FOXBORO CPCI-680 Universal Mode’ Single Board Computer

FOXBORO CPCI-680 Universal Mode’ Single Board Computer

Highlights

The Force PowerCore™ CPCI-680 CompactPCI® (6U) single board computer brings new levels of flexibility and power to embedded telecommunications, data communications and industrial applications. The first product based on Force’s pioneering Sentinel™ “universal” PCI-toPCI bridge technology, the PowerCore CPCI-680 can function as a high-performance system controller or an intelligent peripheral card, without any need for hardware or software reconfiguration when switching between operating modes. This, combined with its advanced PowerPC™ 750 or PowerPC G4 7400 processor and broad array of interfaces, makes the PowerCore CPCI-680 an ideal choice for configuring fast-to-market, highly reliable multicomputing platforms.

Features

■ Force’s Sentinel “universal-mode” PCIto-PCI bridge—enables SBCs to switch between system- and peripheral-slot functionality 

■ PowerPC 750 or PowerPC G4 7400 processor/up to 1GByte high-speed memory for “supercomputing” performance 

■ Ideal for Linux™ or real-time operating systems (RTOSes) 

■ Low-power consumption 

■ Up to three independent Fast Ethernet interfaces 

■ Fast Wide SCSI-2 interface 

■ Full Hot Swap support for CompactPCI 

■ Up to two PMC slots 

■ Single-slot solution

‘Universal-mode’ CompactPCI single board computer solution

■ Dual functionality: system slot and/or peripheral slot capabilities 

■ Based on Force Sentinel “universal-mode” PCI-to-PCI bridge technology 

■ “Zero” hardware or software impact when switching operating modes 

■ Ready-made building block for multiprocessor systems 

■ Single-slot solution—even fully configured

Flexible configurations

■ Up to two PMC slots 

■ Up to three onboard independent Fast Ethernet interfaces 

■ Two onboard serial interfaces 

■ Optional interfaces (occupies one PMC slot) 

■ Fast Wide SCSI-2 interface for mass storage 

■ Four additional serial interfaces 

■ Onboard CompactFlash interface for Type II cards

High-performance embedded computing platform

■ Optimum computing performance in a single 6U CompactPCI slot 

■ PowerPC 750 or PowerPC G4 7400 processor, at 450/500MHz or 400MHz 

■ Up to 1GByte SDRAM via memory modules 

■ Built-in buffers in Sentinel allow fast data transfers across the widely deployed 32-bit CompactPCI bus 

■ Low-power consumption for embedded applications 

■ OS flexibility—broad Linux and real-time operating system (RTOS) support

Enabling power of Force’s Sentinel ‘universal’ PPB

The Force PowerCore CPCI-680 is a powerful and versatile CompactPCI single board computer (SBC) based on Force’s revolutionary Sentinel “universal-mode” PCI-to-PCI bridge (PPB). Intelligent Sentinel technology enables the PowerCore CPCI-680 to function as either a system controller (in a CompactPCI system slot) or as an intelligent peripheral card (in a CompactPCI peripheral slot). The Sentinel PPB completely eliminates the need for either hardware or software reconfigurations when the PowerCore CPCI-680 switches operating modes. By using the Sentinel PPB technology, developers can simplify and accelerate the design of multi-processor systems based on cost-effective, industry-standard components.

Broad expansion and I/O flexibility in a single slot

In addition to its versatility and high performance, the PowerCore CPCI-680 provides developers with broad expansion capabilities and a wide range of interface options. Up to two PMC slots are available for expansion, and an optional Fast Wide SCSI-2 interface enables high-speed connection to mass storage. There are also up to three independent Fast Ethernet interfaces and two serial interfaces (expandable to a total of six serial interfaces) for maximum I/O flexibility.

The optional onboard socket for Type II CompactFlash cards allows easy and flexible expansion via removable cards that can be either solid-state flash memory cards or diskbased media. Yet even when fully configured with a complete set of interfaces and its maximum 1GByte memory, the PowerCore CPCI-680 remains a single-slot solution.

Processor/memory

■ PowerPC 750 or PowerPC G4 7400 processor, at 450/500MHz or 400MHz 

■ Up to 256MBytes onboard ECC-protected SDRAM (option to 1GByte via memory module) 

■ 1 or 2MBytes L2 Cache running at half processor speed 

■ Up to 16MBytes onboard programmable User Flash 

■ 1MByte Boot Flash