)Full-Duplex Rate (MB/s)MediaPorts
Telum FC24324AMCUp to 1.6 Gb/sFiber2
intelligent io controllers
Our firmware provides all required support for
scanning inputs, updating outputs, EU and datatype conversions, fault detection, fault isolation,
and error reporting.
VME-9081SBC for aircraft trainersIntel Ultra-Low Voltage Celeron 128 MB
VME-9150SBC for power plant control room simulators.Intel Ultra-Low Voltage Celeron 128 MB
Reflective Memory, Ethernet,
Embedded (IIOC as slave CPU)
Reflective Memory, Ethernet,
Embedded (IIOC as slave CPU)
(VME/SW-IIOC2) provides extensive software
library for use with customer's simulation
software. Optional chassis configuration.
Optional host software support package
(VME/SW-IIOC2) provides extensive software
library for use with customer's simulation
software.
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digital io
For applications requiring reliable input and
output of analog and digital signals, our digital
I/O cards provide a variety of interfaces to
connect to special function devices.
Form FactorChannelsI/O Voltage RangeData Transfer BitsInterface
§ 8 Analog input
VME-6500VME
VME-1111VME64 Input1.25 to 66 VDC8, 16, 32
VMIVME-1128VME128 Input1.25 to 66 VDC8, 16, 32Buffered inputs, Front I/O
§ 8 Analog output
§ 16 Digital input
§ 16 Digital output
§ Analog ± 10V or 0 to 25 mA
§ Digital Input 1.25 to 66 VDC
§ Digital Output 8 to 35 VDC
8, 16, 32, 64Front I/O
Buffered inputs with debounce, Front I/O
VMIVME-1129VME128 Input1.25 to 66 VDC8, 16, 32
VME-1150BVME64 Input5 to 48 VDC8, 16Opto-isolated inputs, Front I/O
VMIVME-1160AVME32 Input5 to 48 VDC8, 16Opto-isolated inputs, Front I/O
VME-1182AVME64 Input5 to 60 VDC, 110, 240 VAC8, 16, 32Opto-isolated inputs, Front I/O
VMIVME-1184VME32 Input5 to 34 VDC8, 16, 32Opto-isolated inputs, Backplane
VMIVME-2120VME64 Output5 to 55 VDC8, 16, 32High-voltage buffered outputs, Front I/O
VME-2128VME128 Output5 to 55 VDC8, 16, 32High-voltage buffered outputs, Front I/O
VMIVME-2131VME64 Output8 to 35 VDC8, 16, 32High-voltage buffered outputs, Front I/O
VMIVME-2170AVME32 Output5 to 30 VDC8, 16High-voltage opto-isolated outputs, Front I/O
VMIVME-2210VME64 Output220 VDC, 250 VAC8, 16, 32Relay outputs, Front I/O
VME-2232AVME32 Output220 VDC, 250 VAC8, 16, 32Relay outputs, Front I/O
PIO-2VME32 Input/Output5 to 48 VDC8, 16Opto-isolated inputs/outputs, Backplane I/O
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Additional 4 channels of TTL I/O, 1 PECL input,
1 PECL output
ethernet interfaces
It is almost impossible to exaggerate the importance of high speed networking in most embedded applications. Our Ethernet cards are designed to relieve bandwidth bottlenecks and allow this technology to be rapidly
incorporated into CompactPC
AdvancedMC modules, and a range of supported speeds including Gigabit, 10/100TX and 100FX. Media types we
support include copper and fiber. Connected styles include RJ45, LC, SC and ST and some variants are available
in wide temperature and conduction cooled. Our Ethernet products can be supported by numerous operating
systems such as Windows, Linux, Solaris and VxWorks, etc.
