High-performance Intel-based VME single-board computer for military systems upgrades introduced by GMS
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – General Micro Systems (GMS) Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., is introducing the VME120 single-board computer family to enable quick and easy systems upgrades to naval platforms and other legacy systems.
The VME120 is form, fit, and functionally compatible with several generations of currently deployed VME boards. The Aegis combat system and other Navy programs have relied on GMS VME computer boards for critical applications such as fire control, engine control, machinery control, and operator console displays.
The Navy's evolving software requirements and program enhancements mandate performance higher than that provided by the original VME boards, which in turn requires the market's newest processors and features.
The versions of the VME120 embedded computing boards maintain backward compatibility with legacy systems and add latest-generation Intel Kaby Lake Core i7 processors and modern graphics features.
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GMS VME computer boards are designed for technology refresh and technology insertion and pre-planned product improvement using the same backplane, signal positions, and front panel connections.
The VME120 is available in three versions: a single-slot version that replaces fourth generation Intel Haswell processors, and two dual-slot versions -- one that replaces an earlier fourth-generation Intel processor and the other that replaces an earlier Motorola PowerPC CPU.
In the single-slot version of the VME board, designers can mount a PMC, XMC I/O board, or a SATA solid-state drive on the board to provide backplane and front-panel I/O. The dual-slot versions add a PCI Express Workstation I/O (WSIO) mezzanine carrier card that supports additional I/O mezzanines, including MXM (1x), PMC, or XMC (3x).
For more information contact General Micro Systems online at www.gms4sbc.com.
