The X-ES Integrated Solutions Lab

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The Integrated Solutions Lab showcases how rugged, high-reliability embedded systems are architected, integrated, and validated for demanding defense, aerospace, and industrial applications.

This section features a series of Reference Designs – engineered system examples that combine X-ES modules and platforms with complementary third-party technologies. Each design demonstrates how compute, networking, storage, and I/O subsystems can be integrated into cohesive, deployment-ready architectures.

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What is a Reference Design?

A Reference Design is a representative system architecture that illustrates how specific hardware components can be combined to achieve a defined technical objective.

At X-ES, Reference Designs are used to:

Demonstrate validated integration approaches using production-ready X-ES hardware
Illustrate system-level trade-offs and design decisions across compute, I/O, and fabric architectures
Provide a starting point for custom system development, simplifying time-to-first-prototype
Reduce technical risk during early-stage architecture planning

These designs are not off-the-shelf products. They are engineering starting points that are structured to accelerate development and inform system architecture decisions. Each design is validated by X-ES engineering to confirm functional integration prior to publication.

System Integration Focus

The Integrated Solutions Lab reflects X-ES expertise in system-level integration for rugged environments, where performance, long-term reliability, and interoperability must be balanced within real-world constraints.

This includes:

High-performance embedded processing across CPU, GPU, and FPGA architectures
High-speed data movement and interconnects
Sensor, networking, and I/O integration
Storage and data management architectures
Chassis-level design and system ruggedization

Each Reference Design is developed with practical engineering considerations in mind

This includes:

Thermal management and conduction-cooled heat dissipation for MIL-STD-810 environments
Power distribution and efficiency across extended operating temperature ranges (-40°C to +85°C)
Size, weight, and power (SWaP) optimization for a diverse range of resource-constrained applications
Interoperability across VITA- and SOSA-aligned standards-based components

Rather than presenting isolated components, these designs provide complete system context, showing how individual technologies operate together within a unified architecture.

What You Will Find in Each Reference Design
Each Reference Design in the Integrated Solutions Lab follows a consistent structure to support technical evaluation and reuse. This structure allows engineers to quickly assess relevance, compare architectural patterns against their own requirements, and carry applicable design decisions forward into program-specific development.

System
Overview

Application context, deployment environment, and design objectives.

Architecture Description

Functional partitioning, subsystem relationships, interconnect topology, and data flow

Component Composition

X-ES modules and integrated third-party technologies, with part-level identification.

Design Considerations

Key trade-offs, environmental constraints, standards compliance, and assumptions.

Featured Reference Designs

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3U VPX Radar System with SBC and GPGPU

This demonstration showcases how X-ES combines its CPU-based compute platforms with best-of-breed partner technologies, including SDR and GPGPU, to create a complete radar processing solution.

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