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XVB602 Intel Core i7 Based VME Single Board Computer 
Environmental
  Level 1  Level B 
Cooling Method  Convection Convection 
Conformal Coating  Optional Standard 
Operating Temp 
(for upper limit – please 
consult the manual) 
0° to 55° C 
(300 ft/m) 
-20° to 55° C 
(300 ft/m) 
Random Vibration  0.002g
2
/Hz* 0.002g
2
/Hz* 
Shock  20g** 20g** 
*With a flat response to 1000 Hz, 6 dB/Oct roll-off from 1000 to 2000 Hz 
**Peak sawtooth 11 ms duration 
Specifications (continued) 
Serial Ports 
•
Two 16550 compatible full duplex async serial ports 
•
COM1 routed to front panel RJ45 (RS232/422/485) 
•
COM2 routed to P2 (RS232/422/485) requires 
transceivers [to convert from TTL] on RTM 
•
Ports feature independent 16-byte FIFO supporting 
baud rates up to 115 Kbaud 
PMC/XMC Expansion 
•
Site 1 is PMC (PCI-X up to 64 bit/133 MHz) and XMC 
(x4 PCIe Gen 2, 2.5 GT/s) capable 
•
Site 2 is PMC (PCI-X up to 64 bit/133 MHz) capable 
•
Up to 3 additional mezzanine sites can be added via 
the EXP237 (see EXP237 data sheet.) 
Video 
•
Provided via the integrated Intel Graphics Controller 
•
VGA on front panel with DVI-I routed to P2 (for use 
with ACC-0603 or ACC-0627) 
•
Any 2 ports can be used for dual display operation 
SATA 
•
Two Gen 2 (3 GB/s) SATA ports to rear IO (P2) 
•
Two optional Gen 2 (3 GB/s)/e-SATA ports to rear IO 
(P0) available when P0 option fitted 
GPIO 
•
8 GPIO pins available when P0 option fitted - 
software configurable 
On-board hard drive 
•
2.5” SATA hard drive or Flash disk can be optionally 
ordered (precludes use of PMC/XMC site 2) 
Front Panel Options 
•
VME Standard 
•
1101.10 front panel 
Power Requirements 
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+5V (+5/-2.5 percent); Core i7 @ 1.06 GHz: 5A (typical) 
to 8A (maximum); Core i7 @ 2.53 GHz: 8A (typical) to 
12A (maximum) 
•
Plus ±12V if required by mounted PMC module) 
Watchdog/Timers/RTC/Temp sensors 
•
Two 16-bit timers and two 32-bit timers – software 
programmable and capable of generating PCI bus 
interrupts 
•
RTC 146818 compatible with Li 
•
CPU die and Chipset die, software readable 
Transition Modules and Product Combinations 
•
ACC-0603 
•
ACC-0627 
•
EXP237 – Used via board-to-board connector 
(precludes use of on-board PMC2) 
Software 
•
Support for Windows, Linux, VxWorks 
GE Intelligent Platforms Contact Information
Americas: 1 800 433 2682 or 1 434 978 5100 
Global regional phone numbers are listed by location on our web site at www.ge-ip.com/contact. 
defense.ge-ip.com 
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GE Intelligent Platforms. All Rights Reserved. 
All other brands or names are property of their respective holders. 
Specifications are subject to change without notice. 
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