Telum GE-QLXAMCFiber41000BaseLXLC
Telum GE-QSXAMCFiber41000BaseSXSC
PMC677RCTXPMCCopper410/100/1000BaseTRJ-45Intel 82546PMC with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
PMC615RCPMCCopper410/100BaseTXJ4Intel 82551ERPMC with 4 10/100TX Ethernet ports
®
, VMEbus, AdvancedTCA® and MicroTCA™ applications. We offer PMC, PCI Edge, and
PMC-GBIT-DT2BPPMCCopper210/100/1000BaseTRJ-45Intel 82546PMC with 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports, rear I/O
Telum GE-QTAMCCopper410/100/1000BaseTRJ-45Intel 82571EBAMC with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
PMC676RCTXPMCCopper1 or 210/100/1000BaseTRJ-45Intel 82546
PMC610RCPMCCopper2 or 410/100BaseTXRJ-45Intel 82551ER
PMC610J4RCPMCCopper2 or 410/100BaseTXJ4Intel 82551ER
PMC677RCLCPMCFiber41000BaseSXLCIntel 82546PMC with 4 1000BaseSX Ethernet ports, option for 1000BaseLX
PMC676RCSCPMCFiber1 or 21000BaseSXSCIntel 82546
RM666FXPCIFiber2100BaseFXSCIntel 82546
PMC613FXRCSCPMCFiber1 or 2100BaseFXSCIntel 82551PMC with 2 100BaseFX ports, option for ST style connectors
PMC with 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports, rear I/O, conduction
PMC with 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports, option to support Solaris
PMC with 4 10/100TX Ethernet ports, option for wide
PMC with 4 10/100TX Ethernet ports, rear I/O, option for wide
PMC with 2 1000BaseSX Ethernet ports, option to support LC
connectors, Solaris and PXE LAN boot
PCI Edge card with 2 100BaseFX ports, option for ST style
cooled.
and PXE LAN boot
temperature versions.
temperature versions.
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ethernet switches
Our Ethernet Switch product family offers an extensive number of switches providing maximum flexibility, performance, and density. We have experience with a broad
range of application types, from telecom and networking to government and military. Form factors include VPX, cPCI, VME, VXS and PMC and many of these models
come in air cooled, conduction cooled and packaged variants. Based on the model you chose, we offer a wide range of connections featuring: 10GigE (10GBaseKX4,
10GBaseCX4, 10GBaseSR, 10GBaseLR), GigE (1000BaseT, 1000BaseSX, 1000BaseLX), 100Mbps (100BaseTX, 100BaseFX) or even 10Mbps (10BaseT).
Form FactorManagement TypePort CountPort TypeDescription
CPCI 3UUnmanaged Layer-2810/100/1000BaseT3U CPCI Unmanaged Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with 8 ports and
1000BaseLX, 100BaseFX
1000BaseLX
supply; dimensions are 255.8 x 186 x 65.99 mm; weight is 4.25 pounds
conduction cooled.
6U VME Fully Managed Layer 2/3 Switch with 12 or 24 front panel ports that
can be a combination of Gigabit Ethernet copper or fiber, or 100BaseFX.
Support for IPv6 switching and routing.
Ethernet ports plus two 10GigE XAUI ports. Gigabit Ethernet ports can
be copper or fiber. Available in air cooled, rugged and conduction cooled
versions. Support for IPv6 switching and routing.
Ethernet switch; base-plate cooled, IP65 rated; 28VDC power supply;
dimensions are 100 x 300 x 235 mm; weight is 14.3 pounds. Support for IPv6
switching and routing. Option for two 10GigE ports.
3U VPX Fully Managed Layer 2/3 Switch with 12 Gigabit Ethernet ports plus
2 10GigE XAUI ports. Available in air cooled, rugged and conduction cooled
versions. Support for IPv6 switching and routing. Option to add four GigE
fiber ports.
ports. Option for 2 Copper GigE ports on front panel.
Option for 2 Copper or Fiber GigE ports on front panel.
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We feature several management options, depending on model from Unmanaged or Managed Layer 2 to Fully Managed Layer -2/3+ switches. Unmanaged switches
operate at Layer -2, with no operator interfacing and are designed for easy deployment in simple, well defined applications. Managed switches are available as Layer
-2 only or Layer -2/3+ switches with control and monitoring capabilities via local or remote access. Our managed switches support a wealth of configuration options
and protocol support, including multicast , broadcast, spanning tree, and VLANs. Fully Managed switches include both IPv4 and IPv6 switching and routing.
