These dual-FPGA boards are ideal for demanding signal processing applications like radar, sonar, and signal intelligence that require survivability in harsh environments.
CHAMP-FX: DSP 6U VME64x and VITA-41 Engines
The CHAMP-FX is now available in a new conduction-cooled rugged version which makes the high performance DSP card an ideal fit throughout the full range of Mil COTS application environments and sets the standard in the embedded defense and aerospace market for reconfigurable signal processing computing.
The dual Xilinx Virtex-II Pro™ based CHAMP-FX fully meets Curtiss-Wright’s Level 100 (-40°C to 71°C) and Level 200 (-40°C to 85°C) ruggedization guidelines. Curtiss Wright conduction-cooled cards are designed for use in high shock and vibration environments and are constructed with a unique advanced hybrid aluminum/copper frame, which provides mechanical stiffening while conducting heat from the electronic components to the edge of the card where it is transferred to the chassis. These conduction-cooled cards comply with the mechanical specifications controlled by the IEEE 1101.2 VME specification.
The CHAMP-FX is supported with the CHAMPtools-FX Design Kit that provides reference designs and ready-to-use VHDL modules to implement memory interfaces, DMA, PCI, RocketIO and support for the Xilinx II Pro's two internal IBM PowerPC 405 processors.
CHAMP-FX2: VPX-REDI (VITA 46/48) Compute Engine
The CHAMP-FX2 combines the flexibility of Xilinx FPGA-based reconfigurable computing, high performance Power Architecture™ (PowerPC®) processing, and the high bandwidth of serial switched fabrics provided by the new VPX standards. The board features dual high-performance Xilinx Virtex™-5 LXT FPGAs and an AltiVec™-enabled dual-core Freescale 8641 PowerPC processor. It delivers the unmatched flexibility of reconfigurable computing with state-of-the-art general processing and VPX-level interprocessor communications bandwidth performance. Its heterogeneous FPGA/CPU design enables developers to optimize their designs by hosting the portions of their application on the processing resources best suited to their application. The board’s high-end processing elements, rich I/O options, and rugged design make the CHAMP-FX2 an ideal platform for integrating FPGA processing into a rugged COTS-based system.
The CHAMP-FX2 uses the Serial RapidIO (SRIO), provided by the new VPX standard, to connect its three computational nodes and its on-board XMC mezzanine site with up to four 4-lane SRIO connectors to the backplane. The board’s memory support includes double data rate (DDR2) SDRAMs and quad data rate (QDR-II+) SRAMs that complement inter-node bandwidth by providing multiple, independent memory banks for each of the dual Virtex-5 FPGAs. High-speed serial ports are provided to connect the FPGAs to each other, to the XMC site, and to front-panel or back-panel connections.
CHAMP-FX2 Software Support is provided by Continuum FXtools, a rich set of system and support software and tools, designed specifically to ease the developer’s task of integrating FPGA-based computation into a larger heterogeneous multicomputer application.
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