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ProDAQ 3044
PowerPC-based VXIbus Slot-0 Controller

  • 1.267 GHz PowerPC 7457 with 2MB L3 Cache
  • 512 MB or 1 GB ECC-protected DRAM, 128 MB FLASH
  • Two Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
  • Two PMC Expansion Slots
  • Slot-0/non-Slot-0 Operation (Automatic)
  • C-Size 1 Slot wide VXIbus Module

General

The ProDAQ 3044 is the first embedded VXIbus Slot-0 Controller supporting the 2eVME bus transfer protocol introduced in the VXI-1 Rev. 3.0 standard. The 2eVME protocol allows for practical transfer rates beween controllers and instruments of more than 100 MB/sec.
But the ProDAQ 3044 provides more than just faster VXIbus transfer rates; it provides balanced performance from the processor, memory, local buses, and I/O subsystems. The processor, running at speeds of 1.267 GHz, is ideal for data-intensive applications. The state-of-the-art host bridge, with support for a 133 MHz host bus and a 133 MHz DDR memory bus, is well matched to the processor. To ensure that the MVME6100 series can handle the VXIbus data rates of 2eVME, the Tsi148 interface chip is connected to one of the 133 MHz PCI-X buses on the host bridge. The second PCI-X bus has dual PMC-X sites - each site supports PMC or PMC-X cards supporting PCI bus speeds from 33 to 100 MHz. The ProDAQ 3044 also offers dual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. All of this adds up to a set of well-balanced, high-performance subsystems for unparalleled performance.

Configuration options enable the ProDAQ 3044 to be used as a VXIbus Processor Module in non-Slot-0 applications.

I/O Interfaces

The ProDAQ 3044 offers two Gigabit Ethernet interface and one serial port.

Slot-0 Capabilities

Automatic Slot-0/non-Slot-0 detection enables the ProDAQ 3044 to be used as a VXIbus Slot-0 Controller or a VXIbus Processor Module in non-Slot-0 applications.

Trigger Interface

The ProDAQ 3044 supports both the VXIbus TTL and ECL trigger lines. Trigger signals can be generated under software control. On detection of a trigger signal a local interrupt can be generated. The ProDAQ 3249 FP I/O option can be used to provide front-panel trigger and CLK10 I/O capability.

Software

Board Support Packages as well as a VISA library and resource manager according to the VXIplug&play standard are available for a number of operating systems. Please contact Bustec Production Ltd. for an up-to-date list.

Download the datasheet for the ProDAQ 3044 Slot-0 Controller ...