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The rugged small form factor MAGIC1 Display Computer combines state of the art CPU technology with the latest Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) to deliver unprecedented levels of performance for rugged applications. When deployed as a Display Computer, the MAGIC1 supports the industry’s most demanding video and image applications. Using NVIDIA's GT 240 GPU, the MAGIC1 provides full access to GPGPU (General Purpose computing on Graphics Processing Units) computing.

To provide full application coverage and flexibility, the MAGIC1 offers an Intel Core 2 Duo or a dual core Freescale 8641D. System memory is made up of two banks of dual data rate SDRAM, with capacity up to 4 GBytes. Users have the choice of a dual channel GPU, with either the NVIDIA GT 240 GPU with 1 Gbyte of DDR3 memory, or an NVIDIA G73 GPU with 256 Mbytes of GDDR3 SDRAM. Graphics memory is arranged in two banks and the GPU connects to the CPU through a dedicated 16-lane PCI Express™ link.

GPGPU computing uses the NVIDIA GT 240 as a 96 core parallel processing engine to accelerate radar, sonar, image processing and similar applications. For rapid application development, environments such as CUDA, OpenCL and MATLAB are available. Onboard storage is provided by a solid state disk drive, which boasts a capacity of up to 256 GBytes, sustained read performance of 45 Mbytes/second, and a purge facility to allow data on the drive to be securely deleted in an emergency.

The MAGIC1 Rugged Display Computer is available in three chassis configurations: Base-plate cooled when a suitable coldplate is available, convection cooled with integral fins, or forced air cooled through hollow sidewall heat exchangers when no external cooling mechanism is available.
  • Base-plate or convection cooled
  • For Ruggedization Levels, please see the configuration guide under the downloads tab
  • Up to 256 GBytes solid state disk
  • Multiple video standards (DVI, VGA, TV)
  • Dual channel video output
  • NVIDIA® GT 240 or G73 GPU
  • High performance rugged computer
  • Leading edge graphics performance
  • 2.16 GHz Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor or Freescale® 8641D processor
  • GPGPU Resource Center

Article - Fabric-Based Strategy Doubles Up on UAV Payload Functions (COTS Journal, Oct.2008)

  • PLM Program
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Datasheet MAGIC1-CCUR
Brochures Unmanned Aerial Systems
Learn how GE’s full line of products specifically designed for unmanned aerial systems can speed time-to-market while reducing development risks.
White Papers Design Approaches Impact GPGPU Implementation (GFT-827)
Chip-down and mezzanine options present potential benefits and drawbacks for developers.
White Papers Embedded Computing Technologies for Unmanned Vehicles (GFT-786)
White Papers Many-Core Processors Report Ready for Duty (GFT-772)
Increasing Speed, Reducing Size of Radar Processing Systems
White Papers RDMA: The Future of High Speed Fabric Interconnects (GFT-819)
White Papers Switched Fabrics Support High-Performance Embedded Computing for Military and Aerospace Platforms (GFT-815)
Lessons learned from high-performance computing arena can be transferred to military and aerospace applications for improved component interoperability.
White Papers Vetronics Architectures Emerge to Facilitate Network-Enabled Operations (GFT-825)
Learn how Vetronics architectures are revolutionizing communications among virtually all battlefield assets.
White Papers VPX: VMEbus For the 21st Century (GFT-645A)
This paper looks at VPX for rugged environments and embedded military applications.
Requires Authorization Application Notes Installing Windows XP Drivers for SBC340, GRA110, & MAGIC1
Edition 4
Requires Authorization Application Notes Video Capture with GRA110
1st Edition
Configuration Guide Ruggedization Levels
Hardware Manual Magic1 Hardware Reference Manual
Edition 5
Requires Authorization Software Grabber.zip 1.0
Customer support contact info for this product is listed below by global region. All related documentation and software for this product are listed under the "Downloads" tab of this product page.

Primary Support

Towcester, UK
Tove Valley Business Park
Towcester, Northamptonshire, -- NN12 6PF

Support Phone: +44 (0) 1327 322760
Support E-mail: support.towcester.ip@ge.com
RMA E-mail: repairs.towcester.ip@ge.com

RMA: Download Request Form


Americas

Huntsville, AL
12090 South Memorial Parkway
Huntsville, AL 35803-3308

Support Phone: 1-800-433-2682
Support E-mail: support.huntsville.ip@ge.com
RMA E-mail: repairs.huntsville.ip@ge.com


Asia Pacific, Oceana Support

Beijing, China
Tower A, Longsheng Building
#A5 Rongchang East Road, BDA
Beijing, 100176

Support Phone: (8610) 8722-6352
Support E-mail: support-apo.embeddedsystems.ip@ge.com