DSEI 2019 - What to See on Stand N7-268

DSEI 2019 - 10-13 September 2019

Sarsen Technology will be exhibiting in the dedicated Security Zone at DSEI 2019, showcasing the some of the worlds highest-performance computing hardware supported by a number of software options.

Our fastest growing market sector is niche computing systems for government and defence security applications, and the products we supply can be used in a wide range of security sectors, from UAVs and electronic countermeasures to surveillance cameras, secure storage and deep packet inspection.

This year we are highlighting technology from a number of our manufacturing partners. Here's a sneak peek at what you might see at the show...

Manufacturer	Overview	Image	Key Product
EIZO Rugged Solutions	The Condor XMC/VPX video capture products offer high resolution video capture, both in raw and H.264 formats. AMD and NVIDIA GPUs, including the new Quadro P2000 Pascal architecture, supporting OpenCL and CUDA are available for GPGPU applications.		NVP2102xX NVIDIA Quadro Pascal P2000 (GP107) XMC Graphics & GPGPU Card More Info
VersaLogic	VersaLogic's embedded computers are designed for the most demanding applications. From ultra small (credit card size) to industry-standard PC/104- and EBX-sized boards, their x86 compatible computers are used whenever reliability counts. They thrive in the harshest environments including temperature extremes (-40° to +85°C), shock, vibration, and humidity.		Grizzly Embedded Server Unit with Intel Server-Class Processor  More Info
DAVE Embedded Systems	DAVE Embedded Systems provides solutions based on CPU modules and System On Module (SoM) featuring the latest technologies including Multi-Core ARM Cortex, PowerPC and X86 based on NXP and Texas Instruments. Their products are typically used in demanding industrial markets such as medical and automotive.		MITO NXP i.MX8M Dual/Quad Core CPU Module More Info
Annapolis Micro Systems	Considered the leader in reconfigurable computing systems, Annapolis designs and manufactures embedded Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) systems and products for digital signal processing and high performance embedded computing for the military and commercial markets.		GM60 COTS FMC + Mezzanine card with Xilinx Zynq RFSoC More Info

We will also have hardware on the stand from REFLEX CES, X-ES, ECRIN Systems and Alta Data.

To arrange a meeting please get in touch, otherwise Nigel, Christos and Stuart will be on the stand all week if you have time to stop by.

Stand N7-268, DSEI 2019.

Long-Life COTS Solutions for Mission-Critical Land, Sea, and Air Applications

With literally hundreds of years of experience between them, VersaLogic's engineers know all about building dependable, high reliability embedded computers for mission critical applications. Some of today's most sophisticated and high profile military equipment has been designed around a rugged embedded computer from VersaLogic.

VersaLogic - Find Out More

A leading supplier of Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs) for military aerospace applications is using a VersaLogic single board computer (SBC) for video processing and control functions in their latest helmet design.

The new display system is a powerful video processing solution and at the time it was the world’s only full-colour, helmet-mounted cueing system. The system provides for rapid target recognition and easy hand-off to sensors and weapons systems.

To enhance vibration protection, VersaLogic installed latching connectors, replaced jumpers with zero-ohm resistors, and applied conformal coating to a number of key components.

VersaLogic's product life cycle management and its market leading product longevity guarantee provided the customer with reduced inventory costs and ensured future product availability.


VersaLogic Technology Benefits

• Rugged board-level COTs computing solutions
• Extensive life cycle support - guaranteed 5-year off-the-shelf availability and formal programs for 10+ year extensions
• IoT Ready embedded CPU and processing modules
• Award winning customer support – awarded “Five Star” (highest) rating by the world’s largest defense contractor
• Ultra-high reliability COTS – industry leading manufacturing quality and screening programs
• Industry leading 5-year warranty
• Modified COTs in quantities as low as 100 units

Whether your embedded application needs a standard off-the-shelf product, or if it needs a little tweak to include some customisation, the knowledgeable engineering team at Sarsen Technology works closely with VersaLogic to fully support even the most demanding specifications.

