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Keysight Introduces Radar Scene Emulator Solution to Accelerate Path to Full Vehicle Autonomy
Provides automotive OEMs with full-scene emulation to lab test complex, real-world scenarios
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS has introduced the Radar Scene Emulator, which enables automakers to lab test complex, real-world driving scenarios, accelerating the overall speed of the test. Keysight will demonstrate the new Radar Scene Emulator for the first time at CES 2022, Booth #4169, Las Vegas Convention Center, West Hall.
Full-scene emulation in the lab is critical to developing the robust radar sensors and algorithms needed to realize advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)/autonomous driving (AD) capabilities. Keysight’s full-scene emulator combines hundreds of miniature radio frequency (RF) front ends into a scalable emulation screen representing up to 512 objects and distances as close as 1.5 meters.
Automotive companies understand how complex it is to test autonomous driving algorithms and the safety issues at stake. Using full scene rendering that emulates near and far targets across a wide continuous field of view (FOV), Keysight’s Radar Scene Emulator enables customers to rapidly test automotive radar sensors integrated into autonomous driving systems with highly complex multi-target scenes.
Keysight’s Radar Scene Emulator employs patented technology that shifts from an approach centered on object detection via target simulation to traffic scene emulation, offering automotive OEMs the following key benefits:
See the big picture: The Radar Scene Emulator allows radar sensors to see more with a wider, continuous FOV and supports both near and far targets. This eliminates the gaps in a radar’s vision and enables improved training of algorithms to detect and differentiate multiple objects in dense, complex scenes. As a result, autonomous vehicle decisions can be made based on the complete picture, not just what the test equipment sees.
Test real-world complexity: Testing radar sensors against a limited number of targets provides an incomplete view of driving scenarios and masks the complexity of the real world.
Keysight’s Radar Scene Emulator allows OEMs to emulate real-world driving scenes in the lab with variations of traffic density, speed, distance, and the total number of targets. Testing can be completed early for common to corner case scenes while minimizing risk.
Accelerate learning: Keysight’s Radar Scene Emulator provides a deterministic real-world environment for lab testing complex scenes that today can only be tested on the road. Its test approach allows OEMs to significantly accelerate ADAS/AD algorithm learning by testing scenarios earlier with complex repeatable high-density scenes, with objects stationary or in motion, varying environmental characteristics, while eliminating inefficiencies from manual or robotic automation.
Improved scene resolution: The ability to distinguish between obstacles on the road needs to be tested for a smooth and fast transition towards vehicle autonomy (i.e., Level 4 and 5 autonomy as designated by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)). Keysight addresses this technology gap with point clouds (multiple reflections per object), which improves resolution for each object.
“Keysight’s Radar Scene Emulator offers automotive OEMs a breakthrough solution that will bring the road to the lab through full scene rendering,” said Thomas Goetzl, vice president and general manager for Keysight’s Automotive & Energy
Solutions business unit. “The vision of fully autonomous vehicles is rapidly approaching, and we’re thrilled to be accelerating this vision into a reality.”
Keysight’s Radar Scene Emulator is part of the company’s Autonomous Drive Emulation (ADE) platform, created through a multi-year collaboration between Keysight, IPG Automotive, and Nordsys. The ADE platform exercises ADAS and AD software through the rendering of predefined use cases that apply time-synchronized inputs to the actual sensors and subsystems in a car, such as the global navigation satellite system (GNSS), vehicle to everything (V2X), camera and radar. As an open platform, ADE enables automotive OEMs, and their partners, to focus on the development and testing of ADAS/AD systems and algorithms, including sensor fusion and decision-making algorithms. Automotive OEMs can integrate the platform with commercial 3D modeling, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems, and existing test and simulation environments.
“Automotive companies understand the complexity involved with testing autonomous driving algorithms and the quality issues that can result if that testing falls short,” said Cheryl Ajluni, director of Automotive Solutions Marketing at Keysight. “Keysight’s new Radar Scene Emulator, with its unmatched level of resolution, represents a significant leap forward for ADAS/ Autonomous driving developers who value safety first.”
Keysight Technologies, Inc. www.keysight.com
December 2021
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Rugged embedded computer brand Cincoze announces the launch of three new 16:9 widescreen sunlight-readable display modules in 15”, 21”, and 24” to extend the CRYSTAL product line of industrial PCs and monitors. The 16:9 widescreen sunlight-readable display modules boast vivid colors, high brightness, responsive touch, and industrial-grade rugged design. The modules are ideal for IoT and smart cities, and they are the first choice for HMI applications such as vehicle charging piles, outdoor kiosks, and self-service platforms.
