Sarsen Technology Christmas Hours

The Sarsen Technology elves will be having a well-earned rest from Christmas Eve through to 2nd January 2014.

If there is anything we can help you with before next Tuesday please get in touch with the team on +44 1672 511166, or drop us an email - info@sarsen.net

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

From everyone at Sarsen Technology.

Sarsen Christmas Jumper Fun

Today is the Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day, and to show our support the Sarsen Technology team has come to work in their brightest and best winter woollies!

I'm sure you'll agree, the effort was well worth it!

If you think you can do better and you'd like to share your Christmas Jumper pictures with us any time between now and Christmas please email them to Laura at laurab@sarsen.net

Merry Christmas!

UEI Unveils the MIL-CUBE - IP65, MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461 Data Acquisition and I/O Platform

Housed in a compact 4.1” x 4.0” x 6.75” chassis, the DNA-PPC6-1G-MIL, or MIL-CUBE, delivers unmatched deployment flexibility. It’s easily configured as a stand-alone I/O controller or embedded, programmed and hardened for integration with high density, multi-function data acquisition systems.

The chassis is US manufactured, factory tested, rated for operation from -40°C to +70°C, able to withstand 5g vibration and 100g shock and designed to support a wide range of high- and low-voltage analog and digital signals. All I/O connections to the chassis are through 38999-style round connectors.

Features

• 100% COTS, manufactured in the USA
• Mil-hardened to withstand 5g vibration and 100g shock
• Supported by over 50 compatible analog, digital and interface I/O boards
• Unmatched deployment flexibility
• Compatible with all popular OS and application software
• Built-in self-test and signal conditioning 
• Datasheet

The MIL-Cube supports all popular and MIL-hardened operating systems and programming languages, including Linux, VxWorks, QNX (all with C/C++ drivers) as well as an extensive array of application packages, including LabVIEW, MATLAB and Simulink. The MIL-Cube also features built-in-test and self-diagnostic capability for check status operation and worry-free reliability.

For more information about this brand new product please contact the sales team on +44 1672 511166 or send us an email - info@sarsen.net

Christmas comes early for the Sarsen Team...

We received a wonderful package in the post this week.

Our friends at VersaLogic have sent us a lovely hamper all the way from Oregon, full of locally sourced sweet treats and naughty nibbles to keep us going this festive period.

 

With yummy goodness including Peanut Butter Pretzel Pieces, Caramel Moose Munch (my personal favourite) and Raspberry Galettes we really have been spoilt!

Thanks to everyone at VersaLogic, and we look forward to a successful 2014.

Merry Christmas!

VersaLogic Corporation is a leading provider of rugged industrial computers to OEMs for embedded control and industrial control applications. Selecting an embedded hardware vendor can be a decision that affects a company for years to come. As an industry leader for more than 30 years, VersaLogic stands by its business practices as part of its commitment to outstanding service and strong values.

Marlborough High Street plays host to 4 Military Intelligence Battalion - 28th November 2013

Thursday was a very special day in Marlborough.

The Chief of the Defence staff and the Marlborough Mayor presented 37 soldiers from 45 Company, 4 Military Intelligence Battalion (4MI Bn), based in Bulford, Wiltshire with their Operational Service Medal for service in Afghanistan.

Eighty soldiers of 45 Company, 4MI, were joined by 150 of their colleagues, and Blue, their greyhound mascot, exercising the Battalion’s right as holders of the Freedom of Marlborough to march through the town’s streets. They were accompanied by the band of the Grenadier Guards, who played some fabulous music, including Thriller and the Mission Impossible theme.

4MI Bn was formed on 3 September 2001 but can trace its roots back to the D-Day landings of the Second World War. 4 MI Bn’s mission is to deliver intelligence and counter intelligence support to the Army. In Afghanistan, the Battalion provided vital information to the Chain of Command in order for tactical decisions to be made.