Speak to one of our engineers to discuss your requirements.
T: +44 1672 511166
E: info@sarsen.net

Article - The Bus Too Tough To Die!

 

MilesTek has offered complete connectivity solutions since 1981, and since then their customers have come to expect more than just top quality products. MilesTek provides answers that help customers solve their installation or project questions, as well as writing and sharing useful articles, white papers and industry news. 

The latest article from the Mil/Aero component experts at MilesTek is an in-depth look at the MIL-STD-1553 bus.

Considering how long it's been in service, the MIL-STD-1553B bus has survived remarkably well, despite other, more advanced solutions having gained wide acceptance in the last few years.

However, the fact remains that the maximum data rate of 1Mb/s is orders of magnitude too slow for today’s data-intensive systems, therefore on paper logic dictates that it will soon fade away. That may be a logical assumption, but it’s likely to prove wrong, for several reasons.

 The most obvious is that MIL-STD-1553B continues to fly on at least 30,000 aircraft, as well as on commercial and military ships, and is widely used in industrial and ……

To continue reading this article which was originally published in Aerospace & Defense Technology please click here.

Unrivaled Processing Performance on Rugged, Deployable Intel Xeon D Processor Boards

Since announcing their first single board computers (SBCs) based on the Intel® Xeon® D-1500 family of processors in 2015, Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has been busy, developing an industry-leading portfolio of embedded Xeon D products that is still growing.

These embedded SBCs provide designers with feature-rich computing solutions that are equally at home in a broad range of industries and applications, from challenging industrial environments to rugged defence deployments.

Originally available with up to eight cores, the Xeon D processors from Intel are now available with support for 12 and 16 cores in a single processor. Integrated on X-ES VPX SBCs, these high-performance, low-power processors are ideally suited for a variety of applications and infrastructure, including routers, network appliances, and battlefield communications.

Xeon D is also the first Intel processor with native extended temperature support, a key requirement for many defence and aerospace applications. Xeon D processors with up to 12 cores are rated by the manufacturer for an operating temperature range of -40⁰C to 85⁰C.

Keeping pace with strong demand from the defence and aerospace sectors, X-ES continues to introduce new products and features to their Xeon® D lineup. Their talented design engineering team draws upon an impressive breadth of experience with this architecture to minimise risk for even the most challenging designs.

There are a number of configurations available, including 3U VPX, 6U VPX, and COM Express form factors. For more information please contact Christos or Nigel who can discuss your application with you in detail.

BittWare Currently Exhibiting at MILCOM 2014

Author: Laura Biddiscombe

Event: MILCOM 2014 - Find out more
Location: Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, MD
Date: October 06. 2014 - October 08. 2014

It's not too late to catch BittWare in Baltimore, MD, at the 33rd MILCOM event.
Attracting decision-makers from government, military, academia, and industry, MILCOM gathers military and government communications subject matter experts from around the globe to conduct in-depth discussions about the latest in technology advancements. This event is an ideal forum for industry to demonstrate the application of these technologies and to promote products and services that provide reliable solutions to today’s mission-critical challenges. Hundreds of technologies and solutions are being demonstrated right now.

BittWare are currently showcasing a host of their Altera FPGA-based hardware, including:

The Terabox - Integrated FPGA PCIe Platform

• 20 TeraFLOPS processing: 16x Altera Stratix V GX/GS FPGAs
• 1.28 Terabits/sec I/O
• 6.5 Terabits/sec memory bandwidth
• 4U or 5U Rackmount PCIe system (server, industrial, or expansion)

and the Channelizer – Integrated FPGA 6U VPX Platform

• 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

Join BittWare on Booth #419 at MILCOM until October 8 in Baltimore...

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!

The Sarsen Technology diary is filling up nicely for September 2013...

September is going to be a busy month for Sarsen....

