Artesyn Embedded Power VME Board with Freescale MPC8540 System-on-chip Processor MVME3100

The Artesyn Embedded Technologies MVME3100, featuring the system-on-chip Freescale MPC8540 processor, offers a growth path for VMEbus customers with applications on the previous generation of VME, specifically the MPC8240 and similar (MPC603 family) processors. The system-on-chip implementation offers power/thermal, reliability, and lifecycle advantages not typically found in alternative architectures. The faster processor and 2eSST VMEbus interface combine to offer significant performance improvement. OEMs of industrial, medical, and defense/aerospace VMEbus platforms can now add performance and features for competitive advantage while still protecting their fundamental investment in VMEbus and related technologies. Customers can keep their VMEbus infrastructure (chassis, backplanes, and other VMEbus and PMC boards) while improving performance and extending the lifecycle. Also, the extended lifecycle of Artesyn computing products helps reduce churns in development and support efforts resulting from frequent product changes. New cost-effective peripherals can be integrated easily using USB and Serial ATA interfaces. SATA represents a significant cost reduction opportunity from older SCSI technology, with generally lower drive pricing for equivalent capacity.