"The MicroTCA specifications denoted mTCA.x is a new series of PICMG specifications, that takes the extensive knowledge and practices developed with AdvancedTCA and AdvancedMC and applies them to the area of smaller form factor plug-in systems." [1]
Additional Articles
mil comms → Spring E-letter 
David Pursley (Kontron)
As the trend continues towards low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) Unmanned Systems (USs), MicroTCA's small footprint, rugged characteristics, and robust bandwidth are catching the eyes of military leaders.
Hardware Platform Management → Summer 2012
Brandon Lewis (Associate Editor)
As High Availability (HA) systems go, efficient management middleware is must for retaining all five (or six) 9s of service.
Hardware Platform Management → Summer 2012 
Mark Overgaard (Pigeon Point Systems)
Over the past decade, the platform management layer of xTCA systems has proven itself a challenging necessity. Mark Overgaard of Pigeon Point Systems reviews various aspects and implementations of COTS managers, and offers a forecast for the ecosystem's hardware platform management layer.
Open standards/specifications → Spring 2012
Brandon Lewis (Associate Editor)
Smooth open standards roadmaps and interoperability are they key to the increased longevity and usability of deployed ecosystems such as the AdvancedTCA and CompactPCI, both of which are evolving to faster/more robust systems without compromising equipment already deployed in the field.
SBC Trends (Processors) → April 2012 
Brad Trent (Trenton Technologies)
Increased activity in the SBC space lends competitive benefits power and performance, but compute density and application still require meticulous review for matching an SBC and form factor.
CompactPCI PlusIO → Spring 2012 
Barbara Schmitz (MEN Mikro Elektronik)
Thanks to new and updated specifications, the CompactPCI ecosystem is experiencing a seamless transition to faster, serial-based architectures.
Hardware Platform Management → Summer 2012 
Mike Thompson (Pentair Technical Products (Schroff))
As the AdvancedTCA architecture continues to gain traction around the globe, COTS Shelf Managers can aid in adapting to the continued differentiation of shelves produced by customization.
CompactPCI Serial → Spring 2012 
Frank Weiser (Elma Electronic)
CompactPCI is being pushed to its bandwidth limitations by the demands of next-generation data transfer rates. The solution? The next generation of CompactPCI: CompactPCI Serial.
Hardware Platform Management → Summer 2012 
Jari Ruohonen (Nokia Siemens Networks)
Telecom Equipment Manufacturers (TEMs) such as Nokia Siemens Networks depend on the benefits provided by the platform management layer of AdvancedTCA to provide critical functionality to their customers.
March 2012 Embedded Conferences → April/May 2012
John McHale (Editorial Director)
Editorial Director John McHale recaps the products and happenings surrounding the embedded shows/conferences of March 2012, including Embedded World and Design West.
Rowland Demko (Acromag, Inc.)
Benefits of FPGA Modules derived from their Speed and Flexibility - You Can't Do More for Less
Staff (Computer World)
An application example explaining how one company integrated its data into "the cloud."
Alan Breznick (Heavy Reading)
Ravenous consumption of IP addresses with the recent surge in IP-enabled devices are forcing Mobile Service Operators to transition from the long-time Internet Protocol, IPv4, to it's replacement, IPv6.
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MicroTCA Video
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Annapolis Micro Systems product demonstration by Vice President of Sales Patrick Stover. Annapolis Micro Systems is the leader in COTS FPGA-based high performance computing board level products. Among Annapolis’ leading computing products ar... |
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MILCOM 2009 Live OpenVPX Small Form Factor Video Featuring Hybricon Corporation & Curtiss Wright Embedded Computing Demonstrating the newest OpenVPX System at MILCOM Boston 2009. |
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Boldly going where no connector has gone before. Q Series ground plane with enhanced performance Edge Rate contacts and a smaller PCB footprint. |
Vendors and Products Click on any vendor
to see a listing of
MicroTCA related products.
