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A wide range of embedded graphics and RADAR products are available from Unitronix based on the XMC, PMC, and VME form factors. These standards are enormously versatile in the construction of professional, deployed, embedded systems. These products are available in multiple levels of ruggadisation for survival in different environmental conditions including extended temperature and conduction cooled applications.
QUICK REFERENCE: Frame-Grabbers CWC XMC-270 PCI Express Frame Grabber Virtex®-5 CWC PMC-724 Frame Grabber IEEE 1386.1 Graphics Products CWC PMC-285 Video Mixer CWC PMC-281 MPEG 4 Compression Card CWC XMC-280 JPEG 2000 Compression Card CWC XMC-710 Rugged Graphics Card CWC PMC-706 Graphics Card CWC PMC-704 Graphics Card CWC VPX6-490 GPU with NVIDIA CWC Sabre-VME Graphics Card	Video Windowing, Recording and Distribution CWC Cobra AX Video Windowing System CWC Sentric2 Video Distribution System CWC VDS Video Distribution System CWC VDA Video Distribution Amplifier RADAR Products CWC Osris Dual Channel RADAR Interface Card PMC CWC Eagle2 Scan Converter PMC CWC RVP RADAR Video Processor System CWC Softscan Software Scan Conversation Graphics and Video Design Overview

PMC-724 Frame-Grabber:
The PMC-724 mezzanine module is a ruggedised IEEE 1386.1 PMC Frame-Grabber providing high-performance image capture capabilities. The PMC-724 Frame-Grabber captures both analogue and digital video input formats and supports high speed transfer of the captured images to system memory (e.g. basecard or other PCI-accessible memory). Applications such as target tracking and UAV image capture are ideally suited for the PMC-724 where analog or digital video data is gathered in realtime then transferred to a basecard.

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Graphics Products:

PMC-285 Graphics Card:
The PMC-285 fulfills a conceptually simple capability that has often required a complex and relatively costly solution based on a graphics-processing unit: it takes two video inputs and mixes one input with the other. Mixing or blending of the video is managed by colour keying or alpha-channel and is controlled via a simple software interface. The main features include: the capability to: mix, blend, scale and window RGB and DVI inputs into a single DVI output; to convert HD RGB analogue input to DVI output; and to use it as a 2x1 switch to select either RGB or DVI output.

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PMC-281 MPEG4 Video Compression:
The PMC-281 provides real-time MPEG4 Part 10/H.264 compression of video channels up to resolutions of 1920x1080 pixels. It is ideal for video distribution and recording applications, where highcompression ratios allow multiple channels of high-definition video to be stored on disks and solid-state media and carried on digital networks. As a PMC-format mezzanine card, the PMC-281 brings high-performance video compression to a wide variety of system architectures including VPX, VME, CompactPCI (CPCI) and PCI Express® (PCIe).

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XMC-280 JPEG 2000 Video Compression:
The XMC-280 provides real-time JPEG2000 compression of two video channels at resolutions up to 1920x1200 pixels at 60Hz. This state-of-the-art capability makes it ideal for high-definition video distribution and recording applications. JPEG2000 offers low latency, resilience against errors and a great balance of compression and quality. FPGA-based processing is required to implement the computationally intensive JPEG2000 algorithm in real-time and three performance grades of core provide the optimal balance of price and capability.

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XMC-710 rugged graphics card:
The XMC-710 is a VITA 42.3, PCI Express based XMC form factor, ruggedised, high-performance, dual output, graphics controller with video capture capability. The XMC-710 graphics controller is the first rugged Mil/Aero COTS XMC to make use of the industry leading NVIDIA G73M GPU. Combined with Curtiss-Wright’s extensive video capture and processing capabilities, user defined video modes and enhanced bandwidth of PCI Express, the XMC-710 has the features and flexibility to serve the most demanding graphics and video applications.

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PMC-706 Graphics Card:
PMC-706 is a PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) form factor, ruggedised, high-performance, feature rich Graphics PMC. This IEEE 1386.1 Graphics PMC will provide a platform for customers to design, develop and deploy high-performance graphics sub-systems capable of supporting high-performance, dual headed synthetic graphics output. With support for both legacy and new video interfaces, PMC-706 is an ideal solution for both new and retrofit ground, naval and avionics platforms.

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PMC-704 Graphics Card:
The PMC-704 is a PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) form factor, ruggedised, high-performance, feature rich Graphics PMC. This IEEE 1386.1 Graphics PMC is the premiere Graphics PMC in our product line. PMC-704 will provide a platform for customers to design, develop and deploy high-performance graphics sub-systems capable of supporting synthetic graphics and video overlay output as well as analog and digital capture. With support for both legacy and new video interfaces, PMC-704 is an ideal solution for both new and retrofit ground, naval and avionics platforms.

