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Equipped with the MPC5200B PowerPC®, the F12N single-board computer is a versatile 3U Eurocard CompactPCI® board that operates at up to 400 MHz and 700 MIPS. The F12N is designed especially for systems which require low power consumption and mechanical robustness. With the processor consuming less than 1 W, the board is delivered for -40 to +85°C operation temperature. All components on the board are soldered. The F12N is thus well placed as a rugged computing platform for mobile applications, offering the whole world of Linux based software and real-time operating support for VxWorks® and QNX®.
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The CPU card is equipped with an onboard soldered SDRAM of up to 256 MB and up to 1 GB NAND Flash as well as with 16 MB additional SDRAM, up to 8 MB boot Flash and 2 MB battery-backed SRAM.
The SBC provides two Fast Ethernet interfaces, one serial line and USB 1.1 at its front panel. As an alternative to RJ45, D-Sub connectors guarantee reliable functions also in harsh environments. Two CAN controllers with V2.0A/B CAN protocol are included in the MPC5200B and are accessible via SA-Adapters™. A second serial interface can be accessed using an SA-Adapter™ on the F12N. (E)IDE and GPIO are also on board.
The large FPGA on the F12N allows to realize additional user-defined functions such as graphics, touch, further serial interfaces, further CAN bus controllers, binary I/O etc. for the needs of the individual application in a very flexible way. Before boot-up of the system, the FPGA is loaded from boot Flash. Updates of the FPGA contents can be made inside the boot Flash during operation. The FPGA functions can be physically implemented by using SA-Adapters™. A maximum of 8 SA-Adapters™ can be used on the F12N and I/O can be made accessible at the front panel.
Equipped with a PCI-bridge chip, the F12N offers a full CompactPCI® interface (system slot functionality) for reliable system expansion.
The F12N comes with MENMON™ support. This firmware/BIOS can be used for bootstrapping operating systems (from disk, Flash or network), for hardware testing, or for debugging applications without running any operating system.


CPU
PowerPC®
MPC5200B
Up to 400MHz
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Memory
2x16KB L1 data and instruction cache integrated in MPC5200
Up to 256MB SDRAM system memory
Soldered
DDR
64MHz memory bus frequency
Up to 1GB soldered NAND Flash (and more), FPGA-controlled
16MB additional SDRAM, FPGA-controlled, e.g. for video data and NAND Flash firmware
Up to 8MB boot Flash
2MB GoldCap-backed SRAM, or: 128KB non-volatile FRAM
Serial EEPROM 8kbits for factory settings
Mass Storage
Parallel IDE (PATA)
One IDE port via 44-pin onboard connector
FPGA-controlled
PIO mode 0 support
Up to 1GB soldered ATA NAND Flash (and more), FPGA-controlled
I/O
USB
One USB 1.1 port
Series A connector at front panel
OHCI implementation
Data rates up to 12Mbit/s
Ethernet
Two 10/100Base-T Ethernet channels
One channel FPGA-controlled
Two RJ45 or one D-Sub connector at front panel
One RS232 UART (COM1)
RJ45 or D-Sub connector at front panel
Data rates up to 115.2kbit/s
512-byte transmit/receive buffer
Handshake lines: CTS, RTS
One UART (COM10)
Accessible via I/O connector
Physical interface at front panel using SA-Adapter™ via 10-pin ribbon cable on I/O connector
RS232..RS485, isolated or not: for free use in system (e. g. cable to front)
Data rates up to 115.2kbit/s
16-byte transmit/receive buffer
Handshake lines: CTS, RTS; DCD, DSR, DTR; RI
CAN bus
Two CAN bus channels
2.0 A/B CAN protocol
Data rates up to 1 Mbit/s
Connection via onboard connectors
External transceivers using SA-Adapters™
GPIO
36 GPIO lines
FPGA-controlled
Connection via onboard I/O connector
Further I/O depending on FPGA configuration
Front Connections (Standard)
One USB 1.1 (Series A)
Two Ethernet (RJ45)
One RS232 UART (RJ45)
FPGA
Standard factory FPGA configuration:
Main bus interface
16Z070_IDEDISK - IDE controller for NAND Flash
16Z043_SDRAM - Additional SDRAM controller (16MB)
16Z023_IDENHS - IDE controller (PIO mode 0; non-hot-swap)
16Z087_ETH - Ethernet controller (10/100Base-T)
16Z025_UART - UART controller (controls COM10)
16Z034_GPIO - GPIO controller (40 lines, 5 IP cores)
The FPGA offers the possibility to add customized I/O functionality. See FPGA.
Miscellaneous
Real-time clock with GoldCap backup
Power supervision and watchdog
Reset button, GPIO-controlled
Three user LEDs, GPIO-controlled; 1 FPGA power status LED
CompactPCI® Bus
Compliance with CompactPCI® Core Specification PICMG 2.0 R3.0
System slot
32-bit/32-MHz PCI-to-PCI bridge
V(I/O): +3.3V or +5V (Universal Board)
Electrical Specifications
Supply voltage/power consumption, CompactPCI® standard version:
+5V (-3%/+5%), 10mA max.
+3.3V (-3%/+5%), 1A typ.
Supply voltage/power consumption, stand-alone version:
+5V (-3%/+5%), 800mA typ.
Uses 5V only
MTBF: 277,234h @ 40°C according to IEC/TR 62380 (RDF 2000)
Mechanical Specifications
Dimensions: conforming to CompactPCI® specification for 3U boards
Weight: 250g
Environmental Specifications
Temperature range (operation):
-40..+85°C (qualified components)
Airflow: min. 10m³/h
Temperature range (storage): -40..+85°C
Relative humidity (operation): max. 95% non-condensing
Relative humidity (storage): max. 95% non-condensing
Altitude: -300m to + 3,000m
Shock: 15g/11ms
Bump: 10g/16ms
Vibration (sinusoidal): 2g/10..150Hz
Conformal coating on request
Safety
PCB manufactured with a flammability rating of 94V-0 by UL recognized manufacturers
EMC
Tested according to EN 55022 (radio disturbance), IEC1000-4-2 (ESD) and IEC1000-4-4 (burst)
BIOS
MENMON™
Software Support
VxWorks®
Linux (ELinOS)
QNX®
MSCAN/Layer2 support: MEN Driver Interface System (MDIS™ for all supported operating systems)
For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see Downloads.


