C&D Technologies Offers compactPCI Power Supplies

C&D Technologies Inc. (Tucson, AZ) is offering its family of compactPCI™ power supplies with an optional I2C Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) module that allows designers to quickly and easily implement remote power supply monitoring and management functionality. Suitable for high-availability compactPCI systems such as rack-mount Internet servers or high-end industrial systems, the IPMI module conforms fully to version 1.5 of the Intel™ IPMI software protocol specification.

Available with a number of the company's compactPCI power supplies, the optional factory-fitted IPMI module allows remote monitoring of key status functions via the system management bus. The functions include the voltage and current levels of all four cPCI outputs and the status of "fault" and "inhibit" signals. The IPMI module can be supplied as an option for products such as the company's cPCI500 500W dc power supply. The module fits internally to the power supply housing, ensuring that no additional space is required to implement the IPMI functionality.