Form FactorManagement TypePort CountPort TypeDescription
NETernity™ GBX460
VPX 6UFully Manager Layer -2/3+16,20
or 24
10GigE, Gigabit Ethernet6U VPX Unmanaged Ethernet Switch with 20 10GigE Dataplane and sixteen 1
GigE Control Plane ports; option for up to 4 10gigE fiber ports on front panel.
OpenWare support as a separate sentence.
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RM940 switch
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CP921RC-300 with support for
TRCP9XX-5RC-FCPCI 6U510/100/1000BaseTTransition module with 5 ports for NETernity
Ethernet Switch with IPv6 switching and routing supporting 12 Gigabit
Ethernet ports.
ports. Option for 2 10GigE plus 2 Copper or Fiber GigE ports on front panel.
Support for IPv6 switching and routing.
TRRM940VME 6U810/100BaseTXTransition module for NETernity
NETernity™ RM981RCVME 6UUnmanaged Layer-212 or 24 10/100/1000BaseT, 1000BaseSX, 1000BaseLX 6U VME Unmanaged Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with either 12 or 24
NETernity™ RM980RCVME 6UUnmanaged Layer-212 or 2410/100/1000BaseT6U VME Unmanaged Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with 24 ports. Option
NETernity™ RM982RCVME 6UManaged Layer-212 or 2410/100/1000BaseT6U VME Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with 24 ports. Option for
NETernity™ RM983RCVME 6UManaged Layer-212 or 24 10/100/1000BaseT, 1000BaseSX, 1000BaseLX 6U VME Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with either 12 or 24 front
NETernity™ CP981RCCPCI 6UUnmanaged Layer-212 or 24 10/100/1000BaseT, 1000BaseSX, 1000BaseLX 6U CPCI Unmanaged Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with either 12 or 24
front panel ports. Ports can be GigE copper, 1000BaseSX or 1000BaseLX.
for 2 Copper GigE ports on front panel.
2 Copper or Fiber GigE ports on front panel.
panel ports. Ports can be GigE copper, 1000BaseSX or 1000BaseLX.
front panel ports. Ports can be GigE copper, 1000BaseSX or 1000BaseLX.
Ethernet ports. Option for some gigabit Ethernet ports to be fiber.
Available in air cooled, rugged and conduction cooled versions. Support for
IPv6 switching and routing.
VITA 41.3 Fully Managed Layer 2/3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with 22 Gigabit
Ethernet rear I/O ports. Option for 2 front panel ports which can be
1000BaseSX, 1000BaseLX, 100BaseFX or 10/100/1000BaseT. Available in air
cooled, rugged and conduction cooled versions. Support for IPv6 switching
and routing.
CP3-GESW8-TM8CPCI 3U810/100/1000BaseTRear transition module for Neternity
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CP3-GESW8 family switches
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dsp-based io
Highly versatile, DSP-Based I/O products provide an
interface between the cPCI or VME bus and a flexible
array of inputs and outputs.
Form FactorInputsOutputsBidirectionalTemp (C)Cooling
We offer high-resolution, high-performance graphics I/O solutions for embedded
video and display applications. Our graphics subsystems are based on high performance commercial chips for state-of-the-art image quality and capabilities.
§ 1 Analog Interface
§ 8-Channel 10-Bit ADC for monitoring
the power supply secondary voltages
§ 1 Analog Interface
§ 8-Channel 10-Bit ADC for monitoring
the power supply secondary voltages
§ 1 Analog Interface
§ 8-Channel 10-Bit ADC for monitoring
the power supply secondary voltages
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3U Boxed,
VPX 3U
SE2VME 6UNVIDIA G73; Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.16 GHz or 1.5 GHzDVI, Gigabit Ethernet, VGAAir & Conduction Option
NVIDIA G73 with an Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.16 GHz or 1.5 GHz,
NVIDIA GT 240 CUDA Capable Graphics Processor
DVI, Gigabit Ethernet, USB, VGABase-plate Yes
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IndustryPacks (IPs) and transition modules offer mix
and match functionality in a simple-to-use modular
form for demanding applications of all types.
