MVME6100 Series VMEbus Single-Board Computer

The MVME6100 is the first

VMEbus SBC designed with

the Tundra Tsi148 VMEbus

interface chip

2eSST VMEbus protocol with

320MB/s transfer rate across

the VMEbus

® processor

MPC7457 PowerPC

running at up to 1.267 GHz

128-bit AltiVec coprocessor for

parallel processing, ideal for

data-intensive applications

Up to 2GB of on-board DDR

ECC memory and 128MB of

lash memory for demanding

applications

Two 33/66/100 MHz PMC-X

sites allow the addition of

industry-standard, application

specific modules

Dual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

for high performance networking

The MVME6100 series from Emerson Network Power is the first VMEbus single

board computer (SBC) designed with the Tundra Tsi148 VMEbus interface chip offering

two edge source synchronous transfer (2eSST) VMEbus performance. The 2eSST

protocol enables the VMEbus to run at a practical bandwidth of 320MB/s in most

cases. The MVME6100 is designed to meet the needs of OEMs servicing the defense

and aerospace, industrial automation and medical imaging market segments.

The MVME6100 series provides more than just faster VMEbus transfer rates; it

provides balanced performance from the processor, memory subsystem, local

buses and I/O subsystems. Customers looking for a technology refresh for their

application, while maintaining backwards compatibility with their existing VMEbus

infrastructure, can upgrade to the MVME6100 series and take advantage of its

enhanced performance features.

The promise of the VME Renaissance is innovation, performance and investment

protection. The MVME6100 series from Emerson delivers on this promise. The

innovative design of the MVME6100 provides a high performance platform that

allows customers to leverage their investment in their VME infrastructure.

The MVME6100 series supports booting a variety of operating systems including

a complete range of real-time operating systems and kernels. A VxWorks board

support package and Linux support are available for the MVME6100 series.

Overview

VMEBuS 2ESST PErforManCE

The 2eSST protocol has existed for some time (the draft

standard for trial use was published in 1999 and released

as an ANSI standard in 2003), but until now, 2eSST

boards would not work in a standard VMEbus backplane

because the existing VMEbus transceivers could not

support the required VMEbus 2eSST signaling speeds.

Texas Instruments developed new VMEbus transceiv

ers that support the VMEbus signal switching speeds

required by the 2eSST protocol. The combination of

the new Texas Instruments VMEbus transceivers and

the Tsi148 VMEbus legacy protocol support allows

customers to integrate the MVME6100 series into their

existing infrastructure providing backward compatibility

and thereby preserving their investment in existing

VMEbus boards, backplanes, chassis and software.

BalanCEd PErforManCE

The MVME6100 series provides more than just faster

VMEbus transfer rates; it provides balanced performance

from the processor, memory subsystem, 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 320MB/s data rates

of 2eSST, the Tsi148 VMEbus 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 MVME6100 also

offers dual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. All of this adds

up to a set of well-balanced, high-performance

subsystems for unparalleled performance.

Application Benefits

dEfEnSE and aEroSPaCE

In the defense and aerospace market segment, the

MVME6100 series is well suited for command and

control applications that utilize commercial grade

products such as naval sheltered systems, stationary

ground systems, and reconnaissance aircraft systems.

The MVME6100 series helps to provide more performance

for these applications than previous VME solutions

have been able to supply by using the 1.267 GHz

processor. This combined with dual PCI-X buses

capable of 100 MHz speed for PMC modules and an 8x

increase in the VME bandwidth eliminates many of the

bottlenecks faced by command and control solutions

today. These applications can now take advantage of

the latest PowerPC processors in a dense computing

configuration without the difficulties of trying to cool

multiprocessor boards and managing I/O and VME

bottlenecks. With the addition of Emerson’s processor

PMCs (PrPMCs), additional PowerPC architecture

compatible processors can be added for a multiprocessor

solution without sacrificing any of the MVME6100

series benefits.

InduSTrIal auToMaTIon

The MVME6100 is also ideally suited for semiconductor

process equipment (SPE), automated test equipment

(ATE) and a variety of other high-end industrial

automation applications because of its increased bus

bandwidth and faster processing speeds. The backwards

compatibility of the MVME6100 series with existing

VME products helps to provide OEMs a way to extend

the life and capability of their current designs without

sacrificing existing key hardware and software

investments. The DSP-like AltiVec technology, which

is incorporated into the processor, allows the

MVME6100 series to be used for an assortment of

vector processing applications. And with two PMC

sites, the MVME6100 series can be customized.

