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Concurrent Technologies has put Intel Atom x7000RE Amston Lake processors into a VME board, adding image processing and AI audio processing accelerators to the venerable form factor.
CPU choice on the board, called Rhea, is either the four-core 1.5GHz x7433RE, or the two-core 2GHz x7213RE.
“Whilst no longer the cutting edge of technology, VME continues to be a widely installed architecture, particularly in the defense market,” according to Concurrent. “Rhea VME single board computer harnesses the latest technology for customers looking for a simple upgrade.”
Both processor options include Intel’s GNA (gaussian and neural accelerator), designed to run audio based neural networks, as well as its image processor.
Backing up the processors is 16Gbyte of soldered DDR4 DRAM with in-band error-correction for 3,200Mtransfer/s.
The board has mass storage interfaces for up to two external SATA300 and two SATA via connector P2, then on-board PCIe support for an optional M.2 module.
There are two front-panel Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 connectors, and two transformer-isolated (50V) rear panel Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. One interface supports VITA 31.1 – Gigabit Ethernet for VME64x backplanes.
A PMC/XMC mezzanine interface, and an optional second, can be used to add one or two VITA 35 interfaces among others.
It has a 6U single-slot (20.3mm front panel) for factor with 160-way connectors for P1 and P2, and an optional P0 connector.
The single-board computers are rated for 20g shock (11ms half-sine) and 2g vibration (5 – 2,000Hz 0.38mm peak)
