Rugged MIL-STD-810 Monitors for Extreme Environments

The Talon Series of COTS rugged monitors from EIZO Rugged Solutions are ready to be deployed in extreme environments, and can be customised to meet specific requirements. Be it applications for the very latest systems or retrofitting legacy systems, Talon can be tailored to suit your project.

Talon monitors are built to survive harsh environments.

• All monitors come standard with MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461
• LED backlight for a long lifecycle 
• Optical bonding for improved durability and visibility 
• IP65 protection against dust and water jets

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All monitors come with various features to make installation easy in any setting, including standard interfaces such as 3G-SDI, DVI, RGB, USB and serial communication, as well as a 19-inch rack mounting option. Standard panel sizes of 21.5-inches and 24-inches are available, other sizes can be provided on request.

As well as easy installation, the Talon monitors come with several features that make usability super easy. Picture-in-Picture and Picture-by-Picture allows users to display multiple inputs at once, and a projected capacitive (PCAP) touchscreen option with 5-point multitouch or analog resistive touch option makes using the interface straightforward and intuitive.

For more information about the rugged Talon range please speak to one of our engineers - they know all about these products and would be very happy to discuss your application requirements...

DSEI 2017 - EIZO Rugged Solutions Tyton VS2 H.265 Video Encoder Showcase: Stand N7-185

DSEI 2017

28 days to go - are you visiting DSEI 2017? If you are we'd like to invite you to the Sarsen Technology stand, N7-185, where we will be showcasing the some of the worlds highest-performance computing hardware designed for wide range of security sectors, from UAVs and electronic countermeasures to surveillance cameras, secure storage and deep packet inspection.

We are very pleased to be welcoming our partners from EIZO Rugged Solutions, who are pioneers in high performance computer graphics hardware solutions for niche markets. Their Condor XMC/VPX video capture products offer high resolution video capture, both in raw and H.264 formats. AMD and NVIDIA GPUs supporting OpenCL and CUDA are available for GPGPU applications.


Tyton VS2 Rugged H.265 Video Encoding and Streaming Solution

Tyton VS2 from EIZO Rugged Solutions is a powerful H.265 (HEVC) / H.264 (AVC) video encoding and streaming solution that has been designed to serve video transmission needs in extreme field environments. Tyton VS2 is non-intrusive and yet feature rich, offering bypass video outputs, low latency encoding and low power consumption.

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The rugged, standalone Tyton VS2 is capable of capturing two 3G-SDI, HD-SDI or SD-SDI video inputs simultaneously and encoding them using the highly versatile video encoding standard H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC), as well as the newly adopted H.265 (HEVC) standard. It can create multiple encoded video streams per input (input is split and encoded separately with unique settings per encode.


Features

Rugged Stand-Alone Solution	Multiple Encoded Streams per Input (8x Dynamic Encoding Cores)
H.265 (HEVC) / H.264 (AVC) Video Encoding and Streaming	Customisable Design Even at Low Volumes
Two 3G-SDI Video Inputs (other video formats possible on per customer basis)	Stereo Audio Input w/ AAC Audio Encoding
Two Bypass SDI Video Outputs	Low Power & Low Latency
1GB Ethernet Output (All encoded streams sent over same Ethernet port)	Small Compact Form Factor
SNMP based control API (for easy integration into existing user applications)	Rugged Design for Vibration, Shock, Humidity (MIL-STD-810G & IP67)
Web Server Configuration App for easy configuration of device	-45°C to 85°C Operating Temperature
CoT & KLV Metadata Insertion	Ideal for Rugged Applications: Including Avionics, Defense, ISR and Command & Control
Long Term Product Availability	Tyton VS2 Datasheet

For more information please get in touch with the Sarsen Technology team - info@sarsen.net

Rugged Multi Mission Computer Manufacturer Expands the Family

Here at Sarsen Technology we work with 13 different manufacturers, giving us the ability to provide our customers with a complete solution for almost any embedded requirement. We chose to work with Ecrin Systems, based in France, because they offer rugged, integrated COTS building blocks from Open Standard form factors like PICMG 1.3, achieving the best system performance at reduced cost and shortest time to market.

