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News Release from: GE Fanuc Embedded Systems | Subject: CT11 , CP11 and CR11 boards for rugged use
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 April 2007
Dual-core CPU boards for harsh
environments
Boards with dual-core Intel processor options are intended for applications requiring low-power operation in harsh environments.
GE Fanuc Embedded Systems has announced the CT11 , CP11 and CR11 6U CompactPCI CPU boards with integrated dual-core Intel processing technology for applications requiring low-power operation in harsh environments Versions are available with the Core2 Duo processor, the Core Duo processor and the Celeron M processor
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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All three are designed to operate in a temperature range of -40 to +75C (depending on configured options), with the CR11 being optionally available as a rugged version with stiffener bars and wedge locks or in conduction-cooled form.
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"These single board computers set a new performance-per-watt standard in processing throughput, as well as providing a rugged option", says Wayne McGee, Global Director of SBC Product Line Management at GE Fanuc Embedded Systems.
"The latest dual-core technology delivers a level of performance that tomorrow's applications will require, while lowering the dissipated heat - making them suitable for applications that demand not only high performance, but that are also deployed in restricted space or other harsh environments".
"They also offer a range of options, allowing customers to select the optimum solution for each requirement".
The CR11 rugged single-board computer includes 4Gbyte of soldered DDR2 SDRAM with enhanced ECC for increased reliability; two 10/100/1000 BaseT Gigabit Ethernet ports; Flash drive or local UDMA100 2.5in hard disk; two SATA channels with RAID 0/1 capability; high performance 2D and 3D graphics acceleration with 32Mbyte memory and front/rear VGA and rear DVI-I up to 1,280 x 1,024 resolution; audio capability; two PMC sites (a PCIExpress XMC interface is available on request in place of one of the PMC sites); two serial ports; and four USB 2.0 ports.
The CR11 also has four independent onboard PCI buses.
It is RoHS compliant, and supports the operating systems Windows, Linux and VxWorks.
Intel's IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management) Interface is supported on the CT11, which otherwise provides the same capability as the CR11, but for non-rugged applications.
The CP11 delivers the same feature set as the CT11, but is a dual-slot version, allowing for two PMC slots as well as an onboard hard disk/CompactFlash working in parallel, together with all possible front I/O functions.
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