The Cincoze sunlight-readable display module lineup currently includes 8” to 19” 4:3 modules, and the newly added 15”, 21”, and 24” 16:9 modules provide a more comprehensive range of size options. The new modules inherit the design concepts of the CRYSTAL series, including the patented convertible display system (CDS) modular system. CDS enables the addition of a P2000/P1000 series embedded system module to create a sunlight-readable panel PC or the addition of the M1000 series display module to create a sunlight-readable industrial monitor. Multiple and flexible solutions to facilitate future upgrades and maintenance.
Cincoze’s 16:9 widescreen sunlight-readable display module uses a high-brightness display panel with vertical and horizontal viewing angles of 178° and 1000+ nits high brightness for crystal clear images even under outdoor sunlight. The screen’s 16.7 million colors and 1920x1080 Full HD display provide an immersive clear image. The panel is scratch-resistant with a 7H hardness rating, has a high-transmittance projective capacitive touch, support for multitouch (standard setting: five points), and a fast response time. The front frame is IP65 waterproof and dustproof and made from solid die-cast aluminum. The whole display module can operate smoothly at -20 to 70°C without any worry of damage from prolonged exposure to severe outdoor weather or harsh industrial environments.
The new Cincoze 16:9 widescreen sunlight-readable display modules have multiple combinations, industrial-grade design, and 50,000 hours backlight life. The modules have the hardware durability and future upgradeability for various industrial environments, such as IoT, smart cities, and other fields. The 15” is available now, 21” and 24” coming soon.
Cincoze. www.cincoze.com
December 2021
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6.5-inch VGA display expands Tianma P-series line-up from RDS
Display solutions and embedded systems provider, Review Display Systems (RDS) have announced the availability of a new Tianma 6.5inch TFT display module. The P0650VGF1MA00 features SFT (Super Fine TFT) technology which ensures exceptional optical performance, a 4:3 classic aspect ratio, and VGA (640 x 480 pixels) resolution. Tianma P-series displays are designed to provide reliable and consistent operation when subjected to temperature extremes, vibration, and mechanical shock in challenging operating environments.
Wide viewing angle performance, consistent color performance, and brightness are key features of the P0650VGF1MA00 with Tianma’s implementation of SFT technology. Wide viewing angles of 85 degrees are supported in all directions (up/down, left/right). The white LED backlight has a 100K hour half-brightness lifetime and provides a 1200cd/m² brightness specification. A contrast ratio of 900:1 ensures that display images are bright, concise, and uniform.
Justin Coleman, display division manager, RDS said, “The new 6.5-inch P-series display should prove to be a popular addition to the Tianma display portfolio. The compact size, resolution, and aspect ratio of the display combined with the excellent optical characteristics, deliver a highly versatile display module that will find use in many different applications and environments.”
The P0650VGF1MA00 features a single-channel 20-pin LVDS data interface that supports a configurable 6-bit or 8-bit RGB data which enables a color palette of up to 262K or 16.7M colors. The 6.5-inch display module has mechanical outline dimensions of 154.0mm (w) x 121.0mm (h) x 7.1mm (d) and an active display area of 132.5mm (w) x 99.4mm (h).
The Tianma 6.5” TFT has been designed to function reliably under rigorous operating conditions found in many industrial, marine, aerospace, and medical applications yet still provide exceptional optical performance. Support for operation in harsh environments is aided with an extended temperature range of -30°C to +80°C.
Typical applications for the new 6.5-inch Rugged+ display include medical devices, marine instrumentation, industrial process control, factory automation, and in-vehicle systems. The Tianma 6.5-inch P-series P0650VGF1MA00 TFT display module is now available for value-add and non-distribution sales only from Review Display Systems.
Review Display Systems https://review-displays.co.uk/
December 2021
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Microchip Continues Expansion of Gallium Nitride (GaN) RF Power Portfolio
New Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) and discrete devices deliver performance levels required in 5G, satellite communication, and defense applications
Microchip Technology Inc. announced a significant expansion of its Gallium Nitride (GaN) Radio Frequency (RF) power device portfolio with new MMICs and discrete transistors that cover frequencies up to 20 gigahertz (GHz). The devices combine high power-added efficiency (PAE) and high linearity to deliver new levels of performance in applications ranging from 5G to electronic warfare, satellite communications, commercial and defense radar systems, and test equipment.
