Adlink Technology offers processor blade suitable for industrial control and automation
Adlink Technology
cPCI-3970 series
Adlink Technology has introduced the cPCI-3970 series, a 3U compactPCI PlusIO-compatible processor blade that supports high-speed serial point-to-point connections and caters for high-density computing applications.
The cPCI-3970 series features a quad and dual-core second-generation Intel Core i7 processor, QM67 platform controller hub (PCH) and ECC memory support.
It is designed for applications in industrial control and automation, transportation and medical segments that require enhanced graphics capabilities, ECC memory and high-speed I/O interconnects.
Featuring two blade types based on the same electrical and mechanical design, the cPCI-3970 series is equipped with HM connectors and the fully PICMG 2.30-compliant cPCI-3971, which features an ultra hard metric (UHM) J2 connector with a data transfer speed of 5GB/s.
Key features
- Backward compatible with CompactPCI
- Built-in HD graphics
- Multi-tasking capabilities and improved power efficiency
- Supports trusted platform module (TPM 1.2) to provide hardware-based data protection
- Supports up to two dual-mode display ports
- Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
- Works on Microsoft Windows XP and 7; Redhat Enterprise Linux 6; and Vxworks
- Supports system management functions based on the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
- Can monitor physical characteristics, such as CPU temperature, DC voltages and power status
- Can provide I/O interfaces for up to two display port/DVI/HDMI, four serial ports, four SATA ports, five USB 2.0 ports, four GbE ports, PS/2 KB/MS, audio ports and one PMC/XMC site
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