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XM51 - ESMexpress COM with QorIQ P4080
Computer-On-Module
The XM51 is a rugged Computer-On-Module (COM) of the ESMexpress family featuring a QorIQ P4080, P4040 or P3041 CPU. It is designed for avionics, industrial automation, medical computers, in-vehicle computers, and embedded computers in transportation. The XM51 supports conductive cooling technology and is 100% EMC proof.
XM51 top side without cover and frame
XM51 back side (without covering frame)
XM51 inside the covering frame
XM51 inside the covering frame mounted on the carrier board XC1
Main Features
- NXP QorIQ P4080, P4040 or P3041
- Power Architecture e500mc CPU
- Up to 8 cores, up to 1.5 GHz
- Up to 16 GB ECC DDR3 SDRAM, 1 or 2 controllers
- Up to 128 KB FRAM, up to 256 MB Flash
- 2 Gb Ethernet, 4 USB 2.0, 1 USB client
- 2 SATA (3 Gbit/s), 2 PCIe x1 (5 Gbit/s)
- U-Boot Universal Boot Loader
- -50°C to +85°C Tcase with qualified components
- Conduction cooling
Technical Data
CPU
NXP QorIQ P4080 or P4040 or P3041
- 1.2 GHz up to 1.5 GHz
- Eight/four high-performance Power Architecture e500mc cores
Memory
- 32 KB instruction and data L1 cache and private 128 KB L2 cache per processor core
- Up to 16 GB SDRAM system memory
- Soldered
- DDR3 with ECC support
- Up to 667 MHz memory bus frequency, depending on processor configuration
- P4080/P4040 with two independent memory controllers, P3041 with one controller
- Up to 256 MB boot/program Flash
- 128 KB non-volatile FRAM
- Serial EEPROM 8 kbits for factory settings
Serial ATA (SATA)
- Two ports via ESMexpress connector
- SATA Revision 2.x support
- Transfer rates up to 300 MB/s (3 Gbit/s)
- Via PCIe-to-SATA bridge
USB
- Four USB 2.0 host ports via ESMexpress connector
- OHCI and EHCI implementation
- Data rates up to 480 Mbit/s
- One USB client port via ESMexpress connector
- Via UART-to-USB converter
- Data rates up to 230.4 kbit/s
- 16-byte transmit/receive buffer
- Handshake lines: none
Ethernet
- Two 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet channels
- Two LED signals per channel for LAN link and activity status and connection speed
- Accessible via ESMexpress connector
PCI Express
- Two x1 links via ESMexpress connector
- PCIe 2.x support
- Data rate 500 MB/s in each direction (5 Gbit/s per lane)
GPIO
3 lines via ESMexpress connector
I2C Bus
1 interface via ESMexpress connector
Miscellaneous
- Real-time clock (with supercapacitor or battery backup on the carrier board)
- Temperature sensor, power supervision and watchdog
Electrical Specifications
Supply voltage/power consumption:
- +12V (9..16 V), 32 W max.
Mechanical Specifications
- Dimensions: 95 mm x 125 mm (conforming to ESMexpress specification)
- ESMexpress PCB mounted between a frame and a cover
- Weight: 230 g (incl. cover and frame)
Environmental Specifications
- Temperature range (operation): -50..+85°C Tcase (ESMexpress cover/frame)
- Temperature range (storage): -50..+85°C
- Relative humidity (operation): max. 95% non-condensing
- Relative humidity (storage): max. 95% non-condensing
- Altitude: -300 m to +3000 m
- Shock: 15 g, 11 ms (EN 60068-2-27)
- Bump: 10 g, 16 ms (EN 60068-2-29)
- Vibration (sinusoidal): 1 g, 10 Hz - 150 Hz (EN 60068-2-6)
MTBF
475 088 h @ 40°C according to IEC/TR 62380 (RDF 2000)
Safety
PCB manufactured with a flammability rating of 94V-0 by UL recognized manufacturers
EMC
- EMC behavior depends on the system and housing surrounding the ESMexpress module.
- MEN has performed general, successful EMC tests for ESMexpress using the XC1 evaluation carrier according to:
- EN 55022 (radio disturbance)
- IEC 61000-4-2 (ESD)
- IEC 61000-4-3 (electromagnetic field immunity)
- IEC 61000-4-4 (burst)
- IEC 61000-4-5 (surge)
- IEC 61000-4-6 (conducted disturbances)
BIOS
U-Boot Universal Boot Loader
Software Support
- VxWorks
- Linux (on request)
- For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see Software.
Options
CPU
- QorIQ P4080 or P4040 or P3041
- P4080: eight cores, up to 16 GB DDR3 RAM (two controllers), 2 MB L3 cache, 30 W max. (processor)
- P4040: four cores, up to 16 GB DDR3 RAM (two controllers), 2 MB L3 cache, 24 W max. (processor)
- P3041: four cores, up to 8 GB DDR3 RAM (one controller), 1 MB L3 cache, 18.2 W max. (processor)
- All processors available with 1.2 GHz, 1.33 GHz or 1.5 GHz
Memory
- System RAM
- One or two memory banks, depending on processor type
- 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB
- 16 GB (only possible with two banks, P4080 or P4040)
- Currently only 2 GB are supported by U-Boot and BSP
- Boot/program Flash
- 64 MB, 128 MB or 256 MB
- FRAM
- 0 KB or 128 KB
Software Support
Linux; processors are supported, U-Boot support already implemented
Some of these options may only be available for large volumes.
Please ask our sales staff for more information.
Software
VxWorks 10XM51-60
VxWorks BSP (MEN) for XM51
Firmware/BIOS
This product uses the U-Boot bootloader available from DENX together with board-specific additions from MEN.
14XM51-00
U-Boot Bootloader (DENX/MEN) for XM51
Miscellaneous
A Windows USB2UART driver from FTDI is available for XM50, XM51 and F50P/F50C Windows hosts.
More info & downloads
Documentation
Data Sheets
User Manuals
Errata & Technical Information
Technical Drawings
Application Examples
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