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pLinesE8 front & rear panel

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pLinesE4-8 is a very high performance Communication Computer. This product range brings a COTS solution with large opening functionalities. It can be used in many networks or embedded communication applications such as the following ones :

• Front end processor

• Low cost embedded computer with communication capabilities

• Communication controller with multi Ethernet Data flow time stamping, traffic shaping, ...

Description

pLinesE4-8 is powered by one or two MPC8270, being part of the PowerQUICCII processor family. This embedded processor couples a 603e core with a RISC communication processor and three Fast Ethernet controllers. This processor also provides a FPU unit with double precision capability. The low power design makes the system integration easier.

The board is equipped with three full-duplex 802.3 and Fast Ethernet controllers associated to three PHY 10/100TX interfaces. Each controller implements a local FIFO and DMA channel. Also, this platform provides 8 versatile serial communication channels. The communication processor implemented in the PowerQuiccII processes 4 high speed synchronous or asynchronous ports. A second PowerQuiccII in slave mode provides optionally 4 additional asynchronous/synchronous ports. This product provides original and powerful functions that allow to build a communication redundant system by combining two pLinesE4-8 computers. These capabilities are ensured by a hardware security bus and watchdog that can isolate communication ports of one system. Isolated ports are in high impedance.

pLinesE8 Ethernet functionalities can be expanded thanks to a mezzanine board, the add-on card provides three additional FAST Ethernet channels.

pLinesE4-8 is supplied in a 1U 19” rack. The computer is provided with an AC/DC or DC/DC converter. A front panel LCD-Keypad makes easier the utilisation.

The pLinesE4-8 architecture is particularly designed for communication’s applications.

pLinesE4-8 Features 

Processor core

• PPC603e with FPU 32 bits RISC architecture :

• 16KB Instruction and 16KB Data L1 Cache

• 24KB on-board fast dual-port SRAM

• MMU and FPU capabilities

• DMA-channel controllers

• 32 or 64MB of FlashEprom memory

• 128MB of shared SDRAM

• An optional Flash disk (up to 1GB of soldered Nand)

• 128KB Backup SRAM and Calendar clock

• Real Time clock and four 32 bit-timer

I/O subsystem

Configurations

• 8 serial channels (pLinesE8)

• 4 serial channels (pLinesE4)

pLinesE4-8 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, memory 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 pLinesE board are available for OS supported in-house.

Environmental

Physical dimensions

Power requirements

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

PowerPC embedded core

• 370 MIPS and 6,6 SPEC95 @ 266MHz

• FPU, MMU, 16KB IC & 8KB ID

• 24 KB SRAM attached to core

Memories

• Up to 128 MB SDRAM data size 64 bits

• Up to 64 MB of Flash EPROM with 16-bit Fast access

• Nand Flash 128MB to 1GB with 8-bit width access

• 128KB of SRAM with backup capability

• Serial EEPROM

Four or Eight Asynchronous/Synchronous Serial ports

• Data rate : Asynchronous up to 1Mb/s, Synchronous up to 10Mb/s,

• TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, TxClk, TxClkO, RxClk, DTR, DSR, DCD

• Electrical mode configurable by software V10/11/28, RS232/…

• Customer specific communication’s functions can be implemented in the on-board FPGA

Redundant function

• Independent security bus and watchdog

• Hardware management of the communication transceiver

• RS422 bus

Three Ethernet Ports

• 10/100Base TX auto-sensing

• Medium speed and link signaling

Miscellaneous

• Temperature monitoring

• Time of day and calendar

• Led on front panel (communication activities, system, etc.)

Computer integration

• 20 characters LCD with backlight

• 4 keys keyboard

• AC/DC 100-260VAC 47-64Hz

• DC/DC on request

• Two long life monitoring fans