Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima

Overview

The flexComm ePMC-PPC module is a dual node G4 PowerPC module that provides exceptional processing power for a wide range of applications in a small, enhanced PMC form factor. The enhanced PMC (ePMC) standard is fully compatible with the IEEE P1386.1 PMC standard but offers the additional benefit of dedicated Solano~links between ePMC compliant carriers and mezzanine modules. The Solano~links provide high-speed, low latency data paths between the carrier and the mezzanine, overcoming the limitations of the PCI bus for high-speed, deterministic data movement, allowing you to access the full power of the PowerPCs without being restricted by an I/O bottleneck.

The ePMC-PPC module excels in any application requiring high-performance data transfers and the exceptional floating-point performance of the AltiVec engine.

Features

• Two G4 PowerPC MPC7410 processors up to 500 MHz, with 128-bit AltiVec support for floating-point applications
• High-speed communications paths to the carrier, based on the Solano™ Communications IC, support 3.2 GB/s (peak) transfers
• 512 MB of SDRAM
• 2 MB of L2 Cache per MPC7410
• Sustained I/O bandwidth of 430 MB/s on the 60x bus
• Individual on-the-fly reset of each processor through software control
• 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI interface
• Software support includes quicComm™, quicWave™ for PowerPC, VxWorks 5.5.1®/ Tornado II® (2.2.1), CORBA

Benefits

• High-performance floating-point processing engine
• High-speed, low latency, deterministic data paths to the carrier board
• Supports dynamic task loading on individual processors
• Modular architecture supports rapid scalability, flexible system configurations, and simplifies processor upgrades
• Extensive software support simplifies application development, speeds time-to-market, and ensures code portability