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News Release from: Thales Computers | Subject: V2G4c and V4G4c
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 October 2002
Four PowerPCs put board on top of VMEbus
Thales Computers has added new high-end computing nodes to its family of quad PowerPC (G4) VME systems.
Thales Computers has added new high-end computing nodes to its family of quad PowerPC (G4) VME systems The V2G4c and V4G4c are ideal for demanding applications requiring high-performance real-time data and signal processing, including sonar, radar, medical imaging and machine vision systems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Jun 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new 6U VME VxG4c features two or four 500MHz Motorola PowerPC 7410 (G4) processors with AltiVec vector processing units.
The new board also provides a 33% improvement in local bus speed, to 133MHz.
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The VxG4c introduces PCI 32 support for VME 2eSST operation through Alma 2e, the latest PCI to VME bridge designed by Thales Computers.
The new bridge provides 120Mbyte/s throughput between up to three VxG4c cards on a VMEbus.
This new single board computer also features an onboard 10/100BaseT Ethernet port, routed to the front panel or the P2 connector.
The new computing node provides multi-CPU support, including two PCI/PMC slots with an Avignon crossbar, a 64Kbyte L1 and a 2Mbyte L2 cache for each processor, as well as external I/O support.
With a much improved power performance ratio, the quad processor version of the V4G4c features 50W power consumption.
The dual version of the board, the V2G4c, has 38W power consumption.
The new system is available in a variety of conduction- and convection-cooled environmental classes.
Both versions make use of Thales Computers' exclusive Ruggedizer technology.
Thales Computers' series of VxG4 computing nodes features two or four G4 processors, offering unprecedented performance and real-time processing for demanding data streams associated with data and signal processing applications.
The series also comes with Thales Computers' PowerLine4 toolkit for platform management, which speeds development cycles and time-to-market for COTS-based signal processing solutions.
The PowerLine4 toolkit supports LynuxWorks and VxWorks operating systems.
The company also offers COTS hardware and software as well as dedicated services in a value-added program including high performance communication layers, machine development and supervision software, built-in test, machine integration, acceptance tests, and configuration and life-cycle management.
The new VxG4c is now available in all versions and temperature ranges; pricing for the new system starts at US $15,738.
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