Concurrent Technologies has upgraded two of its existing SBCs (single board computer) to support the Pentium M 760 processor running at 2 GHz with a 533 MHz front side bus. The VME64 VP 307/01x and the CompactPCI PP 312/01x share similar internal architectures and support embedded Linux and other popular embedded operating systems.

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PP 312/01x

The PP 312/01x (pictured above) is a single slot CompactPCI card that provides up to 2 GB of onboard DDR SDRAM and two PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) sites (including front and rear I/O). In addition to the normal CompactPCI backplane, it also supports the PICMG 2.16 Ethernet fabric, PICMG 2.9 Intelligent Power Management Interface, and PICMG 2.1 Hot Swap specs.

PP 312/01x Block Diagam
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The PP 312/01x can operate as a system controller board, a peripheral board or as a satellite board (blade) and has already been used in a wide range of applications within the telecommunications markets, according to Concurrent.

VP 307/01x

The VP 307/01x provides 512 MB of DDR SDRAM soldered on the board. An additional 1 GB is supported via a memory socket. The board provides one onboard PMC site with two additional sites available via an expansion connector to a PMC carrier board.

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In addition to the normal VME64 bus, the device supports the VITA 31.1 Gigabit Ethernet on VME64 backplane standard. The front panel supports the PMC, analog graphics, keyboard and mouse interfaces and includes additional front panel interfaces, separate from the rear I/O, for USB, RS232/422/485 and Fast Ethernet.

Common Features

Concurrent lists the following key features and specifications that are common to both the VP 307/01x and the PP 312/01x:

• Processor:
  • 2 GHz Pentium M 760, with 533 MHz front side bus
  • 1.8 GHz Pentium M 745, with 400 MHz front side bus
• Hard disk interface:
  • Dual channel Ultra-DMA 100
  • Primary channel available for off-board device
  • Secondary channel supports on-board 2.5 inch hard disk drive, 1 or 2 CompactFlash modules, or Hitachi GST Microdrive Type II drives.
• Graphics:
  • Silicon Motion SM722
  • up to 1280 x 1024 resolution with 16M colors
  • 8 MB video RAM
  • Analog and digital video out
• I/O ports:
  • Two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
  • USB:
    • VP 307/01x — two (one on front panel, one on P2)
    • PP 312/01x — one (via J5 transition module)
  • RS232:
    • VP 307/01x — two (one on front panel, one on P2)
    • PP 312/01x — up to three (one on front panel, two via optional transition module)
  • Keyboard and mouse
  • Floppy disk interface

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