X-ES Rapid Signal Processing from Customizable Xilinx Kintex UltraScale FPGA Module

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) announces a selection of rugged, Intel® processor-based VPX SBCs featuring onboard FPGA modules from the Xilinx Kintex UltraScale families.

The 6U OpenV PX ™ XCalibur464 3 provides a powerful combination of a high-end System-on-Chip (SoC) and high-end FPGA integrated on a single, industry-standard card. The Xilinx Kintex UltraScale KU040 FPGA is optimized to support signal processing and RAM-intensive applications at leading performance-per-watt levels. A high-speed x8 PCI Express Gen3-capable interface to the Intel® Xeon® D SoC provides tight integration between the two.

Abundant I/O bandwidth is available with 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on the CPU and high-speed serial transceivers on the FPGA. The Kintex UltraScale FPGA can accommodate secure boot applications with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support and an interface to the CPU's boot flash.

X-ES’s XPedite7572 and XPedite7672 - Hosts Custom Functions to Protect Data from Being Modified or Observed.

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) announces a selection of rugged, Intel® processor-based VPX SBC's featuring onboard FPGA modules from the Microsemi SmartFusion®2 families.

The 3U OpenVPX™  XPedite7572 with a 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and XPedite7672 with the Intel® Xeon® D processor are low-power, high-performance SBCs that offer a sophisticated set of features for securing critical applications or securing an entire system and the information within it, while also providing best-in-class processing performance with Intel® processors.

Both small form factor 3U VPX cards incorporate the Microsemi SmartFusion®2 SoC as its root of trust. As implemented on these SBC's, the power-on control and boot path is entirely controlled and monitored by the SmartFusion®2 to provide authentication and detection against many types of attacks. The SmartFusion®2's integrated Physically Unclonable Function (PUF), protection against Differential Power Analysis (DPA) attacks, flash-based FPGA fabric, and advanced cryptographic processing elements make this an ideal platform for implementing security throughout the supply chain in military, aviation, communication, and industrial environments.

The XPedite7572 and XPedite7672 have 1 GB of ECC DDR3 and up to 64 MB of SPI NOR did flash attach to the SmartFusion® 2, which also has a high-speed x4 PCI Express Gen2 interface to the Intel® CPU. This architecture, combined with the SmartFusion®2's integrated ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor, allows great flexibility for implementing custom IP as an encryption/decryption co-processor, data path monitor, or tools to extend run-time trust into the OS, application, or system. The SmartFusion®2 SoC also performs basic system health monitoring, but can be combined with advanced IP to implement system penalties appropriate to the program needs.

These features, in addition to advanced PCB fabrication techniques and heatframe design, encompasses X-ES SecureCOTS™ technology. Flexible backplane I/O, such as hi-bandwidth PCI-Express Gen3, 10GBASE-KR, 1000BASE-BX, SmartFusion®2 GPIO, SATA, and USB, allow these cards to fit perfectly wherever high security and reliability is needed.

NextComputing have introduced Radius Live, a ultra-high-performance portable workstation.

NextComputing, a leading manufacturer of portable and small footprint workstations and servers, recently added the Radius Live, a ultra-high-performance portable workstation specifically tailored to media applications such as real-time graphics, event production, presentation capture, video editing, and on-set data management.

Every NextComputing portable computer offers full-size PCIe expansion slots and massive storage capabilities to meet the needs of your most demanding applications. The Radius Live also offers a unique design with low-noise fans and a quiet power supply, providing the performance you need without interfering with noise-sensitive production environments. The chassis also offers an integrated 5.25″ bay option for expansion devices like LTO tape drives, removable SSD carriers, camera card readers, and additional hard drives.

