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WHITE PAPER A Generational Leap in Edge Computing with the Versal® ACAP mrcy.com 6 Safety and Security Safety cer tification for aircraft, including UAVs, is an issue of growing significance. Addressing this need, Versal AI Core ACAPs are designed to suppor t the development of systems adhering to DO-178C and DO-254. Safety features are built in from the ground up with the end goal in mind. The Versal architecture is par titioned with functional hardware features in each domain, as well as global resources to monitor and eliminate common cause failures (CCF). Designers can also expect that future edge systems will need to withstand increasingly frequent cyber-attacks. ACAPs have a rich set of security features, including: ▪ Hardware root of trust ▫ Boot time firmware and image authentication ▫ SCA-resistant crypto engines to decrypt images ▫ Debug security ▫ Key management ▫ Secure and measured boot with remote attestation ▪ Attack protection ▫ Tamper detection and protection ▪ Run-time security ▫ Trust zone and trusted execution environment ▫ Memory and peripheral protection In addition to these chip-level ACAP capabilities, Mercury builds substantial physical security capabilities at the module level, anchoring our BuiltSECURE™ suite of physical- and cyber- security features. Coupled with tooling motivated by program security logistics, the Versal ACAP and BuiltSECURE combine to meet the needs of program specific protection plans. THE FIRST DEPLOYABLE ACAP-BASED OPENVPX SOLUTION Mercury has already released the industry 's first deployable heterogeneous processing module using the Versal AI Core ACAP. The SCFE6931 is a single-slot, 6U OpenVPX form factor product, ruggedized for harsh environments and supporting multiple high-reliability cooling options, including conduction cooling. With two Versal AI Core devices, it delivers a tremendous level of flexible processing power to edge applications. This module suppor ts each of its ACAP devices with 24 GB of DDR4 SDRAM (48 GB total) and offers a range of I/O inter faces, including integrated mid-board fiber transceivers with 25 Gbps of bandwidth. The SCFE6931 illustrates Mercur y 's commitment to industr y standards. The backplane inter face is a VITA 65 slot profile, with VITA 66.x capability, and the IPMI controller is VITA 46.11 compliant. The module is SOSA aligned for easy integration into sensor-based systems and it is manufactured in the U.S. at an AS9100D cer tified facility. The SCFE6931 6U OpenVPX Module with Two ACAP Processors THE POWER OF VERSAL ACAP TECHNOLOGY IN A READY-TO-RUN, PROVEN AND TESTED PLATFORM Jump-start development with the Model 8258 low-cost 6U VPX platform to build, run and debug applications on the SCFE6931 Dual Versal ACAP processing module. Providing power and cooling to match the SCFE6931 in a small desktop footprint, the chassis allows access to all required front-panel interfaces and the optional rear-panel connectors to support 100 GigE. Mercury 's Navigator® FPGA design kit (FDK) and board support package (BSP) complete the preconfigured development platform. The 8258 6U VPX Dual Versal AI Core Development Platform

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