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Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing
(15 of 19)
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Centellis 500 MicroTCA Platform
Engineered for dependable embedded applications, the Centellis 500 is an innovative MicroTCA solution that is suitable for use in enterprise applications (+)
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MCH-1010/1020 MicroTCA Carrier Hub
The Emerson Network Power MCH-1010/1020 modules, designed to be MicroTCA.0 R1.0 compliant, are high performance and stable solutions for system builders wanting to create a MicroTCA solution using best-in-class components (+)
Features:
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- By definition, MicroTCA is a small size and flexible standards-based form factor that is being utilized in many diverse markets – telecom, defense and aerospace, medical and industrial – each with different packaging requirements
- Emerson provides some application-ready MicroTCA system platforms, and some customers will use their in-house expertise to create custom solutions based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) building blocks like our MCH
- Full-size module designed to fit into MCH slot of MicroTCA platforms
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MCH-1011/1021
MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) modules (+)
Features:
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- Include Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet, SpiderWareM3 management software and optional PCI Express fabric switch
- Full-size module designed to fit into MCH slot of MicroTCA platforms
- SpiderWareM3 platform management software
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Centellis 1000 MicroTCA Communications Server
MicroTCA communications servers provide highly integrated and verified hardware and software components (+)
Features:
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- 11-slot MicroTCA shelf provides scalable, embedded communications computing system
- 19" (483 mm) wide, 7" (178 mm) high, 9.3" (237 mm) deep shelf with front-only I/O, and 23" rack-mount option
- 600 W AC or -48 Vdc power entry modules support full complement of AdvancedMCs
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MicroTCA
MicroTCA is an open system-level specification targeted for telecom and enterprise applications where smaller system form factor is required (+)
Features:
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- Open Frame 19: rack mount chassis with tabletop cabinet
- 12 single-wide content slots with a combination of 6 full height and 6 half-height AdvancedMC modules or 9 full height AdvancedMC modules
- MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) module with dual front panel 10/100/100 Ethernet ports
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MATXM-CORE-411-B
The MCH-1011/1021 MicroTCA Carrier Hub is a full-size module designed to fit into the MCH slot of MicroTCA platforms (+)
Features:
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- SpiderWareM3 platform management software
- Layer 2 unmanaged (or externally managed) Gigabit Ethernet switching to each of 12 payload slots
- Two Gigabit Ethernet fabric expansion/uplink RJ-45 face plate connections
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SpiderWareM3
Remote monitoring of multiple IPMI MicroTCA and AdvancedTCA platforms (+)
Features:
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- Automated acquisition and update of IPMI information from AMC modules
- Intelligent Alarm monitoring and prioritization
- Sensor Threshold setting
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PrAMC-7210/7211 AMC
Designed to the AdvancedMC spec, making it usable in AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA based applications requiring high availability, scalability, and low cost (+)
Features:
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- Intel Core 2 Duo processor core with 4 MB L2 cache running at 1.5 GHz
- 667 MHz frontside bus, connecting processor and Intel 3100 chipset
- Up to 4 GB DDR-400 memory with ECC support
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Centellis 4000 Series ATCA Communications Server
Series of AdvancedTCA communications servers (+)
Features:
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- Integrate 10 Gbps Ethernet switching, a wide range of payload blades and enabling software
- Suitable for applications requiring high bandwidth and high performance
- Portfolio extends from individual blades and modules through fully integrated and validated MicroTCA and AdvancedTCA communications servers [...]
