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News Release from: SBS Technologies | Subject: VG4
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 October 2002
Vector processor boosts VMEbus SBC
SBS Technologies has added AltiVec technology to its high-performance VG4, a single-slot, 6U VMEbus, single board computer.
SBS Technologies has added AltiVec technology to its high-performance VG4, a single-slot, 6U VMEbus, single board computer The new VG4 uses the PowerPC7410/75x's leading edge AltiVec vector processing unit to deliver exceptional processing power and increased memory capacity
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 19 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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This combined with the VG4's flexible processor and memory configurations and impressive array of on-board peripherals, makes the upgraded VG4 ideal for a wide variety of military, aerospace and industrial automation applications requiring advanced data and signal processing.
The VG4 also offers a variety of rugged options for applications requiring a high level of stability and availability in harsh environments.
"We added AltiVec technology to VG4's basic platform to meet the needs of today's high-end data and signal processing applications", said Clarence Peckham, president of SBS Technologies' commercial and government groups.
"By combining advanced processing power with VG4's inherent design flexibility, ruggedisation options and SBS Technologies' custom-specific assembly service, we are able to offer developers optimised price/performance for a variety of applications".
VG4 provides several on-board interfaces, including 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet, Wide-SCSI and two PMC interfaces.
The basic platform includes up to 512Mbyte SDRAM (100MHz) with ECC and 1 or 2Mbyte L2 cache.
Special features include four serial channels with flexible RS232 or RS422/485 interfacing, IEEE1284 parallel port, USB, mouse and key board interfaces, two DMA controllers, 32Kbyte nonvolatile SRAM and up to 64Mbyte Flash.
Seven timers/counters plus 16bit general-purpose I/O also are available.
A watchdog and a real-time clock support real-time systems.
Rugged needs are addressed with an optional MIL-STD-1553 bus controller, conduction cooling and an extended temperature range of up to -40 to +85C (standard temperature version operates in a range from 0 to +70C).
Increased shock and vibration immunity, using stiffener bars, wedge locks and conformal coating, provides additional protection against humidity and aerosols.
Operating system support is available for VxWorks and LynxOS.
OEM pricing starts at $3150 with a typical configuration at 100 piece quantities.
The VG4 is currently available.
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