Features

• 5.25" bay for a variety of add-on devices or extra storage
• Low acoustics for production environments
• Integrated 17.3" full HD display with optional resistive touchscreen
• Multiple expansion slots for multi-GPU card support
• Easy to transport with comfortable leather handle
• Single or dual enterprise-class Intel Xeon or single Intel Core i7 processor (including latest v3 versions)
• Up to 256GB DDR4 memory
• SATA, SAS, or Solid State Drives; up to (8) removable or up to (8) internal fixed
• Up to (7) PCI Express expansion slots with support for a range of graphics cards from NVIDIA and AMD

Drives | Jim on Engineering, Episode 43

If you want to know what and how the products from Crystal Rugged are made. Check out Jim Shaw's, Executive Vice President of Engineering Video Blog. He explains in detail topics related to operational, deployable, and high reliability computing applications.

In this video blog Jim Shaw explains the advantages and differences between rotational and solid state drives. He explains what the best options are for various rugged applications.  

If your interested in more information in video blog form by Jim shaw check it out here https://www.crystalrugged.com/video-blog/

Information on this blog has been provided by our supplier Crystal Rugged.

For further information on Crystal Rugged products in Australia and New Zealand, please contact Metromatics +61 7 3868 4255 or sales@metromatics.com.au

for outside that area please contact Crystal Rugged on +1 319-378-1636

Ruggedized Liquid Crystal Displays | Jim on Engineering, Episode 42

If you want to know what and how the products from Crystal Rugged are made. Check out Jim Shaw's, Executive Vice President of Engineering Video Blog. He explains in detail topics related to operational, deployable, and high reliability computing applications.

In this video blog Jim Shaw explains what to look for in selecting ruggedized liquid crystal displays. In this case is talks about the qualities of the Crystal Group RD1119 Rugged 1U Display.

If your interested in more information in video blog form by Jim shaw check it out here https://www.crystalrugged.com/video-blog/

Information on this blog has been provided by our supplier Crystal Rugged.

For further information on Crystal Rugged products in Australia and New Zealand, please contact Metromatics +61 7 3868 4255 or sales@metromatics.com.au

for outside that area please contact Crystal Rugged on +1 319-378-1636

Thermocouple Transmitters Monitor Temperatures in Paint Systems

Defining the Problem: 

A manufacturer’s paint curing ovens are located far away from the PLCs controlling the process. The ambient temperature around these ovens exceeds the performance ratings of the existing instrumentation.

Implementing the Solution:

1. Run a short amount of thermocouple wiring away from the direct heat of the ovens.
2. Install isolated Acromag thermocouple-to-current transmitters that re-use the existing PLC 4-20mA input cards.
3. Run 4-20mA copper wiring the rest of the distance, from the transmitters to the PLC panels.
4. Wire the transmitters’ 4-20mA outputs for either DC or looppowered PLC input connections. Acromag’s TT230 Series supports sourcing (3-wire) and sinking (2-wire) output.

Featured Products: 

• 2-Wire Thermocouple Transmitters
• TT233-0600 Software Interface Package TTC-SIP All trademarks are property of their respective owners. 

System Requirements:

Keep the existing PLC 4-20mA input cards and ladder logic programs to maintain process standards and avoid purchasing expensive thermocouple input cards or re-programming of the PLC

Why Acromag:

Our TT series offered an affordable solution with a higher operating temperature range (-40 to 80°C). The transmitters helped save on costs by using 4-20mA copper wire, which is less expensive than thermocouple wire. Most important, the manufacturer kept their PLC 4-20mAinput cards and software setup unchanged.

MIL-STD-461| Jim on Engineering, Episode 41

If you want to know what and how the products from Crystal Rugged are made. Check out Jim Shaw's, Executive Vice President of Engineering Video Blog. He explains in detail topics related to operational, deployable, and high reliability computing applications.

In this video blog Jim Shaw explains the different elements of Mil Standard 461 regarding isolating electronics from electromagnetic sources.

If your interested in more information in video blog form by Jim shaw check it out here https://www.crystalrugged.com/video-blog/

Information on this blog has been provided by our supplier Crystal Rugged.

