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The MVME6100 is the first
VMEbus SBC designed with
the Tundra Tsi148 VMEbus
interface chip
n2eSST VMEbus protocol with
320MB/s transfer rate across
the VMEbus
nMPC7457 PowerPC® processor
running at up to 1.267 GHz
n128-bit AltiVec coprocessor for
parallel processing, ideal for
data-intensive applications
nUp to 2GB of on-board DDR
ECC memory and 128MB of
ash memory for demanding
applications
nTwo 33/66/100 MHz PMC-X
sites allow the addition of
industry-standard, application-
specic modules
nDual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
for high performance networking
The MVME6100 series from Emerson Network Power is the rst VMEbus single-
board computer (SBC) designed with the Tundra Tsi148 VMEbus interface chip offering
two edge source synchronous transfer (2eSST) VMEbus performance. The 2eSST
protocol enables the VMEbus to run at a practical bandwidth of 320MB/s in most
cases. The MVME6100 is designed to meet the needs of OEMs servicing the defense
and aerospace, industrial automation and medical imaging market segments.
The MVME6100 series provides more than just faster VMEbus transfer rates; it
provides balanced performance from the processor, memory subsystem, local
buses and I/O subsystems. Customers looking for a technology refresh for their
application, while maintaining backwards compatibility with their existing VMEbus
infrastructure, can upgrade to the MVME6100 series and take advantage of its
enhanced performance features.
The promise of the VME Renaissance is innovation, performance and investment
protection. The MVME6100 series from Emerson delivers on this promise. The
innovative design of the MVME6100 provides a high performance platform that
allows customers to leverage their investment in their VME infrastructure.
The MVME6100 series supports booting a variety of operating systems including
a complete range of real-time operating systems and kernels. A VxWorks board
support package and Linux support are available for the MVME6100 series.
MVME6100 Series
VMEbus Single-Board Computer
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MVME6100 Block Diagram
Discovery II
Host Bridge
MPC7457
1.267 GHz
PMC
Slot 2 IPMC
Slot 1 VME
Tsi148
Serial
Serial
64-bit/33/66/100 MHz PCI-X
64-bit/133 MHz PCI-X
200 MHz DDR
133 MHz
Processor Bus 133 MHz
Memory Bus
Device Bus
Gigabit
Ethernet
Gigabit
Ethernet
Jumper
Selectable Rows A&C
64-pins PMC Span
Connector
32/64-bit,
33/66 MHz PCI
Header
RJ-45
Rows D&Z
46-pins
RJ-45
RJ-45
FP I/O FP I/O
P2 P1
L3 Cache
2MB DDR RAM
512MB-1GB Soldered
Flash
Bank A
64MB
Soldered
Flash
Bank B
64MB
RTC
NVRAM
P-P Bridge
Overview
VMEBUS 2ESST PERFORMANCE
The 2eSST protocol has existed for some time (the draft
standard for trial use was published in 1999 and released
as an ANSI standard in 2003), but until now, 2eSST
boards would not work in a standard VMEbus backplane
because the existing VMEbus transceivers could not
support the required VMEbus 2eSST signaling speeds.
Texas Instruments developed new VMEbus transceiv-
ers that support the VMEbus signal switching speeds
required by the 2eSST protocol. The combination of
the new Texas Instruments VMEbus transceivers and
the Tsi148 VMEbus legacy protocol support allows
customers to integrate the MVME6100 series into their
existing infrastructure providing backward compatibility
and thereby preserving their investment in existing
VMEbus boards, backplanes, chassis and software.
BALANCED PERFORMANCE
The MVME6100 series provides more than just faster
VMEbus transfer rates; it provides balanced performance
from the processor, memory subsystem, local buses
and I/O subsystems. The processor, running at speeds
of 1.267 GHz, is ideal for data-intensive applications.
