This product is not recommended for new designs.
Not recommended for new designs
VX3240
3U VPX Freescale QorIQ™ p2041 Single Board Computer
- 1.2 GHz Freescale QorIQ™ P2041, Soldered DDR3 SDRAM
- PCIe (4x), SATA, Gigabit Ethernet on the VPX Backplane
- Support for PMC or XMC Mezzanines
- Standard Air- and Rugged Conduction-Cooled Versions
General Purpose 3U VPX PowerPC(tm) Single Board Computer
VX3240 is a low-power 3U VPX SBC featuring a quad-core Freescale P2041 QorIQ™ device with quad PowerPC e500mc cores at 1.2 GHz. VX3240 supports up to 8 GB DDR-3 SDRAM and provides a wide range of I/Os including Gigabit Ethernet, GPIOs, PMC/XMC I/Os, USB, SATA and serial ports. With such a feature set, VX3240 is the ideal general purpose solution for SWaP-C constrained embedded applications. Coupled with Kontron Long Term Supply policy, VX3240 is the perfect migration path to a new 10+ year period of deployments for PowerPC-based applications in the Military, Aerospace and Transportation markets.
Technical data
| Processor | Freescale QorIQ™ P2041 operating at 1.2 GHz 4x e500mc cores based on Power Architecture technology 32 KByte L1-I cache and 32 KByte L1-D cache per core 128 KByte L2 cache per core 1 MByte CoreNet™ platform cache with ECC 64-bit DDR3/3L Memory Controller with ECC |
|---|---|
| Main Memory | Up to 8 GByte of DDR3 SDRAM running at 1066 MHz, with ECC, soldered 128 MByte FLASH, with recovery image One 512 Kbits FRAM One 256 Kbits serial EEPROM dedicated to system data One 256 Kbits serial EEPROM dedicated to application data Up to 32 GByte SATA Nand Flash storage |
| Controller | Board controller for power sequencing, reset handling, monitoring and failure detection. Provides confi guration/status registers on Local Bus interface Separated low port RTC with optional onboard battery |
| Frontpanel | One USB 2.0 port on 4-pin standard USB connector Two 1000BASE-T ports on RJ-45 connectors One RJ-12 connector for EIA-232/EIA-485 simplifi ed UART interface (with RTS/CTS) Three LEDs reporting the board CPU health status and activity Reset push button |
| Power Supply | On P0: - VS1=12 V, VS3=5 V, 3.3 V_AUX optional, - +12 V_AUX and VS2 (3.3 V) not connected |
Downloads
General Safety Instruction
628.88 KB | March 26, 2026
VX3240 Hardware Release Notes
357.11 KB | March 26, 2026
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VX3240 3U VPX Single Board Computer User's Guide
3.23 MB | March 26, 2026
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Yocto Linux Release Notes for VX3240
274.16 KB | March 26, 2026
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VX3240 U-Boot User Manual
585.1 KB | March 26, 2026
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VX3240 PBIT User's Guide
307.99 KB | March 26, 2026
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