X-ES XPedite7683 single-board computer

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) introduces the XPedite7683 — a secure, high-performance, 3U OpenVPX single-board computer based on the Intel Xeon D-1500 family of processors. Providing up to 16 Xeon-class cores, up to 32 GB of DDR4-2133 ECC SDRAM and XMC support, the product is suitable for computationally heavy applications requiring maximum data and information protection.

The device integrates SecureCOTS technology with a Microsemi SmartFusion2 security SoC for hosting custom functions to protect data from being modified or observed, and is suitable when stringent security capabilities are required. The SoC can control, intercept and monitor the Xeon D subsystem, implement penalties and interface to the system through GPIO directly connected to the VPX backplane. Circuit board enhancements and optimised Two-Level Maintenance (2LM) metalwork provide additional protection to the physical hardware.

The product maximises network performance with two 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. It accommodates up to 32 GB of DDR4-2133 ECC SDRAM in two channels and up to 256 GB of onboard SATA NAND flash in addition to numerous I/O ports, including USB, SATA and RS232/422/485 through the backplane connectors. It provides additional expansion capabilities with an integrated XMC site, which includes a x8 PCIe connection to the Intel Xeon D processor and X12d I/O mapped directly to the VPX backplane connectors.

Wind River VxWorks and X-ES Enterprise Linux Support Packages (XEL) are available. The device uses coreboot, powered by Intel’s Firmware Support Package (FSP), to provide fast boot times and simplify code traceability over legacy BIOS implementations.