Trenton Systems Introduces New Purley Platform Skylake-SP Host Boards

Intel's next-generation Xeon Gold and Silver processors (formally known as Skylake-SP) developed under the family code name 'Purley' have now been released and Trenton Systems is pleased to be  launching a range of new products based on this architecture.

The Intel Xeon Gold and Silver processors are supported on the new SEP8253 system host board (SHB). The SEP8253 is the latest module in Trenton Systems’ HDEC Series® High Density Embedded Computing family of backplanes, host boards and rugged aluminium 19” rackmount chassis.

A drop-in replacement for the popular HEP8225, the SEP8253 brings support for dual Intel Xeon Gold and Silver processors and 8 DDR4-2666 memory DIMMs for up to 1TB of memory to the HDEC platform. 

It delivers 88 lanes of PCI Express 3.0 to an HDEC Series backplane, delivering the ultimate in flexibility when designing COTS PCIe embedded computing solutions that take advantage of FPGA and GPU co-processors, fabric interfaces like 50 or 100GbE, Infiniband or NVMe storage. 

Onboard interfaces include 4 USB 3.0, 2 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, 2, 10GbE interfaces, VGA and Serial COMM support, with 6 additional USB 3.0, 6 SATA/600 and various serial, USB 2.0, GPIO, fan speed monitoring and I²C bus signals passed to the backplane.

The SEP8253 single board computer is designed, built and integrated by Trenton Systems in the USA to exacting quality and longevity standards. All Trenton's board products with a 5-year warranty, 15 years of processor availability, and free, in-house, lifetime technical support.

Please visit the Trenton Systems website for more information: www.trentonsystems.com.

International Space Station Video System Upgrade Leverages Multicore SBC Technology from Trenton Systems

Following the United Electronic Industries' Cube-controlled COLBERT astronaut treadmill up to the International Space Station, Trenton Systems hardware has been selected for a critical upgrade to it's Microgravity Sciences Glovebox NTSC analog video system.

The upcoming Microgravity Sciences Glovebox (MSG) Video Upgrade Equipment (VUE) from Teledyne Brown Engineering uses the TSB7053 single board computer and BPG7087 backplane from Trenton Systems, providing embedded multicore Intel processor technology incorporated into a PICMG 1.3 single board computer (SBC) architecture.

The new VUE is a digital upgrade that removes the need for tapes and the associated problems with transporting the physical media between Earth and the station. The upgrade to digital data means transmission to the ground can be made by telemetry networks, allowing to the ground science teams to access the data much more quickly, and start their analysis within days of any MSG experiment, rather than the multi-month wait time typical with the current analog tape system.

MSG-VUE Video Drawer Front Panel

There are a number of reasons that Teledyne Brown Engineering of Huntsville, AL choose to integrate a Trenton Systems long-life SBC and PCI Express backplane into the MSG VUE video drawer for controlling key elements of the microgravity test chamber:

• Longevity: Computer equipment deployed on the ISS must remain operational as long as possible
• Flexibility: The ability to support different types of PCI Express plug-in cards is extremely important
• Scalability: The ability to quickly add custom or standard COTS plug-in cards is a distinct advantage
• Bandwidth: PCI Express bandwidth and data throughput capabilities are critical in the MSG VUE

Ground tests are nearly complete on key mission parameters like radiation exposure and data operations, and the MSG VUE will be handed over to NASA for a planned deployment on the ISS in mid-2014. The computer, camera, sensor and monitor technologies deployed in the VUE will provide years of operational support for the advanced science experiments conducted on the International Space Station.

For more information you can read the complete article here - ISS Video System Upgrade Leverages Multicore SBC Technology

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!

Defence and Aerospace Roadshow Confirmed Schedule

The schedule for the Dream Marketing Defence & Aerospace Roadshow has been confirmed.

