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News Release from: Thales Computers | Subject: PENTXM
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 May 2005
VME SBCs run faster and more reliably
Thales Computers has made several upgrades to its PENTXM single-board computer range.
Thales Computers has made several upgrades to its PENTXM single-board computer (SBC) range Now available is the rugged version of the PENTXM low-power Pentium M SBC operating at 1.2GHz (-40 to +85C)
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 19 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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VMEbus SBCs exploit Pentium M power
The PENTXM range of PC-compatible high-performance high-functionality VMEbus single-board computers (SBCs) is based on Intel Pentium M processors running at 1.6GHz and above.
Dual-core Xeon processor rides on VMEbus blade
The PENTXM2 is the first server class manageable VMEbus blade to use the low-power Intel dual-core Xeon processor.
It uses a 1.6GHz processor derated to 1.2GHz in order to guaranty that the board's efficiency is consistent over the temperature range.
Also, the commercial (SA) version of the PENTXM is now available with a 1.8GHz build option in addition to the original 1.6GHz processor speed option.
The onboard BIOS allows the user to either fix the clock rate of the processor to a defined value or let the processor determine its frequency according to the die temperature.
Alain Albarello, President of Thales' Computers Activities, stated: "We continue our success with the Pentium M family of processor boards by implementing what our customers need in the way of high-performance, low-power dissipation products".
The PENTXM is a PC-compatible VMEbus processor board using the 1.6GHz Intel Pentium M processor or the 1.8GHz Pentium M 745 processor.
The single-slot solution features two PMC sites, 1Gbyte of soldered SDRAM and a variety of interfaces including an option for an onboard hard disk drive, CompactFlash or IBM/Hitachi MicroDrive.
Both processors have a 400MHz front side bus (FSB) as well as 64 KB of primary cache.
The 1.6GHz processor has 1Mbyte of secondary cache, whereas the 1.8GHz has 2Mbyte.
Utilising the low-power 64bit 855GME host bridge, the Pentium M supports a 400MHz front side bus frequency.
The graphics interface is accessed via a 26-pin high-density front-panel connector or at the rear.
The PENTXM provides resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 at 75Hz and up to 16M colours.
The PENTXM has dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and supports embedded Linux, VxWorks, Windows 2000/XP and Embedded XP operating systems.
The PENTXM is suitable for a wide range of demanding embedded applications, such as those in the industrial control, telecommunications, telemetry, aerospace and scientific industries.
Industry standard operating systems are supported to simplify integration.
The starting price for the PENTXM family of products is $4188 for a single quantity.
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