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News Release from: Actis Computer | Subject: VSBC-6847
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 June 2005
VME single board computer hits budget
price point
The VSBC-6847 VME single board computer is heralded as setting a new standard for quality and performance at a price of only Eur 1000.
With the introduction of its new VSBC-6847 VME single board computer at Embedded World 2005, Actis Computer reckons it is setting a new standard for quality and performance at a price of only Eur 1000 (100-up) With a third generation low dissipation PowerQUICC II running at 400MHz and consuming only 1.5W, this new VME board will be the perfect replacement solution for all older VME boards designed around 68k and PowerPC 603/604 processors now in end of life from Motorola Computer Group
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 1 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The VSBC-6847 includes all the most popular features such as SODIMM 64bit SDRAM up to 512Mbyte, onboard 16Mbyte Flash, 1Mbyte SRAM, and a CompactFlash socket for rugged on board storage.
If more storage is needed, an optional dual Serial-ATA controller will give access to large volume storage drives.
For communication, the VSBC-6847 includes two Fast Ethernet ports, two HDLC ports with ESD protected software programmable RS232, RS422 and RS485 interfaces, one USB port and one RS232 console port.
Additional functions are available through the two PMC extension slots for 32bit PMCs, and eight general purpose TTL I/Os.
A nonvolatile 256Kbit EEPROM is available for user parameters.
The board is compatible with the VME specification Rev C and requires only a 5V power supply, using less than 1.5A current (typical power dissipation is only 6W excluding PMCs and CompactFlash).
The VSBC-6847 supports a complete VME-32 interface for master and slave accesses with bus arbiter, interrupt handler and DMA controller functions.
For software support the board is shipped with ECMON monitor and BSPs are available for Linux and VxWorks from Ecrin Systems.
The VSBC-6847 VME SBC is available now from Actis Computer in small quantities at an MSRP of Eur 1200 (one-off) and will be available in volume for Eur 960 (250-up).
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