The state-of-the-art host bridge, with support for a
133 MHz host bus and a 133 MHz DDR memory bus, is
well matched to the processor. To ensure that the
MVME6100 series 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.
The second PCI-X bus has dual PMC-X sites—each site
supports PMC or PMC-X cards supporting PCI bus
speeds from 33 to 100 MHz. The MVME6100 also
offers dual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. All of this adds
up to a set of well-balanced, high-performance
subsystems for unparalleled performance.
Application Benets
DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE
In the defense and aerospace market segment, the
MVME6100 series is well suited for command and
control applications that utilize commercial grade
products such as naval sheltered systems, stationary
ground systems, and reconnaissance aircraft systems.
The MVME6100 series helps to provide more performance
for these applications than previous VME solutions
have been able to supply by using the 1.267 GHz
processor. This combined with dual PCI-X buses
capable of 100 MHz speed for PMC modules and an 8x
increase in the VME bandwidth eliminates many of the
bottlenecks faced by command and control solutions
today. These applications can now take advantage of
the latest PowerPC processors in a dense computing
conguration without the difculties of trying to cool
multiprocessor boards and managing I/O and VME
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bottlenecks. With the addition of Emerson’s processor
PMCs (PrPMCs), additional PowerPC architecture-
compatible processors can be added for a multiprocessor
solution without sacricing any of the MVME6100
series benets.
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
The MVME6100 is also ideally suited for semiconductor
process equipment (SPE), automated test equipment
(ATE) and a variety of other high-end industrial
automation applications because of its increased bus
bandwidth and faster processing speeds. The backwards
compatibility of the MVME6100 series with existing
VME products helps to provide OEMs a way to extend
the life and capability of their current designs without
sacricing existing key hardware and software
investments. The DSP-like AltiVec technology, which
is incorporated into the processor, allows the
MVME6100 series to be used for an assortment of
vector processing applications. And with two PMC
sites, the MVME6100 series can be customized.
MEDICAL IMAGING
Medical imaging applications such as Nuclear
Medicine (NM), Positron Emission Tomography (PET),
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), X-Ray and
Computed Tomography (CT) that entail intensive
image processing, manipulation and algorithm-
intensive computations can benet from the 2eSST
protocol’s 8x increase in VMEbus transfer rates. With
the ability of the MVME6100 series to work with
existing VMEbus backplanes and boards, OEMs can
increase their overall system performance while
protecting their software and hardware investments.
The performance of the MVME6100 series also helps
OEMs to reduce the overall number of embedded
cards required in a medical imaging application so
that space issues become less of a factor.
Backward Compatibility
The MVME6100 series continues the direction of
providing a migration path from Emerson’s embedded
controllers such as the MVME2300/MVME2400 and
from Emerson SBCs such as the MVME2600/2700 to
a single platform. The MVME6100 series, like the
MVME5100 and MVME5500 series, merged the best
features of Emerson’s embedded controllers and SBCs
enabling OEMs to support varying I/O requirements
with the same base platform, simplifying part number
maintenance, technical expertise requirements
and sparing.
The MVME6100 series offers customers a migration
path from the MVME2300, MVME2400, MVME2600,
MVME2700, MVME5100 and MVME5500 boards to
allow them to take advantage of features such as the
MPC7457 processor, DDR memory, Gigabit Ethernet,
PCI-X and 2eSST.
PCI EXPANSION
The MVME6100 has a 32/64-bit, 33/66MHz PCI
connection to support PCI expansion carriers such as
the Emerson PMCspan.
P2 I/O MODES
The MVME6100 series supports two, jumper-congu-
rable P2 I/O modes: the PMC mode and IPMC mode.
PMC mode is backwards compatible with the
MVME2300/MVME2400 and MVME5100/MVME5500
in PMC mode. In PMC mode, 64 pins from PMC slot 1
and 46 pins from PMC slot 2 are available on P2 for
PMC rear I/O. In IPMC mode, the MVME6100 series
supports legacy MVME761 or MVME712M I/O
modules (with limited PMC I/O) when an IPMC761 or
IPMC712 PMC card is populated in PMC slot 1. In this
conguration, PMC slot 2 contains some signals that
are reserved for extended SCSI.
