Curtiss-Wright Controls announces its first 8-Core Freescale QorIQ™ P4080-based VPX single board computer

Publication date on this website: Thursday, July 02, 2009
Company: Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Category: Press Releases : Industry News (Market)

Summary:
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has introduced the VPX6-187, its first single board computer based on Freescale's latest eight-core QorIQ™ P4080 Communications Processor. This rugged, high performance 6U VPX general purpose SBC supports its eight 1.5 GHz Power Architecture™ processor cores with high-performance datapath acceleration logic, network and peripheral bus interfaces. The VPX6-187 is designed to leverage the flexibility and rich feature set of the QorIQ P4080 processor to provide a trusted computing environment in harsh military and aerospace applications.

Full Text:
LEESBURG, VA – June 30, 2009, -- Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense market, has introduced the VPX6-187, its first single board computer based on Freescale's latest eight-core QorIQ™ P4080 Communications Processor. This rugged, high performance 6U VPX general purpose SBC supports its eight 1.5 GHz Power Architecture™ processor cores with high-performance datapath acceleration logic, network and peripheral bus interfaces. The VPX6-187 is designed to leverage the flexibility and rich feature set of the QorIQ P4080 processor to provide a trusted computing environment in harsh military and aerospace applications.

“We are excited to introduce our next generation VPX general purpose computer that makes use of Freescale´s latest Power Architecture SOC,” said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager, Modular Solutions, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. “The VPX6-187 will be the first of a series of products to employ Freescale´s QorIQ P4080. It will provide our customers with unprecedented computing power and performance per watt to take embedded multicore processing to an entirely new level.”

Offered in both air-and conduction-cooled rugged configurations, the VPX6-187 is also optionally available in a VPX-REDI (VITA 48) configuration to support applications that requiring Line-Replaceable Modules (LRMs). VPX-REDI provides enhanced hardware protection including front and rear metal covers to support in-the-field maintenance and replacement.

The VPX6-187´s high-speed VPX backplane supports connectivity via Gen 2 PCIe and SRIO for multi-GB/sec board-to-board data communications. The VPX6-187 also supports a rich I/O complement including (4) four Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports, USB, options for multi-function RS-232/422/485 serial ports, MIL-STD-1553, Serial ATA, and TTL and differential discrete I/O to provide connectivity integration with other system elements independent of its two (2) PMC/XMC sites. The board´s dual mezzanine sites are ideal for the acquisition, processing, and distribution of high-speed sensor data such as video, radar, and sonar.

By providing support for data, control and expansion plane interconnects, the VPX6-187 can be used in centralized, distributed, or hybrid switched backplane topologies. Curtiss-Wright Controls, as a steering committee member of OpenVPX, and a leading participant in the VITA 65 Working Group, is committed to ensuring that its VPX products will adhere and comply with advances in this critical open standard.

VPX6-187 Features:

·Freescale QorIQ P4080

·8 E500MC Cores running at 1.5 GHz

·Up to 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM controlled by dual 64-bit controllers

·Dual Mezzanine XMC/PMC Sites

·Full complement of I/O capability (Ethernet, SCSI, serial, USB 2.0, 1553, Serial ATA, TTL and differential discrete I/O)

·VPX/VPX-REDI formats with six 4-lane fabric ports, supporting Serial RIO and PCI Express Gen 2

·VxWorks 6.x BSP and Driver Suite supporting Workbench 3.x IDE, WindRiver Linux GPP BSP and Driver suite

·Continuum Software Architecture (CSA) firmware providing a comprehensive suite of system debug, exerciser, and update functions, BIT, and non-volatile memory sanitization function

·Designed for military/aerospace harsh-environment applications, both air- and conduction-cooled

·Pin Compatible with Curtiss-Wright Controls´ VPX6-185 SBC

Software Support
The VPX6-187 is also supported by a wealth of software including Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing´s standard CSA firmware, Wind River VxWorks and Linux Board Support Package and Driver Suites supporting both SMP and AMP operating modes, MIL-STD-1553 software driver, and other operating systems.

Pricing for the 1.5 GHz QorIQ™ P4080 Communications Processor-based VPX6-187 with 2 Gbytes of DDR3 SDRAM starts at $12,700.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the industry´s most comprehensive and experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video & Graphics to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated custom systems. The Embedded Computing group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls. For more information about Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing visit www.cwcembedded.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.

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Contact:
For editorial information regarding Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing Multi Computing products or services, contact John Wranovics, Director of Media Relations, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Tel: (925) 640-6402; email:jwranovics@curtisswright.com. Web site: www.cwcembedded.com.

Inquiries: Please forward all Sales and reader service inquiries to Jerri-Lynne Charbonneau, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Tel: (613) 254-5112; Fax: (613) 599-7777; e-mail: sales@cwcembedded.com.