Mercury Systems: EnsembleSeries SCM6010 OpenVPX Rugged Storage Module With NVMe M.2 and PCIe Architecture

Mercury Systems, Inc. announced the EnsembleSeries SCM6010 OpenVPX storage module featuring NVMe M.2 commercial technology for high-speed, low-latency performance.

The SCM6010’s removable storage canisters are enabling users to replace the storage for rapid mission updates, removal of sensitive material and technological refreshes. For deployment anywhere, the storage modules are available with modified-off-the-shelf-plus (MOTS+) rugged packaging for extreme environmental protection.

“Abundant, high-bandwidth storage is critical to modern defense missions,” said Joe Plunkett, VP and GM, sensor processing product line. “Our rugged SCM6010 modules use the latest NVMe technology to locate and process data faster than anything currently available for embedded applications. Further, the ability to easily remove and replace the storage enables mission refreshes on the fly in the harshest environments and protects IP. The SCM6010 is another way Mercury makes commercial technology profoundly more accessible to aerospace and defense.“

EnsembleSeries SCM6010 modules use a PCIe architecture to access their M.2 NVMe drives, delivering a performance boost to OpenVPX subsystems that typical SATA drives can’t match. This ability to mirror a composable data center architecture is critical for the remote deployment of challenging AI, electronic warfare, electro-optical/infrared and other big data, image-intensive applications that typically require vast memory and storage resources.

SCM6010 modules are an integral part of the company’s portfolio of made in the USA. storage technologies, including secure defense-grade SSDs and high-density memory packages, come standard with the following features and will be available by the 2Q20.

Up to 24TB of high-speed storage
48xPCIe Gen3 low-latency, high-bandwidth R/W lanes
Removable storage canister for quick mission refreshes with minimal downtime
OpenVPX (VITA 65) compliant with embedded system management and monitoring
Optional MOTS+ rugged packaging for extreme environmental protection

The company is accelerating innovation for its customers as the firm bridges the gap between commercial technology and defense applications.

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