Extreme Engineering Unveils New Website

Shield your eyes! It's so bright and shiny you might need sunglasses!

Extreme Engineering (X-ES) has just unveiled their new website, and it looks amazing.

With a fresh, intuitive layout and a new advanced filtering system it's easier than ever to find the exact product to fit your application.

About X-ES
As a leader in the design, manufacture, and support of embedded computing solutions for compute-intensive military, communications, commercial, and industrial applications, X-ES provides a product portfolio of commercial-grade to fully rugged boards and systems, including Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products and fully-custom solutions.

X-ES Recognised by Brigadier General L. Neil Thurgood for Outstanding Support

Author - Laura Biddiscombe

We'd like to wish everyone at Extreme Engineering Solutions a huge congratulations on their recent visit from Brigadier General L. Neil Thurgood, in recognition of their support for the Army’s Missiles and Space program.

General Thurgood and his staff traveled to Middleton, Wisconsin to personally thank X-ES and present eight individual certificates of appreciation, recognsing the employees directly involved with the delivery and outstanding support of the rugged Intel® Core™ i7-based Single Board Computers (SBCs) used for his program.

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X-ES supports the Intel® Core™ i7 processor for a number of different form factors and rugged systems. These include:

• 3U VPX XPedite7570
• 6U VPX XCalibur4540
• 3U cPCI XPedite7530
• 6U cPCI XCalibur4500
• 6U VME XCalibur4530
• COM Express XPedite7450

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About Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. 
(X-ES)is a 100% U.S.A.-based company, designing and manufacturing Intel® and Freescale-based single board computers, networking products, power supplies, and system-level solutions for embedded computing customers. X-ES offers cutting-edge performance and flexibility in design, plus an unparalleled level of customer support and service.

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

X-ES Announces 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Support Across Seven Industry Standard Form Factors

It's official. You heard it here first....

Our friends at Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) have introduced their new family of SBCs based on the 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700EQ processor (formerly codenamed "Haswell").

We are all very excited about this news, as the 4th Gen Intel Core i7 processor has some serious advantages, including increased raw processing performance per watt, hardware-based memory encryption with Intel® AES New Instructions (AES-NI), and increased floating-point and integer performance utilising Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2.0 (AVX 2.0). The GPU has also been enhanced, adding additional execution units and up to a 24% increase in raw performance.

If that isn't enough for you, the 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor also supports OpenCL 1.2, allowing it to perform as a general-purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU).

One size doesn't fit all...
Variety is the spice of life, so X-ES has incorporated the new Intel Core i7 processor on a range of form factors, including 3U VPX, 6U VPX, XMC, 3U CompactPCI, 6U CompactPCI, 6U VME, and COM Express. The new line up of conduction and air-cooled 4th generation Intel Core i7 products from X-ES includes the XCalibur4500 6U cPCI, the XCalibur4530 6U VME, and the XCalibur4540 6U VPX modules, which maximise I/O capabilities and add configurability with two PMC/XMC sites.

They have also introduced the XPedite7570 3U VPX and XPedite7530 3U cPCI modules - ideal for space constrained aerospace and vehicle platforms that require maximum processing performance and I/O capabilities, with the flexibility of PMC and XMC support. For applications with extreme size, weight, and power (SWaP) challenges X-ES also offers the XPedite7501 XMC and XPedite7550 Rugged COM Express modules.

XCalibur4530 from X-ES

For more information about the new boards from X-ES, featuring the 4th Generation Intel Core i7 processor, please give us a call on +44 1672 511166, or email the sales team at sales@sarsen.net

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

VPXpert Advert in Micro Technology Europe MTE February 2012 magazine

Check out our VPXpert X-ES printed advert in the February 2012 issue of MTE Micro technology Europe magazine featuring the Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) VPX hardware we supply & support.

MTE magazine online: www.mtemag.com

White Paper: The X-ES Approach to Developing COTS Boards with Freescale® QorIQ® Processors

Just published on the Sarsen Technology web site is a white paper entitled "The X-ES Approach to Developing COTS Boards with Freescale® QorIQ® Processors". Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) is committed to developing COTS boards that support the entire Freescale QorIQ Communications Platforms product line, beginning with the first generation of processor families: P1, P2, P3, P4, and P5. This technical paper describes the process behind the design and development of the X-ES QorIQ products in seven different form factors, including air-cooled PMC/XMC, conduction-cooled PMC/XMC, 3U VPX, 3U cPCI, 6U VPX, 6U cPCI, and VME. Follow this link for the white paper: The X-ES Approach to Developing COTS Boards with Freescale® QorIQ® Processors.

