Wednesday 22 August 2018

MIL-STD Rugged 2U Server for High Performance Computing

 
We work with a significant number of military and industrial customers, and ECRIN Systems' rugged servers are an ideal solution for their high-performance computing requirements.

The OPALE V2-MIL family of compact, highly customisable rugged servers are used by the French Army and Navy for a wide range of applications, from secure communications to weapons control, radar and surveillance. Offering high-capacity data storage in a rugged, stainless-steel package, and able to withstand some of the most hostile environments they are particularly well suited for use at sea in harsh salt fog.



Many mil-aero applications are heavily restricted in terms of size, so the OPALE V2-MIL has been designed to fit in a standard 19" rack. It's 2U height and less than 50cm depth gives customers high-end computing performance in a compact footprint.

ECRIN takes care of the full system development and guarantees long term availability to allow customers to concentrate on their own added value. Customisation is straightforward, even in small quantities. From mechanical parts to industrial design including user LED’s and I/O’s, as well as front and rear connectors, users can simply set up the system and let it run without issue, even in marine environments where the sea salt can cause other chassis to rust.



Features:

Up 0°C/46°C operating EMI/RFI: AECTP500 with power line filter
-35°C/+71°C storage 47.6 dBA
RH: 93%@40°C non-condensing Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v4/v3 series
Altitude: 0-3500m operating Xeon Scalable series, on demand
Salt Fog protection 7x slots low-profile I/O
15g@20ms on Z-axis Up to 6x removable 2.5’’ SSD (12TB)
First natural frequency > 80Hz MIL-Circular connectors, on demand


For more information including full technical datasheet please contact the Sarsen Technology engineering team on +44 1672 511166 or via email: info@sarsen.net

 

Monday 6 August 2018

Obsolescence Management for Rugged, Embedded Computers

We are fortunate to work with a lot of really great companies across the entire globe, and Extreme Engineering is one of the best.

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and support of embedded computing solutions for compute-intensive military, communications, commercial, and industrial applications, provides a product portfolio of commercial-grade to fully ruggedised boards and systems.

The X-ES product line features the very latest in Xilinx FPGA, ARM Cortex, Intel i7 technology and NXP PowerPC processors. SBCs from X-ES are available in a number of form factors - 3U and 6U rugged VPX boards, XMC, VME, CompactPCI and 6U LRM.

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Their specialty is custom services, from modified COTS to full-scale custom designs, getting you the technology you need in the shortest possible time frame. All of X-ES' products are backed by the best possible customer support, from both X-ES and their global distribution network, and they are committed to providing full life cycle support for their products.

To provide customers with information, flexibility, and control over the products they depend on, X-ES offers three configuration and obsolescence management options.


Level 1 - Change Notice Level 2 - Change Control Level 3 - Life Cycle Control
All customers have access to a complimentary Change Notice. Any time a Major (Class I) Engineering Change Order (ECO) occurs, X-ES will issue a Product Change Notification (PCN) and then post it to the X-ES online customer information resource, SupportNet.

To be automatically notified of such changes, customers may also subscribe to email notifications of updates to SupportNet.
For customers who need to closely manage changes to their product’s design, X-ES offers Change Control.

Under this upgraded configuration management option, designated customer contacts will receive notification for all Major (Class I) ECOs.

They then have the option to accept or reject those changes.
Life Cycle Control includes configuration and obsolescence management, ideal for customers with long project lifecycles.

Along with the Change Control configuration management offered in Level 2, X-ES proactively monitors obsolescence notification sources and issues an obsolescence notification form to designated customer contacts. Life Cycle Control provides options to lengthen the life of projects as products age and their components reach End-of-Life (EOL).

When an obsolescence notification is issued, X-ES provides an impact assessment, along with details for last-time buys of components, substitute components, and product replacements/ re-designs as appropriate, thus ensuring product availability for several years to come.

For more information please contact Sarsen to discuss your application with one of our engineers.