COMPACT PCI
By: dl

PICMG 2.30 adds serial links to CompactPCI

MEN Mikro Inc. has announced its support for PICMG 2.30, a mid-life kicker for the 14-year-old CompactPCI bus which adds PCI Express, Ethernet, SATA, SAS and USB extensions. Adopted by PICMG as the CompactPCI PlusIO specification last December, the spec “defines the use of previously reserved rear I/O pins for the 64-bit CompactPCI system slot with new high-speed serial signals to preserve interoperability with existing CompactPCI standards,” said Manfred Schmitz, MEN’s technical director and chair of the PICMG 2.30 working group. .

“Developments such as the PICMG 2.30 specification enable the large community of existing CompactPCI users to retain their initial investments, while upgrading their systems to perform in accordance with evolving market needs,” said Schmitz, “CompactPCI is a very cost-effective technology that provides exceptional functionality, especially with the incorporation of serial busses.”

The company already has two PICMG 2.30-compliant 3U boards available: a Core 2 Duo SBC and a “transition” module with two Gbit Ethernet, four USB 2.0 and four SATA ports, plus four x1 PCI Express interfaces on board. 

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