Product Description
IP-488Provides talker, listener, and
IP-DAC6 channels of 12-bit digital-to-
IP-DIGITAL48248 channels of TTL-level digital
IP-DIO48-ET48 TTL level tri-state digital I/O
IP-DUALPIT232 channels of TTL-level
IP-MP-SERIAL2 EIA-232/422/485 high-speed
IP-OCTAL-2328 EIA-232 asynchronous serial
controller access to the IEEE-488
instrumentation bus
analog conversion
I/O, timers, handshakes;
replacement for MC68230based Ips
lines with pullups; interrupts;
debounce; ESD
digital I/O, timer I/O, timers,
handshakes; replacement for
MC68230-based IPs
synchronous serial ports
ports, each with RXD, TXD, RTS,
CTS & GND signals; 3-level FIFOs;
8 general purpose inputs
Product Description
IP-OCTAL-4228 EIA-422 asynchronous serial
IP-OCTALPLUS2328 channels of asynchronous
IP-OCTALPLUS4228 channels of asynchronous
IP-OCTPLTTL-ET8 channels of asynchronous
IP-OPTOAD16BPV116 opto isolated, multiplexed
IP-OPTOIO-88 optically isolated inputs; 8
IP-PWI3 pulse width input channels
IP-QUADRATURE4 quadrature encoder input
ports, each with RXD, TXD & GND
signals; 3-level FIFOs; 8 general
purpose inputs
RS232 115 kbaud serial interface;
FIFOs; ESD protection
RS422 460 kbaud serial interface;
FIFOs; ESD protection
TTL 460 kbaud serial interface;
FIFOs; ESD protection; extended
temperature range
16-bit analog-to-digital channels
with gain control 80 KHz; -40º
to +85ºC
optically isolated outputs
channels
Product Description
IP-RELAY8 latching form C relays
IP-UD24 buffered TTL level I/O lines
IP-UD-D24 differential I/O lines and EIA-
IP-UD-E24 TTL level I/O lines, each with
IP-UD-E-4848 TTL level I/O lines, each with
IP-UD-I24 buffered TTL level I/O lines;
IP-UD-ID24 differential I/O lines; EIA-422
IP-UD-IHV-16I8O16 high-voltage inputs; 8 high-
IP-UD-IHV-8I16O8 high-voltage inputs; 16 high-
IP-UNIV-SERIALHigh-speed dual channel
XM-OCTALTransition module for IP-OCTAL;
422 differential interface
ESD protection circuitry
ESD protection circuitry
interrupts
interface; interrupts
voltage outputs; interrupts
voltage outputs; interrupts
synchronous serial ports with
support for RS232 and RS422
supports 2 OCTAL serial modules
on-board storage
We offer a variety of hard disk adapters and Compact Flash/
MicroDrive Host Bus Adapters in the PMC form factor, including
innovative PCMCIA flash and rotary disk options. We also offer
an RoHS compliant Serial ATA AdvancedMC
SDD9103U VPX SATA disk drive Up to 128GB RotatingVPX 3UCommercial/ extended temperature
V7479
PMCF3Compact Flash/MicroDrive Host AdapterUp to 6GBPMC
Telum 200-SATASerial ATA Hard Disk Drive ModuleUp to 200GBAMCCommercial
Telum 210 SASSAS hard drive and controllerUp to 300 GBAMCCommercial
PMC-0247RC
VME-7469
RMCDRugged memory card drive II or III; Slot 2: 1 Type I or II; Slot1:1 Type IStandaloneRugged
VME SATA DVD/CD-R/W with a SATA hard
Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive Module
VME IDE CD ROM or DVD drive with optional
™
hard drive module.
