CompactPCI Serial processor board

26 June 2013 Computer/Embedded Technology

Kontron recently showcased its first 3U CompactPCI Serial (CPCI-S.0) processor board at the Embedded World 2013 trade show. The CPS3003-SA comes equipped with third-generation Intel Core i7 processors and offers PCI Express Gen 3.0, USB 3.0, SATA 6G and Gigabit Ethernet over backplane. Kontron believes this paves the way for completely new application scenarios and can greatly boost performance in comparison to classic CompactPCI installations.

Significant interest in CompactPCI Serial has been identified in numerous market segments including industrial automation, test and measurement equipment as well as transport and traffic systems, medical and defence technology.

For OEMs who still rely on classic CompactPCI boards, Kontron offers the CPS3003-SA as an option in combination with a CPCI extension module. This means that both CompactPCI

Serial boards as well as classic CompactPCI boards can operate together in a hybrid system.

The new board is available in multiple versions and scalable from the 1,7 GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor 3517UE to the quad-core Intel Core i7 processor 3612QE. For memory-hungry applications, it offers up to 16 GB of ECC DDR3 SDRAM. The Mobile Intel QM77 Express chipset provides numerous interfaces by default, so that the processor board delivers high performance density in the smallest of spaces.

The whole spectrum of serial point-to-point interfaces is accommodated in just three units of height; peripheral boards which are especially data-intensive can be connected via two PCI Express Gen 3.0 fat pipes with x8 or x4 lanes. Additionally, five PCIe x1 lanes are available.

Hard disk carriers, such as the Kontron CPS3101, can be connected via four SATA ports, two of them via SATA 6 Gbps ports. Plus, there are two USB 3.0 as well as six USB 2.0 ports routed to the backplane. For networking purposes, there are two Gigabit Ethernet ports, which can be routed to the front panel or to the backplane.

Additionally, OEMs are presented with two additional USB 2.0 ports and two DisplayPort connections on the front. Furthermore, the CPS3003-SA provides the option to offer rear I/O via the P6 connector, which adds two USB ports (1x USB 3.0 and USB 2.0), a third independent DisplayPort and two serial ports.

The processor board supports Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7, Windows XP and VxWorks. Highly integrated board support packages cover all the hardware components integrated on the board. The board is available as a COTS component or as an application-ready platform pre-integrated in Kontron’s CompactPCI Serial systems.

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