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News Release from: Force Computers | Subject: PowerCore CPCI-695
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 September 2003
Universal appeal claimed for cPCI
PowerPC board
The PowerCore CPCI-695 is claimed as the first 64/32bit "universal-mode" CompactPCI single board computer based on a PowerPC processor.
The PowerCore CPCI-695 is claimed as the first 64/32bit "universal-mode" CompactPCI single board computer based on a PowerPC processor Built around the 800MHz PowerPC 750FX processor and Marvell Discovery II (MV64360) system controller, the PowerCore CPCI-695 offers high performance and energy efficiency
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Dec 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Enabled by the system controller, the PowerCore CPCI-695 provides a PCI-X-based PCI mezzanine card (PMC) slot for I/O and expansion flexibility and Force's Sentinel64 universal-mode 64/32bit PCI-to-PCI bridge (PPB) for system- or peripheral-slot functionality.
Implementing up to 4Gbyte of high-speed DDR SDRAM and three Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, this PICMG 2.16 packet-switching backplane supported SBC offers among the highest levels of memory and I/O bandwidth in the industry.
Its applications include communications and industrial automation.
Using the latest generation of Force's award-winning Sentinel PPB, the CPCI-695 can act as a system controller or as an intelligent board in the peripheral slot of a CompactPCI system - the first PowerPC board to offer universal-mode 64/32bit cPCI capability.
As an upgrade to the CPCI-680, it maximises onboard DDR SDRAM and provides dual-PMC slots via off-the-shelf PMC modules.
Also, the Marvell Discovery II device's five decoupled buses allow concurrent main memory accessibility for scaleable solutions.
The fast, energy-efficient 800MHz 750FX processor-based PowerCore CPCI-695 satisfies high-performance needs while sustaining low-power consumption - ideal in thermally constrained applications.
With two PMC slots (one full-width 133MHz PCI-X capable, one 66MHz enabled), it can accept processor modules for a multiple-processor solution in one slot.
Other features include: 133MHz front-side bus; 512Kbyte cache; up to 64Mbyte Flash memory; dual serial RS232 interfaces; PICMG 2.9 system management support; optional mass storage modules - CompactFlash or hard-disk drive PMCs; and Linux and VxWorks operating system support.
PowerCore CPCI-695 SBCs are currently available through Force's Early Access Unit (EAU) programme with general availability scheduled for September.
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