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CPU Cards - plug in

Plug into a passive backplane

CPU Cards – plug in

Plug in CPU cards are designed to form part of an industrial PC based around passive backplane architecture. In this architecture, components typically located on the motherboard (i.e. memory, CPUs and chipset components) are instead located on a single plug-in CPU card. The “motherboard” is replaced with a simple “passive backplane” that has only standard card slots such as PCI Express, PCI and ISA connectors. One of these slots will be dedicated for the CPU card, and the rest of the slots accommodate standard ISA, PCI and/or PCI Express peripheral cards. This backplane is simple and robust, with a very low likelihood of failure, given its passive nature.

The benefits of using passive backplanes with CPU cards include:

  • Excellent flexibility for adding peripheral cards such as PCI, ISA and PCI Express cards – generally passive backplanes can accommodate more add-on cards than standard ATX motherboards, and support legacy standards such as ISA and PCI;
  • A much lower Mean Time to Repair than classic computer motherboard approaches, as the CPU card can be swapped easily, leaving the backplane and other cards in place;
  • Industrial grade componentry – wide temperature tolerance, high grade components for 24×7 operation, and long product lifecycles, which support the needs of industrial applications.

To build an industrial PC using these boards, a suitable combination of chassis, passive backplane, and CPU card must be chosen, which are all compatible with one another, and meet your requirements. It’s best to start by choosing a chassis, and then choose a backplane that’s compatible with it, based on what combination of expansion slots are needed; then choose a powerful enough CPU card that is the correct size and correct PICMG version to match the backplane. For assistance putting together an industrial PC to meet your requirements, please contact us for a quote.

PICMG 1.0 Full-Size Single Board Computers PICMG 1.0 Half-Size Single Board Computers PICMG 1.3 Full-Size Single Board Computers PICMG 1.3 Half-Size Single Board Computers
PICMG 1.0 specifies CPU cards with backplane connectors for PCI and ISA passive backplanes.  PICMG 1.0 CPU Cards look much like standard ISA cards with extra gold finger connections for both the ISA bus and the root PCI bus.

Full size cards have similar dimensions to a full size ISA board, and are suitable for full size industrial chassis.

 

PICMG 1.0 specifies CPU cards with backplane connectors for PCI and ISA passive backplanes.  PICMG 1.0 CPU Cards look much like standard ISA cards with extra gold finger connections for both the ISA bus and the root PCI bus.

Half size cards are much shorter length than their full size counterparts, and are suitable for compact industrial chassis.

 

PICMG 1.3 is commonly referred to as SHB (System Host Board) Express. SHB Express uses the same physical form factor as PICMG 1.0 boards. However the board-to-backplane interfaces are PCI Express instead of PCI and ISA. The use of PCI still remains as an option.

Full size cards have similar dimensions to a full size ISA board, and are suitable for full size industrial chassis.

PICMG 1.3 is commonly referred to as SHB (System Host Board) Express. SHB Express uses the same physical form factor as PICMG 1.0 boards. However the board-to-backplane interfaces are PCI Express instead of PCI and ISA. The use of PCI still remains as an option.

Half size cards are much shorter length than their full size counterparts, and are suitable for compact industrial chassis.

 

