VadaTech Goes After MicroTCA

Feb. 12, 2007

VadaTech pushes into MicroTCA with a variety of AMC modules, including the AMC602 storage module and the AMC340 dual-channel DVI/VGA AMC video processor board, which supports resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels.

William G. Wong

VadaTech has been supporting AdvancedTCA since its inception, and its push into MicroTCA with a host of AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) modules comes as no surprise. They will be providing a number of new power modules and fan controllers in the first quarter, along with an assortment of AMC cards. Here are a couple boards to give you a flavor of VadaTech's offerings.

The AMC602 (Fig. 1) storage module can handle a 2.5-in. SATA drive with capacities from 80 Gbytes to 120 Gbytes. It also supports a front panel Compact Flash slot capable of handling up to 4 Gbytes of memory. The system interface is an x4 PCI Express connection. Drivers for Linux, Windows and Solaris are available.

The AMC340 (Fig. 2) is a dual-channel DVI/VGA AMC video processor board. The channels are independent and driven by the 2D/3D ATI M22 Mobile Radeon chipset. The board holds up to 64 Mbytes of memory. It supports resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels. It is a full height AMC board with an x4 PCI Express interface, and is also IPMI 2.0 compliant.

For more information, go to VadaTech.

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