We’re taking part in the Dream Marketing Defence and Aerospace Roadshow, which is a 3 week travelling exhibition visiting some of the UK’s biggest design and manufacturing facilities, giving us the opportunity to demonstrate a variety of leading edge technologies directly to the engineers and developers (who don't always manage to visit more traditional trade shows!).

But before all that excitement, we have the small matter of a little show in London. You may have

heard of it….

The DSEI exhibition is the world’s largest defence and security event, bringing together the entire industry to introduce the latest equipment and systems, develop international relationships, and generate new business opportunities.

We are going to be joining Elie Gasnier, V.P. Sales and Marketing, on the Ecrin Systems stand – N7-468. Ecrin will be showcasing the small form factor MIL-STD-810 ‘ONYX’ embedded computer, a fanless system driven by an Intel Core i7 processor. Compact and rugged, the ONYX is an ideal choice for space constrained applications and harsh environmental conditions.

Rugged ONYX Embedded Computer from Ecrin Systems

We are also going to be joining the Alterateam on stand S6-300, where we’ll be supporting some exciting Stratix V BittWare hardware. Altera will be running a live demo on the new
EW & Radar Development System, which, as its name suggests, is a development and testing platform designed specifically for electronic warfare and radar applications. The EW and Radar Dev System is a single-slot OpenVPX system including a BittWare Stratix V FPGA-based 6U VPX board, with a rear transition module for easy I/O access.

EW & Radar Development System from BittWare

If you’re going to be at DSEI from 10-13 September 2013 why not get in touch and arrange a meeting with the team, or pop by stand S6-300 or N7-468 for an informal chat.

Sarsen Technology is Going on Tour!

We are taking part in the 2013 Dream Marketing Defence and Aerospace Roadshow this September, taking our unique blend of embedded COTS technology to the masses.

The travelling exhibition begins on 16th September and lasts for 3 weeks, visiting some of the biggest names in the Defence and Aerospace marketplace including Rolls Royce, BAE Systems, GE Aviation and Thales.

Travelling Exhibitions have changed a bit over the years....

The vehicle itself is quite special. It expands to accommodate around 20 individual exhibition stands, which all have their own power supply, cupboard storage and lighting. Plenty of room for us to show you the good stuff.

We’ve been involved with the Roadshow in the past, and have found it a brilliant way of being able to get our technology in front of engineers and developers who unfortunately don't always get to visit more traditional trade shows.

The proposed schedule is as follows:

Date	Venue	Location
Mon 16th Sep	BAE Systems	Barrow
Tues 17th Sep	Rolls-Royce	Derby
Wed 18th Sep	Selex	Luton
Thurs 19th Sep	Selex	Basildon
Fri 20th Sep	Goodrich	Pitstone
Mon 23th Sep	Messier Dowty	Gloucester
Tues 24th Sep	Cobham Mission Systems	Wimborne
Wed 25th Sep	Thales	Templecombe
Thurs 26th Sep	GE Aviation	Cheltenham
Fri 27th Sep	General Dynamics	Newport
Mon 30th Sep	BAE/MBDA	Filton
Tues 1st Oct	Rolls Royce	Bristol
Wed 2nd Oct	L-3 Comms	Tewkesbury
Thur 3rd Oct	Agusta Westland	Yeovil
Fri 4th Oct	Thales	Basingstoke

If you’d like more information please give us a call on +44 1672 511166, or drop me an email – laura.jeffs@sarsen.net

Countdown to DSEi 2013. And Christmas.

90 days until Christmas.
   ...142 days until Valentine's Day.
      ...... 350 days until DSEi 2013!!


 
Yes indeed! 
Its time to get our thinking caps on again, and come up with some ideas on how to make our week more successful than ever before.

DSEi 2011 was a great exhibition for Sarsen Technology; we spoke to loads of new people about our broad range of embedded hardware, and came away with lots of follow up to do, with new opportunities and projects to investigate. It was also a great way for us to show off our new branding..

