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October 22, 1998

60+ flavors of CPU cards accelerate CompactPCI design

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Table 1—Representative Slot 1 computer boards
Manufacturer Board/model number/ price Board size Board width (slots) Processor type Maximum processor speed (MHz) Maxi- mum DRAM size (Mbytes) Maxi- mum SRAM size Maximum external cache (kbytes) Maximum onboard flash memory (Mbytes) Suggested software
NOTE 2 		No. of 100-Mbyte Ethernet ports RS-232C serial ports RS-422/ 485 serial ports Parallel ports USB ports Onboard video interface EIDE interface Floppy interface SCSI interface Expansion-module sites
Alta Technology SBC-A500/$5750 6U Two Alpha 21164 500 1024   2048 1 L, T   Two   One     Two Yes   One PMC
Creative Electronic Systems RIOC 4064/NA 6U One PowerPC Mach 5 300 128 64 kbytes 1024 8 C, Y OneNOTE 3 Two   One           Two PMC
Eurotech

 

ETH0996/$1395 3U One Pentium 233 64   512 128 E, P, Q, T, U, V, W   Two One One     Two Yes    
ETH7621/Q4 98 6U Two Pentium 233 512   512 128 L, P, Q, T, U, V, W One Two Two One One Yes Two Yes   One PMC, one PC-MIP
ETH7631/Q1 99 6U Two Pentium II 233 768   512 128 L, P, Q, T, U, V, W Two Three One One Two Yes Two Yes One  
Force Computers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPCI 520G/$7200 6U Two UltraSPARC-IIi 300 1024   1024 4 S One Two One     Yes   Yes Two  
CPCI 522/$8800 6U Two UltraSPARC-IIi 300 512   1024 4 S Two Two One         Yes Two Two PMC
CPCI 522G/$8800 6U Three UltraSPARC-IIi 300 1024   1024 4 S Two Three       Yes     Two Two PMC
CPCI-720/$1670 6U Two Pentium MMX 200 256   512 60 T, V One Two   One One   Two Yes    
CPCI-721/$3130 6U Two Pentium 200 256   512 60 T, V One Two   One One   Two Yes One One PMC
CPCI-730/$2350 6U One Pentium II mobile 266 384   512 16 T, V One Two One         Yes   Two PMC
CPCI-3603/$2995 3U One PowerPC 166 8     2 P, V   One                
CPCI-3740/$3995 3U One PowerPC 233 8     4 P, V   One                
CPCI-6750/$8030 6U One PowerPC 300 256   1024 8 P, V, Y One Two               Two PMC
General Micro Systems

 

 C2P2/$5400NOTE 1 6U Two Dual Pentium II 550 1024   1024 540 L, Q, T, V Two Two One One Two Yes Two Yes One  
V155/$3400NOTE 1 6U Two Pentium II mobile 300 750   512 24 L, Q, T, V Two Four One One Two Yes Two Yes One  
Gespac

 

 PCIPPC-1/$3495 3U One PowerPC 603e 100 32 4 kbytes   0.5 P, V   Two   One   Yes One Yes    
PCISYS-57/$1795 3U One Pentium MMX 233 64   256 2 O, P, Q, T OneNOTE 3 Two     One   One Yes    
Inova Computers

 

 ICP-K233/$1420 3U One K6 300 64   512 4 O, T, V, W One Two Two One One Yes One Yes   One other
ICP-S86133/$1000 3U One Thompson 5ST86 133 64   8 2 O, T, V, W One Two Two One One Yes One Yes   One other
MEN Mikro Elektronik

 

 

D1/$2200 6U One Pentium 200 128 4 Mbytes 512 48 T, V OneNOTE 3 Two   One One   Two Yes   One PMC
D2/$3000 6U One Pentium, K6 II 350 128 4 Mbytes 512 48 T, V One Two One One One   Two Yes   Three PC-MIP
F1/$1500 3U One PowerPC 350 64     16 E,V   Two               Two PC-MIP
F2/Q1 99 3U One Pentium, K6 II 350 128 4 Mbytes 512 48 T, V One Two Two             Two PC-MIP
Motorola

 

CPV5000/$1895 6U Two Pentium MMX 266 512   512 0.5 Q, S, T, Y One Two   One Two Yes Two Yes One  
CPV5300/$2395 6U Two Pentium II mobile 266 512   512 0.5 Q, S, T, Y Two Two   One Two Yes Two Yes One  
MCP750/NA 6U One PowerPC MPC750 233 256   1024 9 O, P, V, Y One Four   One Two   Two Yes   One PMC
PCI Computer Systems

 

 

 

CPU-6U-001/
$1400NOTE 1 		6U Two Pentium MMX 266 512   512 8 T, W One Two   One Two Yes Two Yes    
CPU-6U-002/
$1600NOTE 1 		6U Two Pentium 266 512 72 Mbytes 512 8 T, W   Two Two One Two Yes Two Yes    
CPU-6U-003/
$1900NOTE 1 		6U Three Dual Pentium II 450 512 72 Mbytes 512 8 T, W   Two Two One Two Yes Two Yes    
CPU-3U-001/
$990NOTE 1 		3U Two Pentium MMX 233 64 74 Mbytes 512 4 T, W OneNOTE 3 Two   One   Yes Two Yes    
Pep Modular Computers

 

 

