Tempe, Ariz. [February 5, 2008] – Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today announced its highest performance VMEbus single-board computer (SBC), the MVME7100.
Featuring a dual core PowerPC® processor and 2eSST high speed VMEbus interface, the board is designed to enable industrial, medical and defense/aerospace Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to add performance and features for competitive advantage while providing backwards compatibility to protect their investment in VMEbus technologies.
Incorporating the most beneficial and proven features of Emersons embedded controllers and SBCs, the MVME7100 gives OEMs the flexibility to support varying I/O requirements with the same base platform, simplifying part number maintenance, technical expertise requirements and sparing. It also provides optimal speed, which is achieved due to the independence of the PCI busses for each PMC site. In addition, the boards non-volatile memory feature prevents system memory loss in the event of a power loss.
The MVME7100 is based on the system-on-chip Freescale MPC8641D with dual PowerPC e600 processor cores, high capacity DDR2 memory, up to 8GB of NAND Flash, PCI-X, USB and 2eSST. The MVME7100 series features dual integrated memory controllers, DMA engine, PCI Express interface, Gigabit Ethernet and local I/O.
“This new VME board demonstrates our continued commitment to offer products that will sustain as well as improve the future of the VME market,” explained Jorge Magalhaes, vice president of marketing for the Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power. “This feature-rich, cost-competitive product carries on our VME legacy by offering the same reliability and quality customers have come to expect from our growing product portfolio, in addition to the ability to extend product lifecycles and to retain the VME infrastructure for years to come.”
The system-on-a-chip implementation offers power/thermal reliability, and lifecycle advantages not typically found in alternative architectures. In addition, the extended lifecycle of Emerson embedded computing products helps reduce churn in product development. Adding to the flexibility of the board, the MVME7100 supports packages for VxWorks and Linux.
The MVME7100 will be available in July 2008 with prices starting at $5,495 USD.
To see more of Emersons portfolio of embedded communications computing products, visit www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/EmbeddedComputing.
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About Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™. The company is the trusted source for adaptive and ultra-reliable solutions that enable and protect its customers business-critical technology infrastructures. Backed by the largest global services organization in the industry, Emerson Network Power offers a full range of innovative power, embedded computing, precision cooling and connectivity products and services for computer, communications, healthcare and industrial systems. For more information, visit www.emersonnetworkpower.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2007 were $22.6 billion. For more information, visit www.emerson.com.