The parade was watched by Marlborough Town Council dignitaries, families and friends, and hundreds of school children who turned out to wave their flags and cheer the troops. The close ties between the town and the Battalion is underlined by the Battalion’s use of the greyhound as its emblem as illustrated in the Town’s coat of arms.

It was a moving and heartfelt celebration of the final 4 MI Bn homecoming for soldiers returning from Afghanistan.

OpenCL support for even more Altera Stratix V variants on BittWare's S5-PCIe-HQ PCIe board...

The Open Computing Language (OpenCL™) programming model is supported on Altera’s Stratix® V FPGA architecture and BittWare’s Stratix V FPGA COTS hardware, providing an incredibly powerful solution for system acceleration.

BittWare is a member of Altera’s Preferred Board Partner Program for OpenCL.

The S5-PCIe-HQ (S5PH-Q) Altera Stratix® V half-length PCIe COTS board is optimised for the most current Altera device architectures and design software, and is supported by Altera’s SDK for OpenCL. The Altera® SDK for OpenCL provides a design environment enabling users to easily implement OpenCL applications on Altera’s FPGAs.

BittWare announced at SuperComputing 2013 (Nov) that OpenCL support has now been expanded to additional Stratix V variants on their S5-PCIe-HQ (S5PH-Q) PCI Express board. FPGA options now include GSMD5, GSED8, GXEA7 and GXEAB devices.

What Are the Benefits of OpenCL for FPGAs? 

• Faster time-to-market using the OpenCL C-based parallel programming language as opposed to low-level hardware description language (HDL). 
• Quick design exploration by working at a higher level of design abstraction. 
• Easy design re-use by re-targeting existing OpenCL C code to current and future FPGAs.
• Faster design completion by generating an FPGA implementation of OpenCL C code in a single step, bypassing the manual timing closure efforts and implementation of communication interfaces between the FPGA, host, and external memories. 
• Increased performance by offloading performance-intensive functions from the host processor to the FPGA. 
• Significantly lower power by using the Altera SDK for OpenCL which generates only the logic needed to deliver. 

BittWare’s OpenCL Developer’s Bundle provides the tools necessary to begin developing applications for the Altera Stratix V using OpenCL, including the S5PH-Q board, a breakout board, the Altera Quartus II software, the Altera SDK for OpenCL, and the Altera USB Byte Blaster for downloading configuration and program data to the Stratix V FPGA.

The Open CL Developers Bundle is available at a special introductory price. For more information please contact the Sarsen Team on +44 1672 511166, or email us - info@sarsen.net

Good things, extremely small MiniPCIe shaped packages…

Over the last few weeks we’ve seen a lot of interest in the MiniPCIe modules from VersaLogic.

These little boards allow extra functions to be added to a system with almost no increase in overall package size.

VL-MPEe-E3 - MiniPCIe Ethernet Module

All of the MiniPCIe modules from VersaLogic have been designed for use in tough environments. They are rated for operation over the full industrial temperature range (-40º to +85ºC), and for high shock and vibration (MIL-STD-202G).

They are also guaranteed to be available for at least 5 years, supporting long term projects and providing the configuration stability required in many applications.

There are 8 different modules available, including Analog Input, Ethernet, Encrypted Memory and GPS Receiver, supporting Support GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS.

For more information please contact Sarsen Technology on +44 1672 511166 or email us your enquiry.

Not Recommended for New Designs - XCalibur1002 goes EOL

All good things come to an end. And the XCalibur1002 from Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) is no exception.

The XCalibur1002 uses a component that will reach end of life status in December 2013. This obsolescence event will effectively end the life of the XCalibur1002 product series.

We are offering a last time purchase of the EOL component to potentially extend the life of the XCalibur1002 for your application.

Unfortunately, after December 2013 we cannot guarantee the future availability of XCalibur1002 product.

If you are looking to replace your legacy product the recommended alternative is the XCalibur1600 - a Freescale eight-Core P4080-based 6U cPCI module. Wind River VxWorks, Linux, and Green Hills INTEGRITY Board Support Packages (BSPs) are available.

