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Rugged GPGPU COTS Boards for Military and Aerospace GPGPU platforms deliver new levels of performance for size, weight and power (SWaP) constrained mission payloads. The world of high-performance computing is undergoing a revolution, thanks to advances in General Purpose computing on Graphics Processing Units (GPGPU).
Enhanced Performance for Far Less Size, Weight and Power MULTIPLE FFT PERFORMANCE - GPU vs INTEL 60.00 50.00 GFLOPs The graph shows GFLOPs performance for the VSIPL multiple FFT operation. It compares performance on different GE Intelligent Platforms embedded platforms; a GPU platform, multi-core Intel Penryn and i5 platforms and an e600 based PowerPC platform. GE’s platform-optimized AXISLib DSP library product is used on all platforms.
Rugged GPGPU COTS Boards for Military and Aerospace Radar One of the biggest challenges for today’s radar systems is to provide more capability—range, number of targets, speed, etc. —while meeting ever more stringent SWaP constraints. The extra speed offered by the GPGPU platforms translates directly to more area coverage and more security for the operating team.
Data Encryption/ Decryption There are several standards for encryption of data, including Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES is the first publicly accessible and open cipher approved by the U.S. National Security Agency for topsecret information, typically requiring 256 bit keys at this level. The time to encrypt a block of data increases linearly with the size of the key. The computation load required to maintain encryption of a real-time data stream can be prohibitive.
IED Detection Target Tracking Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are a major cause of injuries and fatalities among ground troops. A number of techniques for automated detection of IEDs are used, and all of these require processing a high volume of data. The effectiveness of the solution depends on how fast the algorithm can reliably operate on that data. GPGPU technology is proving to be a highly effective solution for such high-throughput computations.
GPGPU COTS Platforms GE Intelligent Platforms GPGPU-empowered platforms can be easily implemented to either adapt to your legacy applications or to accommodate your new applications.
Application Development Made Simple By Software AXISLib-GPU provides the industry standard Vector, Signal and Image Processing Library (VSIPL) for NVIDIA-based GPU platforms. The VSIPL API model fits perfectly with GPGPUenabling DSP application developers to quickly realize significant application speed-ups without the need to learn GPU programming techniques.
PROCESSING FLOW ON CUDA Main Memory CPU Copy processing data Copy the result CUDA exploits the massively parallel characteristics of NVIDIA’s ubiquitous silicon. CUDA is taught in universities worldwide and used in many R&D labs, so a large number of programmers are available and there is a wealth of web-based resources.
COTS GPGPU Boards and Systems GRA111 NVIDIA GT 240 CUDA Capable Graphics Processer The OpenVPX-compatible GRA111 is the second generation 3U VPX graphics board, employing the state-of-the-art NVIDIA GT 240 GPU to bring desktop performance to the rugged Military and Aerospace market. In addition to meeting increased demand for graphics rendering performance, the GRA111 is the first rugged implementation of a CUDA capable GPU.
IPN250 and NPN240 Intel + NVIDIA These OpenVPX CPU+GPU combination boards feature NVIDIA CUDAcapable GT240 96-core GPUs, where the IPN250 uses 1 NVIDIA GPU and the NPN240 uses 2 NVIDIA GPUS. The GPUs enable the boards to be 15 to 20 times more energy efficient than CPU boards. Multiple boards can be linked to single or multiple hosts to create multi-node CUDA GPU clusters capable of thousands of GFLOPS.
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