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CPCI7200 Board
1.06 or 1.5 GHz Intel Core2 Duo processor (+)
Features:
- 533 or 667 MHz front side bus
- Intel E7520 + 6300ESB dual channel 3.2 GBps memory controller
- 2 GB ECC-protected DDR2-400
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CPCI7200 CompactPCI dual core processor board
The CPCI7200 SBC offers high speed, server-class performance for advanced telecom and control plane applications (+)
Features:
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- 1.06 or 1.5 GHz Intel Core2 Duo processor
- 533 or 667 MHz front side bus
- Intel E7520 + 6300ESB dual channel 3.2 GBps memory controller
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CPCI7203 PICMG 2.30
The Emerson Network Power CPCI7203 3U form factor SBC features the Intel Core i7 integrated dual-core processor for use in high performance, space-constrained applications (+)
Features:
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- On-board memory includes up to 4GB DDR3 and 256KB non-volatile Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (F-RAM)
- F-RAM does not require batteries or periodic refreshes and offers many more read/write cycles and faster performance than flash memory, which benefits critical non-volatile data storage, data logs and dynamic program updates
- The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) enhances data security and encryption capabilities
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CPCI-7147 Processor Board
CompactPCI 2.16 processor board (+)
Features:
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- 1.1 GHz Intel Pentium M processor
- 400 MHz frontside bus
- Intel 855GME 1.6 GBps memory controller
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CPX8216 CompactPCI Configurable Systems
A CompactPCI system designed for critical telecom infrastructure applications that need to meet 99.999% availability (+)
Features:
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- Dual 8-slot CompactPCI passive backplane
- PowerPC 750 system controller CPU option
- Hot swappable CPU and I/O boards
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CPCI6200 SBC
The CPCI6200 SBC from Emerson Network Power offers high-speed bandwidth and server-class performance for compute intensive and control plane applications (+)
Features:
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- 1.3 or 1.5 GHz Freescale MPC8572 dual core integrated processor
- Integrated north bridge in the processor (no frontside bus)
- 2 GB or 4 GB ECC-protected DDR3-800
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HARTING
(7)
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HARTING AdvancedTCA® and MircroTCA™ Power Connectors
HARTING's comprehensive offering of AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA power connectors are designed to meet PICMG standards and performance requirements (+)
Features:
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- Designed in accordance with the PICMG 3.0 specification, HARTING's AdvancedTCA hybrid power connector have 8 power contacts (AWG size 16), rated to 16 A with 22 signal contacts (AWG size 22) for critical management functions
- HARTING's 96-position MicroTCA hybrid power connector is suitable for use in MicroTCA Power Supply Units (PSUs)
- The 24 power contacts are rated to 9.3 A @ 80% derating (IEC 60 512 method), and the 72 signal contacts supply crucial management and power functions to the system
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HARTING AdvancedMC™ Connector with con:card+ technology
The HARTING AdvancedMC connector (B+ style) is fully compliant with the PICMG AMC.0 specification for use with AdvancedTCA carrier boards or related applications (+)
Features:
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- The HARTING MicroTCA connector is fully compliant with the PICMG MicroTCA specification for use with MicroTCA backplanes
- Both connectors are designed to support the full range of AdvancedMC data transmission speeds up to 12.5 Gbps while sharing a precision press-fit compliant pin designed for 0.55 mm plated PCB holes
- This provides significant reliability advantages over other termination technologies
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Harting Connectors
AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA connectors: Press-fit termination technology for a most reliable connection; Assembly with standard flat rock (+)
Features:
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- High availability – MicroTCA and AMC B+ connectors are in serial production; High speed differential applications up to 12.5 Gbps
- Optimized footprint enables routing on low count
- Fully compliant with PICMG AMC.0 and MicroTCA specifications
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AdvancedMC™ connector (B+ style)
AdvancedTCA - MicroTCA Connectors (+)
Features:
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- Press-fit termination technology for connection reliability and assembly
- Optimized footprint enables routing on low layer count; Fully compliant with PICMG AMC.0 and MicroTCA specs
- Excellent routing capabilities with wide-routing channels and low cross talk
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ATCA & MicroTCA
Four-stage sequential contact engagement for hot swap capability (+)
Features:
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- Proven reliability with HARTING press-in technology
- Robust design of AdvancedTCA power connector has a female guide receptacle and male peg for reliable blind mating
- MicroTCA power connectors have integrated coding and guiding features for accurate placement - blind mating
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1611 170 5202 000 (AdvancedMC Backplane Connector for µTCA)
The HARTING AdvancedMC backplane connector for MicroTCA systems is designed to support data transmission speeds of up to 12.5 Gbps (+)
Features:
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- The connector is terminated with rugged press-fit technology and meets MicroTCA.0 shock and vibration requirements
- HARTING AdvancedMC connectors feature con:card+ technology
- con:card+ is the new quality seal that identifies connectors providing the highest level of mating reliability for AdvancedMC modules. con:card+ connectors feature unique GuideSpring technology that pushes and holds the AdvancedMC module against the connector housing
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Plug Connector for AdvancedMC / MCH Modules
The HARTING Plug Connector for AdvancedMC modules replaces the PCB gold pads, increasing the contact reliability (+)
Features:
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- It is fully compatible with AdvancedMC card edge connectors and can be used in both MicroTCA and AdvancedTCA environments
- The new version of the HARTING connector provides the required data transmission speed of 12.5 Gbps
- The assembly is streamlined as the connector can now be mounted on the main component side using an automatic pick and place machine and the standard reflow soldering process
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Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions
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Polaris Networks
(3)
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xTCA Test Tools
Conformance test tools for AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA, and AdvancedMC technologies to assist TEM and system integrators in testing interoperability of building blocks and reduce development and integration time (+)
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Automated test suite
Automated test suite for testing the hardware-management software implementation in MicroTCA-based building blocks or systems (+)
Features:
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- Designed for telecom equipment manufacturers, board-level product manufacturers and system integrators, who wish to reduce the time and resources spent on MicroTCA testing, during the development and regression-testing of building blocks or during system integration
- Helps meet interoperability and certification requirements of their systems for compliance with the MicroTCA certification suite
- By checking the compatibility of building-blocks (MCH, chassis FRUs, boards, mezzanine, OEMs) with respect to MicoTCA system management requirements, and by testing all building blocks in an integrated system, independently or simultaneously, the MicroTCA Tester enables you to increase interoperability of building blocks and decrease development and integration time
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AMC Tester V1.0.0
Automated test suite is designed specifically for vendors to test Hardware Platform Management software development for AdvancedMC (+)
Features:
- Fully compliant with PICMG specification AMC.0 R2.0.