Like all Microchip GaN RF power products, the devices are fabricated using GaN-on-silicon carbide technology that provides the best combination of high-power density and yield, as well as high-voltage operation and longevity of more than 1 million hours at a 255o C junction temperature.
They include GaN MMICs covering 2 to 18 GHz, 12 to 20 GHz, and 12 to 20 GHz with 3 dB Compression Point (P3dB) RF output power up to 20 W and efficiency up to 25%, as well as bare die and packaged GaN MMIC amplifiers for S- and X-band with up to 60% PAE, and discrete high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) devices covering DC to 14 GHz with P3dB RF output power up to 100W and maximum efficiency of 70%.
“Microchip continues to invest in our family of GaN RF products to support every application at all frequencies from microwave through millimeter wavelengths, and our product portfolio includes more than 50 devices, from low-power levels to 2.2 kW,” said Leon Gross, vice president of Microchip’s discrete products business unit. “Together the products announced today span 2 to 20 GHz and are designed to meet the linearity and efficiency challenges posed by the higher-order modulation techniques employed in 5G and other wireless networks, as well as the unique needs of satellite communications and defense applications.”
Microchip’s portfolio of RF semiconductors in addition to GaN devices ranges from gallium arsenide (GaAs) RF amplifiers and modules to low-noise amplifiers, front-end modules (RFFEs), varactor, Schottky, and PIN diodes, RF switches, and voltage variable attenuators. In addition, the company provides high-performance surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) oscillators and highly integrated modules that combine microcontrollers (MCUs) with RF transceivers (Wi-Fi® MCUs) that support major short-range wireless communications protocols from Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi to LoRa®.
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Abaco Systems Announces Latest 3U VPX High-Performance Computer with alignment to VITA 65 or SOSA™ technical standard
Abaco Systems announced the GRA115S available as a rugged 3U VPX VITA 65 or as a highperformance computer (HPC) form factor with a graphics output board and designed to align to the SOSA™ standard. This HPC reflects the market need for ever-increasing performance and delivers the latest in innovation to the rugged military and aerospace market and industrial/data sciences markets for high-performance GPGPU computing and graphics generation applications.
As a leader in mission-ready systems, Abaco offering an HPC and graphics card aligned to the SOSA technical standard in our family of graphics products directly supports our commitment to deliver innovative solutions in the aerospace and defense market sector. With two form-factor options available, the open standard lowers overall risk for the end-user while fitting seamlessly into Abaco’s wider 3U portfolio, which includes the SBC3511, SWE440S, VP431, and VP831. The GRA115S also utilizes AXIS ImageFlex Support which provides
DIGISTOR’s New Commercial-Class PCIe Gen 4 NVMe Solid State Drives Deliver The Fastest Performance For Even The Most Demanding Applications
Following the successful launch of its Citadel and C Series SSDs, DIGISTOR®, a leading provider of secure Data At Rest (DAR) storage solutions, launched its commercial-class PCIe Gen 4 NVM Express (NVMe) SSDs. These new drives deliver the industry’s fastest SSD performance for demanding applications, including AI, video editing, visualization, and scientific and engineering modeling and analysis.
“This next generation of SSDs marks a milestone in DIGISTOR’s commitment to delivering the industry’s best solutions for customers who demand reliable high-performance data storage in their computers, said Murray Ellis, Vice President of DIGISTOR Engineering. These products reinforce our technology leadership and ensure customers that we have diverse storage offerings, including solutions for encrypting or physically securing sensitive and classified DAR.”
Available in the M.2 NVMe form factor and offering a capacity ranging from 500GB to 4TB, DIGISTOR’s SSDs are ideal for a range of devices, including laptops, desktops, workstations, and purpose-built systems. In addition, these SSDs use the latest in PCIe Gen 4 controller technology making them 2x faster than their PCIe Gen 3 equivalent drives.
ease and acceleration of application development.
Pete Thompson, vice president of product management for Abaco Systems, said, “The GRA115S adds a powerful and flexible graphics output board, specifically aligned to the SOSA standard, to our family of designed to align products. It demonstrates Abaco’s continual industry leadership in adapting the latest GPU technologies for the rugged defense, aerospace, and industrial market sectors.”
