Rugged CompactPCI Systems for Control Applications

GE Intelligent Platforms is offering rugged CompactPCI systems for control applications in challenging environments, such as unmanned vehicles, launch vehicles and commercial helicopters and aircraft. The new CRS-C2I-3CC1 and CRS-C3I-3CB1 two-slot and three-slot rugged CompactPCI systems are said to offer cost-effective alternatives to in-house development - eliminating costly NRE - and provide off-the-shelf, packaged, self-contained solutions that shorten design, development, integration and testing time.

According to the company, they also provide a quicker path to a higher technology readiness level (TRL). The CRS-C2I-3CC1 and the CRS-C3I-3CB1 feature Intel Core processors. GE had previously announced the CRS-C2P-3CC1 and CRS-C3P-3CB1 two-slot and three-slot, pre-validated, application-ready, CompactPCI-based computer systems based on the Freescale MPC7448 processor. All are available in a range of application-specific configurations that can be delivered in a rugged, convection- or baseplate-cooled 3U chassis.

The CRS-C2I-3CC1 and the CRS-C3I-3CB1 integrate GE boards and modules, drawn from the company's selection of commercial off-the-shelf boards, into open modular systems that are tested and qualified for rugged system deployment. They are configured with a single-board computer featuring Intel Core processors, together with 1Gbyte of RAM and 4Gbyte of Flash memory. These computers are supplied as standard with Linux, Windows or the VXworks real-time operating system and feature I/O capabilities including Ethernet, serial, USB, CANbus, MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 as well as discrete I/O.

The CRS-C2I-3CC1 has dimensions of 3.96in in height, 7.15in in width and 9.03in depth (excluding connectors) and weighs 11lb. The CRS-C3I-3CB1 has dimensions of 5.60in in height, 4.25in in width and 8.76in depth (excluding connectors) and weighs 9lb.

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