System Architectures

Setting new standards in standard architectures.

Tracewell has extensive experience designing and manufacturing systems based on standard architectures including VPX, VXS, VME, VME64x, VXI, ATCA, MicroTCA, and CPCI.  The Tracewell System Architecture (SA) products, based on standard, commercial technologies can be used in a wide variety of commercial and military applications including: battlefield command & control systems, ground and flight sensor control systems, vehicle navigation controls, and medical imaging devices.

Tracewell has designed the SA products to minimize size and weight, while maximizing performance.  A rugged design of aluminum and steel provides structural strength, without adding excessive weight. These products are also designed to maintain optimal power and cooling conditions inside the chassis.  With 40 years experience in bus architecture design, the Tracewell System Architecture products can integrate multiple bus architectures onto one chassis to deliver greater speed and performance.   These advanced architectures deliver a smaller, lighter and more cost-efficient computing footprint.
 

Device and system storage and management for any deployment VME – VPX – VXI – cPCI – VME64 – ATCA – Custom

T-Frame Development

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T-Frame CPCI-PS

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T-Frame VPX

T-Frame Development

Use Case

The ideal test and development platform for industrial, military, data and telecommunication applications. The open-frame design provides unrestricted access to installed boards, eliminating performance robbing extender cards.

Features

Easy front panel controls for margining   +5 and +3.3 volts

400 watt, N+1, or 700 watt operation; up to 1500W for VPX version

Adjustable rear card cage for 60, 80, and 100mm boards

VME64x, CPCI, and VXI versions in 8-slots

VPX version in 5-slots

S32 Commercial S32 Commercial

Use Case

The Tracewell S32 4U is a rugged rack mount or bench top system designed for commercial or industrial applications requiring a large number of instruments in a single chassis.

Features

High-capacity 18-slot CPCI backplane

Dual backplane bridges are user configurable

Hot-Swap compatible per PICMG 2.1

600W universal input power with PFC

S33-1U Rugged Commerical

Download PDFS33-1U CPCI

Download PDFS33-1U VME64X

S33-1U Rugged Commerical

Use Case

The Tracewell S33-1U is the industry’s highest performance 2-slot 1U CPCI/VME64x chassis. The CompactPCI versions are available in 5 and 8-slots. The VME64x versions are available in 5 and 7-slots.

Features

Advanced push-pull cooling for up to 75W per slot

Software-based multi- point temperature monitoring with serial interface

EMI shielded design

28 and 48VDC input options available

S33-4U Rugged Commercial

S33-4U CPCI

S33-4U VME64X

S33-4U Rugged Commercial

Use Case

The S33 4U from Tracewell Systems delivers innovative design and performance in a low profile, cost effective platform available in standard configurations for commercial, industrial, and telecommunication applications.

Features

Power from 250 - 700W; N+1 and HS optional

High-capacity cooling, front hot-swap fan module

Removable rack-flanges with mid-count

CompactPCI versions in 5-8-slots

VME64x versions in 12- and 16-slots; 21 slots for -HP version

S34 Commerical

S34 CPCI

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S34-HP VME64X

S34 Commerical

Use Case

The S34 9U is designed for applications requiring additional power and cooling capacity. Rugged construction and a host of standard features make S34 ideal for any high-performance computing requirement.

Features

Power from 420W, 400W N+1 and 700W; up to 1500W for -HP version

High-capacity cooling, front access hot-swap fan modules

CompactPCI versions in 8-14 slots

VME64x versions in 12- and 16-slots; 21 slots for -HP version

S36 Rugged MIL

S36 CPCI

S36 VME64X

S36 Rugged MIL

Use Case

Tracewell Systems offers the highly adaptable S36 for air-, sea- and ground-based applications. The MIL-STD-461 design uses unique shielding methods to support up to 21 boards. Optional advanced welded laminate construction provides a very light, highly rigid platform. Also supports several standard backplane architectures, or, if needed, full custom architectures.

Features

Output power ranging from 400-2000 W, wide range AC (47-440Hz) or 28/48/300 VDC input

High capacity, forced air-cooling for up to 100W/slot; optional conduction or fluid cooled configurations can be supported

Up to 21 slots, 3U or 6U, in VME64x, VXS, CompactPCI, full custom or mixed architecture

Remote monitoring, VFD/LCD display options and control interfaces for RS-232/485, Ethernet or IPMI

MIL-STD 461, 704, and 810 environments

S42 Rugged MIL Lightweight

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S42 Rugged MIL Lightweight

Use Case

The Tracewell S42 21 slot is an ultra-performance computing platform for rugged applications requiring small size and extreme low weight.

Features

Rugged ultra-low weight–45lbs.

4500W power is MIL-STD-704 compatible

EMI shielded per MIL-STD-461

VXS backplane option supports over 6.25Gb/s

200W+/slot at sea level, 85W+/slot at 10,000 ft

Shock and vibe per MIL-STD-810 and DO-160

HPC VXI-High Power

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HPC VXI-High Power

Use Case

The Tracewell HPC VXI 10U is the industry’s highest performance 13-slot, C size VXI chassis. Featuring increased power and cooling, system monitoring, and a rugged modular design, HPC VXI is ideal for the latest generation of high-performance VXI instrumentation.

Features

Plugging fan module with (2) 340 cfm high pressure fans

300 cfm of airflow at 0.125" of H2O restriction

VXI plug&play compliant for 1 & 2-tier receivers

High-performance digital test ready

Co-Star-CO and Premise

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Download PDFCO-Star ATCA 5-SL

Co-Star-CO and Premise

Use Case

Systems deliver low cost of ownership with superior reliability, availability and maintainability.

Features

Advanced push-pull cooling; 200W/slot with redundancy

Redundant shelf managers support SNMP and RMCP

Dual-Star or full mesh backplane supporting>3.125Gb/s

Intelligent power entry modules – supports 4 power feeds

NEBS, Telecordia, UL, CE (pending)

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