CP310/$2109 3U One Pentium 166 64   512 1 Q, T, V, W   Two   One     Two Yes    
CP312/$1789 3U One Pentium MMX,K6 300 128   512 4 Q, T, V, W   One One One Two Yes Two Yes    
CP610/$2500 6U One Pentium MMX,K6 300 128   512 4 Q, T, V, W One One Three One Two Yes Two Yes   One PMC
RadiSys

 

 EPC100/NA 6U Two Pentium 200 256   512 1 T, V, W One Two   One Two   Two Yes One Two other
EPC200/NA 6U Two Pentium II 266 256   512 1 T, V, W One Two   One Two   Two Yes One Two other
Sanritz Automation SC150/NA1 6U One Pentium MMX 200 128   512 72 T One Two   One One Yes One Yes One One PMC
SBS Embedded Computers

 

 

 

 

 

CC4/NA 3U One AMD 486DX3 133 8     4 Q, T, V, W   Four Two One     One Yes   One other
CC5/NA 3U Three Pentium MMX 233 64   256   Q, T, V, W OneNOTE 3 Four Two Two Two Yes One Yes One One other
CC7/NA 3U Three Pentium II 450 256   512   Q, T, V, W One Four Two Two One Yes One Yes One  
CP5/NA 6U Two Pentium MMX 300 128   512   Q, T, V, W One Four Two Two Two Yes One Yes One  
CP7/NA 6U Two Pentium II 450 256   512   Q, T, V, W One Four Two Two Two Yes One Yes One  
CR6/NA 6U One Pentium MMX 300 128   512   Q, T, V, W One Four Four Two Two Yes One Yes One  
Smart Modular Technologies

 

 

50cPCI-3U/NA
(view picture) 		3U One MIPS R5000 200 128   64 4 N, P, V OneNOTE 3 One   One            
603cPCI/NA 6U One PowerPC 603e 240 128   512 0.5 N, P, V One Two   One         One One PMC
50cPCI/NA 6U One MIPS R5000 200 128   64 16 N, P, V One Two   One         One One PMC
iPC-3cPCI/NA 6U One Pentium 233 128   512 8 E, T One Two   One     One Yes   Two PMC, one other
Sun Microsystems

 

 CP1200/
$990NOTE 1 		6U Two microSPARC IIep 100 128     8 C, V One Two   One         One  
CP1500/$4000 6U One UltraSPARC-IIi 333 256 1 Mbyte 1024 4 C, S, V Two Two   One       Yes One Two other
Teknor Industrial Computers

 

 CPCI-1000/$1620 6U Two Pentium MMX 233 512   512 4 P, Q, T, U, V, W One Two One One Two   Two Yes    
CPCI-1003/$2795
(view picture)		 6U One Pentium II mobile 300 768   512 24 L, N, P, Q, S, U, V, W Two Four One One Two Yes Two Yes One One PMC
CPCI-1004/$2155 6U One Pentium MMX 233 768   512 24 L, N, P, Q, S, U, V, W Two Four One One Two Yes Two Yes One One PMC
VI Computer

 

 Shasta/$4995 6U One PowerPC 750 366 384   1024 8.5 O, P, V, Y Two Two Two One One       One Two PMC
Lassen/$995 3U One PowerPC 603e 200 64   512 0.5 O, P, V,.Y One One                
VMIC

 

 

CPCI-7593/$2413
(view picture)		 6U One Pentium MMX 233 128 32 kbytes 512 16 E, R, T, V Two Two   One     One Yes   One PMC
CPCI-7594/$2713 6U One Pentium MMX 233 128 32 kbytes 512 16 E, R, T, V Two Two   One     One Yes   One PMC
CPCI-7696/Q1 99 6U One Pentium II 266 128 32 kbytes 512 16 E, R, T, V One Two   One   Yes One Yes   One PMC
CPCI-769/Q1 99 6U One Pentium II 266 128 32 kbytes 512 16 E, R, T, V One Two   One   Yes One Yes   One PMC
Ziatech

 

 

 

 

 

ZT5510/$1695 6U Two Pentium 200 512   512 8 Q, T, V One Two   One Two   One Yes   Two PMC
ZT5512/$1695 6U Two Pentium 233 512   512 8 Q, T, V One Two   One One   One Yes   Two PMC, one other
ZT5520/$2150 6U Two Dual Pentium Pro 200 512     8 Q, T, V One Two   One Two   One Yes   One PMC, one other
ZT5530/Q1 99 6U One Pentium II 266 512   512 4 Q, T, V Two Two   One One Yes One Yes   Two PMC, one other
ZT5540/Q1 99 6U One Pentium II mobile 266 128   512 4 Q, T, V One Two   One Two   One Yes   Two PMC, one other
ZT6500/$1240 3U Two Pentium 200 48   256 4 Q, T, V   Two   One       Yes    
ZT6501/Q1 99 3U One Pentium 266 128   512 8 Q, T, V, W One Two   One One   One Yes   One other
NOTE 1
Quantity pricing.

 

 

 NOTE 2
A25C=ChorusOS, E=Windows CE, L=Linux, N=Nucleus, O=OS9, P=pSOS, Q =Q NX, R=RTX, S=Solaris, T=Windows NT, U=unix, V=VxWorks, W=Windows 3.x/ 95/ 98 or MS-DOS, X=C-Executive, Y=Lynx-OS. 		NOTE3
10-Mbyte Ethernet ports. 		                                   

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