Extreme Engineering Solutions is shipping XCalibur1331, a high-performance, conduction- or air-cooled, 6U VME solution featuring NXP’s (formerly Freescale) dual-core MPC8640D processor. The XCalibur1331 is ideal for ruggedized systems requiring high bandwidth processing and low power consumption. The MPC8640D delivers enhanced performance with AltiVec™ technology and IEEE dual-precision Floating-Point.
XCalibur1331 features include:
- NXP (formerly Freescale) MPC8640D processor with dual PowerPC e600 cores up to 1.25 GHz
- Two channels of up to 4 GB of DDR2-533 ECC Memory with ECC
- Up to 4 GB of NAND flash and 256 MB of NOR flash, with redundancy
- Two XMC/PrPMC slots
- Four Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Three USB 2.0 ports
- One SATA 3 Gb/s port
- 2eSST VME interface
- In-house X-ES operating system support includes:
- Green Hills INTEGRITY Board Support Package (BSP)
- Wind River VxWorks BSP
- QNX Neutrino BSP
- Linux LSP
- Guaranteed 4-hour technical response to all hardware and software questions
“XCalibur1331 is a wonderful platform for military, industrial and communication customers targeting high end PowerPC processors. The MPC8640D provides a natural progression and upgrade path from earlier AltiVec enabled processors like 7447A and 7448,” states Bret Farnum, VP Sales. “The MPC8640D gives customers a perfect balance of performance, power and price,” adds Farnum.
Pricing and Availability. XCalibur1331 is shipping today; depending on ruggedization level, memory configuration and quantity purchased pricing may vary; please contact sales for more information.
About X-ES
Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES), a 100% U.S.A.-based company, designs and builds single-board computers, I/O boards, power supplies, backplanes, chassis, and system-level solutions for embedded computing customers. X-ES offers cutting-edge performance and flexibility in design, plus an unparalleled level of customer support and service.