Pentium M keeps CompactPCI CPUs cooler

The CP6000 and the CP6011 are 6U CompactPCI boards based on the Intel Pentium M processor, combining high performance with low power.

The CP6000 and the CP6011 are 6U CompactPCI boards based on the Intel Pentium M processor, combining high performance with low power.

The CP6011 is uncompromisingly geared towards providing high-performance for high bandwidth applications, whereas the CP6000 is cost/performance optimised with a price Eur 300 lower than the CP6011.

The Pentium M processor on both boards is passively cooled and is available as either the 1.1 or 1.6GHz version.

The performance of a 1.6GHz Pentium M processor matches that of a conventional Intel Pentium 4 processor clocked at 2.4 to 2.7GHz.

Regarding power consumption, a Pentium M processor generates only half the heat of a Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor-M while providing the same level of performance.

The reduced heat emission means less cooling is required in the system, which further serves to reduce the cost and complexity of system integration.

Further features shared by the CP6000 and CP6011 are the identical CompactPCI rear I/O pinout as well as the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) firmware that supports the PICMG 2.9 specification.

The CP6000 combines the low power/performance features of the Intel Pentium M processor with the 855GME chipset.

With up to four Gigabit Ethernet ports (two ports at the front and two for full PICMG 2.16 support via the rear J3 connector) the CP6000 is tailored to support cost-effective, performance-oriented data and telecommunications applications, media gateways, networking and switching applications, avionics and industrial automation systems and more.

Highly integrated and compact, the CP6000 features a single PCI-X PMC site, onboard 2.5in hard disk (optional) and CompactFlash site, which can all be used simultaneously in a single slot.

This is made possible by the Intel 6300ESB I/O controller hub, which includes USB 2.0 for 40x faster data transfer rate compared with USB1.0, Serial ATA150 and onboard 64/66 PCI-Xbus.

Memory is fast and reliable (ECC) with up to 2Gbyte of PC333 DDR SDRAM via two 200-pin SODIMM sockets.

As an option, the 1.1GHz version of the CP6000 can be ruggedised for use in the E2 extended temperature range (-40 to +85C).

With the 855GME chipset, the CP6000 provides high-resolution graphics and multimedia-quality video via the integrated graphic controller.

The controller uses Intel's Extreme Graphics 2 Technology (2D/3D graphics accelerator) to provide a 2048 x 1536 x 8bit/60Hz pixel resolution.

In addition to VGA, USB and COM interfaces, the front panel of the CP9000 hosts various user programmable LEDs, which can be used for debugging and diagnostics.

The CP6011 combines the low power/performance features of the Pentium M processor with the high I/O bandwidth of the Intel E7501 chipset.

The board is tailored for applications requiring high performance, flexibility and density such as voice over IP (VoIP), video on demand as well as telecomms, datacomms or medical applications.

The CP6011 features two SODIMM sockets that accommodate up to 2Gbyte of memory with ECC support and two PMC slots that allow flexibility in the choice of I/Os.

The first PMC slot has a PIM interface and a PCI-X interface with speeds of up to 64bit/133MHz.

The second PMC slot has a speed of 64bit/66MHz.

The CP6011 also features dual Gigabit Ethernet with PICMG 2.16 support and one Fast Ethernet interface on the front panel for management purposes or others.

The CompactPCI bus offers high bandwidth, which is particularly useful for I/O cards, with a PCI-X interface to provide a datarate of 64bit/133MHz.

An ATI Mobility-M graphics chip with 4Mbyte of memory provides a video resolution of up to 1900 x 1200 pixel.

The CP6011 features programmable user LEDs on the front panel as well as two PMC slots, Ethernet and COM connectors.

Both CPU boards can be enhanced with Ultra160 SCSI (with PIM support) or additional Gigabit Ethernet ports using Kontron's optional PMCs.

Sample versions of the CP6000 and CP6011 are available now and serial production will begin in Q2 2004.

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