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News Release from: BVM | Subject: cPC200 CompactPCI Single Board Computer
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 08 September 2000
Hot-Swap for CompactPCI Single Board
Computer
BVM Limited has implemented fully conformant Hot-Swap on its cPC200 CompactPCI Single Board Computer, so that, when running Windows 2000, the SBC itself can be swapped out of an active system
BVM Limited has implemented fully conformant Hot-Swap on its cPC200 CompactPCI Single Board Computer, so that, when running Windows 2000, the SBC itself can be swapped out of an active system without having to power-down and reboot, giving true "Hot Swap", even for the main processor board Of particular significance for high availability application such as telecoms, where multiple CompactPCI racks are often powered from a single main supply, Hot Swap capability minimises downtime and revenue losses
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The blue LED lights to indicate that the board is in hibernate mode; it can then be withdrawn safely from the system.
The replacement board is inserted, the first-make, last-break pins ensure correct power-on sequencing, and when the handles are pressed fully home, the new board goes through its boot-up sequence, recovering the dumped memory from its temporary storage on external disc.
The single slot 6U cPC200 is available with up to 256Mb of DRAM factory fitted on-board, expandable to 512Mb via a standard 144-pin DIMM socket.
Conforming to the Rev 3.0 CompactPCI specification, the cPC200 uses a Super Socket 7 enabling it to be supplied with processors from a number of different manufacturers.
Intel Pentium, AMD K6-III and K6-2 mobile and Cyrix are all supported; the board is suitable for processor clock speeds up to 550MHz and bus speeds of 66, 75, 83 or 100MHz can be selected.
The unit also has several other advanced features: the on-board PanelLink connector will drive an LCD screen up to 10 metres distant, and when used with a USB keyboard and mouse this provides a convenient user interface for many industrial applications.
The on-board graphics adapter is the latest high performance device from S3: the AGP-2 based Savage 4 with either 8 or 32Mb graphics memory.
10baseT and 100baseTX networking is implemented on-board using the Intel 82559 single chip controller, with the RJ-45 outlet on the front panel.
Also on the front panel are standard PS-2 mouse and keyboard ports, and two USB ports, both supporting 12 and 1.5Mbits/s.
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