Technical Details
The GRA115S is based on NVIDIA’s® Turing architecture using either the NVIDIA RTX5000™or RTX3000™ platforms. Both versions take full advantage of the NVIDIA GPUDirect™ RDMA to minimize latency for real-time video and data streaming. Similarly, both choices of GPU also deliver real-time performance for encoding applications with dedicated H.265 and H.264 encode and decode engines. This card provides up to 9.49TFLOPs at peak performance. The GRA115S offers a PCI Gen 4 switch and high-speed, high-resolution multihead capability. This exceptional performance in GPGPU computing, AI inferencing, deep learning, sensor processing, and data analytics makes it ideal for use on a wide range of applications, including ISR, electronic warfare, OE/IR, and data science applications.
Abaco Systems www.abaco.com
DIGISTOR https://digistor.com/
December 2021
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IC speeds up with the 100Gbs Ethernet and discloses the new ComEth4682e 3U VPX Ethernet switchs
Interface Concept is introducing the eagerly awaited ComEth4682e, being a 3U OpenVPX Ethernet switch that is 25/100Gb Ethernet capable. This switch has been developed for high-computing applications, including radar, sensor, electronic warfare, and network processing.
In addition, to offer remarkable switching capabilities, Interface concept pushes the Ethernet speed to the limits by bringing 100Gbs Ethernet to system integrators, who benefit from a real technological edge when it comes to dealing with performance in 3U VPX form-factor systems.
Based on the same design that led to the success of the well-known ComEth4582a, ComEth4590a, and ComEth4591a Ethernet switches, Interface Concept has developed a high-performance Layer3 switch with 10/25Gbs and 40/100Gbs Ethernet interfaces, ideally suited to be integrated with the most modern centralized systems.
The on-board latest generation’s Marvell integrated network processor can separate the Control and Data Planes by software, which is ideal to ensure highly secured 3U VPX systems. The switch features a total of 44 x 25Gbps SerDes: 32 lanes are routed to the rear VPX connectors as 1/10/25Gbs Ethernet ports or can be merged into 4-lane Fat Pipes to obtain 8 lanes as 40/100Gbs Ethernet ports. Likewise, for the 12 optical fiber ports, they are routed to the front panel (MPO connector) as 1/10/25Gbs Ethernet ports or can be merged in a set of 4 fibers to obtain 3 lanes as 40/100 Gbs Ethernet ports.
The ComEth4682e is consistent with the Interface Concept product strategy and benefits from the proven and expandable switch wire network management application. It can be remotely configured by the switchware web interface, SNMP, or CLI interfaces.
“The ComEth4682e is a flexible, versatile and cost-effective high-speed Ethernet switch solution that will find its place in a huge number of embedded 3U VPX systems, including the ones aligned with the SOSA™ Technical Standard that may require separate Control and Data Planes,” said Frédéric Le Goff, Area Sales Manager at Interface Concept.
Furthermore, the ComEth4682e perfectly completes the new stage of IC’s 3U VPX product roadmap, including ARM and Intel-based SBC as well as FPGA boards. As part of its product policy, Interface Concept offers its boards in various operating temperature ranges, including standard, extended, rugged, and conduction-cooled grades.
Frédéric Le Goff
Area Sales Manager at Interface Concept
Interface Concept www.interfaceconcept.com
Anritsu Introduces Rubidium™ Signal Generator Family Leading Market in Signal Purity and Frequency Stability with Exceptional Utility
Anritsu Company introduces the Rubidium™ signal generator family that delivers outstanding signal purity and frequency stability, even at high output power levels, across a broad frequency range of 9 kHz to 43.5 GHz. Coupled with built-in, easy-touse, at-location frequency and power calibration capability, Rubidium offers exceptional overall utility and long-term value in a broad range of commercial and military/aerospace measurement applications.
Groundbreaking Performance
Signal purity is critical to a wide range of measurement applications, from radar testing to testing ADCs and DACs. The Rubidium signal generator offers groundbreaking low single sideband (SSB) phase noise of -136 dBc/Hz (typical) and -140 dBc/ Hz (measured) at 10 GHz and 10 kHz offset that is unmatched in the industry. Coupled with best-inclass harmonic and spurious performance, the signal generator enables customers to make measurements with better accuracy.
Rubidium offers an order of magnitude with better frequency stability compared to other signal generators that use an OCXO-based reference. This exceptional frequency stability is achieved either by an optional internal Rubidium reference or by locking the signal generator’s time base to a 1 PPS reference from an optional internal GNSS/GPS atomic clock receiver.
