3U VPX Switch

Integrated 10 Gigabit Ethernet & PCIe Gen3 support high bandwidth switching - introducing the X-ES XChange3021.

XChange3021 supports up to eight 10GBASE-KR or 1000BASE-BX/KX up to two 10GBASE-T and up to three 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports.  The available ethernet can be tailored to match a particular configuration, such as hosting the XPedite5205 embedded router or a XMC module.

PCI Express Gen3 Switch Support for High Throughput

XChange 3021 supports x4 PCI Express Gen3 links (backwards compatible with Gen2 and Gen1) between up to six slots in an Open VPX(TM) backplane to facilitate high bandwidth, memory mapped communications between the payload boards.

XMC Site for Grandmaster Clock or Solid State Storage Support

Extend XChange3021's capabilities by hosting an XPort3200 Grandmaster Clock module to enable tight synchronisation between all devices connected to the switch.  Add 512 GB of Solid State Storage by hosting a secure XPort6105 XMC storage module which supports several military sanitisation protocols including a fast clear.

Embedded Router

XChange3021 supports hosting an XMC/PMC based, NIST FIPS 140-2 validated and NIAP common criteria certified, Embedded Services Router that runs Cisco IOS software to provide highly secure data, voice and video communications.

If you like further information on any of the X-ES XChange 3021 and reside in Australia or New Zealand, please contact Metromatics on +61 7 3868 4255 or sales@metromatics.com.au   For outside this area, please contact X-ES directly on +1 608 833 1155 or sales@xes-inc.com

X-ES now offer Intel® Xeon® D Single Board Computers with up to 16 Xeon®-Class Cores and Native Extended Temperature Support

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES)  have recently announced that their Intel® Xeon® D-1500 family processor-based single board computers now support up to 16 Xeon®-class cores in a single, power-efficient, System-on-Chip (SoC) package with native extended temperature support on four, eight, and twelve core-count SKUs.

Integrated on X-ES VPX single board computers, these high-performance, low-power processors are optimised for a variety of applications and infrastructure, including routers, network appliances, and battlefield communications.

Intel® Xeon® D processors enable communication service providers to extend network functions virtualisation (NFV) further than had been possible previously and pairing with X-ES’s embedded single board computer technology allows for expanded networking capabilities, accelerated computing, unparalleled processing and the ability to operate in even greater extremes than before with Native Extended Temperature Support.

Intel® has apparently designed these processors to operate between -40°C to 85°C, reducing the need for X-ES engineers to perform independent temperature screening, which expedites product availability.

X-ES embedded single board computers with Intel® Xeon® D processors are designed and built to address the unique environmental and security challenges inherent in military and aerospace applications.

X-ES can integrate any of their Intel® Xeon® D processor-based 3U VPX or 6U VPX single board computers into a reliable, long-term, embedded solution. You can choose from the X-ES 3U VPX XPedite7670, XPedite7672, XPedite7674, or XPedite7676 or alternatively, the robustly featured 6U VPX XCalibur4640 or XCalibur4643.

Several SBCs in the X-ES Intel® Xeon® D processor line integrate SecureCOTS™ technology with a Microsemi SmartFusion®2 security SoC or Xilinx Kintex® UltraScale™ FPGA module for hosting custom functions to protect data from being modified or observed which is an ideal solution when stringent security capabilities are required.

For further information on any of the X-ES Single Board Computer Products in Australia and New Zealand, please contact Metromatics +61 7 3868 4255 or sales@metromatics.com.au 

Outside this area, please contact X-ES directly on +1 608 833 1155 or sales@xes-inc.com

Rugged Embedded Computing Solutions from Extreme Engineering (X-ES)

Rugged Embedded Computing Solutions from Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) X-ES provides a wide range of embedded computing COTS and modified COTS products to the world’s leading defence contractors. All of their COTS products are standards-based, including VPX, VME, CompactPCI, XMC, PrPMC, PMC, and COM Express standards. Their products are used in a wide variety of Command, Control, Communications, Compute, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) applications, as well as homeland security, public safety, and disaster recovery, such as: Missile Guidance – Software Defined Radio (SDR) – Radar Processing – Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) – Threat Detection and avoidance – Combat management – Mission control – Display and Monitoring – Mine detection – Target Recognition and verification – Battlefield sensors – Embedded training – Vetronics – In vehicle Mobile Ad Hoc Networks – Mobile Command Centres For further information on these products in Australia and New Zealand, please contact Metromatics on +61 7 3868 4255 or sales@metromatics.com.au If outside this area, please contact X-ES directly on sales@xes.com or +1 608 833 1155

XPedite5850 NXP QorIQ T4240 COM Express Mezzanine module now available from X-ES

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) is excited to announce the XPedite5850, a ruggedised COM Express® module supporting an enhanced Type 5-based pinout and NXP® (formerly Freescale) QorIQ® T4 processors.

