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Sparc Cpu-8Vt SPARC CPU-8VT Superior performance with redundancy features for business critical applications SPARC CPU-8VT — SPARCstation 5 compatibility with TurboSPARC performance in a single 6U VMEbus slot. The SPARC® CPU-8VT further enhances FORCE COMPUTERS single-slot SPARC family bringing TurboSPARC performance and redundancy features to your telecommunications and C3I applications. The addition of an external cache for the TurboSPARCTM doubles the perfor- mance of the fastest microSPARC CPU, while retaining the major microSPARC advantages of low power consumption and compact design. Couple this powerful CPU core with the integral workstation-type I/O found on the CPU-8VT and you have the ideal platform to develop and deploy powerful Solaris® and real-time applications. Further enhance this I/O with an integral sec- ond SCSI and a second Ethernet channel and you have a board that fulfils the typical requirements of most common high-availability and network routing applications without the necessity of adding SBus cards. Full compatibility with the established CPU-5VT provides a seamless upgrade path, extending our portfolio of high volume, premium price/performance embed- ded SPARC solutions for your applications. Facts... ...and features ◆ High-performance TurboSPARC processor ◆ Highest performance single-slot SPARC CPU ◆ 512 KByte L2 cache ◆ Functionally compatible with the Sun® SPARCstation 5 family and Solaris/SunOS® operating environment ◆ 16 to 128 MByte field upgradable Memory providing shared access to CPU, VME, SCSI, Ethernet & Centronics ◆ 100% compatible to FORCE’s SPARC CPU-5VT ◆ Up to 4 MByte User Flash memory ◆ Runs all SPARCstation software and maintains investment in application software ◆ workstation I/O plus second SCSI and Ethernet ◆ Ruggedized single-slot 6U VMEbus board with stiffener bars ◆ Two fully compliant SBus slots for I/O expansion ◆ ISO 9001 certified design and manufacturing ◆ VME64 compliant interface based on FGA-5000 for direct SBus-to-VMEbus interconnection ◆ Backed by FORCE’s committment to customer service and technical support SPARC CPU-8VT At-a-Glance Keyboard/ Rotary Status Abort Ethernet SCSI-2 Serial I/O Mouse Switch LEDs Reset 16 or 64 MByte Memory Expansion 16 or 64 MByte Ethernet Memory Module SIA Boot Flash 512 KByte EPROM L2 Cache NCR 89C105 NCR 89C100 Serial I/O, 2 MByte User Ethernet, SCSI, Floppy, Flash EPROM Centronics Keyboard/ Mouse TurboSPARC RTC/NVRAM IU/FPU/MMU SCSI Switch Matrix Floppy SBus FGA5000 direct SBus-to-VME64 Interface SBus Slot SBus Slot VMEbus P2 VMEbus P1 Compact SPARC Performance access to over 700 SBus cards, pro- The ability of CPU-8VT to deliver viding the high-performance graph- outstanding performance in a single ics and digital signal processing, slot is due to the TurboSPARC, networking and communications highly integrated single chip proces- interfaces that you need in your sor. Compatible with, and similar in telecommunications, industrial and concept to the microSPARC, the C3I applications. TurboSPARC combines a V8 com- Partner with FORCE pliant CPU with direct memory, The SBus subsystem is connected SBus and L2 cache interface. directly to the VMEbus via the Invisible to your Solaris application, SPARC CPU-8VT from FORCE FGA5000. The only single-chip, the L2 cache, coupled with the SBus-to-VMEbus interface. Bus COMPUTERS gives you so much more higher clock frequency, boosts per- decoupling and sustained VME formance to 140 SPECint92, while than a high quality and reliable throughput of 40 MBytes/sec ensure maintaining backward compatibility that your application can utilize the product. You can also take advantage to the SPARC CPU-5x family. full potential of the TurboSPARC. System memory is implemented via Built in redundancy of having a consultative partnership modules. This provides the flexibili- Where the CPU-8VT differs from with the premier company in ty to configure between 16 and 128 most is built in redundancy for MByte of memory. If you need to mass storage and networking. embedded computing technology and expand the memory in the future, Additional fast SCSI-2 and 10BaseT applications. We’ll help you meet its easy, as the memory modules are ethernet interfaces increase your field upgradable. 