Embedded computing test chassis with artificial intelligence (AI) processing introduced by Elma Electronic
FREMONT, Calif. – Elma Electronic Inc. in Fremont, Calif., is introducing SOSA-aligned AI-optimized 7-slot CompacFrame development chassis for testing and developing rugged embedded computing applications.
Equipped with six 3U payload slots and one VITA 62 power supply slot, the 3U VPX/OpenVPX test and development system couples and distributes single-board computer and graphics processing unit computing through the backplane.
The portable unit is for artificial intelligence (AI) compute-intensive processing of infrared and RF signals using AI, machine learning, or traditional digital signal processing algorithms.
Radar applications
Applications include radar beamforming, synthetic aperture radar, ground moving target indicator radar, autonomous navigation, threat detection and identification, target tracking and display, sensor fusion, surveillance, and situational awareness.
The slot profiles align with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C5ISR)/Electronic Warfare Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) for modern military applications that will adhere to the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA). A CMOSS chassis manager is accessible from a connector on the rear of the unit.
For maximum throughput and speed, the test chassis supports a dual-domain Ethernet switch to 100GBASE-KR4 and the expansion plane link supports PCI Express Gen4.
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It offers 16 lanes of PCI Express between a host single-board computer and a graphics processing unit, including meshed graphics processing units between slots 5 and 6.
The chassis accommodates air- and conduction-cooled payload boards, and its angled card cage provides access to plug-in cards. The front panel includes reset and power switches, voltage-monitoring LEDs, and test points.
The rear of the unit has an Ethernet port, serial port and chassis manager, USB port aggregator, and LED indicators for power, fan, and over temperature. For more information contact Elma Electronic online at https://products.elma.com/products/sosa-aligned-ai-and-gpu-optimized-test-and-development-platform.
