February 2001

Industrial Computers

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This month's roundup features offerings from the world of industrial computing platforms. More robust, more scalable, more redundant (is that, too, redundant?), more, well... industrial. These state-of-the-art computing platforms might be the perfect fit for the application you've been developing in the cozy corner of your lab. Because let's face it, you're not going to let that baby out of your development environment on just any off-the-shelf brand-name home PC, right?

Industrial computers provide the perfect bedrock upon which to fashion your fault-tolerant, high-availability communications applications. With hot swap capabilities, redundancy in everything from power supplies to cooling fans, and with an ever-increasing capacity into which you can squeeze more application specific boards, these platforms are now -- more than ever before -- ready for anything you can dish out. So check out what's new in the world of industrial computers. See which platform best suits your needs. Then go shopping. Have some fun. Call these vendors and give them your specifications and see what they can do for you. Check out their Web sites, and armed with all the info you need, go ahead and make the smartest purchase you can. Happy hunting!
�- The Editors

cPCI-2000 Series
Adlink Technology
17951 Sky Park Circle
Building 35, Suite H
Irvine, CA 92614
949.250.3339
Using ADLINK's broad range of plug-in 3U Intel-powered cPCI processor cards and application modules, the cPCI-2000 Series comes in a variety of user selectable configurations including a 6.4" LCD display, Off-the-shelf ATX or redundant hot swappable power supplies, and front or rear I/O connections all in a 4U high chassis. A unique combination of a TFT/LCD screen (right or left mounted), eight 3U cPCI slots, front or rear input/output (I/O) function panels and card installation, two front loaded or rear loaded redundant power supplies make these cPCI chassis ideal for many diverse applications.

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cPCI-MXS64
Teknor Applicom Inc.
616 Cure-Boivin
Boisbriand, QC Canada
J7G 2A7
800-387-4222
The cPCI-MXS64 is built with a Pentium III-Low Power processor with an option for 400MHz or 500 MHz clock speeds and a 100 MHz Front Side Bus.

It also supports up to 768 MB of SDRAM, a 64-bit PCI bus and SCSI-2 LVDS, all in a single slot form factor. Other features include two USB ports, four Serial ports (three RS-232, COM1, 2, 4; COM3 configurable as RS-422/485/232), one Parallel port - (one bi-directional with all IEEE 1284 protocols supported with BIOS selectable IRQs and addressing), and support for two floppy disk drives (360 KB to 1.44 MB).

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Continuous Control Node for CompactPCI
Continuous Computing Corporation
9380 Carroll Park Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
858-882-8800
The Continuous Control Node (CCN) for CompactPCI provides monitoring and control of CPUs, I/O cards, and power supplies in CompactPCI. In a single 6U slot, this board combines the features required for Central Office management of UltraSPARC-based CompactPCI systems such as power supply supervision and control, console logging and remote access, and environmental monitoring. In addition, the CCN is designed for deployment, with such features as redundant power inputs, simple maintenance, and remote firmware upgrades. The CCN enables remote system diagnostics.

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5UAXmp
Rave Systems
36960 Metro Court
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
800-966-7283
The Redundant RackMount 4UAXmp is a complementary addition to the 5U and 6U rackmount offerings available in the Rave Systems AXmp family line. The 5UAXmp system offers an additional 3.5" drive bay than the 4UAXmp. The ruggedized redundant 6UAXmp rackmount was introduced this past June. The 6U rackmount chassis includes three current-sharing hot-swap 400-Watt (2N+1) power supplies, two 3.5" upper drive bays, two 5.25" upper drive bays and nine 5.25" lower drive bays.

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CPX8221
Motorola Computer Group
2900 South Diablo Way
Tempe, AZ 85282
800-759-1107
The CPX8221 is one of the highest density carrier-grade, high-availability, CompactPCI platforms in the industry boasting, 21 CompactPCI slots in a 19-inch package. It is well suited for building media gateways, call servers, voice over IP (VoIP) gateways and Internet edge switches. The CPX8221 is supported by Motorola's HA Linux, as well as embedded partners such as LynuxWorks and WindRiver. In addition, it offers built-in redundancy features for all major subsystems, enabling them to be exchanged for repair or upgraded while the system continues to operate.

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PowerPro HS Xeon
CSS Laboratories, Inc.
1641 McGaw Ave.
Irvine, CA 92614
800-852-2680
CSS PowerPro HS Xeon brings up to four Xeon Processors with six 64 bit hot-plug PCI expansion slots to the industrial computer market. With 16 gigabytes of memory, hot swappable hard drives, and power supplies, the unit is available either as a rack mount or pedestal unit.

