Product category:
Embedded Computing and Control
News Release from: Force Computers | Subject: Flexor System 1 and System 2
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 December 2001
Embedded servers boosted by 1GHz Pentium
III CPUs
Force Computers has upgraded the performance of its Flexor System 1 and System 2 embedded servers.
Force Computers has upgraded the performance of its Flexor System 1 and System 2 embedded servers The servers, which are available now in volume, include 1GHz Pentium III processors - the fastest on Intel's embedded roadmap - as an option
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Dec 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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For OEMs designing solutions for e-commerce vendors, telecommunications providers and others using servers for web hosts, firewalls, virtual private networks (VPNs) and other Internet functionality, System 1 or System 2 servers can be implemented with up to 42 or 21 units respectively in a 19in, 6ft rack.
Designed to meet space-constrained environment requirements, they provide two of the smallest form-factor solutions available at this performance level, as well as offering DC power supply options.
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Based on PICMG PCI/ISA passive backplane technology, System 1 and System 2 offer a range of configuration options.
Single and dual 1GHz Pentium III processor-based single board computers (SBCs) are available on both System 1 and System 2 units.
Other SBC options on the servers include: 566 and 733MHz Celeron processors; 600, 850 and 866MHz Pentium III processors; and dual 866MHz Pentium III processors.
All SBCs include graphics, serial, parallel, USB and Ethernet interfaces - some also feature SCSI interfaces.
System 1 offers a standard 200W AC PSU, and System 2 has a standard 385W AC PSU with an option for dual redundancy.
These systems also offer a choice of 48V DC PSUs.
Integration versatility is provided by a number of option slots.
System 1 has three slots, comprising one half-length 32bit PCI slot, one half-length ISA slot (if second Ethernet interface not required) and an optional full-length 64bit PCI slot.
System 2 has five slots, comprising three full-length 64bit PCI slots, one half-length 32bit PCI slot and one shared full-length PCI/ISA slot.
Both offer DVD/floppy, CD/floppy and internal drive options.
The 64bit PCI slots enable configurations to meet I/O-intensive requirements such as Gigabit Ethernet.
Based on PICMG PCI/ISA standard passive backplane technology, the Flexor line provides a range of processors, backplanes and enclosures that combine to create platforms to match OEM requirements.
PICMG passive backplane technology offers advantages of low-cost peripherals and I/O cards from the PC market but with flexibility and reliability that standard PCs cannot match.
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