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Embedded Computing Design Excerpt EMBEDDED INDUSTRY PRODUCT REVIEW AEROSPACE Nallatech, Inc. 12565 Research Parkway Orlando, FL 32826 BenNUEY-PC104+ www.nallatech.com By Matt Cicciari Embedded industry trends The BenNUEY-PC104+, based on the PC/ biquitous availability of new technol- control systems that use wireless mesh resources, and yes, less money, are just 104-Plus standard, combines unparalleled off- ogies and advances in connectivity networks to ensure high availability and some of the shortages that companies face module I/O, flexible FPGA device support, Uhave put new business requirements real-time reporting and updates. each day. and exceptional bandwidth capabilities for on embedded systems. No longer can these systems be dedicated-function or special- The trend toward standards that are Reduce hardware and next-generation embedded system designs. By purpose, operating in isolation from the technology rich is not limited to hardware software costs replacing the traditional ISA connectors in the rest of the computing environment. Tech- platforms. Operating systems and applica- The latest trend for companies building PC/104-Plus stack with a new, high-density nology alone is no longer a competitive tions are more off-the-shelf with the ability embedded products has been a shift toward advantage. to readily support unique embedded needs; obtaining COTS hardware and software. connector, the BenNUEY-PC104+ provides for example, hard-real-time headless This, in addition to reusing existing hard- the high levels of interconnectivity required Costs and flexibility benefits of Com- operation and footprint optimization. ware for new projects, is helping to reduce to interface up to 56 million gates of FPGA mercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware Suppliers of these products can no longer the infrastructure costs for companies that include standard technologies, such compete on feature and function alone, striving to compete. capacity using the latest Virtex-II FPGAs from as 1394/FireWire and USB, have driven but need to deliver complete solutions Xilinx. Supplied as standard with two FPGAs, developers away from proprietary and that reduce the OEMʼs time and cost Increase ROI the first is a Virtex-II device, with a choice non-standard components. Advances in to market. It almost goes without saying that com- networking – the Internet, standards, panies are looking to get more out of their of 2V3000, 2V6000, or 2V8000 FPGAs. The wireless, costs – allow organizations to These trends and business requirements investments. It is no longer acceptable second FPGA comes pre-configured with continue to increase productivity and cut across many major vertical markets to break even. In order to be successful, firmware for PCI interfacing and board control, streamline operations by connecting including consumer electronics, industrial companies are asking to get much more islands of embedded systems with the control and automation, medical, military/ out of everything they do. There is no supporting a simplified and accelerated design enterprise. Think about the implications aerospace, and process control. Developers room for waste. of just a couple of examples like Radio and OEMs of embedded systems to these process. In addition, three DIME-II module FEATURES Frequency Identification (RFID) on retail- markets face many new challenges as slots provide flexible expansion capability that Companies that can find the right combi- • PC/104-Plus form factor ers (such as the hard plastic tage on leather a result. In todayʼs embedded business nation of answers to these concerns will enables developers to construct fully customized jackets in stores) and manufacturers, and environment, there are four overriding find themselves atop the list of success- • Three DIME slots for logic & I/O expansion competitive themes that drive key business embedded systems using standard products. The ful, profitable companies. The following Up to 7 Virtex-II FPGAs decisions: embedded industry product review will BenNUEY-PC104+ includes a separate power • potentially be the next step in the process PCI FPGA pre-configured with PCI (32-bit/33 Increased Time-to-Market (TTM) pres- distribution card, which ensures that all the power • of identifying winning solutions to extend requirements of the FPGAs in the system are MHz) core sure a significant competitive advantage. Shrinking resource allocation fulfilled. As the PC/104-Plus connector can • 8 Mbytes of onboard ZBT SRAM Reduce hardware and software costs Matt Cicciari is a senior product market- supply only a fraction of the current needed • Up to 66 single-ended IO signals through ultra Increase Return-on-Investment (ROI) ing manager for Venturcom at the SCSI connector in such high powered systems, Nallatech has Waltham, MA location. Contact Matt at 11 point-to-point buses, two distributed buses, Increased time-to-market [email protected] for more information. provided an additional power connector to each • pressure and one 122-bit wide pipeline bus Venturcom