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Intel NetStructure® ZT 5504 System Master Processor Board

 
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ZT 5504
Designed to the PICMG* 2.16 specification, this processor board offers excellent value with an optimized feature set to support a broad range of telecom and Internet applications. Modular and standards-based, the Intel NetStructure® ZT 5504 supports efficient time-to-market development. It is validated with the Intel NetStructure® family of packet switched backplane (PSB) products, and is designed to be interoperable with third-party, PICMG 2.16-compliant components.

The ZT 5504 board can function as a system master processor in a CompactPCI* multiprocessing system. It interfaces to the backplane through a transparent, PCI-to-PCI (P2P) bridge, allowing it to communicate directly with all peripheral CPU boards via the CompactPCI bus. Optionally, it can operate in drone mode, thus permitting its use as a stand-alone computer. On-board logic qualifies the location of the board when inserted into a peripheral slot, thereby isolating it from the bus.

The PICMG 2.16 CompactPCI Packet Switching Backplane Specification is designed to accelerate the convergence of telecom and Internet IP-based applications. Standards-based modular design simplifies development, and all slots are served by redundant fabric connections, supporting system failover in the event of a fabric failure. Backplane interconnect speeds are user-definable and scalable from 10 Mbps to 2000 Mbps per node slot.


Highlights
Computing Core
1GHz Intel® Pentium® III processor-Low Power (BGA2) with 100 MHz processor side bus and 256 Kb L2 cache
512 Mbytes to 1 GB ECC SDRAM with L1 and L2 cache memory
Intel® 440 GX chipset
Peripherals and I/O
64-bit, 33 MHz CompactPCI* interface
4MB on-board flash memory to support embedded applications
20GB EIDE hard drive and PMC site; optional CompactFlash* carrier mezzanine card available in lieu of hard drive
On-board 10/100 MB Fast Ethernet LAN interfaces
Optional CD-ROM drive mezzanine simplifies installation of software
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
On-board SVGA-compatible CHPS 69000 graphics controller with front-plate video connectors· On-board, two stage programmable watchdog timer (1s, 8s, 64s, 256s) generates nonmaskable interrupt (NMI or processor "INIT") followed by a hardware reset
Manageability
Features integrated IPMI-based Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Designed to PICMG 2.9 standards
Supports comprehensive, protected lights-out management scheme (with the Intel NetStructure® ZT 7102 Chassis Management Module)
Designed to IPMI 1.0 specifications for standards-based management and increased reliability
Ethernet
Two Ethernet ports deliver high networking performance
Can be routed to rear panel through BIOS setup configuration
Auto-configuring RJ-45 front-panel connectors
Link and activity status LEDs
Software and Support
Embedded BIOS loaded in on-board flash
User-configurable BIOS to boot an operating system residing in local flash memory, from a fixed or floppy drive, or over a network
PC compatible to run operating systems developed for the PC
Enhanced support provided for Windows* 2000, Linux* and VxWorks*
Additional drivers for select peripherals and flash drives

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