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Housings and Turnkey Systems
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MEN 3U CompactPCI and CompactPCI Express
Housings and Turnkey Systems
The following pages show examples of individual packaging solutions as well as two different standard housings
that can be used as evaluation platforms together with our 3U CompactPCI ® product range – from a PowerPC ®
5200 based F12N consuming 1 Watt up to the latest Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo SBC consuming 47 Watts. With a 4-slot
backplane in the standard compact desktop or wall-mount system (0701-0046) up to an 8-slot backplane in the
standard rack-mount system (0701-0021) the range of available single-board computers can also be combined
with any kind of additional I/O functionality.
Whenever required we define and propose individual packaging tailored to the needs of the application in terms of
performance, functionality and environmental conditions. Only a perfect knowledge of the final application allows
to configure the optimum system from the board-level content to power management, including appropriate
testing according to CE and environmental qualification.
A small footprint system, for example, can just be built around a 2-slot backplane and a pluggable PSU. Programs
and application may be stored directly on the CPU board in CompactFlash or on a hard disk instead of using extra
space inside the housing. Even if Intel ® -based such a system can be installed without forced air cooling, destined
to work in a -40 to +85°C temperature environment. Passive heat sinks take the power dissipation of the critical
parts out of the system.
Larger systems can for example be equipped with backplanes of up to eight slots or more, also supporting rear I/O
via the backplane. Appropriate ventilation, power supplies and additional room for mass storages is considered
depending on the application.
Depending on the board combination in the system power supplies can reach from a low-cost firmly installed
ATX up to pluggable models, delivering between 35 Watts up to 350 Watts and more. Depending on the type of
application the technical requirements for the PSU may be different in terms of voltage input ranges, AC or DC
supply, safety aspects (monitoring, self diagnosis) and environment (operation temperature, shock, vibration,
humidity). For handling and maintenance purposes it may be necessary to use pluggable PSUs.
More complex systems are built for example to support multiprocessing or hardware clusters based on a variety
of tailored backplanes. For safety-critical and mission-critical applications we configure any kind of redundancy
structure like 2oo3 or 2oo4 systems.
Finally we offer CompactPCI ® to CompactPCI ® Express hybrid systems that combine the efficiency of a parallel bus
system with the advantages of fast serial data transfer (as described on page 35).
Rugged 21 HP Stand-Alone Cassette, Fanless
■ -slot CPCI ® backplane
■ W PSU - 6 VDC
■ F1 SBC with Celeron ® M
■ F601 side-card with IBIS and binary I/O
■ EN 01 environmental qualification
■ Up-to-date and more detailed data sheets (including description of configuration
possibilities and options, ordering information, available accessories and software)
under www.men.de/cpci
Designed for: -40 to +85°C operation temperature,
shock, drop, bump, vibration, humidity, chemical resistance
3U 84HP CompactPCI ® System
■ 1-slot CPCI ® backplane
■ W PSU 18-7 VDC
■ F11N SBC with Celeron ® III and M1 connectors
■ Optional - 8VDC PSU and WTB gateway
■ EN 01 environmental qualification