ECA Services Limited Extends Industrial Leadership with a Complete Advantech SHB Express (PICMG 1.3) Solutions
Date: 20th November 2006
ECA Services Limited with Advantech has been building today's most comprehensive family of RoHS compliant SHB Express (PICMG 1.3) solutions, extending its leadership for the single board computer market. ECA Services Limited total solutions include SHB Express system host boards (SHB), the largest selection of backplanes along with backplane customization, a full line of chassis, device drivers and OS integration, as well as support for all peripherals. These solutions feature the latest PCI Express technology, offering scalable I/O bandwidth of more than 10 GB/s. This is equivalent to almost twenty times the bandwidth of previous standards. Designed using a system approach, these exciting solutions feature guaranteed system compatibility and longevity that empower system designers to create a new generation of servers, workstations and embedded platforms.
SHB Express provides a fast system platform that capitalizes on PCI Express high-speed serial links, but also allows PCI/PCI-X cards to benefit from this robust connectivity as well. ECA Services Limited lineup of SHB Express SHBs and backplanes cover all market segments, from high-end server grade solutions, to desktop grade offerings ideal for graphics intensive workstations. The Advantech PCE-7210 is a server-grade SHB with support for dual Intel® Xeon® / Xeon LV processors up to 3.6GHz. The Advantech PCE-5120 is a desktop or graphics class SHB, supporting a broad choice of LGA775 dual-core Intel Pentium® D / Pentium 4 and Celeron® processors at speeds of up to 3.6GHz. Featuring the Intel 945G chipset and support for up to 4GB of DDR2 533/667MHz DRAM, it is compatible with commercially available PCI Express x16 graphics cards (via its PCI Express x16 slot).
Advantech backplane solutions are the industry's most comprehensive. These backplanes will range from four to twenty slots, and allow optimal system configurations with flexible combinations of PCIe (x1, x4, x8 and x16) and legacy (PCI-X, and 32-bit/33 MHz PCI) slots. For applications that require custom-made products, ECA Services Limited provides a low-cost yet professional design service that tailors backplanes to meet expansion requirements within a short time frame. In addition, SHB Express specifications ensure that SHB Express backplanes and SHBs are compatible with existing PICMG 1.0 chassis, with ECA Services Limited offering a wide range of 1U to 7U rackmount and versatile wallmount units for all market segments and applications. Advantech also features new chassis specifically designed for SHB Express.
ECA Services Limited core competence is all about building comprehensive, yet highly integrated computing platforms. Unified pin assignments and I/O port locations ensure compatibility and expandability for system upgrades. Industrial grade mechanical design provides robust system protections. Examples of features include specially designed rubber mounts for SHB card anti-vibration protection as well as a specially designed vented CPU heatsink and optimally angled cooling fan that work in conjunction with chassis fans to further boost cooling performance in the most demanding environments. These design enhancements increase MTBF, extend the platform’s operating life and help lower TCO.
Advantech's enhanced thermal design Conventional system thermal design
In addition to offering complete SHB Express system offerings, Advantech also provides comprehensive compatibility and testing services, meaning system designers can source all of their system requirements from a single, one-stop vendor, significantly reducing their development time and saving on costs. By leveraging the advantages of the SHB Express interface standard and the latest I/O technologies, Advantech provides customers with a wide range of solutions covering all market segments and applications, including medical imaging equipment, digital surveillance systems, telecom systems, traffic control centers, military and aerospace systems, storage devices and factory automation systems, among others
SHB Express provides a fast system platform that capitalizes on PCI Express high-speed serial links, but also allows PCI/PCI-X cards to benefit from this robust connectivity as well. ECA Services Limited lineup of SHB Express SHBs and backplanes cover all market segments, from high-end server grade solutions, to desktop grade offerings ideal for graphics intensive workstations. The Advantech PCE-7210 is a server-grade SHB with support for dual Intel® Xeon® / Xeon LV processors up to 3.6GHz. The Advantech PCE-5120 is a desktop or graphics class SHB, supporting a broad choice of LGA775 dual-core Intel Pentium® D / Pentium 4 and Celeron® processors at speeds of up to 3.6GHz. Featuring the Intel 945G chipset and support for up to 4GB of DDR2 533/667MHz DRAM, it is compatible with commercially available PCI Express x16 graphics cards (via its PCI Express x16 slot). 