Sarsen will be visiting all of the sites on the list, sharing some exciting technology from BittWare, Dave, Extreme Engineering, General Standards, Tech Source and Trenton Systems.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Mon 16th Sep	- BAE Systems Barrow
Tues 17th Sep	- Rolls-Royce - Derby
Wed 18th Sep	- Rolls Royce - Derby
Thur 19th Sep	- Selex ES - Basildon
Fri 20th Sep	- Safran Power - Pitstone
Mon 23th Sep	- Messier Dowty - Gloucester *TBC
Tues 24th Sep	- GE Aviation - Cheltenham
Wed 25th Sep	- Cobham Mission Systems - Wimborne
Thur 26th Sep	- QinetiQ - Boscombe Down
Fri 27th Sep	- General Dynamics - Newport
Mon 30th Sep	- BAE/Airbus - Filton
Tues 1st Oct	- Rolls Royce - Bristol
Wed 2nd Oct	- L-3 Comms - Tewkesbury
Thur 3rd Oct	- Agusta Westland - Yeovil

Check out Dream Marketing on LinkedIn

Trenton and Matrox Provide AV Hardware for Australian Grand Prix

Are you sitting comfortably? I’m going to tell you a true story.

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation needed a high performance system to monitor all the camera feeds and logistical information from around the track. It was a big task, so they enlisted the help of P.A People to provide a perfect solution.

That solution came in the shape of a TVC4401 video wall controller system from Trenton Systems. The system was powered by three Matrox Mura MPX-4/4 boards, each featuring four outputs and four inputs, and two MPX-V16s, which capture up to 16 NTSC/PAL/SECAM video channels each. During the race the Mura cards captured feeds from 10 inputs including lap times, race position, etc, and 32 track cameras, managing their display across 12 Samsung 460UX monitors in a 6x2 configuration.

The P.A. People Managing Director Chris Dodds said, “The Mura platform provided an upgrade path between an analog and IP solution, without resorting to a very expensive turnkey solution. By using a Matrox certified chassis solution, the Trenton TVC4401 worked pretty much out of the box”.

The race was won by McLaren driver Jenson Button, with Sebastian Vettel in second place, and former teammate Lewis Hamilton coming in third. The Trenton TVC4401 and Mura MPX Series video wall controller boards captured and displayed Button’s victory from start to finish in the control room, meeting the Australian Grand Prix Corporation’s strict audio-visual needs and budget.

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation was so pleased that they asked The P.A. People to return to the 2013 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. And they all lived happily ever after....

You can check out the TVC4401 in this video from Trenton Systems.

For more information on any of the Matrox certified products from Trenton Systems please give us a call on +44 1672 511166, or send us an email.

Welcome to the Blogosphere....

We’ve been blogging for a couple of years now, and have featured a plethora (excellent word) of stories, including new products, staff introductions, hard hitting exposés on life in the Sarsen team, and even a few "Fun Fridays" here and there. (Ok, the ‘hard hitting exposé bit might be a teeny exaggeration)….

Well some of our manufacturers have climbed aboard the blogging bandwagon, and you should check them out...

 

Trenton Systems have worked hard to fill their blog with all kinds of goodness. Products, solutions, industry news, and how they are using the latest technology, including Ultra HD TV and iPad apps for video wall control.
You can check it out here - Trenton Systems Blog and you can follow by email or RSS feed.

UEI have also started blogging in the last month. They used the blog to feature info about their newest chassis – the FLATRACK™, and have since given you a little peek into their enormous library of technical know-how.
Follow our friends at UEI here - UEI Blog


If you have a blog you think we should be following let us know by dropping us an email – info@sarsen.net

Have a great weekend!

Trenton Systems - Matrox Validated Video Wall Controllers

Trenton Systems has designed a series of Matrox-validated video wall controllers, optimised to take advantage of Matrox Mura™ MPX graphics cards. Matrox Graphics is a leading manufacturer of specialised graphics solutions for applications such as video display walls, medical imaging and military control rooms.

The Matrox-validated video wall controller solutions feature a precise hardware combination built and tested by Trenton Systems, and certified by Matrox Graphics, to deliver optimum video display wall performance. Matrox-validated video wall controllers are supported by Trenton’s expert embedded computing hardware engineers. They offer maximum system flexibility to meet both current and future video display wall requirements, and are designed and manufactured in the United States.

