Concurrent introduces PP 66x/071 family of boards
Concurrent Technologies
CompactPCI boards
Concurrent Technologies has released the PP 66x/071 family of 6U CompactPCI boards, featuring the quad-core 2.13GHz Intel Xeon processor L5518 or the dual-core 2.0GHz Intel Xeon processor L5508.
Based on 45nm process technology and the Intel microarchitecture, formerly codenamed 'Nehalem', both processors are from the Intel embedded roadmap, which offers at least seven-year availability, according to the company.
The PP 66x/071 family features up to 64Gb of DDR3-1066 ECC SDRAM, two 10Gbit Ethernet ports and several SAS and SATA300 disk interfaces.
The boards are said to be suitable for central-processing unit (CPU)-intensive processing applications within the telecommunications, defence and homeland-security market sectors.
The PP 66x/071 family is based on the Intel Xeon 5500 platform, consisting of the Intel Xeon processor, the Intel 5520 input/output (I/O) hub and the Intel ICH10R I/O controller hub.
The Intel Xeon 5500 platform integrates the memory controller into the processor for reduced memory latency.
The Intel Xeon processors feature Intel Quickpath technology and Intel Turbo Boost technology, which, along with Intel Hyper-Threading technology, deliver high performance for bandwidth-intensive applications.
Intel Quickpath technology provides a high-speed, point-to-point connection between the microprocessor and the Intel 5520 I/O hub.
Intel Turbo Boost technology elevates performance for specific workloads by increasing processor core frequency.
Glen Fawcett, chief executive officer for Concurrent Technologies, said: 'As one of the first companies to announce a product based on the Intel Xeon 5500 platform from Intel's embedded roadmap, we have re-emphasised our commitment to introduce new high-performance products to the critical embedded market.' Steve Price, marketing director for the Intel Performance Processor Division, said: 'The L5518 and L5508 processors provide the performance, low power and robust thermal profiles required for many communications and embedded applications.
'New single-board computers, such as the Concurrent Technologies family of 6U CompactPCI boards, have the high-performance memory, networking and storage interfaces to provide an appealing solution for processing-intensive applications such as deep-packet inspection,' he added.
The PP 66x/071 products benefit from the Intel Xeon processor's large last-level on-die cache of 8Mb and its ability to directly access - via a 1,066MHz memory bus - up to 64Gb of DDR3-1066 ECC SDRAM in four DIMM sockets.
The processor has a very fast I/O data path to the Intel 5520 I/O hub via the 20Gb/s Intel Quickpath interface.
For high-performance I/O and control and data processing flexibility, the PP 66x/071 supports - via the front panel - a PMC/XMC site (133MHz PCI-X and up to x8 PCI Express lanes) and optional I/O interconnections via two 10Gbit Ethernet ports (copper or optical).
The rear connectors provide an interface to an optional onboard eight-port hardware RAID controller supporting SAS and SATA300 drives.
The PP 66x/071 can operate as a system controller board (left or right slot), a peripheral board or as a satellite board (blade).
Support is also provided for PICMG 2.16 (Ethernet fabric), PICMG 2.9 (IPMI) and PICMG 2.1 (hot swap).
The CompactPCI backplane interface operates at 33/66MHz PCI signalling speeds.
The PP 66x/071 includes three 10/100/1,000Mbps Ethernet interfaces (one front and two rear) and the front panel also provides USB 2.0, RS-232, digital (1,920 x 1,200) and dual-analogue graphics (2,048 x 1,536) and keyboard and mouse interfaces.
The rear connectors provide four further USB 2.0 ports, an RS-232 port and four SATA300 interfaces, as well as the connections to the optional RAID controller.
Other features included are a watchdog timer, a long-duration timer, a local-area network (LAN) boot firmware and options for an onboard 2.5in (6.4cm) SATA300 disk and Compactflash storage.
For applications requiring rear I/O connections, a single- or dual-slot transition module is available, which can be optionally fitted with a USB Flash disk and up to two 2.5in SATA300 disks.
The PP 66x/071 boards support Linux, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP Embedded, Windows XP, Solaris, VxWorks and QNX.
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