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Sabre VME Imaging:
Sabre combines a high-performance PowerPC processor with a multi-head, multi-layer graphics video and radar display capability in a single VME slot. Building on many years experience in providing display processor solutions for command and control applications, Curtiss-Wright’s Sabre display processor offers a number of advanced capabilities for displaying graphics and real-time video data.

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Video Windowing, Recording and Distribution:
	Cobra Ax : High-performance, multi-input, video windows processor that can accept up to 12 videos per card and select up to 4 for display as windows on a high-resolution, digital flat panel or analogue display. Video inputs can be TV, RS170, RS343, STANAG or hi-resolution computer video up to 1600 x 1200. PDF Data Sheet
	Sentric 2: High-definition video recording systems that capture, compress and store multiple channels of high-resolution analogue or digital video, composite TV, network video and audio in digital format. Fully integrated into Curtiss Wright Controls Video Distribution System (VDS) family of products providing the capability to record and replay network video. PDF Data Sheet

VDS Video Distribution System:
VDS product family from Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing that provides all the elements required for high-performance video distribution over IP networks. VDS digital distribution systems allow video from any source to be captured, compressed and distributed to any display or recording station over local or wide area networks, using JPEG2000 or MPEG compression techniques.

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VDA Video Amp:
The VDA is a line replaceable unit (LRU) developed in order to replicate RGB analogue video so that one video source can be routed to two destinations – for example, routing the output from a computer to two consoles.

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RADAR Interface, Scan Conversation Hardware and Software, Tracking and Plot Extraction:
	Osiris Dual Channel RADAR interface: Osiris is a high-performance, dual channel radar interface board that accepts and processes analogue and digital radar signals and provides a PCI interface to applications. Osiris comes from a long history of radar interface products at Curtiss-Wright (formerly Primagraphics), with interfaces to support many legacy and modern radar types. PDF Data Sheet

Eagle RADAR hardware Scan Conversion:
Eagle-2 provides improved performance and support for high-resolution screen displays up to 2560 x 1600, including 2048 x 2048, making it the perfect choice for high-end radar display applications. A key feature of Eagle-2 is the ability to accept a DVI graphics input signal, for mixing with the scan-converted radar.

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	RVP RADAR Video Processor: Curtiss-Wright has a unique range of capabilities in the field of radar acquisition, display, distribution and tracking, and has successful installations world-wide in a diverse range of market sectors. These include air traffic control, vessel traffic systems, aircraft groundmovement, coastal surveillance and naval tracking systems. PDF Data Sheet
	Software Scan Conversion: Embedded Computing radar product providing ultra-high radar scan-conversion performance using unique GPU accelerated algorithms. Utilising the power and performance of today’s modern COTS graphics offerings, Soft Scan can provide unrivalled scan conversion performance with minimal CPU utilisation. PDF Data Sheet

Graphics and Video Design Overview: Today’s high performance display systems rapidly and effectively depict tactical situations, sensor data and decision criteria for the operators and commanders of military platforms of all types, from combat aircraft, to submarines, tanks, airborne command posts and many more. Fusing data from many systems, often across a group of different platforms, is a capability that requires extensive real-time data processing and very sophisticated graphical technology to display video from multiple sensors overlaid onto, or mixed with, a composite tactical picture. Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has amassed many years of experience offering graphics and video distribution solutions for many types of platform based on our broad range of off-the-shelf product lines. - Combat aircraft, helicopter and tracked ground vehicle fire control, sensor and moving map displays - Certifiable solutions for cockpit displays - Naval Command and Control consoles for multi-sensor and situational display - Airborne display consoles for maritime patrol, multi-sensor surveillance platforms and aerial command posts - Fixed and mobile sensor ground stations - UAV ground stations - Air traffic control and port authority systems With the introduction of the digital battlefield, video distribution and display technologies have become the keys to wide- ranging tactical and strategic situational awareness. Commanders of today’s forces build this awareness from multiple sources of digital voice, data and video gathered from many different sources from individual soldiers in the field, to multi- sensor UAVs, to complete air, ground or naval battle groups. No other company offers such complete off-the-shelf video and graphics solutions from sensor to displays for all these platform types and environmental conditions. These solutions are all deployable in a wide range of environmental conditions to fit specific customer application areas. As with other Curtiss-Wright products, graphics and video solutions are designed for operation in the most severe environments.