- suited to help vendors meet the needs of certification and interoperability
- The AMC Tester, which complements Polaris' existing range of AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA testers, is now commercially available
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Concurrent Technologies, Inc.
(15 of 21)
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SY AMC/205
MicroTCA development system (+)
Features:
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- Supports 4 single-width and 1 double-width AdvancedMC
- Supports PICMG MicroTCA.0 1.0 and PICMG AMC.0
- MicroTCA backplane provides 5 vertically mounted card slots: 1 AdvancedMC double-width full-height slot; 4 AdvancedMC single-width full-height slots; 1 MicroTCA Carrier Hub slot; I MicroTCA Power Input Module Slot [...]
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SY AMC/108 MicroTCATM Development System
The SY AMC/108 MicroTCA Development System provides the integration engineer with a preconfigured system for development or testing AdvancedMC modules or a target MicroTCA application (+)
Features:
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- The system includes a high-performance processor board based on a 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, graphics and storage as well as MCH, PSU, and cooling system [...]
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Single/Dual HDD AMC
Double/single width full- or mid-height AdvancedMC (+)
Features:
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- Option of one or two 2.5" SATA hard disk or CompactFlash drives fitted
- Suitable for AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA, and proprietary platforms
- Compatible with Raid 0 and Raid 1 systems
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AM 210/x0x AMC processor module
Two choices of low-power Intel Core 2 Duo processors: either 1.86 GHz (SL9400) or 2.26 GHz (SP9300) (+)
Features:
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- Suited for: MicroTCA and AdvancedTCA, along with proprietary and Scope Alliance platforms
- Application range: defense, industrial, security, and communications (Voice over IP, wireless base stations, blade servers, and media servers)
- Thermal Design Power (TDP) of a mere 25 W
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CRT and DFP AMC
Single-width, full- or mid-height AdvancedMC, CRT, and DFP graphics adapter, option for 2.5" SATA Hard Disk Drive fitted (+)
Features:
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- Suitable for AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA, and proprietary platforms
- Analog CRT output, up to 1,280 x 1,024 pixels at 85 Hz refresh rate
- Up to 24-bit color
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AM 100/20x
A Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor AdvancedMC module (+)
Features:
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- Double-width, full-height AdvancedMC, 2.0 GHz or 1.66 GHz Dual-Core Xeon processor, up to 16 GB ECC SDRAM
- Suitable for AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA, and proprietary platforms
- Utilizes 64-bit Intel 3100 server chipset, interfacing up to 16 GB of soldered DDR2 ECC memory
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PP 121/01x
A dual processor CompactPCI single board computer (+)
Features:
- Two 933 MHz low voltage Intel Pentium III processors
- Each processor supports a 133 MHz front-side bus, has 512 KB of L2 cache, and operates within a 12 W thermal envelope
- ServerWorks ServerSet III LE core logic
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2xPMC, Pentium M, SBC
Up to 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium M processor (2 Mbytes L2 cache) (+)
Features:
- Up to 2 Gbytes DDR ECC DRAM
- Dual PMC sites (via PCI 32/64-bit @ 33/66MHz bus), 3.3V or 5V signaling
- PICMG 2.16, supports dual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces (via PCI 64-bit/66MHz bus)
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PP 330/02x Pentium Embedded SBC
1.6 GHz Intel Pentium M processors (+)
Features:
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- 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
- 64 KB of primary (L1) on-die cache
- 1 MB of secondary (L2) on-die cache
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PP 300/02x Pentium M SBC
1.6 GHz Intel Pentium M processor (+)
Features:
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- 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
- 64 KB of primary (L1) on-die cache
- 1 MB of secondary (L2) on-die cache
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PP 332/02x Pentium Embedded SBC
Up to 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium M processors (+)
Features:
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- 64 KB of primary (L1) on-die cache
- 2 MB of secondary (L2) on-die cache
- 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
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FP 100/008 Switched Fabric Board
10 ports, Ethernet switched fabric board, 10/100BASE-T (+)
Features:
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- PICMG 2.16 and VITA 31.1 compatible