is a provider of software pro- Every day companies face the challenge carrier card, which can be connected directly to a Three onboard programmable clock nets ducts and services to companies that • to get products to market faster than the power source to become the main current path. design embedded systems and enterprise • Fixed oscillator socket or user input connector competition, and even faster than the solutions. Venturcomʼs embedded solu- Supports triple DES bitstream encryption previous day. As a result, companies must tions include RTX™, the real-time exten- .......... • look for new ways to shorten the product ® For more information, visit www.nallatech.com. sion for Windows, and Phar Lap ETS , a • Software support for Windows, Linux, and development cycle. There is a growing small footprint real-time operating system VxWorks C/C++ development urgency to get it right the first time and and development environment package. Includes API software to not waste time with costly what-if Venturcomʼs enterprise product line, BXP®, • scenarios. allows corporations to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) through remote boot Shrinking resource allocation and centralized image management and The simple business strategy of the last deployment of client systems. For more couple of years has been to do more with information about Venturcom, its services, RSC #50 @ www.embedded-computing.com/rsc less. Less time, fewer personnel, fewer and products, visit www.vci.com. RSC #51 @ www.embedded-computing.com/rsc 50 / Winter 2003 Embedded Computing Design Embedded Computing Design Winter 2003 / 51 EMBEDDED INDUSTRY PRODUCT REVIEW EMBEDDED INDUSTRY PRODUCT REVIEW AEROSPACE Targa Systems Technobox 2081 Merivale Road, #200 PMB 300 • 4201 Church Road Ottawa, Ontario K2G1G9 • Canada Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 AEROSPACE VME25 Flash Disk www.targasystems.com 3923 www.technobox.com Targaʼs solid-state 6U VME Flash Disk has been The 3923 is a FlexATX Processor PMC (PrPMC) designed specifically to replace hard disk drives carrier and development platform. This carrier in rugged aerospace and military environments. board provides two PMC sites plus three PCI The 6U VME board is available in a single- card slots (two 64-bit and one 32-bit). Using the slot board (up to 30 Gbytes) and in a dual slot 3923, a designer can work with a single PrPMC, configuration, with capacities up to 90 Gbytes. dual PrPMCs, or a PrPMC and PMC for hard- Both convection-cooled and conduction-cooled ware and/or software development. All PCI slots units are available. The VME25 Flash Disk are keyed for 3.3-volt signaling. The PCI bus will design meets demanding military standards FEATURES run at 66 MHz, if all PCI cards assert 66 MHz and is suitable for a wide range of airborne and enabled. At least one PMC site must be populated ground applications. The VME25 is available • No moving parts with a PrPMC running in monarch mode. Site Aʼs in Fast and Ultra SCSI, as well as ATA and I/O • Conduction-cooled rear I/O is directed to connectors for a floppy disk memory-mapped interfaces. A version is also • Convection-cooled and/or external IDE device. The rear I/O for site available in the CompactPCI 3U and 6U form B is directed to a DIN connector that emulates • Capacities up to 90 Gbytes factors. P2 of a VMEbus board. Each site has a fan to MTBF 500,000 hours • cool the mounted PrPMC or PMC. LEDs provide .......... • Fast access times status for memory, configuration, I/O access, FEATURES For more information, visit www.targasystems.com. • Low power consumption power, PCI interrupt, and bus mastering activity. • FlexATX platform for PrPMC development and/or delivery • Write protect .......... • Dual PMC sites allow various configurations High-speed erase with PrPMCs and PMCs • For more information, visit www.technobox.com. Slots for three PCI cards (two 64-bit, one 32-bit) All solid state • • rear I/O access for external IDE or floppy drive • Auxiliary cooling for PMC sites RSC #52 @ www.embedded-computing.com/rsc RSC #53 @ www.embedded-computing.com/rsc 52 / Winter 2003 Embedded Computing Design Embedded Computing Design Winter 2003 / 53 EMBEDDED INDUSTRY PRODUCT REVIEW EMBEDDED INDUSTRY PRODUCT REVIEW AUTOMATED TEST Technobox Advantech Embedded Computing PMB 300 • 4201 Church Road 15375 Barranca Parkway, Suite A-106 Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Irvine, CA 92618 Toll Free: 1-800-866-6008 AEROSPACE 4044/4068 PCI-X to PMC-X Adapter www.technobox.com PCM-7220 www.advantech.com/risc The 4044 is a passive adapter that permits opera- The PCM-7220 series Application Ready tion of a standard 32- or 64-bit PCI-X card in a Platform (ARP) integrates Intelʼs PXA255 pro- PMC-X slot. One PCI-X edge finger connector cessor and Windows CE .NET or Embedded supports keying for 32-bit 5V signaling PCI cards. Linux solution in a 78mm x 104mm (3" x 4") A second edge finger connector supports keying compact form factor. It is designed to provide for 32-bit or 64-bit 3.3V signaling PCI-X cards.
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