LEESBURG, VA – January 22, 2010, — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, OpenVPX^TM, VXS and CompactPCI products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense market, has announced the availability of an INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS) board support package (BSP) from Green Hills Software for the SVME/DMV-184 and the VPX6-185 PowerPC 8640 single board computers (SBCs). The new BSP enables system developers to build complete embedded hardware/software solutions based on Green Hills’ certified safe and secure INTEGRITY RTOS for high-performance modular computing and integrated subsystem applications in the defense and aerospace markets.

“Like Curtiss-Wright Controls, Green Hills Software is a recognized leader in providing advanced computing solutions for the defense market,” said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. “By offering support for INTEGRITY on our SVME/DMV-184 and VPX6-185 single-board computers we are able to satisfy our customers’ growing requirements for a proven, certified operating system that addresses both security and safety. We are excited about expanding our product support with Green Hills Software.”

“For customers developing safe, secure electronic systems for aerospace and defense, Green Hills Software’s proven and widely popular INTEGRITY real-time operating system complements Curtiss-Wright Controls’ high-performance rugged board and subsystem solutions,” stated Dan Mender, vice president of business development, Green Hills Software. “The combination of our products delivers a winning platform that addresses critical design challenges our customers face to increase system security and availability while reducing product time to market.”

These new BSPs deliver on Curtiss-Wright Controls’ commitment to provide system designers with advanced, reliable system software, including BSPs and core drivers for the latest versions of the Green Hills INTEGRITY real-time operating system.

About INTEGRITY:

The INTEGRITY family of real-time operating systems includes INTEGRITY, velOSity, and INTEGRITY-178B, all based on the same high-reliability, hard real-time microkernel architecture that scales from deeply embedded and mobile devices to the most safety and security-critical systems. INTEGRITY’s vast ecosystem of middleware, device drivers, 3rd party integrated software, and the innovative operating system-aware, integrated development environment – MULTI – provides the ideal platform for next generation connected devices.

About the SVME/DMV-184

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing’s SVME/DMV-184 combines the performance and the advanced I/O capabilities of the Freescale 8640 processor with an extensive I/O complement to provide a highly capable processing platform for a wide range of embedded military/aerospace applications. The SBC’s 8640 processor provides data bandwidth to and from memory via dual 64-bit DDR2 memory controllers and to the PCIe/PCI hierarchy through two independent 8-lane PCIe ports. Along with one high-performance PMC site, there is one XMC-capable mezzanine site with an 8-lane PCIe port allowing for multi-GB/sec data rates between the XMC site and on-board memory. A rich I/O complement including three Gigabit Ethernet ports and options for multi-function RS-232/422/485 serial ports, MIL-STD-1553, SCSI, Serial ATA, TTL and differential discretes provides un-paralleled connectivity with other system elements reserving PMC/XMC sites for application specific requirements.

In addition to the INTEGRITY BSP, the SVME/DMV-184 is also supported by Curtiss-Wright Control’s standard CSA firmware. For other operating system requirements, please contact your local Curtiss-Wright Controls representative.

SVME/DMV-184 Board Features:

• Powerful general-purpose single board computer with Freescale 8640 Power Architecture processor
• Dual e600 cores at up to 1.25GHz
• 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM controlled by dual 64-bit controllers
• Full complement of I/O capability (Including Ethernet, SCSI, serial, USB 2.0,1553, Serial ATA, TTL and differential discretes.) including front panel Gigabit Ethernet connection
• 2eSST-capable VME interface
• Continuum Software Architecture (CSA) firmware providing a comprehensive suite of system debug, exerciser, and update functions, BIT, and non-volatile memory sanitization function
• Designed for embedded and embedded military harsh-environment applications, both air- and conduction-cooled
• Latest VME version of Curtiss-Wright Controls’ popular 17x and 18x series of single board computers

About the VPX6-185

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing’s VPX6-185 was the first VPX SBC to combine the performance and the advanced I/O capabilities of the Freescale 8640 processor with an extensive I/O complement to provide a highly capable processing platform for a wide range of embedded and embedded military/aerospace applications. The SBC’s 8640 processor provides data bandwidth to and from memory via dual 64-bit DDR2 memory controllers and to the PCIe/PCI hierarchy through two independent 8-lane PCIe ports. Along with two high-performance PMC sites, there are also two XMC-capable mezzanine sites with 4 or 8-lane PCIe ports allowing for multi-GB/sec data rates between the XMC site and on-board memory. The 185 offers both SRIO and PCIe backplane fabrics for inter-board communications and carrier card interface, as well as VME interface for communication to and control of VME legacy cards. A rich I/O complement including up to 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports and options for multi-function RS-232/422/485 serial ports, MIL-STD-1553, Serial ATA, TTL and differential discretes provides connectivity with other system elements reserving PMC/XMC sites for application specific requirements.

In addition to the INTEGRITY BSP, the VPX6-185 is also supported by Curtiss-Wright Control’s standard CSA firmware. For other operating system requirements, please inquire with your local Curtiss-Wright Controls representative.

VPX6-185 Board Features:

• Powerful general-purpose single board computer with Freescale 8640 Power Architecture processor
• Dual e600 cores at up to 1.25GHz
• 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM controlled by dual 64-bit controllers
• Dual XMC/PMC sites
• Full complement of I/O capability (Including Ethernet, SCSI, serial, USB 2.0, 1553, Serial ATA, TTL and differential discretes.) including front panel Gigabit Ethernet connection
• 4 x4 lane SRIO and/or PCIe fabric interfaces
• 2eSST-capable VME interface
• Continuum Software Architecture (CSA) firmware providing a comprehensive suite of system debug, exerciser, and update functions, BIT, and non-volatile memory sanitization function
• Designed for embedded and embedded military harsh-environment applications, both air- and conduction-cooled
• Available in OpenVPX™ compliant VPX and VPX-Redi configurations

About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video & Graphics to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated custom systems. The Embedded Computing business group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls. For more information about Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing visit www.cwcembedded.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). 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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