Introduction

Kontron's CP342 is a six-port, unmanaged, layer 2, Gigabit Ethernet switch with integrated NIC designed on a 3U form factor CompactPCI board for use in CompactPCI systems using the CompactPCI bus architecture.

The CP933 is part of a comprehensive concept to provide a CompactPCI system integrators with a complete range of CompactPCI communications products for data networks. The CP933 ensures a maximum degree of system design flexibility, thus allowing efficient and effective use of available resources. Additionally, the CP933’s design supports plug and play operation in industrial environments where the CP933’s robust design is well suited for deployment in harsh environments.

The CP933 supports 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet on five external Ethernet ports with RJ45 connectors each including two integrated status LEDs. The sixth port connects to the Gigabit Ethernet controller and acts as an integrated NIC by connecting to the master CPU over the CompactPCI system.

The CP933 can also act as an independent five-port switch without any connection over CompactPCI to the master CPU. In this case, the CompactPCI architecture is used only as a power supply.