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The MVME3100 series provides more than just faster VMEbus transfer rates; it provides balanced perfor

mance from the processor, memory subsystem, localbuses and I/O subsystems.

This coupled with a wealth of I/O interfaces make the MVME3100 series ideal for

use as an application-specific compute blade, or an intelligent I/O blade/carrier. 

The Freescale MPC8540 system-on-chip (SoC) processor, running at speeds up

to 833 MHz, is well-suited for I/O and data-intensive applications.

The integrated SoC design creates an I/O intensive state-of-the-art package that combines a

low power processing core and on-chip L2 cache with integrated controllers for memory,

PCI-X, DMA ,Ethernet and local device I/O. 

The on-chip PCI-X bus and a 166 MHz DDR memory bus are well matched to

the processor. To ensure that the MVME3100 series can handle the

320MB/s data rates of 2eSST, the Tsi148 VMEbus interface chip is directly connected to

the integrated PCI-X bus at 66 MHz.

A secondary PCI-X bus has dual PMC-X sites—each site supports PMC or

PMC-X cards supporting PCI bus speeds from 33 to100 MHz.

The MVME3100 also offers dual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, a 10/100 interface,

USB 2.0. dual Serial ATA ports, and five (5) RS232 serial connections.

Overview

VMEBuS 2ESST PErforManCE

The 2eSST protocol offers an available VME bus bandwidth of up to 320MB/s,

an increase of up to 8x over VME64. while maintaining backward compatibility

with VME64 and VME32. The combination of the latest Texas Instruments VMEbus transceivers and

the Tundra Tsi148 VMEbus bridge’s legacy protocol support allows customers to integrate the MVME3100

series into their existing infrastructure providing backward compatibility and thereby preserving their

investment in existing VMEbus boards, backplanes, chassis and software.

The on-chip PCI-X bus and a 166 MHz DDR memory bus are well matched to

the processor. To ensure that the MVME3100 series can handle the

320MB/s data rates of 2eSST, the Tsi148 VMEbus interface chip is directly connected to

the integrated PCI-X bus at 66 MHz.

A secondary PCI-X bus has dual PMC-X sites—each site supports PMC or

PMC-X cards supporting PCI bus speeds from 33 to100 MHz.

The MVME3100 also offers dual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, a 10/100 interface,

USB 2.0. dual Serial ATA ports, and five (5) RS232 serial connections.

All of this adds up to a set of well-balanced subsystems offering unparalleled performance.

The Emerson Network Power MVME3100 SBC helps OEMs of industrial, medical, and

defense/aerospace VMEbus platforms add performance and features for competitive

advantage while still protecting the fundamental investment in VMEbus and related

technologies. Customers can keep their VMEbus infrastructure (chassis, backplanes,

and other VMEbus and PMC boards) while improving performance and extending the

lifecycle. Also, the extended lifecycle of Emerson computing products helps reduce

churns in development and support efforts resulting from frequent product changes.

The MVME3100. one of the first VMEbus products with the system-on-chip MPC8540

processor, offers a growth path for VMEbus customers with applications on the

previous generation of VME, specifically the MPC8240 and similar (MPC603 family)

processors. The system-on-chip implementation offers power/thermal, reliability,

and lifecycle advantages not typically found in alternative architectures. The faster

processor and 2eSST VMEbus interface (the same as the MVME6100) combine to

offer significant performance improvement.

New cost-effective peripherals can be integrated easily using USB and Serial ATA

interfaces. SATA represents a significant cost reduction opportunity from older SCSI

technology, with generally lower drive pricing for equivalent capacity.

The MVME3100 single-board computer (SBC) gives additional performance while

protecting your investment

• System-on-chip Freescale MPC8540 with PowerPC® e500 processor core,

integrated memory controller, DMA engine, PCI-X interface, Ethernet and local I/O

• Two Gigabit Ethernet ports plus an additional 10/100Ba seTX port

• Up to 512MB of DDR333 ECC memory

• USB 2.0 and Serial ATA controllers for integrating cost-effective peripherals

• 2eSST VMEbus protocol offering interoperability with products such as the

MVME6100 at higher bandwidths

• Board support packages for VxWorks, LynxOS, and Linux

• Dual 33/66/100MHz PMC-X sites for expansion viaindustry standard modules,

support for processor PMCs and PMCspan

• MVME721 direct-connect rear transition module (RTM) for I/O routing through rear of

compact VMEbus chassis

The Emerson Network Power MVME3100 SBC helps OEMs of industrial, medical, and

defense/aerospace VMEbus platforms add performance and features for competitive

advantage while still protecting the fundamental investment in VMEbus and related

technologies. Customers can keep their VMEbus infrastructure (chassis, backplanes,

and other VMEbus and PMC boards) while improving performance and extending the

lifecycle. Also, the extended lifecycle of Emerson computing products helps reduce

churns in development and support efforts resulting from frequent product changes.

