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CompactPCI computer integrates multicore technology
By Warren Webb, Technical Editor -- EDN, 3/19/2008
A new 6U CompactPCI single-board computer from MEN Micro combines Intel’s multicore technology with a flexible mezzanine-card extension to deliver the needed performance for a range of applications, including industrial automation, multimedia, aerospace, shipbuilding, medical engineering, and robotics. The D9 can integrate the Intel CoreT2 Duo, CoreT Duo, or Celeron M processors, depending on application requirements. The D9 offers a combination of I/O functions, including mezzanine-extension cards and XMC (express-mezzanine-card) or PMC (peripheral-component-interconnect-mezzanine-card) modules.
Two PCI Express links with one lane each control the XMC module, and the PMC module offers 32- or 64-bit performance and 33-, 66-, and 133-MHz speeds for PCI-X (PCI extended). Six USB 2.0 interfaces, as many as four UARTs, and as many as four Gigabit Ethernet ports are available at the front or the rear of the D9. In addition, you can access PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group) 2.16 through a mezzanine card. The D9 also offers a CompactFlash slot and two SATA (serial-advanced-technology-attachment) ports that you can use onboard or on the backplane. The board operates in Windows and Linux environments as well as with real-time operating systems that support a multicore architecture. Prices for the D9 start at $3032.
