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Products & Solutions Guide for Military & Defense Applications

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This guide presents the products and solutions for military and defense applications offered by EMG2: embedded systems, FPGA boards, SDR boards, angular and linear encoders, power conversion, PDU and SSCB, SSD storage and memory modules, network connectivity and networking. For each range, you will find the key specifications, MIL-STD standards and target applications: ISR, C4ISR, drones, military vehicles and embedded systems.

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SBC (Single Board Computers)

Applications: ISR*, ground and aerial drones, military satellites, avionics missions

Specifications

  • Intel or PowerPC processors | 3U VPX / 6U VME
  • Up to 64 GB of DDR4 with ECC
  • With or without XMC slot, PCIe Gen3 and/or Gen4
  • -40°C to 85°C
  • Shock and vibration resistant

Chassis/Box PC

Applications: C2**, ISR*, military vehicles

Specifications

  • 2-8 slots | 3U CompactPCI, 3U/6U VPX/VME
  • -46°C to 60°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -462, -704, -1275
  • Withstands extreme environments (altitude, humidity, shock, vibration)

AI GPGPU

Applications: Edge Computing, ISR*, ground and aerial drones

Specifications

  • Formats: SFF, ultra SFF, 3U VPX
  • Based on NVIDIA® Jetson
  • Up to 2,048 CUDA cores and 64 Tensor cores delivering up to 248 TOPS
  • -40°C to 55°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275, IP66

Integrated systems

Applications: ISR*, ground and aerial drones, advanced weapon systems

Specifications

  • Formats: SFF, ultra SFF, 3U VPX, 6U VME
  • NVIDIA®, Intel®, ARM or PowerPC processors
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -810F
  • Resistant to dust (IP65), shock and vibration, as well as extreme temperatures

Carrier boards & transition modules

Applications: ISR*, data acquisition

Specifications

  • Formats: 3U/6U VPX, 6U VME/CompactPCI
  • Supports add-on PMC I/O cards
  • Eliminates the need for complex cabling
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-1553

I/O boards

Applications: data processing, video stream and signal management

Specifications

  • Formats: PMC, XMC, 6U VME
  • ARINC-429, CAN, Serial I/O, Ethernet, USB, Discrete, A/D, D/A, …
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-1553
  • Shock and vibration resistant

Video acquisition boards

Applications: ISR*, precision guidance, autonomous navigation

Specifications

  • XMC format
  • Interfaces: SDI, composite/S-Video
  • -40°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-1553
  • Shock and vibration resistant

Key features

  • COTS and semi-custom (MOTS) solutions
  • Cutting-edge technology for defense
  • Long lifecycle
  • Reduced time-to-market
  • Low power consumption and low heat dissipation

* ISR: Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance

** C2: Command and Control systems

Key features

  • Wide choice of CPUs and FPGAs
  • Some boards can be used as SBCs in a VPX chassis
  • Extensive I/O: USB, RS232, Ethernet, GPIO, CAN, …
  • High-speed interconnects
  • Multiple storage formats: DDR3/4, eMMC, MRAM, QSPI, …
  • Integrated board management controller
Form factorFPGAKey architectureCPU/GPUBenefitsApplications
PCIeAMD Artix 7FPGA–Good balance between performance, power consumption and costSwitching, networking, cryptography
PCIeAMD Kintex 7FPGA–Powerful FPGA with integrated transceivers for very high-speed linksTactical radios, data stream processing
3U VPX / FMCAMD Virtex 7FPGA–Maximum power to build custom chips or ultra-fast networks; maximum logic and I/O densityRaw computing power, ASIC prototyping, HPC, high-speed networking
3U VPXAMD Versal RFACAP* (CPU + FPGA + GPU) + RF Direct; RFSoC + integrated AI acceleratorDual-core ARM Cortex-A72 or Dual-Core ARM Cortex-R5FSelf-learning and RF self-adaptation; next-generation RF intelligence and processingSmart radio, cognitive radio, embedded AI on RF signals
3U VPX / XMCRFSoC AMD Zynq UltraScale+FPGA + CPU + RF DirectQuad-core ARM Cortex-A53 or Dual-Core ARM Cortex-R5FHigh integration; enhanced RF performance5G radio, radar, military Satcom
3U OpenVPXAMD Versal PrimeACAP* (CPU + FPGA + GPU)Dual-core ARM Cortex-A72 or Dual-Core ARM Cortex-R5FAI acceleration and adaptive processing; top performance for image recognition, video analytics…Artificial intelligence, machine vision, ADAS, Edge servers, video analytics
3U OpenVPXMPSoC AMD Zynq UltraScale+CPU + FPGAQuad-core ARM Cortex-A53 or Dual-Core ARM Cortex-R5F and ARM MALI-400Complete system on a single chip: flexible, reliable, compactEmbedded systems

