Four-slot IndustryPack logic interface for embedded monitoring and control applications 

The MVME162PA family provides OEMs and solutions developers an ideal platform for embedded monitoring and control applications. It allows an OEM to minimize engineering expenses while integrating value-added hardware and software applications onto an off-the-shelf product.

In order to provide this wide range of solutions, the MVME162PA allows a variety of MPU, memory and interface options such as floating point, Ethernet, SCSI and VME. The result is a variation of the MVME162PA, which most closely fits the application requirement.

The inclusion of the new “Petra” application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which replaces functions formerly implemented in the IP2 chip, MC2 chip and MCECC chip, improves the performance of the memory subsystem. Memory configuration switches enable the customer to tailor memory size for applications requiring smaller memory configurations.

  • 33 MHz MC68040 enhanced 32-bit microprocessor with 8KB of cache, and MMU and FPU
  • A32/D64 VMEbus master/slave interface with system controller function
  • High-performance DMA support for VMEbus D64 and local bus memory burst cycles
  • 16MB of configurable SDRAM
  • 512KB SRAM with battery backup
  • 1MB Flash memory for on-board monitor/debugger or user-installed firmware
  • 8K x 8 NVRAM and time-of-day clock with battery backup
  • Two serial communication ports, console port as EIA-232-D DCE and second port user configurable for EIA-232-D/EIA-422 (V.36) DTE/DCE
  • Four 16- or two 32-bit IndustryPack® ports with one DMA channel per port
  • SCSI and Ethernet interfaces
  • Six 32-bit timers, one watchdog timer