GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms rugged SBC

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has announced the VPXcel3 SBC341 3U VPX rugged single board computer.

Taking advantage of the latest Penryn processor from Intel with its 2.26 GHz SP9300 Core 2 Duo processor and 25 W thermal design power, the device features a 13% higher clock speed and a 20% lower thermal design power than the SBC340 it supersedes. It also features 50% more on-cache memory and a 50% faster front side bus.

For applications that are even more sensitive to power dissipation, the board is alternatively available with the SL9400 1.86 GHz Core 2 Duo processor with a TDP of 17 W.

The computer is available in five ruggedisation levels.

Other key features include support for up to 8 GB of DDR3 memory (twice as much as the SBC340). Extensive I/O flexibility allows complex systems to be built, with gigabit ethernet, x16 PCI Express for high-speed communications with an external graphics processor (x4 PCI Express and x1 PCI Express also provided), four USB ports, COM1 and COM2 ports and two SATA interfaces.