Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC) has introduced a 6U five-slot convection-cooled rugged 3/4 ATR-style subsystem designed to speed up the development of embedded applications.
The MPMC-9655 multi-platform mission computer (MPMC) can be configured with a 6U VPX, VME or VXS backplane and features a power supply supporting MIL_STD-704A with 50ms hold-up.
This compact packaged commercial off-the-shelf (PCOTS) subsystem is suitable for system designers that require a non-ITAR-restricted subsystem solution to simplify the development and deployment of rugged embedded applications for the European and Asia-Pacific markets.
The MPMC-9655 can be configured with either Power Architecture or Intel processor-based single-board computers (SBCs) hosted in a VME or VPX backplane.
The initial configuration already delivered to a customer comprises two Curtiss-Wright DMV-183 conduction-cooled SBCs.
The 6U VME DMV-183 supports single or dual 1.2GHz Freescale MPC7447A/7448 Power Architecture processors with Altivec technology and up to 2GB of DDR SDRAM.
Up to 64GB of flash memory is provided by a Curtiss-Wright DPMC-550 PMC module.
The DMV-183 provides two 64-bit PMC sites and a complement of I/O capability such as Gigabit Ethernet, up to six serial ports, up to two 1553 channels, SCSI, Serial ATA and two USB 2.0 ports.
The MPMC-9655 also features a selection of standard and optional digital and analogue I/O.
Its initial I/O configuration includes Ethernet, RS-232 serial, RS-422 serial, analogue and DIO; two dual-redundant channels of MIL-STD-1553 can be supplied via a 1553 PMC module.
In addition, multiple video input, output and generation options are possible: initially two video outputs generated via a Curtiss-Wright PMC-706 video PMC card and five additional XGA and STANAG 3305B (differential) video inputs that are crossbar switched with the internally generated video to produce five independent video outputs.
For applications with unique requirements, the MPMC-9655 can be ordered as a modified commercial off-the-shelf (MCOTS) product.
MCOTS options include a modified front-panel connector set, modified backplane wiring or a modified card set to meet particular needs.
Designed for the harsh environments encountered by many of today's military and aerospace computing applications, the MPMC-9655 ensures a high level of performance by meeting or surpassing the MIL-E-5400T Environmental Conditions for Airborne Equipment.
The sealed enclosure has been designed to pass numerous environmental tests, including temperature, altitude, shock, vibration, fluid susceptibility, voltage spikes and electrostatic discharge.
Circuit cards installed in the sealed compact chassis are completely isolated from external environmental conditions such as humidity, dust and sand.
The MPMC-9655 uses packaging techniques to provide high-performance processing power in a rugged enclosure cooled by forced air provided by the vehicle or an integral fan, operating at up to +71C ambient temperature.
This rugged PCOTS system can be readily configured to meet the needs of the full range of military or aerospace requirements, from benign laboratory to harsh deployed ground vehicle environments.
According to the company, the MPMC-9655 can reduce up-front development costs.
This pre-integrated PCOTS system delivers economies of scale in production that reduce recurring costs while meeting the I/O, performance and environmental requirements of demanding military programmes.
