Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems Introduces a New Low-SWaP-C Versatile Flight Control Computer
Small Form Factor Flight Control Computer Features Dual-ARM Processors, Dual DSPs and Three Xilinx FPGAs With Safety Certifiable Artifacts
(firmenpresse) - SANTA CLARITA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/13/11 -- (CWCES), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed subsystems for the aerospace, defense and commercial markets, introduced the Versatile Flight Control Computer (VFCC), a high-performance, low-power conduction-cooled embedded processing system optimized for size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) in deployed airborne commercial and military applications. The rugged dual-processor clusters make the VFCC ideal for rotorcraft, manned and unmanned aircraft environments. The VFCC satisfies a wide array of demanding applications including flight controls, vibration management, engine controls, mission computing, actuator control, etc.
"The ARM processor's low-power design makes it the go-to processor for mobile devices," said David Dietz, vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems group. "Our Versatile Flight Control Computer provides designers of airborne computing systems with a qualified low-profile, lightweight, rugged flight control computer that includes a full complement of flexible I/O interfaces. It's ideal for simplifying avionics system design and reducing time to market for rugged military and aerospace deployed platforms."
CWCES's new VFCC combines a multi-processor architecture and small form factor design to optimize flexibility in world-wide commercial and military applications. The VFCC provides dual 600MHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor clusters, dual TMS320C64x+ DSP processors, and three Xilinx Spartan 6 FPGAs with 1GB of data to non-volatile memory. The fully enclosed unit supports a wide range of configurable off-the-shelf I/O interfaces including ARINC 825, RS-422/485, USB 2.0, ARINC 429 receive, ARINC 429 transmit, analog inputs with excitation outputs, synchronization discretes, discrete inputs/outputs, dedicated solenoid drivers and 10mA servo valve drivers. The system also includes system level built-in-test (BIT).
Dual ARM Cortex-A8 processor clusters:
600 MHz core (1200 DMIPS)
NEON vector coprocessor (1200 single-precision MFLOPS)
Dual Texas Instruments TMS320C64x+ DSP core
520 MHz very long instruction word architecture
Eight (8) highly independent functional units with six (6) ALUs and two (2) multipliers each executing an operation per clock cycle
1 GB Non-volatile RAM
Three Xilinx Spartan 6 FPGAs for user applications and I/O processing
Up to 43,661 logic cells and 58 DSP slices
DO-178B Level A certifiable RTOS
DO-254 Level A certifiable FPGAs
Size: 11.5" x 9.3" x 2.1"
Operating temperature: -40 degrees to +71 degrees C, natural convection-cooled
Weight: < 4.4 lbs
Input power: 28V DC with 50 millisecond holdup
Power dissipation: < 21 Watts
Certifiable RTOS with open source API, mode software and system built-in-test (BIT)
Shock mounts available for high shock and/or vibration environments
For additional product information on the VFCC and to download the factsheet, please visit:
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Datum: 13.09.2011 - 18:35 Uhr
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