FPGAs
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VITA 57.4: FMC+
Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are utilized in many applications, with the range expanding as new variations of FPGAs emerge. By design, FPGAs are easily reconfigured as application needs change. But sometimes a change to the front-end hardware connecting the FPGA to a real-world application must also change. Until the advent of the FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC), there was no universally accepted way to modularize the I/O. FMC must now continue to improve in order to meet the latest wave of performance requirements.
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Pentek Introduces 766-Channel Software Radio Receiver for Surveillance and Wireless Applications
*Two 200 MHz 16-bit A/Ds *Four wideband DDCs and up to 762 narrowband DDCs *DDC Output Bandwidths from 20 MHz to 20 kHz *Independent Tuning on All DDCs
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Introducing the XPedite2570 with Xilinx Kintex UltraScale FPGA
Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) introduces the XPedite2570, a rugged FPGA processing module with a high-speed optical front-end interface. Equipped with an integrated Xilinx Kintex(r) UltraScale(tm) FPGA, the XPedite2570 optimizes both cost and performance for high-bandwidth embedded computing applications.
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Technology insertion: Balancing performance and stability
Embedded computing systems have benefited enormously from the flood of innovation in the electronics industry: Military programs over the years have enjoyed ever faster processors, smaller form factors, and steadily declining prices per unit of performance.
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Rugged fiber optics for radar applications
To meet size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements as well as higher-bandwidth demands in radar applications, engineers are leaning towards fiber optics as the answer. The challenge is designing them to be rugged to withstand harsh environments. In this Q&A with Gerald Persaud, vice president of business development of Reflex Photonics in Pointe-Claire, Canada and [...]
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Mercury Systems Announces Support for Expanded Intel Xeon Processor D-1500 Product Family
Versatile, powerful embedded server-class and FPGA processing modules to feature greater SWaP performance, extended reliability and ruggedness.
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4DSP Updates its Industry-Leading FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) Line with the FMC216, 16-channel D/A card
4DSP today announced the release of a new FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC - VITA 57.1) for high-speed waveform generation. The FMC216 provides sixteen 16-bit D/A channel at 312.5Msps (interpolated to 2.5Gsps).
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Interoperability key to adoption of VITA and PICMG standards in military, aerospace market
VITA and PICMG are the open standards bodies that define the specifications underpinning embedded form factors such as VPX and CompactPCI. Both groups continue to provide a vital service to commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) component manufacturers and customers alike, enabling engineers to spend less time worrying about interoperability between subsystem components and more time working on application development.
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Curtiss-Wright Introduces its First Rugged Dual XMC Carrier 6U OpenVPX Card
New OpenVPX Carrier Eases Integration of XMC Mezzanine Cards into Embedded Systems for Defense & Aerospace Applications
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Business barometer
In the Spring 2012 issue of VITA Technologies, I discussed the top 10 trends in critical embedded systems that I saw impacting our industry. Let's take a look back at those trends to evaluate how they have developed, declaring some over, and looking forward for new emerging trends.
Pentek, Inc.
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions
