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News Release from: Extreme Engineering Solutions | Subject: XAct1000
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 August 2003
Board claims eightfold test speed boost
Extreme Engineering reckons its XAct1000 increases PCI-X testing by 800% with increased per slot test functionality.
As next generation servers and storage systems demand high-speed PCI-X based host bus adapters (HBAs) or gigabit Ethernet addon cards, a need developed for an innovative way to test multiple PCI-X cards simultaneously Extreme Engineering reckons its XAct1000 increases PCI-X testing by 800% with increased per slot test functionality
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 1 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Based on extensive experience with PCI-X bridging, Extreme's engineers used eleven Tundra Tsi-310 PCI-X bridge devices to fully support the eight 133MHz test slots on XAct1000.
As each test slot is individually powered, XAct1000 can remain fully powered while removing or adding new cards under test without disturbing the PCIbus.
Additionally, each test slot includes JTAG/Boundary scan support.
To insure that the 133MHz cards under test are backward compatible with older PCI systems, XAct1000 supports variable clock adjustments including 33/66MHz for PCI and 66/100/133MHz for PCI-X.
"The Tundra Tsi310 features such as 33-133MHz clock range and support of both PCI and PCI-X protocols make it ideal for these types of test applications", says Wendy Burgess, Product Manger, Tundra Semiconductor.
To minimise customer risk and shorten time-to-market, the XAct1000 is controlled by a standard ProcessorPMC (PrPMC) hosting an IBM 440GP PowerPC processor.
The PrPMC provides serial and Ethernet connectivity off the baseboard, supporting VxWorks or Linux software.
XAct1000 is shipping to beta customers now and has been released for production.
Single unit pricing, including 440GP PrPMC, VxWorks or Linux support software and operational test code is $7995.
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