Slave SBC Serves as Ethernet Diagnosis Buffer

MEN Micro Inc.'s F218 is a 3U CompactPCI PowerPC-based slave CPU board that serves as anEthernet diagnosis buffer. The F218 helps to reduce wiring and installationrequirements for easier implementation and reduced maintenance. Two Ethernetcontrollers within the FPGA enable the host to view the F218 as an Ethernetdevice, similar to a front connection of two CPU boards via an Ethernet cable. Theuse of FPGA technology enables the incorporation of additional user-specific I/O functionality into the board. Built on the PowerPC Power Architecture, the F218's MPC8314 e300-basedcore is a cost-effective, low-power and highly integrated processor that makesthe slave board useful for a number of embedded computing environments foundthroughout the transportation, medical and industrial markets. The coreprocessor operates at up to 266 MHz.

The F218 features up to 256 MB ofsoldered DDR2 SDRAM system memory with a bus frequency of 133 MHz as well as 16MB of Flash as standard. An optional 1 MB of non-volatile FRAM is alsoavailable. The card is qualified for operation from -40 to +85C and supportsVxWorks and Linux as standard with QNX available upon request. The VxWorksboard support package (BSP) boots in less than two seconds. MTBF, according toIEC/TR 62380 (RDF 2000), is 427,994 hours at 40C. Pricing for the F218 is $940US in single quantities. Delivery is four to six weeks ARO.

Slave SBC Serves as Ethernet Diagnosis Buffer