GE Fanuc Automation VMIVME-7750 Specifications

GE Fanuc Automation VMIVME-7750 Specifications

GE Fanuc Automation VMIVME-7750 Specifications

Intel® Pentium® III Processor

Based VME Single Board

Computer

Features:

• Up to 1.26 GHz Pentium® III processor with 512 Kbyte

advanced transfer cache

• Up to 512 Mbyte PC133 SDRAM using a single SODIMM

• Internal AGP SVGA controller with 4 Mbyte display cache

• Dual Etherne

• 133 MHz system bus via Intel® 815E chipset

t controllers supporting 10BaseT and 100BaseTX

• interfaces

• Remote Ethernet boo

ting

•

• PMC expansion site

Operating system support for Windows® XP, Wind

VxWorks®, Solaris™, QNX®, LynxOS®, and Linux®

ows 2000.

Functional Characteristics

Microprocessor: The VMIVME-7750 brings the Intel Pentium III

processor to VME, offering processor speeds up to 1.26 GHz.  The

Pentium III processor has 32-bit addressing and a 64-bit data

bus.  Its superscalar architecture allows three instructions to be

executed per clock cycle.  A dynamic branch prediction unit,

separate instruction and data caches, and MMX™ technology

also increase the processor’s performance.  The Pentium III

processor also provides 256 Kbyte (1.26 GHz has 512 Kbyte) of

advanced transfer cache (on-die, full speed level 2 cache) using

dual independent bus architecture for high bandwidth and

performance.  This L2 cache operates at the same clock

frequency as the processor, thus improving performance

Ethernet Controller: The VMIVME-7750 supports Ethernet LANs

with two Intel Ethernet controllers (one 82559 and the other

internal to Intel’s chipset ICH2). 10BaseT and 100BaseTX options

are supported via two RJ45 connectors. Remote LAN booting is

supported.

Remote Ethernet Booting: The VMIVME-7750 utilizes Lanworks

Technologies, Inc.’s BootWare®. BootWare provides the ability to

remotely boot the VMIVME-7750 using NetWare, TCP/IP, or RPL

network protocols.

BootWare Features:

• NetWare, TCP/IP, RPL network protocol support

• Unparalleled boot sector virus protection

• Detailed boot configuration screens

• Comprehensive diagnostics

• Optional disabling of local boots

• Dual-boot option lets users select network or local booting

Serial Ports: Two 16550-compatible serial ports are featured on

the VMIVME-7750 front panel. The serial channel has a 16-b

FIFO to support baud rates up to 115 Kbaud. Requires two

micro-DB-9 to

standard DB-9 adapters, GE Fanuc P/N 360

010050-001.

Keyboard and Mouse Ports: The VMIVME-7750 has a comb

PS/2 keyb

oard and mouse connector. A Y-adapter cable is

included.

Flash Memory: The VMIVME-7750 provides up to 1 Gbyte of IDE

CompactFlash memory accessible through the secondary ID

port. The VMIVME-7750 BIOS includes a

board to boot from the Flash memory.

n option to allow the

Timers: The VMIVME-7750 provides the user with two 16-bit

timers and two 32-bit timers (in addition to system timers).

These timers are mapped i

software programmable.

n I/O space, and are completely

Watchdog Timer: The VMIVME-7750 provides a software

programmable watchdog timer. The watchdog timer is enabled

under software control. Once the watchdog timer is enabled,

software must access the timer within the specified timer period

or a timeout will occur. A user jumper allows the timeout to

cause a reset. Independent of the jumper, software can enable

the watchdog timeout to caus

e a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI)

or a VMEbus SYSFAIL.

Nonvolatile SRAM: The VMIVME-7750 provides 32 Kbyte of

nonvolatile SRAM. The contents of the SRAM are pres

+5V power is interrupted or removed from the unit.

PMC Expansion Site: The VMIVME-7750 supports IEEE P1386

common mezzanine card specification with a 5V PCI mezzanin

card (PMC) expansion site. The PMC site provides for standard

I/O out the VMEbus front panel. An optional I/

O connection to

the VMEbus P2 connection can be provided.

Contact GE Fanuc Embedded Systems for more informa

concerning PMC modules and compatibility.

Universal Serial Bus (USB): The VMIVME-7750 provides a front

panel dual connection hub host controller for the USB.

Supported USB features include: isochronous data transfers,

asynchronous messaging, self-identification an

of peripherals, and dynamic (hot) attachment.

d configuration

VMEbus Interface: The VMIVME-7750 VMEbus interface is based

on the Universe IIB hi

gh performance PCI-to-VME interface from

Newbridge/Tundra.

