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Emerson Network Power Launches its First Freescale QorIQ Power
Architecture® VME Single Board Computer
Includes variants ruggedized for temperature, vibration and shock for longer lifecycle in
extreme environments
TEMPE, Ariz. [September 23, 2010] – Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson
(NYSE:EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today
announced its first VMEbus Single Board Computer based on Freescale QorIQ®
processors. The 6U MVME2500 features a dual- or single-core Freescale QorIQ
processor (P2020 or P2010), designed with Power Architecture® technology, to deliver
an outstanding performance-to-power ratio with frequencies up to 1.2 GHz at less than
8 W processor power consumption.
The Emerson Network Power MVME2500 is ideal for cost-sensitive applications with
tight thermal constraints in industrial automation, medical, and defense/aerospace
applications such as railway control, semiconductor processing, test and measurement,
image processing and radar/sonar. It offers a significant performance increase to users
of VME boards based on Freescale MPC85xx or MPC7xxx (G4) processors.
Supported by up to 2 GB DDR3 soldered memory, 16 MB SPI boot flash memory and an
SDHC socket, the Emerson Network Power MVME2500 also features 512 KB nonvolatile MRAM, which is ideal for critical data storage, data logs, dynamic program
updates, and dynamic security. On board expansion includes one internal SATA port
and one XMC site and a hard drive mounting kit is available for rotating or solid-state
hard drives. Connectivity includes three Gigabit Ethernet ports, one USB 2.0 port, five
serial ports and PCI Express expansion options.
Extended temperature variants of the Emerson Network Power MVME2500 feature a
best-in-class operating temperature range of minus 40 degrees to plus 71 degrees
Celsius. Acceptable storage temperatures have also been increased, safely
accommodating environments from minus 50 degrees to plus 100 degrees Celsius. Both
models are capable of operating under up to 5G of vibration (15 to 2000 Hz) and can
withstand an 11 millisecond shock of up to 30G. Conformal coating is also available.
In addition to enabling the boards to operate under extreme conditions while maintaining
structural and operational integrity, these enhancements allow customers to preserve
their VME-based infrastructures as environmental demands change, extending the life
cycles of chassis, backplanes and other existing technologies.
“The large installed base of applications powered by VME boards based on Freescale
processors can now take advantage of a significant performance boost with a rugged
new board from a reliable, tier one supplier,” said Glenn Beck, SBC marketing manager,
Freescale Semiconductor. “Backwards compatibility has been a foundation for the
success of VMEbus technology and the full software compatibility with existing
PowerQUICC processors continues this great heritage of investment protection while
adding innovative new features.”
“As the driving force of innovation in the VME market, we are committed to continuing
leadership in delivering technologies that meet the most demanding requirements of our
customers’ precision applications,” said Paul Virgo, marketing director for the Embedded
Computing business of Emerson Network Power. “In this spirit, the MVME2500 will
enable our customers to access the most advanced and flexible VME boards at the most
competitive cost.”
Standard operating system support on the MVME2500 initial release will include
Emerson Network Power’s own Linux distribution, Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY
RTOS, LynuxWorks LynxOS, QNX Neutrino RTOS and Wind River VxWorks.
For additional information about VME technology from Emerson Network Power, visit
http://www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/EmbeddedComputing.
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About Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader in
enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip for telecommunication
networks, data centers, health care and industrial facilities. Emerson Network Power
provides innovative solutions and expertise in areas including AC and DC power and
precision cooling systems, embedded computing and power, integrated racks and
enclosures, power switching and controls, infrastructure management, and connectivity.
All solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service
technicians. For more information on Emerson Network Power’s embedded computing
products and services, including ATCA®, COM Express®, CompactPCI®, embedded
motherboards, MicroTCA® and VMEbus for original equipment manufacturers and
systems integrators in the telecommunications, industrial automation,
aerospace/defense and medical markets, visit
www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/EmbeddedComputing. Learn more about Emerson
Network Power products and services at www.EmersonNetworkPower.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE:EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing
technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in
industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through its network power, process
management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools
businesses. Sales in fiscal 2009 were $20.9 billion. For more information, visit
www.Emerson.com.
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