Specifications

Quad-core processor with integrated memory controller

Forcentralprocessingoperations,theATCA‐4500usestheIntel®Xeon®5500series

processor,andtheATCA‐4550andATCA‐4555usetheIntelXeon5600seriesprocessor.

Fordetailedinformationabouttheprocessorandmemorycontroller,seeProcessorand

memorycontrolleronpage 31.

Memory and data storage options

TheCPMprovides8VLPDIMMsocketstosupportECCmemoryoptionsrangingfrom1GB

to64GB.TheCPMsupportsupto64GBofDDR3memorywhenrunningat800MHz,and

upto48GBat1066MHz.

Memorystorageisalsoprovide dthroughtwobanksofoptionaluserflashmemory(eUSB)

thatcanbeconfiguredforupto16GBeach.

TheCPMcanbeconfiguredwithadditionalstorageoptions.Fordetails,seeMemoryand

storagedevicesonpage 33.

I/O capabilities

TheCPMusestheIntelchipsetinconjunctionwiththeICH10RI/Ocontrollerhubto

interfacewithperipheralinputandoutputdevices.

TheCPMfrontpanelprovides:

•TwoUSB2.0compliantportsforconnectingperipheraldevices.

•Two10/100/1000copperEthernetportsfornetworkcommunications.

•OneRS‐232serialportforconsoleoperations.

Refer

toFrontpanelLEDs,buttons,andportsonpage 23formoreinformationaboutthe

frontpanel.SeeBackplaneinterfacesonpage 28forinformationonthebackplane.

TheCPMprovidesbackplaneinterfacesforBaseandFabricports,AMCports,

synchronizationclocks,andtheIPMBconnections.Featuresinclude:

•TwoGbE/10GbEportsfor

theFabricinterface

• SupportforquadGbEconnectionsfromtheAMCtotheFabricinterface.TheAMChas

twoGbEportsforeachFabricinterfacechannel.

TheCPMalsoprovidesseveralI/OoptionsthroughtheZone3interface.Anoptionalrear

transitionmodule(RTM)providesaccesstoSASstorageandanon‐boardSASharddisk

drive.ForinformationaboutRTMfeatures,refertotheATCA‐5400RTMReference.