Software Support

FIrMwarE MonITor

Firmware must fulfill the traditional functions of

power-on self-test (POST), initialization, low-level

setup and debug, and operating system booting.

Emerson’s innovative firmware (known as MOTLoad)

that is resident on the MVME5500 exceeds these

requirements with expanded features such as

interrupt driven I/O, more comprehensive power-up

tests and extensive diagnostics with new scripting

capability. And of course, MOTLoad provides a

debugger interface similar to the time proven “bug”

interface on previous VMEbus boards from Emerson.

oPEraTIng SySTEMS and KErnElS

WindRiver Systems VxWorks, TimeSys Linux, Green

Hills Software INTEGRITY and LynuxWorks LynxOS are

available for the MVME5500.

lIBrarIES

VSI/Pro VSIPL libraries from MPI Software Technology

are available on the MVME5500. BETA 4.0 NDDS from

Real Time  Innovations (RTI) running over GbE and Native

VME are available on the MVME5500 through RTI.

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

interface signals to the MVME712M transition

module. The 3-row P2 adapter board also provides

connection for 8-bit SCSI. To gain access to the

additional user-definable I/O pins provided via the 5-row

VME64 extension connector, a special P2 adapter

board is available. This adapter panel replaces the

traditional 3-row P2 adapter board and extends its

capability by providing access to the PMC I/O pins.

Software Support

FIrMwarE MonITor

Firmware must fulfill the traditional functions of

power-on self-test (POST), initialization, low-level

setup and debug, and operating system booting.

Emerson’s innovative firmware (known as MOTLoad)

that is resident on the MVME5500 exceeds these

requirements with expanded features such as

interrupt driven I/O, more comprehensive power-up

tests and extensive diagnostics with new scripting

capability. And of course, MOTLoad provides a

debugger interface similar to the time proven “bug”

interface on previous VMEbus boards from Emerson.

oPEraTIng SySTEMS and KErnElS

WindRiver Systems VxWorks, TimeSys Linux, Green

Hills Software INTEGRITY and LynuxWorks LynxOS are

available for the MVME5500.

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

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.

P2 I/o ModES

The MVME5500 series supports two, jumper-configurable

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

is backward compatible with the MVME2300/

MVME2400 and MVME5100 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 MVME5500 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.

The IPMC761 and IPMC712 are optional add-on PMC

modules that provide backward compatibility with

previous generation Emerson products (such as

MVME2600. MVME2700 and MVME5100 in IPMC mode)

using the MVME761 or MVME712M transition module.

IPMC modules provide rear I/O support for the following:

•  One single-ended Ultra Wide SCSI port

•  One parallel port

•  Four serial ports (two or three async and one or two  n

sync/async, depending on module)

With an IPMC installed, one PMC slot is still available,

providing support for OEM product customization.

Backwards Compatibility

The MVME5500 continues the direction that Emerson

started with the MVME5100 series of providing a

migration path from Emerson’s embedded controllers

and single-board computers (SBCs) to a single

platform. This migration path enables OEMs to

support varying I/O requirements with the same base

platform, simplifying part number maintenance,

technical expertise requirements and sparing.

The MVME5500 series offers customers a migration

path from the MVME2300. MVME2400. MVME2600.

MVME2700 and MVME5100 boards to allow them to

take advantage of features such as the MPC7455

processor, Gigabit Ethernet and dual independent

33/66 MHz PMC sites.

IPMC ModulES

The IPMC761 and IPMC712 are optional add-on PMC

modules that provide backward compatibility with

previous generation Emerson products (such as

MVME2600. MVME2700 and MVME5100 in IPMC mode)

using the MVME761 or MVME712M transition module.

IPMC modules provide rear I/O support for the following:

•  One single-ended Ultra Wide SCSI port

•  One parallel port

•  Four serial ports (two or three async and one or two  n

sync/async, depending on module)

With an IPMC installed, one PMC slot is still available,

providing support for OEM product customization.

The MVME5500 series supports two, jumper-configurable

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

is backward compatible with the MVME2300/

MVME2400 and MVME5100 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 MVME5500 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.