Advantech MIC-6314 Series, User Manual

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MIC-6314 User Manual 2
1.1 Introduction
The MIC-6314 is Advantech’s next generation single processor 6U VPX blade, based
on the 4th/ 5th Generation Intel® Core™ embedded platform with increased cache
size and efficiency, as well as instruction set improvements. The MIC-6314 provides
two configurable PCIE x 8 ports in the VPX data plane and two PCI Express ports x8
lanes in the VPX expansion plane to enable the highest performance available in the
6U VPX form factor compute intense applications. These PCIE interfaces offer high
speed up to PCIE gen. 2 (5Gb/s) throughput, low latency, scalable, error recoverable
deterministic inter connectivity to the mainstream peripherals and I/O cards such as
DSP and FPGA cards. The PCIE widths and ports on the data plane and the exten-
sion plane of MIC-6314 is user configurable, which make MIC-6314 capable to
replace the PCIE switch blade in a small system.
With a SO-DIMM socket and additional soldered, onboard DRAM with ECC in a dual
channel design running up to 1600MT/s, the MIC-6314 can be integrated into various
harsh environments while maintaining maximum memory throughput, and supports
memory expansion by using the latest SO-DIMM technology simultaneously.
Tailored for harsh environments, the MIC-6314 has a native ruggedized convection
cooled heat sink adaptable to various chassis environments; with the alternated
optional air cooled heat sink, additional I/O is provided on the front panel. An onboard
soldered, industrial SSD is included for maximum reliability, and a SSD socket is also
available for a cost-efficient, modular storage. By using Intel®’s powerful PCH (Lynx
Point) with its advanced SATA controller, the MIC-6314 offers high storage capacity
at up to 6Gbps transfer speed. An onboard XMC site with PCIe x8 gen.3 connectivity
can host high speed offload or I/O mezzanines. Two USB 3.0 ports on the front panel
can connect to external devices with up to 5Gbps data rate. Network and remote con-
nectivity can be achieved via a RS-232 console (RJ-45) and two GbE RJ-45 ports,
powered by Intel®’s latest Gigabit Ethernet controller.
The Intel® next generation graphics engine Iris Pro offers up to 2x the graphic perfor-
mance compared to previous generation solutions. Triple independent display sup-
port can be implemented by using VGA and 2 DVI ports on MIC6314. Audio is
powered by a ALC892 controller via the backplane interface, and provides media
support. A PCIE interface is reserved for the optional M.2 high speed stor-
age.Besides the modern M.2 storage, three SATA III one SATA II and seven USB
ports (2x USB 3.0, 5x USB 2.0) are also connected to the backplane to fulfill the
demand for extra IO ports or storage. Four GbE ports (two SERDES selectable) sup-
port system level IP connectivity, and four UART interfaces (RS232/422/485 select-
able) can be leveraged to interface to legacy devices and consoles.
1.1.1 MIC-6314 SKU introduction
Table 1.1: Processor Type
MIC-6314
Model Number
CPU
Number of
Cores Cooling
Method External Storage
(not included)
XMC
MIC-6314-A1A4E I7-5850EQ 4
Convection
cooling
SSD --
MIC-6314-A2A4E I7-5850EQ 4
Convection
cooling
PCIE M.2 Yes
MIC-6314-B1C4E i5-4402E 2
Ruggedized
convection
cooling
SSD --