Carrier card to interface PMC to a PC across the PCI Express bus introduced by Acromag
WIXOM, Mich., 28 Aug. 2013. Acromag in Wixom, Mich., is introducing the APCe8670 embedded computing carrier card to interface a PMC mezzanine module to a PC across the PCI Express bus. Engineers can plug Acromag's FPGA modules or other PMC modules onto the carrier card to perform a variety of signal processing functions.
These carriers are for testing advanced systems for defense and aerospace applications that will be deployed later on rugged embedded computers such as VME, VPX, or CompactPCI, as well as for high-performance industrial and scientific research.
A bridge chip handles the PCI-eXtended to PCI Express conversion between the plug-in PMC module and the host computer. The carrier's PCI Express x4 interface supports to four serial lanes for data transfer.
Three PMC PCI-eXtended bus sockets interface through a bridge to the carrier's PCI Express x4 edge connector. The other PMC socket routes 32 LVDS I/O to a rear SCSI port for board-to-board communication.
An integrated fan provides a constant airflow across the PMC module since most PCs cannot provide sufficient cooling to dissipate heat generated by large FPGA devices. The carrier card also is ready for conduction cooling with a thermal frame.
Acromag offers compatible PMC FPGA modules with configurable logic elements for algorithm acceleration, DSP, communication, and adaptive computing. A JTAG connector supports Xilinx programmer for use with hosted FPGA modules. Typical applications include image processing, simulation, protocol conversion, signal intelligence, and in-circuit diagnostics.
Software development tools are available for VxWorks, Linux, and Windows environments. These function libraries provide example routines or DLL driver support with C source code to save time.
For more information contact Acromag online at www.acromag.com.
