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HOUSTON, 2 April 2008. http://mae.pennnet.com/articles/article_display.cfm?article_id=324215 in Houston is introducing the MM-6171 buffer memory node in an XMC form factor with support for Serial RapidIO or PCI Express. The MM-6171 is a rugged COTS product providing 2 to 4 gigabytes of high-speed buffer memory.
Primarily used in digital signal processing systems for high-speed temporary storage, expanded system memory, interleaving, and data aggregation and warehousing, the MM-6171 is suited for embedded applications such as radar signal processing, signals intelligence, and image acquisition that require buffering capability with a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) memory controller.
"The MM-6171 leverages the company's significant experience in FPGA-based implementations of Serial RapidIO and PCI-Express," says Mike Jadon, Chief Technology Officer -- Embedded Systems at VMETRO. "This product represents the first XMC Buffer Memory node for these serial switch fabrics, providing a method for rate buffering not previously available on this technology."
The MM-6171 includes a bus interface and direct memory access (DMA) engine. The Serial RapidIO x4 interface runs at 3.125 GHz with a corner-turning, striding DMA engine for advanced functionality in digital signal processor (DSP) systems. For PCI Express applications, the x8 bus interface runs at 2.5 GHz and also provides a full-featured DMA engine.
"An XMC memory node with a RapidIO interconnect is a great addition to the RapidIO ecosystem," says Tom Cox, Executive Director, RapidIO Trade Association. "Because RapidIO technology was designed as a system-level fabric specifically for the embedded market, this product will allow customers to easily add high-speed, low-latency system memory into their system wherever they have a spare XMC site."
VMETRO provides MM-6171 drivers for VxWorks 6.x and Linux 2.6.x. The MM-6171 is available in commercial, convection-cooled and ruggedized, conduction-cooled variants. For more information contact VMETRO online at www.vmetro.com.
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