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ATCA SBC Targets Advanced Networking
Compact, Rugged PC/104-Plus SBC Rolls
ATCA has found a solid niche in Get Connected with companies and products featured in this section. the military realm. High-performance www.cotsjournalonline.com/getconnected military communications applications lead the pack. RadiSys offers an ATCA SBC based on the new Intel Xeon processor 5500 series. The ATCA4500, with the new Intel Xeon processor L5518, has been designed to offer the highest performance while minimizing the total cost of ownership. The processor and feature set were selected so it could pass the NEBS thermal requirements in chassis already deployed in the field, eliminating the need for a fork lift upgrade. Support for a massive 8 DIMM array of VLP DDR3 scales up to 64G of memory while providing cost-effective options for applications with lower density memory requirements. The board offers multiple storage options, including RAID, SAS/SATA, solidstate USB flash drives and supports iSCSI boot, allowing TEMs to achieve their storage requirements around performance, flexibility, reliability and cost. For low-level software, the ATCA-4500 is based on Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), which is a significant improvement over the old legacy BIOS firmware. The EFI provides a pre-operating system shell where customers can build and execute EFI applications, such as setup, OS install, diagnostic or configuration utilities. Support for extended Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x and VT-d) on the board decreases the overhead associated with virtualization, making it the ideal platform for use cases that require virtualization.
Fans are frowned on in harsh environment applications. They represent a single point of failure that’s not worth the risk. Offering its latest fanless SBC solution, VersaLogic began shipping a new PC/104-Plus SBC called the “Manx”—a mid-range SBC featuring a highly efficient AMD Geode LX 800 processor. The product is function and pinout compatible with VersaLogic’s older Puma SBC, offering customers a higher performance migration path from that popular product. The new Manx incorporates mid-range processing speed (500 MHz) with very low power consumption (less than 5W). The ACPI suspend-to-RAM state feature reduces power draw to an incredible 0.2W between active sessions. This high-reliability fanless design is available in both standard (0° to +60°C) and extended (-40° to +85°C) temperature versions. The Manx has standard onboard features that include 256 Mbytes of soldered-on DRAM, 10/100 Ethernet, four USB 2.0 ports, LPT port, IDE interface, three COM ports and analog audio. A CompactFlash socket provides reliable, high-capacity onboard storage with no moving parts. The PC/104-Plus expansion interface supports both ISA and PCI add-on modules. The Manx will be available in production quantities in June. Pricing is about $550 in OEM quantities.
RadiSys, Hillsboro, OR. (503) 615-1100. [www.radisys.com].
VersaLogic, Eugene, OR. (541) 485-8575. [www.versalogic.com].
SENSORAY
Advanced Imaging for Land, Sea, Air and Space
SENSORAY designs sophisticated vision capture solutions for defense and aerospace applications.
Model 2255, 4 channel USB video capture device
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Our products have been used in the space shuttle, UAVs, UGVs, submarines, ships and combat vehicles. We provide a number of image capture solutions for the defense industry, including custom solutions. Our current products offer simultaneous multi-channel image capture, little to no latency and hardware compression. They are available in USB, Ethernet, PCI, PCI Express and PC104 interfaces. To learn more visit: SENSORAY.com | email: info@sensoray.com | call: 503.684.8005 for a free evaluation. 4/15/09 3:07:52 PM ] July 2009 COTS Journal [ 55