DECstation 5000/240 Workstation ----------------------------------------------- Championship Performance That Gets the Job Done The DECstation 5000/240 workstation is the highest performance member of Digital's DECstation family. The DECstation 5000/240 workstation is the most balanced workstation in the industry, offering a unique combination of powerful CPU performance coupled with a wide range of high-performance graphics options. The DECstation provides you with superb across-the-spectrum performance in all areas of workstation computing, such as: - CPU Subsystem - removable R3000A CPU daughter card - Graphics - a complete range of graphics options, from 2D to complex, accelerated 3D - Memory - a 100 Mbyte/sec memory subsystem that supports up to 480 Mbytes, more than enough for the most demanding applications - Disk I/O - fast, standard, synchronous DMA SCSI disk controller; hyper-fast, optional IPI disks - Client-Server Networking - Prestoserve(tm) (accelerates NFS(R) up to 300%); multiple full-bandwidth Ethernet and FDDI - Open Bus Architecture - the open TURBOchannel interconnect provides fast I/O bandwidth plus a large storage capacity of over 28 Gbytes and exceptional system expansion in graphics, networking, and more - Software Environment - industry-standard UNIX(R) operating system with high-performance, networked graphics: X, PEX, PHIGS, and GKS Outstanding Service from an Industry Leader Digital offers consulting and services for networking, training, and software support. Full-year product warranties let you choose the service level best suited to your unique needs and environments. Plus, you can tailor the support according to your needs. Whatever the service solution, you benefit from a single point of contact. For More Information For more information on the DECstation 5000/240 workstation and Digital's service offerings, contact your local Digital sales representative or business partner. Digital believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date; such information is subject to change without notice. Digital is not responsible for any errors in the information given in this publication. The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation: DEC, DECnet, DECstation, DECwindows, the DIGITAL logo, PixelStamp, TURBOchannel, and ULTRIX. Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Prestoserve is a trademark of Legato Systems, Inc. OSF/1 and OSF/Motif are registered trademarks of Open Software Foundation, Inc. Trinitron is a trademark of Sony Corporation. NFS is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. Graphics Options MX HX TX PXG+/8 PXG+/24 PXG Turbo+ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graphics Planes 1, Mono X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8, Greyscale X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8, Color X X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24, True Color X X X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiscreen[1] X X X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full-page X X X Double Buffering -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PixelStamp X X X[2] Rendering Processor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel(tm) i860 (44 MHz) X X X Geometry Accelerator -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24-bit Z Buffer X[3] X X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24-planes Image X Memory -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1280 x 1024 X X X X X X Resolution -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Planes 1 8 24 16/40[4] 72 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Multiscreen configurations consist of up to three graphics options of the same type in a single system. [2] The PXG Turbo+ contains an additional scan-converter chip. [3] The 24-bit Z buffer is optional on the PXG+/8-plane model. [4] 40 planes achieved with the optional 24-bit Z buffer. Graphics Performance MX HX PXG+ PXG Turbo+ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3D polygons/sec n/a n/a 70,000 106,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3D vectors/sec n/a n/a 401,000 436,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2D area fill, 20.3 30.5 18.5 12.3 Mpixels/sec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2D vectors/sec 248,000 621,000 345,000 445,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * All graphics performance numbers are through X or PHIGS/PEX. 2D and 3D vectors are 10 pixel segment polylines. 3D polygons are 100 pixel, Gouraud-shaded, Z-buffered triangle strips. 3D performance numbers are not applicable for 2D (MX and HX) options. Specifications -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPU/FPU R3000A instruction set on a removable daughter card -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clock speed 40 MHz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECint92 27.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECfp92 29.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FPU performance 6.0 MFLOPS (Linpack), double-precision -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TURBOchannel 100 Mbytes/sec burst speed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memory Expandable to 480 Mbytes of memory -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cache 128 Kbytes of system cache: 64 Kbytes of data cache and 64 Kbytes of instruction cache -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCSI bus [1] (standard) 5 Mbytes/sec transfer rate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethernet [2] (standard) 10 Mbits/sec; thick wire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FDDI (optional) 100 Mbits/sec -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Serial Ports Two EIA-232 ports; support for printers, modems, 3D dial and button box devices, synchronous WAN, and asynchronous X.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data types Little-endian byte ordering IEEE-compatible floating point format -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Networking TCP/IP, NFS, SNMP (standard) DECnet/OSI, X.25, SNA (optional) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] The DECstation 5000/240 comes with one SCSI controller standard, supporting up to 7 devices; up to two additional SCSI controllers may be added via TURBOchannel. [2] The DECstation 5000/240 comes with one Ethernet controller standard; up to two additional Ethernet controllers may be added via TURBOchannel. Power Requirements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Line voltage 120 V/240 V -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Voltage tolerance-RMS 88-132 V/194-264 V -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frequency/single phase 60 Hz/50 Hz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frequency tolerance 47-63 Hz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Max. running current 9.5 A/5.3 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Max. power consumption 359 W -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating Environment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Temperature 10-40 C (50-104 F) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Relative humidity 20-80% (noncondensing) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Max. operating altitude 2.4 km (8000 feet) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Physical Characteristics -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Height 9.2 cm (3.6 in) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Width 51.0 cm (20.1 in) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depth 43.5 cm (17.1 in) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weight 12.7 (28.0 lb) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Display Monitors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19-inch color Height: 47.5 cm (18.7 in); Width: 49.9 cm (19.6 in) Trinitron(tm) (VRT19) Depth: 47.0 cm (18.5 in); Weight: 34.0 kg (75.0 lb) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16-inch color Height: 40.9 cm (16.1 in); Width: 40.6 cm (16.0 in) Trinitron (VRT16) Depth: 45.3 cm (17.8 in); Weight: 25.0 kg (56.0 lb) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19-inch monochrome Height: 45.7 cm (18.0 in); Width: 49.5 cm (19.5 in) (VR319) Depth: 40.1 cm (15.8 in); Weight: 22.7 kg (50.0 lb) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resolution 1280 x 1024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Refresh (noninterlaced) 72 Hz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Input Devices -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LK401 keyboard 105 sculptured keys, 20 special-function keys, built-in angle adjustment, customer-selectable routing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mouse Three button, 200 pulses per inch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graphics tablet 27.9 cm x 27.9 cm (11 in x 11 in) active area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Programmable Function 8 individually programmable function dials with Dial Box 360-degree rotation (256-bit resolution) arranged in 2 vertical rows of 4 dials -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lighted Programmable 32 individually programmable function keys in Function Keyboard 4-6-6-6-6-4 array -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Storage Devices -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disk RZ58: 1.38-Gbyte hard disk drive RZ56: 665-Mbyte hard disk drive RZ25: 426-Mbyte hard disk drive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diskette RX23: 1.44-Mbyte 3.5-inch diskette drive RX33: 1.2-Mbyte 5.25-inch diskette drive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tape TZ30: 95-Mbyte streaming tape drive TZ85: 2.6-Gbyte 5.25-inch cartridge tape TLZ06: 4.0-Gbyte 4mm digital audio tape (DAT) TKZ08: 2.2-Gbyte 8mm helical scan tape TSZ07: 40/140 Mbyte 9-track tape TZK10: 525-Mbyte Quarter-Inch Cartridge tape -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CD-ROM RRD42: 600-Mbyte compact disc drive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .