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The Future has Begun: MEN's First CompactPCI® Serial SBC G20

• 64-bit CompactPCI® Serial PICMG CPCI-S.0 (proposed standard currently under development)
• Intel® Core™ i7, up to 2.53 GHz
• Intel® Turbo Boost, up to 3.2 GHz
• Up to 8 GB DDR3 ECC SDRAM soldered
• CompactFlash® and microSD™ card slot
• Standard front I/O: 2 DisplayPorts, 2 Gb Ethernet, 2 USB
• Standard rear I/O: 7 PCIe®, 8 USB, 6 SATA, DisplayPort/HDMI

Nuremberg, Germany – March 8, 2010. MEN's latest innovation – right on time for the Embedded World 2010: It is called G20 and is MEN's first CompactPCI® Serial SBC. This single-board computer opens up a new era in terms of speed and robustness.

Fast Serial Data Transfer with Future Safety

The G20 is MEN's first 64-bit CompactPCI® Serial single-board computer (PICMG CPCI-S.0, proposed standard currently under development). CompactPCI® Serial is based on CompactPCI® (PICMG 2.0), but supports fast serial data transfer. Thanks to this higher speed, the board is perfectly suited for applications requiring a high computing power, for example in transportation, industrial automation or power generation.

Thanks to the new, extremely fast 64-bit Intel® Core™ i7 processor, the G20 reaches a base frequency of 2.53 GHz. In addition, the processor supports the Intel® Turbo Boost technology, which enables a maximum turbo frequency of 3.2 GHz dependent on the workload.

The G20 offers a total of 8 PCI Express® lines for fast communication. In addition, the board has an excellent graphics performance which can be accessed via two DisplayPorts at the front of the G20. These are well suited for infotainment applications and can also be used as HDMI or DVI ports using external adapters. Two PCIe®-driven Gigabit Ethernet and two USB 2.0 interfaces are also available on the board front.

Thanks to the new CompactPCI® Serial standard the board offers a multitude of serial interfaces via rear I/O. 8 USB, 6 SATA, a Display or HDMI port (instead of one port at the front), 5 PCI Express® x1, a PEG x8 and a PEG x4 port are provided for the user's applications.

The G20 is equipped with a new fast 8 GB DDR3 ECC SDRAM which is soldered against shock and vibration. A CompactFlash® and a microSD™ card slot connected via one USB interface can be used for extending the memory capacity.

Different watchdogs for monitoring the processor and board temperature complete the functionality of the G20, which is shipped with board support packages for Windows® and Linux. The InsydeH2O™ EFI BIOS has especially been developed for Embedded applications. Equipped with special components of the Intel® Embedded Line, the G20 has a guaranteed minimum availability of 7 years.

Robust Design for Harsh Environments

The robust design of the G20 makes it particularly well suited for applications in harsh environments. Possible ranges of application are monitoring, control, measurement and test systems. Target markets are transportation, industrial automation, avionics and energy supply. The G20 meets the DIN, EN and IEC industry standards.

About CompactPCI® Serial

CompactPCI® Serial PICMG CPCI-S.0 is a new independent base standard (proposed standard currently under development). This standard introduces a completely new connector, which enables a much higher signal density and supports even higher transmission frequencies of 12 Gb/s and more. In addition this connector only supports modern point-to-point connections.

CompactPCI® Serial is consistently based on the mechanics of CompactPCI® (PICMG 2.0), so it remains 100% compatible to IEC 1101. For this reason, all 19" system solutions can be used without limitations. The dimensions of the backplanes are identical to those of the CompactPCI® backplanes and are fixed in the same way. Front panels and handles, as well as the well-proven hot plug mechanics – the switch in the handle – remains the same and acquires a new meaning for hard disk raids. Only the connector is replaced by a modern type which is able to support the high frequencies.

MEN Mikro Elektronik – Profile and Mission

Embedded Solutions - Rugged Computer Boards and Systems for Harsh, Mobile and Mission-Critical Environments

Since its foundation in 1982 our company designs and manufactures failure-safe computer boards and systems for extreme environmental conditions in industrial and safety-critical embedded applications.

With over 200 employees and subsidiaries in France and the USA we have an annual revenue of around 30 million Euros with an export share of about 50%. Customized solutions make for more than half of our revenue. In addition the standard product range includes far more than 100 different computer boards with Intel® and PowerPC® with the corresponding BIOS, BSP and driver software, manifold I/O boards and completely configured systems based on:

• ESMexpress®, ESMini™ and ESM™ Computer-On-Modules
• 3U and 6U CompactPCI®, CompactPCI® PlusIO, CompactPCI® Serial and VMEbus
• PMC, XMC and M-Modules™ as system-independent mezzanine I/O standards
• Rugged Ethernet Switches
• Box Computers and Display Computers

The consistent use of FPGA technology gives us high flexibility when configuring customized and standard products.

Our products are used worldwide as control, measuring, test or simulation computers in all kinds of embedded applications. These are extremely safety-critical mobile markets like railway, buses, agricultural machines, commercial vehicles, avionics and shipbuilding as well as other mission-critical applications. Computer systems in such applications are in operation up to 24 hours every day and often need to be available for 10 years and longer. Ideally no failures must occur to avoid costly downtimes of machines or danger to human life.

We are certified to EN 9100:2003 (aerospace), IRIS (railway), ISO 9001:2000 (quality management) and ISO 14001:2005 (environmental management) in order to meet the severe quality requirements in critical applications and to offer our customers the highest quality in products and services while considering environmental protection and occupational safety on the basis of a recognized quality management system.

Our aim is to constantly improve and to provide the highest technology and innovation level. Our business ethics is determined by the principles of the United Nations' Global Compact Initiative (human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption).

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