Mistral offers high performance OpenGL solution to Indian defense
(Business News, 15 May 2008 )
Bangalore – Mistral Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a leading provider of complete technology solutions and professional services in the embedded space, announced the availability of the XMC-710 XMC mezzanine module, a NVIDIA G73M-based graphics display control card from Curtiss Wright. Designed for use in VME, VPX and CompactPCI systems, the XMC-710 provides system integrators with an integrated high performance graphics display controller ideal for demanding graphics and video applications.
The XMC-710 graphics controller is the first rugged Mil/Aero COTS XMC to make use of the industry leading NVIDIA G73M GPU delivering 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 graphics accelerator offers highly integrated software, including Curtiss-Wright’s Graphics Software Suite (GSS) and Seaweed System’s Seawind/GL/GN /GL/GN X/OpenGL software to speed and optimize use of the high performance graphics engine.
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 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.
