CompactPCI Bridge expands controller capability.
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VMICPCI-5800 single-slot CompactPCI-to-CompactPCI bridge makes it possible for single host controller to access devices in multiple CompactPCI chassis. Bridging requires minimum of two boards; one Master and one Slave. One master can control up to four slaves. Each individual link is 4 wire serial differential connection that provides full-duplex connection at 2.5 Gb/sec. Operating system support includes Windows NT(R), Windows® 2000, and Linux.Original Press Release:
Adding Slots Just Got Easier! VMIC Announces Transparent CompactPCI-to-CompactPCI Bridge
Huntsville, AL (May 7, 2002). VMIC introduces the VMICPCI-5800, a single-slot CompactPCI® InfiniBand-based transparent CompactPCI-to-CompactPCI bridge. The VMICPCI-5800 makes it possible to easily extend a traditional CompactPCI system's expansion capability beyond that of a single chassis. Utilizing the VMICPCI-5800, a single host controller can transparently access other CompactPCI devices in multiple CompactPCI chassis.
Transparent PCI-to-PCI bridging requires a minimum of two VMICPCI-5800 boards; one configured as the Master and one configured as the Slave. The Master VMICPCI-5800 can control up to four 1x Slave VMICPCI-5800s or one 4x Slave VMICPCI-5800 board. The VMICPCI-5800 has four channels and supports two link speeds at the physical layer, 1x and 4x. Each individual link is a four-wire serial differential connection (two wires in each direction) that provides a full-duplex connection at 2.5 Gb/s.
VMICPCI-5800 Features:
- Enables a CompactPCI system to expand into multiple chassis
- Single-slot CompactPCI, 6U form factor
- InfiniBand ports configurable as four 1x (2.5 Gb/s) or one 4x (10 Gb/s)
- CompactPCI 2.0 revision 3.0-compliant (32- or 64-bit, 33/66 MHz)
- HSSDC2 connectors for copper media
- Internal diagnostics
-- Built-in self-test (BIST)
-- Internal loopback test for IB links
- Multiple virtual lanes plus a dedicated management lane
- Maximum transfer unit (MTU) up to 4 Kbyte
- 100 Gb/s internal bandwidth
- Configuration loading
-- Directly from the controlling computer (via PCI bus)
-- From EEPROM
- Communication flow control (link level and end-to-end)
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- Virtual lane credit-based flow control
- Operating system support includes Windows NT(R), Windows(R) 2000, and Linux.
VMIC, a GE Fanuc company, specializes in providing embedded computer products for open-architecture buses, including CompactPCI, VME, PCI, PMC, and PC/104-Plus. VMIC's extensive product line includes Intel® -based single-board computers, data acquisition and controls products, and high-speed communications/networking products. As a global supplier for more than 16 years, VMIC provides diversified solutions for the telecommunications, medical, industrial automation, test and measurement, defense/aerospace, semiconductor, and OEM embedded product markets.
Availability: June 2002
List Price: $1,712
