Advantech MIC-3358, User Manual

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MIC-3358 User’s Manual 2
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration
1.1 Introduction
The MIC-3358 is a CompactPCI® server blade with Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor-M on board to compliant with Compact Packet Switching
Backplane (cPSB) systems. Supporting the PICMG 2.16 specification,
the MIC-3358 delivers a cost performance platform for those applications
that demand high performance. It is an ideal platform for emerging appli-
cation such as switch-fabric blade server, mission critical and computing
intensive applications.
The new MIC-3358 has been optimized for the Intel® Pentium® 4 Pro-
cessor-M and Intel® 845E Chipset. It unveils as a high performance
cPCI platforms, delivering compelling system bus speed performance
across the 400 MHz with Intel NetBurst™ Micro-Architecture, Its inno-
vated wider data paths and flexible memory refresh technology optimize
the DDR SDRAM performance in MIC-3358.
High Performance Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor -M
The MIC-3358 supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processor-M 1.7GHz and
2.2GHz , with u-FCPGA package. The Intel® Pentium®4 processor-M
has on-chip 512KB L2 cache providing high performance. With the sup-
port of a 400MHz front side bus, the MIC-3358 can fulfill customer’s
expectations of price-performance computing capability.
Compact Mechanical Design
The MIC-3358 has many functions on a single board with only one-slot
width. Advantech provides a CPU heat sink specially designed for the
Intel® Pentium®4 processor -M, enabling the MIC-3358 to operate with-
out a cooling fan on the heat sink. It only needs external cooling air from
the chassis fans for ventilation. This enables the MIC-3358 to use Intel®
Pentium®4 processor - M within a mere 1-slot wide space.
Single P2P Bridge
The MIC-3358 with single PCI-to-PCI Bridge is applicable up to 8-slot
enclosure and drive up to seven bus master PCI slots in master mode. Fur-
thermore, it supports master and drone modes. The MIC-3358 can also
operate in drone mode in a peripheral slot, whereby it functions as a
stand-alone computer and does not communicate on the CompactPCI®
bus.