Utility, Ease of Use, and Long-Term Value
The Rubidium signal generator features builtin, on-site frequency, and level calibration that is easily accessible with the touch of a button on the GUI interface. This feature ensures customer level, accurate frequency desired, timesaving, enhancing convenience, and increasing instrument availability. An Anritsu CW USB power sensor is required for onsite level calibration. An internal GNSS/GPS atomic clock receiver or ultra-stability rubidium timebase option is required for onsite frequency calibration.
Rubidium’s AM, FM/PM, and pulse modulation capabilities enable a wide range of complex analog modulated signals. An internal low-frequency generator can produce seven waveform types to modulate the carrier. Additionally, simultaneous modulation of AM/FM, AM/PM, or FM/Pulse is possible to generate complex modulation waveforms such as chirps. Broad signal simulation capabilities are built into the signal generator for pulsed radar testing.
The signal generator is housed in a 3U chassis with a 7-inch touch screen on the front panel with a traditional keypad/dial interface. A wide range of options is offered to achieve optimum cost-to-function and measurement flexibility.
Wide Range of Applications
Rubidium can be used in multiple applications. It is ideal for low-phase noise applications, such as testing radar subsystems, up/down converters, or high-speed ADCs/DACs. The signal generator is
well suited for conducting nonlinear measurements without additional filters because of the exceptionally low harmonic, subharmonic, and non-harmonic performance at standard and high output power levels. The instrument can be used for a variety of interference measurements, as a signal source to test devices and systems, and as a frequency reference in calibration and metrology labs.
Anritsu www.anritsu.com
December 2021
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DDC-I Announces Deos Multicore Platform for Jacinto 7 Developers Targeting High Assurance Aerospace Market
DDC-I announced that it will port its Deos DO178C safety-critical real-time operating system to Texas Instruments’ Jacinto™ 7 family of processors. Jacinto 7 processors running Deos™ provide an ideal platform for developing, deploying, and certifying DO-178C avionics software with the most demanding I/O, networking, and control requirements.
The Jacinto 7 processor family features a heterogeneous architecture optimized for control node and intelligent sensor applications. Featuring Arm® Cortex®-A72 cores and a mix of fixed and floating-point DSP cores, Jacinto 7 processors are also equipped with matrix multiplication accelerators for machine learning, integrated ISP, and vision processing. While primarily intended for automotive and industrial applications, the Jacinto 7 processor family’s integrated feature set also makes it an excellent choice for avionics systems.
“Jacinto 7 processors provide a unique blend of high-performance multicore computing, co-processing, and versatile I/O that make it superb for avionics applications requiring data fusion, array processing, and other advanced control and sensor functionality,” said Greg Rose, vice president of marketing and product management at DDC-I. “Deos cache partitioning, time/space partitioning, and system redundancy features allow avionics developers to take full advantage of the Jacinto 7 processors’ multicore computing, I/O, coprocessing, and security features while reducing worst-case execution time to achieve the highest level of safety-critical operation.”
Deos is a safety-critical embedded RTOS that uses patented technology to deliver the highest possible CPU utilization on multi-core processors, including a broad range of Arm®-based processors and cores. First certified to DO-178 DAL A in 1998, Deos features hard real-time response, time and space partitioning, ARINC-653, and POSIX interfaces, all in a FACE™ Conformant Safety Extended and Safety Base Profiles. With an emphasis on multicore applications, Deos scales well in the gamut of avionics applications, from highly deterministic deeply embedded FADECs (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) and flight controls to complex high throughput displays and mission computers.
DDC-I’s SafeMC™ technology extends Deos’ advanced capabilities to multiple cores, enabling developers of safety-critical systems to achieve best-inclass multi-core performance without compromising safety-critical task response and guaranteed execution time. SafeMC employs a bound multiprocessing (BMP) architecture, safe scheduling, and cache partitioning to minimize cross-core contention and interference patterns that affect the performance, safety criticality, and certifiability of multi-core systems. Together with Deos’ unique redundancy features, avionics systems developers can develop highly robust systems using Multi-Core Processors (MCP), as specified by the Certification Authorities Software Team (CAST).
DDC-I www.ddci.com
December 2021
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VPT Adds Point of Load Converter to Space Product Line
SVRPL Series is Designed for High-Performance Space Applications
VPT, Inc. (VPT®), a HEICO company announces the availability of its SVRPL Series of space-qualified point of load DC-DC converters. Covering an input voltage range of 3.1 to 5.5 V and available in 6A output surface-mount options, the SVRPL products are designed specifically for space applications facing harsh radiation environments while requiring low voltages and tight regulation for high-performance processors.
