NVIDIA QUADRO4 BASED PCI MEZZANINE CARD FOR EMBEDDED VISUAL COMPUTING APPLICATIONS

Sentiris™ PMC 4110
The Sentiris™ PMC 4110 continues as the industry-leading advanced COTS graphics subsystem developed for performance-sensitive embedded visual computing applications. Created by Quantum3D™, the exclusive supplier of NVIDIA-based technologies for the embedded visual computing market, Sentiris PMC 4110 is an IEEE 1386.1 compliant PCI Mezzanine Card that brings the power of the NVIDIA® Quadro™4 Embedded Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) to realtime military and commercial embedded visual computing applications. Sentiris combines high-performance, high-resolution multi-channel 2D and 3D graphics and advanced video input/output with low-power consumption and extended or mil-spec environmental capabilities to meet the demanding requirements of realtime visualization for such diverse applications as SAAB Avionics digital map and situational awareness for helicopter pilots, Titan’s heads-down display for high-speed, fully-amphibious assault hovercraft navigation, L-3’s Landing Signal Officer (LSO) workstation for aircraft recovery on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, and both the airborne radar units and ground control stations for General Atomics’ Predator UAV.

Highest Performance Graphics/Video PMC Available
Sentiris PMC 4110 harnesses the power of the NVIDIA Quadro4 GPU acceleration to provide unprecedented 2D and 3D graphics performance for mission critical applications. With a 128-bit interface to 64MB of DDR memory, Sentiris PMC 4110 has a dedicated graphics bandwidth of 7.0 GB/sec. This capability enables Sentiris to deliver up to 400 megapixels per second (trilinear) pixel fill rate, 5.4M independent, texture mapped triangles per second (trilinear) and 4.8M 3D AA lines per second (all performance figures based on Real World Benchmarks 2.3.3) when deployed with Single Board Computers (SBCs) that support 66 MHz PCI-bus interconnects. This is between five and ten times the performance of competitive graphics PMCs including the SBS Technologies G2 and the DY-4 PMC-704.

On typical fill-rate intensive OpenGL applications, such as synthetic vision or embedded training, the Quantum3D Sentiris exhibits between 50% and 130% higher performance over competitive solutions, including the SBS Technologies G2 (first chart).

On typical anti-aliased line intensive OpenGL applications, such as avionics, vetronics and C4ISR applications, the Quantum3D Sentiris exhibits up to a 630% higher performance over competitive solutions, including the SBS Technologies G2 (2nd chart).

Unmatched Image Quality
The Quadro4-equipped Sentiris PMC 4110 provides industry-leading image quality - crucial for target recognition and improved situational awareness – and offers 16- or 32-bit RGBA and Z with both full scene (up to 4 sub-samples per pixel) and Quadro4 edge anti-aliasing, combined with both trilinear and anisotropic texture filtering to provide the best possible image quality for both 2D and 3D graphics operations. Sentiris PMC 4110 also supports key Quadro4 workstation level features such as render to texture and vertex buffer objects, enabling rapid migration of new capabilities out from the lab into the field.

Flexible Graphics and Video I/O Capabilities
For integration applications where multiple channel outputs are essential, Sentiris PMC 4110 supports implementation of 2-channel display systems per PMC. Dual, independent analog and digital RGB (DVI/TMDS and LVDS) output support with analog resolutions to 2048 x 1536 and digital resolutions to 1600 x 1200, means Sentiris PMC 4110 is ready for next generation display applications. For output to legacy vehicle displays and flat panels, Sentiris PMC 4110 also supports popular video output formats including NTSC, PAL, RS-170, RS-170A and S-Video. For sensor, television or other video input requirements, Sentiris PMC 4110 supports video input for the same composite and S-Video formats, which may be mapped to any output- either directly into the frame buffer or via video texturing. Along with expert design support for customized solutions, Quantum3D technical staff has decades of man years experience in advanced graphics and video processing for implementing customized timings and video formats.

Designed for Technology Insertion and
Open Architecture Applications
Compliant with the IEEE 1386.1 PCI Mezzanine Card standard, the Sentiris PMC 4110 is compatible with VME, CompactPCI, PC-104+ and other embedded form factor single board computers equipped with either 33 MHz or 66 MHz PMC slots (3.3 or 5V), which makes Sentiris PMC 4110 perfect for P3I applications where technology insertion or preservation of the installed base infrastructure is important. Sentiris PMC 4110 supports Microsoft® Windows®2000, WindowsXP, and WindowsXP Embedded bringing OpenGL® 1.4 (or Earlier) and DirectX® 9.0 to Intel® IA32™ Architecture Systems. Sentiris also supports OpenGL® 1.2 under Linux and popular Real Time Operating Systems, including WindRiver® VxWorks® on both IA32 and PowerPC™ architecture systems. With this level of hardware and software compatibility, new applications, as well as existing applications can take advantage of Sentiris’ performance and image quality without requiring a major software effort.

Designed for Extended and Mil-Spec Environments
Sentiris takes advantage of the advanced power management technology to simultaneously deliver high performance and low power consumption and heat dissipation. With Sentiris, typical power consumption is less than nine watts in most applications. Sentiris PMC 4110 is available in both convection and conduction-cooled models (conduction cooled model compliant with VITA 20-199X is available 1H06). Both models are designed to meet the shock, vibration and temperature requirements of MIL-Std 810F and the EMI/EMC requirements of MIL-Std-461E, so Sentiris is well suited for harsh environment field deployments, wherever the challenge leads.

Sentiris™ PMC Development System

Sentiris Development Systems and SBC/PMC Combinations
For rapid development and testing applications, Quantum3D is also offering both Intel and PowerPC Architecture Development Systems. With PCI/ATX, VME and CPCI form factors, Sentiris Development Systems are the perfect way to jumpstart an advanced embedded graphics development effort for Windows, Linux or RTOS based environments. For complete details on Sentiris Development Systems, including details on available RTOS board support packages, pricing and delivery, or for information on SBC/PMC combinations for optimum performance and ease-of-integration, please contact Quantum3D or your local Quantum3D distributor.

Updated 02-16-06