- 8 node ports, fabric-to-fabric link, and a front panel interface
- Marvell 88E6083 Fast Ethernet device
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PP 310/01x Pentium SBC with Server chipset
Up to 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium M processors (+)
Features:
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- 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
- 64 KB of primary (L1) on-die cache
- 1 MB of secondary (L2) on-die cache
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FP 110/008 Gig Ethernet Switch Fabric Board
Entry-level, 10-port Ethernet switched fabric board for PICMG 2.16- or VITA 31.1-based systems (+)
Features:
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- Up to 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet per port
- Eight packet switching node ports
- Fabric-to-fabric Ethernet link
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PP 302/02x Pentium M SBC
Up to 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium M processors (+)
Features:
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- 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
- 64 KB primary (L1) on-die cache,
- 2 MB of secondary (L2) on-die cache
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Emerson Network Power Embedded Power
(3)
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MTC600-AC
Emerson Network Power's MTC600-AC power module provides a self-contained power solution for MicroTCA systems (+)
Features:
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- The module can support shelves, cubes and other system implementations, and is fully compliant with the PICMG MicroTCA.0 Revision 1.0 specification
- TC600-AC power modules implement all of the incoming power conversion, power management and power protection functionality necessary for a complete MicroTCA system comprising up to 12 AdvancedMCs, 2 MicroTCA Carrier Hubs and 2 Cooling Units
- It supports an ac input of 90 to 264 Vac and is suitable for use with single-phase supplies virtually anywhere in the world
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MTC600-48
Emerson Network Power's MTC600-48 power module provides a self-contained power solution for MicroTCA systems (+)
Features:
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- The module can support shelves, cubes and other system implementations, and is fully compliant with the PICMG MicroTCA.0 Revision 1.0 specification
- MTC600-48 power modules implement all of the incoming power conversion, power management and power protection functionality necessary for a complete MicroTCA system comprising up to 12 AdvancedMCs, 2 MicroTCA Carrier Hubs and 2 Cooling Units
- It has an input range of -39.5 to -72 Vdc and can accommodate both -48 V and -60 V battery plants.Complete power supply, power management and power protection solution for MicroTCA systems
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MTC600 Series
Complete power supply, power management and power protection solution for MicroTCA systems (+)
Features:
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- Compact, high power-density, single-width module: dc-input module is 9 HP high, ac-input module is 12 HP high
- 600 watts output power
- 16 output channels, each capable of delivering 12 V @ 7.6 A payload power & 3.3 V @ 150 mA management power
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Ericsson
(2)
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ROA 117 5078/1
Full-size (6HP) single-width, 355 W DC/DC MicroTCA power module (+)
Features:
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- Provides power conversion from a -48 VDC input source to 16 independent 12 V channels for payload power and 3.3 V for management power
- Intended for use in applications based on the PICMG Micro Telecommunications Computing Architecture (MicroTCA) specification MTCA R1.0 which defines the requirements for a system that uses PICMG Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AdvancedMCs) connected to a common backplane
- As part of the MicroTCA power subsystem, the power module contains power entry circuitry, such as an EMI filter, transient protection, inrush current limiting, and input line conditioning to provide an interface between the power source and the rest of the power subsystem
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MicroTCA Power Module
Evaluative level MicroTCA power module under part number ROA 117 5078/1 (+)
Features:
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- High density, high efficiency power module using DC/DC conversion based on synchronous rectification and an FPGA-based Enhanced Module Management Controller (EMMC)
- 355 W output power rated
- -48 VDC input, 16 channels of 12 V payload power and 16 channels of 3.3 V management power in a full-size (6HP) single-width form factor package
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Conec Corporation
(1)
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MicroTCA
The MicroTCA system was developed beside the AdvancedTCA system to meet compact and cost effective requirements. This standard was also
developed by the PICMG group.
