DE4-FOX PMC Mezzanine Module
SATA Controller & 1.8-Inch Solid State Drive (SSD)
The DE4-FOX is a PMC style single-width mezzanine card, equipped with a quad-channel PCI to SATA controller,
and one or two 1.8-inch Micro SATA solid state drives (SSD) or hard disk drives. In addition to the
on-board drive(s), another two SATA channels can be used for attachment of external SATA storage devices,
either through the front bezel connectors (eSATA type), or via rear I/O (across the P14 connector to a
suitable host carrier board).
As of current, suitable on-board mounting Micro SATA solid state drives are available
with 64GB and beyond storage capacity, delivering sufficient space for installation of
any popular operating system.
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A single drive will be mounted on the component side (side 1) of the mezzanine card
(facing the carrier board when module is engaged). As an option, a second drive can
be accommodated on the back side (module side 2, on top of the stack when mezzanine
card is engaged).
Flash technology based SATA drives, both SLC and also MLC architecture, provide
significant advantages compared to rotating memory solutions (aka hard disk),
e.g. less power consumption, faster data I/O transfers, lower latency time,
industrial temperature grade and superior immunity against shock and vibration.
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DE4-FOX SATA (RAID) Controller PMC Module
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The DE4-FOX can accommodate one or even two 1.8-inch microSATA standard form factor drive(s)
according to the SFF-8144 specification, which results in a 5.0 mm maximum height,
and 78.5mm x 54.0mm dimensions.
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Due to the cutout area of 72mm x 48mm in the DE4-FOX PCB, which exactly matches
the profile of an SFF-8144 compliant device, the 1.8-inch drive will be fixed in all 4
directions. In addition, a mounting frame is used to hold each drive, for
extremely rugged applications.
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DE4-FOX - Simplified Block Diagram
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DE4-FOX - Sectional Drawing
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DE4-FOX - Top View
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Feature Summary DE4-FOX
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Form Factor
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- PMC single-width mezzanine card 149mm x 74mm
- Stack height (headroom) 10mm PMC to host
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Host I/F
Connectors
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- P11/P12 PMC - PCI 32-bit 33/66MHz
- P14 PMC (Option) - Rear I/O SATA
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SATA Controller
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Solid State Drive
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- Module suitable for 1.8-inch Micro SATA SSD (alternatively hard disk drive),
dimensions according to SFF-8144 (54mm x 78.5mm x 5mm)
- Variety of industrial grade Micro SATA SSD manufacturers, e.g. Intel, Micron, Samsung,
SanDisk, STEC, Supertalent, 64GB or beyond, SLC or MLC available, high speed data transfer
- SSD can be provided by EKF or by customer
- Single- or dual-drive option
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SATA Connectors
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- Two SATA channels are permanently assigned to the on-board drive(s)
- Another two SATA channels are related either to the front bezel eSATA receptacles,
or to the rear I/O connector (these are permanent manufacturing options,
consider before ordering)
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- P1: 15-pos. Micro SATA connector, suitable for 1.8-inch top mount drive (side 1 - module component side), option
- P2: 15-pos. Micro SATA connector, suitable for 1.8-inch bottom mount drive (side 2 - module back side), option
- P3, P4: Front bezel eSATA receptacles, option exclusive to P14
- P14: PMC rear I/O connector, option exclusive to P3/P4
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Thermal Conditions
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Operating temperature: 0°C ... +70°C
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Storage temperature: -40°C ... +85°C, max. gradient 5°C/min
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Environmental Conditions
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Humidity 5% ... 95% non condensing
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Altitude -300m ... +3000m
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Shock 15g 0.33ms, 6g 6ms
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Vibration 1g 5-2000Hz
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MTBF
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107.3 years
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subject to technical changes
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DE4-FOX Front Bezel
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1.8-Inch Micro SATA SSD (Intel®)
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Ordering Information |
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Please refer to List 22 for popular DE4-*-FOX SKUs
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Exploded View: CPU Board, PMC/XMC Carrier Card, PMC/XMC Module
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