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News Release from: Aitech Defense Systems | Subject: C102
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 22 May 2006
PowerPCs communicate via onboard PCI-X
A rugged 6U VME single-slot SBC features dual processors that operate independently of one another, yet communicate over a high speed PCI-X interconnecting bus.
Aitech Defense Systems now offers a rugged 6U VME single-slot single board computer (SBC) that maximises functionality and power by incorporating dual processors that operate independently of one another, yet communicate over a high speed PCI-X interconnecting bus The new C102's processors use an asymmetrical distributed architecture, so that each of the processing nodes functions as a complete subsystem complete with local memory resources and basic I/O interfaces, eliminating data flow bottlenecks
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 15 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The C102 improved processing power and I/O functionality make it ideally suited to function in harsh environment applications such as mission management computers, head-up display controllers, radar and sonar processors, and advanced IED automatic protection subsystems.
The C102 provides an easy migration path for applications employing the latest in PowerPC technology, while maintaining investments in older systems.
It is VME64x compliant, maintaining full compliance with legacy VME64x VMEbus backplanes, and supports advanced VME protocols such as 2eSST and 2eVME.
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Also available in single processor configurations, the C102 is fully backward compatible with Aitech's previous line of C10x PowerPC SBCs to maintain previous software investments.
In single processing mode, the C102's secondary processing node operates as a simple PCI/PCI bridge, enabling the primary processor to access and control all I/O devices on the entire board, including MIL-STD-1553B, as well as the USB port and the second PMC slot.
As the secondary processor node's internal devices become subordinate, the board can then offer additional channels, such as a Gigabit Ethernet channel, a Fast Ethernet channel, a high-speed serial channel and additional serial channels, for exceptional flexibility.
The C102 incorporates one or two high performance PowerPC G4+ MPC7448 processors operating at 1.42GHz that feature on-chip 32Kbyte L1 and 1Mbyte L2 caches.
The board provides up to 2Gbyte of DDR SDRAM with ECC, 256Kbyte of NVRAM, up to 256Mbyte of boot Flash memory and up to 1Gbyte of user Flash memory (512Mbyte per processor node), as well as up to 16Gbyte of NAND onboard Flash file memory for mass storage.
In addition, the C102 features four Ethernet ports (two 10/100/1000 GbE and two fast 10/100 ports), two USB 2.0 ports, one Serial ATA II port, and two dual redundant Mil-STD-1553B ports, as well as six high speed USART synchronous/asynchronous and two UART serial ports, 16 TTL/eight differential, user-programmable discrete I/O lines and two PMC modules.
The C102 also features eight high performance DMA engines, eight 32bit timers, an avionics-style watchdog mission safety timer and a real time clock.
The C102's extensive firmware includes start up firmware (boot software), an AIMon monitor/debugger tool, an AIDiag diagnostic tool and BIT (built-in test) firmware that can be executed during power up or after the board has been booted.
Board support packages (BSPs) are available for several real time operating systems (RTOS) including WindRiver VxWorks and Green Hills Integrity.
The BSPs, which include drivers for all onboard resources, are available for other RTOSs on request.
The C102 is available in both conduction- and air-cooled models, per IEEE 1101.2 and ANSI/VITA 1-1994 specifications, respectively.
Pricing for the C102 starts at $6750.
Delivery is from stock to 8 weeks ARO.
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