The shrinking world of small-formfactor embedded computing: Industry experts say open standards are helping drive development in small-form-factor battlefield and aerospace hardware like system-on-chip and single-board computers.

SINGLE-board computers; RASPBERRY Pi; RADAR signal processing; ARTIFICIAL intelligence; MILITARY electronics; DIGITAL signal processing

The article offers information on small-form-factor embedded computing technologies which help to ensure components share a common platform and can interchange information across military branches. Topics discussed include information on C4ISR/EW Modular Open Suite of Standards initiative of the U.S. Army; information on Zynq Ultrascale+ RFSoC, a densest field-programmable gate array digital signal processor boards; and information on Abaco's SBC3511 rugged 3U VPX single-board computer.