Kontron Introduces Two CompactPCI 6U Boards with Pentium M Processor
8/3/2004 - For highest performance requirements Kontron Modular Computers offers two new cPCI 6U boards based on the Intel® Pentium® M processor - the CP6000 and the CP6011. Both boards combine high performance with low power. The CP6011 is uncompromisingly geared towards providing high-performance for high bandwidth applications while the CP6000 is cost/performance optimized with a price 300 Euro less than the CP6011.
The Pentium M processor on both boards is passively cooled and is now not only available in the 1.1 GHz or 1.6 GHz version but also in the 1.8 GHz version (Intel Pentium M Processor 745). Performance of a 1.6 GHz Pentium M processor matches that of a conventional Intel Pentium 4 processor clocked at 2.4 to 2.7 GHz. Compared to the 1.6 GHz Pentium M version the L2-cache was duplicated. At the same time the power dissipation was even reduced due to the new 90 nm production process. Regarding power consumption, a Pentium M processor generates only half the heat of a Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor-M while providing the same level of performance. The reduced heat emission means less cooling is required in the system, which further serves to reduce the cost and complexity of system integration.
Further features shared by the CP6000 and CP6011 are the identical CompactPCI rear I/O pinout as well as the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) firmware that supports the PICMG 2.9 specification.
More About the CP6000
The CP6000 combines the low power/performance features of the Intel Pentium M processor with the 855GME chipset. With up to 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports (2x ports at the front and 2x for full PICMG 2.16 support via the rear J3 connector) the CP6000 is tailored to support cost-effective, performance-oriented data and telecommunications applications, media gateways, networking and switching applications, avionics and industrial automation systems and more.
Highly integrated and compact, the CP6000 features a single PCI-X PMC site, on board 2.5-inch hard disk (optional) and compact flash site, which can all be used simultaneously in a single slot. This is made possible by the Intel 6300ESB I/O controller hub (Hance Rapids), which includes USB 2.0 for 40X faster data transfer rate compared to USB1.0, Serial ATA150 and onboard 64/66 PCI-X bus. Memory is fast and reliable (ECC) with up to 2GByte of PC333 DDR SDRAM via two 200-pin SODIMM sockets. As an option, the 1.1GHz version of the CP6000 can be ruggedized for use in the E2 extended temperature range (-40ºC to +85ºC).
With the 855GME chipset, the CP6000 provides high-resolution graphics and multimedia-quality video via the integrated graphic controller. The controller uses Intel's Extreme Graphics 2 Technology (2D/3D graphics accelerator) to provide a 2048 x 1536 x 8 Bit/60Hz pixel resolution. In addition to VGA, USB and COM interfaces, the front panel of the CP9000 hosts various user programmable LEDs, which can be used for debugging and diagnostics.
The CP6011 in Detail
The CP6011 combines the low power/performance features of the Pentium M processor with the high I/O bandwidth of the Intel E7501 chipset. The board is tailored for applications requiring high performance, flexibility and density such as Voice over IP (VoIP), Video on Demand as well as telcom, datacom or medical applications.
The CP6011 features two SODIMM sockets that accommodate up to 2 GByte of memory with ECC support and two PMC slots that allow flexibility in the choice of I/Os. The first PMC slot has a PIM interface and a PCI-X interface with speeds of up to 64 Bit/133 MHz. The second PMC slot has a speed of 64 Bit / 66 MHz. The CP6011 also features dual Gigabit Ethernet with PICMG 2.16 support and one Fast Ethernet interface on the front panel for management purposes or others. The CompactPCI bus offers high bandwidth, which is particularly useful for I/O cards, with a PCI-X interface to provide a data flow rate of 64 Bits / 133 MHz. An ATI Mobility-M graphics chip with 4 MByte of memory provides a video resolution of up to 1900x1200 pixels. The CP6011 features programmable user LEDs on the front panel as well as two PMC slots, Ethernet and COM connectors.
Both CPU boards can be enhanced with Ultra160 SCSI (with PIM support) or additional Gigabit Ethernet ports using Kontron's optional PMC cards. CP6000 and CP6011 with Pentium M 1.8 GHz are available now.
More Info:
Kontron Modular Computers GmbH
Sudetenstr. 7
87600 Kaufbeuren, Germany
sales@kontron.com
Tel: +49(8341)803-0
Fax: +49(8341)803-499
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