Men Micro’s ESMexpress-based
XM50 targets the pending VITA 59,
RSE Rugged System-On-Module Express
standard. The 1.5-GHz PowerQUICC III
MPC8548 processor has access to 2 Gbytes
of ECC DDR2 SDRAM memory in addition
to nonvolatile SRAM and
FRAM. The 12-W board
has three Gigabit
Ethernet ports,
five USB ports,
three SATA
ports, and an 8x
PCI Express port.
The XM50 also plugs into
a carrier board and is enclosed in a metal
case that provides 100% electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC) protection. The side
tabs and case provide conduction cooling.
The module can fit in a 3U slot. The XM50
is priced at $1432.
See associated figure
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