GE Fanuc智能设备采用先进的Freescale处理器的加固单板计算机

       GE Fanuc智能设备近日发布首个采用先进的Freescale® MPC8640和MPC8640D处理器的加固单板计算机。此款新品支持先进的MPC8640和MPC8640D，以及MPC8641、MPC8641D处理器
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       ·单/双节点、单/双核
   ·支持XMC和PMC
   ·扩展I/O选项

        GE Fanuc智能设备近日宣布推出VG6，再次体现了公司在为客户带来最新技术方面的领导能力。VG6的主要特点在于采用了Freescale Semiconductor同时发布的MPC8640和MPC8640D低功耗Power架构®处理器。

       许多高要求的嵌入式运算应用都部署在有限的空间内，使计算机产生的热量难以散发。随着机箱内热量的上升，保持可靠的运行变得愈发困难。GE Fanuc一直与嵌入式处理器技术的行业龙头Freescale保持密切合作，使VG6支持MPC8640和MPC8640D，从而提供可减少热量的备选解决方案，使此类应用顺利实施。据Freescale称，MPC8640（D）处理器比同等的MPC8641（D）最多减少27％的功耗。

       通过先进的MPC8640和MPC8640D处理器，现在我们有能力为客户设计并建立可减少功耗及热量的高性能系统。这些是众多军事和航空应用的重要特征。凭借各种处理器选项，VG6实现了巨大的性价比灵活性，可以使客户准确选择目标应用所需的处理能力以及设计环境的加固等级。

       GE Fanuc可以为客户提供一系列的Power架构单板计算机，VG6是其中之一，从而确保满足客户的需求。另外，这对于现有的VG5客户来说，也具有极大的吸引力，因为它代表了一条自然升级路径。

       VG6还支持基于Power架构技术的FreescaleTM MPC8641和MPC8641D处理器。 6U VME VG6可以是一个双节点/单节点、双核/单核的单板计算机，并在军事/航空和工业自动化等恶劣环境及医学、科学应用等优良环境下实现卓越的性能。

       GE Fanuc智能设备的DSP220 6U VXS quad MPC8641/MPC8641D多计算机及DS230 6U VPX quad 8641/8641D多计算机也将配置MPC8640和MPC8640D处理器，并将很快面世。

       Freescale Semiconductor的营销经理Glenn Beck说：“推出MPC8640和MPC8640D为市场带来了振奋人心的性能/功率范例，并满足了客户对高通量、低功耗解决方案的需求，这点对于军事/航空领域是至关重要的。”  “GE Fanuc的VG6平台为这些客户提供了绝佳的新选择。”

       VG6可组态为单MPC8640单核、单MPC8640D双核、双MPC8640单核和双MPC8640D双核解决方案，并在节点间配置x8 PCI ExpressTM适配器。选择8641和8641D的客户也拥有相同的选项。经过组态，每个节点可具备2GBytes的DDR2 ECC内存。

       另外还支持3个千兆以太网端口及两个10/100Mbit以太网端口。两个SATA端口可最大程度地提高磁盘存储性能，另外还提供了面向PMC/XMC (PCI-X® 133或x8 PCI Express) 及 PMC (PCI-X 100)的扩展槽。 4个串行I/O端口（两个RS232、两个RS422）和6个（每个节点3个）USB2.0接口可进一步改善连接性。支持的操作系统包括Wind River Systems的VxWorks®和Linux®：  需要时还可以支持LynuxWorksTM 的LynxOS® 和Green Hills Software的INTEGRITY®。

       配置MPC8641和MPC8641D处理器的VG6将很快面世。我们将根据Freescale Semiconductor的MPC8640和MPC8640D处理器供货状况调整VG6的供货。
 

        GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Announces First Rugged Single Board Computer To Feature Advanced Freescale® MPC8640 and MPC 8640D Processors
Support for advanced MPC8640 and MPC8640D as well as MPC8641, MPC8641D processors
 
      •      Single/dual node, single/dual core 
      •         XMC and PMC support
      •         Extensive I/O options
 
     CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA   July 15, 2008  GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms today confirmed its leadership in bringing the latest technology to its customers with the announcement of the VG6, which features the MPC8640 and MPC8640D low power Power Architecture® processors launched by Freescale Semiconductor of Austin, Texas today. 
 
      Many demanding embedded computing applications are deployed in confined spaces where the heat generated by the computer can be hard to dissipate.  As heat in the enclosure increases, maintaining reliable operation becomes increasingly challenging.  GE Fanuc has been working closely with Freescale, an industry leader in processor technology for embedded applications, to enable the VG6 to offer optional support for the MPC8640 and MPC8640D, providing an alternative solution that is designed to create less heat, thus making it very attractive for this kind of application.  According to Freescale, the MPC8640(D) processor consumes up to 27% less power than an equivalent MPC8641(D).
 
      “With the advanced MPC8640 and MPC8640D processors, we are now able to offer our customers the ability to design and build high performance systems that consume less power and dissipate less heat.  These are vital characteristics in many military and aerospace applications,” said Peter Cavill, General Manager, Military & Aerospace Business at GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms.  “With its range of processor options, the VG6 delivers significant price/performance flexibility, enabling customers to choose the precise amount of processing power required for the target application, as well as choosing the appropriate degree of ruggedization for the planned environment.”
 
     “The VG6 is one of a range of Power Architecture single board computers GE Fanuc can offer customers, giving them even further assurance of an exact fit with their needs,” he continued.  “It is also compelling to existing VG5 customers, for whom it represents a natural upgrade path.”
 
      The VG6 also supports the Freescale™ MPC8641 and MPC8641D processors based on Power Architecture technology.  The 6U VME VG6 is available as a dual node/single node, dual core/single core single board computer, and is designed for high performance in harsh environments such as military/aerospace and industrial automation and more benign environments such as medical and scientific applications.
 
      GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms also announced that its DSP220 6U VXS quad MPC8641/MPC8641D multicomputer and DS230 6U VPX quad 8641/8641D multicomputer will also be made available with the MPC8640 and MPC8640D processors. 
 
      “The announcement of the MPC8640 and MPC8640D brings an exciting performance/power paradigm to the market, and fulfils customer requirements for solutions that offer high throughput but with lower power dissipation – a key requirement in the military/aerospace sector,” said Glenn Beck, marketing manager for Freescale Semiconductor.  “GE Fanuc’s VG6 platform brings attractive new options to those customers.”
 
       The VG6 can be configured as a single MPC8640 single core, single MPC8640 D dual core, dual MPC8640 single core and dual MPC8640D dual core solution, with x8 PCI Express™ adapter between the nodes:  the same options are available for customers choosing the 8641 and 8641D options.  Each node can be configured with up to 2GBytes of DDR2 ECC memory. 
 
       Support is provided for three Gigabit Ethernet ports as well as two 10/100Mbit Ethernet ports.  Two SATA ports are provided for optimum disk storage performance, while extension slots are provided for both PMC/XMC (PCI-X® 133 or x8 PCI Express) and PMC (PCI-X 100).  Connectivity is further enhanced by the provision of four serial I/O ports (two RS232, two RS422) and six (three per node) USB 2.0 interfaces.   Supported operating systems include VxWorks® from Wind River Systems and Linux®:  LynxOS® from LynuxWorks™ and INTEGRITY® from Green Hills Software are available on request. 
 
       The VG6 is available immediately with the MPC8641 and MPC8641D processors:  availability of the MPC8640 and MPC8640D processors will follow availability from Freescale Semiconductor.