The SVRPL3R306SG is based on the Intersil ISL70001ASEH radiation-hardened monolithic buck regulator. It is designed to operate from a nominal 3.3 V or 5 V bus. The SVRPL3R306SG supplies low voltages at 6 A with high efficiency, making it an ideal choice to supply point-of-load applications such as high-performance space processors.
“The SVRPL3R306SG meets the demanding needs of modern rad-hard digital electronics operating in the harshest environments under the strictest of requirements.” Said Brandon Witcher, VPT’s Principal Design Engineer. “It features high efficiency, tight regulation, low output ripple, fast load transient response, and exceptional Single-Event Transient (SET) performance. Furthermore, it is specifically designed to meet the rigorous requirements of the latest revision of MIL-PRF-38534 Class K.”
The series is characterized for Total Ionizing Dose (TID) performance, including Enhanced Low Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS) and Single Event Effects (SEE), and is operable over the full military temperature range (-55 °C to +125 °C) with no power derating, and has been submitted for qualification to MIL-PRF-38534 Class H and Class K, and Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) Level R.
VPT, Inc. www.vptpower.com
CoolIT Systems Launches New HighDensity Server Solution with Gigabyte
CoolIT Systems Inc. has announced a joint product launch with GIGABYTE Technology, an industry leader in high-performance servers and workstations. Two high-density servers, H262-ZL0 and H262-ZL2, will be equipped with direct liquid cooling for CPUs and more from CoolIT Systems. These cooling solutions are a result of the increasing TDP of modern CPUs, including the 280W versions of AMD EPYC 7003 processors. These hyperconverged servers with four nodes will meet the needs of HPC, HCI, in-memory computing, and scientific research.
To support high-end CPUs and plenty of flash storage, the H262 liquid-cooled servers were conceived and designed to provide stable, high-performance computing via direct liquid cooling. Traditionally, servers like the H262 series had to reduce the number of front bays to provide ample air for 280W CPUs. With a fully populated, 24 drives, H262 server the CPUs are limited to 200W TDP. However, the liquid cooling solution by CoolIT allows for the best of both worlds; plenty of fast flash storage and support for demanding workloads. The H262ZL0 has cold plates for cooling AMD EPYC 7003 processors, whereas the H262-ZL2 cools the EPYC CPUs, memory, and NVIDIA ConnectX®-6.
“Our customers have been asking for liquid-cooled solutions, and we are grateful to have partnered with CoolIT Systems to deliver efficient cooling. The new high-density H262 servers are GIGABYTE’s first wave of servers with direct liquid cooling kits, and have shown impressive performance in our testing,” said Alan Chen, AVP of Network & Communication Business Unit at GIGABYTE. “Incorporating CoolIT Systems’ liquid cooling technology into GIGABYTE H262 servers will ensure high performance and availability, and warranties by GIGABYTE and CoolIT.”
“This collaboration with GIGABYTE allows CoolIT to provide leaders in data center design with cutting edge solutions that combine both high performance and low electricity cooling solutions,” said Brandon Peterson, VP Product at CoolIT Systems. “Liquid cooling has become the new standard for scalable energy-efficient data center deployments, and GIGABYTE has done a great job promoting this vision.”
To buy the complete server solution, customers can contact their Sales Rep at GIGABYTE to buy the H262 servers with the direct liquid cooling option pre-installed. For all other direct liquid cooling elements, from CDUs to rack manifolds, please contact the team at CoolIT Systems. The CoolIT and GIGABYTE teams work closely to assist customers and ensure system planning and deployment of H262 liquid-cooled servers goes smoothly, every step of the way.
CoolIT Systems Inc. www.coolitsystems.com
December2021
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Premio Accelerates Rugged Edge Connectivity with 5G-Ready Fanless Computers
The new carrier board module enables 5G wireless modems for lower latency and improved bandwidth in AI and advanced automation in edge applications
Premio Inc. announced support for 5G connectivity in its RCO-6000-CFL family of industrial edge computers. These ruggedized computers enrich rugged edge performance, enabling powerful computing in settings once considered too rigorous to access and process the real-time data required for industrial robotics, advanced automation, and artificial intelligence (AI). The systems capitalize on the advanced features of Intel®’s 9th generation Core™ processors, integrated high-speed NVMe storage, and the latest in enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) connectivity for emerging 5G markets in North America.
