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.
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
Features
- PMC single-width mezzanine card 149 x 74 mm
- Stack height (headroom) 10 mm PMC to host
- SiI3114 PCI to SATA controller
- Quad-channel SATA 1.5 Gbps
- Module suitable for 1.8-inch Micro SATA SSD (alternatively hard disk drive), dimensions according to SFF-8144 (54 x 78.5 x 5 mm)
- 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
- Operating temperature: 0 ... +70°C
