Single board computers

SBS Technologies has introduced three 6U CompactPCI single board computers.

Configured with different feature sets, the CT9, CP9 and CR9 deliver the speed and bandwidth needed for performance-oriented applications while benefiting from the low power consumption of the Pentium M processor.

Each board supports the PICMG 2.16 dual ethernet and PICMG 2.1 hot-swap specification. They all have 64 bit/66 MHz CompactPCI bus interfaces, two PMC slots, and are capable of being used in a system or non-system (peripheral) slot.

The graphics are powered by an NVIDIA GeForce 4 Go graphics accelerator providing VGA/LCD resolutions up to 2048 x 1536.

All three offer five USB 2.0 ports, one on the front panel and four at the rear.

The CT9 offers a high level of functional integration within a single slot, giving users the freedom to use the PMC interfaces to customise the SBC for their applications. This platform supports IPMI PICMG 2.9 system management in addition to full hot-swap support.

The CP9 has a dual slot, wide front panel that allows two PMCs and a hard disk or a flash drive to be mounted in parallel. This all-in-one module is suitable for I/O intensive applications like automation, industrial control, transportation, and others.

The CR9 is designed to meet the harsh environmental requirements of heavy industry, simulation/training, test and measurement, military and aerospace. The low power consumption allows the device to address the need for Intel processors in environments that once were limited by cooling restrictions.