Data Sheet

05.11GFA-975A
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About GE Intelligent Platforms
GEIntelligentPlatforms,aGeneralElectricCompany(NYSE:GE),isanexperiencedhigh-performance
technologycompanyandaglobalproviderofhardware,software,services,andexpertiseinautomation
andembeddedcomputing.Weofferauniquefoundationofagile,advancedandultra-reliabletechnology
thatprovidescustomersasustainableadvantageintheindustriestheyserve,includingenergy,water,
consumerpackagedgoods,governmentanddefense,andtelecommunications.GEIntelligentPlatforms
isaworldwidecompanyheadquarteredinCharlottesville,VAandispartofGEHomeandBusinessSolutions.
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Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
VxWorksSBCSupport
andintrusivetoobtainthehighestcover-
age,GEoffersanon-intrusivetestsuite
thatdoesnotdisturbthefunctioningof
theCOTSoperatingsystem.Tailoredtorun
withVxWorks,thisprovidesbackground
testcoverageandalsoletstheapplication
invokespecifictests.KnownasBackground
ConditionScreening(BCS),itisdeliveredas
partoftheVxWorksESP.MainBCSfeatures
andtestsare:
• DownloadableorlinkabletotheVxWorks
operatingsystemimage
• Launchedfromshellorapplication
• Staticconfigurationvia.hfile
• Dynamicconfigurationviainteractive
menu
• Configurablethreadpriorityandother
parameters
• ErrorloginFlashandvisualindication
• Call-backmenuforimmediateinvocation
ofindividualtests,inadditiontorunning
testsinbackgroundmode
• Logsandscrubssinglebiterrors
– Comprehensivemainmemorytest.By
dedicatingsmallsegmentsperbank
forexclusiveBCSusage,andincon-
junctionwithECCcircuitry,allfailure
modesthroughoutallthememorycan
bedetectedwithoutdestructiveaction
outsidetheBCSsegments
– SystemanduserbackgroundFlash
checksumming
– NVRAMchecksum
– PCIbuserrorconditionmonitoring
– PresetPCIconfigurationverification
– Temperaturemonitoring
– Temperaturethrottling(onsupported
hardware)
– Networkconnectivity
– SCSIconnectivity
– Busmemoryprobing
– Real-timeclocktest
– Globalhardwareregisterverification
– Testsof8250-compatibleCOMport
devices
– AltiVecandFPUtests
– Customtestscanbeintegrated
PowerXisarangeofsingleboardcomputerswhichbenefitfromthesignificantengineeringinvestmentmadebyGEIntelligentPlatformsin
thePowerPCprocessorfamilysince1994.AllPowerXboardsaresoftwarecompatibleandmaintainstandard,openmarketinterfacesthat
allowcustomerstoprotectapplicationinvestmentsthroughaclearlydefinedtechnologyinsertionstrategy.PowerXcoversabroadrangeof
environmentalrequirementsfrombenignindustrialtofullyrugged,throughtwodistinctstreams.PowerXpressisarangeofSBCsspecifically
designedtomeettheneedsofsystemsinsheltereddefenseenvironments,typicallyfoundinnaval,ground-basedandvetronicsapplications.
ThePowerXpressrangeoffersleadingedgeperformance,withrealcostbenefitsresultingfromitssharpfocusontheshelteredCOTSmarket.
PowerXtremeSBCs-availableinfiveair-andconduction-cooledlevels-deliverthesameexceptionalperformanceasthePowerXpressrange
butalsoofferfullruggedsurvivability.Designedexplicitlyforoperationintheharshestenvironments,PowerXtremeboardsincorporatestate-
of-the-artdesignandmanufacturingtechniquestoguaranteeoperationinthemostdemandingofdefenseandaerospaceapplications.
EmPowerisarangeofcost-effectiveboardsbasedonembeddedPowerPCtechnologyandtargetedatcommunicationsapplicationsrequiring
combinationsoffastserial,MIL-STD-1553andEthernetchannels.AnappropriatemixofhardwareandsoftwaremodulesfromtheEmPower
rangecansatisfyawiderangeofsystemrequirements,avoidingtheexpenseandextendedleadtimeofcustom-ortailoredproducts.Allfam-
ilymembers,inboth6U(EP1A)andPMCformfactor(PrPMCQ2,EPMCQ2andPMCQ1)areofferedacrossawideruggedizationspectrumforuse
inenvironmentsrangingfromindustrialtodefenseandaerospaceapplications.
XtraPowerarchitecturecombinestheprocessingpoweroftwotraditionalSBCswithinasingle6UVMEslot.Looselycouplingtwofullyinde-
pendentprocessornodes(eachwithitsownbridge/memory/Flash)acrossafastinternalbus,providesthesystemarchitectwithcost-effective,
high-bandwidthprocessingunitsoptimizedforreal-time.StandardVxWorksmultiprocessingmechanismsaremaintainedbetweennodes,
providinglegacyapplicationcompatibilityin‘1for2’SBCreplacement,or‘built-insystemredundancy’scenarios.GE’srawDMAisprovidedfor
maximumbandwidthtransfersbetweennodesandthePPCM2SBCalsofeaturesanoff-boardStarFabricconnection.XtraPowerSBCsarealso
offeredtofullruggedspecifications.
PowerPactsingleboardcomputersaredesignedfordemandingapplicationswithrestrictivedimensionalrequirements.PowerPact3complies
withthe3UCompactPCIformat.SBCsinthisfamilypackhighPowerPC-basedperformanceintoasmallspace(theIMP2ASBCfeaturesa
7448).CoreI/Ofunctionsarealsoprovided,andaPMCslotplusanoptionalcarriercardallowsforfunctionalexpansion.PowerPact6SBCs
conformto6UCompactPCI,butotherwisehaveasimilarspecificationtoPowerXtremeboards,theCP1Abeingcloseto‘aPPC7DwithoutVME’.
INTraXtremecombinesGE’sindustryleadingruggedizationtechnologywithIntel’spopularPentiumMprocessors,packagedina6UVME
formfactor.WiththePentiumM’snewmicro-architecturenowofferingarealalternativetoPowerPCintheembeddedmarket,INTraXtreme
SBCs(startingwiththeIXT2A)capturetruePCperformance,ruggedizedtomeetthedemandsofharshenvironmentdefenseandaerospace
applications.
INTraPactoffersPentiumMprocessorsina3UCompactPCIformatforspace-orweight-constrainedapplications,whileforapplications
requiringextensiveI/Ocapabilities,INTraPact6offershigherfunctionina6UCompactPCIformatandisalsobasedonPentiumMprocessors.
WithtwoPMCsitesandanadditionplug-onAFIX(AdditionalFlexibleInterfaceXtension)module,INTraPact6offersthemostflexiblerangeof
I/OsolutionsavailableintheruggedSBCmarketspace.
DeployedTestfirmware,ConfigurationControl,plusothersoftwareandservicesforcriticalprogramsupport,areavailableonallSBCs.
TABLE 2AsummaryofGEIntelligentPlatforms’SBCfamilies