System Controller: The VMEbus system controller capabilities

allow the board to operate as a slot 1 controller, or it may be

disabled when another board is acting as the system contro

The system controller may be p

rogrammed to provide the

following modes of

Round Robin (RRS)

Single Level (S

GL)

Priority (PRI)

The system controller provides a SYSCLK driver, IACK* daisy

chain driver, and a VMEbus access timeout timer. The system

controller also provides an arbitration timeout if BBSY* is not

seen within a specified period after a BGOUT* signal is issued.

This period is programmable for 16 or 256 µs.

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VMEbus Requester: The microprocessor can request and gain

control of the bus using any of the VMEbus request lines (BR3*

to BR0*) under software control. The requester can be

programmed to operate in any of the following modes:

Release-On-Request (ROR)

Release-When-Done (RWD)

VMEbus Capture and Hold (BCAP)

Mailboxes: The VMEbus interface provides four 32-bit

mailboxes, which are accessible from both the microprocessor

and the VMEbus providing interprocessor communication. The

mailboxes have the ability to interrupt the microprocessor when

accessed by VMEbus.

Interrupt Handler: The interrupt handler monitors, and can be

programmed to respond to any or all VMEbus IRQ* lines. All

normal-process VMEbus-related interrupts can be mapped to

PCI INTA# or SERR# interrupts. These include:

Mailbox interrupts

VMEbus interrupts

VMEbus interrupter IACK cycle (acknowledgment of

VMIVME-7750 VMEbus-issued interrupts)

All error processing VMEbus-related interrupts can be mapped

to PCI INTA# or SERR#. Note: PCI SERR# initiates a SBC NMI.

These include:

ACFAIL* interrupt

BERR* interrupt

SYSFAIL* interrupt

The interrupt handler has a corresponding STATUS/ID register

for each IRQ* interrupt. Once the handler receives an IRQ*, it

requests the VMEbus and, once granted, it performs an IACK

cycle for that level. Once the IACK cycle is complete and the

STATUS/ID is stored in the corresponding ID register, an

appropriate interrupt status bit is set in an internal status

register, and a PCI interrupt is generated. The PCI interrupt can

be mapped to PCI INTA# or SERR#.

Interrupter: Interrupts can be issued under software control on

any or all of the seven VMEbus interrupt lines (IRQ7* to IRQ1*). A

common ID register is associated with all interrupt lines. During

the interrupt acknowledge cycle, the interrupter issues the ID to

the interrupt handler.

The interrupter can be programmed to generate a PCI INTA# or

SERR# interrupt when a VMEbus interrupt handler

acknowledges a software-generated VMEbus interrupt.

Byte Swapping: The Intel 80x86 family of processors use little

endian format. To accommodate other VMEbus modules that

transfer data in big-endian format such as the 680x0 processor

family, the VMIVME-7750 incorporates byte-swapping

hardware. This provides independent byte swapping for both

the master and slave interfaces. Both master and slave

interface byte swapping are under software control.

The VMIVME-7750 supports high throughput DMA transfers of

bytes, words, and longwords in both master and slave

configurations.

If endian conversion is not needed, we offer a special “bypass”

mode that can be used to further enhance throughput. (Not

available for byte transfers.)

Master Interface: MA32:MBLT32:MBLT64

(A32:A24:A16:D32:D16:D8 (EO):BLT32)

The VMEbus master interface provides nine separate memory

windows into VMEbus resources. Each window has separate

configuration registers for mapping PCI transfers to the VMEbus

(that is, PCI base address, window size, VMEbus base address,

VMEbus access type, VMEbus address/data size, etc.). The

maximum/minimum window sizes for the nine windows are as

follows:

Window

Minimum Size

0. 4

Maximum Size

4 Kbyte

1 to 3. 5 to 7

4 Gbyte

64 Kbyte

Special Cycle

4 Gbyte

64 Mbyte

64 Mbyte

Slave Interface: Memory Access

SAD032:SD32:SBLT32:SBLT64

(A32:A24:A16:D32:D16:D8 (EO): BLT32)

The VMEbus slave interface provides eight separate memory

windows into PCI resources. Each window has separate

configuration registers for mapping VMEbus transfers to the PCI

bus (that is, VMEbus base address, window size, PCI base

address, VMEbus access type, VMEbus address/data size, etc.).

The maximum/minimum window sizes for the eight windows

are as follows:

Window

Minimum Size

0. 4

Maximum Size

4 Kbyte

4 Gbyte

1 to 3. 5 to 7

64 Kbyte

4 Gbyte

In addition, each window can be programmed to operate in

coupled or decoupled mode. In decoupled mode, the window

utilizes a write-posting FIFO and/or a read prefetching FIFO for

increased system performance. In coupled mode, the FIFOs are

bypassed and VMEbus transactions are directly coupled to the

PCI bus (that is, transfers on VMEbus are not completed until

they are completed on the PCI bus).

Enhanced Bus Error Handling: Enhancements over the

Universe chip’s bus error handling features are provided. A latch

and register are provided to allow the SBC to read the VMEbus

address that caused the bus error in all modes. The Universe

chip’s support is limited to decoupled mode.

