It has a 16-core Intel Atom C3000 processor and four 10GbE bandwidth data interfaces.

conga-B7AC

Micro servers are now being used in industrial system configurations as factory gateways and storage systems for micro data centres. They must handle extensive TCP/IP communication and storage bandwidths in real-time.

The conga-B7AC is based on the new PICMG COM Express 3.0 specification and is available off-the-shelf.

But this module can also be used in the design of small cells for next generation LTE networks.

“These edge data centres have to offer high multi core capabilities, as they generally have to handle smaller package sizes in parallel,” said Martin Danzer, director of product management at congatec.

The Server-on-Modules are available with 8 different Intel Atom server processors, from the 16-core Intel Atom C3958 processor to the quad-core C3508 for the extended temperature range (-40°C to +85°C).

All modules provide up to 48 GB of 2400 DDR4 memory with or without error correction code (ECC) depending on requirements.

As well as the 4x 10 GbE there is a Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) for connecting a baseboard management controller (BMC) allowing out-of-band remote manageability.

Flexible system extensions including NVMe flash storage can be connected via up to 12x PCIe Gen 3.0 lanes and 8x PCIe Gen 2.0 lanes. 2x SATA 6G ports are available for conventional storage media.

Standard I/O interfaces include 2x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, LPC, SPI, I2C Bus and 2x UART.