Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions Introduces its First Rugged Xilinx® Kintex™ FPGA-based Digital I/O XMC Card
Rugged high bandwidth Digital I/O module ideal for Avionics and Radar/Image Processing Test Equipment applications
High Wycombe, UK – September 5, 2012 – Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS), a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Controls, has announced the XF07-523 Digital I/O XMC, the first member of a new family of Xilinx® Kintex™-7 FPGA based XMC cards for high-end defense and aerospace applications. The XF07-523 provides direct FPGA driven LVDS I/O through the front panel and PMC/XMC connectors for rear I/O on a fully ruggedized XMC module designed to perform optimally in the harshest conditions including +85C card edge conduction-cooled solutions. This new open standards-based XMC module (VITA 42) is the first product to debut in CWCDS’s recently announced broad family of Kintex-7 FPGA-based standard COTS analog, digital and fibre optic XMC cards. This high performance module is ideal for use in a wide range of applications that require high-speed FPGA based digital I/O such as avionics, radar, digital imaging, and FPGA co-processor and other test equipment.
“Demanding environments, such as UAVs, will benefit greatly from the combination of affordability and high performance made possible by Xilinx’s latest generation Kintex 7 FPGAs,” said Lynn Bamford, senior vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions. “Our new XF07-523, the first of a complete family of Kintex 7-based XMC solutions, delivers the highest level of ruggedization in a design optimized to mitigate thermal management challenges in SWaP-constrained environments.”
CWCDS’ new XF07-523 represents a new generation of high performance FPGA processing and I/O available on a small form factor XMC mezzanine card. Especially well-suited for radar and image processing applications, the XF07-523 delivers ~3x the performance available from earlier generation digital I/O cards while essentially keeping power dissipation the same.
XF07-523 XMC Family Features:
- Based on Xilinx® Kintex™-7 325T (speed grade 2) FPGAs
- High performance, high bandwidth LVDS digital I/O
- Front panel (air-cooled only): 32 LVDS pairs
- Rear I/O: 32 LVDS pairs over PMC P4 or 20 LVDS + 38 single-ended over XMC P6
- Clock capable FPGA inputs
- Dual x16 DDR3 memories for >5Gbytes/sec usable bandwidth
- FLASH for user configuration on power up
- Supports AES encryption and certified memory scrub support
- Fully rugged build options
- Air-cooled and conduction-cooled variants
- Wide temperature options to: -40 to +85C operation
- XMC form-factor
- x8 PCIe support
- Designed to ease development of future MCOTS modifications for rugged applications
- Extends the FusionXF toolchain to enable existing Virtex-5 FPGA customers to easily upgrade
- FusionXF toolchain includes AXI interfaces
Making MCOTS Practical
For customers who desire the benefits of COTS XMC FPGA offerings, but have unique, specialized I/O requirements, CWCDS’ new XF07 family’s revolutionary architecture simplifies and speeds the availability of custom MCOTS solutions. Previously, changing I/O on a standard card required moving the FPGA and memory components to find space on the card for the new I/O type. This is a complex process that can require changes to component traces, re-routing and re-designing the card’s FPGA building blocks. The XF07 family introduces a new architecture that eliminates re-design complexity. The XF07 family establishes a new common core FPGA processing block and strictly defined PCB territory that enables fast, simple modification and upgrading for memory and I/O interfaces with minimal effort.
About the Xilinx® Kintex™-7 FPGA
Kintex-7 FPGAs offer high-density logic, high-performance serial connectivity, memory, and DSP capabilities to enable higher system-level performance and the next level of integration. Fabricated on a high-performance, low-power (HPL) 28nm process, all Xilinx 7 series FPGAs – which includes the Artix™-7, Kintex-7, and Virtex®-7 FPGAs– share a scalable optimized architecture that enables design migration across the families. System manufacturers can easily scale successful designs to address adjacent markets requiring reduced cost and power or increased performance and capability. The adoption of AMBA 4, AXI4 specification as part of the interconnect strategy supporting Plug-and-Play FPGA design further improves productivity with IP reuse, portability, and predictability.
XF07-523 XMC Availability
For pricing and availability information please contact the factory.
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About Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions
Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS) is a long established technology leader in the development of rugged electronic modules and systems for defense applications. CWCDS serves as a technology and integration partner to its customers, providing a full range of advanced, highly engineered solutions from modular open systems approaches to fully custom optimized solutions. Our unmatched capabilities and product breadth span from industry standard based COTS modules to complete electronic subsystems. The company’s modules and systems are currently deployed in a wide range of demanding defense & aerospace applications including C4ISR systems, unmanned subsystems, mission computing, fire control, turret stabilization, and recording & storage solutions. Additionally, the company’s broad engineering capabilities combine systems, software, electrical, and mechanical design expertise with comprehensive program management and a broad range of life-cycle support services.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
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