MEdICal IMagIng

Medical imaging applications such as Nuclear

Medicine (NM), Positron Emission Tomography (PET),

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), X-Ray and

Computed Tomography (CT) that entail intensive

image processing, manipulation and algorithm

intensive computations can benefit from the 2eSST

protocol’s 8x increase in VMEbus transfer rates. With

the ability of the MVME6100 series to work with

existing VMEbus backplanes and boards, OEMs can

increase their overall system performance while

protecting their software and hardware investments.

The performance of the MVME6100 series also helps

OEMs to reduce the overall number of embedded

cards required in a medical imaging application so

that space issues become less of a factor.

Backward Compatibility

The MVME6100 series continues the direction of

providing a migration path from Emerson’s embedded

controllers such as the MVME2300/MVME2400 and

from Emerson SBCs such as the MVME2600/2700 to

a single platform. The MVME6100 series, like the

MVME5100 and MVME5500 series, merged the best

features of Emerson’s embedded controllers and SBCs

enabling OEMs to support varying I/O requirements

with the same base platform, simplifying part number

maintenance, technical expertise requirements

and sparing.

The MVME6100 series offers customers a migration

path from the MVME2300. MVME2400. MVME2600.

MVME2700. MVME5100 and MVME5500 boards to

allow them to take advantage of features such as the

MPC7457 processor, DDR memory, Gigabit Ethernet,

PCI-X and 2eSST.

PCI ExPanSIon

The MVME6100 has a 32/64-bit, 33/66MHz PCI

connection to support PCI expansion carriers such as

the Emerson PMCspan.

P2 I/o ModES

The MVME6100 series supports two, jumper-configu

rable P2 I/O modes:  the PMC mode and IPMC mode.

PMC mode is backwards compatible with the

MVME2300/MVME2400 and MVME5100/MVME5500

in PMC mode. In PMC mode, 64 pins from PMC slot 1

and 46 pins from PMC slot 2 are available on P2 for

PMC rear I/O. In IPMC mode, the MVME6100 series

supports legacy MVME761 or MVME712M I/O

modules (with limited PMC I/O) when an IPMC761 or

IPMC712 PMC card is populated in PMC slot 1. In this

configuration, PMC slot 2 contains some signals that

are reserved for extended SCSI.

IPMC ModulES

The IPMC761 and IPMC712 are optional add-on PMC

modules that provide backwards compatibility with

previous generation Emerson products (such as

MVME2600/MVME2700 and MVME5100/MVME5500

in IPMC mode) using the MVME761 or MVME712M

transition module. IPMC modules provide rear I/O

support for:

One single-ended Ultra Wide SCSI port

One parallel port

Four serial ports (two or three async and one or  c

two sync/async, depending on module)

With this PMC card configuration, one PMC slot is still

available to provide support for OEM product

customization.

TranSITIon ModulES

The MVME761 transition module provides industry

standard connector access to the IEEE 1284 parallel

port, a 10BaseT or 100BaseT port via an RJ-45

connector, two DB-9 connectors providing access to

the asynchronous serial ports configured as EIA-574

DTE and two HD-26 connectors providing access to

the sync/async serial ports. These serial ports, labeled

as Serial 3 and Serial 4 on the faceplate of the MVME761.

are individually user-configurable as EIA-232. DCE or

4

DTE via the installation of Emerson Serial Interface

Modules (SIMs). A P2 adapter board provides interface

signals to the MVME761 transition module. Two separate

P2 adapter boards are available: one for 3-row backplanes

and one for 5-row backplanes. The 3-row P2 adapter

board provides connection for 8-bit SCSI. A 5-row P2

adapter board supports 16-bit SCSI and PMC I/O.

The MVME712M transition module provides

industry-standard connector access to the Centronics

parallel port, a narrow SCSI port, and four DB-25

connectors providing access to the asynchronous/

synchronous serial ports jumper configurable as

EIA-232 DCE or DTE. A P2 adapter board provides

interfa

Ordering Information

Part Number Description

MVME61006E-0161 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 512MB DDR memory, 128MB flash, Scanbe handles 6E

MVME61006E-0163 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 512MB DDR memory, 128MB flash, IEEE handles 6E

MVME61006E-0171 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 1GB DDR memory, 128MB flash, Scanbe handles 6E

MVME61006E-0173 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 1GB DDR memory, 128MB flash, IEEE handles 6E

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