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1.1
Introduction
Advantech's MIC-6311 is a single processor VPX blade based on an Intel 4th gener-
ation Core i3/i5/i7 platform. The MIC-6311 enables the highest possible performance
in the 6U VPX form factor with two SRIOx4 ports on the VPX data plane and two PCI
Express x8 2nd generation lanes in the VPX expansion plane for workstation and
computation-intensive applications. Two Serial RapidIO ports enable the MIC-6311 to
be interfaced with digital front ends, such as DSP and FPGA cards, via a high-speed,
low latency deterministic interconnect. In addition, PCI Express ports with up to 5GB/
s throughput rates offer a high-performance interface to mainstream peripherals and
I/O cards. With a SO-DIMM socket and additional soldered, onboard DRAM with
ECC in a dual-channel design running at 1600MT/s, the MIC-6311 is suitable for
harsh environments, maintains maximum memory throughput, and supports memory
expansion using the latest SO DIMM technology. Moreover, the 4th generation Core
processors provide an increased cache size and efficiency, as well as instruction set
improvements, which make the MIC-6311 a high-performance computing engine with
an outstanding floating point and vector processing performance.
Targeted to harsh environments, the MIC-6311 is designed to support conduction-
cooling heat sinks. Additionally, it features an onboard soldered, industrial SSD for
maximum reliability. Using Intel's latest PCH (Lynx Point) and advanced SATA con-
troller, the MIC-6311 supports enhanced storage options, such as a 2.5" SATA III
HDD/SSD socket with high storage capacity and up to 6 Gbps transfer speed. The
CFast socket offers an ideal alternative for implementing a cost-efficient, pluggable
SSD, and the onboard XMC/PMC site with PCIe x8 2nd generation connectivity is
capable of hosting high-speed offload or I/O mezzanines. Two USB 3.0 ports located
on the front panel can be connected to external USB devices, offering data transfer
rates of up to 5Gbps. Network and remote connectivity is achievable via a RS232
console (RJ45) and two GbE RJ45 ports, and powered using Intel's latest Gigabit
Ethernet controller - the I350.
The processor's integrated enhanced graphics engine Iris offers up to 2x the graphic
performance than that of previous generation solutions. Triple independent display
support can be implemented by using the MIC-6311's VGA front panel port and two
DisplayPort / HDMI interfaces on the rear transition modules. Additionally, audio port
support via the backplane interface provides enhanced media capabilities, and three
SATA ports (SATAIII) and four USB ports (4x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0) are connected to
the backplane to satisfy demands for additional I/O ports or storage. Two GbE/
SERDES ports support system-level IP connectivity, and two UART interfaces can be
leveraged to interface with legacy devices and consoles.
1.1.1
MIC-6311 SKU Introduction
Table 1.1: Processor Type
MIC-6311
Model Number
MIC-6311-A1I8E
MIC-6311 User Manual
CPU
Core #
I7-4700EQ
4
2
Onboard DIMM
Cooling
Capacity
Air cooling
8 GB
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