Multicore processors are extremely beneficial in improving performance and optimizing the performance/energy ratio. Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) has introduced the XCalibur1840, a 6U OpenVPX module featuring the Freescale QorIQ T4240 or T4160 communications processor. When configured for the T4240, the XCalibur1840 maximizes total processing performance with 12 dual-threaded physical cores or up to 24 virtual cores. The T4160 provides a lower-power solution with eight dual-threaded physical cores or up to 16 virtual cores, ideal for platforms with more stringent Size Weight and Power (SWaP) restrictions.
The XCalibur1840 provides a number of I/O interfaces, including 16 lanes of Gen 2 PCI Express, four Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) interfaces, and front panel or backplane 10 GbE ports. The XCalibur1840 supports two XMC or PMC modules for additional I/O and processing flexibility.
