GE Intelligent Platforms Debuts Single Board Computer Products

GE Intelligent Platforms (News - Alert) has reportedly released three new single board computer products. Based on Intel (News - Alert) Core i7 processor technology, the rugged 6U VME VR12, rugged 6U CompactPCI (News - Alert) CR12 and the 6U VME XVB601 operate at up to 2.53 GHz. GE Intelligent Platforms provides software, hardware, services and expertise in automation and embedded computing.

 

The new boards perform well in demanding applications like radar processing and flight control as well as in general purpose industrial and commercial system-level applications. In addition, the VR12 and CR12 feature the inclusion of two XMC expansion sites in a true single-slot solution. This provides customers access to a range of options for I/O, communications and other capabilities. The boards can support up to 8 GBytes of DDR3 SDRAM memory with ECC.

 

According to Peter Cavill, general manager, military and aerospace products for GE Intelligent Platforms, the new boards provide a level of throughput that enables implementation of additional functionality. This increases the flexibility available to customers to choose exactly the right platform for their application. Cavill said that the new products enable customers to achieve greater productivity per slot, while lowering overall system power consumption.

 

The new generation of Intel Core i7 processors incorporate several innovations such as a 32 nanometer manufacturing process that enables greater performance without compromising power consumption and heat dissipation; integration of the memory controller, delivering lower latency and higher memory bandwidth for data-intensive applications and the integration of the graphics processor. Features such as Intel Intelligent Power Technology and Intel Turbo Boost Technology, multi-level shared cache, Vectorizing Compiler and Media Accelerators and Efficient Accelerated String And Text Processing are also present.

 

The VR12 is a rugged 6U VMEbus single board computer. It features an Intel Core i7-610E processor operating at 2.53 GHz. The VR12 provides support for two PCI (News - Alert)-X PMCs or two x8 PCI Express XMCs and is available in five levels ranging from benign/office to fully rugged convection cooled. The CR12, a CompactPCI single board computer, is identical in specification to the VR12.

 

The XVB601 is a 6U VMEbus single board computer featuring the Intel Core i7 processor at speeds up to 2.53 GHz. It features dual on-board expansion slots, with provision for one PCI-X PMC/x4 PCI Express XMC card and one PCI-X PMC board.  

 

All the three boards are immediately available to lead customers. GE Intelligent Platforms is also planning to launch rugged 6U VPX and rugged 3U VPX single board computers based on Intel Core i7 processing technology.