Airborne Rugged Computing

The S3DP-F rugged processor supports all mainstream operating systems, allowing the developer to leverage mainstream PC technology in demanding aerospace and military applications.

The baseline product offers all standard PC Interfaces with a number of additional interfaces that are typically useful in embedded applications, such as extra discrete I/O and Serial Interfaces. Where size and space are at a premium, the S3DP-F product delivers maximum processing power and interfaces into the minimum space envelope. Expansion options are available to support specific interfaces.

Onboard solid state memory allows embedded operating system performance, while the availability of two further removable ATA flash memory devices (up to 32 GByte each) allows data gathering or large data intensive applications to be hosted.

The S3DP-F product ia a computing-specific variant of the SES S3DR data recording solutions, which are operationally used throughout the world in a wide range of mission critical applications. The S3DP-F product benefits from 50+ man years of existing investment, together with ongoing investment in the S3DR product range.

Out Of The Box Software Support

The S3DP-F can be supplied with device drivers and operating system images that will allow customers to provide their own software solution hosted on SES supplied hardware. Available operating system images include Windows XPe, VXWorks, OnTime, Object ADA and Linux.

Extreme Environmental Performance

The S3DP-F offers a qualified rugged solution to general purpose computing requirements. The S3DP-F is a solid state data processor that can be used in extreme aerospace applications. It has a wide operating temperature performance (-40°C to +80°C), as well as excellent resistance to shock, vibration and acceleration.

Built from a rugged aluminium enclosure with full water and dust ingress protection, the S3DP-F is fitted with military specification connectors. It employs filtering and isolation to achieve EMC immunity and emissions in accordance with the requirements for use in aerospace applications.

Most importantly, the S3DP-F can be provided with full qualification reports, providing test results and evidence that will support its use on a wide range of platforms. Where additional or platform-specific qualification evidence is required, SES can undertake further testing to provide the required test evidence