FunctionCapacityForm FactorRuggedization
disk or Solid State Drive
or Solid State Drive
disk drive
Up to 200 GB Rotating Hard Drive; Up to 64 GB
Solid State Disk
HDD up to 250GB; SSD up to 64GBPMCCommercial
Up to 100GBVMECommercial
VME 6UCommercial
Air cooled rugged, Commercial, Conduction cooled rugged,
Extended temperature
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packet processors : advancedtca blades and advancedmcs
It is increasingly important for network administrators to control network traffic in order to maintain
both security and quality of service. Packet processors provide secure, high-speed connectivity and
complex security processing at wire speed performance. With GE AdvancedTCA (ATCA) and AdvancedMC
(AMC) Cavium OCTEON-based IP packet processors, you can quickly create applications such as
Network Address Translators, Session Border Controllers, Media Gateways, Edge Routers, Firewall bricks
and Video Services Switches that meet the demands of security conscious network administrators.
Form FactorNetwork ProcessorInterconnectDDR Packet MemorySoftware Support
AT2-5800-10G8U Single Slot ATCADual OCTEON Plus CN5860-SCPs10x 1000BaseT Up to 16GB (DDR2) per processorCarrier Grade Linux, LSP, POST, UBoot
Telum NPA-56512AMCOCTEON Plus CN56502x 10Gb Ethernet, PCI Express x8, 2x SATAUp to 4GB (DDR2)Debian Linux, LSP, POST, UBoot
Telum NPA-5854AMCOCTEON Plus CN5850-SCP4x1000BaseT or 4x1000BaseSXUp to 2GB (DDR2)Debian Linux, LSP, POST, UBoot
multifunction io
We offer a variety of highly reliable,
high-performance I/O solutions for
embedded computing applications.
MFIO-C66U CompactPCI multi-function
PMCD3GMultifunction PMC with Gigabit
I/O card with 8 analog inputs, 7
open collector 250mA outputs,
48 LVTTL I/O channels, 5 LVDS
output ports, 2 LVDS input ports,
2 10/100BaseT interfaces and
6 serial ports; PowerQUICC II
processor; 3 axis accelerometer;
air-cooled and conductioncooled formats available
Ethernet, sync/async serial; aircooled and conduction-cooled
formats available
Description
serial io
We offer a wide range of multi-channel serial interface
boards for standard bus and expansion architectures such
as CompactPCI, VMEbus, IndustryPack, PC•MIP, and PMC.
Form FactorInter faceAsynchronous Synchronous# Channels Front I/O Rear I/O
PMC-OCTPRO-232PMCRS232
P-SERPMCRS232/422/485
PMC-OCTPRO-422PMCEIA-422
PMC-HS-SERIAL
(11050-201)
VME-6015VMERS232/422/485
PMC-422/FPPMCRS232/422/485
PMC423PMCRS232/422/485
EPMCQ2PMCRS232/422/485
PMCQ1PMCRS232/422/485
PMC-422PMCRS232/422/485
PMCRS232/422/V.35
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packet processors
It is increasingly important for network administrators to control network traffic in order to maintain both
security and quality of service. Packet processors provide secure, high-speed connectivity and complex
security processing at wire speed performance. With our packet processors, you can quickly create applications such as Network Address Translators, Session Border Controllers, Media Gateways, Edge Routers,
Firewall bricks and Video Services Switches that meet the demands of security conscious network administrators.
