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GE Fanuc Embedded Systems Announces PPC9A 6U VME Single Board Computer


    Once again providing evidence of the company's market-leading
    commitment to developing single board computer solutions that not only
    offer outstanding performance in their own right but that also provide
    straightforward technology insertion opportunities for existing
    customers, GE Fanuc Embedded Systems today announced the PPC9A, the
    latest addition to the company's PowerXtreme family of 6U VME single
    board computers.

    At the heart of the PPC9A is Freescale's latest PowerPC processor,
    the dual core 8641D operating at 1.3 GHz. The PPC9A - which is
    2eSST-capable - supports up to 4 GBytes of DDR2 memory, and up to 1
    GByte of Flash memory. Unparalleled flexibility is provided through
    the provision of not only two PMC/XMC sites (PCI-X 133 MHz/8-lane PCI
    Express) supporting I/O via P0 and P2, but also GE Fanuc's unique AFIX
    (Additional Flexible Interface Xtension) site that allows custom
    functionality to be added to the board at minimum cost and in minimum
    time. Standard AFIX modules for graphics, SCSI, 1553, digital I/O and
    Flash memory are also available.

    "The PPC9A is the latest in a long line of products designed
    specifically to provide a simple upgrade path for our existing
    customers, while featuring a level of performance that will be
    extremely attractive to new customers," said Richard Kirk, Product
    Manager at GE Fanuc Embedded Systems. "By leveraging the high
    bandwidth of PCI Express for onboard connections, it gives users the
    performance benefits of serial switch fabrics, but maintains total VME
    compatibility. No other single board computer surpasses it in terms of
    raw performance, and it clearly leads the market in terms of
    flexibility in the range of functionality it offers."

    With two Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T ports, two USB 2.0
    ports, and six serial ports, the PPC9A - which is available in five
    air- and conduction-cooled variants - is highly specified in terms of
    communications and I/O, while the provision of up to 1 GByte of
    write-protectable Flash memory, 128 Kbytes of non-volatile RAM with
    Autostore and a Serial ATA disk interface means that storage is
    equally well catered for.

    In common with an increasing number of GE Fanuc Embedded Systems
    computing solutions, the PPC9A offers support for the AXIS (Advanced
    Multiprocessor Integrated Software) development environment.
    Performance-optimized and designed to accelerate the development and
    production deployment of complex processing applications, AXIS
    integrated tools and libraries include AXISFlow, AXISView and AXISLib.

    The PPC9A features broad-ranging operating system (Integrity,
    LynxOS and VXWorks) support together with comprehensive Deployed Test
    Software (Built-In Test and Background Condition Screening) and is
    RoHS-compliant.

    Note to editors: Data sheet available at
    http://www.radstone.com/uploads/pressreleases/ppc9a.pdf

    High res image at
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    About GE Fanuc Embedded Systems

    GE Fanuc Embedded Systems is a leading global provider of embedded
    computing solutions for a wide range of industries and applications.
    Featuring a comprehensive offering that includes Intel(R) and
    PowerPC(R)-based Single Board Computers, sensor processing networking
    products, avionics interfaces, rugged flat panel monitors and complete
    computer systems, GE Fanuc Embedded Systems can support the full range
    of embedded computing needs. GE Fanuc Embedded Systems is part of GE
    Fanuc, a joint venture between GE and FANUC LTD of Japan. For more
    information, visit www.gefanucembedded.com.