Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of rugged embedded computing solutions for defense, industry, and commerce. Our embedded device portfolio ranges from commercial-grade to fully ruggedized products.
X-ES Small Form Factor (SFF) and low SWaP embedded computer systems are used in unmanned systems applications including drones, UAVs, UGVs, AUVs and ROVs.
In addition to Rugged COTSÂ (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf ) products, we also specialize in custom designs. No matter what your application, we can cater for it, including full support of the final product.
XPand6215 Intel Xeon D-1500 Processor-Based System
Rugged COTS Signal Processing with Xilinx Kintex® Ultrascale™ FPGA
The XPand6215 is a rugged COTS signal processing and computing platform in a 3U VPX form factor, incorporating an Intel Xeon D-1500-based single board computer and a high-performance, reconfigurable FPGA processing module based on the powerful Xilinx Kintex Ultrascale XCKU115. The embedded computer system features multiple fiber optic interfaces for a variety of high-bandwidth, high-speed signal processing applications.
The power-efficient XPedite7670 SBC provides up to 16 Xeon-class cores in a System-on-Chip (SoC) package, and also includes a 10 Gigabit Ethernet XMC module with fiber interface on the system’s front panel. The XPedite2570 FPGA processing module provides twelve high-data-rate, protocol-independent fiber-optic transmitters and receivers, accessible through a second fiber interface. The two units are connected via eight PCI Express Gen3 lanes.
Designed to meet the rigorous standards of MIL-STD-810 and DO-160, the XPand6215 features integrated 28 VDC power and MIL-STD-461 EMI filtering. The embedded modules are internally conduction-cooled, and incorporate sidewall heat exchangers that utilise both convection cooling to the ambient environment and conduction cooling to an attached cold plate.
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XPedite7683
Intel Xeon D-1500 Processor-Based Secure SBC for Intensive Data Processing
The XPedite7683 is a high-performance 3U OpenVPX single board computer designed for computationally heavy applications requiring maximum data and information security. Based around an Intel Xeon D-1500 with up to 16 Xeon-class cores, the embedded device features up to 32 GB of DDR4-2133 ECC SDRAM as well as XMC support.
An integrated Microsemi SmartFusion 2 security SoC with SecureCOTS technology provides enhanced protection against data modification or observation, making the XPedite7683 ideal for restricted and classified unmanned and robotics systems. The physical hardware has been constructed with an enhanced PCB and optimized Two-Level Maintenance (2LM) metalwork for extra protection.
The XPedite7683 delivers maximized network performance with two 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. The SBC can accommodate up to 256 GB of onboard SATA NAND flash and provides numerous I/O ports, including USB, SATA, and RS-232/422/485 through the backplane connectors. Additional expansion possibilities are provided via an integrated XMC site, which includes an x8 PCIe connection to the processor and X12d I/O mapped directly to the VPX backplane connectors.
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XPedite7670
Intel Xeon D-1500 Processor-Based SBC with Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet
The XPedite7670 is a 3U VPX-REDI single board computer incorporating an Intel Xeon D-1500 processor. The powerful Xeon D-1500 provides up to 16 Xeon-class cores in a single, power-efficient System-on-Chip (SoC) package. The system can address up to 16 GB of DDR4-2133 ECC SDRAM in two channels, making it ideal for memory-intensive applications.
The rugged embedded system supports a single x8 PCIe interface or two x4 PCIe interfaces, as well as Non-Transparent Bridging for direct communication with other Intel processors. Two 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports configured as 10GBASE-KR and two Gigabit Ethernet ports configured as 10/100/1000BASE-T give the XPedite7670 the ability to provide superior network performance.
The XPedite7670 gives system integrators highly flexible growth and expansion capabilities, with an XMC site with full 10 mm I/O envelope support, as well as a 0.8 in. VPX slot pitch (12 core processor configurations require 1.0 in. pitch). This allows the single board computer to interface with a wide variety of COTS options for additional I/O, storage, or processing.
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XCalibur1931
Conduction- or Air-Cooled SBC with Eight Gigabit Ethernet Ports
The XCalibur1931 is a high-performance 6U VME multiprocessing single board computer designed for ruggedized systems requiring high bandwidth processing and low power consumption.
Featuring four dual-threaded e6500 cores running at up to 1.8 GHz, each with a 128-bit AltiVec SIMD unit, the system’s NXP QorIQ T2080 processor delivers enhanced performance and efficiency for embedded computing solutions such as drones, UAVs, unmanned vehicles and robotics.
The XCalibur1931 provides up to 8 GB of DDR3-1866 ECC SDRAM, two XMC/PrPMC interfaces, and 512 MB of NOR flash (with redundancy). The XCalibur1931 also supports up to six Gigabit Ethernet ports, PMC I/O, and RS-232/422/485 serial ports out the P2 backplane connectors. The front panel supports two Gigabit Ethernet ports, RS-232 serial, and an optional USB 2.0 port.
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XPedite7650 COM Express® Type 7 Mezzanine Module
Intel Xeon D-1500-Based Rugged Module with Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet
The XPedite7650 is a state-of-the-art Type 7 COM Express module based on the Intel Xeon D-1500 processor. With a small form factor and the ability to handle high-bandwidth and processing-intensive applications, it is ideal for rugged military and commercial UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and other unmanned platforms.
The XPedite7650 accommodates up to 32 GB of DDR4-2133 ECC SDRAM in two channels to facilitate even the most memory-intensive of applications. The embedded computer also features a variety of I/O ports and interfaces, including 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express, SATA, USB 3.0, LPC, SMB, I²C, and LVTTL serial.
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XPedite6401 XMC-PrPMC Mezzanine Module
Small Form Factor Mezzanine Module for Rugged Applications
The XPedite6401 is an XMC/PrPMC System-on-Chip mezzanine module based around an NXP QorIQ LS1043A processor with four 64-bit Arm Cortex-A53 cores operating at up to 1.8 GHz. With a small form factor, high bandwidth and superior network performance, it is ideal for rugged embedded computing solutions.
The XPedite6401 supports up to 8 GB of DDR4-1600 ECC SDRAM memory in its default configuration with the LS1043A processor. Up to 16 GB of DDR4-2100 ECC SDRAM can be addressed when the embedded computer is configured with the LS1088A or LS1046A processor.
The I/O connectors provide interfacing for 10/100/1000BASE-T, 10GBASE-KR or 1000BASE-X Ethernet ports, RS-232/422/485 serial ports, USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports, and a SATA port capable of 6 Gb/s.
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