Advances in GPGPU Technology | Jim on Engineering, Episode 54

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, EVP of Engineering talks about advances in GPGPU technology and how it is being applied to rugged server applications.

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Crystal Group’s Rugged Embedded Computer Selected for Rapid Imaging’s LandForm+ Mission Management System

Crystal Group Inc., a trusted manufacturer of rugged commercial-off-the-shelf

(COTS) custom-developed computers, displays, switches, and storage devices, announced today the availability of a new case study detailing how the company’s RE0412 Rugged Embedded Computer helped Rapid Imaging to offer a high reliability and low maintenance software system for manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

Rapid Imaging Software, Inc. (RIS) specializes in augmented reality used in manned and unmanned ISR missions, wildlife research, and airport obstacle management. RIS's customers operate in challenging airborne conditions. they needed hardware that would integrate easily and operate reliably and Crystal had the solution. 

The Crystal Group RE0412 is private labeled for Rapid Imaging as the LandForm+ System.

Crystal Group’s RE0412 Rugged Embedded Computer was selected for the project, customized to meet Rapid Imaging’s engineering requirements, and private labeled as Rapid Imaging Software. 

The system offers easy hardware integration, reliable hardware performance, easy-to-use interface, and enhanced situational awareness.  Crystal Group's superior SWaP performance combined with an airworthy (DO160) compliant DC power supply in a 4.5Lb package makes this an excellent selection for Rapid Imaging Systems.

The ITS 6520

The ITS 6520 providing clear, uncompressed video for image/data analysis

The ITS 6520 is a video insertion and recording tool that can deliver what you need with one small footprint device to fly. The 6520 is rugged, meets flight safety requirements, and fits in an 8”x 11” x 3.5” (20 x 27.9 x 8.9 cm) space and is less than 6 pounds (2.7kg). It only needs a connection to an SDI video source (coax) and aircraft power (18-36 VDC).

The recorder has a built-in 12-channel GPS receiver that the 6520 uses to accurately report date, time, latitude and longitude on each video frame. Lat/Long and altitude is reported to accuracy of 5 meters of your vehicle location. This information can be placed anywhere on the video frame in one of 8 colours.

The 6520 also offers other data that may be collected and overlaid on the video frame or embedded in the VANC metadata space of the video for later use and extraction.

While inserting this information, the 6520 can record uncompressed imagery continuously to a removable SSD. Recording lengths vary by video format but can be 90 minutes using a commonly available 1080i/60 SDI video source.  

Storage space can be allocated very efficiently employing the 6520’s event record function. This function can capture up to a 90 second 1080i/60 clip where the clip surrounds the event trigger. The event trigger is a discrete or command signal. The amount of pre-event video is programmable from 1 frame to the entire loop less one frame (one frame post event). The recorder will automatically complete capturing the pre-event and post-event video and save the clip to SSD. 

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.