Aurora DuraMater DM-5500 is a rugged HPC system, optimally designed for space and weight constrained military/aerospace ground mobile and airborne environments addressing manned and unmanned applications where reliable high performance computing is required.

DM-5500 shares with other Aurora products a powerful computing architecture: a dual Intel Xeon 5500 series (Quad core CPU) motherboard, 24GB of on-board soldered DDR3 memory and a high data retention 80GB SSD drive. A high speed, high density FPGA device is also present, providing easy adaptability and implementation of dedicated functions and special algorithms, offering a maximum processing power of 700GOps.

DM-5500 is compliant with MIL-STD environmental and EMC regulations, and it is provided with watertight MIL-STD grade connectors which deliver power, a vast choice of CX4 (XAUI, Infiniband, 10GE, SRIO), USB, I2C, RS232, VGA and Ethernet connections.

• Two embedded Xeon 5500 series Intel quad core processors
• 12/24GB of on board DDR memory
• 80GB SSD pre-loaded with a Linux or Windows XP Embedded operating system image to boot out of the box
• Vast choice of external networks and connections at different speeds: from slow serial interfaces to QDR Infiniband
• On board top of the range FPGA for reconfigurable computing and applications
• Vehicle grade 48VDC DC/DC Converter with Voltage/Surge Protection
• Metal chassis with hardened finish
• Amphenol D38999 (MIL-38999) splash resistant connectors
• Compliance with MIL-STD-810F and MIL-STD-461E
• Absence of moving parts

Technical Specifications

• Maximum processing power: up to 81GFlops/unit
• On board RAM: 12/24GB DDR3
• Disk drive: 80GB SATA 1.8" SSD
• OS Compatibility: Windows XPe, WinCE, Linux, QNX, VxWorks
• Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mbps port
• Serial: 2x RS-232 ports
• USB: 1 USB 2.0 port
• I2C: 2 ports
• High speed networks: Up to 7 high speed (Infiniband, XAUI, 10GE, SRIO) serial lines available through rugged CX4 connectors. .
• Video: VGA Analog Video Output
• Power Supply: 28-48VDC Nominal Input. Protection against: Reverse, Over Voltage, Surge
• Maximum Power Dissipation: <180 Watts
• Ground: Grounding Lug for Connection to System Chassis Ground
• Altitude: up to 60,000 feet (18,288 meters)
• Temperature: Operating: -40ºC to +60ºC ambient, Storage: -40ºC to +85ºC
• Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing); 100% (condensing)
• Physical: Chassis: Aluminum Alloy, Corrosion Resistant. Installation: Flange Mount Baseplate Finish: Anodized per MIL-A-8625, Type II, Class 2
• Ingress: Resistant to Dust, Water, and Moisture Boards are conformally coated

Physical Characteristics

• Weight: 26.45 lbs (12.0 kgs)
• Dimensions: 9.13" x 6.18" x 25.59" (232mm x 157mm x 650mm)

Rugged watertight Mil-spec performance connectors make available power, CX4 (XAUI, Infiniband, 10GE, SRIO), USB, I2C, 2x RS-232, and 10/100/1000 Ethernet network connections. Such a robust combination of function and compact ruggedness enables DuraMater DM-5500 to support a wide range of field applications, and it can be customized with a number of different network configurations. Options include high speed serial interconnections via rugged CX4 connectors, and other customer-specific I/O on available connector pinouts.

Please contact us for more information: aurora@eurotech.com