This product offers the possibility to add customized I/O functionality in FPGA.
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Flexible Configuration
Customized I/O functions can be added to the FPGA.
It depends on the board type, pin counts and number of logic elements which IP cores make sense and/or can be implemented. Please contact MEN for information on feasibility.
You can find more information on our web page "User I/O in FPGA"
FPGA Capabilities
FPGA Altera® Cyclone® II EP2C20
18,752 logic elements
239,616 total RAM bits
Connection
Available pin count: 47 pins
Functions available via onboard I/O connector
SA-Adapters™ can be used to realize the physical lines.


CPU
MPC5200B, 384 MHz
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Memory
System RAM
32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB or 256 MB
NAND Flash
0 MB up to maximum available
Boot Flash
2 MB, 4 MB or 8 MB
Additional SDRAM
0 MB or 16 MB
SRAM
0 MB or 2 MB
128 KB non-volatile FRAM instead of SRAM
I/O
Up to 8 additional I/O functions through SA-Adapters™
Mostly implemented in onboard FPGA
RS232, RS422/485, binary I/O, keyboard/mouse, CAN...
One-piece 3U front panels for different SA-Adapter™ combinations
Front connections
D-Sub connectors for Ethernet and COM/USB
Second Ethernet channel at front through FPGA
Busless
Also available as busless version (with external 5V supply)
Cooling Concept
Also available with conduction cooling in MEN CCA frame
Please note that some of these options may only be available for large volumes. Please ask our sales staff for more information.


| Article No. | Description | More |
| 02F012N00 | MPC5200B/384MHz, 256MB SDRAM, 1GB NAND Flash, 2MB SRAM, 16MB additional SDRAM, 2MB boot Flash, -40..+85°C qualified | Photo |


| Article No. | Description | More |
| You can find a more detailed overview of possible carrier board/SA-Adapter™ combinations along with software support in our option matrix (PDF). | ||
| 08SA01-00 | RS232, not optically isolated, 0..+60°C | More info Photo |
| 08SA02-00 | RS422/485, half duplex, optically isolated, 0..+60°C | More info Photo |
| 08SA02-07 | RS422/485, full duplex, optically isolated, -40..+85°C screened | More info Photo |
| 08SA03-01 | RS232, optically isolated, -40..+85°C screened | More info Photo |
| 08SA08-01 | CAN ISO high-speed, optically isolated, -40..+85°C screened | More info Photo |


| Article No. | Description | More |
| MEN delivers turn-key systems completely installed (hardware, operating system, accessories), wired and tested. Different rack sizes, power supplies and backplanes on request. For details please contact your local sales representative. | ||
| 0701-0046 | CompactPCI® 19" 4U/24HP desktop system for 3U cards, 3-slot 3U CompactPCI® backplane, system slot right, 1U fan tray with 1 fan, 8 HP space for 1 pluggable PSU | More info Photo |
| 0701-0056 | CompactPCI® 19" 4U/84HP rack-mount enclosure for 3U cards (vertical), 4+4-slot 3U CompactPCI® / CompactPCI® Serial hybrid backplane, prepared for rear I/O, 250W power supply wide range 90..264VAC on rear, 1U fan tray with 2 fans included, 0..+60°C | More info Photo |


