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The 3U VPX VPX3-127 single board computer combines the performance and the advanced I/O capabilities of Freescale’s MPD8640D Power Architecture processor with an extensive I/O complement to provide a highly capable processing platform for a wide range of embedded military/aerospace applications. Designed for space, weight and power-constrained applications, the VPX3-127 represents the latest step in the evolution of rugged, high-performance, highly integrated small form factor single board computers.

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Leesburg, VA.
(613) 254-5112. [ www.cwcembedded.com ].

Rugged Direct-Spray Enclosure Supports 3U Boards

As embedded control goes into ever smaller and more mobile applications, designs are sensitive to size, weight, power and cost. With that in mind, SprayCool offers MPE-3U, a 3U form factor of its scalable MPE line of direct-spray rugged enclosures. The MPE-3U weighs in at only 18 lbs, but is rugged enough to provide environmental isolation to both commercial-grade and rugged 3U cards. Building on the legacy of flexibility inherent in all SprayCool enclosures, the MPE-3U allows customers to deploy commercial-grade or legacy electronics in the same enclosure.

In the case of electronics cards designed for air or conduction cooling, this translates directly into lower costs and faster development cycles for integrators and their military customers. The MPE-3U enclosure can scale above 7 slots and is designed to meet industry standard designs for 3U VPX, cPCI/cPCIe and VME-64X and proprietary electronics boards, offering significantly more cooling capability per slot (up to 100W) than enclosures using lower capacity cooling technologies such as air or conduction cooling. The operating environment can range from temperatures of -55° to +71°C, and altitudes of up to 55,000 ft, even in unpressurized compartments.

SprayCool, Liberty Lake, WA. (509) 232-2600. [www.spraycool.com].

2U Platform Powered by Intel Core 2 Duo Has Highly Expandable I/O

A 2U rackmount platform designed for IDS/IPS, firewall, VPN gateway, load balancing, UTM applications and other network services features modular I/O capabilities and can expand from a basic level of 8 x GbE to 26 x GbE. With the PL-10450 from WIN Enterprises, customers can configure the I/O they require with copper and fiber LAN expansion modules.

The unit features the Intel 3010 express chipset and ICH7R I/O controller, which support an Intel Core 2 Duo/ Pentium Dual CoreLGA775 processor with 533/800/1066 MHz FSB. Support is provided for ECC and non-ECC high-speed DDRII memory with up to 8 Gbytes. One removable 3.5” SATA HDD bay and CompactFlash socket are available for system storage.

The PL-10450 supports both ECC and none-ECC high-speed DDR2 memory. The networking I/O architecture is based on extensive scalable I/O from today’s mainstream I/O technology: PCI-E x8/x4/x1. The unit supports a maximum of 26 x GbE in both copper or SFP, has a redundant power supply and is RoHS-compliant. The PL-10450 supports DOS 6.22, Windows XP SP2 and Linux Fedora Core 6, 7 and 8. Pricing begins at $1,209. Price includes CPU. Memory and storage are extra.

WIN Enterprises, North Andover, MA. (978) 688-2000. [www.win-ent.com].