XCalibur1600

XCalibur1600 features -

• Conduction or air cooling
• Up to 16 GB of DDR3-1333 ECC SDRAM in two channels
• Up to 512 MB of NOR flash (with redundancy)
• Up to 64 GB of CPU NAND flash
• Up to 128 GB of SATA NAND flash (optional)
• Three Gigabit Ethernet ports
• x4 PCI Express to XMC sites
• Up to four SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
• Two USB 2.0 ports
• Two RS-232/422/485 serial ports
• XAUI to XMC site
• Two PrPMC/XMC interfaces

If you would like any details of the EOL or the replacement product XCalibur1600 please get in touch with Sarsen Technology on +44 1672 511166 or email the sales team - sales@sarsen.net

Extreme Engineering VPX VITA 62 Power Supplies

In today’s defense electronics environment, open standards are becoming increasingly critical to engineers to help them deal with the reality of regular and frequent technology upgrades.

The VPX (VITA 46) standard was developed in support of ruggedized, deployed applications and is the technology of choice for military applications where Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) are an issue. VPX supports both 3U and 6U form factors, provides a large amount of high-speed I/O to the backplane, and enables the use of modules that require up to 200 watts of power.

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has expertise in designing and delivering high-quality, efficient, clean power modules. Their VPX COTS power modules are designed to meet the rigors of high performance, deployed military applications. X-ES has been actively involved in the development of the VPX and OpenVPX standardisation efforts, and was one of the first companies to develop VPX products. They have been shipping VPX products since 2006.

The latest power module from X-ES is the XPm2220, which opens the door to reducing the total SWaP, cost, and complexity of VPX-based systems by providing a number of distinctive capabilities, including industry-leading output power and efficiency. It also provides direct support for a wide input voltage range, and fits within a single 0.8-inch or 1-inch pitch 3U VPX slot.

The XPm2220 takes in a MIL-STD-704 or MIL-STD-1275 28 VDC input voltage and provides up to 300W on 3.3V, 5V, and ±12V at up to 90% efficiency. The XPm2220 also provides on-card MIL-STD-461 EMI filtering and MIL-STD-1275 transient suppression.

For more information please contact the team at Sarsen Technology on +44 1672 511166, or drop us an email – info@sarsen.net

It's the spookiest day of the year....

It’s officially the spookiest day of the year, and here at Sarsen we’ve had a bit of fun to mark the festivities!

A spooky edition of Sarsen's News Bytes was also issued today, if you're not on the mailing list you can sign up here. With no tricks, but plenty of treats, News Bytes features the latest product information, industry news and technical papers from our 12 franchised product lines.

We're off home to put on our fancy dress costumes, have a Happy Halloween!

Low Latency Technology - Removing the Barriers with BittWare

Low latency is the hot topic in the financial trading marketplace. Companies have to react to market events faster than the competition to make money. The round trip between the event and the final trade is quite significant...

• Event occurs at the source venue
• Information about that event is placed in a message on the wire
• Message reaches the decision-making application
• Application makes a trade decision based upon that event
• Order is sent to the trading venue
• Venue executes the order
• Order confirmation is sent back to application

All in a matter of milliseconds....

In April 2012, Fixnetix, global managed services provider for trading, market data and risk control, announced they were the first fintech (financial technology) company in Europe to offer the Altera Stratix V FPGA on the BittWare PCI Express slot-cards. The company announced late November 2010 a real-time low latency filter, iX-eCute, an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), to solve the eternal industry conundrum of pre-trade risk, compliance and ultra-low latency execution.

BittWare's PCI Express slot-cards are the hardware boards that iX-eCute operates on whilst Altera Stratix is the industry’s highest performance FPGA with over 1 TeraFLOPS of processing. iX-eCute firmware deployment relies on minimal delays, significantly reduced jitter, energy and thermal requirements whilst commanding maximum performance per watt. BittWare offers a PCIe-compliant deployable slot-card that works out of the box, with validation, verification, and control software in place.

