Modularity makes it possible to add functionality to working systems. The XMC-529 AMD Ultrascale+ multiprocessor system-on-chip (MPSoC) XMC mezzanine card (see image above) from Curtiss-Wright Corp.’s Defense Solutions Div. is an add-on module. It enables rapid integration of cybersecurity technology into existing VPX, ATX, and VMEbus systems. The module can also increase a system’s computing power by adding field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) functionality to a system’s baseboard capability.
Brian Perry, senior vice-president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions, explained how the company’s TrustedCOTS family of modules and related products can not only enhance system performance but also reduce cost. “Our XMC-529 and XMC-528 TrustedCOTS modules reduce the cost and time required to ensure trusted and secure high-performance computing in embedded MOSA-based electronic systems.”
He added, “The XMC-529, which has already been selected for use in a prime integrator’s program, enhances critical data and technology on deployed systems while eliminating the need to customize the target hardware to support proprietary cybersecurity technologies.”
The VITA 42/61 plug-in modules avoid complete system redesigns using a trusted and secure framework. They have been installed into high-performance rack-mount servers and provide reliable and repeatable performance.
The XMC-529 module can be hosted on a wide range of VME and VPX system modules. It's optimized for use on Curtiss-Wright’s Fabric100 family of Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) 100-Gb processing engines, including single-board computers (SBCs). Those processing engines are powered by 13-generation “Raptor Lake” 14-core hybrid microprocessors from Intel Corp.