PCI Mezzanine Card features front panel data port interface.
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Single-wide Model PMC-DPDP provides high-speed data acquisition in VME or CompactPCI SBCs used for digital signal processing. It is based on PLX PCI 9656 chip, which provides 32/64-bit, 33/66 MHz PCI bus master/slave interface with linked list DMA engine, enabling data throughput speeds greater than 100 Mbytes/sec. Control logic is handled by user-programmable Altera EP1S10 FPGA, with 64 Kbytes integrated FIFO. Air-cooled and rugged air-cooled versions are available.
Original Press Release:
Thales Computers Introduces New PMC with Front Panel Data Port Interface for High-Speed Data Acquisition
Raleigh, NC, January 2004 - Thales Computers, a leader in providing integrated PowerPC(TM) and Pentium®-based VME COTS computing systems and solutions to OEMs and system integrators, complements its extensive line of COTS and standard PCI Mezzanine Cards (PMCs) by introducing a new front panel data port (FPDP) PCI mezzanine card. The new PMC-FPDP is designed to provide high-speed data acquisition in VME or CompactPCI single board computers (SBCs) used for digital signal processing (DSP). The board is available in air-cooled (SA) as well as rugged air-cooled (RA) and rugged conduction-cooled (RC) versions, making it ideal for both harsh-environment and commercial use.
The PMC-FPDP is currently used as a sensor acquisition interface in a digital signal and data processing system for sonars. In such an application, the data sent by the sensor front-end device is pre-processed by a Thales Computers' PowerPC G4-powered computing node through the use of the 2eSST-enhanced VMEbus or a crossbar switch and then broadcast to another set of other processing cards.
Product Details
The PMC-FPDP is a single wide PMC that features a front panel data port interface compliant with ANSI/VITA-17. The new PMC is based on the PLX PCI 9656 chip, which provides a 32/64-bit, 33/66 MHz PCI bus master/slave interface with a linked list Direct Memory Access (DMA) engine, enabling data throughput speeds greater than 100 Mbytes/sec.
The control logic for the new PMC-FPDP is handled by a user-programmable Altera EP1S10 field programmable gate array (FPGA), with a large (64 Kbytes maximum) integrated FIFO. The new PMC is available with either a TTL (FPDP compliant) or EIA-422 electrical interface. Operating temperature of the PMC-FPDP's air-cooled and rugged air-cooled versions is -40°C to 75°C (-40°F to 167°F). The rugged conduction-cooled PMC-FPDP features an operating temperature range of -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F).
Software support is provided for LynxOS 4.0 under a no-copy low latency Virtual Interface/ Direct Deposit Interface (VI-DDlink). Pricing for the new PMC-FPDP starts at $2240 (quantity 100).
For more information, please visit Thales Computers' web site at www.thalescomputers.com, or contact Thales Computers at 1-800-848-2330, fax 919-231-8001.
About Thales Computers: Thales is a world leader in professional electronics in three key markets: Aerospace, Defense and Information Technology & Services (IT&S). The Group employs 60,000 people in nearly 50 countries worldwide, and generated revenues of over Euros11 billion in 2002.
Thales Computers is the leading developer of commercial and ruggedized VMEbus hardware and software solutions based on PowerPC and Pentium microprocessors. The company's products are optimized for a wide variety of applications in military, aerospace, communications and industrial markets and are in active use by customers worldwide, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, Toshiba, EADS, British Aerospace, Ericsson, Alcatel and the Thales Group.
