The CSP Inc. MultiComputer Division has 40+ years of experience with High Performance Computing (HPC)
technologies (hardware, software, and tools) delivering high-end optimized Signal Processing and Data Processing platforms from Array Processors to Vector
Processors and now Embedded Clusters with Linux. CSPI has designed several generations of embedded HPC solutions, by selecting the best possible technology
at each time.
TeraXP Embedded Servers (2012):
The TeraXP family of rugged OpenVPX Embedded Servers addresses critical high performance embedded computing (HPEC) requirements in a compact, rugged grade,
air-cooled or liquid/conduction-cooled chassis designed for deployment where reduced size, weight and power (SWaP) are imperative. The TeraXP Open Architecture systems feature
3000 SERIES OpenVPX payloads with powerful Intel® Xeon® processors, NVIDIA GPU co-processors, the latest FDR InfiniBand™ technology, a VPX backplane with the new VITA 66
Optical Interconnect, and a non proprietary software stack protecting development investments.
4000 SERIES ATCA (2010):
Clusters based on InfiniBand, AdvancedTCA & NEBS standards to deliver affordability, sustainability, and high availability to
manned and unmanned large mobile platforms (land, sea, and air).
3000 SERIES OpenVPX (2010):
Technology refresh with Intel Multi-core processors, InfiniBand and the OpenVPX VITA/ANSI standard to support High
Performance Radar, Sonar, C4ISR, and SIGINT applications.
Hybrid Computing (2007):
3000 SERIES platforms combining a General Purpose Processor with an FPGA DSP Unit on a single VXS payload
board. Development tools include the CoreFire™ Design Suite,and Wind River Workbench.
3000 SERIES (2006):
Technology insertion upgrade to FastCluster products. Includes VXS, Myri-10G, FPGA and Multi-Core processors.
2000 SERIES (1997):
CSPI transitions away from proprietary architecture (SuperCard) and endorses/promotes DARPA's vision: network of
processors, MPI, embedded HPC systems. These systems include the Myrinet on VME ANSI Vita 26 (1998) Standard for
Embedded Clustering Technology. 2000 SERIES products were first available in 1997 with VxWorks/Tornado. In 2000,
these systems added support for the Linux operating system. The 2000 SERIES represents a mature technology in
current deployment.
SuperCard (1990):
First VME product, with Intel i860. Proprietary O/S first (SuperKit). Blades with 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x i860 processors
per 6U board. Limited interconnect via VME64 & VSB. Dominant use in DOD sonar applicaitons, however, with more
than 300 customers worldwide systems haver found a broad spectrum of use.
Following the initial introduction of these systems the software evolved from a proprietary OS and tools to
Industry Standards [PSOS, VxWorks] enabling ADA, C, FORTAN. SuperCard is the first DOD COTS hardware deployed in
large quantity (~10,000) US Navy.
MAP 4000 (1988):
Second Generation of Array Processor with Full Development Tools. The tool includes Pacific Sierra automatic
Vectorizer (same as the one used on CRAY). Same markets as Mini-MAP but first board level product for Digital
Mini-Computer (Qbus form factor).
Mini-MAP (1982):
First Generation of Programmable Array Processor with Full Development Tools running on VAX [ Fortran Compiler, Debugger,
Linker, Scientific Signal Processing Library]. Technology was originally designed for an OEM in the oil exploration
business and needed to be field deployable on trucks. The software requirements included high quality, the abllity to
run on VAX. Other system requirements included Large Data Memory. High MTBF, and High MFLOPS/Watt rato. These systems
were also utilized in other markets: PET, CT, MRI, LAB, SEISMIC, DOD Sonar.
MAP 6400 (1979):
The MAP 200/300 architecture evolved to a double-precision 64-bit machine to address problems involving
matrix arithmetic.
MAP 200/300 (1976):
First generation of Array Processor (FPS competitor). Used in labs to deliver Floating Point arithmetic at the speed of
fixed hardware. Customers included Signal Processing Labs world wide, Seismic Data Processing, 1st Generation CT Scanners,
DOD Primes. MFLOPS at low cost, flexible but difficult to program.
CSPI Founded (1968):
CSP Inc. (CSPI) was founded by pioneers in the emerging field of signal processing. The company's first product,
the CSS-3, was a signal processing workstation.