The S5PE from BittWare is a PCIe x8 card based on the high-bandwidth, power-efficient Altera Stratix V GX or GS FPGA. Features include -

• High density Altera Stratix V GX/GS
• PCIe x8 interface supporting Gen1, Gen2, or Gen3
• 2 QSFP+ cages allows dual 40GigE or 8 10GigE interfaces direct to the FPGA for lowest possible latency
• Up to 16 GB of DDR3 SDRAM with optional ECC
• Utility I/O includes: USB 2.0, RS-232, and JTAG

iX-eCute on the BittWare board with Altera Stratix processing is available for purchase through Fixnetix.

Sarsen Technology gets it's Spook On.....

The nights are drawing in, the leaves are turning, and there is a chill in the air. Here at Sarsen some of us are looking forward to a weekend of festive frights and spooky sights! Others, not so much...

All Hallow's Eve falls next Thursday, but this weekend will be filled with fancy dress, apple bobbing and, of course, pumpkin carving.

Jack-o'-lanterns are traditionally carried on All Hallows' Eve in order to frighten evil spirits. There is a well known Irish Christian folktale associated with the jack-o'-lantern which, in lore, is said to represent a "soul who has been denied entry into both heaven and hell".

"On route home after a night's drinking, Jack encounters the Devil who tricks him into climbing a tree. A quick-thinking Jack etches the sign of the cross into the bark, thus trapping the Devil. Jack strikes a bargain that Satan can never claim his soul. After a life of sin, drink, and mendacity, Jack is refused entry to heaven when he dies. Keeping his promise, the Devil refuses to let Jack into hell and throws a live coal straight from the fires of hell at him. It was a cold night, so Jack places the coal in a hollowed out turnip to stop it from going out, since which time Jack and his lantern have been roaming looking for a place to rest."

In Ireland and Scotland, the turnip has traditionally been carved during Halloween, but immigrants to North America used the native pumpkin, which is bigger and softer – making it easier to carve than a turnip.

We had a go at carving. Not bad, if we do say so ourselves!

Have a wonderful weekend!

UEISIM - Ideal Data Acquisition Platform for Simulink Users

UEISIM from United Electronic Industries is an ideal solution for Simulink users who need to test their simulations on real hardware. Models built in Simulink are deployed directly on the UEISIM using The Mathworks’ Real-Time Workshop.

MathWorks has recently announced Release 2013b (R2013b) of its MATLAB and Simulink product families. R2013b delivers new analysis, design, code generation and implementation and other features in MATLAB and Simulink, two new Polyspace products, as well as updates to 79 other products.

The UEISIM offers Simulink users a new, powerful and flexible I/O target. Models built in Simulink are deployed directly on the UEISIM using Real-Time Workshop. The combination creates a powerful new solution in the creation and tuning of many real-time and non-real-time applications. These include simulation model verification, rapid prototyping, and hardware-in-the-loop testing. The UEISIM is rugged, flexible and expandable enough that it is not only a great solution while in your development cycle, it’s also the ideal solution for your production hardware.

To use the UEISIM simply:

• Build your Simulink application.
• Open MATLAB, and select Simulink/Embedded target for UEISIM.
• Convert your model to use the UEISIM I/O blocks (if you had not used them in your original model).
• Create an executable via Simulink Coder.
• Connect the UEISIM in "external mode" (if you wish to remotely monitor the application while running on the UEISIM).
• Start your simulation. Six easy steps and your simulation is running live on real hardware.

Whether your application requires a few I/O channels or a few thousand, the UEISIM is an ideal solution. The Cube’s unique combination of clean and simple Simulink/Simulink Coder target compatible Linux operating system, I/O flexibility, compact size, mechanical and electrical ruggedness and ease of use is unparalleled.

For more information please contact Sarsen on +44 1672 511166, or email us - info@sarsen.net

BittWare 6U VPX Platform for Electronic Warfare and Radar Applications

BittWare’s EW & Radar Development System is a complete development and testing platform specifically designed for, you guessed it, electronic warfare and radar applications.