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2002X-7 Server
APPRO
446 South Abbott Avenue
Milpitas, CA 95035
408-941-8100
Boasting a Pentium III 800MHz CPU, up to 512 MB of memory, and integrated 10/100 Ethernet capability all in a 2U rackmount chassis design, the 2002X-7 runs on Windows 2000 and NT platforms with a 280W power supply to serve telecom providers and developers.

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RAS100
RadiSys
5445 NE Dawson Creek Drive
Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA
800-950-0044
RadiSys' latest solution delivers high-processing power and flexibility, and can be customized with various processors and enclosures to the OEM's exact specifications, thereby offering them a complete one-stop shop for server needs. It features five 10/100 BaseT Ethernet ports; I/O ports for USB, parallel, serial, mouse, and keyboard; three drive bays for mass storage devices; and a video controller.

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Rackmount Integrated Applications Computer
Crystal Group, Inc.
850 Kacena Road
Hiawatha, IA 52233
800-378-1636
The RIA computer allows up to 52 individual units to be placed in a standard rack, which equates to .87 U of rack space being occupied per computer. RIA features a three-slot ISA or ISA/PCI passive backplane with options such as Intel's latest processors, two expansion slots, non-volatile and drive storage, a programmable LCD, and a USB front port. Cooling is achieved through one 25 CFM fan to allow no more than 10�C rise above ambient temperature. Power supplies are either 60, 100, or 130 watt AC/DC. RIA's open architecture (standard PICMG/Intel) allows for any OS application to be developed.

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PxV103
Kontron Embedded Computers
Teknor Applicom
616 Cur� Boivin
Boisbriand, Canada
J7G 2A7
800-387-4222
Kontron Embedded Computers announces the PxV103 -- a highly versatile 1U platform solution for industrial automation including field-bus applications, system and process control, and data collection. The unit measures 1.75" x 17" x 18" and contains two full-size PCI expansion slots at the rear, as well as a floppy disk and CD-ROM drive at the front. PCI slots guarantee excellent scalability to accommodate future expansion and additional special hardware applications. The PCI slots can be configured to customer specific requirements with field bus, network and digital IO cards, while the FD and CD-ROM drives facilitate both installation and subsequent upgrades.

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Omnix Line
ICS Advent
6260 Sequence Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
800-480-0044
Omnix is a fully integrated, high value system solution for rackmount applications. Offering robust performance and a full range of standard and optional system components, the line consists of seven basic product groups, specifically designed to optimize the value, stability, flexibility, and availability for your application, each offering a different level of advancement for your telecomputing needs.

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AX6156LE
Axiom Technology, Inc.
16801 E. Gale Ave. # D
City of Industry, CA 91745
626-934-1199
The AX6156LE is a 4U, low-cost industrial computer offering three front-accessible 5.25" drives, one 3.5" drive and one inside 3.5" drive, and operating temperature range of 32 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. With six different power supply options, and single and double slot availability, the AX6156LE is ready for anything you throw at it.

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Supra-Server
ASC Systems
Mack Pl., Box 566
St. Clair, MI 48080
313-882-1133
The ASC Network Supra-Servers are scalable Multi-Processor Pentium III/Xeon Computers for high-performance networking in LAN/WAN/WWWeb, Electronic Commerce, Client-Server/Data-Base, or Enterprise VPN/Extranet and Interoperable Multi-Media Data/Voice/Video/Computer Telecommunications operations. These powerful, high-reliability Network Supra-Servers are Windows/NT and Unix compatible, offering redundant open-architecture SMP PC/Pentium-III/Xeon Wintel Computers that provide state-of-the art capabilities.

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CPU-54
Force Computers
5799 Fontanoso Way
San Jose, CA 95138-1015
408-369-6000
The CPU-54's single-slot VME design provides the maximum performance and functionality from the minimum space. At less than 28W, its power consumption rating is considerably low, and by using SDRAM technology, Force can offer up to 512 MBytes of RAM, and an expansion module can increase RAM to 2 GBytes. Onboard I/O includes three 10/100 Ethernet interfaces, two Wide Ultra SCS interfaces and four serial interfaces. Interfaces can be increased in number by adding an IO-54 companion board, which provides two PMC slots. In addition, the CPU-54 supports the Solaris 7 and 8 operating systems.