Configuring these kinds of video display walls used to be a complex process, but with the MuraControl for iPad app from Matrox Graphics, it has never been easier. The iPad app is the perfect companion for setting up and configuring any of Trenton’s Matrox-validated video wall controllers, including the TVC4403, which supports up to six Mura MPX Series cards, providing up to 24 hi-definition video inputs and 24 hi-definition outputs.

Trenton Systems TVC4403 Matrox validated video wall controller is a CE-compliant and UL recognised video wall controller, validated for use with up to nine Matrox Mura MPX Series video controller boards. The TVC4403 features a Trenton JXTS6966 single board computer and BPG7087 PCI Express 2.0 backplane, up to eight front access / hot swap storage drives and flexible power options, ideal for use in command and control centers, process control, network operations centers and traffic management video display wall applications.

For more information please contact the Sarsen sales team on +44 1672 511166, or email them at sales@sarsen.net

Trenton Systems unveils their new website....

Our good friends at Trenton Systems have had a facelift.

Or at least their website has!

With some sexy graphics and an easy to use menu it offers a wealth of information about their capabilities and technologies.

There are application stories, a long list of advantages, social media links, and datasheets, manuals and diagrams galore. Plus a heap of information about the industries and applications Trenton support.

Established in 1977, Trenton Systems design and manufacture board level products and integrated computer systems which address the critical needs of industries such as government and defense, test and measurement, industrial automation, GPU computing, medical, video display walls, communications, video processing and energy.

They offer an industry leading 5 year warranty on all of their PICMG 1.3 single board computers, backplanes and embedded motherboards, and all Trenton board-level and system products are designed and built within their ISO 9001:2008 registered facilities located in the U.S.

For more information on any of the Trenton products please contact our super helpful sales team, on +44 1672 511166, or drop them an email - sales@sarsen.net .

Have a great weekend!

High Reliability and Quality as Standard....

One of the most important considerations when choosing the manufacturers we work with is the reliability of their products.

All the products available from our principals are designed from the ground up for high reliability, and manufactured and tested to the highest quality standards.

With every piece of hardware warrantied for at least 1 year, you can rest assured that the risk of your boards or system malfunctioning is extremely low.*
*Obviously if you drop it, sit on it, or allow it to fall down the loo (it happens) then the warranty is void. 

This computer probably wouldn't be covered under warranty......

Trenton Systems are particularly aware of the importance of the quality and reliability of their products. They offer a 5 year warranty on all of their PICMG 1.3 single board computers, backplanes and embedded motherboards, and maintain strict quality control standards during the fabrication and testing process. Inspections are performed at each critical stage on the factory floor.

Trenton's factory in the USA

 Trenton have also announced a new series of computing system configuration options that make it easier for customers to meet UL and CE certification requirements in industrial computing and video display wall controller applications.

For information on warranties, life cycles and quality standards for all of our manufacturers please get in touch on +44 1672 511166, or by email - info@sarsen.net

In the Spotlight - Trenton Systems Medical Imaging Technology

'Medical Imaging' is the process used to create images of the human body to reveal, diagnose, or examine disease or injury. There are a variety of types, each using specific technology to generate a different image.

Sarsen Technology supplies high speed data acquisition and powerful embedded computing hardware for these kinds of applications -

• Computed Tomography (CT Scanning)
• Digital Radiography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging
• Medical Image Processing
• Cardiovascular X-ray

Advances in medical imaging technology mean image quality and rendering speed are always being improved. X86 multi-core processor innovations supply increased processing power while reducing cost and size, which allows departments like Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine Imaging (NMI) and Cardiovascular X-ray to benefit from advances in high performance computing and image processing.

Medical system technology also has very demanding support requirements. Once stringent medical equipment approvals are in place, customers rely on their suppliers for long-term product supply and support.

To meet the needs of the medical industry, Trenton Systems designs products with longevity and reliability in mind, using processors with 7 year availability and offering a 5 year factory warranty on single board computers, backplanes and embedded motherboards. Using dual Intel multi-core processors in conjunction with PCI Express Gen 2 bus technology means these platforms can easily satisfy high-bandwidth medical imaging applications.

