XPand 6103 - Intel Core i7 COM Express Embedded Box PC from Extreme.... Perfect for Transportation Applications!

The shiny new (well, actually, its matte black, but new things do tend to be shiny) XPand6103 from Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has been specifically designed for rugged and processing intensive vehicle and rail transportation applications.

The XPand6103has been designed for vehicle and rail applications

As one of the smallest and most rugged fanless embedded box PCs on the market, the XPand6103 is ideally suited for environmentally challenging and space constrained situations - underwater, in the sky, underground, in hot, sweaty signal boxes, in freezers..... the possibilities are virtually limitless. And it has the approvals to, well, prove it! IEC61373, EN50155, and MIL-STD-810 shock and vibration requirements as well as the water immersion requirements of IP67.

XPand6103 from X-ES

The XPand6103 supports the 3rd generation Intel Core i7 processor by integrating the XPedite7450 rugged COM Express module.

The standard configuration includes:

• 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
• Rugged M12 I/O connectors
• Gigabit Ethernet x 2
• CAN Bus x 4
• DisplayPort++ video
• USB 2.0
• RS-232/422 serial
• 3 x PCI Express Mini Card expansion slots
• -40°C to +70°C operating temperature

The system can also be configured to provide up to two 10 Gigabit Ethernet 10GBASE-T interfaces.

Did we mention it was rugged?

The XPand6103 can be used successfully in a huge range of transportation applications, without the need for additional power conditioning. This is achieved by supporting a wide nominal input voltage range, and complying to the power specifications of SAE J1455, EN50155, ISO-7637-2, MIL-STD-1275, and MIL-STD-704.

For more information on the XPand6103, or any of the X-ES product range please get in touch. You can call us on +44 1672 511166, or drop us an email!

Analog Input Module from General Standards Corp....

Here at Sarsen we are always excited when one of our manufacturers releases a new product.

General Standards have recently announced a wide-range 24-Bit, 16-channel, 105KSPS analog input module, with 16 wide-range (high-Level, low-Level) delta-sigma input channels.

It’s available in PMC, PCI, cPCI and PC104-Plus and PCI Express form factors, and uses the PMC form factor as a basic template.

The 24DSI16WRC is packed with features, including -

- 16 wide-range differential 24-Bit simultaneously-sampled analog input channels. 

- Input sample rates to 105 Kilosamples per second per channel. 

- Software-selectable analog input ranges of ±10mV, ±100mV, ±1V, ±10V. 

- Delta-Sigma input conversion minimizes or eliminates the need for antialias filtering. 

- 256K-sample analog input FIFO buffer.

- Continuous and Burst One-shot sampling modes.


- Sample clock source selected as internal or external. 

- Supports multiboard synchronization of analog inputs. 

- On-demand internal offset and gain autocalibration of all analog inputs. 

- 4-Bit bi-directional digital port. 

- Software-controlled master clock frequency fine-adjustment. 

- 66MHz PCI support, with universal 5V/3.3V signaling and DMA support. 

- Large FPGA supports optional features such as counter/timers.

Optimized for flexibility and performance, the board is ideal for a wide variety of applications, ranging from simple precision voltage measurements, to the analysis of complex audio signals and waveforms. 

Each of 16 analog input channels contains a lowpass image filter, and a delta-sigma A/D converter that provides inherent antialias suppression and sharp cutoff lowpass filtering. An internal voltage reference can be applied to all channels to support self-test operations and auto calibration.

Contact the Sales Team at Sarsen Technology for more info.......

Cougars and Tigers and Manx, Oh My!!

Theres no place like…. Oregon

  (when it comes to the design of PC/104 boards!)

Once upon a time, way back in 1976, VersaLogic Corporation was born. The fledgling company wanted to provide customers with the highest quality industrial computer products on the market.

Not satisfied with just offering high quality products, they decided to support every board they made for a minimum of 5 years, which meant that their lovely customers could virtually eliminate product redesign during the lifecycle of their projects. 

Over the years the clever team at VersaLogic have designed and developed a huge range of boards, and have realised their dream of becoming industry leaders in the embedded industrial computer market.

PC/104 is one of the smallest form factors available, making the VersaLogic range perfect for customers who have limited space to play with. With features including 3D graphics, low power consumption and gigabit ethernet there is a VersaLogic board to give your project the happily ever after it deserves.

Somewhere, over the Atlantic, in Eugene, USA

VersaLogic make PC/104 boards, each and every day

Somewhere over in Oregon, where skies are blue

VersaLogic make EPIC and EBX boards too…..

