cPCI SBC Breaks Price Barrier

Reporting midrange performance at an entry-level price, the ICP-CM 3U CompactPCI single-board computer (SBC) supports a 600 MHz or 1.3 GHz Celeron M microprocessor with a 1.356V core voltage, 400 MHz bus, and a 512 KB L2 cache. The board is built for environmentally challenging applications and specifies a MTBF in excess of 200,000 hours. It comes standard with 256 MB of soldered-in DDR 266 SDRAM, with support for up to 1 GB of SDRAM, and a compact flash socket. Connectivity features include one USB 2.0 interface, dual Fast Ethernet ports, and VGA graphics. A companion carrier card extends I/O capabilities with two more USB 2.0 interfaces, configurable RS232/RS485 ports, mouse/keyboard ports, slim-line floppy disk drive interface, parallel port, and space for a 2.5" hard disk or flash drive. A triple-width (12 HP) version of the SBC is also available. Price is $995 each/100. INOVA COMPUTERS INC., Centerville, MA. (508) 771-4415.