IPMC MODULES
The IPMC761 and IPMC712 are optional add-on PMC
modules that provide backwards compatibility with
previous generation Emerson products (such as
MVME2600/MVME2700 and MVME5100/MVME5500
in IPMC mode) using the MVME761 or MVME712M
transition module. IPMC modules provide rear I/O
support for:
One single-ended Ultra Wide SCSI port
One parallel port
cFour serial ports (two or three async and one or
two sync/async, depending on module)
With this PMC card conguration, one PMC slot is still
available to provide support for OEM product
customization.
TRANSITION MODULES
The MVME761 transition module provides industry-
standard connector access to the IEEE 1284 parallel
port, a 10BaseT or 100BaseT port via an RJ-45
connector, two DB-9 connectors providing access to
the asynchronous serial ports congured as EIA-574
DTE and two HD-26 connectors providing access to
the sync/async serial ports. These serial ports, labeled
as Serial 3 and Serial 4 on the faceplate of the MVME761,
are individually user-congurable as EIA-232, DCE or
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DTE via the installation of Emerson Serial Interface
Modules (SIMs). A P2 adapter board provides interface
signals to the MVME761 transition module. Two separate
P2 adapter boards are available: one for 3-row backplanes
and one for 5-row backplanes. The 3-row P2 adapter
board provides connection for 8-bit SCSI. A 5-row P2
adapter board supports 16-bit SCSI and PMC I/O.
The MVME712M transition module provides
industry-standard connector access to the Centronics
parallel port, a narrow SCSI port, and four DB-25
connectors providing access to the asynchronous/
synchronous serial ports jumper congurable as
EIA-232 DCE or DTE. A P2 adapter board provides
interface signals to the MVME712M transition
module. The 3-row P2 adapter board also provides
connection for 8-bit SCSI. To gain access to the
additional user-denable I/O pins provided via the 5-row
VME64 extension connector, a special P2 adapter
board is available. This adapter panel replaces the
traditional 3-row P2 adapter board and extends its
capability by providing access to the PMC I/O pins.
Software Support
FIRMWARE MONITOR
The MVME6100 rmware (known as MOTLoad) is
resident in the MVME6100 ash and provides power-on
self-test (POST), initialization and operating system
booting capabilities. In addition, it provides a debugger
interface similar to the time proven “bug” interface on
previous VMEbus boards from Emerson.
OPERATING SYSTEMS AND KERNELS
The MVME6100 series supports booting a variety of
operating systems including a complete range of real-
time operating systems and kernels. A VxWorks board
support package, LynxOS board support package, and
Linux support are available for the MVME6100 series.
LIBRARIES
BETA 4.0 NDDS from Real Time Innovations (RTI)
running over GbE and Native VME are available on the
MVME6100 through RTI. NDDS 4.0 running over
2eSST will also be available under a bundled
MVME6100 part number through Emerson.
