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Blade-level NAS enables rugged reliability, availability in critical systems
6U NAS blades are proving themselves a viable alternative to deliver high reliability and high availability when compared to traditional rotating drives and other storage methods.
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Designing a safety-certifiable OpenGL software GPU
A software GPU is enabling safety-critical designers to avoid many of the design pitfalls and costs associated with hardware GPUs, namely: safety certification design assurance, obsolescence, flexibility in interfacing, and performance output.
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Serial RapidIO addresses design challenges in critical embedded systems
Serial RapidIO is becoming more vital in modern critical systems, providing the necessary elements of fault tolerance, scalability, performance, redundancy, and peer-to-peer communications.
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Bringing multicore computing to VME
Is multicore a viable choice for VME systems? Maybe, but elements such as migration type, AMP vs. SMP configurations, and performance must all be factored into the equation.
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CORBA for FPGAs: Tying together GPPS, DSPs, and FPGAs
There are numerous advantages of using CORBA with FPGA-based systems. CORBA support for partial reconfigurability, in particular, speeds development of embedded systems and promotes code reuse across multiple generations of products, to increase portability of applications.
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Extending the life of VME into the 21st century: A pragmatic view
Every designer must choose between trade-offs when considering which VME technology to use. For modern, demanding applications, however, standards bodies are conquering the challenge, and VPX and VXS play vital roles in propelling VME well into the 21st century.
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SDR applications: One size does not fit all
In the choice of PMC/XMC or VXS, VITA's VXS is beating out the competition by providing more board and front-panel space, higher densities, improved analog performance, and more IP and I/O choices than XMCs or PMCs.
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VPX enables greater performance and connectivity in small form factors
As 3U form factors rise in popularity amidst increasing SWaP requirements in military apps, CompactPCI has gained strong traction in the market. However, 3U VPX (VITA 46) is beating out CompactPCI by providing more bandwidth, faster speeds, and increased compatibility via serial fabrics in critical technologies.
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Smart component selection leads to high-functionality SDR designs
Trade-offs must inevitably be made in SDR system design, and foreknowledge of their effects at the system level is critical when choosing SDR building blocks. To achieve the highest functionality possible, considerations such as converter components, form factor, and FPGA versus ASIC onboard processing power must be weighed carefully.
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