The C163 from Aitech Defense Systems is a rugged 6U VME SBC based on the 4th generation Intel Core i7 quad-core (Haswell) processor family. It has up to 16 GBytes of DDR3L SDRAM and 128 GBytes of SATA II Flash disk, making it ideal for applications that necessitate extensive memory resources. The integrated Intel CPU with large memory array handles the data requirements of modern video and graphics processing applications. An included PCH-QM87 Lynx point platform controller hub integrates the platform I/O interfaces and supports both high-speed and legacy resources. A Tundra-to-VMEbus bridge located on the PCI bus incorporates two large FIFOs for operation of the PCI and VME buses. I/O resources include four GbE ports, seven USB 2.0 ports, two SATA II ports, four RS232/422/485 serial ports, 12 discrete I/O lines, two CANbus ports, one HDMI/DVI display port, and a high definition audio port.
Aitech Defense Systems, 19756 Prairie Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311, (888) 248-3248