Date: 15/06/2012

6U CompactPCI processor board from Kontron for high-end applications

With latest 22nm dual-core and quad-core processors it pushes performance-per-watt barriers for CPCI systems.

Kontron has announced the new 6U CompactPCI processor board CP6004-SA for high-end applications. The board is based on the Intel QM77 Express Chipset and scalable up to the quad-core 3rd generation Intel Core i7-3615QE processor with 4 x 2.3 GHz (3.3 GHz in Turbo mode). The device features integrated HD 4000 graphics and supports DirectX 11, OpenGL 3.1, AVX and OpenCL 1.1.

The board finds its applications for markets such as military, medical and highly sensitive security-related telecom and datacom applications, bandwidth intensive image processing, multi-media and test and measurement applications.

Features of CP6004-SA:
1. Scalable with four processors from dual-core variants up to quad-core technology
2. Enables out-of-band communication through IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface).
3. Data protection is secured by the optional onboard Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2).
4. Supports a configurable 64-bit/66 MHz PCI or PCI-X, hot swap CompactPCI interface
5. Interfaces: 6x SATA ports with RAID 0/1/5 functionality for enhanced data security, 6 x USB 2.0 ports, 2 x RS232 ports, three independent graphics interfaces (1x VGA, 2x DVI/HDMI) and High Definition Audio (HDA) interfaces as well as 5 x Gigabit Ethernet connected via PCI Express
6. One SATA 6Gb/s port can be used for an onboard 2.5 inch SSD, HDD or an up to 32 GB large Flash-SATA module
7. An XMC socket (via PCI Express x8) or PMC socket for mezzanine cards

The Kontron 6U CompactPCI processor board CP6004-SA runs with Linux (Fedora, RedHat, Windriver), VxWorks (6.9 and later), Microsoft Windows 7, Windows XP, XP embedded or Windows Server 2008-R2.

Samples of the Kontron CP6004-SA are available in July. Full production starts in Q3 2012 with an availability until 2019.

For more information: http://www.kontron.com