Rugged 3U CompactPCI embedded computers with Freescale MPC7448 offered by GE for military vehicles and aircraft

Jan. 19, 2011
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., 19 Jan. 2011. GE Intelligent Platforms in Charlottesville, Va., is introducing a family of rugged, off-the-shelf embedded computing systems for military aircraft and land vehicles, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), manned and unmanned ground vehicles, and launch vehicles.      

Editor's note: GE Intelligent Platforms changed its name to Abaco Systems on 23 Nov. 2015 as a result of the company's acquisition last September by New York-based private equity firm Veritas Capital.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., 19 Jan. 2011. GE Intelligent Platforms in Charlottesville, Va., is introducing a family of rugged, off-the-shelf embedded computing systems for military aircraft and land vehicles, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), manned and unmanned ground vehicles, and launch vehicles. The CRS-C2P-3CC1 and CRS-C3P-3CB1 are 2- and 3-slot 3U CompactPCI-based computer systems available in configurations in a rugged, convection- or base-plate-cooled chassis. These computers are supplied as standard with a Freescale-based single-board computer, the VxWorks real-time operating system, I/O including Ethernet, serial, USB, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and discrete I/O.

The CRS-C2P-3CC1 and CRS-C3P-3CB1 integrate GE Intelligent Platforms boards and modules with Freescale MPC7448 processor operating at 1.4 GHz, together with 512 megabytes of RAM and 256 megabytes of Flash memory. The CRS-C2P-3CC1 measures 3.96 by 7.15 by 9.03 inches (excluding connectors) and weighs 11 pounds. The CRS-C3P-3CB1 measures 5.6 by 4.25 by 8.76 inches (excluding connectors) and weighs nine pounds.

For more information contact GE Intelligent Platforms online at www.ge-ip.com.

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