SAN DIEGO, CA - June 16, 2009 -- Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense market, has announced the newest member of its family of high performance Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo processor-based VPX single board computers (SBCs), the VPX3-1252, its first to feature the small form factor, low voltage Intel® Core(TM) 2 Duo processor SP9300. This small form factor, fully featured 3U SBC is designed for harsh-environment air- and conduction-cooled aerospace and defense applications, and delivers 2.26 GHz performance from each of its dual cores, providing advanced Intel Architecture processing in a lightweight, compact configuration ideal for space, weight and power-(SWaP) constrained applications. With a wide complement of on-board I/O, PCI express fabric, and XMC expansion, the VPX3-1252 satisfies the most demanding fielded applications from unmanned aerial and ground vehicles, tactical aircraft, and armored vehicles to rugged naval systems.
"The VPX3-1252 is an ideal combination of high performance x86 and rugged small form-factor computing," said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager of Modular Solutions, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. "For SWaP-constrained applications, such as deployed Network-Centric communications, Vehicle Management and Graphics/Video display systems, this 3U VPX card is a great fit."
The VPX3-1252 combines high performance, low power, and advanced I/O capabilities to provide a highly capable processing platform that addresses a wide range of embedded applications. Occupying a single standard 3U 0.8" slot, the board may be used for upgrading existing CompactPCI (cPCI) systems in the same footprint.
Available in a full range of environmental build grades, the VPX3-1252 is designed for high density computing applications that require the greatest amount of functionality in the smallest standard form factor.
The VPX3-1252 is available with up to 4GB of high-bandwidth DDR3 SDRAM and comes with a rich complement of high-speed I/O, including dual Gigabit Ethernet, three (3) USB 2.0 ports, and an XMC site supported with eight (8) lanes of PCI Express (PCIe).
The VPX3-1252''s Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo processor SP9300 delivers significantly enhanced energy-efficient performance, making it an ideal x86 platform for space, weight and power (SWaP)-limited aerospace and defense applications. This Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo processor integrates two complete execution cores in one physical package, providing advancements in simultaneous computing for multi-threaded applications and multi-tasking environments. Intel''s hafnium-based 45nm Hi-k silicon process technology enables even more processor performance by doubling transistor density and increasing cache size by up to 50 percent.
The board''s integral high-speed Gigabit Ethernet, PCI express (PCIe) Fabric and XMC mezzanine module connectivity enables high bandwidth data flows. Data can also flow from the VPX backplane to the XMC site to support demanding high bandwidth applications such as the acquisition, processing and distribution of video, radar, and sonar sensor data.
VPX3-1252 Performance Features:
o Powerful general purpose VPX single board computer
o Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo processor SP9300