PowerMIDAS - RACE++ version of MIDAS

VMETRO (Houston, TX / Oslo, Norway) has introduced the 2nd generation of its popular MIDAS family, the PowerMIDAS series. This is a high performance PMC I/O Subsystem for the RACE++, an enhancement of the original ANSI Standard RACEway interconnect. With a choice of single or dual PowerPC or i960®RN processor architectures, the boards offer two separate 64-bit PCI buses, each with its own 267 MBytes/s interface to the RACE++ crossbar network, for a total I/O bandwidth of up to 533 MBytes/sec.

The board carries two PMC modules with an architecture optimized for high bandwidth I/O applications. Popular PMC modules supported include Fibre Channel for disk storage or real-time networks, Parallel I/O for sensor I/O (FPDP or custom ports) or Video for Frame Grabber and Display controller functions.

The product is offered as pre-programmed I/O solutions for Fibre Channel, ParalleI I/O, or Video in the RACE series of real-time multicomputers from Mercury Computer Systems and includes an API for the MC/OS operating system. Customer programmable solutions are also available based on the VxWorks environment, allowing customers to make their own I/O solutions based on readily available PMC modules for a vast number of I/O functions.

A unique feature with the PowerMIDAS boards is a symmetrical PMC arrangement that places one PMC on each side of a shared DRAM memory with up to 533 MBytes/sec bandwidth. Together with powerful DMA controllers in the i960RN or in the chosen PMC modules, this facilitates a "swinging buffer" scheme ideal for high-speed data flow-through applications.

The PowerMIDAS products are aimed at solving demanding I/O requirements such as sensor I/O and recording for radars, sonars and other imaging equipment. Typical customers are system integrators and OEMs within the aerospace/defense, medical diagnostics, seismic exploration and communication industries.

The PowerMIDAS products are available 12 weeks ARO. For additional information, please contact:

Europe/Asia:
Thomas Nygaard
Phone: +47 2210 6090
Fax: +47 2210 6202
E-mail: tnygaard@vmetro.no

USA/Canada:
Tom Bohman
Phone: (281) 584 0728
Fax: (281) 584 9034
E-mail: tbohman@vmetro.com

VMETRO Inc., 1880 Dairy Ashford, Suite 535, Houston, TX 77077. Tel: 281-584-0728; Fax: 281-584-9034.