I/O Controller With XScale Microarchitecture
By Embedded.com
May 8, 2001 (10:10 AM)
URL: embedded.com
New Haven, CT, April 17, 2001 -- The CPCI-710 is Cyclone Microsystems' next generation of 64-bit CompactPCI intelligent I/O controllers. It features Intel's IOP310 I/O processor chip set, which employs the XScale microarchitecture, enabling core-processing speeds of up to 733 MHz, according to the company. The CPCI-710 features 64-bit PCI-buses, 128MB to 256MB SDRAM with 800 MBps memory bandwidth, and two PCI mezzanine card (PMC) module locations that provide storage and communication I/O for embedded and real-time systems. In addition, the CPCI-710 supports hot swap capability.
On the CPCI-710, both the primary 64-bit PCI bus interface to the CompactPCI bus and the secondary 64-bit PCI bus interface to the dual PMC modules have access to the main memory, as well as each other, through a 64-bit PCI-to-PCI bridge with multiple read and write queues. The three buses have a balanced dataflow architecture in which I/O data can move from the primary PCI bus to the local I/O processor memory at the same time data is moving on the secondary PCI bus.
Two PMC module locations can be found on the CPCI-710's secondary PCI bus. Developers can mix and match expansion I/O interfaces to customize the CPCI-710 to a unique application. Cyclone offers a range of PMC modules, including UltraSCSI, Ultra 2 (LVD) SCSI, ATM OC-3 and OC-12, Dual 100 Mbit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and custom modules.
The CPCI-710 offers three software options to facilitate system integration: VxWorks, IxWorks, and Cyclone's Breeze Development Environment. Cyclone has provided task debug, development, and function calls in its standard firmware. The Breeze Development Environment, available on Cyclone's CPCI-710, provides an automatic boot user application feature, reducing the amount of hardware level programming involved with the system service calls.
The CPCI-710, with 128 MB SDRAM, will begin shipping to customers on June 1, 2001 and will be available starting at $877.
Cyclone Microsystems is a designer and manufacturer of intelligent I/O controllers for CompactPCI, the PCI bus, and the VMEbus. Since 1986, Cyclone has focused on delivering I/O products for embedded and real-time systems. Cyclone products are designed into diverse applications, including AIN, telecom, video networking, data switching, industrial control, medical imaging, and entertainment systems. |