For more information on the work that Trenton are doing in the medical technology market place please get in touch, either by phone +44 1672 511166 or email us - info@sarsen.net

It's Tuesday, and the Spotlight is on Trenton Systems....

Trenton Systems was established in 1977, and has become a global leader in the design and manufacture of board level products and fully integrated computer systems that address the critical needs of industries such as defense, test and measurement and financial trading.

Trenton Systems board level manufacturing facilities are located in Utica, New York, and the system integration, sales and engineering teams are located at the Trenton headquarters in Gainesville, Georgia.

Trenton delivered some of the first single board computers with advanced dual-processor architectures. They are also one of the founding member companies of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group® (PICMG®), and played a key leadership role with regard to writing and publishing industry standards such as PICMG 1.0 and PICMG 1.3.

The financial trading industry is an exciting, fast moving environment, which requires high performance products, expandability and long-life cycles – not to mention enclosure customisations that satisfy environmental variables!
Perfect then, that Trenton offer exactly that!

There are some significant advantages to choosing a Trenton Systems Single Board Computer, Backplane or Embedded Motherboard -

• Customer-driven computing solutions satisfy the most demanding requirements
• Board-level products designed, manufactured and supported in the United States
• Total BIOS control allows modifications that support complex integrated systems
• Backplane designs allow unique ISA, PCI, PCI Express 1.0 and 2.0 configurations
• Five-year factory warranty on all SBCs, backplanes & embedded motherboards
• Board-level products utilize long-life components for 7+ year product availability
• Manufacturing and computer integration facilities are ISO 9001:2008 Certified

For more information on the benefits of using a Trenton Systems product in your application, please call the sales team on +44 1672 511166, or email us! We look forward to hearing from you.

Embedded Enviro-Tech - the way forward?

In recent years, scientists have been carefully examining the ways that people affect the environment.

Huge advances have been made in the technology we use for environmental monitoring, in particular the electronic devices used to monitor, control and conserve the natural environment and resources, and to curb the negative impacts of human involvement.

When it comes to harnessing renewable energy, increased operating efficiency is achieved when embedded computing platforms are tasked with monitoring and controlling assets such as wind turbines, solar panels and transmission grids.

Trenton Systems Inc supports Smart Grid applications with its range of embedded motherboards, SBCs and backplanes.

Mark Lovett of Trenton Systems has written a White Paper titled 'Embedded Computing Enables Smart Grid Technology'.
It's full of great info about how this technology area is helping shape the future of power generation and management.

Check it out here!

Have a great weekend, check back on Tuesday for our new Spotlight section. First up, Robbie Burns!!

In safe hands....

It’s been a funny old week for the folks at Sarsen Technology.

Car troubles, email issues and ‘ghost’ phone calls have made us think about how much technology we use every day, and how much it can affect us when said technology doesn’t work exactly how it should.

Fortunately, we represent 10 manufacturers who know how important it is that their products are reliable, and perform exactly how they should when you need them to.

Trenton Systems,  GA, offer an impressive 5 year warranty on all of their Embedded Motherboards, PICMG® 1.3 System Host Boards, PICMG® 1.3 backplanes and PICMG® AMC.0 (AdvancedMC) products. Trenton products are used in a wide variety of applications, such as industrial automation, military & aerospace, medical, telecom, professional video & graphics and data storage, and they have developed what is arguably the most reliable array of products in the field, moving them to the forefront of industrial PC-compatible equipment suppliers.

Trenton board and system products are built tough to survive and thrive in demanding industrial computing environments, and they offer "designed to meet" rugged system solutions as well as mil-certified products to standards such as MIL-STD-810.

If you would like more information on the Trenton Systems range, or any of our other manufacturers, please give us a call on +44 1672 511166, or drop us an email with your requirement to info@sarsen.net

Have a great weekend!

Friday 13th. Unlucky for some?

Paraskevidekatriaphobia, or the morbid, irrational fear of Friday 13th, affects as many as 21 million people across the world. Fortunately the fear of a date, and it's lucky or unlucky effect, doesn't affect educated, sophisticated business professionals.
. . . . . . Or does it?