Big Processing Power on a Small Form Factor

Available in both conduction- and air-cooled configurations, the XPedite5850 features the NXP QorIQ T4240 processor with twelve dual-threaded Power Architecture® e6500 cores and includes up to 16 GB of DDR3-1866 ECC SDRAM. All of this power is efficiently packaged into a COM Express® Basic form factor (95 mm x 125 mm), making the XPedite5850 a perfect blend of performance and efficiency for today’s embedded computing applications. 

NXP QorIQ T-Series processors offer a broad range of solutions from single- to dual-core and multicore devices, featuring up to 24 virtual cores. The T-Series improves on the proven NXP P-Series 45 nm process technology, scaling down to just 28 nm. Feature size reduction and improved power management techniques allow for a power reduction of up to 50%. The T-Series also introduces the e6500 core, a multithreaded 64-bit Power Architecture® core operating at up to 1.8 GHz with an integrated NXP AltiVec SIMD engine to provide DSP-level Floating-Point performance. 

The XPedite5850 hosts a large number of I/O ports, making it extremely versatile. The module includes up to four Ethernet ports PHYs (two 10/100/1000BASE-T and two 10GBASE-T Ethernet PHYs), eight SerDes Gigabit Ethernet ports, two XFI 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports, a single x8 PCIe port, a single x4 PCIe port, two SATA ports capable of 3 Gb/s, two USB 2.0 ports, two I²C ports, two serial ports, a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) with two chip selects, and IEEE 1588 support.

Highly Customised Serial Interfaces

The XPedite5850’s SerDes routing provides simultaneous access to a large number of these signals, connecting nearly all of the SerDes signals directly from the backplane to the processor to allow for many options.

The T4240 processor has 14 PCIe lanes (available in multiple configurations) and two SATA interfaces to the COM Express connector. Some of these lanes also can be converted to SRIO or Interlaken interfaces, depending on the customer’s needs. For networking applications, the T4240 SerDes lanes feature eight SGMII/1000BASE-X interfaces and two XFI interfaces to the connector.

X-ES can implement various other connectivity modes too, making the XPedite5850 an extremely versatile module that is well-suited to a variety of tasks. 

A High-Performance, Feature-Rich Solution.

The XPedite5850 provides a high-performance, feature-rich solution for current and future generations of embedded applications. For customers seeking lower overall power consumption, the XPedite5850 can be designed alternatively with the NXP QorIQ T4160 or T4080 processors. 

X-ES is committed to supporting the NXP QorIQ T-Series family of processors across a variety of form factors, including the 3U VPX XPedite5970, 6U VME XCalibur1931 and XCalibur1930, 6U cPCI XCalibur1900, 6U VPX XCalibur1840, and the XMC/PMC XPedite6101 and XPedite6100 modules.

For further information on the X-ES Xpedite 5850 or other processors in Australia and New Zealand, please contact Metromatics on +61 7 3868 4255 or sales@metromatics.com.au

For outside this area, please contact X-ES directly on +1 608 833 1155 or sales@xes-inc.com

X-ES Now Offering NXP QorIQ ARM Processor-Based Boards with Up to Eight ARM Cortex®-A53 64-bit Cores

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) announces the availability of their first NXP QorIQ ARM-based boards, the XPedite6401 XMC/PrPMC mezzanine module and the forthcoming XPedite6370 3U VPX Single Board Computer (SBC).

Supporting up to 16 GB of DDR4-2100 ECC SDRAM from its NXP LS1088A ARM processor with eight 64-bit ARM A53 cores, the XPedite6401 is an excellent choice for a wide variety of applications that demand low-power consumption coupled with high performance processing such as networking, telecom, wireless infrastructure, industrial control, defence and aerospace applications.

The Xpedite 6401 XMC/PrPMC is designed with a focus on long life cycle support and future compatibility with the recently announced NXP LS1088A octal-core A53 and LS1046A quad-core A72 processors. The XPedite6401 will provide a scalable processing solution to meet a range of project needs and thermal requirements.

The XPedite6401's P14 pinout is compatible with previous X-ES products, giving customers the ability to upgrade XMC/PrPMC modules with a current ARM processor and can be built with both P16 and P14, providing up to four 1000BASET Ethernet ports.

For customers requiring additional Ethernet ports or faster connections, the XPedite6401 can be built optionally with a QSGMII and XFI connection to P16, providing four Gigabit Ethernet ports and one 10 Gigabit Ethernet port. The XPedite6401’s LS1088 processor configuration can be built with two QSGMII and two XFI connections to P16.

The XPedite6401 will soon be followed by the XPedite6370, a 3U VPX ARM-based single board computer. Leveraging the high performance-per-watt of the ARM core processors makes the XPedite6401 and XPedite6370 ideally-suited for lower power applications, where performance-per-watt is at a premium.

X-ES Announces a Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA-Based VME Bridge

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) announces several new 6U VME SBCs featuring a Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA-based VME Bridge.

