Centellis 500 MicroTCA Platform
MicroTCA technology will be used in a wide range of applications
- Low profile, lightweight, solidly constructed injection molded plastic table-top or shelf placement chassis is easily transportable
- Three (3) available AMC midsize expansion payload slots for application customization
- Best-in-class MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) and Intel Core 2 Duo processor AMC (PrAMC-7211)
- Dynamic cooling for low noise enterprise deployment
- Managed system supporting hot-swap of AMC modules
- SpiderWareM3 Platform Management software
- Fully FCC part 15 Class A certified for enterprise deployment
- PICMG® MicroTCA.0 R1.0, AMC.0 R2, AMC.1, AMC.2, AMC.3 compliant
- Highly robust AMC connectors stringently tested to prevent AMC insertion failure
- Extensively tested system passing vigorous 48 hour stress, power cycle and boot tests
- Backplane supports signaling rates up to 3.125 Gbaud/s
- 48V MicroTCA power module for full MicroTCA compatibility
- OEM branded deployment options
Engineered for dependable embedded applications, the Centellis™ 500 is an innovative MicroTCA™ solution that is suitable for use in enterprise applications. It has been designed from the ground up to be an economically viable solution by utilizing an injection molded plastic enclosure with the smallest number of internal components possible for low-cost high volume manufacture. The MicroTCA backplane, fans, power module, MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) and a card cage are included and the system is supplied fully tested including SpiderWare®M3 Platform Management software and an Emerson designed Intel® Core™2 Duo based processor Advanced Mezzanine Card (AdvancedMC™ or AMC) module to speed your time to market.
Centellis 500 is a solidly constructed and meticulously engineered table-top or shelf placement MicroTCA system. As a complete system, the Centellis 500 ships ready to go out of the box with SpiderWareM3 Platform Management software designed for quick system configuration through a set of graphical tools. It is supplied complete with the MCH-1010, a PrAMC-7211 Intel Core 2 Duo based processor AMC, and a DC input power module. The MCH-1010 is a high performance and dependable solution that supports Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) fabric to all the AMC payload slots. The MCH also provides individual status and power control to each AMC which allows hot swap. In addition to the standard AMC hot-swap, in-service and out-of-service LEDs, GbE link status LEDs are provided on the front panel for ease of operation.
An application development target is provided by a PrAMC-7211 AMC with 2GB of DRAM, 1GB of on-board flash storage and USB 2.0 connector on the front panel. The power module supports a standard -48V DC power source with cabling to the front panel.
MicroTCA technology will be used in a wide range of applications such as VoIP gateways, packet processing, IP-PBX, network point of sales (POS), industrial automation, telemedicare, healthcare office management, remote radiology, patient monitoring and access gateways where reducing the capital cost of installing or extending next-generation network elements are very important. With its stylish design, table-placement, and innovative low-noise cooling, the Centellis 500 is uniquely suitable for a variety of enterprise deployment scenarios.
