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Main Features

Freescale™ QorIQ™ P4080, P4040 or P3041
Power Architecture e500mc CPU
Up to 8 cores, up to 1.5 GHz
Up to 16 GB ECC DDR3 SDRAM, 1 or 2 controllers
Up to 128 KB FRAM, up to 256 MB Flash
2 Gb Ethernet, 4 USB 2.0, 1 USB client
2 SATA (3 Gbit/s), 2 PCIe® x1 (5 Gbit/s)
U-Boot Universal Boot Loader
-40°C to +85°C Tcase with qualified components
Conduction cooling
ANSI/VITA 59 in process

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The XM51 is a multi-core computer-on-module based on the Freescale™ PowerPC® QorIQ™ family. The card is an ESMexpress® CPU in accordance with the proposed ANSI/VITA 59 standard currently under development. Together with an application-specific carrier board it forms a semi-custom solution for industrial, harsh, mobile and mission-critical environments.

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The XM51 is built around a QorIQ™ P4080, P4040 or P3041 running at frequencies between 1.2 and 1.5 GHz. All types have multi-core performance and advanced processing functions (incl. encryption), but the XM51 is still scalable to individual needs. The eight-core P4080 is a high-end number cruncher, while the P3041 aims at power and cost efficiency. The entire board draws a maximum power of 32 W and supports extended operating temperatures in all configurations.

The COM has up to 16 GB of soldered ECC main memory driven by two independent controllers. The two RAM banks can be assigned to processor cores to avoid access conflicts and assure deterministic behavior. This facilitates building up certifiable solutions for safety-critical avionics or railway applications. Up to 512 KB industrial, non-volatile FRAM and 256 MB Flash round out the XM51's onboard memory. Further capacity can be added on the carrier board as needed via high-speed serial busses, i.e. USB or SATA.

All interfaces routed from the QorIQ™ processor are available on any ESMexpress® carrier board. Those include four USB 2.0 host ports and one USB client realized using a UART-to-USB converter, two Gigabit Ethernet channels, dual 3-Gbit SATA, and two PCI Express® x1 links. The latter support PCIe® 2.x with data rates of 5 Gbit/s per lane.

The XM51 is qualified for operation in a -40°C to +85°C conduction or convection cooled environment. As all ESMexpress® modules it is embedded in a covered frame. This ensures EMC protection and allows efficient conductive cooling. Air cooling is also possible by applying a heat sink on top of the cover. ESMexpress® modules are firmly screwed to a carrier board and come with rugged industry-proven connectors supporting high frequency and differential signals. Only soldered components are used to withstand shock and vibration, and the design is optimized for conformal coating. All ESMexpress® modules support a single 95 x 125 mm form factor.

For evaluation and development purposes an ATX carrier board is available. The ESMexpress® module can be evaluated on a COM Express™ carrier board via an adapter from ESMexpress® to COM Express™.

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CPU

Freescale™ QorIQ™ P4080 or P4040 or P3041
• 1.2 GHz up to 1.5 GHz
• Eight/four high-performance Power Architecture e500mc cores

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Options

CPU

QorIQ™ P4080 or P4040 or P3041
• P4080: eight cores, up to 16 GB DDR3 RAM (two controllers), 2 MB L3 cache, 30 W max. (processor)
• P4040: four cores, up to 16 GB DDR3 RAM (two controllers), 2 MB L3 cache, 24 W max. (processor)
• P3041: four cores, up to 8 GB DDR3 RAM (one controller), 1 MB L3 cache, 18.2 W max. (processor)

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Standard Configurations

Article No.	CPU Type	Clock	System RAM	Flash	FRAM	Temperature	Cover
15XM51-00	Eight-core P4080	1.2 GHz	2 x 1 GB, 600 MHz	64 MB	128 KB	-40..+85°C Tcase	yes

Standard XM51 Models

Article No.	Description	More
15XM51-00	P4080 (8 cores), 1.2 GHz, 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 64 MB Flash, 128 KB FRAM, 2 Gb Ethernet, 2 PCIe® x1, 4 USB 2.0 host ports, 1 USB client port, with frame and cover, -40..+85°C (qualified components)	Photo

Related Hardware

Article No.	Description	More
08AE12-00	ESMexpress® module to COM Express™ carrier adapter, 0..+60°C	More info Photo
08XC01-00	Evaluation and development board for all ESMexpress® modules (coming with top cover and frame), 0..+60°C, incl. faceplate, 4 GB USB Flash Disk and USB cable type A to A	More info Photo

Miscellaneous Accessories

Article No.	Description	More
0712-0019	Standard ATX PSU, 350 W, 0..+40°C	Photo

Software

Article No.	Description	More
VxWorks
This product is designed to work under VxWorks®. For details regarding supported/unsupported board functions please refer to the corresponding software data sheets.
10XM51-60	VxWorks® BSP (MEN) for XM51	Download Details
Firmware/BIOS
This product uses the U-Boot bootloader available from DENX together with board-specific additions from MEN.
14XM51-00	U-Boot Bootloader (DENX/MEN) for XM51	Download Details
Miscellaneous
A Windows® USB2UART driver from FTDI is available for XM50, XM51 and F50P/F50C Windows® hosts. More info & downloads

For operating systems not mentioned here contact MEN sales.

Documentation

Article No.	Description	More
15XM51-DS	XM51 Data Sheet (PDF)	Download
Compare Chart ESMexpress® Embedded System Modules		Download
You can find general literature on MEN computer-on-modules, including presentations about ESMexpress®, ESMini™ and their cooling concept, in our Download Library.
20XM51-ER	XM51 Errata (PDF)	Download
20XM51-00	XM51 User Manual (PDF)	Download