Part Number Images Description Form Factor Processor System (CPU) DataSheet
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 PCA-6742VE-00A1E Advantech EVA-X4300 ISA Half-size SBC with VGA/LCD/LAN/CFC/USB and PC/104 PICMG1.0 Half-Size SBC Advantech EVA-X4300 Download
 PCA-6743F-Q0A2E DM&P Vortex86DX ISA Half-size SBC with LVDS/LAN/PC104/CFC/8 COM and PC/104 PICMG1.0 Half-Size SBC DMP Vortex86DX Download
 PCA-6743VE-Q0A2E DM&P Vortex86DX ISA Half-size SBC with LVDS/LAN/PC104/CFC/8 COM and PC/104 PICMG1.0 Half-Size SBC DMP Vortex86DX Download
 PCA-6763G2-00A1E AMD T40E/T16R ISA Half-size SBC with Dual Independent Display/Dual GbE/SATA/USB/m-SATA/COM/LPT PICMG1.0 Half-Size SBC AMD G-series T16R Download
 PCA-6763VG-00A1E AMD T40E/T16R ISA Half-size SBC with Dual Independent Display/Dual GbE/SATA/USB/m-SATA/COM/LPT PICMG1.0 Half-Size SBC AMD G-series T16R Download
 PCA-6763VG-S0A1E AMD T40E/T16R ISA Half-size SBC with Dual Independent Display/Dual GbE/SATA/USB/m-SATA/COM/LPT PICMG1.0 Half-Size SBC AMD G-series T40E Download
 PCE-3026G2-00A1E LGA 3th 1155/1156 Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 PICMG 1.3 Half-size SHB with PCIe/VGA/DVI/Dual GbE LAN PICMG 1.3 Half-Size SBC Intel 2nd, 3rd Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA 1155) Download
 PCE-3028G2-00A1E LGA 1150 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 PICMG 1.3 Half-size SHB with PCIe/VGA/DVI/Dual GbE LAN PICMG 1.3 Half-Size SBC Intel 4th Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA 1150) Download
 PCE-3029G2-00A1E LGA 1151 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 Half-size SHB with PCIe 3.0/ Dual Independent Display/Dual GbE LAN/SATA III/m-SATA/ USB 3.0 PICMG 1.3 Half-Size SBC Intel 6th Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA1151) Download
 PCE-4128G2-00A1E LGA 1150 4th Generation Intel Xeon and Core i7/i5/i3 PICMG 1.3 Half-size SHB with PCIe 3.0/Triple independent display/Dual GbE LAN/SATA 3.0/m-SATA/USB3.0 PICMG 1.3 Half-Size SBC Intel 4th Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA 1150) Download
 PCE-4129G2-00A1E LGA 1151 6th Gen Intel® Xeon® and Core™ i7/i5/i3 Half-size SHB with PCIe 3.0/Triple independent display/Dual GbE LAN/SATA III/m-SATA/ USB 3.0 PICMG 1.3 Half-Size SBC Intel 6th Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA1151) Download
 PCE-5026VG-00A1E LGA1155 Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 SHB DDR3/SATA 2.0/Single GbE PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel 2nd, 3rd Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA 1155) Download
 PCE-5029G2-00A1E LGA1151 Intel® Core™ i series SHB DDR4/SATA 3.0/USB3.0/Dual GbE/Dual Displays PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel 6th Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA1151) Download
 PCE-5029VG-00A1E LGA1151 Intel® Core™ i series SHB DDR4/SATA 3.0/USB3.0/Dual GbE/Dual Displays PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel 6th Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA1151) Download
 PCE-5126QG2-00A1E LGA1155 Intel® Corei7/i5/i3 SHB with DDR3/Dual GbE/SATA III PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel 2nd Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA 1155) Download
 PCE-5126QVG-00A1E LGA1155 Intel® Corei7/i5/i3 SHB with DDR3/Dual GbE/SATA III PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel 2nd Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA 1155) Download
 PCE-5126WG2-00A1E LGA1155 Intel® Corei7/i5/i3 SHB with DDR3/Dual GbE/SATA III PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel Xeon E3-1200 Download
 PCE-5127G2-00A1E LGA1155 Intel® Core™i7/i5/i3 SHB DDR3/SATA 3.0/USB3.0/Dual GbE PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel 2nd, 3rd Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA 1155) Download
 PCE-5128G2-00A1E 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processor-based platform PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel 4th Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA 1150) Download
 PCE-5129G2-00A1E 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processor-based platform PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel 6th Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA1151) Download
 PCE-7127G2-00A1E LGA1155 Intel® Xeon®/Core™i3/Pentium® SHB DDR3/SATA 3.0/USB3.0/Dual GbE PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2 Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA1155) Download
 PCE-7128G2-00A1E 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processor-based platform PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA1150) Download
 PCE-7129G2-00A1E 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processor-based platform PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 Core i3/i5/i7 (LGA1151) Download
 PCE-9228G2-00A1E Dual LGA 2011-R3 Intel Xeon® E5-2600v3 SHB Server Board with DDR4, DDR4/SATA3.0/USB3.0/Dual GbE PICMG1.3 Full-Size SBC Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 dual processor Download
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 PCI-7032VG-00A1E Intel® Celeron J1900/N2930 PCI Half-size SBC with DDR3L 1333/Dual GbE/m-SATA/4 RS-232/422/485 PICMG1.0 Half-Size SBC Intel Celeron N2930 Download
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