Single Board Computers are air- or conduction-cooled.
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PowerEngine7 SBCs feature single or dual PowerPC-750FX processors operating at 700 MHz, while drawing 14 W of power for entire board. Units are equipped with up to 512 Mbytes SDRAM memory, 128 Mbytes of flash memory, twin PMC slots, 2 Ethernet interfaces, and 6 serial lines. Air-cooled RA version operates from -40 to 167°F, while conduction-cooled RC version operates from -40 to 185°F. Both are suited for data processing applications in harsh environments.
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Two New Rugged Versions of Low-Power, High-Performance Single or Dual PowerPC-750FX SBCS Now Available From Thales Computers
Raleigh, NC, December 26, 2003 - Thales Computers, a leader in providing integrated PowerPC(TM) and Pentium®-based VME COTS computing systems and solutions to OEMs and system integrators, has introduced two new rugged versions of its flagship PowerEngine7 Single Board Computer (SBC). The new air-cooled (RA) and conduction-cooled (RC) PowerEngine7 SBCs combine extremely high performance with low power dissipation, making them ideal for data processing applications in the aerospace, military, and other harsh-environment industries.
The new rugged versions of the PowerEngine7 feature single or dual PowerPC-750FX processors operating at 700 MHz, providing over 1600 Dhrystone 2.1 MIPS, while drawing an extremely low 14 watts of power for the entire board. The RA and RC PowerEngine7 SBCs are equipped with up to 512 Mbytes SDRAM memory and up to 128 Mbytes of flash memory. Performance is enhanced by the Avignon host bridge system controller, which is optimized for use with the PowerPC processor; as well as the ALMA2e VME-PCI bridge, providing the capability for 2eSST transfers.
The high performance, rugged PowerEngine7 SBCs are also fully equipped for demanding I/O requirements, with twin PMC slots (one PCI 64 @ 66 MHz, one PCI 32 @ 33 MHz), two Ethernet interfaces-10/100/1000 and 10/100baseT-as well as up to 6 serial lines. An available PMC carrier, the V2PMC (also available in rugged versions), can be used to expand the PCI 64-bit bus on the P0 connector, providing up to 4 PMC slots.
The air-cooled RA version of PowerEngine7 has an operating temperature range of -40°C to +75°C (-40°F to 167°F) and a storage temperature range of -45°C to +100°C (-49°F to 212°F), while the operating temperature range of the conduction-cooled RC version is -40°C to +85°C (-40°F to 185°F) and the storage temperature range is -45°C to +100°C (-49°F to 212°F). Both new versions of the PowerEngine7 are available with support for widely used VME operating systems, including VxWorks for Tornado 2.2 and 2.0.2, LynxOS 4, and the Linux 2.4 kernel.
The new rugged RA and RC PowerEngine7 SBCs are available immediately. Pricing for a PowerEngine7 starts at $6,072 (Qty. 100).
For more information about PowerEngine7 in rugged versions, please visit Thales Computers' website at www.thalescomputers.com, or contact Thales Computers at 1-800-848-2330, fax 919-231-8001.
About Thales Computers: Thales is a world leader in professional electronics in three key markets: Aerospace, Defense and Information Technology & Services (IT&S). The Group employs 60,000 people in nearly 50 countries worldwide, and generated revenues of over Euros11 billion in 2002.
Thales Computers is the leading developer of commercial and ruggedized VMEbus hardware and software solutions based on PowerPC and Pentium microprocessors. The company's products are optimized for a wide variety of applications in military, aerospace, communications and industrial markets and are in active use by customers worldwide, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, Toshiba, EADS, British Aerospace, Ericsson, Alcatel and the Thales Group.
