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Graphics processing - having it both ways
In her latest article for Military Embedded Systems magazine, Charlotte Adams looks at how the latest generation of graphics cards is responding to the increasing demands being placed on them by sophisticated applications such as wide area surveillance, ISR, radar and sonar - while also providing backwards compatibility with earlier video standards.
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Abaco Systems Introduces Unique Software Tool to Speed Time-to-Deployment of Embedded Computing Applications
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— June 14, 2016 Abaco Systems today announced AXIS DataView, an innovative extension to the company’s AXIS software development environment. DataView is unique in the market, and allows customers to rapidly develop graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for their embedded applications deployed on Abaco Systems hardware. Ideal for displaying data and adding controls to signal- and image processing applications as well as any system...
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Abaco Systems Announces Innovative Multiprocessor to Deliver Unprecedented Performance in Demanding, Data-Intensive Applications
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— May 4, 2016 Abaco Systems today announced the innovative IPN252 6U rugged 6U OpenVPX Multiprocessor which combines the power of Intel® Core® i7 technology with a 640-core NVIDIA® Maxwell GPU to deliver unprecedented performance for a range of demanding, data-intensive digital signal processing applications such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), high performance airborne radar, synthetic aperture radar (SAR...
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Abaco Systems Announces Breakthrough in Managed Switch Boot Time
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— April 21, 2016 Abaco Systems today announced the results of a development the company has undertaken in response to a customer request to create a managed Ethernet switch with a ‘power on to fully-functional’ elapsed time comparable to that of an unmanaged switch. For many similar customers operating in mission-critical environments, managed Ethernet switches are strongly preferred because of the additional functionality and...
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Abaco Systems Upgrades Software Tool to Deliver Shorter Time-To-Deployment, Higher Performance, Reduced SWaP
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— April 19, 2016 Abaco Systems today announced an upgraded version of its signal processing and math libraries for Intel®-based system architectures that will accelerate the development of sophisticated, high intensity embedded computing applications. AXISLib-AVX release 2.5 also enables users of Abaco’s recently-announced SBC347D – based on the Intel Xeon-D processor - as well as Abaco’s entire family of platforms based on...
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Abaco Systems Announces High Performance Graphics Board for Safety-Critical Applications
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— April 13, 2016 Abaco Systems today announced the XMCGA8 XMC High Performance Graphics Board. Designed for customers requiring the ability to deliver safety-critical applications certified to DO-178 and DO-254 with long term support, it can provide an industry-leading four DVI ports, giving the XMCGA8 unique flexibility. The VITA 42-compliant XMCGA8 is available with the AMD/CoreAVI Radeon E8860 ‘Adelaar’ graphics processing...
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Abaco Systems Enhances Long Term Support for VME Users with Innovative Solution
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— April 7, 2016 Abaco Systems today announced Vivo, an innovative solution that provides long term support for users of the VME architecture – which celebrates its 35 th birthday this year - enabling customers to maximize their return on investment, minimize long term cost of ownership and ensuring the long term viability of VME. The IDT TSI148 VMEbus bridge, which provides VME users with the ability to interconnect their...
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Rugged GPU Leader Abaco Systems at GTC 2016 to Reinforce Partnership Commitment, Discuss NVIDIA Jetson TX1 Plans
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— April 4, 2016 Abaco Systems is at GTC (the NVIDIA® GPU Technology Conference: San Jose Convention Center, 4-7 April) – of which it is a Silver Sponsor - to discuss with visitors the company’s plans for NVIDIA’s new Jetson™ TX1 System-on-Module (SoM). Abaco is widely regarded as the leader in bringing the benefits of NVIDIA’s GPU technology to rugged products designed for deployment in the harshest environments. This is the...
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Abaco Systems Announces FORCE2 Open Reference Computing Environment for Cost-Effective Development of Certifiable Applications Compliant with the FACE™ Initiative
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— MARCH 22 2016 Abaco Systems today announced the FORCE2 Open Reference Computing Environment designed to support the planned development of safety-critical, DO-254/DO-178 certifiable applications compliant with the FACE™ initiative. The FORCE2 will be demonstrated at Quad-A (The Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit: Atlanta, GA – April 28-30). A rugged, pre-integrated small form factor system for mission computing and avionics...
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Abaco Systems Launches VICTORY Switch-compliant Rugged Ethernet Switches with Industry-leading Port Density for Size and Weight
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— March 15, 2016 Abaco Systems today announced the RES3000 family of rugged, fully-managed Ethernet switch appliances. The VICTORY switch-compliant RES3000 switches are characterized by their industry-leading port densities coupled with their class-leading small footprint, rich feature set, minimal power consumption, excellent flexibility and low cost. Three versions are initially available, offering solutions with 12 or 24...
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Avionics FACE lift
FACE - the Future Airborne Capability Environment - is highly representative of the modular, open architecture, industry standards-based systems that are at the heart of Abaco's broad product line. In this article for Military Embedded Systems, Charlotte Adams reviews the current status - and how Abaco continues to respond to the requirement.
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Abaco Systems Announces Software Tool to Speed and Reduce Cost of Development While Maximizing Performance
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— March 8, 2016 Abaco Systems today announced AXIS EventView, an innovative software tool designed to enable customers to reduce the complexity, time and cost of developing, testing and debugging sophisticated multi-processor, compute-intensive embedded applications while maximizing their performance. EventView, previously available as part of Abaco’s complete AXISPro software development environment, is now offered as a...
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Abaco Systems Announces High Performance Graphics Card with Unique Flexibility for SWaP-constrained Applications
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— February 29, 2016 Responding to the growing demand for very high performance graphics capability, together with the need to accommodate a broad range of resolutions, aspect ratios and legacy displays, Abaco Systems today announced the GRA113 3U VPX Rugged High Performance Graphics Board. The GRA113 represents the latest development in Abaco’s growing range of products based on NVIDIA’s market-leading GPU technology. The...
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Meet Abaco Systems
In the transition from being the embedded computing business within GE's Intelligent Platforms business to Abaco Systems, some things haven't changed. Some very important things have changed, however. Find out more here .
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Bernie Anger: An Interview
In this EE Catalog article , Chris Ciufo - Editor-In-Chief, Embededd Systems Engineering - talks to Abaco Systems CEO Bernie Anger about the transition from being the rugged embedded computing business of GE's Intelligent Platforms division to being a brand new, standalone company.