Friday, 9 May 2008

XMC-710, Mistral’s First NVIDIA G73M Based Graphic Display Control Card

A provider of technology solutions and professional services in the embedded space, Mistral solutions, has made available an NVIDIA G73M-based graphics display control card from Curtiss Wright called XMC-710 XMC mezzanine module.

The XMC-710 is a VITA 42.3, PCI Express based XMC form factor, ruggedized, high-performance, dual output, graphics controller with video capture capability. The company claims that XMC-710 provides system integrators with an integrated high performance graphics display controller ideal for demanding graphics and video applications. It can also be used in VME, VPX and CompactPCI systems.

The XMC-710 is supposed to be the first rugged Mil/Aero COTS XMC that makes use of the NVIDIA G73M GPU and promises to deliver OpenGL Processing at PCI Express Data Rates. The card is also supported with a 128-bit local frame buffer interface with up to 512 MB DDR2 frame buffer.

“The extensive video capture and processing capabilities, user defined video modes and enhanced bandwidth of PCI Express of the XMC-710 equips it with the features and flexibility to meet specialized requirements of safety critical applications used in the defense and aerospace industry,” said Mistral solutions.