ePMC-8311
Texas Instruments TMS320C6416 DSP-based Multiprocessing Engine
Overview
Overview
The ePMC-8310 family of DSP modules utilize the 1 GHz or 600 MHz TMS320C6416 device from Texas Instruments and is Spectrum’s highest performance DSP-based solution for multiprocessing applications. The ePMC-8311 is the standard configuration within the ePMC-8310 module family, and includes two C6416 DSPs. The built-in Viterbi and Turbo co-processors in the TMS320C6416 make this module ideally suited for 2G, 2.5G and 3G base station development, 3G test and measurement and signals intelligence applications.
The architecture is simple yet extremely powerful when combined with Spectrum’s ePMC-based carriers and I/O solutions. Separate control and data paths are provided, with a focus on providing data paths that are high-speed, deterministic, and have a low latency. The high-speed data paths can come from up to eight different sources, and the routing of each path can be individually programmed. Spectrum’s quicComm software seamlessly integrates this module with other flexComm offerings, creating powerful multiprocessing solutions for demanding communications applications.
Features and Benefits
Features
- Choice of 1 GHz or 600 MHz TMS320C6416 fixed-point DSP processors with a peak performance of 4800 to 8000 MIPS per processor depending on the processor speed
- Integrated Viterbi and Turbo co-processors
- Eight dedicated high-speed data paths to the DSPs, connected through a programmable
router for data flow reconfigurability - 32 MB of SDRAM per DSP
- 32-bit, 33 or 66 MHz PCI Bridge to host PCI bus
- 32-bit, 33 MHz local PCI bus primarily for control plane data
- Software support includes quicComm, a multiprocessing enabler for Spectrum’s flexComm™ products
- quicComm is run in conjunction with Texas Instruments’ DSP/BIOS, providing multiprocessing capabilities with a real-time operating system
- Single-width enhanced PMC (ePMC) form factor compatible with Spectrum’s ePMC carriers and third-party PMC carriers
Benefits
- Provides a multiprocessing solution on Texas Instruments’ highest performance DSP
Platform - quicComm™ software simplifies algorithm partitioning across multiple processors
- Provides high-speed, low latency, deterministic data flow between the DSPs and off-module resources as required in communications applications
- Modular architecture integrates seamlessly with Spectrum’s SDR-3000, SDR-2000 and HCDR-1000 platforms, providing a tight integration between DSPs, general purpose processors (GPPs) and FPGAs
