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COMPACTPCI
with the CompactPCI PlusIO defined as a migration
path, is already showing a major market
potential. Users changing to the new technology
from CompactPCI have very diverse reasons
for doing so. An application example in freight
traffic shows a hybrid backplane with CompactPCI
PlusIO system slot used in conjunction
with a conventional CompactPCI backplane
in one system. Here the hybrid backplane
serves to accommodate future system upgrades
so that faster CompactPCI Serial boards can
later be used.
Another application, in industrial automation,
links a system via WLAN to the company network.
In this arrangement the USB interface
is used that is defined on the CompactPCI Se-
n EKF: CompactPCI Serial ExpressCard
adapter board
EKF presents the SP1-BANJO, a peripheral
board for CompactPCI Serial systems. Its front
panel situated ExpressCard slot allows flexible
system expansion by an ExpressCard I/O or
storage module. The push-push mechanics accommodate
either an ExpressCard/54 (54 x
75mm) or an ExpressCard/34 (34 x 75mm).
ExpressCard technology allows for installing
and removing modules on the fly, without prior
system shutdown. The SP1-BANJO is suitable
for both types, PCI Express and USB based ExpressCards.
In addition, the SP1-BANJO is
equipped with a Micro SATA connector, for attachment
of an on-board 1.8-inch SATA SSD.
SSDs offer less power consumption, superior
speed, and an improved operation temperature
range, compared to hard disk drives. Furthermore,
the SP1-BANJO is provided with a front
panel Gigabit Ethernet jack. Usage of this connector
requires a CompactPCI Serial system
with Ethernet mesh support, via the backplane
connector P6 (optional).
News ID 13675
n Emerson: conduction cooled 3U
CompactPCI SBC
Emerson Network Power extends its portfolio
of rugged embedded single-board computers
based on Intel Core i7 processors with the
launch of a conduction cooled variant of its
CPCI7203 3U CompactPCI blade. Conduction
cooling enables the CPCI7203 rugged
variant to operate in extended temperatures
rial slots. A USB WLAN stick is mounted on a
CompactPCI Serial board and can be linked
directly via the backplane to the CompactPCI
PlusIO processor board using the USB protocol.
This represents a simple and straightforward
solution for linking the system to a network
via WLAN.
In some railway applications and in industrial
automation, hybrid backplanes are also beginning
to be used for integrating hard disk
boards simply into the system. CompactPCI
does not allow plug-in hard disk modules to
be directly integrated, since in CompactPCI
only the PCI bus is implemented. However,
current hard disk drives use the SATA or SAS
protocols. CompactPCI PlusIO and Compact-
Product News
of -40 to +85 °C versus the zero to +55 °C capability
of the commercial grade board. The
storage temperature range is also extended to
-50 to +125 °C. The CPCI7203 is further
ruggedized to withstand higher levels of sine
and random vibration, shock and humidity
than commercial standards. Conformal coating
is available as an option.
News ID 13677
n Meilhaus: CAN-Bus interface board for
PCI and 3 U CompactPCI
The CAN-bus plays an important role in many
fields such as automotive, rail systems, traffic
control, drive technology, medical, robotic,
general engineering, real-time and simulation.
For many of these application environments
space is a key factor. Meilhaus Electronic, together
with their partner Cosateq, has developed
new PC interfaces to up to four CAN networks
in PCI and cPCI formats. The ME-CAN-4 is
an active CAN-interface card with two independent
controllers on board. It was specially
designed for computationally intensive or timecritical
applications such as real-time simulation.
It can control up to four individual CANnetworks
at speeds of up to 1 MBit/s each.
News ID 13750
n MEN: Intel i7 quad-core CPU for
CompactPCI PlusIO SBC
Equipped for applications with high data rates
and high bandwidth, MEN’s new CompactPCI
PlusIO SBC also offers many new Intel features.
Based on the Intel i7-2715QE quad-core proces-
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PCI Serial define both protocols on both slots,
so that a hard disk drive on a periphery board
can be connected to the system simply. This
allows powerful Raid systems to be simply
constructed.
Another example application of CompactPCI
Serial is a special use in audio processing. This
makes use of the full-mesh topology of the
Ethernet defined in the J6 area of CompactPCI
Serial. This allows audio data to be exchanged
extremely fast between the individual digital
signal processors. The free user-defined pins
in the J2 to J5 range serve for future upgrades.
Here the full-mesh topography of the J6 area
is mirrored in order to increase the data
volume further. n
sor, the F21P supports 2nd-generation PCI
Express and 3rd-generation SATA, faster TurboBoost,
improved AMT as well as 4 “genuine”
or 8 virtual cores via HyperThread, and a faster
monolithic graphics core. The 2nd-generation
Intel Core i7 64-bit processor sports a base frequency
of 2.1 GHz and reaches up to 3 GHz
due to Turbo Boost. Its excellent graphics and
high computing performance make the F21P a
good match for applications in the industrial
area, in avionics and space technology, medical
engineering and transportation or for demanding
graphics applications in general.
News ID 13787
n Schroff: ATX power supply for
CompactPCI systems
Power supply arrangements for CompactPCI
systems are available in two versions, depending
on customer needs: a plug-in PSU with 19“
form factor and 250 W output capacity with
rear-mounted IEC mains input socket, or as a
lower-cost alternative, an ATX PSU. ATX PSUs
are primarily used in office PC systems but
are also suitable for many industrial applications.
Schroff is now offering a new family of
ATX PSUs, with which it is equipping all its
CompactPCI, CompactPCI PlusIO and CompactPCI
Serial systems. With the standardised
form factor and roughly 95% identical front
design of the ATX units, their difference relative
to the previous PSUs is mostly to be seen in
their improved technical performance. Their
prices remain unchanged, however.
News ID 13647