Enlisting dual 64-bit, low-voltage Xeon processors, the aTCA-6892 processor blade provides two 4-Gb/s FibreChannel links powered by a Qlogic EP2432 PCI-E Fiber Channel controller. The blade offers remote setup and can be configured via the FibreChannel links at the front panel using SFP optical transceivers or to the backplane with Zone 2 connectors, supporting PICMG 3.1 option 4/7 connectivity. For mission critical applications, it supports up to 16 GB of dual-channel PC3200 DDR2 REG/ECC memory. In addition to the Fibre Channel links, the PICMG 3.1 compliant dual 1000BASE-BX GbE fabric interface ports offer Gigabit-speed data transport options within the shelf. The front panel provides a variety of I/O options including analog UXGA graphics, USB v2.0 ports, and a serial console. The blade also includes a PCI/PCI-X 64-bit/133-MHz PMC site and resources for a SATA RAID 0/1 enabled RTM interface. Available now, OEM pricing starts at $3,490. ADLINK TECHNOLOGY AMERICA INC., Irvine, CA (866) 423-5465.