The single-slot OpenVPX system includes a BittWare Stratix V FPGA-based 6U VPX board along with a rear transition module for convenient I/O access, and arrives tested and configured, speeding up the development process for time-critical applications.

The platform includes:

• 19” 2U rackmount enclosure
• 1-slot backplane
• BittWare Stratix V FPGA-based 6U VPX board
• 4-channel, up to 5 GSPS, 8-bit ADC
• 2-channel, 5.6 GSPS, 14-bit DAC
• 6U VPX rear transition module for access to VPX I/O
• BittWorks II Development Tools

It also includes two VITA-57 FMCs for high bandwidth data transfer to and from the FPGAs on the S56X board. An ADC FMC provides 1, 2, or 4 8-bit A/D channels at up to 5 GSPS, directly to one of the S56X FPGAs. A DAC FMC provides 2 14-bit D/A channels at 5.6 GSPS, directly to the second FPGA on the S56X.

The BittWare EW & Radar Development System will be available for demos in the UK from mid-November. Please contact us if you would like to see the system put through its paces!

Email - info@sarsen.net 
Tel - +44 1672 511166

ZNYX Networks comes to the UK

The Sarsen Team are playing host to ZNYX Networks this week, with Ali Irani, Director of Sales, and Dave Parkinson, VP of Engineering are making the journey from Fremont, CA all the way to Marlborough UK.

The ZNYX / Sarsen relationship is a newly-established one, so this week will be spent in a mixture of in-house training and customer visits.

ZNYX products are ideally suited to serve several markets where high availability, ruggedisation and open-standards are valued –

Telecoms – The ZNYX OpenArchitect® switch management environment allows your team to develop network management integrated with application provisioning utilising Linux open-source, industry standard APIs.

Military – The AdvancedTCA form factor provides defense integrators with a scalable, ruggedized, mission critical platform based on open-standards. ZNYX also provides value-added services such as conformal coating and RTV application to meet customer's needs.

Aerospace – Ethernet switch platforms from ZNYX are ideal for integration into compact, lightweight solutions to power solutions from In-flight internet, In-flight entertainment, to backbone network connectivity for non-flight critical data systems.

We’ll be learning a lot this week, so if you’d like some more information or have any questions about technology from ZNYX now is definitely the time to ask!

Get in touch by phone - +44 1672 511166 or by email – info@sarsen.net

Warrior PDS Gets Underway with an Ultra PALS Supplier Programme Update

Under the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP), Lockheed Martin UK will be responsible for upgrades and enhancements extending the vehicles' service life to beyond 2040.

Ultra Electronics Precision Air & Land Systems will carry out work at its facility in Cheltenham on the Warrior Power Distribution System, the Cannon Control Unit and Fire Control Computer (FCC). Ultra is already well underway with the development of the FCC and will deliver the first Warrior units early next year. Sarsen Technology is pleased to announce that we are working with Ultra PALS to provide components for development and evaluation phases on the Scout SV and WCSP programmes.

The Ultra PALS event focussed on the two key Land Programmes Ultra are working on – Warrior and Scout SV. It was clear to the Land Systems management team that one of the enablers to success is strong relationships with their supply chain. The update has given all of their suppliers a clear vision of how they plan to work together to deliver the programmes successfully to meet the requirements of Lockheed Martin.

Tim Norris (circled), Sarsen Key Account Manager for Ultra PALS, said "We are excited to be working with Ultra PALS on this important program, following an extensive technology approval process."

For more information please contact Sarsen Technology on +44 1672 511166, or email Tim - tim.norris@sarsen.net

It's the Final Countdown...

Its the final week of the Dream Marketing Defence & Aerospace Roadshow, and we've had a great start at BAE Systems, Airbus and Rolls Royce in Bristol.