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Dragon 20
ITOX, Inc.
8 Elkins Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
888-200-ITOX
The Dragon 20 is a full-featured 7U (121/4" high) industrial rack-mount chassis that is ideal for the most demanding applications, such as call center and PC-PBX applications. It is designed for use with a 20-slot backplane, offering 14 ISA, 4 PCI and SBC slots. It features eight front accessible drive bays (six 5 1/4" and two 3 1/2") and six internal 3 1/2" bays. In most instances, it provides sufficient disk drive capability to make the use of an external chassis for a RAID system unnecessary. The arrangement of the six drive bays enables the use of the ITOX Integrated RAID Subsystem. The base unit with three disk drives can be mounted inside one of the two 3-bay units, while the expansion chassis can be mounted in the other, leaving room for a CD-ROM or other 5 1/4" device.

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Trenton's SLE SBC
Trenton Technology
2350 Centennial Drive
Gainesville, Georgia 30504
800-875-6031
With dual Intel Pentium III, low-profile FC-PGA processors, the SLE SBC has dual Ethernet interfaces, providing the flexibility of independent channels for dual network applications. The SLE SBC also features the Server Works ServerSet III LE chip set, which supports a 133MHz front side bus bandwidth and a 64-bit/66Mhz PCI local bus.

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1U CompactPCI Enclosure
One Stop Systems
735 S. Vinewood Street
Escondido, CA 92029
760-745-9883
The CompactPCI 1U high enclosure with rear I/O support can accommodate one dual-slot single board computer or a one-slot SBC and one-slot peripheral board. The hot-swappable backplane has two CompactPCI slots and is ideal for telecom, Internet router, and wireless server applications.

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586 Series
Carlo Gavazzi Mupac, Inc.
10 Mupac Drive
Brockton, MA 02301
508-588-6110
The 586 Series chassis, a 4U, 19" industrial-strength rackmount/benchtop chassis featuring 13/14-slot ISA or PCI/ISA PICMG compliant passive backplanes provides two 3.5" x 1" and two 5.25" x 1.63" vertical front accessible peripheral bays and three horizontal internal drive bays behind a latchable transparent door. The chassis comes with either a 320- or 400-Watt PS/2 auto select 90-132/180-264 VAC power supply. A positive pressure cooling subsystem (with two 90CFM quiet 12V DC fans, coupled with a removable, washable, foam filter and power supply exhaust fan) ensures optimal, clean airflow through the chassis to remove heat from critical system level components.

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42 HP Half Rack System
Gespac Inc.
50 West Hoover Ave
Mesa, Az 85210
480-962-5559
The Gespac Half Rack System provides a solution for Embedded Systems Designers requiring a rugged enclosure with space, size, shielding and/or weight limitations. The SYS342C4 series includes a 3U CompactPCI 4 slot backplane, 120 Watt power supply including +5, +/-12, and +3.3 volt outputs, power input switch, fuse, and filter assembly.

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SPC-520
Advantech
10225 Barnes Canyon Road
Suite A209
San Diego, CA 92121
858-623-0838
The SPC-520 is now available with a 7 PCI / 1 ISA / 1 PCIMG-slot backplane (or ATX motherboard), keeping a large number of expansions slots available. As a server platform, this innovation enhances the SPC-520's flexibility for system integration. With up to ten front-accessible half-height disk drives for mass storage requirements in general server applications, the leaves plenty of room for expansion. It features optional RAID support for data security and reliability (levels 0, 1, (0+1), 3 or 5), and can perform hot-spare, auto-rebuild, and online expansion by adding a SCSI RAID controller.

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CPC388
Performance Technologies, Inc.
315 Science Parkway
Rochester, New York 14620
716-256-0200
The CPC388 is ideally suited for both PSTN and IP telephony systems handling large volumes of voice circuits for protocol processing or for transfer to the H.110 bus, the PCI bus, Ethernet, or the onboard PTMC site. Application examples include SS7 network elements, wireless infrastructure equipment, media and signaling gateways, and telecom switching and routing.

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FTS910V
Diversified Technology, Inc.
476 Highland Colony Pkwy.
Ridgeland, MS 39157
800-443-2667
Accommodating backplanes up to 20 slots, and boasting 375 or 500 Watt, redundant, hot-swappable power supplies, the FTS910V provides eight front panel accessible half-height drive bays and front-mounted LED Alarm Status indicators. FCC Class A compliant, the FTS910 is set to carry your telecom needs.

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