Founded in 1976, Ecrin Systems designs and manufactures COTS, Mil-COTS and rugged systems for military/aerospace customers, OEMs, system integrators and application providers in a number of domains.

Their leading product, ONYX, is based on leading edge multi-core Intel® Core™ i7 3rd and 4th Gen processors. Pre-Qualified MIL-STD-810/461/1275/DO-160 and in a lightweight, conduction cooled chassis the ONYX is an ideal choice for space constrained applications and harsh environmental conditions.

Ecrin has recently expanded the ONYX product family, and now offers 4 versions for different types of application.

ONYX:
Generic version with one discrete GPGPU MXC site (AMD E8860), one PMC and one miniPCIe mezzanines for I/O and wireless extensions. Suitable for any type of mission in Air (manned/ unmanned Aircraft, Helicopter, UAS, EW), Ground (Ground Vehicle, Radar, ELINT/SIGINT, EW) and Sea (ships and submarines, UUS, drone, Sonar, EW)

ONYX-HD:
For situation awareness with HD-SDI digital inputs/outputs, RS170 Analog inputs, metadata extraction.

ONYX-Datalink:
For Tactical Data link system, IP communication, data concentrator with 2x PMC/XMC, 2x miniPCIe and full spec. USB 3.0

µONYX:
Designed for applications with strict Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) requirements. Compare ONYX previous versions, we reduce the volume by two (3 litres), weight by two (<3kg) and power by two (<40W)

For more information please contact Sarsen Technology - info@sarsen.net or give us a call - 01672 511166

11 Reasons to Consider Trenton Systems for Your Next High Performance Computing Solution

Trenton Systems designs and manufactures rugged computers and long-life components. Their single board computers and PCI Express backplanes have been created specifically to satisfy customers' unique requirements for application-ready computing solutions that provide exceptional functionality, performance and reliability.

TRENTON SYSTEMS

Over thirty-five years of electronic design experience is applied to engineering long-life single board computers, backplanes and embedded motherboards. In addition to their broad selection of standard products, Trenton excels at board-level modifications and custom designs.

The new MBS1000 1U Rackmount Modular Blade Server

In addition to their in-house electronic design, mechanical design and custom design capability, there’s a long list of reasons to partner with Trenton Systems on your next high-performance computing solution.

1. Trenton PICMG 1.3 single board computers, backplanes and embedded motherboards carry a full 5-year factory warranty.
2. System configuration stability is achieved with Trenton's long-life board-level products featuring 7+ years of product availability.
3. Trenton board and system products are built tough to survive and thrive in demanding industrial computing environments, Trenton motherboards, SBCs and backplanes are designed and built within the U.S. and integrated into their system solutions.
4. Trenton offers “designed to meet” rugged system solutions as well as mil-certified products to standards such as MIL-STD-810.
5. Trenton satisfies tough application requirements by designing and building computing solutions that meet your exact specifications.
6. Trenton system solutions provide maximum system flexibility to meet both current and future application deployment needs.
7. Trenton’s 35-plus years of design engineering, manufacturing and tech support knowledge focuses on exceeding customer expectations.
8. Trenton maintains complete system BIOS control on board-level products and provides modifications in support of complex integrated systems.
9. Trenton builds standard and custom small form factor products to provide short chassis depths or small mounting footprints.
10. Trenton board-level and system products are designed and built within their ISO 9001:2008 registered facilities located in the U.S.
11. Select Trenton board and system products support the PCI Express Gen3 serial interconnect for enhanced throughput.

Trenton Systems Product Selection Guides

An easy to use series of product selection guides are available that explain the different types of products available from Trenton, their unique application attributes and technical specifications:

Tech Source’s Tyton VS1 Rugged H.264 Video Encoder Delivers Dual HD-SDI Inputs and Bypass Video Outputs

Since their very first day back in 1987, Tech Source has been a pioneer in high performance computer graphics hardware solutions for niche markets. The product range has evolved and grown over the years, and now includes graphics, imaging and video capture boards, H.264 encoders and high compression video recorders.