Support for bus cycle timeout and assertion of bus error is

provided. The board may be configured to assert bus error upon

timeout regardless of its status as system controller. The

Universe chip asserts bus error only if it is system controller. In

addition, this board may be configured to assert an interrupt

upon bus cycle timeout.

Operating System and Software Support

The VMIVME-7750 provides embedded features beyond PC/AT

functionality. These features are supported by GE Fanuc

Embedded Systems software products aimed at developers

who are incorporating GE Fanuc Embedded Systems SBCs, I/O

boards, and workstations into systems. Windows XP/Windows

2000 and VxWorks are the most common operating systems

supported by GE Fanuc Embedded Systems software products.

Windows XP/Windows 2000: The IOWorks® software family is a

set of software components that can work together or

separately to provide a total development environment for any

application in a Windows XP/ Windows 2000 OS.

VMISFT-9422 VMEbus Access™ for Windows XP/Windows

2000: The VMEbus Access product is specifically designed for

accessing the advanced VMEbus Access architecture of the

VMIVME-7750. Running on Windows XP/Windows 2000. VMEbus

Access is both sophisticated and easy to use.

The function library, VMEbus toolset and open architecture

VMEbus Access offers make it one of the most powerful

products on the market today. It provides compatibility with

existing GE Fanuc Embedded Systems VME PC platforms and

compatibility within the future VME PC platforms GE Fanuc

Embedded Systems creates.

The VMEbus Access development package gives you everything

you need to develop applications for your VME operations. This

package includes the VMEmanager™ function library and four

utilities that enable you to easily configure a VMEbus,

dynamically monitor VMEbus activities, manage VMEbus data,

and use DDE-client applications.

VMEbus Access provides powerful tools for developing,

debugging and monitoring VMEbus applications and increasing

VMEbus performance. The flexible design of VMEbus Access

enables you to incorporate it as a standalone solution or use it

to open your VMEbus operations to the IOWorks product suite.

VMEbus Access manipulates the hardware behind the scenes.

With VMEbus Access, you can develop applications in or use

existing applications developed in most programming

environments. For example, VMEbus Access enables your

VMEbus to recognize applications developed in these popular

programming environments:

• IOWorks Manager™

• LabVIEW

• Citect

• Wonderware InTouch

• Visual IOWorks®

•

• Visual Basic®

Visual C++®

VxWorks OS Support — VMISFT-7418 Board Support Package:

The VMISFT-7418 is a Wind River Systems, Inc.’s certified board

support package (BSP) for GE Fanuc Embedded Systems’ series

of VME Pentium processor-based computers, which is require

to run the VxWorks OS. With the SBC, VxWorks, the BSP, and

other VME equipment from GE Fanuc Embedded Syste

implementations can be created for a wide variety of

applications, including real time factory automation, sim

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TBF: 118.633 hours (Bellcore)

monitoring.

The BSP is linked with VxWorks OS, thus allowing soft

applications created with Wind River Systems, Inc.’s

development system to load and run on the particular GE Fa

Embedded Systems SBC hardware being used. Serial po

parallel ports, keyboard, text mode video, and Ethernet

transceivers are all supported, as well as floppy and IDE hard

disk drives that can be connected to the computer bo

BSP provides Flash boot, NVRAM and timer support.

The BSP allows VxWorks applications to have access to th

VMEbus. When hardware includes single cycle and block

transfers using DMA devices, they are supported by the BSP,

are interprocessor communications with mailbox registers.

VMEbus interrupt handling and error handling are supported

Since the VMEbus environment often contains a mixture of

devices from various manufacturers, the byte-swapping fea

is provided to allow bi

share data correctly.

QNX OS Support — VMISFT-7417 Board Support Package:

VMISFT-7417 BSP provides QNX support and includes a VMEb

manager, user API and configuration files needed to run the

QNX BSP on GE Fanuc Embedded Systems’ VMIVME-7xxx SBC

products. This BSP provides customizable VMEbus access. Usin

the QNX OS on the VMIVME-7xxx SBCs provides a computing

platform suitable for real time applications. QNX provides the

applications programmer with a real time extensible POSIX OS.

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems’ VMISFT-7417 is designed to tailo

QNX’s x86 OS to the VMIVME-7xxx platform. This combination

provides a self-hosted development environment which runs

entirely on the VMIVME

external host systems.

Solaris OS Support — VMISFT-7416 Board Support Packa

VMISFT-7416 BSP includes everything necessary to allow

installation of the Solaris Intel edition OS (available separately

from Sun Microsystems, Inc.) onto the VMIVME-7750 SBC. This

BSP includes a nexus driver for VMEbus access. It allows m

and telecommunications and other applications to take

advantage of Sun Microsystems, Inc.’s Solaris OS on a VME

based Intel SBC. This BSP and the Sol

compliant real time characteristics.