Check out the range of PC/104 boards here - Sarsen - VersaLogic

 

Embedded Medical Systems from Sarsen Technology Ltd

Medical systems often have very demanding technology and support requirements.

MRI scanners, CT scanners and ultrasound imaging systems typically require powerful data acquisition, digital signal processing and data recording solutions. Sarsen understand that medical customers have special requirements, so we supply high speed data acquisition and powerful embedded computing hardware, specifically for these kinds of applications.

Sarsen Technology represents a range of US manufacturers with a proven track record in supplying high reliability solutions to the medical industry.

Conduant’s  Big River™ RTX16 Digital Recording System is configured to provide clients with StreamStor ® high-speed recording and play-back technology, built into a heavy-duty industrial 19” rack-mount chassis that includes a PCI backplane for COTS component flexibility, a set of individually removable hard disk drives for data storage and an onboard Dual Core Xeon Server that can be used to handle command and control as well as data manipulation. The Big River™ RTX16 recording chassis configurations provide clients with 16 removable hard disk drives for multiple terabytes of data storage capacity and can be used to support a variety of data streaming applications such as medical imaging. 

BittWare’s hybrid signal processing boards provide an ideal solution for medical imaging systems designers. These boards provide the programming flexibility of an FPGA with the number-crunching power of a DSP, integrated by an innovative architecture – BittWare’s ATLANTiS Framework, allowing system designers to use both to their full advantage to get their products to market quickly and cost-effectively.

United Electronic Industries (UEI) has worked with NASA, supplying the UEIPAC Cube to perform an essential role in controlling the COLBERT treadmill in the new space station exercise facility. The astronauts need the treadmill both for exercise and for maintaining bone density in a gravity-free environment. Some of the functions monitored by the UEIPAC are characteristics of the astronaut’s gait and foot impact forces while exercising on the treadmill. This is determined by sensing data of various types from accelerometers and load cells in the treadmill and associated restraining equipment.

The COLBERT treadmill tested during a zero-gravity flight

For more information on how Sarsen can help you find the right solution for your medical application please call us on +44 1672 511166, or drop us an email: info@sarsen.net.

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! Brand New Board from VersaLogic

Is it a Bird?

Is it a Plane?

No!

FALCON

(VL-EPU-2610-E***) 

A brand new

complete embedded computer from

VersaLogic!

The new 'Falcon' Embedded Processing Unit (EPU) combines processor, memory, video, and system I/O into an extremely compact embedded computer. Despite its diminutive size it packs a lot into a tiny space.

The Falcon is around the size of a credit card (a mere 55 mm x 84 mm), and only 22mm thick, making it a great choice for a range of applications, including Mil-Aero, Medical, Security, R&D and Robotics; industries that are always looking for smaller, lighter and lower power embedded systems, that still offer exceptional high reliability and long term availability.

Tipping the scales at under 115g, which is about the same as a smartphone, it’s also a seriously good solution for use in for portable applications and unmanned systems where Size, Weight and Power consumption (SWaP) are critical design elements.

The Falcon is VERY rugged - designed to withstand extreme temperature (-40º to +85ºC), it also meets MIL-STD-202G specifications for shock and vibration. Soldered-on RAM and latching SATA, Ethernet, power, and main I/O connectors provide additional ruggedisation for use in the corners of the world where us mere mortals will never venture......

The spec sheet reads like an engineer's wish list -

• Industrial Temperature Operation - -40º to +85ºC operation for harsh environments.
• Fanless Operation - No moving parts for CPU cooling.
• Wide Input Voltage Range - Accepts 8 to 17 volts (12V typ.).
• High Performance Video - Graphics core supports MPEG-4/H.264 and MPEG-2 encoding and decoding.
• Network - Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) with remote boot support.
• RAM - Up to 2Gb soldered-on DDR2 RAM.
• SATA - Supports SATA hard drives and mSATA flash storage options.
• Mini PCIe Card Socket - Supports Wi-Fi modems , GPS, MIL-STD-1553, Ethernet, Solid State storage and other plug in devices.
• Device I/O - Four serial ports, four USB ports, Intel Hi-Def Audio

Check out the Falcon datasheet here for a complete run down of spec and capabilities!

The Falcon will be available from stock starting in September of 2012. 

We are anticipating a lot of demand for this board, so register your interest now by contacting us at info@sarsen.net or visit www.sarsen.net for more information.