Merlin
Defence grade companion computer
- Class
- Subsystem
Merlin is a defence grade onboard computer for our aircraft, and the middle tier of a planned family of five. It handles AI inference and mission computing, so our ISR and combat platforms can share one standard computer instead of relying on off the shelf boards that were never built for the conditions they fly in.
Specification
The numbers
Compute
- SoC
- Quad core, 64 bit ARM
- Cores
- 4x 64 bit ARM
- Memory
- 2 GB DDR3L
- Boot
- SPI NOR flash
Power
- Input
- 5 V
- Protection
- Reverse polarity
Connectivity
- CAN FD
- DroneCAN
- Ethernet
- 100M PHY
- Wireless
- WiFi / Bluetooth
- Video
- GPDI (HDMI class)
Security
- Element
- Secure element
- Tamper
- GPIO
- Boot chain
- Verified
Status
- Camera
- Not supported, no CSI
- Design
- Schematic verified
- Layout
- Not started yet
Specifications shown are design targets. Figures may vary once a system is built to your specific requirements.
Capabilities
What it does well
Part of a family
The middle tier of our planned five tier Neoviz computer family
Made for drones
Designed for defence UAV companion computing
Where it stands
Schematic verified, with board layout starting next
Next step
Talk to us about Merlin.
Configurations, integration with your equipment, or a variant built to your requirement. Tell us what you need and we will take it from there.