Quad core platforms suit multitasking

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Oct 8, 2007

The Intel Q965 Express chipset integrated on all IEI quad-core platforms is interfaced to an 8Mbyte L2 cache Intel Core 2 Quad processor through a 1066MHz front side bus

IEI Technology has released quad-core processor platforms, available in the ATX, PICMG 1.3 and Mini-ITX form factors.

The IEI quad-core LGA775 platforms are ideal for integration into demanding multitasking applications that require high data throughputs, extreme reliability and precision.

The Intel Q965 Express chipset integrated on all IEI quad-core platforms is interfaced to an 8Mbyte L2 cache Intel Core 2 Quad processor through a 1066MHz front side bus (FSB).

All quad-core platforms have multiple PCI Express (PCIe) Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controllers onboard.

The PICMG 1.3 model (PCIE-9650) has two Intel PC82573L PCIe GbE controllers, and the ATX model (IMBA-9654) and the Mini-ITX model (KINO-9654G4) have two and four Broadcom BCM5787M PCIe GbE controllers respectively, to ensure smooth network connectivity.

Two SATA II connectors on the KINO-9654G4 and six SATA II connectors on the IMBA-X9654 and PCIE-9650 ensures 3.0 Gbit/s storage data transfers.

Support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 through the Intel Matrix Storage Manager support on the IMBA-X9654 and the PCIE-9650 enables secure data storage.

The IMBA-X9654 ATX form-factor quad-core platform is ideal for integration into machine vision systems and other real-time data flow applications.

An integrated PCIe x16 slot supports high-end graphics cards and support for Intel GMA 3000 graphics also ensures high-quality VGA graphics.

Three open-ended PCIe x4 slots are compatible with a wide variety of expansion cards including RAID cards and frame grabbers, which can then in turn be connected to a series of CCD cameras.

Three PCIe x4 slots ensures that up to six CCD cameras can be interfaced to the IMBA-X9654 reducing the cost-of-ownership of a flexible and diverse machine vision system.

The easily expandable PCIE-9650 quad-core PICMG 1.3 CPU card is ideal for integration into systems that require high-speed processing capabilities, large data transfer bandwidths and nonlimiting system expansion options.

The PCIE-9650 is especially applicable for high-end military applications, as well as scientific systems that measure data-intensive phenomena.

PCIe x1 data capture cards typically used by astronomers, meteorologists, physicists and other scientists are easily interfaced to the PCIE-9650 through a passive, compatible backplane.

IEI has already developed 19 PICMG 1.3 backplanes with a wide range of expansion options.

Secure network connectivity on the KINO-9654G4 is a Mini-ITX quad-core platform makes it ideal for integration into audio streaming, video streaming, gaming, video conferencing and digital surveillance applications.

Four dedicated PCIe GbE controllers onboard enable multiple redundant network connections ensuring a reliable 24/7 high-speed Ethernet connection to the system.