These 6U VME products are designed to be pin-compatible with the Radstone/GE/Abaco PPC7D VME IDT Tsi148-based card, providing users with a straightforward, disruption-free upgrade path for legacy systems and a solution to End-of-Life (EOL) VME products that included the now obsolete Tsi148 VME Bridge.

X-ES selects an FPGA-based VME solution enabling high performance VMEBus capability on their flagship SBCs. Offering a wide variety of valuable features beyond what the Tsi148 VME Bridge had been capable of, the Xilinx Artix-7 VME Bridge supports a x4 PCI Express 2.0 to the host interface and supports an external DDR3 SDRAM DMA buffer.

With its firmware upgradeable design and support for future portability of IP to a new chip, X-ES VME boards offer system integrators a VME Bridge solution devoid of components subject to lifecycle concerns, in an even smaller chip package than had previously been available.

XCalibur1931 & XCalibur1930 NXP 6U VME SBCs

The XCalibur1931 and XCalibur1930 both feature the NXP T2080 QorIQ communications processor alongside a Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA-based VME Bridge solution. Both are designed to address the EOL of the IDT/Tundra Tsi148. The Xilinx FPGA based VME bridge provides a means to mitigate obsolescence and ensure a long product lifetime.

The XCalibur1930 is the latest in X-ES’ line of PowerPC VME SBCs. It was designed to provide our existing customers with an upgrade path from X-ES’ previous VME offerings.

Both the XCalibur1931 and XCalibur1930 utilize the same Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA based VME bridge. The bridge supports all of the VME transfer modes from VME32 up through 2eSST320, providing drop-in compatibility or performance boost.

XCalibur4531 Intel® 6U VME SBC

The XCalibur4531 is a 5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 6U VME SBC featuring a Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA-based VME bridging solution. By implementing an FPGA- based VME bridge, the XCalibur4531 mitigates obsolescence concerns prevalent in aging VME systems. XCalibur4531 supports VME32, VME64x, and 2eSST operation so it easily integrates into existing VME systems, making it the optimal choice to give your application a processing performance boost.

XChange4003 6U VME Carrier

The XChange4003 is a VME64x carrier card that facilitates connectivity of XMC/PMC modules to the VMEBus, by utilizing a Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA-based VME bridging solution. The FPGA-based VME bridge solution assures long production life and high performance operation.

XChange4003 supports all deployed versions of the VMEBus protocol, from the original VME32 up through VME64x and 2eVME/2eSST operation, making it an effective solution for interfacing any XMC/PMC module to any system’s VMEBus backplane.

XChange4003 supports both intelligent (Monarch PrPMC/Root Complex PrXMC) and non-intelligent (PMC/endpoint XMC) boards, and can operate in a SYSCON or non-SYSCON VMEBus slot.

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.

X-ES Introduces the XCalibur5090 6U Digital Signal Processing Module with Dual Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGAs

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) announces The XCalibur5090, a high-performance, reconfigurable, conduction-cooled 6U LRM module based on the Xilinx Virtex-7 family of FPGAs. With a pair of Virtex-7 FPGA, high-speed serial interfaces, DAC and ADC channels, external memory, and flexible, high-density I/O, the XCalibur5090 is ideal for customisable, high-bandwidth, signal-processing applications.

The XCalibur5090 utilises four AD9739 and two ADC12D1600RF to provide four channels of high-frequency 14-bit Digital Analogue Conversion (DAC) at 2500 Mbps and four channels of 12-bit Analogue Digital Conversion (ADC) at 1600 Mbps for high-performance Digital Signal Processing (DSP), which can also be used as two channels at 3200 Mbps.

The XCalibur5090 provides a high-performance, feature-rich solution capable of interfacing to and processing streaming data from a wide variety of sensors. The X-ES FPGA Development Kit (FDK) is provided to support the requirements of high-performance, real-time, embedded streaming data applications and simplify FPGA development. It includes IP blocks, example FPGA designs, and software to control and communicate with FPGAs.

Features Include

• Two Xilinx Virtex-7 XC7VX690T FPGAs
• Up to 1 GB of DDR3 SDRAM per FPGA in two channels
• Non-volatile FPGA configuration flash
• 128 MB of user NOR flash per FPGA
• Conduction-cooled 6U LRM form factor
• Four 14-bit 2500 MSPS AD9739 DAC
• Two dual-channel 12-bit 3200 MSPS ADC12D1600RF ADC
• 234 single-ended FPGA interconnects
• Eight high-speed serial FPGA interconnects
• 28 FPGA GPO to the backplane
• 51 FPGA GPI from the backplane
• 17 FPGA GPIO to the backplane
• FPGA Development Kit (FDK)

For further information or pricing about any of the X-ES product range in Australia or New Zealand, please contact Metromatics on +61 7 3868 4255 or sales@metromatics.com.au

For outside the above mentioned area, please contact X-ES directly on +1 608 833 1155 or sales@xes-inc.com