This time, with our new logos and colour scheme in place, it will be even more focussed on the products, with more demonstration units than ever before, and plenty of experts on hand from our manufacturers to help us answer any questions you might have. We'll be showcasing single board computers, FPGA technology, digital signal processing, data acquisition and high-speed data recording COTS technology, as well as integrated rugged ATR chassis systems and industrial 19" rackmount embedded computing systems.


This year our manufacturers have released many new products, with even more scheduled for production before Christmas. DSEi is a great opportunity to come and see all the new designs and technologies from the defence and security industry's brightest bods. 

Last year we ran a competition to win an iPad.... Who knows what you could win at DSEi 2013!?

 

Sarsen Technology Sponsors MAE 2012 - Military, Defence & Aerospace Electronics Technical Conference & Exhibition

Sarsen Technology is one of the sponsors of MAE 2012 - Military, Defence & Aerospace Electronics Technical Conference & Exhibition. MAE has established itself as the UK's only dedicated event on embedded computing and integrated electronics for military, defence and aerospace applications.

Produced by engineers for engineers, the industry's premier one-day technology forum is focused on the design and development of military, defence and aerospace electronic systems. The conference is built around a day of technical seminars which have been carefully selected by our independent judging panel of experts to inform and educate engineering professionals on the key topics in this challenging environment, helping them to make more informed decisions for their current and future design projects.

Jeff Milrod of BittWare will be presenting a paper called "Floating Point Co-processing for FPGAs Reduces Power Consumption while Increasing Productivity" at 2.40pm. Bob Senko of Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) will be presenting at a workshop focussed on VPX & COM Express technologies for demanding military & areospace applications. VPX systems are revolutionising rugged COTS applications and delivering extreme performance in extreme environments. As a proven supplier of rugged VPX and OpenVPX components and systems, X-ES has the experience to deliver VPX to your most demanding applications. The aim of the workshop is to detail the system design considerations for efficient military airborne and land vehicle projects using VPX and COM Express technologies.

This event will be held on 22 May 2012 at the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Reading.

Link to the MAE 2012 - Military, Defence & Aerospace Electronics Technical Conference & Exhibition web site: MAE 2012

Free Tickets for DSEi 2011

We have a number of free tickets for the Defence & Security Equipment International exhibition 13 - 16 September at ExCel in London. You will find Sarsen Technology on stand S4-104. After the 30th June the entrance fee is £30 and if you chose to pay at the door on the day it is £100. Please call us on 01672 511166 for the advance tickets.

MAE2010 - Sarsen Technology to exhibit

Sarsen Technology will be exhibiting at MAE2010 on Tuesday 30 November in Reading, Berkshire, UK. MAE is the industry's premier one-day technology forum focused on the design and development of military, defence and aerospace electronic systems. Dwight Justice of Trenton Technology will be presenting a paper entitled "High Density Computing Systems In Surveillance and Communications Applications" at the MAE2010 conference. Please visit MAE2010 for full details or call us on +44 1672 511166.

Defence & Aerospace Road Show 2010

Monday 6th September is day one of the Defence & Aerospace Road Show and we will be at SELEX Galileo in Basildon from 9am. The road show features twenty high-profile suppliers to the defence and aerospace markets and they will be exhibiting their latest technology offerings. We will be featuring COTS hardware and system solutions for applications requiring Single Board Computers, data acquisition, DSP, FPGA, high-speed data recording, ruggedised laptops, conduction-cooled systems and industrial rackmount computers. Last year’s road show was a great success and you can read about the 2010 event here:

Road Show Schedule

Nigel will be representing Sarsen Technology at Basildon; come and say hello from 9am.

Webcast: The Intel Core i7 microprocessor in aerospace and defence applications

Ben Klam, Vice President Engineering, of Extreme Engineering Solutions is one of the presenters for the Military & Aerospace Electronics Webcast on Wednesday May 19th. The topic of the webcast is "The Intel Core i7 microprocessor in aerospace and defence applications".