2 MByte of Flash application’s availability in these your design objectives from start memory is also available for ROM- critical areas. to finish. Our high volume based applications. Workstation Compatibility manufacturing capability will ensure Industry With the CPU-8VT, as with all Standard Software FORCE COMPUTERS’ SPARC that these objectives become reality. The CPU-8VT will run the indus- products, you have an embedded tries most popular UNIX variants, CPU that is 100% compatible to its We'll work with you diligently to Solaris 2 and Solaris 1 “out-of-the- workstation equivalent — the assure that your designs box”. This compatibility lets you SPARCstationTM 5 in this case. This use the rich set of Solaris software means that your development and are a success development tools, directly on your deployment platforms are identical — every time. target platform, significantly reduc- — reducing both risk and time-to- ing the time and risk associated market for your product. with cross-platform development All the I/O that you would expect environments. In addition, to sup- on a workstation is there. Further port real-time applications, expansion and flexibility is available VxWorks is available from Wind through two SBus slots, giving River Systems. Specifications Processor Subsystem Processor ◆ TurboSPARC with 512 KByte L2-cache ◆ The Americas Europe 143 SPECint92 and 119 SPECfp92 at 170 MHz Corporate Headquarters European Headquarters: Local Bus FORCE COMPUTERS Inc. FORCE COMPUTERS GmbH u SBus: connecting local I/O devices, SBus card slots and 2001 Logic Drive Prof.-Messerschmitt-Str. 1 FGA-5000 VMEbus interface San Jose, CA 95124-3468 D-85579 Neubiberg/München USA Germany Main Memory Tel. (408) 369-6000 Tel: +49 (0)89 6 08 14-0 ◆ 16, 32, 64, 80 or 128 MByte shared memory on one or two 16 Fax (408) 371-3382 Fax: +49 (0)89 6 09 77 93 or 64 MByte, memory modules U.S. Sales Offices European Sales Offices User Flash Memory Northwest: Germany ◆ 2 MByte on the base board (Up to 4 MByte on request) Tel. (408) 369-6000 Tel: +49 (0)89 6 08 14-0 Fax (408) 371-3382 Fax: +49 (0)89 6 09 77 93 Boot Memory ◆ Up to 1 MByte Flash Memory Southwest: Germany/Düsseldorf Tel. (714) 757-0502 Tel: +49 (0)211 956 93-0 Fax (714) 757-0217 Fax: +49 (0)211 956 93-10 I/O Capabilities ◆ Southwest/Los Angeles: United Kingdom: Dual 10 Mbits/sec Ethernet Tel. (805) 582-6550 Tel: +44 (0)1296 310400 RJ-45 connectors on front panel, 1 AUI on P2 Fax (805) 582-6552 Fax: +44 (0)1296 310420 ◆ Dual 10 MBytes/sec fast SCSI-2 One channel on front panel, both available on P2 Southwest/Colorado: Sweden: ◆ Two RS-232 I/O on front panel and P2, optional RS-422 Tel. (303) 452-7409 Tel: +46 (0)8 725 55 80 Fax (303) 452-7431 Fax:.+46 (0)8 725 55 89 Additional I/O ◆ Floppy disk interface on P2 Midwest: France: ◆ Tel. (612) 449-4224 Tel: +33 (0)1 41.07.95.15 Keyboard/mouse on front panel and P2 Fax (612) 449-423 Fax: +33 (0)1 45.37.06.19 SBus Expansion Midwest/Chicago: Belgium: ◆ Two slots, conforming to IEEE 1496-1993 Tel. (630) 778-2316 Tel: +32 (0)2 721.9019 Fax (630) 778-2317 Fax: +32 (0)2 725.4410 VMEbus Interface Southeast: Israel: Device Tel. (972) 774-1888 Tel: +972 (0)3 922 8123 ◆ FGA5000, direct SBus-to-VME64 interface Fax (972) 774-188 Fax: +972 (0)3 922 3949 VMEbus Master Southeast/Austin: ◆ A32, A24, A16 - D64, D32, D16, D8, MBLT, BLT Tel. (512) 261-2020 Asia Fax (512) 261-2021 Japanese Headquarters: VMEbus Slave ◆ Northeast: FORCE COMPUTERS Japan K.K. A32, A24, A16 - D64, D32, D16, D8, MBLT, BLT, UAT Tel. (410) 674-0003 Shiba Daimon MF Building 4F Fax (410) 674-0008 2-1-16 Shiba Daimon Multiprocessing and Synchronization ◆ Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Mailboxes, Semaphores, 7-level interrupt handler, Northeast/Boston: Japan FORCE Message Broadcast Tel. (508) 649-9222 Tel: +81 (0)3 3437 3948 Fax (508) 649-9196 Fax: +81 (0)3 3437 3968 System Controller ◆ VMEbus system controller with 4-level arbitration Northeast/Pennsylvania: Tel. (610) 358-3694 INTERNET: DMA Controller Fax (610) 358-4849 http://www.forcecomputers.com. ◆ Integrated into FGA-5000 ◆ Northeast/Virginia: Up to 40 MBytes/sec VMEbus transfer performance Tel. (703) 934-6037 Fax (703) 352-7065 Software ◆ Latin America: Solaris 2.x and 1.1.x, both with VME bus driver Tel. (972) 714-1888 ◆ Third Party RTOS support Fax (972) 774-1889 ◆ BusNet Environmental Operating Range ◆ Temperature: 0º C to 55º C ◆ Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing Storage ◆ Temperature: -40º C to 85º C ◆ Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing Power Consumption ◆ +5V: 5.5A +12V: 0.7A -12V: 0.2A Specifications subject to change without notice. Contact FORCE COMPUTERS for technical detail, configuration options and ordering information. Dimensions 4.97/16.0/CPU-8VT/A1/Rev.1/ © FORCE COMPUTERS 1997. ◆ Single Slot 6U VME All brands and products are trademarks of their respective organisations. ◆ 160mm x 233.5mm / 6.29" x 9.18".
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