GE Intelligent Platforms has released the rugged, OpenVPX-compliant SBC312 3U VPX single board computer (SBC).
Designed for demanding space- and weight-constrained environ ments such as unmanned vehi cles in military and other defence applications, the unit is based on the 8-core Freescale QorIQ P4080 processor.
The SBC312 is said to deliver substantial processing perform ance while maintaining power consumption and heat dissipa tion at the level of earlier dual core 3U VPX single board computers.
The sixth 3U VPX SBC plat form announced by GE, the SBC312, is said to provide an optimum technology insertion opportunity for existing users of the SBC310 and SBC330. According to the company, this further enhances the unit’s sus tainable competitive advantage.
The unit is also available as another model with the QorIQ 4-core P4040 processor as an option.
The SBC312 is available in five air- and conduction-cooled ruggedisation levels.
According to GE Intelligent Platforms, this allows for maxi mum reliability in demanding and harsh military and aerospace applications, and is also avail able in VITA-48 format for 2- level maintenance.
The model features up to 4GB of dual channel DDR3 memory, and provides significant flexibili ty, allowing the SBC312 to be configured to meet the demands of a broad range of applications and environments, beyond mili tary and defence.
Two x4 PCI Express Gen2 links are provided with the SBC312 single board computer, each of which can be configured as four x1 PCI Express links, says GE Intelligent Platforms.