VMEbus Processor has 700MHz Pentium III.
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Two-slot 6U VMEbus XVME-660 PC processor module has PCI EIDE, Ultra SCSI, Ethernet controller, Universal Bus port, 2 high-speed serial ports, EPP/ECP parallel port, and PS/2 style keyboard and mouse ports. Integrated Intel chipset incorporates host-to-PCIbus interface and PCI-to-ISA bridge. One PMC site and one IP site allow I/O expansion without use of additional carrier board. Expansion modules can be used to add PMC or PC/104 modules. Original Press Release:
700MHz Pentium(R) III VMEbus Processor Now Available From Xycom Automation
Saline, MI - December 3, 2001 - Xycom Automation, Inc., a market leader in industrial VMEbus products, expands the capabilities of the XVME-660 PC processor module family with the release of a 700MHz Pentium® III processor. The XVME-660 is an unbeatable two-slot 6U VMEbus PC-compatible processor module with Industry Pack (IP) and PMC on-board expansion sites. The integrated 700MHz processor allows users to take advantage of the powerful multiprocessing capability of the VMEbus while using standard off-the-shelf PC software and operating systems.
The XVME-660 module contains a wide breadth of I/O, including PCI EIDE, Ultra SCSI, Ethernet controller, one Universal Bus (USB) port, two high-speed serial ports, one EPP/ECP parallel port, and PS/2 style keyboard and mouse ports. The XVME-660 has one PMC site and one IP site for I/O expansion. These sites allow easy I/O expansion without the use of an additional carrier board. If further expansion is required, Xycom Automation's XVME-976 expansion modules can be used to add additional PMC or PC/104 modules. "The 700MHz Pentium® III expands the power of our processor line, allowing us to tackle processor intensive applications while keeping costs to the customer very low," explains Jerry Tubbs, Business Unit Manager for Xycom's Embedded Systems Group
The XVME-660 features a high-performance, highly integrated Intel chipset that incorporates a host-to-PCIbus interface and a PCI-to-ISA bridge. For display support, it uses a high- performance Chips and Technologies AGP graphics controller. The network foundation contains a state-of-the-art Intel® 82559ER 10/100 Mbit Ethernet controller with a 32-bit PCI bus- mastering interface to sustain bus transfers of 100 Mbits per second.
As a market leader for three decades, Xycom Automation's Embedded Systems Group provides equipment manufacturers with board-level microcomputer and 11O solutions for use in machine control, test, and data acquisition applications. Xycom's hardware and software products are installed in over 200,000 systems worldwide, and in numerous individual OEM applications.