The vehicle has just opened it's doors at L3 Comms in Tewkesbury, and Tim is on site ready to speak to visitors about all the lovely hardware we're displaying, including embedded modules from Extreme Engineering based on the 4th Generation Intel Core i7 ‘Haswell’ processor. There are a variety of form factors and technologies, ranging from XMC graphics cards to embedded FPGA board-level solutions from some of our franchised product lines:

• BittWare – Industry leading COTS signal processing boards and systems based on the latest FPGA technology from Altera
• Dave – Small form factor rugged embedded CPU modules, Computer-On-Modules and systems based on ARM and PowerPC architectures
• Ecrin Systems – Mil-COTS systems designed around building blocks from Open Standard form factors including PICMG 1.3 and ATX
• Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) - High-performance single board computers (SBCs), telecom modules, serial I/O and test fixtures
• General Standards – High Performance Analog I/O, Digital I/O and Serial I/O Bus Interface Solutions
• Tech Source - XMC rugged graphics, video capture and video streaming products for avionics, military and Air Traffic Control
• Trenton Systems – Rugged rackmount computer systems for military and aerospace, high performance video & graphics and data storage applications

Robbie will be at Agusta Westland tomorrow from 9.30 to 2pm for the penultimate day of the Roadshow. For more information please contact the Sarsen office - info@sarsen.net

Week 2, done!

The Dream Marketing Defence & Aerospace Roadshow has come to the end of its second week on the road, and it’s been a pretty good one for the Sarsen team.

QinetiQ, GE Aviation, Cobham Mission Systems and General Dynamics have all played host to the Dream Marketing vehicle, and we’ve come away with some great follow ups to do next week.


Tim, Robbie and Nigel have spent the last 2 weeks discussing the very latest embedded COTS FPGA, PowerPC, ARM, Intel, video processing, high-speed data recording, data acquisition and test technology solutions with visitors to the Roadshow, and are looking forward to sharing even more next week, when they travel to BAE and Airbus, Rolls Royce, L3 Comms, Agusta Westland and Yeovil College.

If you are at any of the sites next week and want to find out more about the Roadshow and how it might be of interest to you please drop me an email – LauraB@sarsen.net and I’ll give you all the inside information….

Have a great weekend!

All Aboard? Next Stop, GE Aviation - Cheltenham!

Today the Dream Marketing Defence & Aerospace Roadshow visits the beautiful English Regency town of Cheltenham.

GE Aviation is situated just north of the town, in Bishops Cleeve, and is a world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines and components as well as avionics, electric power, and mechanical systems for aircraft, with an extensive global service network to support these products.

With a large number of ‘technology firsts’, including America’s first jet engine, and the first Mach 2 Engine, GE Aviation is a prime location on the Roadshow, giving us the opportunity to showcase brand new technology direct to the Engineering teams making these advances.

Robbie will be on board the vehicle from 9.30 until 2pm, with a large selection of demonstration boards ready to discuss, including FPGA hardware from BittWare, small form factor CPU modules from Dave and rugged COTS SBCs from Extreme Engineering.

If you’d like to visit the Sarsen Team today or at any of the other stops on the Roadshow please give me a call on +44 1672 511166 or email me at laura.jeffs@sarsen.net.

Sarsen Technology Hits the Road

Sarsen Technology is one of twenty companies taking part in the 2013 Dream Marketing Defence & Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Roadshow. The roadshow started Monday at BAE Systems in Barrow, and continues for the next 3 weeks across the UK visiting many of the industry's major design, development and research facilities along the way. 

Today is day 3 and our second day at Rolls Royce in Derby. After a busy day yesterday we are hoping to have many more good conversations about our products with the engineers and project managers in Derby.

The show then hits the road again for stays at Selex in Basildon and Safran Power in Pitstone to complete Week 1.

There is a good mix of technology solutions on the roadshow, from component suppliers and memory manufacturers right through to ceramic bearings and injection moulding services. 

If you are at a site on the Roadshow schedule and you’d like to meet the Sarsen team please get in touch on +44 1672 511166, or email us – info@sarsen.net

DSEi Review

We had a good week at DSEi last week. We have spoken to lots of new people about our range of embedded hardware, and there's lots of follow up to do when we’re back in the office, with new opportunities and projects to investigate.