* ACAP: Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform is an AMD/Xilinx innovation that combines several types of processors on a single chip

Key features

  • High-end processors and strong processing capability
  • Wideband radio front-end/high-performance RF transceivers
  • Some boards can be used as SBCs in a VPX chassis
  • Extensive I/O: RS232/422, Ethernet, GPIO, CAN, …
  • Multiple storage formats: DDR3/4, eMMC, MRAM, QSPI, …
  • Suited to military applications
Form factorFPGAKey architectureCPUBenefitsApplications
3U VPXAMD Versal PrimeACAP* (CPU + FPGA + GPU all-in-one) + RF Direct; Scalar Engines: Dual-core ARM Cortex-A72 + Dual-core ARM Cortex-R5; Adaptable Engines: next-generation fabric; Intelligent Engines: dedicated AI/DSP enginesDual-core ARM Cortex-A72 or Dual-Core ARM Cortex-R5FNative AI/ML performance with AI Engines; high application performance with Cortex-A72 cores; scalability and energy efficiency (7 nm process)Advanced machine vision with AI, ADAS, autonomous vehicles, smart 5G/6G networks, Edge servers and Cloud Computing, high-performance signal processing
3U VPXAMD Versal RFACAP* (CPU + FPGA + GPU all-in-one) + RF Direct; RFSoC + integrated AI acceleratorDual-core ARM Cortex-A72 or Dual-Core ARM Cortex-R5FSelf-learning and RF self-adaptation; next-generation RF intelligence and processingSmart radio, cognitive radio, embedded AI on RF signals
3U VPXRFSoC AMD Zynq UltraScale+FPGA + CPU + RF Direct; a brain (CPU) + an antenna (RF), all-in-oneQuad-core ARM Cortex-A53 or Dual-Core ARM Cortex-R5FSmaller, faster and simpler radio systems; extreme RF performance5G radio, radar, military Satcom
3U OpenVPXMPSoC AMD Zynq UltraScale+Heterogeneous processor-FPGA architecture + RF Direct; Processing System (PS): Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 + Dual-core ARM Cortex-R5; Programmable Logic (PL): UltraScale+ FPGA fabricQuad-core ARM Cortex-A53 or Dual-Core ARM Cortex-R5FDeterministic real-time control via the Cortex-R5 cores; robust, proven single-chip solution; very mature development ecosystemRadar, secure comms, network infrastructure (switches, routers)

* ACAP: Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform is an AMD/Xilinx innovation that combines several types of processors on a single chip

Applications

  • Surveillance systems
  • Ground, aerial and naval drones
  • Navigation and onboard GNSS
  • Missile launcher systems
  • Naval gun stabilization
  • Turret control

Key features

  • Wide range of encoders
  • High accuracy up to ±0.001°
  • Extended temperature range from -45 to +85°C, extreme-temperature range from -55°C to 125°C
  • Compact, flat hollow-shaft design
  • Miniature version available
  • Shock and vibration resistant (MIL-STD-810G), magnetic interference and EMI
  • IP40 protection
  • Customization available

Angular encoders

CategoriesODIDHeightWeightResolutionMax. accuracy
3 encapsulated plates (hollow shaft)16-130 mm4-90 mm7-10.5 mm3.1-84 g16-23 bit±0.006°
2 non-encapsulated plates (hollow shaft) – Harsh environments13.5-247.7 mm2.2-171.4 mm5.3-10.9 mm2-220 g14-23 bit±0.006°
2 non-encapsulated plates (hollow shaft) – Extreme temperatures35-247.7 mm11-171 mm6-9 mm10-220 g17-23 bit±0.006°
2 non-encapsulated plates (hollow shaft) – Very high accuracy105-175 mm48-110 mm12.5 mm180-773.7 g19-26 bit±0.001°
2 plates with shaft25-75 mmN/AN/A30-350 g17-22 bit±0.005°

Linear encoders

COTS & custom linear encoders are also available.

