Abaco Systems introduces two high-performance computers for rugged environments

Huntsville-based Abaco Systems, a subsidiary of electronics manufacturer AMETEK, Inc., just introduced two new “rugged” computers featuring the new-to-market Intel Xeon D-2700 processor. They both deliver powerful 100Gb Ethernet (100GbE) capability.

Abaco Systems is a global leader in commercial open architecture computing and rugged embedded electronics. Cross-functional teams at their Huntsville headquarters at Redstone Gateway bring best in class rugged embedded computing into the hands of customers deployed to the world’s harshest of conditions. In 2021 Abaco Systems reported sales of more than $5.5 billion.

The new HPC2812 6U VPX high performance computer (HPC) and the new SBC3612D VPX single board computer (SBC) are Abaco’s first 100GbE computationally intensive 6U and 3U SOSA-aligned boards. Both computers provide the building blocks needed in 6U and 3U form factors for high performance, mission-ready systems.

The computers are deployable across a wide range of applications from commercial and industrial projects to transportation and infrastructure. They are also deployable on aerospace and defense applications including ISR, radar and EO/IR.

Both computers have plug-in cards (PIC) utilizing the Xeon D-2700 processor (Ice Lake) to form the multi-processing compute engine core of Abaco’s OpenVPX high performance and 100GbE capable products.

The HPC multiprocessor PIC is designed with dual (20 cores per node) Xeon D 2700 CPUs, per node 100GbE with RDMA data plane and dual PCIe Gen4 expansion planes (P2 and P5). The computer also includes 128GB DDR4 memory per node.

The SBC compute intensive PIC offers a 16-core Xeon D-2700 CPU, 100GbE with RDMA data plane and PCIe Gen4 expansion plane (x8 or x16 widths).

“Abaco is committed to giving our customers solutions with the latest technology like 100GbE,” says Pete Thompson, vice president of product management for Abaco Systems. “The HPC2812 and SBC3612D have the technology that meets our customers’ requirements for extremely high performance in demanding, rugged environments.”