Quad Serial FPDP VME board with dual RACE++ on P2 and up to 8GB SDRAM
 
 

 

Four independent 2.5Gb Serial FPDP channels

Dual RACE++ interfaces on P2

Capacity: 2GB, 4GB, 8GB

VME64 master/slave interface

On-board 350 MHz Motorola PowerPC processor with 128 MB local SDRAM

On-board Gigabit Ethernet

Up to 32MB Programmable Flash

 

 

Description

The MM-6467D is a 6U VME board with four independent 2.5Gb Serial FPDP channels and dual RACE++ on P2. Other features include a PowerPC processor, Gigabit Ethernet, VME64 master/slave interface and complete connectivity between all devices. Configurations are available with 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB of on-board SDRAM buffer memory.

The MM-6467D’s four independent 2.5Gb Serial FPDP ports can each operate concurrently, at the full bandwidth of 247 MB/s, in any direction. Data can be rate buffered in the up to 8GB of on-board memory between the Serial FPDP channels and RACE++ switch fabric backplane.

Acting as a front end FIFO, this implementation provides the ability to acquire streaming sensor data at almost 1,000 MB/s into up to 8GB of SDRAM. Data can then be DMA’d to DSP processor nodes on the backplane switch fabric. With multiple on-board DMA engines to maximize total throughput, the architecture is specifically designed for applications involving signal processing and real time data acquisition.

The PowerPC processor has 128MB of local SDRAM, up to 32MB of contiguous direct-mapped Flash, and a hardware Flash write-protect switch for high security environments. Other features include a DUART RS-232 serial port, programmable watchdog timer, Real-Time clock and RTC alarm, COP/JTAG, and front panel LED status indicators.

The PowerPC is utilized for hosting device drivers, setting up DMA transfers, scheduling tasks and message passing. The device drivers and well defined API’s are truly integrated into the VxWorks BSP, providing the flexibility and determinism expected from an embedded RTOS while balancing ease of use that results in a near plug and play solution.

A complete MC/OE API with “DX” like calls is provided for seamless interoperability in systems utilizing products from Mercury Computers®.

Reliability is ensured by extensive testing procedures. These include running diagnostics that stress multiple patterns and operations while cycling over various temperature ranges during burn-in.

MM-6467D Spec Sheet.pdf