Applications

  • Armored vehicles, tanks, or tactical platforms
  • Navigation systems, flight controls
  • Directed energy weapons
  • Electric propulsion systems

AC-DC

Specifications

  • Formats: baseplate mount, 2U rackmount, 3U/6U VPX | Single-phase/three-phase
  • Inputs: 85-519 VAC | 50/60/400 Hz
  • 1-5 outputs
  • Power: 50-8,000 W
  • -55°C to 85°C
  • With or without EMI filter
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1399, IEC 62368-1

DC-DC

Specifications

  • Formats: baseplate mount, PCB mount, 3U/6U VPX, VME, CompactPCI
  • Inputs: 12-380 VDC | 250/400 kHz
  • 1-10 outputs
  • Power: 6-2,000 W
  • -55°C to 100°C or -95°C to 5°C
  • With or without EMI filter
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275

DC-AC

Specifications

  • Format: baseplate mount
  • Inputs: 18-70 VDC | 50/60/400 Hz
  • 50/60/400 kHz
  • 1/5 outputs
  • Power: 100-1,000 VA
  • -57°C to 90°C
  • EMI filter
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810

AC+DC-DC

Specifications

  • Format: baseplate mount | Single-phase
  • Inputs: 12-70 VDC / 85-265 VAC
  • 50/60/400 Hz
  • 1/5 outputs
  • Power: 340-500 W
  • -40°C to 85°C
  • EMI filter
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810

Holdup unit DC-DC

Specifications

  • Formats: baseplate mount, 3U VPX
  • Holdup: 30/140 W @50 ms
  • Inputs: 1-100 VDC | 250 kHz
  • 1/2 outputs
  • Output power: 800 W / 1.5-85 J
  • -55°C to 85°C
  • With or without EMI filter
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275

UPS

Specifications

  • Formats: 1U/3U/4U rackmount
  • Single-phase or three-phase
  • Runtime at 1 kW/2 h or 2 kW/1 h
  • Full-power runtime up to 20 minutes
  • Max output power: 2.5 kW/3.0 kVA
  • -55°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-167-1, -461, -901, -1399-300B

Applications

  • Communication infrastructure
  • Electronic warfare
  • Ground, aerial and naval drones
  • Tactical vehicles
  • Infantry base camp deployments

8-channel PDU

Specifications

  • Current: 25/30 A per channel
  • Input voltage: 6-55 VDC
  • Communications: CAN, RS-485 or Ethernet
  • -55°C to 105°C
  • Altitude: 70,000 ft
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275, DEF Stan 61-5, RTCA DO-160, EN 2282
  • Protection against short circuits, overloads and reverse polarity

12-channel PDU

Specifications

  • Current: 25 A per channel
  • Input voltage: 8-48 VDC
  • Communications: CAN, RS-422/485, Ethernet
  • -40°C to 70°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-1275F, MIL-STD-461G, MIL-STD-810F
  • Three levels of protection: software (I²t, overcurrent, overvoltage, overheating), hardware (1 µs overcurrent cutoff), thermal fuse

16-channel PDU

Specifications

  • Current: 25/30 A per channel (50 A optional)
  • Input voltage: 6-55 VDC
  • Communications: CAN, RS-422/485, Ethernet
  • -55°C to 105°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275, DEF Stan 61-5, RTCA DO-160, EN 2282
  • Three levels of protection: software (I²t, overcurrent, overvoltage, overheating), hardware (1 µs overcurrent cutoff), thermal fuse

SSCB

Specifications

  • Maximum current: 25/80/150 A
  • Input voltage: 5-60 VDC (120-150 VDC for high-voltage version)
  • Communications: CAN or RS-485
  • -40°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -810, -1275
  • Three levels of protection: software (I²t, overcurrent, overvoltage, overheating), hardware (1 µs overcurrent cutoff), thermal fuse

Key features

  • High reliability and ruggedness for military applications
  • Custom versions available
  • PDUs with multiple channel options
  • Built-in protection functions

SSD SATA/R-SATA

Application: flight and mission data storage, C4ISR*

Specifications

  • 2.5″ SATA III | NAND: SLC, MLC
  • R-SATA: 256 GB to 2 TB | SATA: 2 TB to 8 TB
  • -40°C to 85°C
  • Resistant to shock, vibration and humidity
  • Protection: AES encryption, ECC, power loss protection, …

SSD VPX

Applications: radars, communications, satellite navigation, military vehicles, industrial hi-rel

Specifications

  • 3U VPX, 3U/6U OpenVPX | NAND: MLC, SLC
  • SATA, SATA III, RapidIO and Ethernet
  • 256 GB to 32 TB
  • -40°C to 85°C
  • Resistant to shock, vibration and humidity
  • Custom protection features optional: AES encryption, one-key Physical/Logical Destruction

