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News Release from: Technobox | Subject: 4044 PCI-to-PMC adapter
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 August 2004
Adapter speeds migration of PCI designs
to PMC
The 4044 PCI-to-PMC adapter allows designers to insert either a 32 or 64bit PCI or PCI-X card in a PMC site, permitting accelerated development of PMC solutions using existing PCI boards.
The 4044 PCI-to-PMC adapter allows designers to insert either a 32 or 64bit PCI or PCI-X card in a PMC site, permitting accelerated development of PMC solutions using existing PCI boards This latest PCI-to-PMC adapter from Technobox is a successor to the company's 1505 PCI-to-PMC adapter
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 4044 features two PCI connectors - one for a 32bit 5V PCI card, the other for either a 32 or 64bit 3.3V board.
Support for the new PCI-X capable signal provides for the use of either legacy style PCI boards (33 or 66MHz, 5 or 3.3V) or the newer PCI-X boards (up to 110MHz, 3.3V).
Variations of the 4044 are offered which include a 10W, 5 to 3.3V DC/DC convertor for those systems that do not provide 3.3V power, a PLL clock buffer optimising setup and hold times on the PCI-X bus allowing the skewing of the front edge of the PCI clock by +/-4 ns (in 1ns steps), as determined by a rotary switch setting.
To assure optimal performance with high-speed PCI-X boards, the adapter was carefully designed with such features as an eight-layer PCB and the use of Schottky diodes to minimise signal undershoot and other transmission line effects.
LEDs indicate the status of power and key bus signals.
A second set of LEDs is dedicated to showing PCI-X bus cycles as they are decomposed by the 4044 into memory RD/WR, I/O RD/WR and configuration RD/WR.
Six 20-pin connectors are available for attachment of Agilent (HP) logic analyser termination adapters.
Additionally, a special voltage level signal that is proportional to the actual bandwidth use provides a measurement of board performance.
The 4044 lists for $595.00, and quantity discounts are available.
The adapter is available for immediate shipment.
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