Summary of News Releases for October

CM-X270W Credit Card Sized Computer on a Module

CompuLab introduced the CM-X270W, a new Computer-on-Module based on Intel's PXA270 processor and 2700G Multimedia Accelerator chipset. The X270W module's architecture addresses embedded applications requiring a combination of low power consumption with multimedia performance, making it an ideal selection for hand-held and mobile appliances, as well as applications such as point-of-sale, gaming and entertainment machines and info-terminals. Compared with any other product in its class, the CM-X270W module is smaller, less expensive and has a better set of features. The CM-X270W combines a PXA270 CPU, SDRAM, Flash Disk and vital computing peripherals. For embedded applications, the CM-X270W provides a 32-bit PCI bus, 100Mbit Ethernet, serial ports, GPIO lines and many other essential functions. An on-board 2700G Multimedia Accelerator enhances the feature set with support of XGA display resolution and an MPEG-4 decoder. The module is designed for attachment to a custom baseboard via three miniature 140-pin connectors. Standardized CAMI interface allows interchangeability with other Computer-On-Module's available from CompuLab, enabling the flexibility required in a dynamic market where application requirements can change rapidly.

A3803-cPCI Serial Attach SCSI (SAS) Host Bus Adapter

The Astek A3803-cPCI doubles the performance of today’s dual channel Ultra320 SCSI HBAs with aggregate I/O port bandwidth of 2.4GBps and full duplex capability. These

adapters are ideal for today's data centers and leverage existing SCSI infrastructure for investment protection and ease of migration. The serial interface allows point-to-point connection offering higher performance, increased aggregate bandwidth, higher availability with dual ported drives, and enhanced reliability compared to parallel SCSI. The A3803-cPCI supports 3 and 1.5 Gbps SAS and SATA hard disk drives. OS Independent Hardware RAID (0,1) Integrated RAID (IR) provides the reliability and performance benefits of disk mirroring (RAID 1) and striping (RAID 0). Integrated MirroringTM (IM) provides data protection for the system boot volume by  simultaneously writing redundant data across two to six disks. Integrated striping yields enhanced performance by aggregating the bandwidth of up to six disk drives. IR is OS-Independent and does not require the use of special device drivers.

DM6210ER Low Cost PC/104 Analog I/O dataModule®

The DM6210ER PC/104 Analog I/O dataModule® is a PC/104 card that provides 16 single ended inputs with 12-bit, 40kHz throughput analogue conversion and a 16 port programmable digital I/O. The input ranges for the analogue input to the DM6210ER PC/104 Analog I/O dataModule® are ± 5V, ± 10V and +10V. The DM6210ER PC/104 Analog I/O dataModule® also provides resistor configurable gain and software triggering. The Digital I/O on the DM6210ER PC/104 Analog I/O dataModule® provides both pull-up and pull-down resistors and 2.5mA current drive. The DM6210ER PC/104 Analog I/O dataModule® operates from a single +5V power supply.

RTD Embedded Technologies, Inc. specializes in the design and manufacture of PC/104, PCI-104, PC/104-Plus, desktop, and 19" rack compliant modules and systems.  RTD fabricates cpuModulesÔ, dataModulesÒ, utilityModulesÔ along with IDANÔ, HiDANÔ, and HiDANplusÔ systems to exacting industrial and military specifications.

Model 4803 Ethernet to RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 Serial Server

The SeaLINK Model 4803 Ethernet to serial server is the easiest way to connect RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 serial devices to your Ethernet network. The Model 4803 Ethernet to serial server uses industry standard TCP/IP protocol which allows any host to access the eight serial ports as virtual COM ports as easily as if the ports were physically installed in the host. Each port can be individually configured as a RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 serial server. To simplify installation and configuration, the Model 4803 Ethernet to serial server comes with a printed copy of the Ethernet Quick Start Guide (514k PDF) which is included with all Ethernet Serial Servers supplied by Sealevel.

Sealevel Systems provides serial interface and discrete I/O including relay solutions for USB, PCI, cPCI, PCMCIA, PC/104, ISA and Ethernet connections to PC’s. Sealevel's commitment to providing the best I/O solutions is reflected in the Lifetime Warranty that is standard on all Sealevel manufactured I/O products.

DD 42916 ARINC 429 16 channel PCI Card

The DD-42916I3-300 provides a PCI interface to an ARINC 429 data bus. The ARINC 429 card contains a high performance processor used for data processing, time stamping, and engineering unit conversion. The DD-42916I3-300 efficiently transfers ARINC 429 data via dual port RAM accessed by both the host computer and the card. DD-42916I3-300 ARINC 429 software supports all modes of operation and includes 'C', LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI programming libraries. An optional Commercial Avionics Utilities Suite includes an ARINC 429 Data Bus Analyzer and an ARINC 615 Data Loader. The optional dataMARS software provides powerful ARINC 429 monitoring and extensive post analysis capabilities. Also available is the optional dataSIMS software which adds ARINC 429 simulation capability.With 16 programmable ARINC 429 receive/transmit channels, high/low speed operation, and engineering unit conversion; the DD-42916I3-300 is well suited to all types of ground support work, including development and manufacturing, testing, and on-board data acquisition. The DD-42916I3-300 equips ARINC 429 LRU developers with easy access for simulating and testing new systems prior to use with actual flight systems. It can also be used by ARINC 429 avionics maintenance and validation teams to perform end-item testing in the laboratory and onboard testing via portable PC’s.

SecureStor XRS 16 SATA Direct Attached RAID Storage (DAS)

SecurStor XRS with class leading performance, a broad range of customizable configuration options and our advanced RAID 6 controller engine that virtually eliminates data loss – there is no better choice in or near its price class. Each model within the SecurStor XRS series is equipped with a powerful RAID hardware controller, hot-swap redundant power supplies, cooling modules, and Serial ATA II hard disk drives. Choose from either Dual Ultra320 SCSI interfaces or Dual 2Gb Fibre Channel interfaces. Either way, connectivity to your servers directly or by way of a SAN is seamless. SecurStor XRS combines the low cost of Serial ATA hard drives with the high reliability of our RAID server to form the perfect balance. The XRS (eXtra Raid Security) is a result of RAID 6 technology, a system that improves upon RAID 5 by allowing two active (non-spare) hard drives to fail in the array before the array fails. RAID 6 requires dual parity calculation and generation, a very intensive process - a task the SecurStor XRS handles with ease. Studies show our RAID 6 implementation performs similarly or even outperforms the competitions RAID 5 configurations.