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News Release from: GE Fanuc Embedded Systems | Subject: EP2A 6U VME single board computer
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 March 2007
Single board computer for rugged
embedded comms
6U VME single board computer has fast HDLC-capable serial channels and Gigabit Ethernet ports for the rugged defence and aerospace market and applications such as embedded communications.
GE Fanuc Embedded Systems' EP2A 6U VME single board computer is the latest in the EmPower family Based on a Freescale PowerPC MPC7448 processor and 1Gbyte of DDR SDRAM, the EP2A also includes the latest Marvell Discovery V integrated system controller for leading-edge performance
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The EP2A offers a novel I/O set with its four fast HDLC-capable serial ports (enabled by a PowerQUICC 2 device) complementing its Gigabit Ethernet, USB and GPIO capabilities.
Flexibility is achieved by the provision of two PMC sites as well as GE Fanuc's AFIX (Additional Flexible Interface Xtension) card site that allows custom functions to be added to the board at minimum cost and in minimum time.
"In today's military embedded computing applications, a significant area of interest for customers is I/O capability", says Richard Kirk, Product Manager at GE Fanuc Embedded Systems.
"The EP2A further extends the range of single-board-computer I/O options available from GE Fanuc Embedded Systems, complementing the capabilities of the PowerXtreme and XtraPower families in a way that enables customers to choose a single source solution without compromising feature set requirements".
"The EP2A also gives existing EP1A customers a straightforward path to higher levels of performance".
The EP2A, with its fast HDLC-capable serial channels and Gigabit Ethernet ports, is designed specifically for the rugged defence and aerospace market and applications such as embedded communications.
Its two PMC sites and single AFIX site can be employed simultaneously without sharing I/O pins with the on-board I/O features.
AFIX cards are available that support dual MIL-STD-1553B interfaces, SCSI, graphics and Flash memory modules, and customer specific versions.
Available in five air- and conduction-cooled environmental levels, the EP2A is fully supported by comprehensive deployed test software BIT, BCS and BSPs for VxWorks from Wind River Systems, LynxOS from LynuxWorks and Integrity from Green Hills Software.
First shipments are expected in 2Q07.
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