Specications
PROCESSOR
Microprocessor: MPC7457
Clock Frequency: 1.267 GHz
On-chip L1 Cache (I/D): 32K/32K
On-chip L2 Cache: 512K
L3 Cache: 2MB
SYSTEM CONTROLLER
Marvell MV64360
MAIN MEMORY
Type: Double data rate (DDR) ECC SDRAM
Speed: DDR266 (133 MHz)
Capacity: Up to 2GB, all memory on board
Congurations: Two banks, 512MB or 1GB
congurations available at release
FLASH MEMORY
Type: EEPROM, on-board programmable
Capacity: 128MB soldered ash in two banks of
64MB each
Write Protection: Flash is write protectable via jumper
NVRAM
Capacity: 32KB (4KB available for users)
Cell Storage Life: 50 years at 55° C
Cell Capacity Life: 5 years at 100% duty cycle, 25° C
Removable Battery: Yes
ETHERNET INTERFACE
Controller: Ethernet controller integrated into host
bridge; two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
Interface Speed: 10/100/1000Mbps
Connector: One routed to front panel RJ-45; one
routed to front panel RJ-45 or optionally routed to
P2 (10/100 routed to RJ-45 on MVME761 for IPMC
mode, Gigabit routed to P2 for PMC mode)
VMEBUS INTERFACE
Compliance: ANSI/VITA 1-1994 VME64 (IEEE STD
1014), ANSI/VITA 1.1-1997 VME64 Extensions,
VITA 1.5-199x 2eSST
Controller: Tundra Tsi148
DTB Master: A16, A24, A32, A64; D08-D64, SCT,
BLT, MBLT, 2eVME, 2eSST
DTB Slave: A16, A24, A32, A64; D08-D64, SCT, BLT,
MBLT, 2eVME, 2eSST, UAT
Arbiter: RR/PRI
Interrupt Handler/Generator: IRQ 1-7/Any one of
seven IRQs
System Controller: Yes, jumperable or auto detect
Location Monitor: Two, LMA32
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ASYNCHRONOUS SERIAL PORTS
Controller: ST16C554DCQ64
Number of Ports: Two, 16550 compatible
Conguration: EIA-574 DTE
Async Baud Rate, b/s max.: 38.4K EIA-232,
115Kbps raw
Connector: One routed to front panel RJ-45; one
on planar for development use
DUAL IEEE P1386.1 PCI MEZZANINE CARD SLOTS
Address/Data: A32/D32/D64, PMC PN1, PN2, PN3,
PN4 connectors
PCI Bus Clock: 33 MHz, 66 MHz or 100 MHz
Signaling: 3.3V, 5V tolerant
Power: +3.3V, +5V, ±12V
Module Types: Two single-wide or one double-
wide, front panel or P2 I/O, PMC and PrPMC support
PCI EXPANSION CONNECTOR
Address/Data: A32/D32/D64
PCI Bus Clock: 33/66 MHz
Signaling: 5V
Power: +3.3V, +5V, ±12V
Connector: 14-pin connector located on MVME6100
planar, same location as on MVME5500 planar
COUNTERS/TIMERS
TOD Clock Device: ST (SGS-Thompson) M4T28
Real-Time Timers/Counters: Four, 32-bit
programmable
Watchdog Timer: Time-out generates reset
BOARD SIZE AND WEIGHT
Height: 233.4 mm (9.2 in.)
Depth: 160.0 mm (6.3 in.)
Front Panel Height: 261.8 mm (10.3 in.)
Width: 19.8 mm (0.8 in.)
Max. Component Height: 14.8 mm (0.58 in.)
Weight: 425 g/15 oz. (Scanbe handles); 468 g/16.5 oz.
(IEEE handles)
POWER REQUIREMENTS
(Not including power required by PMC or IPMC modules)
+5V ± 5%
MVME6100: 8.4 A typ., 10.2 A max.
MVME6100 with MVME761: 9.2 A typ., 11.2 A max.
IPMC Modules
PMC INTERFACE
Address/Data: A32/D32/D64, PMC PN1, PN2, PN3,
PN4 connectors
PCI Bus Clock: 33 MHz
Signaling: 5V
Module Type: Basic, single-wide; P2 I/O
SCSI BUS
Controller: Symbios 53C895A
PCI Local Bus DMA: Yes, with PCI local bus burst
Asynchronous (8-bit mode): 5.0MB/s
Ultra SCSI: 20.0MB/s (8-bit mode), 40.0MB/s
(16-bit mode)
Note: 16-bit SCSI operation precludes the use of
some PMC slot 2 signals.