Form FactorNetwork ProcessorInterconnectDDR Packet MemorySoftware Support
WANic 5434PCI ExpressOCTEON Plus CN5434LP-NSP4x 1000BaseT1 GB (DDR2)Debian Linux, LSP, POST, UBoot
AT2-5800-10G8U Single Slot ATCADual OCTEON Plus CN5860-SCPs10x 1000BaseT Up to 16GB (DDR2) per processor
WANic 56512PCI ExpressOCTEON Plus CN56502x 10Gb EthernetUp to 4GB (DDR2)Debian Linux, LSP, POST, UBoot
Telum NPA-56512AMCOCTEON Plus CN56502x 10Gb Ethernet, PCI Express x8, 2x SATAUp to 4GB (DDR2)Debian Linux, LSP, POST, UBoot
WANic 6354PCI ExpressOCTEON II CN6335-AAP4x 10/100/1000BaseT, 1000BaseSX or 1000BaseSX4GB (DDR3)Debian Linux, LSP, POST, UBoot
Telum NPA-5854AMCOCTEON Plus CN5850-SCP4x1000BaseT or 4x1000BaseSXUp to 2GB (DDR2)Debian Linux, LSP, POST, UBoot
WANic 5860PCI-XOCTEON Plus CN5860-NSP4x1000BaseT or 4x1000BaseSXUp to 4GB (DDR2)Debian Linux, LSP, POST, UBoot
WANic 5654PCI ExpressOCTEON Plus CN5650-NSP4x1000BaseT or 4x1000BaseSXUp to 4GB (DDR2)Debian Linux, LSP, POST, UBoot
Carrier Grade Linux, LSP, POST,
UBoot
reflective memory nodes
Reflective Memory networks are Real Time Local Area Networks in which each computer always has an
up-to-date local copy of the shared memory set. These specialty networks are specifically designed to provide
highly deterministic data communications. They deliver the tightly timed performance necessary for a variety
of distributed simulation and industrial control applications. Reflective Memory networks have benefited from
advances in general-purpose data networks, but they remain an entirely independent technology, driven by
different requirements and catering to applications where determinism, implementation simplicity, and a lack
of software overhead are key factors.
Form FactorMemory CapacityBit Rate (Gb/s) Operating System (OS) Support
VME-5565VME128 MB2Linux, Solaris, VxWorks, Windows
PMC-5565PIORCPMC128 or 256 MB SDRAM2
PCI-5565PIORCPCI128 or 256 MB SDRAM2
PCIE-5565RCPCI Express128 or 256 MB SDRAM2
PCIE-5565PIORCLow Profile PCI Express128 or 256 MB SDRAM2
Linux, Solaris, VxWorks, Windows,
Windows Server
Linux, Solaris, VxWorks, Windows,
Windows Server
Linux, Solaris, VxWorks, Windows,
Windows Server
Linux, VxWorks, Windows,
Windows Server
reflective memory hubs
Managed Reflective Memory hubs are designed to operate with our Reflective Memory real-time network
products. Managed hubs provide a user interface using a standard HTML-based Web browser. The user
interface presents status data such as loss of signal and synchronization information. Reflective Memory hubs
are also able to automatically bypass ports if they detect a loss of signal or the loss of valid synchronization
patterns, allowing the other nodes in the network to remain operational.
Storage controllers that allow you to add SCSI capabilities to a single
board computer or a system, and we continue to enhance our cards
with features that meet a range of requirements.
SCSI InterfaceForm FactorI/O RoutingRAID Support RuggedizationDescription
PMC-USCSI320BPUltra320PMCBackplaneNoCommercial
PMC-USCSI320Ultra320PMCFront panelNoCommercialPMC with ULTRA320 SCSI controller
PIM-USCSI3PIM module for use with PMC-USCSI3BP and PMC-USCSI3CC
High-Performance ULTRA320 SCSI PMC Controller with single channel interface and rear-panel
I/O access. Conduction Cooled option: PMC-USCSI320BP-CC
Single-channel PCI-X Ultra320 SCSI HBA; supports Integrated Mirroring is on Intel
supports RAID
vmebus repeaters
Our bus repeaters extend a VMEbus backplane from one chassis to
a second chassis. Both chassis operate as one unit, controlled by the
system controller in the primary chassis.