LynxOS x86 OS Support — VMISFT-7419 Board Support

Package: The VMISFT-7419 BSP includes all of the device dr

and configuration tables needed to install the LynxOS x86

development system (available separately from Lynx Real-Time

Systems, Inc.) onto GE Fanuc Embedded Systems VMIVME-7750.

Using the LynxOS on the GE Fanuc Embedded Systems SBC

provides a computing platform suitable for hard real time

applications. LynxOS provides the applications programmer

with a stable development environm

standards such as POSIX and Motif.

I/O Support  — VMISFT-9450 IOWorks Board Drivers: This

driver supports GE Fanuc Embedded Systems’ extensive line o

VME I/O boards and is available for Windows XP/Windows 2000

and VxWorks. IOWorks board drivers take advantage of all the

key benefits and features of each suppo

I/O boards are constantly being added.

IOWorks board drivers contain both a C++ class library and a C

function library that provide a common interface to GE Fan

Embedded Systems I/O products for reading, writing and

configuring. You do not need to know the details of how an

individual board is programmed. For instance, you can use the

SetAttributes function on any supported GE Fanuc Embedded

Systems board; the WriteAnalog function controls the output

from any GE Fanuc Embedded Systems analog output board

the GetScanMode function retrieves the scan mode for any

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems analog board.

Physical/Environmental Specif

Dimensions: single slot Eurocard format

Height   9.2 in. (233.4mm)

Depth   6.3 in. (160mm)

Thickness  0.8 in. (20

Power Requirements:

+5VDC (±5 percent), 6A (typical), 7A maximum

+12VDC (±5 percent), 105mA (typical), 200mA maximu-12VDC (±5 percent), 50mA (typical), 75mA maximum

Note: The currents at +1

serial connectors open.

Operating Temperature: 0 to 50° C

Extended

options:

A=2 (733 MHz, 0 to 60° C)

A=9 (1.26 GHz, 0 to 55°

A=6 (1 GHz, 0 to 40° C)

(Air flow requirement as

greater than 350 LFM)

Storage Temperature: -25 to 80° C

Relative Humidity: 10% to 90

VMEbus Inte ce:

DTB Master: BLT32/BLT64. A32/D32. A24/D32. A16/D32

DTB Slave: BLT32/BLT64. A32/D32. A24/D32. A16/D32

Requester: Programmable, BR

Interrupt Han r: IH(1 to 7) D8(O)

Interrupte Programmable

Arbite SGL, PRI, RRS

BTO:  Programmab

Compliance: Rev. C.1

PMC Expansion Site Connector: 5V

32-bit PCI bus, 33 MHz maximum

Compatible Products

The VMIVME-7750 can be used with a number of GE Fanuc

Embedded Systems PMC and VME products.

Floppy/Hard Disk: GE Fanuc Embedded Systems produces

floppy/hard drive modules to support the built-in IDE and floppy

controller ports.The VMIVME-7452 provides hard disk storage

and a 3.5-inch 1.44 Mbyte floppy drive. Contact Sales for

availability. The unit fits into a standard VME 6U single slot form

factor. The VMIACC-0562 converts P2 IDE/Floppy signals to 40-

and 34-pin headers for use at the rear of the VME backplane.

PMC Capability: GE Fanuc Embedded Systems supports PMC

via the PMC expansion sites. These expansion sites allows the

VMIVME-7750 to take advantage of the many commercially

available PMC boards available from third-party sources.

CD-ROM Support: Since much of today’s advanced software is

delivered on CD-ROM, the VMIVME-7455 provides CD-ROM

capability within a single 6U VME slot.

VME: The VMIVME-7750 enables access to GE Fanuc Embedded

Systems’ wealth of VME products. If you have real world control,

monitoring and real time networking requirements, GE Fanuc

Embedded Systems has a solution for you. Today’s system

requirements demand state of the art solutions. Our advanced

I/O features such as built-in-test, self-test, isolation, digital

autocalibration, and intelligent DSP processing give our

customers those solutions.

The I/O Solution for Your I/O Problem: GE Fanuc Embedded

Systems’ experience in supplying high performance

deterministic controllers for multiple markets has led to the

development of IOWorks software with features, benefits and

capabilities to solve nearly any I/O problem. From PLC

alternatives to data servers that support the seamless

interconnection of dissimilar systems, GE Fanuc Embedded

Systems has the solution for simple to complex, high speed,

deterministic requirements. IOWorks PC platforms, target, OS

and I/O independency provide the flexibility for solutions shown

in Figure 1.

Trademarks

MMX is a trademark and Intel and Pentium are registered

trademarks of Intel Corporation. Visual Basic, Visual C++, and

Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Other registered trademarks are the property of their respective

owners.