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F18E - 3U CompactPCI Express Core 2 Duo CPU Board

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Main Features

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500, 2.2 GHz
Dual core 64-bit processor
4 HP CompactPCI® Express system master
PCI Express® 4x1 links on system slot
Up to 4 GB DDR2 DRAM soldered
CompactFlash® slot
3 SATA interfaces
Video via VGA and SDVO
Front: 1 Gigabit (PCIe®) and 1 Fast Ethernet
Rear: 1 Gigabit Ethernet (PCIe®)(optional)
9 USB 2.0
High Definition audio
Board controller

Description Open

The F18E is designed for performing system-slot functionality in a CompactPCI® Express system. Equipped with the Intel® high-performance Core 2 Duo processor T7500 running at 2.2 GHz, the F18E is a versatile 4HP/3U (single-slot, single-size Eurocard) single-board computer based on the latest multi-core processor architecture from Intel® with full 64-bit support. The board delivers an excellent graphics performance and is designed especially for embedded systems which require high computing performance with low power consumption.

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A total of six PCI Express® lanes for high-speed communication (such as Gigabit Ethernet) are supported on the F18E. 1 x1 PCIe® link is used for one of the two onboard Ethernet interfaces. 4 x1 PCIe® links are available via rear I/O. 1 x1 link is available via the side card connector and can be used for connection of an additional Gigabit Ethernet via rear I/O.

The DDR2 DRAM is soldered to F18E to guarantee optimum shock and vibration resistance. A robust IDE CompactFlash® device offers nearly unlimited space for user applications. In addition to parallel ATA, three serial ATA lines are available.

The standard I/O available at the front panel of F18E includes graphics on a VGA connector, one Fast and one Gigabit Ethernet interface as well as two USB 2.0 ports. Three USB interfaces and one SATA line can be accessed via rear I/O.

The F18E can be extended by different side cards. Additional functions include up to two digital video input for flat panel connection via DVI (multimedia), a variety of different UARTs or another four USB 2.0 ports, SATA for hard disk or RAID connection and HD audio.

Thermal supervision of the processor and a watchdog for the operating system complete the functionality of the F18E.

The F18E operates in Windows® and Linux environments as well as under real-time operating systems that support Intel®'s multi-core architecture. The Award BIOS was specially designed for embedded system applications.

Equipped with Intel® components exclusively from the Intel® Embedded Line, the F18E has a guaranteed minimum standard availability of 5 years.

The F18E is suited for a wide range of industrial applications, e.g. for monitoring, vision and control systems as well as test and measurement. Main target markets comprise industrial automation, multimedia, traffic and transportation, aerospace, shipbuilding, medical engineering and robotics.

The F18E comes with a tailored passive heat sink within 4 HP height. The robust design of the F18E make the board especially suited for use in rugged environments with regard to shock and vibration according to applicable DIN, EN or IEC industry standards. The F18E is also ready for coating so that it can be used in humid and dusty environments.

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CPU

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500
• Dual-core 64-bit processor
• 2.2GHz processor core frequency
• Up to 800MHz front-side bus frequency

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Chipset
• Northbridge: Intel® 965GME Express
• Southbridge: Intel® ICH8M-E (Enhanced)

Memory

4MB L2 cache integrated in Core 2 Duo

Up to 4GB SDRAM system memory
• Soldered
• DDR2
• 667MHz memory bus frequency
• Dual-channel, 2x64 bits

8Mbits boot Flash

Serial EEPROM 2kbits for factory settings

CompactFlash® card interface
• Via onboard IDE
• Type I
• True IDE
• DMA support

Mass Storage

Parallel IDE (PATA)
• One IDE port for local CompactFlash®

Serial ATA (SATA)
• Two channels via side-card connector, one channel via rear I/O
• Transfer rates up to 300MB/s
• RAID level 0/1 support

Graphics

Integrated in 965GME Express chipset
• Up to 500MHz 256-bit graphics core
• Maximum resolution: 2048 x 1536 pixels @ 60Hz, 32bpp reduced blanking timing (driver limited)

VGA connector at front panel

Two SDVO ports available via side-card connector
• Two additional DVI connectors at front panel optional via side card

I/O

USB
• Two USB 2.0 ports via Series A connectors at front panel
• Four USB 2.0 ports via side-card connector
• Three USB 2.0 ports via rear I/O connector J4
• UHCI implementation
• Data rates up to 480Mbits/s

Ethernet
• One 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet channel via RJ45 connector at front panel
• Ethernet controller connected by one x1 PCIe® link
• One 10/100Base-T Ethernet channel via RJ45 connector at front panel
• Connected to Southbridge via LCI
• One 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet channel via rear I/O (optional)
• Connected via side-card connector
• Onboard LEDs to signal activity status and connection speed

High Definition (HD) audio
• Accessible via side-card connector

Front Connections (Standard)

VGA

Two USB 2.0 (Series A)

Two Ethernet (RJ45)

Miscellaneous

Board controller

Real-time clock, buffered by a GoldCap or alternatively a battery (5 years life cycle)

Watchdog timer

Temperature measurement

One user LED

Reset button

PCI Express®

One x1 link to connect local 1000Base-T Ethernet controller
• Data rate 250MB/s in each direction (2.5 Gbits/s per lane)

Four x1 links for rear I/O on J2/J3
• Data rate up to 1GB/s in each direction (2.5 Gbits/s per lane)

One x1 link via side-card connector
• Data rate 250MB/s in each direction (2.5 Gbits/s per lane)