For further information on Crystal Rugged products in Australia and New Zealand, please contact Metromatics +61 7 3868 4255 or sales@metromatics.com.au

for outside that area please contact Crystal Rugged on +1 319-378-1636

Crystal Group’s Industrial Server Series Passes UL 60950-1 Testing for Electrical Safety

Crystal Group Inc one of our trusted manufacturing partners of rugged commercial-off- the-shelf (COTS) custom developed computers, displays, switches, and storage devices, has announced that their Industrial Server series has passed UL 60950-1 testing, one of the most widely- used electrical product safety standards around the world. Designed for challenging industrial applications, the series passed rigorous tests to ensure that it meets electrical criteria intended to reduce certain risks.

The UL 60950-1 standard specifies requirements intended to reduce possibilities of fire, electric shock, radiation or injury for the people who may come into contact with the equipment.  The UL 60950-1 standard is applicable to AC powered or battery-powered equipment with a rated voltage not exceeding 600 volts.

Crystal Group’s Industrial Server series is designed and manufactured to meet the computing requirements in a variety of challenging environments. The series embodies 1U, 2U and 3U form factors and is built using Supermicro X7, X8, X9 and X10 motherboard options; all of which passed the UL60950-1 test.

Crystal Group’s IS100, IS200 & IS300 servers are compact, powerful and feature rugged aluminum chassis construction with state of the art cooling which make them perfect for extreme or industrial applications.

Application 150 - Wire Bond Testing

Application Summary

In microelectronics production environments, bond testing can provide a means of evaluating bond quality and verifying bond consistency and reliability. In this automated wire bond testing system FUTEK’s LSM300 or LSB200 can be integrated to the cartridge mechanism in line with the testing hook to record the peak force or breaking force of the wire bond under test.

Products in Use

Precision Load Cell or Miniature S-Beam Jr. (LSM300 or LSB200) paired with Instrumentation (USB Solutions).

How it Works

1. Wire bond testing systems enables two types of wire pull testing: destructive and non-destructive.
2. During a destructive wire pull test, a wire is pulled upward (perpendicular to the substrate) by a hook until there is either a bond failure or the wire breaks. This type of test is intended for process setup.
3. During a non-destructive wire pull test, a wire is pulled upward (perpendicular to the substrate) by a hook at a predesignated force to ensure high reliability packaging.
4. Wire bond testing systems also have the ability to perform the following test: Solder Ball Shear, Die Shear, Stud Bump Pull, Passivation Layer Shear, Ribbon Pull, Tweezer Peel, Fatigue and Push.
5. Specifically during a wire pull test FUTEK’s LSM300 precision load cell or LSB200 miniature load cell can be attached to the hook tool to measure the pulling force exerted on the wire under test.
6. These force measures can be streamed to a computer for analysis utilizing FUTEK’s USB Solutions.

For further information on Futek and its products please contact Metromatics +61 7 3868 4255 or sales@metromatics.com.au

For outside this region please contact our supplier Futek +1 949 465 0900 or ehsan@futek.com 

Crystal Group Announces New RCS6450-12 & RCS6450-24 Rugged Switch Line

Crystal Rugged have recently introduced the RCS6450-12 & RCS6450-24 Rugged Crystal Switches based on the Brocade® intelligent, scalable edge switch line. The ruggedised switches are ideal for small and medium size applications with improved cooling, shock, vibration, and humidity performance designed for heavy industrial and military environments.

The ruggedised switches operate in harsh environments where size, weight, and power limitations are a concern. Weighing between 4.3-4.5kg dependent on supply configuration requirements, the 12” (30.48cm) depth units offer fixed mounted or Delrin® Glides mounting on standard EIA-310 racks.

The RCS6450-12/24 are also cooled with forced air convection via internal high reliability long life fans. This compact, light-weight unit offers full Layer 3 routing, LLDP-MED plug and play operations, as well as availability in MIL-CIRC I/O or gigabit ethernet standard connectors.

Both the 12 port and the 24 port units are available with a standard 120/240VAC COTS power supply and front or rear I/O options, a single 120/240VAC EMI compliant power supply, an 18-36VDC EMI compliant power supply or a combination of AC or DC supply modules in a 1+1 configuration.

Crystal Group’s RCS6450-12 Rugged Crystal Switch is ideal for uncontrolled environments found in military and industrial applications.