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1. Introduction
PowerPact6 Family Overview
Radstone’s PowerPact6 family of 6U rugged CompactPCI products builds on the established 3U
PowerPact3 family and the proven designs of its latest VME SBCs, but takes full advantage of the
enhanced features of CompactPCI, such as support for hot swap, and much higher pin count to give the
most flexible single slot solution currently in the defense and aerospace market space.
The general purpose processors feature an extensive range of I/O, coupled with two PMC sites and
Radstone’s new AFIX (Additional Flexible Interface Xtension) pluggable module. Latest generation
PowerPC processors and Integrated System Controllers, combined with Radstone’s industry-leading
software support and experience in designing and manufacturing rugged electronics for over four
decades, give the PowerPact6 family the edge in embedded computing performance.
Build Styles
Like Radstone’s VME products, the PowerPact6 family is available in a range of build styles, from
Level 1 (Standard), suitable for a benign office-like environment, right through to Level 5 (Rugged
Conduction-cooled), capable of withstanding the harshest of environments. All products are COTS/NDI,
and make maximum use of low cost plastic packaged integrated circuits to ensure the most cost effective
solution, whatever the market.
Add-on Functionality
PowerPact6 processors have two on-board IEEE P1386.1 PMC sites, with PMC I/O available through
the J3 and J5 connectors, allowing direct backplane connection to I/O.
Radstone is a key member of the VITA standards committee, setting the standards for rugged
conduction-cooled PMCs.
A range of PMCs is available from Radstone in both conduction-cooled and air-cooled build standards.
More details on these can be found at
http://www.radstone.com or product literature can be obtained
from your nearest Sales Office or Radstone directly.
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Note: Air-cooled build levels (1, 2 and 3) can accept any build level of air- or conduction-cooled PMCs
(from Radstone or third parties), as long as adequate cooling is provided. However, conduction-
cooled build levels (4 and 5) can only accept conduction-cooled PMCs.
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