SSD PMC

Applications: onboard mission data storage, C2**, ISR***

Specifications

  • PCI Mezzanine Card
  • NAND: Flash
  • 128 GB
  • Transfer rate up to 130 MB/s
  • Air cooling (IEEE 1386-2001) or conduction cooling (VITA 20-2001)
  • Shock and vibration resistant
  • Military-grade ruggedization

PCIe/NVMe modules

Application: industrial Hi-Rel

Specifications

  • M.2 (2280, 2260, 2242), E1.S, U.2, CFexpress
  • NAND: Flash, SLC, pSLC, TLC
  • 8 GB to 32 TB
  • -40°C to 105°C

SFF solutions (Small Form Factors)

  • Ultra SFF, eUSB, SD, Micro SD, Compact Flash, eMMC, Slim SATA, mSATA, M.2 2230/2242, BGA (Ball Grid Array) SSD
  • 1 GB to 256 GB
  • -40°C to 105°C
  • AES encryption, Crypto Ease, Power Loss Protection

* C4ISR: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance

** C2: Command and Control

*** ISR: Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance

Applications

  • C5ISR* systems
  • Guidance, data synchronization
  • Onboard networks in military vehicles
  • Tactical infrastructure, command centers

Ethernet switches

Specifications

  • Managed or unmanaged
  • Wide choice of Ethernet port types
  • Copper and/or fiber | VPX versions available
  • Input voltage: 5-48 VDC
  • Power: 2-107 W
  • Advanced network functions: L2/L3, VLAN, QoS, PTP/SyncE, …
  • -45°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275, IP67/68

Embedded Ethernet switches

Specifications

  • Managed or unmanaged
  • Wide choice of Ethernet port types
  • Copper, fiber or QSGMII
  • Input voltage: 3.3-36 VDC
  • Power: 2-25 W
  • Advanced network functions: L2/L3, VLAN, QoS, PTP/SyncE, …
  • -45°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -810

TSN (Time Sensitive Network)

Specifications

  • Managed or unmanaged
  • Wide choice of Ethernet port types
  • Copper and/or fiber ports
  • Input voltage: 5-48 VDC
  • Power: 2-107 W
  • Advanced network functions: L2/L3, VLAN, QoS, PTP/SyncE, …
  • -45°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275, IP67/68

PoE Ethernet switches

Specifications

  • Managed or unmanaged
  • Copper ports + PoE
  • Input voltage: 10-32 VDC
  • Power: 3-7 W
  • -45°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275, IP67/68

Media converters

Specifications

  • Managed or unmanaged
  • Fiber or copper | With or without PoE support
  • Voltages: 5-48 VDC, 85-265 VAC
  • Power: 2.5-11 W
  • Advanced network features: auto-negotiation, MDI/MDI-X, FDX/HDX, flow control, loopback, fiber fault alert
  • -45°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275, IP67/68

* C5ISR: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-defense, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

Rugged routers

Applications

  • C4ISR* systems
  • Data acquisition in mobile platforms and embedded systems

Specifications

  • Managed
  • Copper and/or fiber ports
  • Input voltage: 18-70 VDC, 90-230 VAC
  • Power: 13-107 W
  • Some products integrate TSN (Time Sensitive Network), Intel SBC and clock ports
  • -45°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275, IP67/68

USB hubs & storage devices

Applications

  • Sensors and handheld terminals
  • Human-Machine Interface
  • GNSS**

Specifications

  • USB hubs, USB Smart HUB/ISPDS, USB chargers and storage devices
  • Managed (USB Smart HUBs/ISPDS)
  • Multiple port options
  • Power supply: 5-48 VDC
  • Power: 2-489 W
  • -45°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275, IP67/68

PoE injectors

Applications

  • Tactical surveillance cameras
  • Military Wi-Fi access points
  • Military VoIP communication systems

Specifications

  • Remotely power PoE-compatible devices (cameras, radios, sensors) even when connected to a switch/router that does not itself supply PoE power
  • Copper ports + PoE
  • Input voltage: 16-50 VDC
  • Power: 160 W
  • -40°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275, IP67

PoE splitters

Applications

  • Control consoles or portable stations
  • Battlefield sensors
  • Military weather stations

Specifications

  • Power non-PoE equipment by splitting the data and power received over a PoE Ethernet cable into two separate connections
  • Copper ports + PoE
  • Input voltage: 37-57 VDC
  • Power: 71 W
  • -40°C to 85°C
  • Compliant with MIL-STD-461, -704, -810, -1275, IP67

* C4ISR: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance

** GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System

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