ASYNCHRONOUS SERIAL PORTS
Controller: 16C550 UART; 85230/8536
Number of Ports: Two (IPMC761); three (IPMC712)
Conguration: EIA-574 DTE (IPMC761); EIA-232
(IPMC712)
Async Baud Rate, bps max.: 38.4K EIA-232, 115Kbps raw
SYNCHRONOUS SERIAL PORTS
Controller: 85230/8536
Number of Ports: Two (IPMC761); one (IPMC712)
Conguration: IPMC761 – TTL to P2 (both ports), SIM
congurable on MVME761; IPMC712 – EIA-232 to P2
Baud Rate, bps max.: 2.5MB sync, 38.4KB async
Oscillator Clock Rate (PCLK): 10 MHz/5 MHz
PARALLEL PORT
Controller: PC97307
Conguration: 8-bit bi-directional, full IEEE 1284
support; Centronics compatible (minus EPP and
ECP on MVME712M)
Modes: Master only
POWER REQUIREMENTS
(Additional power load placed on MVME6100 with
IPMC installed)
IPMC761 IPMC712
+5V: 0.5 A max. 0.5 A max.
+3.3V: 0.75 A max. 0.75 A max.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
Operating Non-operating
Temperature: 0° C to +55° C
(inlet air temp.
with forced air
cooling)
–40° C to +85° C
Humidity (NC): 5% to 90% 5% to 90%
Vibration: 6 Gs RMS,
20-2000 Hz random
MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE
178403 hours, Ground xed, uncontrolled (Typical
applications are manholes, poles, remote terminals,
customer premise areas subject to shock, vibration,
temperature, or atmospheric variations.)
328698 hours, Ground benign, controlled (Typical
applications are central ofce, environmentally
controlled vaults, environmentally controlled remote
shelters and environmentally controlled customer
premise areas.)
SAFETY
All printed wiring boards (PWBs) are manufactured
with a ammability rating of 94V-0 by UL recognized
manufacturers.
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC)
Intended for use in systems meeting the following
regulations:
cU.S.: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Class A (non-residential)
cCanada: ICES-003, Class A (non-residential)
Emerson board products are tested in a representative
system to the following standards, results pending:
cCE Mark per European EMC Directive 89/336/EEC
with Amendments; Emissions: EN55022 Class B;
Immunity: EN55024
Transition Modules
I/O CONNECTORS
MVME761 MVME712M
Asynchronous Serial Ports Two, DB-9 labeled as COM1 and
COM2
Three, DB-25 labeled Serial 1, Serial 2
and Serial 3
Synchronous Serial Ports Two, HD-26 labeled as Serial 3
and Serial 4 (user-congurable via
installation of SIMs); two 60-pin
connectors on MVME761 planar
for installation of two SIMs
One, DB-25 labeled as Serial 4
Parallel Port: HD-36, Centronics compatible D-36, Centronics compatible
Ethernet: 10BaseT or 100BaseT, RJ-45 Not available
SCSI 8- or 16-bit, 50- or 68-pin
connector via P2 adapter
8-bit, standard SCSI D-50
BOARD SIZE
Height: 233.4 mm (9.2 in.)
Depth: 80.0 mm (3.1 in.)
Front Panel Height: 261.8 mm (10.3 in.)
Front Panel Width – MVME761: 19.8 mm (0.8 in.)
Front Panel Width – MVME712M: 39.6 mm (1.6 in.)
All Modules
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Part Number Description
MVME61006E-0161 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 512MB DDR memory, 128MB ash, Scanbe handles 6E
MVME61006E-0163 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 512MB DDR memory, 128MB ash, IEEE handles 6E
MVME61006E-0171 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 1GB DDR memory, 128MB ash, Scanbe handles 6E
MVME61006E-0173 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 1GB DDR memory, 128MB ash, IEEE handles 6E
MVME61006E-2173 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 2GB DDR memory, 128MB ash, IEEE handles 6E
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