| Article No. | Description | More |
| Linux | ||
This product is designed to work under Linux. See below for potentially available separate software packages from MEN. | ||
| 10EM01-90 | Linux BSP (MEN) for EM1, EM1A, EM1N, EK6, EK6N, F12, F12N and PP1 under ELinOS 5.0 (rpm for direct installation in ELinOS) | Download Details |
This product is designed to work under ELinOS Embedded Linux by Sysgo. For more information and product support please contact www.sysgo.com. | ||
| 13Z015-06 | MDIS5™ low-level driver sources (MEN) for 16Z029_CAN (MSCAN/Layer2) Requires an MDIS4™/2004 or MDIS5™ system package |
Download Details |
| 13Z017-06 | MDIS5™ low-level driver sources (MEN) for 16Z034_GPIO and 16Z037_GPIO Requires an MDIS4™/2004 or MDIS5™ system package |
Download Details |
| 13Z025-90 | Linux native driver (MEN) for 16Z025_UART, 16Z057_UART and 16Z125_UART | Download Details |
| 13Z077-90 | Linux native driver (MEN) for 16Z077_ETH and 16Z087_ETH | Download Details |
| VxWorks | ||
This product is designed to work under VxWorks®. For details regarding supported/unsupported board functions please refer to the corresponding software data sheets. | ||
| 10EM01-60 | VxWorks® BSP (MEN) for EM1, EM1A, EM1N, EK6, EK6N, F12N and F12 | Download Details |
| 13Z015-06 | MDIS5™ low-level driver sources (MEN) for 16Z029_CAN (MSCAN/Layer2) Requires an MDIS4™/2004 or MDIS5™ system package |
Download Details |
| 13Z017-06 | MDIS5™ low-level driver sources (MEN) for 16Z034_GPIO and 16Z037_GPIO Requires an MDIS4™/2004 or MDIS5™ system package |
Download Details |
| 13Z025-60 | VxWorks® native driver (MEN) for 16Z025_UART, 16Z057_UART and 16Z125_UART | Download Details |
| QNX | ||
This product is designed to work under QNX®. For details regarding supported/unsupported board functions please refer to the corresponding software data sheets. | ||
| 10EM01-40 | QNX® 6.3 SP3 BSP (MEN) for EM1, EM1A, EM1N, EK6, EK6N, F12 and F12N | Download Details |
| 10EM01-41 | QNX® 6.4.1 BSP (MEN) for EM1, EM1A, EM1N, EK6, EK6N, F12 and F12N | Download Details |
| 10EM01-42 | QNX® 6.5.0 BSP (MEN) for EM1, EM1A, EM1N, EK6, EK6N, F12 and F12N | Download Details |
| 13Z015-06 | MDIS5™ low-level driver sources (MEN) for 16Z029_CAN (MSCAN/Layer2) Requires an MDIS4™/2004 or MDIS5™ system package |
Download Details |
| 13Z017-06 | MDIS5™ low-level driver sources (MEN) for 16Z034_GPIO and 16Z037_GPIO Requires an MDIS4™/2004 or MDIS5™ system package |
Download Details |
| 13Z025-40 | QNX® 6.3 native driver (MEN) for 16Z025_UART and 16Z125_UART | Download Details |
| 13Z025-41 | QNX® 6.4 native driver (MEN) for 16Z025_UART and 16Z125_UART | Download Details |
| 13Z025-42 | QNX® 6.5 native driver (MEN) for 16Z025_UART and 16Z125_UART | Download Details |
| 13Z087-40 | QNX® native driver (MEN) for 16Z087_ETH | Download Details |
| Firmware/BIOS | ||
| 14EM01-00 | MENMON™ (Firmware) for EM1, EM1A, EM1N, F12 and F12N (object code) | Download Details |
For operating systems not mentioned here contact MEN sales.


| Article No. | Description | More |
| 02F012NDS | F12N Data Sheet (PDF) | Download |
| Compare Chart 3U CompactPCI® / PlusIO CPU cards | Download | |
| Compare Chart 3U CompactPCI® / PlusIO peripheral cards | Download | |
| 20F012NER | F12N Errata (PDF) | Download |
| 20F012N00 | F12N User Manual (PDF) | Download |
| 21MENM-00 | MENMON™ User Manual (PDF) | Download |
| 21Z025-90 | 16Z025_UART and 16Z125_UART under Linux User Manual (PDF) | Download |
| 22Z025-ER | 16Z025_UART Errata (PDF) | Download |
| 22Z087-ER | 16Z087_ETH Errata (PDF) | Download |



