Single Board Computer suits harsh environment applications.
Press Release Summary:
With 3U form factor, single-slot C900 operates at 1.167 GHz and incorporates low-power version of G4+ MPC7447A/7448 PowerPC® microprocessor. Unit self-monitors temperature, controls power dissipation, and provides AltiVec support for real-time vector processing. Featuring multiple on-board I/O and memory features, SBC provides up to 1 GB fast DDR SDRAM with ECC protection, 64 MB user Flash, 32 MB Boot Flash, up to 1 GB Flash File, and 128 kB NVRAM.
Original Press Release:
Aitech's New 3U Compact PCI SBC Provides Exceptional Functionality In a Low Power, Compact Design
Chatsworth, CA, September 2005 -- Aitech Defense Systems, Inc., a world leader in the development and manufacture of board and subsystem level products for harsh environment defense, aerospace and space applications, now offers a rugged, single-slot, 3U CompactPCI (cPCI) single board computer (SBC) that provides powerful processing and exceptional functionality in a low power, compact design.
The new C900, which accurately self-monitors temperature and controls power dissipation, is ideal for harsh environment applications that require high reliability under extreme operating conditions.
Incorporating the low power version of the advanced G4+ MPC7447A/7448 PowerPC® microprocessor with a large integrated on-chip L1 and L2 cache, the C900 operates at 1.167 GHz at the industry's widest temperature range. In addition, the new board provides AltiVec support allowing the user to take advantage of the processor's real-time vector processing capabilities.
The board's robust memory capacity includes up to 1 GB fast DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM with ECC protection, 64 MB of user Flash, 32 MB Boot Flash, up to 1 GB Flash File (NAND Flash), and 128 kB NVRAM for user/application specific parameter storage. The NVRAM features a hardware 'autostore' technology that stores NVRAM contents upon power fail detection.
Designed around the advanced Marvell's MV64460 Discovery(TM) III system controller that integrates both a memory controller and dual PCI/PCI-X Bridge operating at up to 133 MHz, the may perform as either the cPCI system controller or as a peripheral board. One of the PCI/PCI-X buses is used internally on the C900 for interconnection with the PMC slot and USB host controller, while the other PCI bus utilizes the cPCI backplane interconnection. When configured as system controller, the C900 is capable of supporting up to six additional cards on the cPCI backplane, providing clock, arbitration and interrupt capabilities.
The C900 integrates several on-board I/O capabilities, including two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two high-speed serial communications ports, two USB 2.0 ports and up to eight general purpose discrete I/O channels (eight single-ended or four RS-422 differential channels). The C900 is also equipped with a PMC slot for additional modules and functionality, further increasing the board's capabilities
The rugged new SBC is available in both air- and conduction-cooled versions.
Pricing starts at $4,495 per unit.
For more information please call 888-Aitech-8 (248-3248), visit www.rugged.com, or
e-mail sales@rugged.com.
ABOUT AITECH
Established in 1983, Aitech offers military and space-qualified, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products for defense, aerospace and space applications, radiation tolerant and MIL-SPEC solutions; providing VMEbus and CompactPCI boards, power subsystems, mass memory, enclosures and hardware subsystem integration along with configuration and component obsolescence management services. In addition, Aitech utilizes its broad base of off-the-shelf products and technologies to develop customer-specific solutions, deliver superior cost-performance and reliability, and expedite time to market. Applications for its products range from mission processors, fire control and mission control subsystems for ground vehicles, surface and subsurface naval platforms, tactical and strategic fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, and low- to high-earth orbit space vehicles.