The BittWare embedded COTS hardware featuring the Altera Stratix V FPGA was particularly popular, with plenty of visitors checking out the EW Radar Development System demo on the Altera stand.

This is the first time Ecrin Systems has exhibited at DSEi, and the small form factor MIL-STD-810 ‘ONYX’ embedded computer has proved a big hit with lots of new enquiries.

If you missed us last week but are lucky enough to be one of the stops on the roadshow for the next 3 weeks, you still have a chance to meet with the Sarsen Team.

If you want to know more about the Defence and Aerospace Roadshow or would like to follow up from a meeting at DSEi please get in touch on +44 1672 511166, or you can email us – info@sarsen.net

BittWare – http://www.sarsen.net/dept/bittware_d0115.htm
Events page - http://www.sarsen.net/dept/events_d0136.htm
Ecrin - http://www.sarsen.net/dept/ecrin-systems_d0151.htm
ONYX - http://www.sarsen.net/buy/onyx-multi-mission-rugged-computer_220.htm

Are you a Successful Person?

This isnt the normal type of blog post we put up, but I thought it was really interesting.

I saw this infographic on LinkedIn today, and it made me think about how I act and how I could improve my own performance. I think I'm definitely more green than yellow, but I do watch TV every day, and I'm not sure if a Filofax counts as a journal....

Its a thought provoking exercise, but it's important to keep improving and challenging yourself.

So I'm doing my bit:

Dear Diary...

Sarsen Gearing Up for DSEi 2013

Sarsen Technology is going to be at DSEi 2013 from 10th to 13th September. As if you didn't know already, DSEI is the world’s largest defence and security exhibition, and it brings together the entire industry to source the latest equipment, develop international relationships, and generate new business opportunities. Plus it's full of brilliant technology, live demos and static vehicle displays.

You can find us on the Altera stand S6-300, where we will be supporting some exciting BittWare Stratix V hardware, including the dual Stratix V S5PE-DS. Altera will also be running a live demo on the new EW & Radar Development System from BittWare.

We'll also be supporting Elie Gasnier, V.P. Sales and Marketing and his team on the Ecrin Systems stand – N7-468. This is the first time Ecrin has exhibited at DSEi, why not pop by and chat to the team about the ITAR free, SWaP optimised military ONYX embedded computer?

If you'd like to meet with the Sarsen team at DSEi please get in touch with us to arrange a time. You can call the office on +44 1672 511166 or drop us an email - info@sarsen.net

We look forward to seeing you there!

Trenton Systems Video Wall Solutions

From military command and control posts to emergency response facilities, network operations centers and even retail facilities and outlets, video walls provide a wealth of essential real-time information for making tactical decisions.

Trenton offers a range of video controller solutions to meet a wide variety of video control room applications. These scalable platforms maximise display wall flexibility by enabling a wide choice of video and graphics cards, including the latest Matrox Mura™ MPX Series video controller boards.

Matrox-Validated video wall controllers feature Mura™ MPX Series video controller boards in a precise hardware combination that has been built and tested by Trenton Systems, and validated by Matrox Graphics, to deliver optimum video display wall performance in a variety of control room applications. Matrox validated video controller solutions are fully supported by Trenton’s expert embedded computing hardware engineers.

Trenton Systems designs and manufactures single board computers, backplanes and embedded motherboards to the highest quality standards, using long-life components and state-of-the-art equipment. To back up their commitment to quality, Trenton Systems offers a five-year factory warranty, as well as lifetime support, on each of their SBCs, backplanes and motherboards. The manufacturing process takes place at Trenton’s ISO 9001:2008 certified facilities in Utica, New York, allowing complete control of assembly, test and all inspection processes.

For more information about the Matrox validated video wall solutions from Trenton Systems please get in touch with the Sarsen team on +44 1672 511166, or email us with your enquiry!