SAN DIEGO, CA — January 11, 2011 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, VXS and CompactPCI products for the rugged deployed defense and aerospace market, has introduced a new compact, natural convection-cooled rugged 4-slot OpenVPX™ system, the MPMC-9341 Multi-Platform Mission Computer. Developed by CWCEC’s Embedded Systems group in San Diego, CA, the MPMC-9341 features a built-in power supply and four (4) 3U OpenVPX system slots that can be configured to accommodate up to four single board computers (SBCs) for high performance multi-processing applications, or as a mix of SBCs and I/O modules to handle specific program I/O requirements.
The MPMC-9341 uses advanced packaging techniques to provide the processing power of up to 4 SBCs in a rugged enclosure that measures a compact 600 cubic inches yet is able to operate and survive external air temperatures of 55°C using only natural convection. This enables system designers to implement and deploy a highly capable processing system without the need for fans, coldplates, vehicle-supplied air, liquid or other demands from the vehicle. This rugged Packaged COTS (PCOTS) system can be readily configured to meet the needs of the full range of military or aerospace requirements, from benign laboratory to harsh deployed ground vehicle environments, simplifying and speeding the development and deployment of critical applications.
The MPMC-9341 can greatly reduce up-front development costs. As a PCOTS system it delivers economies of scale in production that reduce recurring costs while meeting the I/O, performance and environmental requirements of unique, demanding military programs. It features a rugged enclosure designed to the meet military specifications including MIL-STD-810 for environmental conditions, MIL-STD-461 for EMI, and MIL-STD-704 for power. This rugged computing system is designed to fill multiple roles in air and land vehicles.
“Our customers are looking for performance and flexibility in VPX system designs,” said Lynn Bamford, vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright Controls
Embedded Computing. “Our packaged COTS rugged systems deliver tried and tested Curtiss-Wright COTS advanced single board computers and I/O options in field-ready and affordable configurations that lower risk for the most demanding environments and applications.”
MPMC-9341 System Key Features:
- 3U VPX (VITA 65/OpenVPX) Form Factor
- Four system slots
- Measurements:
- Dimensions: 12.5” x 5.8” x 8.3”
- Volume: 602in³
- Weight: 25lbs (fully populated system)
- Thermal management
- Natural convection of 180W @ 55°C
- Power Supply
- 28 VDC input
- MIL-STD-704E
- Backplane Fabric
- PCI Express (PCIe) between system slots
- Environmental
- Designed to meet MIL-STD-810
- EMI
- Designed to meet MIL-STD-461
- Power
- Designed to meet MIL-STD-704
- Optional Interfaces include
- Four (4) Gigabit Ethernet
- Four (4) RS-232 Serial
- Four (4) RS-422 Serial
- Four (4) USB 2.0
- Four (4) VGA
- Four (4) SATA
- Eight (8) Audio
Inquiries: Please forward all Sales and reader service inquiries to Jerri-Lynne Charbonneau, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Tel: (613) 254-5112; Fax: (613) 599-7777; e-mail: sales@cwcembedded.com
For pricing information, please contact the factory. Availability is Q2 2011.
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 group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. For more information about Curtiss-Wright visit www.cwcembedded.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls 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.
