Rugged Computing and Video I/O Modules: 6U & 3U VPX, XMC, Small Form Factor and Custom Solutions

WOLF Advanced Technology is an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of rugged high-performance board, module, and system-level embedded computing solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle) and unmanned systems, with a focus on mission-critical HPC, AI, and data and video I/O applications. WOLF’s solutions are designed to withstand the most challenging environmental stressors without sacrificing any of the high-performance capabilities offered by cutting-edge NVIDIA® GPUs and AMD® FPGA technologies.

Our solutions are available as COTS products and can also be customized to meet unique unmanned systems mission requirements. Designed with size, weight and power (SWaP) optimization foremost in mind, they support an extensive range of video formats (SDI, DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, CoaXPress, ARINC 818, STANAG-3350, CVBS, RS170, RS343, LVDS, and custom). Product architectures include VPX, SOSA, XMC, MXM/MXC, and full custom designs.

WOLF products are powered by state-of-the-art embedded GPU and accelerated computing technology from NVIDIA® and AMD®. With a range of form factors including 6U VPX, 3U VPX, and XMC, our product portfolio offers options for a wide variety of UAV and robotic vehicle platforms, and ensures the utmost in reliability under the harshest battlefield conditions. WOLF’s small form factor embedded modules deliver industry-leading performance for mission-critical unmanned applications including C5ISR, edge AI inference, video and data capture, and tactical edge processing.

High-Performance Computing, Video I/O & AI Processing

Ultra-reliable embedded technology for mission-critical UAV & robotic vehicle platforms

WOLF designs meet or exceed strict reliability requirements and are designed to facilitate performance and quality assurance testing at all stages of product development, from early concept to production release, including design simulations, lab testing, and prototype testing in customers’ real-world application environments. Our operations are compliant with the following management standards:

• AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 quality management standards
• AS5553 for counterfeit electronic parts prevention
• NIST SP 800-171 for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information

All our electronics hardware is manufactured to:

• IPC-A-610 CLASS 3 (electronic assembly acceptability)
• IPC 6012 CLASS 3 (high-reliability PCBs)
• IPC J-STD-001 (soldered assembled requirements)

Rugged Edge Computing & Video Processors for UAV & UVX Applications

3U VPX Modules

Our 3U VPX video graphics modules for UAVs and unmanned systems are SOSA aligned and designed to comply with VITA VPX standards. These cutting-edge hardware designs are powered by state-of-the-art NVIDIA® GPUs and AMD® FPGA technology. The rugged modules are ideal for advanced onboard high-speed and compute-intensive applications such as AI inference, video capture and encoding, and image and data processing. Our solutions can be customized to support any video signal, including but not limited to: 12/6/3G-SDI, CoaXPress, ARINC 818-2/3, STANAG-3350 A/B/C, CVBS, RS170, RS343, LVDS, DVI, DisplayPort, Camera/Channel Link, and custom signals.

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6U VPX Modules

Our 6U VPX video graphics modules for UAVs and unmanned systems platforms are SOSA aligned and are designed to comply with VITA VPX standards. Powered by the latest in NVIDIA® GPU and AMD® FPGA technology, these high-performance embedded GPU modules provide mission-critical capabilities  such as edge HPC and AI inference, video encoding to HEVC and AVC, video display, and image and data processing.

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SOSA Aligned Embedded Computing Solutions

WOLF manufactures rugged VPX modules that are aligned with the SOSA Technical Standard and highly suited for use in defense and government UAVs, UGVs, USVs and other unmanned vehicles. These design principles ensure seamless interoperability for sensor hardware used in military C5ISR (Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), Electronic Warfare (EW), and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) applications in all domains. All SOSA aligned hardware is built around cutting-edge NVIDIA® GPUs and AMD® FPGA technology, ensuring the utmost in performance for mission-critical ISR sensor and subsystem designs and data-intensive use cases such as AI and video graphics.

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XMC Switched Mezzanine Cards

Our XMC (Switched Mezzanine Card) products are designed for ultra-reliable video capture, process, encode and display applications under highly austere conditions, and are available with rugged air- and conduction- cooled options. We can provide XMC video graphics solutions that support any video signal, including but not limited to: 12/6/3G-SDI, CoaXPress, ARINC 818-2/3, STANAG-3350 A/B/C, CVBS, RS170, RS343, LVDS, DVI, DisplayPort, Camera/Channel Link, and custom requirements.

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