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HECPCI9 cPCI HERON Module Carrier

HECPCI9 module carrier
HECPCI9 Compact PCI HERON carrier card

  • High performance 32 bit 33Mhz PCI bus interface
  • Four HERON module sites
  • Fifth non-HERON module for implementing inter-board connections without using the PCI bus
  • HEART communications system provides “Virtual FIFO” connections
  • PCI "master mode" (PCI DMA) support
  • JTAG header to connect JTAG emulator system to a DSP
  • Fully supported by the HUNT ENGINEERING API software for Windows XP/2000 and Linux

Price: (ex VAT & shipping)
HECPCI9: £2,400

The HECPCI9 is a 6U Compact PCI plug in card that has four 3.3V 100Mhz HERON module sites. This allows almost any combination of modules to be chosen from the HERON range of processing and I/O nodes.

The HECPCI9 uses the HEART communications system developed by HUNT ENGINEERING specifically to allow software configuration of Virtual FIFO connections between the modules. It has been specifically designed for real time systems – that is systems where a guaranteed bandwidth is available.

Each of the modules has 6 input FIFO connections, and another 6 output FIFO connections that can be routed by configuration software to modules on this or other HEART based boards.

The PCI bus node, and the inter-board fifth (non-HERON) module have a connection to the HEART system that is identical to the HERON modules, so they also have 6 input FIFOs and 6 output FIFOs.

The HECPCI9 enjoys full support of the HUNT ENGINEERING API software, which provides a consistent software interface to all HUNT ENGINEERING host boards, from all supported HOST operating systems.
This API allows the support of the Heron Serial Bus (HSB) and the HUNT ENGINEERING server/loader for booting and communicating with the modules via the FIFO connections

HECPCI9 Diagram

HECPCI9 block diagram

Technical Specification

Processor:None
Memory:None
Host Bus: 32 bit 33Mhz PCI rev 2.1
Maximum Dimensions:233.35mm by 160mm overall, plus standard CompactPCI front panel
Power requirements:5V       Max: 4.0A
           Typ:  2.7A
12V                0A
Host Interface performance:Host machine and operating system dependent up to 100 Mbytes/second
FIFO speed:60 to 100Mhz FIFO clock
max. 400 Mbytes/second
HERON slots5V tolerant HERON slots
Supports 32 bit HERON modules and legacy 16 bit GDIO modules

 

pdf  HECPCI9 User Manual

pdf  Print friendly version of this datasheet

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