Emerson’s VME board portfolio expands with introduction of Extended Temperature versions of MVME7100 and MVME4100

Emerson’s new MVME7100 and MVME4100 Extended Temperature boards are scheduled for release to market on 6th August 2010. These ruggedised single board computers deliver a wider range of operating and storage temperatures as well as increased tolerance of shock and vibration. The MVME7100 and MVME4100 are now able to operate in hostile environments and are 100% software compatible with previous versions to ensure backward compatability and investment protection.

More addressable markets for existing Emerson customers

Developers of products based on Emerson VMEbus Single Board Computers now have many more deployment options and addressable markets, meaning that both boards are now suitable for more applications such as UAVs, C4ISR, radar/ sonar, navigation systems, railway signal control, passengar information systems, remote work and robotics.

The extended temperature modules offer a significant increase over the operating ra

nge of the standard models, taking the MVME7100 and MVME4100 to -40°C to +70° C. Storage temperatures have also been increased to -50°C to +100°C. Both models can withstand up to 10G of vibration (5 to 2000Hz) and an 11 millisecond shock of up to 30G. In addition to this both boards can now operate reliably in 100% relative humidity.

Emerson’s new ruggedised VMEbus single board computers deliver a competitive advantage while protecting customer investment in VME. Each board integrates advanced System-on-Chip processors, robust storage options, extensive I/O and flexible expansion to deliver high performance and reliability for applications in the most demanding environments.

Apply today for your chance to evaluate an MVME7100 or MVME4100 board

ACAL are offering customers the opportunity to get started with either of the standard versions of these VME Single Board Computers. We have a limited stock of evaluation boards that we are making available to suitably qualified customers.

Simply complete the form here link, giving us as much detail as possible about your project or application for your chance to evaluate an Emerson MVME4100 or MVME7100 free of charge for 30 days.

VMEbus

A combination of high performance, rugged, modular construction and broad industry support makes VMEbus products ideal to address the needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) serving embedded computing markets.

As part of the group of innovative companies that invented the VMEbus over 20 years ago, Emerson have consistently worked to enhance and extend VMEbus technology. This process continues with the 2eSST technology which boosts the performance and capability of VMEbus technology while maintaining compatibility with existing systems over long product lifecycles.

Emerson’s VME products are designed to the latest VMEbus specifications and are supported by an extensive range of compatible hardware and software from Emerson and our industry alliance members. This ecosystem, together with a worldwide sales and support network, helps to rapidly integrate the optimum solutions into customer end applications.

Emerson Network Power – MVME7100

Improved Performance and Extended Lifecycle VMEbus Interface

Introduction		Features
The Emerson Network Power MVME7100, one of the first VMEbus products with the system-on-chip MPC864xD processor, offers a growth path for VMEbus customers with applications on the previous generation of VME, specifically the MPC74xx processors. The system-on-chip implementation offers power/thermal, reliability, and lifecycle advantages not typically found in alternative architectures. The Emerson MVME7100 single-board computer (SBC) helps OEMs of industrial, medical, and defense/aerospace VMEbus platforms add performance and features for competitive advantage while still protecting the fundamental investment in VMEbus and related technologies. Customers can keep their VMEbus infrastructure (chassis, backplanes, and other VMEbus and PMC boards) while improving performance and extending the lifecycle. Also, the extended lifecycle of Emerson computing products helps reduce churns in development and support efforts resulting from frequent product changes. The faster processor and 2eSST VMEbus interface combine to offer significant performance improvement. New cost-effective peripherals can be integrated easily using USB interfaces. Extended temperature (-40 °C to +71 °C) and rugged variants support a wide range of operating and storage temperatures in addition to increased tolerances for shock and vibration. This enables the boards to operate in harsh environments while maintaining structural and operational integrity.		Up to 1.3 GHz system-on-chip Freescale MPC864xD with dual PowerPC® e600 processor cores, dual integrated memory controllers, DMA engine, PCI Express interface, Ethernet, and local I/O Extended temperature (-40 °C to +71 °C) and rugged board variants available Four Gigabit Ethernet ports Up to 2GB of DDR2 ECC memory, 128MB NOR flash and 4 or 8GB NAND flash USB 2.0 controller for integrating cost-effective peripherals (commercial temperature only) 2eSST VMEbus protocol with 320MB/s transfer rate across the VMEbus Board support packages for VxWorks, LynxOS, and Linux Dual 33/66/100MHz PMC-X sites for expansion via industry standard modules with support for processor PMCs 8x PCI Express expansion connector for PMC-X and XMC expansion using Emerson XMCspan MVME7216E direct-connect rear transition module (RTM) for I/O routing through rear of a VMEbus chassis

Emerson Network Power – MVME4100

Fastest Freescale Processor with Industry-Leading Storage Options

Introduction		Features
The MVME4100 single-board computer from Emerson Network Power incorporates the fastest Freescale 8548E processor, industry-leading storage options, extensive I/O and flexible expansion options including an on-board PMC site and up to four optional XMC sites via expansion cards. The MVME4100, with the Freescale MPC8548E system-on-chip (SoC) processor, provides a high-performance, cost-effective continuation for currently deployed VME infrastructure. The Freescale e500 core coupled with the current operating systems allows for double precision floating point operations. In addition, the processor-enabled supplementary encryption engine can be leveraged to address new opportunities meeting the ever-growing demands for network privacy and data security. The MVME4100 memory and storage options raise the bar in the embedded computing market. 2GB of DDR2 RAM is provided in SO-DIMM format. Innovative MRAM is included for truly non-volatile memory. Also included are 4GB of NAND flash, which can take the place of some rotating media or removable flash, while offering improved performance and life cycle. High speed 2eSST protocol and extensive I/O – four Gigabit Ethernet ports, five serial ports, USB and PMC/XMC sites – round out the MVME4100 to provide maximum performance and flexibility. Extended temperature (-40 °C to +71 °C) and rugged variants support a wide range of operating and storage temperatures in addition to increased tolerances for shock and vibration. This enables the boards to operate in harsh environments while maintaining structural and operational integrity.		1.3 GHz system-on-chip Freescale MPC8548E with e500 processor core, double precision floating point operations, integrated memory controller, DMA engine, PCI-X and PCI Express interface, Ethernet, and local I/O Extended temperature (-40 °C to +71 °C) and rugged board variants available 2GB of DDR2 ECC memory, 128MB NOR flash and 4GB NAND flash 512KB of MRAM non-volatile memory Four Gigabit Ethernet ports Five serial ports USB 2.0 controller for integrating cost-effective peripherals (commercial temperature only) 2eSST VMEbus protocol with 320MB/s transfer rate across the VMEbus Board support packages for VxWorks and Linux Dual 33/66/100MHz PMC sites for expansion via industry standard modules with support for processor PMCs 8x PCI/PCI-X expansion connector for PMC/XMC expansion using Emerson XMCspan carrier MVME7216E direct-connect rear transition module (RTM) for I/O routing through rear of VMEbus chassis