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Liantec Systems Corporation announces the TBM-1460 Tiny-Bus PCI Express based eSATA / SATA-II 3Gbit/s extension module. The TBM-1460 is based on the embedded Tiny-Bus Extension Solution, and integrated with dual onboard Silicon Image x1 PCI Express based eSATA / SATA-II host controllers, offers 4 eSATA (External SATA) ports with 3Gbit/s of raw data transfer bandwidth.

In spite of eSATA, the TBM-1460 also offers the internal SATA-II 3Gbit/s ports with onboard Silicon Image SATA-II multiplier hub controller supports 5 SATA-II ports and hardware RAID level 0/1/10. That is, the TBM-1460 supports optional 4 eSATA, or 3 eSATA with 5 SATA-II 3Gbit/s ports, brings the server-class features of data storage to the industrial small form factor embedded computing applications that support the Tiny-Bus modular extension solution.

With the features of embedded Tiny-Bus Modular Extension Solution, the TBM-1460 Tiny-Bus PCIe eSATA / SATA-II extension module can be install on any EmBoard with PCIe-based Tiny-Bus interface, and still meet the mechanical design of the same form factor. For example, the ITX-6965 Mini-ITX EmBoard with TBM-1460 Tiny-Bus eSATA / SATA-II module features the additional eSATA and SATA-II 3Gbit/s multiplier with hardware RAID, and still meets the 170 x 170 x 44 mm of Mini-ITX enclosure mechanical design.

External Serial ATA (eSATA) Interface

The TBM-1460 is integrated with dual Silicon Image x1 PCI Express based eSATA host controllers with four external SATA (eSATA) ports supports SATA-II 3Gbit/s of raw data transfer bandwidth, Native Command Queuing, port multipliers with FIS-based switching, programmable output signal swing strengths for longer external cables or extended backplanes, hot plugging, enclosure management and ATAPI device support.

With eSATA interfaces, the system integrators can easily link the main systems with the external data storage systems including eSATA-based the mobile rack, external enclosure, external HDD, storage / HDD docking station, optical drive enclosure, disk array, and other storage subsystems.

Internal SATA-II 3Gbit/s Multiplier Interface

The TBM-1460 is integrated with the onboard Silicon Image SATA-II multiplier, link with the onboard PCI Express SATA-II controller and offers 5 SATA-II 3Gbit/s ports with hardware level 0/1/10. The onboard SATA-II multiplier supports the same configuration and performance as an external storage subsystem supports hot plug, Async Notification, PM aware hosts and non-PM aware, 5 SATA devices with 3Gbit/s of speed, and hardware RAID level 0, 1, 10 (0+1) as well as multi-partition RAID modes.

With the built-in SATA-II multiplier, the system integrators can build the systems with onboard SATA / SATA-II ports and the additional on-module 5 SATA-II 3Gbit/s ports with selectable RAID level 0, 1, 10 (0+1) mode, suitable for the x86-based file server, NAS, SAN, disk array, storage subsystems and other industrial storage computing applications.

Embedded Tiny-Bus Modular Extension Solution

The Tiny-Bus® Modular Extension Solution features the compact size, shock and vibration proof construction, flexible modular extension, space saving integration and multiple bus interface including x16 PCI Express or AGP graphics, x4/x1 PCI Express and PCI interfaces. With Tiny-Bus® Modular Extension Solution, the system integrators can build their niche computing system platforms with the special interface modules, or select the different CPU platform based on the same interface module to extend the product line easily, quickly and cost efficiently.

The TBM-1460 is based on the Tiny-Bus form factor with dual x1 PCI Express and PCI bus interfaces, linked with dual x1 PCI Express based eSATA / SATA-II controllers and PCI based Mini-PCI socket. With the advantages of embedded Tiny-Bus solution, the total dimension of motherboard with Tiny-Bus module is same as the motherboard only, meets the small form factor (SFF) system mechanical design rather than normal add-on cards.

For the further information about Liantec Tiny-Bus Modular Extension Solution, please visit the website at http://www.liantec.com/product/TBM.htm.