SPARC LXE-8 Mercury Computer Systems Single Board Computer
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| Part Number | SPARC LXE-8 |
|---|---|
| Availability | Not in Stock |
| Location | Champaign, IL USAships worldwide |
| Stock # | 80081-1 |
| Ship Weight | 4 lbs /ea |
| Condition | Used and in Excellent Condition |
| Inspection | Before every shipment |
| Warranty | 1-Year Warranty with 30-Day Return Guarantee |
Description
Configuration:
• CPU: 37 MIPS/18 SPECmarks @ 40 MHz
• FPU: 3.7 Linpack Double-Performance MFLOPS @ 40 MHz
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Mercury Computer Systems / Themis SPARC LXE-8 Single Board Computer Overview
Features:
- Fully Compatible with SunOS 5.2 and Solaris 2.1
- Complete implementation of SunOS 4.1. and Solaris 1.1
- 3000+ SPARCware Applications
- Serial Port A/B Connector
The LXE comes standard with two SBus slots, SCSI-2, Ethernet, Centronics, mouse/keyboard interface, 2 RS232 ports, VMEbus interface and JTAG testability for the major ASICs. The hardware chip set is composed of the microSPARC, two NCR ASICs (SLAVIO and MACIO) and the SUN S4 VME controller.
Use of the same ship set found in Sun's new SPARCclassic product line and standard Solaris 2.x CD-ROM binary distribution media assures compatibility with Sun Microsystems products on both hardware and software levels.
The Themis LXE SPARCclassic compatible CPU is a high performance, low cost VMEbus CPU board supporting Solaris 1.1 and Solaris 2.3 UNIX operating systems. For demanding real-time applications, a wide variety of real-time kernels including VxWorks and LynxOS are supported.
The highly integrated Texas Instruments Tsunami processor was designed as a building block for cost effective computer systems with very low component counts. Themis has built a powerful, simple and reliable CPU engine around this MicroSPARC.
The Mercury Computer Systems SPARC LXE-8 Single Board Computer may still be available for purchase and support from Artisan Technology Group beyond End-Of-Life (EOL) by the manufacturer (OEM).
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Mercury Computer Systems / Themis SPARC LXE-8 Single Board Computer Specs
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Mercury Computer Systems |
| Model | SPARC LXE-8 |
| Condition | Used and in Excellent Condition |
| Product Family | SPARC, LXE-8, LXE8, LXE 8, SPARC LXE 8 |
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