July 11 Edition of News Bytes Now Available

The July 2011 edition of the Sarsen Technology News Bytes newsletter is now available online at www.sarsen.net. This month we feature new stories about our participation at DSEi2011, Extreme Engineering's XPand5200 1/2 ATR system hardware, sonar sensor processing systems from D-TA Systems and high-performance cPCI data acquisition solutions from General Standards Corporation. You can sign up for next months copy via our web site home page.

May 2011 News Bytes Newsletter

The May 2011 edition of our News Bytes newsletter is available today and will feature:

• Extreme Engineering Solutions Intel® Core™i7 Processor-Based 3U Air-Cooled CompactPCI Express Module


• General Standards Wide-Range 24-Bit, 16-Channel, 105KSPS Analog Input Module


• BittWare Anemone Co-Processor for FPGAs: A New Approach to Floating Point DSP


• Trenton Technology PICMG 1.3 System Host Board with Intel Xeon E3-1200 Sandy Bridge CPU


• New product catalogues from D-TA Systems and General Standards


• Military Embedded Systems interview with Dipak Roy of D-TA Systems


• Extreme Engineering Solutions Built-In Test Software

You can sign up for a copy of our News Bytes newsletter via our web site www.sarsen.net

Freescale P4080 Eight PowerPC e500 3U VPX-REDI Board

The Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) XPedite5470 is keeping us very busy this month. The XPedite5470 is a high-performance 3U VPX-REDI single-board computer based on the Freescale P4080 processor. With eight PowerPC e500 cores running at up to 1.5 GHz, the P4080 delivers enhanced performance and efficiency for today's embedded computing applications. We are seeing great interest for demanding military, research, transportation and medical applications.

The XPedite5470 supports two separate channels of up to 4 GB each of up to DDR3-1333 ECC SDRAM, as well as up to 16 GB of NAND flash and up to 256 MB of NOR flash (with redundancy). The XPedite5470 provides the option of utilizing a PCI Express or Serial RapidIO Fat Pipe P1 interconnect, as well as two SerDes Gigabit Ethernet Thin Pipe P1 fabric interconnects. The XPedite5470 also supports dual Gigabit Ethernet, GPIO, I²C, PMC I/O, XMC I/O, and up to two RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 serial ports through the P2 connector.

The XPedite5470 provides a ruggedized, high-performance, feature-rich solution to support the next generation of rugged embedded applications. Wind River VxWorks, QNX Neutrino, Linux, and Green Hills INTEGRITY Board Support Packages (BSPs) are available.

Defence & Aerospace Road Show 2010 - Day One

The turn out for the Defence & Aerospace Road Show at SELEX Galileo in Basildon was good and Nigel met with a number of the engineering and management team. The Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) Intel i7 VPX format board solutions was the product area of most interest.

Nigel also met an old collegue from his design engineering days at GEC-Marconi in Frimley that he had not seen for 26 years!

Extreme Engineering Solutions Launch New Web Site

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has launched their new website on July 29, 2010. The new features of the X-ES website include a search function, easy navigation, improved product search capability, ability to subscribe/unsubscribe to e-newsletters, the ability to follow X-ES on Twitter, and a link to SupportNet, the extranet website that provides customers with access to technical documentation, software, and ECOs.

X-ES, a 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 ruggedized boards and systems. Our specialty is custom services, from modified COTS to full-scale custom designs, getting you the technology you need as soon as possible. All of our products are backed by an unparalleled level of responsive customer support.

Sarsen Technology Update - May 2010

The May 2010 Sarsen Technology Update newsletter is now on line at Sarsen Technology Update. This month's newsletter features new stories of new product introductions from BittWare, EVOC, Extreme Engineering Solutions and General Standards.

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

Sarsen Technology Update - March 2010

The March 2010 Sarsen Technology Update Newsletter is now available and features:

Trenton Technology's WTM7026 Featuring Two Six-Core Intel® Xeon® Series E5600 Processors

BittWare's Integrated System Framework Implemented in Altera FPGAs

The EVOC PCI/104-E Intel Core 2 Duo CPU Single Board Computer

Extreme Engineering Solution's XPedite7301 - Intel® Core™ i7 Processor-Based XMC Module

Follow this link for the March 2010 Newsletter