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Serial Data Transmission www.schroff.biz The evolution of industrial data transmission Parallel Data Transmission CompactPCI Forced cooling and high IP protection make CompactPCI systems suitable for use even in demanding environments. Manufacturers of CompactPCI components guarantee long availability of the components used. Modules can be swapped over while the system is in operation (hot swap). Redundancy can be realised only to a certain degree. CompactPCI systems are not multiprocessor capable. Industrial PC An IPC is the least costly means of using processors and chips from the mass PC market in industrial applications. The possible applications are limited, however, since enhanced requirements for cooling, IP protection and redundancy cannot be implemented. IPCs are not multiprocessor capable and the components are available only for a limited time. MicroTCA High flexibility, maximum performance and full redundancy, and all in a very small form factor – this is what sets MicroTCA systems apart. Its hardware management system allows targeted control of individual boards and thus offers, for example, full hot swap and remote management – the targeted log-off and shutdown of the board to be replaced. Multiprocessor ready, with serial data transmission up to 40 Gb/s and a wide range of supported software protocols, MicroTCA represents the pinnacle of industrial data processing systems. CompactPCI Plus CompactPCI Plus is a new standard for multiprocessor-capable, serial data transmission with performance of up to 32 Gb/s. Various software protocols allow broad compatibility (e.g. PCIe or USB for graphics boards and I/Os, S-ATA for hard disks and GbE for multiprocessor systems). The same form factor as CompactPCI together with the PICMG 2.30 specification (CompactPCI PlusIO) facilitate a ‚soft‘ migration: existing CompactPCI I/O boards can also be used in the new systems.