Kontron 3U CompactPCI processor board

Kontron has introduced the standard air-cooled version of the 3U CompactPCI processor board CP3002 based on the latest Intel Core i7 mobile processor and platform controller hub QM57.

The fanless CP3002 with low power consumption, low heat dissipation and integrated graphics is targeted at standard application environments with forced airflow. The newest processor board extends the range of 3U CompactPCI processor boards, which is also available in rugged conduction-cooled and rugged air-cooled variants for harsh environments.

With the 2.53 GHz Core i7-610E and the LV 2.0 GHz Core i7-620LE processor, the device not only speeds up multiprocessing tasks via hyper-threading but also processes single-threaded tasks much faster due to turbo boost.

This allows a clock speed of up to 3.33 GHz without exceeding the defined thermal design power and without the need to oversize the entire system for peak loads.

On two SODIMM sockets, the board features up to 8 GB DDR3 1066 MHz ECC-protected memory. Additionally, up to 16 GB of NAND Flash can be integrated via SATA interface to hold complete operating systems or application code, which substantially increases overall system speed and availability.

The device offers 1x VGA, 2x USB 2.0 and 2x gigabit ethernet ports on the front panel and a total of 6x USB 2.0, 2x COM (RS232), 2x gigabit ethernet and 5x SATA interfaces, which are available either onboard or at the rear I/O connector.

For data storage, it supports a 2.5″ SATA hard drive or SSD and a CFast socket. To guarantee the highest data and system security, the optional trusted platform module offers the required encryption, verification and storage capabilities for security-sensitive applications.