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Description

IC-PQ2-VMEa is powered by a MPC8270 (0,13µm process technology), being part of the PowerQUICCII processor family. This embedded processor couples a 603e core with a RISC communication processor and three Fast Ethernet controllers. The MPC8270 implements a full PowerPC core with integer unit, FPU, MMU, fully compliant with the PowerPC family. Large memory areas are available for the software applications : SDRAM secured by an ECC controller, Flash, SRAM.

The board is equipped with three full-duplex 802.3 and Fast Ethernet controllers associated to three PHY 10/100TX auto-sensing interfaces. Each controller implements a local FIFO and DMA channel.

The communication coprocessor of the MPC8270 provides four additional high-speed synchronous or asynchronous. These channels are available on a front HD68 connector. The user can implement its own communication function in a open FPGA installed between the transceiver and the processor.

Expanding IC-PQ2-VMEa is easy by adding PMC module. One 32-bit PMC site is available for add-on functions. The IO lines are routed on P2 compliant with the VITA35.

IC-PQ2-VMEa runs as a system controller or a standard board. An automatic detection can be used with the VME64x backplane. The VMEbus interface is based on the high performance TSI148 bridge from Tundra. This VME board allows the switching speed required by the 2eSST protocol on the backplane.

IC-PQ2-VMEa can be used with many major RTOS and Linux.

IC-PQ2-VMEa features

Processor unit

• PPC603e with FPU 32 bits RISC architecture :

• 16KB Instruction and 16KB Data L1 Cache

• 64KB internal fast dual-port SRAM

• MMU and FPU capabilities

• DMA-channel controllers

• 64-bits wide data bus

• 32MB of FlashEprom memory

• 128 or 256MB of shared SDRAM-ECC100

• 128KB Backup SRAM and Calendar clock

• Real Time clock and four 32 bit-timers

• Serial EPROM

• Temperature monitoring

Communication subsystem

• Three Ethernet 10/100TX with EMC protections

• Four high performance serial controllers :

• RxD, TxD, CTS, RTS, DCD, DTR, DSR, TxCk, RxCK,

• Asynchronous : high speed capability

• Synchronous : HDLC, BSC, transparent mode

• Fill out by an 1K30 ACEX FPGA

• Multi standard transceivers with software configurable modes (RS232/422, EIA530A, HIZ)

I/O subsystem

• Compact Flash UltraII slot

• One 32 bits 33/66Mhz PMC slot
• On the P2 rear connector :

• General logical I/O

• I²C bus at 400kbs
• PMC I/O (64 lines on A/C rows)
• Console and JTAG/COP ports

IC-PQ2-VMEa on-board firmware

IC’s on-board firmware is a comprehensive set of software stored in flash memory including:

IC_Boot

This module is called by the reset vector when the board is powered up. It initializes the PowerQUICC, the memory controller, performs the Power on tests, before jumping in different applications according to the configuration stored in memory.

IC_Bios

This module allows the user to access the specific hardware resources via an easy-to-use API.

IC_Tools

It is a firmware monitor which allows either to load or execute files in RAM or to flash them. In addition it permits to display or modify the RAM data. To end with, it enables the user to perform maintenance tests. It can also be used to load a program from the server into memory via BOOTP.

IC-BSP basic

These BSPs products are based on the standard distribution of the OS editor. They take in charge hardware initialization, interrupt handling and generation, hardware clock and timer management, me-mory management, mapping of memory spaces, basic serial and Ethernet communications.

Enhanced Serial Protocols

These Enhanced functions provide more facilities for system integration and optimized drivers with new functions for serial communications (asynchronous with header or asynchronous HDLC, HDLC/SDLC, BSC, Transparent mode, …), for instance these communication drivers operate without buffer recopy.

Interface Concept provides BSP for VxWorks® and Linux® operating systems. Other RTOS (LynxOS,...) can be implemented on request.

Powerful software debugging tools for application development on this board are available for OS supported in-house.

Board Specifications

Physical dimensions
VME / 6U - one slot (4 TE) compliant

Power requirements
Less than 8W on the 5 VDC without PMC

EM compatibility
EMC/EMI : 89/336/ECC, EN55022 ClE, EN50082-2

IC-PQ2-VMEa highlights

PowerPC embedded core

• 640 DMIPS and 10 SPEC95 @ 400MHZ

• FPU, MMU, 16KB IC & 16KB ID
• 64 KB SRAM attached to core
• 64-bit wide data bus running at 100 MHz

 

VMEbus 64x interface

DTB Master : A16, A24, A32, A64 ; D08-D64, SCT, BLT,

MBLT, 2eVME, 2eSST

DTB Slave : A16, A24, A32, A64 ; D08-D64, SCT, BLT,

MBLT, 2eVME, 2eSST, UAT

Arbiter : RR/PRI

Interrupt : handler/generator with IRQ[1..7]

System controller with auto detect

Diagram

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This document supersedes any earlier documentation relating to the products referred to herein. The information contained in this document is current at the date of publication. It may subsequently be updated or withdrawn without notice.

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