Edge Computers

Space Edge Processor, Gen-2 (SEP2)


Blue Marble Communications radiation-hardened SEP2 is our second-generation edge computing product featuring latest AMD Ryzen CPU/GPU/NPU and Xilinx Versal AI Edge Gen-2 processor technologies.

The 4nm/6nm computing platforms provide for industry-leading radiation performance and compute power efficiency.

Technical specifications

Specification Performance
Ryzen APU
CPU/GPU/NPU Device Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS (4nm)
CPU Specifications 8x Zen4 w/ 8MB/16MB L2/L3 Cache
CPU Performance 90,000 CoreMark-PRO “multi-core”
GPU Performance 3.5 TFLOPs (FP32)
NPU Performance 16 TOPS (INT8)
Application Memory 32GB DDR5-5600 (w/ECC)
Storage Memory 10.8TB PCIe NVMe SSD
Versal SoC
CPU/FPGA/AI Device Versal AI Edge Gen-2 2VE3858 (6nm)
CPU Specifications 8x Arm Cortex-A78AE
FPGA Specifications 543K LUTs, 1190K SLCs, 2064 DSPs
AI Accelerator Performance 184 TOPS (INT8)
Application Memory 16GB DDR5-5600 (w/ECC)
Interfaces
Monitoring & Control Interfaces 2x 10/100/1000/BASE-T
2x CAN FD, 2x RS-422
Data/Networking 3x 10/100/1000/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T
2x 100GBASE-(K)R4
Timing Interfaces LVDS PPS, RS-422 PPS
Size & Mass 31.4×22.5×3.2cm, 2.5kg
Power 22–38Vdc, <100W (peak)
Operating Temperature -20 to +60°C

Medusa Fiber µlens Array


High-density, laser-welded, fiber-optic arrays for precision and robustness


Medusa fiberized microlens arrays offer nearly limitless scaling for fiber interconnects that cannot be matched by competing technologies. Laser-welded fibers ensure robust adhesion and 100% fused silica beam path, while automated alignment guarantees performance specifications regardless of fiber type.

Dense-packing with configurable placement


Medusa fiberized microlens arrays can be pre-configured to provide any fiber density any location for any type of fiber, including mixed fiber types. Epoxy-free path provides uninterrupted silica path for high reliability applications such as datacenter interconnects, silicon photonics interconnects, or kW-per-fiber beam combination.

Technical specifications

The preliminary specifications of Medusa fiberized microlens arrays are given below:
  • Fiber type: SM, PM, MM, LMA, or mixed
  • Number of fibers: 128, or user defined to over 1024
  • Fiber configuration: hex-pack, square pack, or user defined
  • Center-to-center spacing: user defined ≤ 250µm
  • Pointing error: ≤ 2.5mrad
  • PM fiber co-alignment: ≤0.3°
  • Connector loss per channel: 0.5/1.6dB (avg/max)
Manufacturing features of Medusa fiberized microlens arrays make them suitable for integration into high-density expanded-beam connectors. Such features include:
  • Bar-coded fibers for easy correlation to microlens location
  • Mounted or unmounted microlens array
  • Epoxy filled (not in path) for hermetic strain-relief