Conec offers now the full range of interface connectors defined in the MicroTCA specification. MicroTCA systems are modular constructed.
The standard system configuration can consist of up to two Power Modules (PMs), two MicroTCA carrier hubs (MCHs) and up to 12 Advanced
Mezzanine Cards (AMCs). The MTCA.0 specification defines Combination
D-SUB connectors type 7W2 and 9W4 as interfaces for the external power input to the power modules with direct voltage. These are populated with two
power contacts, each with a current carrying capacity of 24 A per power pin for the 7W2 version (for use in power modules with -48/-60 V) and 49 A
for the 9W4 version (module with +24 V) and two signal contacts.
Conec offers also special hoods in straight and angled version. These hoods are especially slim designed to fit into the MicroTCA connector footprint requirements. (+)
Features:
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- MicroTCA
- Card edge for AMC and MCH
- Dual Port
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N.A.T. GmbH
(7)
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NAT-MCH Rev. 2.0
Full PCIe and SRIO support (+)
Features:
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- All fabrics can be scaled to individually support 6 or 12 AdvancedMCs in a MicroTCA system
- Harting Plug on all all four tongues, massively reducing the required insertion or extraction force and improving the mechanical fit as well as the electrical connection to the MicroTCA backplane
- Firmware has been upgraded to fully support redundant environments with redundant MCHs and Power Modules
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NAT-MCH
MicroTCA Carrier Hub (+)
Features:
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- Single-width double-height Advanced Mezzanine Card
- Central management and data switching entity for all MicroTCA systems
- Base module and numerous optional daughter cards which can be mounted on the base module
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NAMC-8E1/T1/J1
Telecommunication interface board NAMC-8E1/T1/J1 in Advanced Mezzanine Card (AdvancedMC) compact, mid- and full-size form factor for price-sensitive MicroTCA and AdvancedTCA systems (+)
Features:
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- For telecom applications with extensive need for a high aggregation of multiple E1/T1/J1 interfaces combined with access to switched networks based on high-bandwidth Ethernet
- Provides 8 or 16 primary rate interfaces at the front panel
- Optimized to occupy minimum space (compact size) or maximum amount of channels (up to 16) for full size
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NAMC-ECAT
The NAMC-ECAT is an EtherCAT slave module in AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) form factor (+)
Features:
- Single compact, mid or full size module
- PICMG AMC.0 R2.0
- Backplane Interface: PCIe 1 lane to Port 4
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NAT-MCH-Mezzanines
The NAT-MCH can be equipped with different Fat Pipe Fabric modules for PCIe, SRIO, and 10 GbE, fulfilling the demand for high-performance data paths within a MicroTCA system (+)
Features:
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- Different clocking options provide all clock signals for telecom and non-telcom applications
- These flexible configuration options make the NAT-MCH a suitable choice for any kind of application
- The following Mezzanine options are available: Clock Mezzanine; Telecom and Fabric Clocks ; Clock Mezzanine with additional SATA switch; PCIe Hub Mezzanine (AMC.1); SRIO Hub Mezzanine (AMC.4);10 GbE Hub (XAUI) Mezzanine (AMC.2)
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NAMC-8560-xE1/T1/J1
The NAMC-8560-xE1/T1/J1 is targeted at telecom applications with extensive need for a high aggregation of multiple E1/T1/J1 interfaces combined with access to switched networks based on high-bandwidth Ethernet (+)
Features:
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- PCIe interface and compliance: Four lanes PICMG AMC.1 R1.0
- IPMI and compliance: PICMG AMC.0 R1.0, PICMG 2.9 R1.0
- I-TDM and compliance: GbE at common options region, PICMG SFP.1 R1.0
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NcPCI-EXT64
CompactPCI interface (+)
Features:
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- 33-bit/66 MHz, 64-bit
- Power consumption: current drawn from +3.3 V, +5 V, +12 V, -12 V, V(I/O): less than 10 mA each
- +3.3 V, +5 V, V(I/O), and GND connected to separate power planes
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Lineage Power
(1)
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MPS Series
The MPS Series is designed to provide 400 W/600 W of power and power management functionalities supporting the MicroTCA shelf per the PICMG MicroTCA Base Specification (+)
Features:
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- 400 W/600 W MicroTCA DC/DC Power Module supporting 12 AdvancedMCs, 2 Cooling Units and 2 MCHs
- Compliant to PICMG MicroTCA.0 (Rev 1.0) and PICMG HPM.1 Firmware Upgrade (Rev 1.0)
- Wide Input voltage range: -36 Vdc to -75 Vdc
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Actum Electronics
(1)
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Schroff 1U MicroTCA