The Intel Core i7 microprocessor is taking the aerospace and defense embedding computing industry by storm, largely do to the floating-point processing capability of the i7 device. While Intel is incorporating floating-point processing in the Core i7 to enable desktop and laptop computers to handle video faster and more efficiently, the military embedded computing community looks to floating point for digital signal processing (DSP) to crunch the complex and fast-moving data streams from radar, sonar, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence systems, as well as for advanced video processing. This Webcast features presentations from prominent embedded computing companies using the Core i7 processor that outline the most promising aerospace and defense applications for the chip, as well as from Intel, the designer and manufacturer of the Core i7.

You can register for this webcast at: Intel Core i7 Webcast

European Defence & Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Roadshow 2009 - Thursday 28th September Photos

The European Defence & Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Roadshow 2009 visited Lockheed-Martin (INSYS) on Thursday 28th September. Visitors to the Sarsen Technology stand discussed the technology solutions from Trenton Technology, BittWare, Oxygen Electronics and VersaLogic.

The weather was perfect all week - if you weren't stuck on a lorry, that is! The Roadshow was well attended at every stop of the tour with more than 350 visitors. Of the 20 companies exhibiting on the truck, Sarsen has generated the most interest so far.

European Defence & Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Roadshow 2009 - First Week Photos

A few images from the first week of the 2009 European Defence & Aerospace Manufacturing Roadshow. More will be added next week when visiting Siemens Roke Manor Research, BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and GE Aviation.

European Defence & Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Roadshow 2009 - First Week

An enjoyable and productive week meeting new and old customers at Selex S&AS in Luton, Goodrich Automation Systems in Wolverhampton, Rolls-Royce in Derby, Lockheed Martin (INSYS) in Ampthill and Goodrich Power Systems in Pitstone. The key product areas that generated the most interest were the EVOC rugged laptops, BittWare's Altera Stratix IV FPGA solutions, Trenton Technology's 19" Rackmount server solutions and VersaLogic's PC/104-Plus Single Board Computers.

The sites to be visited next week are closer to home for the Sarsen team so no more nights away! Monday is Siemens Roke Manor Research in Romsey, then BAE Systems in Farnborough, followed by Lockheed-Martin in Havant on Wednesday, GE Aviation in Cheltenham on Thursday and BAE Systems Aerosystems International in Yeovil on Friday. If you are planning to visit the Roadshow or would like more details please visit this site http://www.aero-mag.com/issues/september09/PDF/AM_September09_Supplement.pdf or call Sarsen Technology on 01672 511166.

European Defence & Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Roadshow 2009

Sarsen Technology is one of twenty companies participating in the 2009 European Defence & Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Roadshow. The roadshow takes place this year between 21st September - 16th October on a one month tour across the UK and Europe visiting many of the industry's major design, development and research facilities along the way. Included on the itinerary are visits to Selex Galileo in Luton, Goodrich Actuation Systems in Wolverhampton, Rolls-Royce in Derby, Lockheed-Martin in Ampthill, Goodrich Power Systems in Pitstone, Siemens Roke Manor in Romsey, BAE Systems in Farnborough and GE Aviation in Cheltenham.

On board the exhibition vehicle is a group of twenty suppliers demonstrating leading edge technologies for the defence and aerospace markets directly to customers on it's premises, meeting directly with many of the engineers and developers who don't always manage to get to more traditional trade shows.

We are currently in Derby meeting with Rolls-Royce and Sarsen Technology is discussing new Altera Stratix IV GX COTS hardware from BittWare, Oxygen Electronics component sourcing services, high-performance PICMG 1.3 computing solutions from Trenton Technology and rugged, embedded single board computing solutions from VersaLogic. There is a good mix of technology solutions on the roadshow and customers are keen to discuss new project opportunities. Tomorrow is Thursday so it must be Lockheed-Martin (INSYS) in Ampthill!