Link CableDistanceData TransfersAddressing
VME-5504LWire, Flat Cable5 to 1,000 ft8, 16, 3216
Multimaster (Multiple
Masters in Either Chassis)
®
x86 systems;
Interrupt
Support3U Slave Support
VME-5531LFiber Optic Cable5 to 6,560 ft8, 16, 3216, 24, 32
VME-5532LFiber Optic Cable5 to 6,560 ft8, 16, 3216, 24, 32
VME-REPEAT-A-LWire, Flat Cable5 to 50 ft8, 16, 3216, 24, 32
VME-REPEATL-485Wire, Flat Cable5 to 2,000 ft8, 1616, 24
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optimized interfacing
Reflective Memory
GE Intelligent Platforms has an impressive array of reflective
memory products designed to fit into existing military and
aerospace environments.
With node interface cards that can be installed in a variety of
computer backplanes and buses including VME, PMC, PCI and
PCI Express (PCIe) as well as support for a range of operating
systems such as Linux
®
Vista
/2003 and Solaris®, GE Intelligent Platforms has an
®
, VxWorks®, Microsoft® Windows® XP/
impressive array of reflective memory products designed to fit
into existing military and aerospace environments. We offer the
choice between multi-mode for short fiber runs or single-node
for spanning long distances between nodes for the fiber optic
cable interconnect. Our newly refreshed software tools ease
migration from older reflective memory products to newer
ones that are fuller-featured and offer higher performance.
Our latest offering is the PCIE-5565 PIORC low-profile PCIe
reflective memory node card. This high-speed, low-latency,
deterministic interface allows data to be shared between as
many as 256 independent nodes at up to 170 MB/s. Each board
may be configured with 128 or 256 MB of onboard SDRAM. The
local SDRAM provides fast Read access times to stored data,
while writes are stored in local SDRAM and broadcast over a
high-speed fiber optic data path to other nodes.
No I/O overhead is required, as the transfer of data between
nodes is software-transparent. Transmit and receive FIFOs
buffer data during peak data rates, thus optimizing the
host computer and bus performance to maintain high data
throughput. PCIE-5565PIORC is RoHS compliant, and has
improved PIO read performance and firmware that can be
upgraded in the field.
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product lifecycle management
Major military and aerospace assets are not commodity
items that can be sent to the scrap heap whenever the next
generation of technology is rolled out.
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Rather, the lifecycles of these assets are often expected to
be deployable for several years and even decades. A wellengineered system or subsystem design can go a long way to
helping a platform achieve the required lifecycle, but effective
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) can help ensure that parts
are available to service routine or emergency maintenance.
Equally important, a PLM program can anticipate technology
advances and allow for upgrades to embedded technology
with a minimum of hardware or software disruption. The end
result is the highest level of repeatable performance coupled
with the lowest possible cost of ownership across the lifecycle
of a given platform.
GE Intelligent Platforms has military and aerospace PLM
expertise that few, if any, other companies can match. PLM
has been a core tenet of GE for decades. GE’s long-established
PLM team maintains close contact with component suppliers
and industry groups such as the Component Obsolescence
Group to constantly monitor technology developments and
component obsolescence issues. At the heart of the program
is a dedication to providing both progressive and defensive
Long Term Support.
Progressive support begins on the design table, with embedded
products being designed for maximum compatibility or
upgradability even before they are qualified for a system. The
list of critical components will include only those elements for
which vendors have committed to a long-term production run.
After a product is launched, defensive PLM provides the
technical support and service to keep the product running,
as well as ensuring that sufficient stores of spare parts are
available to avoid the premature shutdown of a system or
even the entire platform. When technology obsolescence
occurs in the marketplace, GE’s Health Check program will
alert the customer and provide possible solutions such as
a last-time buy of the components, an appropriate replacement component, a redesign of the original product for form,
fit, or function compatibility, technology insertion earlier than
planned or a lifetime purchase of the components. When
components are purchased in bulk, GE also can provide
secure, climate-controlled storage for as long as required
by the customer.
Long-term product lifecycles demand that critical engineering
knowledge is available regardless of personnel changes or
corporate restructures. Similarly, testing, diagnostic and repair
capabilities must be maintained. GE Intelligent Platforms’ PLM
program ensures that such knowledge, protocols and capabilities
are available throughout the lifecycle of the platform.