Integrated 5G support is made possible through a proprietary carrier board design, offering easy plug and play options with validated global 5G modem cards. This flexible, modular design enables a variety of expansion options ranging from additional I/O ports and now 5G connectivity. The 5G module (DTB-M2BK ) will also be available in Premio’s next generation of industrial edge computers, the RCO-6000-CML product family, launching in Q1 2022 with Intel®’s 10th generation Core™ processor support (formerly known as Comet Lake).
“Collectively, both 5G connectivity and edge computing capabilities bring enormous benefits in applications leveraging machine learning and hyper-automation,” said Premio’s Director of Product Marketing, Dustin Seetoo. “Premio offers high value on this landscape, tapping into deep expertise in electrical, mechanical, and thermal engineering to deliver dedicated, high performance computing building blocks that are making a difference in new, disruptive edge markets.”
Premio’s RCO-6000-CFL industrial prod-
uct series supports rich expandability to boost wireless connectivity, streamline integration, and unlock automation capabilities in harsh IoT deployments. Leading-edge and legacy technologies are easily incorporated into a single intelligent, industrial computing solution. With more CPU cores, more memory cache, NVMe storage, and 5G capabilities, RCO-6000-CFL models are purpose-built for edge deployments. This industrial-grade solution maintains Premio’s proven rugged engineering through fanless design, broad voltage latitude, wide operating temperature, shock and vibration tolerance, and TPM 2.0 hardware security.
“As new IoT applications and complex machine-learning workloads benefit from 5G technology, a new era of wireless connectivity will push beyond boundaries and reach a new level of automation. Today, computing solutions for the rugged edge must ensure mission-critical reliability and deliver intelligent results with minimal latency – demonstrated by the success of our partners in robotics automation, achieving machine intelligence and real-time inference with Premio systems,” added Seetoo.
Premio Inc. https://premioinc.com/
December 2021
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New 10-Gigabit Ethernet XMC Module
Acromag’s new XMC633 module offers two independent 10-gigabit Ethernet interface ports with 10GBASE-KX4 protocol. The XMC mezzanine card mounts on VME, VPX, PCIe, and other embedded computing carrier boards. An industry-leading Intel® XL710 Ethernet Controller provides high-performance network connectivity with advanced off-load and virtualization capabilities. The rear I/O model XMC633 routes two KX4 interfaces to the P16 connector and is compatible with conduction-cooling frames. Two other models are available. The previously released XMC631 model has four SFP+ front panel connectors for fiber optic or copper media transceivers, while the rear I/O model XMC632 routes two XAUI interfaces to P16. Optional VITA 61 connectors enable PCIe Gen3 data rates across eight high-speed serial lanes on the XMC P15 connector. Designed for COTS applications, these XMC modules are ideal for use in defense, aerospace, industrial, and scientific research computing systems. Extended temperature operation is supported for -40 to 85°C.
“Acromag responded to requests for additional 10GbE interface protocols” stated Robert Greenfield, Acromag’s Business Development Manager. “Using the latest Intel Ethernet Controller technologies, we can now support 10GBASE-KX4 and XAUI backplane interfaces.”
Employing Intel’s advanced XL710 4-port 10-gigabit Ethernet controller, these XMC modules optimize network performance with intelligent off-loading, innovative virtualization, and advanced traffic direction. When paired with a Xeon-D processor, the two Intel devices provide a balanced hybrid solution of computing and offload to achieve optimal performance and reduce bottlenecks. For example, with TCP stateless off-loads, the XL710 demonstrates leading performance vs. TOE solutions without restricting feature usage. Other features include precision timing, Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE), and dynamic load balancing. Advanced traffic steering capabilities increase transaction rates and reduce latency.
In rugged systems, the dual KX4 or XAUI interface offers low-cost, low-power 10 GbE chipto-chip communication over the backplane. The four front I/O SFP+ ports support 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-T, and 10GSFP+Cu connections. Software support is available for Linux® and Windows® systems.
Acromag www.acromag.comm
Controlling the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Whether in theatre or at a test range, an increasing number of electronic devices are used to control the spectrum and ensure readiness on the battlefield. These devices create a multitude of RF spectrum emissions on the ground, air, or sea. It is crucial to monitor and manipulate these RF emissions using spectrum monitoring and security jamming. The data thus received is used for collecting intelligence, mission planning, interface hunting, in-field analysis, building signal libraries, and more. Spectrum monitoring and security jamming applications need high gain, rugged antennas.
The SAS family of ARA antennas are intended for applications such as EMC testing, spectrum monitoring, and security jamming. These antennas are available from PPM Systems as part of a wide range of products for military and defense applications.
