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Kontron has introduced the AdvancedMC processor module, the AM4140. Equipped with a Freescale QorIQ P4040/80 CPU with up to 8 cores at 1.5GHz and high-speed fabrics, the new Kontron AM4140 offers impressive levels of performance for parallel, multi-threaded applications on MicroTCA integrated platforms.
The AM4140 incorporates the high-performance Freescale QorIQ P4040/80 4/8-core processor with cores based on the e500 Power Architecture. With high-speed frame handlers and multiple high-speed connections like Serial Rapid IO, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and PCI Express, it meets the high demands required in multi-threaded processing. In order to match demands on high throughput and low latency, the Kontron AM4140 provides a fast dual-channel memory of up to 8 GB ECC-RAM.
Target applications are high-speed processing in telecommunications - such as RNCs, LTE and test equipment - military communications, as well as image processing in industrial and medical environments, says Mario Anich, product manager at Kontron. The Kontron AM4140 is built according to the MicroTCA.0 standard and has been designed to meet highest demands regarding performance as well as longevity.
The device is able to provide flexible configuration of high-speed fabrics. On AMC ports 4-7, 4x SERDES lines can be configured either as PCI Express (root complex or end point) or Serial Rapid IO ports (host or agent). Serial Rapid IO and PCI Express target applications which require close programming to the chip without extensive overhead and with minimum latencies. AMC ports 8-11 may be configured either for Serial Rapid IO, PCI Express, 10Gigabit Ethernet or 4x Gigabit Ethernet. In addition, the Kontron AM4140 supports three Gigabit Ethernet channels which can be configured to AMC port 0 plus 2x GbE at the front or 2x GbE on AMC ports 0,1 plus 1x GbE at the front.
Depending on the application, the AM4140 supports usage in systems with or without the MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) in order to reduce costs and speed up system development. With availability of the processor until at least until 2018, and a through selection of components, the Kontron AM4140 supports a long lifetime in the field. The Micro SDHC card socket protects from regular flash discontinuation. The Kontron AM4140 supports different options of booting the OS, either from the Micro SDHC card, the NOR or the NAND Flash (for rugged applications).
