Aitech C6100

Introduction

The Aitech C6100 is a ruggedized, single-slot PowerPC® SBC based on the Motorola's new MVME6100® family of VME processor modules. The C6100 features the MPC7457 G4 PowerPC processor at speed of 1.267GHz, ideal for computation-intensive applications.

The C6100 is the first VMEbus single-board computer (SBC) designed with the Tundra Tsi148 VMEbus interface chip offering 2eSST VMEbus performance. The 2eSST protocol allows the VMEbus to run at up to a practical bandwidth of 320 MB/s. To ensure that the C6100 can handle the 320MB/s data rates of 2eSST, the Tsi148 VMEbus interface chip is connected to one of the 133 MHz PCI-X buses on the host bridge.

This implementation of the Motorola PowerPlusII VME Architecture® provides one of the highest levels of performance and I/O versatility available on a rugged VMEbus board.

The C6100 utilizes leading edge technologies such as Motorola's low power, high-performance PowerPC processors, a 100 MHz PCI bus for high throughput on-board peripherals, a new integrated Ethernet bridge and memory controller designed by Marvell, and a sophisticated VMEbus interface, to achieve levels of performance and functionality not previously possible.

The DSP-like AltiVec technology incorporated into the PowerPC processor, allows the C6100 to be used for an assortment of vector processing applications.

Ideal for a variety of military, aerospace and industrial applications that require supercomputing levels of performance, the C6100 provides up to 2 GB of DDR ECC protected SDRAM, and includes dual PMC slots providing an open standard for convenient and flexible I/O expansion.

The C6100 also supports Motorola's legacy IPMC712 or IPMC761 PMC I/O modules, which provide additional rear panel SCSI, parallel, and serial I/O capabilities.

With its standard mechanical format, this single-width 6U x 160 mm VMEbus module can be installed into any standard IEEE 1101.2 conduction cooled VME or ANSI/VITA 1-1994 standard air-cooled chassis, providing a true COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) solution suitable for embedded systems applications in any kind of harsh operating environment.

For more details, refer to datasheet.