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Preface ......................................................................................................................................... xiii
Purpose ................................................................................................................................... xiii
Audience.................................................................................................................................. xiii
Scope...................................................................................................................................... xiii
Documentation Roadmap ........................................................................................................... xiv
Related Software Documents ...................................................................................................... xiv
Reference Documentation ........................................................................................................... xv
Conventions Used in this Manual ................................................................................................. xvi
Technical Support Information ..................................................................................................... xx
1. Product Overview ................................................................................. 1-1
In This Chapter ..............................................................................................................................1-1
General Description ........................................................................................................................1-2
Feature Summary...........................................................................................................................1-3
Technical Description ......................................................................................................................1-5
Quad-Core Intel Core i7 Processors .............................................................................................1-6
PCI Express Architecture ............................................................................................................1-7
SRIO Fabric............................................................................................................................ 1-10
Core Functions FPGA ............................................................................................................... 1-12
Double Data Rate (DDR3) SDRAM with ECC ................................................................................ 1-13
Protected Boot Flash Memory....................................................................................................1-14
NAND Flash Memory................................................................................................................ 1-14
Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM).......................................................................................................1-15
Non-Volatile Memory Security ...................................................................................................1-15
XMC Site................................................................................................................................ 1-15
Utility Features, Semaphores, Timers......................................................................................... 1-16
Avionics Style Watchdog Timer ................................................................................................. 1-16
Multi-board Synchronous Clock ................................................................................................. 1-17
Serial Ports ............................................................................................................................ 1-17
1000Base-T Ethernet............................................................................................................... 1-19
1000Base-BX Ethernet............................................................................................................. 1-20
USB and SATA Interfaces ......................................................................................................... 1-20
LVTTL Discrete Digital I/O ........................................................................................................ 1-21
EIA-422 Differential Discrete Digital I/O ..................................................................................... 1-21
Voltage, Current, and Temperature Sensors................................................................................ 1-22
Indicator LEDs ........................................................................................................................ 1-23
Cables and Rear Transition Modules........................................................................................... 1-24
RTC/CMOS RAM Backup Power.................................................................................................. 1-24
Interrupt Controller ................................................................................................................. 1-24
Specifications............................................................................................................................... 1-31
VPX Compliance...................................................................................................................... 1-31
Power Requirements................................................................................................................ 1-32
Dimensions ............................................................................................................................ 1-33
Weight .................................................................................................................................. 1-33
Ruggedization Levels ............................................................................................................... 1-34
Physical Characteristics ................................................................................................................. 1-35
VPX6-462-A Front Panel........................................................................................................... 1-37
Location of Status LEDS on Conduction-Cooled Variant................................................................. 1-38
Mating Connectors .................................................................................................................. 1-39
Overview of Available Software ...................................................................................................... 1-40
Built In Test (BIT) Firmware ..................................................................................................... 1-40
Operating System Software ......................................................................................................1-40
Continuum IPC™ Library .......................................................................................................... 1-40
Continuum Vector™ Library ......................................................................................................1-41
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