Schroff 1U MicroTCA housing (+)
Features:
- MicroTCA system that can accommodate up to six single mid-size AdvancedMC modules in a 19-inch enclosure with a height of only 1U
- Featuring a special case design that ensures efficient cooling of the modules, the MicroTCA system is suitable for use in high-performance multiprocessor systems where rack space may be limited, for example in industrial or transportation applications
- The system provides six slots for horizontal mounting of the AdvancedMC modules, as well as a dedicated slot for a MicroTCA carrier hub (MCH)
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Kontron
(15 of 28)
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OM6090D/7090D
MicroTCA platforms OM6090D and OM7090D, which conform to MTCA.1, are specifically designed for high-end AdvancedMCs and feature an outstanding 10 Gbps Ethernet switched backplane enabling the highest data flow rate (+)
Features:
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- In their maximum configuration, both systems can be fitted with up to 36 Intel Xeon processor cores and a full 216 GB of RAM
- The modular 19-inch 6U MicroTCA platforms are redundant and specifically designed in compliance with the MTCA.1 specification for applications with the highest demands for robustness, availability, and performance
- Applications include infrastructure nodes for mobile telephony, public safety engineering, medical, and military
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MicroTCA Systems
MicroTCA is a new PICMG standard for open modular systems designed to address cost sensitive and physically small applications (+)
Features:
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- In addition to the wide variety of form-factors offered by Kontron, MicroTCA offers extremely high communication bandwidth, high processing capacity, and high availability
- Deployed into a wide range of application spaces, including defense, government, aerospace, industrial automation, and medical, MicroTCA proves itself as a versatile and affordable form-factor
- Applications in these spaces present some similar requirements, including very high communication bandwidth and/or very high availability in a small form factor
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AM4901
Management Controller Hub (+)
Features:
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- System management and Ethernet switching for up to 12 AdvancedMC modules
- Unlike the telecommunication segment, where advanced feature sets require managed switches with complex control software, such features are not required in most industrial applications
- Unmanaged BCM5396 Ethernet switch, which simplifies designs and improves costs (lower cost components, no switch controller, no software for switch controller)
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OM6040D
The compact Kontron MicroTCA platform OM6040D (+)
Features:
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- Specifically designed for up to four high-end AdvancedMCs
- Features a 10 Gbit/s Ethernet switched backplane enabling high data flow rates
- In the maximum configuration with 4x Kontron AM5030 processor modules, the 5U platform hosts up to 16 Intel Xeonprocessor cores and 96 GB of RAM
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AM4020 and AM5030 – High performance AMCs
The AM4020 is a powerful single-width processor module, designed around the new Intel Mobile Core i7 processor (+)
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OM6040
Compact and modular MicroTCA platform (+)
Features:
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- Configured for the design of small, compact and highly integrated multiprocessor systems based on either PCIe and GbE packet switching backplane technologies
- Pre-validated solution equipped with either the Kontron AM4010 AdvancedMC processor module or with the optional Kontron AM4100
- The Kontron AM4010 AdvancedMC processor module is available in an array of LV and ULV Intel Core Duo and Intel Core2 Duo processor options that represent substantial processing power and maximum MIPS per W for both AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA redundant system designs
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AM4101
An AdvancedMC processor module (+)
Features:
- Based on the 1.5 GHz dual core Freescale PowerPC MPC8641D, the Kontron AM4101 delivers up to 2.3 MIPS/MHz computing performance and the highest Ethernet bandwidth without breaking the power budgets of modular AdvancedTCA carriers or highly integrated, redundant MicroTCA multiprocessing systems
- Integrated Altivec 128-Bit Vector Processing unit
- Suitable for telecom, medical, industrial imaging, and military/aerospace applications
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AM4100
1.5 GHz Dual Core Freescale PowerPC MPC8641D (+)
Features:
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- Up to 2.3 MIPS/MHz computing performance and highest Ethernet bandwidth suitable for modular AdvancedTCA carriers or highly integrated, redundant MicroTCA multiprocessing systems
- Integrated Altivec 128-bit Vector Processing Unit, which also replaces DSPs
- Fits telecommunication equipment manufacturers and enterprise datacoms' needs
