France-based Kontron Modular Computers S.A.S. has introduced its HARAKAN-F compact mission computer for mission computing, vetronics, software-defined radio, video capture, artificial intelligence (AI)-vision processing and electronic warfare (EW).
According to its developers, the HARAKAN-F is based on a VPX architecture that is compatible with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) standard. Additionally, it offers high-density processing and powerful general-purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU) for AI computing.
Source: Kontron
Further, the HARAKAN-F is a fanless conduction-cooled mission computer that operates in temperatures from -40° C to 71° C. Meanwhile, the integrated Mission Processing System includes two 3U VPX slots for customized configurations.
The company added that the 3U VPX mission computer accommodates one or two single-board computers, an optional GPGPU card or a switch card. A security feature of the technology is the integrated Kontron Secure Embedded Computing (Sec-Line), which ensures an end-to-end cyber security chain of trust.
Additional features of the technology include trusted boot and secure boot, which protect the system software during the boot process by detecting changes, verifying the signed software and examining the footprint of the loaded code fragments. TPM authentication verifies the system hardware during communication phases (SSL/TLS) and enables the use of secure network protocols with TPM-secured SSL/TLS certificates.
For more information on the HARAKAN-F compact mission computer, visit the Kontron website.
