Rugged carrier puts mezzanine cards on cPCI SBCs

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Nov 13, 2002

Dy 4 Systems has added the SCP/DCP-201 conduction-cooled carrier card to its CompactCore line of ruggedised cPCI products.

Dy 4 Systems has added the SCP/DCP-201 conduction-cooled carrier card to its CompactCore line of ruggedised cPCI products.

Designed to integrate Dy 4 PCI mezzanine cards (PMCs), the fully ruggedised carrier card, dubbed "Little Buddy", expands functionality on its host SBC, the PowerPC 750 processor-based SCP/DCP-119.

It will also be integrated with all future CompactCore base boards.

Little Buddy, which is available now, enables integration of ruggedised PMCs such as Dy 4's MIL-STD-1553-capable PMC-601 I/O module or Trinity 1 (PMC-700) or Trinity 2 (PMC-702) graphics controller modules.

Overall, a fully integrated CompactCore SBC with a carrier-card-PMC system is a "total solution" for high-performance, space/weight-constrained defence/aerospace applications.

Fitted with Dy 4's exclusive thermal frame design for enhanced heat dissipation and ruggedisation, Little Buddy enables PMCs to operate in environmental extremes of temperature, humidity, shock and vibration typical of combat aircraft or space vehicles.

Providing optimal thermal management for onboard PMCs, the carrier card's enhanced thermal frame efficiently regulates temperature by conducting heat away from hot spots, allowing PMCs to function at their peak effectiveness.

Also, Little Buddy has no active components, which could potentially affect an onboard PMC's thermal profile.

Providing conduction cooling unavailable on any other carrier card, the Little Buddy's enhanced thermal frame allows even hot-running PMCs to operate at their full potential with no concerns about cooling.

In addition, a specially designed conformal coat protects Little Buddy and onboard PMCs from high-humidity or highly corrosive conditions such as fog or salt spray.