The latest innovation from the team at Tech Source is the Tyton VS1 H.264 video encoder. Designed for military, aerospace and harsh environment C4ISR markets, it offers a rugged, small form factor box-level video encoding and streaming solution.

The product features a hardware implementation of CoT (Cursor on Target) and KLV (Key Length Value) metadata insertion supported via RS-232 or Ethernet. Control of encoding settings and retrieval of Tyton health information are all performed using an API built around SNMP for simple and secure communication.

Tyton VS1 is rugged enough to operate in extremely harsh environments (shock, vibration, humidity) and temperatures from -45°C to 85°C (MIL-STD-810 & IP67), and comes with dedicated mounting holes for mounting on to racks. In the default configuration, the product accepts two high definition video inputs in 3G-SDI, HD-SDI or SD-SDI format through BNC connectors. Audio, 1Gbps Ethernet & RS-232 are routed over a 22-pin rugged circular MIL spec connector.

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The low power, low latency Tyton VS1 is an operating system independent, hardware agnostic, stand-alone rugged video encoding system. A control API is available for Windows XP/7/8 and Linux users to permit feature customisation and IP address setting.

For more information on the Tyton VS1 or any other product from Tech Source, please email info@sarsen.net or call +44 1672 511166.

Also available - the Condor product line includes a range of XMC/VPX based COTS products that are targeted towards extended temperature and rugged applications such as avionics, defense and industrial applications.

Intel® Atom™ E3800 Solutions from Extreme Engineering Solutions

Author: Laura Biddiscombe

So here is something rather exciting for you....

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) has introduced the XPedite8101 XMC/PMC and XPedite8150 Rugged COM Express® modules based on the Intel® Atom™ E3800 (formerly Bay Trail-I) processor family.

With Built-In Test (BIT) support, true configuration and obsolescence management, class III PCB fabrication and assembly, environmental qualification per MIL-STD-810, as well as many other features, X-ES E3800-based modules are designed and tested for maximum reliability in the most demanding environments and applications that require long life cycles. Also, instead of using a legacy BIOS-based bootloader, X-ES’s E3800-based modules support industry-leading boot times and drastically simplify system security by employing Intel’s Firmware Support Package (FSP) to power their open source coreboot bootloaders.

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   XPedite8150 - Rugged COM Express Mini Module
   XPedite8101 - Conduction-or-Air-Cooled XMC/PMC Module
   XPedite8152 - Rugged COM Express Mini Module with NAND    Flash



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Wind River VxWorks and Linux Board Support Packages, as well as Microsoft Windows drivers, are available for the XPedite8101, XPedite8150, and XPedite8152. These products support the E3827, E3826, E3815, E3845, and E3825 processors from the E3800 series.

The E3800 series is the 4th generation Atom processor from Intel and was formerly known as the Bay Trail-I platform and Valleyview processor.

X-ES will be displaying the Intel® Atom™ E3800-based modules at the 2014 Intel Developer Forum (IDF14) in San Francisco, September 9th through the 11th. Stop by and visit the team at IDF in booth 661 of the Intelligent Systems Community, or contact Sarsen Technology today to find out more about using the Intel® Atom™ for your application.

See For Yourself - Introducing the TMS4702 - Rugged 4U MIL-STD Rackmount Military Computer from Trenton Systems

The TMS4702 is a 4U rackmount military computer certified to MIL-STD-810G/MIL-STD-461F, from Trenton Systems, featuring a choice of single or dual-processor SBC and a 14-slot backplane with extended PCI Express and PCI-X/PCI option card support for single system configurations.

Designed for mounting in a 19” component rack or a transit case, the TMS4702 has been certified to a number of different MIL-STD-810G and MIL-STD-461F environmental and electrical standards and test methods allowing you to deploy it with confidence in a variety of government & defense applications.

This solution utilises long-life system components in order to provide the configuration stability needed for extended project cycles common in military applications, and the wide array of small form factor (SFF) or 14-slot backplanes and robust single board computer options available with the TMS4702 offer a huge amount of flexibility and performance.

Available in the UK from Sarsen Technology - please get in touch with the team to discuss your application on +44 1672 511166 or email your details to info@sarsen.net.

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