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AM4530 NAS Storage AMC Module
Unique in the market, the Kontron AM453x AMC module is a cost-competitive storage solution for MicroTCA and ATCA platforms that require Network Attached Storage connectivity (+)
Features:
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- Specifically for MicroTCA-based systems, the AM453x module provides access to storage for Processor AMC modules that are without a SATA connection
- From an ATCA platform standpoint, the AM453x can be a single point of code storage for the entire system when populated in one or both AMC slots of the Kontron AT89xx switch
- This makes it an ideal solution for fast boot code or application code updates
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Kontron OM6040
5-slot MicroTCA system is well suited for compact size Industrial PC applications (+)
Features:
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- This system is preconfigured and tested to speed up MicroTCA developments
- Integrated 150 W AC power supply
- Dual-Core Processor AMC module
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AM4020
Single-width AdvancedMC processor module (+)
Features:
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- Designed with the new Intel Mobile Core i7 processor
- Single-width Kontron AM4020 AdvancedMC processor board integrates for the first time the memory controller, PCI Express, and the graphics processor within the multi-core processor
- Intel QM 57 Platform Controller Hub
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AM5020
Double-width AdvancedMC processor module AM5020 (+)
Features:
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- Equipped with an Intel Core i7 Mobile processor and Intel Hyper-Threading technology
- Up to 2.53 GHz of dual-core performance to run parallel, multi-threaded applications on MicroTCA integrated platforms
- Intel Core i7 processor with an integrated memory controller, PCI Express Gen2 I/O and Intel HD graphics
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AM4020 - Highest performance single AMC
The AM4020 is a powerful single-width processor module, which is designed around the new Intel
Mobile Core i7 processor (+)
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OM6040D
Compact MicroTCA Platform now with up to four double-width full-size AdvancedMC modules (+)
Features:
- 5U platform with up to 16 cores and 10 Gbit/s switching for maximum performance and data throughput
- Specifically designed for up to four high-end AdvancedMCs and features a 10 Gbit/s Ethernet switched backplane enabling high data flow rates
- In the maximum configuration with 4x Kontron AM5030 processor modules, the 5U platform hosts up to 16 Intel Xeon processor cores and 96 GB of RAM
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AM5030 and OM6040D
The Intel Xeon Quad Core Processor AMC and the 10G MicroTCA Platform OM6040D are designed
for compute-intensive applications (+)
Features:
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- The modular platform is dedicated for applications in the industrial automation, image processing and medical markets, which benefit from the processing power of a high-performance AMC module like the AM5030 and high-speed fabric of 10GbE on the backplane
- Filled with four powerful AM5030 processor modules equipped with the next generation Intel Xeon processor LC5518, the OM6040D becomes a very compact high-performance platform
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Gresham Power Electronics Ltd.
(1)
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PS-1138 MicroTCA power supply
High-power module designed for use in MicroTCA systems (+)
Features:
- Suits enterprise and data communications, telecom edge applications and customer premises equipment, digital imaging, industrial and medical equipment
- Supports shelves, cubes, MicroTCA enclosures, and other implementation
- Complies with the PICMG MicroTCA Revision 1.0 specification
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GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.
(15 of 18)
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Positronic Industries
(2)
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MicroTCA Connector
Positronic offers all power input connector variants for MicroTCA Systems (+)
Features:
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- The PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group recently released an addition to the MicroTCA family of specifications
- The Air Cooled Rugged MicroTCA specification extends MicroTCA into applications beyond its original telecommunications focus
- MicroTCA specification developers choose rugged and reliable combination D-subminiature connectors as the power input interface
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QB Series
Power connector for use in MicroTCA power modules for power input (+)
Features:
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- Board mount connectors for power modules, and cable connectors for bringing power to modules
- Meets requirements of the MicroTCA Specification for 48 V and 24 V systems [...]
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