ADLINK Technology Debuts 6U CompactPCI® Processor Blade with Intel® CoreT i7 and QM57 Chipset, Supporting Optional Extended Temperature Range

Through careful component selection, the cPCI-6510 optionally supports an extended operating temperature range of -40°C to +80°C. With all components soldered onboard, it is an ideal solution for the demanding requirements of military, transportation, and communications applications. To meet the specific needs of mission critical applications in harsh environments, ADLINK also offers the CT-61, a rugged conduction-cooled version of the cPCI-6510 with identical electronic design that will be ready in Q3 of 2010.

Combining the benefits of the Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Intel® QM57 chipset, the cPCI-6510 provides the optimum performance-per-watt ratio, four-thread computing capability, integrated graphics and extensive I/O support. The Intel® Core™ i7 processor gives an improvement in computing performance of 90% over the 45nm Intel® Core™2 Duo T9400 processor and 25% compared to a quad-core Xeon® L5408 processor. For improved graphics capabilities, the Intel® Core™ i7 integrates the GPU into the processor, providing enhanced graphics performance 2.6 times better than the GM45 chipset solution. In addition, the cPCI-6510 supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology for multi-threading performance and Intel® Turbo Boost Technology that allows processor cores to run faster than the base operating frequency when conditions permit.

The cPCI-6510 provides two PMC sites at PCI-X 64bit/133MHz and one PCI Express® x8 XMC site that shares the same space as the inner PMC site. A 2.5” Serial ATA hard drive or flash disk can be equipped on the cPCI-6510V version and occupies one of the PMC sites. One CompactFlash® socket is also available onboard. RAID functionality is supported on SCSI, SAS or SATA interfaces via optional Rear Transition Modules.

The cPCI-6510 Series is validated for use with Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Linux and VxWorks.