Not at Sarsen Technology! Friday 13th July is the day that culminates a great week for the team. And there's not a black cat in sight!

This week we have had the pleasure of hosting Dwight Justice - VP Sales at Trenton Technology. We have taken him all over the country, talking to customers about the fantastic Trenton product range. We've spoken to a range of markets, including Communications, Displays, High Speed Finance and Military. Trenton have released some brand new products, check them out here - Newsletter.


It's the Marlborough Jazz Festival this weekend. It kicks off tonight with performances from the fantastically named The Filthy Six, and Brewin Dolphin Newcomer nominee the Jessica Mary York Quintet. Saturday sees performances from a Sarsen Technology favourite Eduardo Niebla Trio, and The Jive Aces, fresh from the finals of Britains Got Talent. You can buy tickets here - Tickets

With another full week of appointments coming up, we are all looking forward to a well deserved rest this weekend.


Have a good one!
 

High Density x16 PCIe 2.0 Graphics Backplane

New from Trenton Technology is the BPG8032 high density x16 PCI Express 2.0 graphics backplane. It is ideal for video display wall controllers and GPU computing applications and the BPG8032 supports up to 17 high-end video and graphics processing cards with high-speed & low-latency x16 PCIe 2.0 links. It is designed to enable complete video display wall and data solutions using Matrox™ Mura MPX Series cards & Trenton high-performance system host boards.

Please visit our web site for more details: Trenton Technology BPG8032

News Bytes - June Issue Of Our Newsletter Now Available

The June 2011 issue of the Sarsen Technology News Bytes includes:

• Commercial & Rugged Altera Stratix® IV GX 3U VPX Board


• Game Changing Technology from Matrox/Trenton Partnership


• 4-port, CAN bus interface board from UEI


• Intel® Atom™ Z530P PC/104-Plus SBC

Also included are two white papers:

• Intel® Signage Goes Super-Size with Video Walls: Jim Renehan, Director of Marketing, Trenton Technology discusses the latest video wall technologies


• Laser-based Security System Relies on VersaLogic for Processing Power in Extreme Weather Conditions: Effective night time security is a critical deterrent to crime and terrorist activity around the world. Often the rugged environmental conditions prove to be a challenge for security systems

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

MAE2010 - Tuesday 30th November 2010 in Reading

The future for Military, Defence & Aerospace Electronics …
Join your peers, industry thought-leaders, and VIPs at the UK's only dedicated event on embedded computing and integrated electronic systems for military, defence and aerospace applications.
Jim Renehan of Trenton Technology will be presenting a paper entitled "High Density Computing Systems In Surveillance and Communications Applications" and Sarsen Technology will be exhibiting. Green Hills Software will have an Extreme Engineering Solutions demo running on their stand at the exhibition.www.mae-show.co.uk

Trenton Technology - PCI Express 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0 – What’s Happening & Why Do I Care?

It’s pretty clear to me that given the number of PCI Express plug-in cards available on the market today that PCI Express has won the high-bandwidth, serial interconnect wars of a few years ago. No doubt, there are specific application niches were InfiniBand, RapidIO or HyperTransport work the best. However, given the ever-expanding volume and types of PCI Express COTS boards available, you have to admit that PCI Express is the clear victor. Maybe you disagree, but next time you’re searching on-line or in your local Fry’s for a plug-in board let me know how many non-PCI Express high-bandwidth, serial interconnect boards you manage to find. I’m guessing that the number will be very small. Read more...

Trenton Technology Video Demos

Trenton Technology has started to create video demonstrations for new product releases. Trenton plans on uploading them to You Tube as they become available and they are excited to show existing and prospective users the new items they are releasing.

From the new PCI Express Gen 2 products to the latest and greatest long-life Intel Jasper Forest processors and Nehalem chipsets, these videos will be designed to show you what Trenton Technology hast to offer. So drop by, watch a video and leave a comment. Trenton would love to hear your feedback.

You Tube - Trenton Technology Channel