CompactPCI® Express

Compliance with CompactPCI® Express PICMG EXP.0 R1.0 Specification

CompactPCI® Express connector P1 for power supply

CompactPCI® Express connectors J2 and J3 for four PCI Express® x1 links

CompactPCI® Express connector J4 for rear I/O

Electrical Specifications

Supply voltage/power consumption:
• +5V (-3%/+5%), 3.22A (no load), 3.17A (load 66%), 3.16A (full load)
• +12V (-10%/+10%), 0.39A (no load), 2.18A (load 66%), 2.87A (full load)

MTBF: tbd @ 40°C according to IEC/TR 62380 (RDF2000)

Mechanical Specifications

Dimensions: conforming to CompactPCI® Express specification for 3U boards

Front panel: 4HP with ejector

Weight: 420g

Environmental Specifications

Temperature range (operation):
• 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo T7500: 0..+60°C
• Airflow: 1.5m/s

Temperature range (storage): -40..+85°C

Relative humidity (operation): max. 95% non-condensing

Relative humidity (storage): max. 95% non-condensing

Altitude: -300m to + 2,000m

Shock: 15g/11ms

Bump: 10g/16ms

Vibration (sinusoidal): 1g/10..150Hz

Conformal coating on request

Safety

PCB manufactured with a flammability rating of 94V-0 by UL recognized manufacturers

EMC

Tested according to EN 55022 (radio disturbance), IEC1000-4-2 (ESD) and IEC1000-4-4 (burst)

BIOS

Award BIOS

Software Support

Note that 64-bit hardware technology requires 64-bit operating system support

Windows® (including Vista)

Linux

VxWorks® (on request)

QNX® (on request)

Intel® Virtualization Technology, allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions; one computer system can function as multiple "virtual" systems

For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see Software.

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CPU

Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.2GHz (35W)

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Standard Configurations

Article No.	CPU Type	Clock	System RAM	CFlash	Side Card Slot	Operation Temperature
02F018E00	T7500	2.2 GHz	2 GB	0 MB	right	0..+60°C

Standard F18E Models

Article No.	Description
02F018E00	Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500, 2 GB DDR2 DRAM, 1 Gb Ethernet, 1 Fast Ethernet, 2 USB, VGA, CPCI Express® with 4 PCIe® links x1 on XJ2/XJ3, SATA x1 and USB x3 on rear I/O XJ4, 0..+60°C

Memory

Article No.	Description
0751-0042	CompactFlash® card, 4 GB, Type I, fixed bit set, -40..+85°C
0751-0053	CompactFlash® card, 2 GB, Type I, fixed bit set, -40..+85°C
0751-0055	CompactFlash® card, 8 GB, Type I, fixed bit set, -40..+85°C

Software

Article No.	Description	More
OS independent
To use MDIS™ low-level drivers, you also need one of the MDIS4™ or MDIS5™ system packages available for Linux, VxWorks®, QNX® or OS-9® (MDIS™ = MEN Driver Interface System).
13Y001-06	MDIS5™ low-level driver sources (MEN) for LM63 on SMBus for F14, F15, F17, F18, D9, D601, A19 and A20 Requires an MDIS4™/2004 or MDIS5™ system package	Download Details
13Y002-06	MDIS5™ low-level driver sources (MEN) for F14, F15, F17, F18, D9, D601, A19 and A20 board monitoring Requires an MDIS4™/2004 or MDIS5™ system package	Download Details
13Y004-06	MDIS5™ low-level driver sources (MEN) for generic SMBus driver for F14, F15, F17, F18, F19P, F21P, G20, D9, D601, F600 and F601, A19, A20 and F217 Requires an MDIS4™/2004 or MDIS5™ system package	Download Details
13Y007-06	MDIS5™ low-level driver sources (MEN) for F14, F15, F17, F18, D9, D601, A19 and A20 board controller Requires an MDIS4™/2004 or MDIS5™ system package	Download Details
Windows
This product is designed to work under Windows®. See below for potentially available separate software packages from MEN.
10F014-78	Windows® XP Embedded BSP (MEN) for F11S, F14, F15, F17, F18, F19P, F21P, G20, XM1, XM1L, XM2, MM1, SC21, DC1, DC2 and RC1	Download Details
13F014-77	Windows® Installset (MEN) for F14, F15, F17, F18, D9, D601, A19 and A20 Includes all free drivers developed by MEN for the supported hardware.	Download w/o System Package Download with System Package Details
13T001-70	Windows® network driver (Intel®) for F14, F15, F17, F18, D9, D6, D7, D601, A19, A20 and P601, P602	Download Details
13T003-70	Windows® chipset driver (Intel®) for F14, F15, F17, F18, F18E, F19P, D9, D6, D7, D601, A19 and A20	Download Details
13T005-70	Windows® USB2UART driver (FTDI) for F14, F15, F17, F18, F19P, D9, A19, A20, XM2 and XM50 / XM51 / F50P / F50C hosts	Download Details
13T006-70	Windows® HD Audio driver (Realtek) for F14, F15, F17, F18, D9 and A19	Download Details
13T008-70	Windows® chipset graphics driver (Intel®) for F18	Download Details
13T010-70	Windows® 32-bit network driver (Intel®) for XM1, XM1L, XM2, F11S, F18, F18E, F19P, G20, GM1, G211, and G211F	Download Details
13T020-70	Windows® 64-bit network driver (Intel®) for F18, F18E, F19P, G20, GM1, G211, G211F, and XM2	Download Details
Miscellaneous
Intel® software development products such as analyzers, compilers, threading tools etc. can be downloaded under www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/index.htm. IA-32 Intel® Architecture Software Developer's Manuals are available under www.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/index.htm.

For operating systems not mentioned here contact MEN sales.

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