Depending on the application, several different configurations and options are available. Some of the important features of these antennas include: • extremely broadband to mission specialized antennas covering full spectrum operations • multiple sizes and weight options to support a variety of platforms to handheld operations • available as passive units or as active units to support collection and jamming applications • varying voltage and power output levels to support varying mission requirements • single or multiple outputs to support ancillary devices and multichannel systems.
PPM Systems https://ppmsystems.com/
November 2021
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Abaco Systems Announces Newest Rugged Graphic Output Boards
Abaco Systems announced the release of both the NPN244 which is VITA 65 aligned and the NPN244S which is aligned to the SOSA™ technical standard. Both graphics output boards are rugged 6U VPX high-performance computers (HPC). The release in both form factors demonstrates Abaco’s leadership in adopting the latest GPU technologies for the rugged defense, aerospace, and industrial market sectors.
The NPN244 and the NPN244S are based on NVIDIA® Turing™ architecture and available on either the NVIDIA RTX5000™ or the NVIDIA RTX3000™ platform. These graphics output boards take full advantage of the NVIDIA GPUDirect™ RDMA to minimize latency for real-time video and data streaming, while more power-sensitive applications can make use of NVIDIA’s RTX3000. Ultimately, this allows the end-user to do more with less, or to just do more, with up to 18.98 TFLOPs peak performance.
The NPN244S is a part of Abaco’s roadmap of over 20 products designed to align to the SOSA standard and their wider 6U portfolio – which also includes the IPN254, SBC6511, and SWE550S. The development of both boards reflects the market’s need for products that provide the very latest in high-performance GPGPU computing and graphics generation applications for our customer’s next-generation systems and architectures. The ability to choose between alignment to either the VITA 65 or SOSA standard in a 6U profile increases flexibility and lowers risk.
Both boards are aimed at data-intensive digital signal processing military and civil applications – including ISR, high-performance airborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, and ground moving target indicators and are supported by Abaco’s AXIS ImageFlex which enables rapid development of high-performance image processing, visualization, and autonomy applications aimed at size, weight and power (SWaP) sensitive platforms.
Pete Thompson, vice president of product management for Abaco Systems, said, “Abaco’s innovative approach allowing for an end-user to choose the profile that best meets their needs ensures we can deliver a product that enables our customers to succeed in the long run. Our commitment to continuing delivering the latest technology and products while expanding our portfolio maintains our position as industry leaders in the aerospace, defense, and industrial market sectors.”
Abaco Systems, Inc. https://www.abaco.com
SATURN, from Diamond Systems
Rugged Apollo Lake x5-E3940 SBC with Data Acquisition and PCIe/104 Expansion
RDiamond System’s Saturn combines a feature-rich Atom-class processor-based SBC with a professional-quality industrial analog and digital data acquisition subsystem and flexible I/O expansion in a single board measuring 4.0 x 4.5 inches. A comprehensive suite of rugged features makes Saturn a perfect fit for rugged and harsh environment applications. Gemini is built with a top carrier board, middle COM, and bottom thermal solution.
Saturn was designed from the ground up with a comprehensive set of features to meet the challenges of rugged environments and applications:
Saturn has an integrated professional quality data acquisition system with autocalibration and Universal Driver programming support, making it Diamond Systems’ newest 2-in-1 single board computer containing the CPU + I/O and DAQ subsystem on a single board. This 2-in-1 design reduces cost, saves space, and decreases weight.
• 16 single-ended / 8 differential analog inputs • 16-bit A/D resolution • 250KHz maximum A/D sample rate • 4 16-bit single-ended analog outputs • 24 digital I/O, 3.3V logic / 5V tolerant inputs
Saturn’s data acquisition circuit features autocalibration, which maintains the best accuracy of the A/D and D/A circuits regardless of time and temperature swings. Using the supplied Universal Driver software library, the circuit can be quickly calibrated to within +/-2LSB accuracy at any time, relative to the onboard precision reference voltage circuit.
Saturn utilizes the OneBank cost-effective, compact PCIe expansion connector to allow its use with hundreds of I/O expansion boards from Diamond Systems and other embedded systems vendors around the world. It benefits the customer by enabling them to design a rugged custom-tailored system based on off-the-shelf components to create a perfect fit solution. Saturn includes M.2 2242 SATA socket supports up to 1TB flashdisk. Saturn also includes a MiniCard expansion socket with PCIe and USB support for versatile low-cost I/O.
Diamond System’s http://www.diamondsystems.com
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