October 2021

NIU3E: Mission Computer with Cortex A53 CPU, integrated Switch and multifunction I/O

North Atlantic Industries introduces NIU3E, the new rugged, compact, low-power mission computer, preconfigured with programmable discrete I/O, ARINC 429/575, CANBus and MIL-STD-1553. NIU3E also integrates an Ethernet Switch module for managing four 10GBase-SR multimode fiber ports and sixteen 10/100/1000GbE Base-T ports. NIU3E offers extensive configurability with the Configurable Open Systems Architecture (COSA) series of intelligent function modules which provide over 70 types of I/O, measurement and simulation, communication, switching and SBC functions. NIU3E Mission Computer integrates the Xilinx UltraScale+ FPGAs and a Dual or Quad Core ARM Cortex-A53 processor to manage software applications, I/O and communications, and is equipped with 8GB of DDR4 RAM and 32GB of SATA Flash storage capacity. NIU3E is configured with one RS-232 port for maintenance/diagnostics and configuration interface, 24-CH Discrete I/O, 8-CH ARINC 429/575, 4-CH CANbus, 2-CH MIL-STD-1553, four 10GBase-SR ports and sixteen 10/100/1000GbE Base-T ports. All I/O interfaces are wired on circular MIL connectors which, along with the small footprint of only 182x167x76mm and an operating temperature of -40°C to +71°C, make the NIU3E ideal for mission critical applications by providing an off-the-shelf solution that accelerates the deployment of optimized SWaP systems in air, land and marine applications.