Curtiss-Wright, DDC-I eye embedded computing real-time software and hardware for safety-certifiable avionics
ASHBURN, Va. – Two U.S. embedded computing companies are working together to introduce computer hardware and real-time software for safety-certifiable multi-core computing in avionics applications.
The Curtiss-Wright Corp. Defense Solutions Division in Ashburn, Va., is collaborating with DDC-I Inc. in Phoenix on Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE)-conformant DO-178C/ED-12C Design Assurance Level A (DAL A) avionics.
The Curtiss-Wright rugged V3-1708 single-board computer with off-the-shelf AC 20-152A DAL A certification packages is combining with DDC-I's Deos configurable multi-core real-time operating system (RTOS) for new safety-certifiable avionics.
Deos partitions the L2 and L3 cache memory on the V3-1708's NXP LX2160A Arm Cortex A72 system on chip (SoC) processor on a core and application basis. This provides a dedicated isolated region of L2 and L3 cache and speeds real-time software performance by eliminating cache flushing or processor core access the main memory, memory bus, or memory controller.
The V3-1708 3U VPX processor module brings the high-core-count NXP LX2160A Arm Cortex A72 system-on-chip (SoC) processor to rugged deployed DO-254 DAL A safety-certifiable applications. The NXP LX2160A features 16 A72 cores for compute-intensive applications such as flight control computers, mission control, and primary flight displays.
For more information contact Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions online at www.curtisswrightds.com/products/computing/processors/3u-vpx/vpx3-1708-v3-1708, or DDC-I at www.ddci.com/solutions/products/deos.
