Compro Real-Time Options
High Speed Data Interface
GPCI HSD Interface Board
Model Number: GPCIHSD-PL
Linux provides the complete capabilities to interface your SEL/Gould/Encore/Compro systems with the latest state-of-the-art hardware via PCI interface with your system's HSD.
Product Description:
The GPCIHSD board is the latest offering in Compro's quest to provide customers with proven HSD functionality. The GPCIHSD provides a PCI bus controller emulation of the Compro HSD II board.
Software Support:
- Linux
Application: (HSD = High Speed Data Interface)
- Drive HSD Peripherals from a PCI bus host CPU.
- Data link between a PCI host and Compro host.
- Test existing HSD compatible devices with a PC or other PCI bus host.
Benefits:
- SAVE ON HOST OVERHEAD - The GPCI-HSD has all HSD functions resident in the onboard firmware, reducing the load on the host processor.
- SAVE MONEY - Continue to use your existing HSD Equipment without having to make changes.
- REDUCES INSTALLATION TIME - Simple to install and easy to use software.
- DECREASES REPAIR AND TESTING - Fast and economical way to verify the integrity of an existing data link.
Product Features:
- Emulation of the following Compro Modes:
- Device Mode
- IBL Mode
- External Mode
- Device emulation mode
- Short 6.95 inch PCI board type 5 form factor
- Handles both big and little Endians conversions of 32 bit data.
- On-board FIFO.
- Compatible with Compro HSD device on IBL operations using standards flat ribbon cables.
- Wrap around self-testing for data paths.
- Program I/O or DMAPCI bus data transfers
- No hardware or software/additions/modifications required on the Compro computer.
- Direct interface to visual systems.
- Software configuration HSD/IBL mode.
LINUX DRIVER AND LIBRARY API AVAILABLE
- Supports all IOCB/IOCL commands
- Emulates Compro HSDII IOCB/IOCL data structures
- Post program controller interrupt support (PPCI)
- Example programs provided which may be used for installation verification and samples of programming techniques.
Specifications:
Physical:
- Board: PCB is .06 inch thick FR-4 flame retardant epoxy glass. Multi-layer
- Dimensions: Length: 6.95 inches, Height: 4.2 inches.
- Connectors:
- PCI Bus to Chassis: Standard 3.3V/32-bit card edge.
- PCIHSD to Adapter Board: One 100-pin hi-density connector on rear edge of board.
- Adapter Board to HSD Interface: Two 50-pin IDC compatible male headers.
- Weight: 1.2 pounds
Electrical:
Power is supplied via the Host chassis backplane. Voltage: +5 VDC, and Current: 1.5 amps
Environmental:
- Temperature: 0 degrees to 55 degrees Celsius operating, and -40 degrees to +80 degrees standby.
- Humidity: Up to 90 percent RH without condensation.
- Altitude: 0 to 10,000 feet AMSL operating, and 0 to 40,000 feet AMSL standby.
- Vibration: Withstands normal transportation stresses.
- Cooling: Provided by built-in fans in the PC chassis.
Modes Supported:
- IBL: PCI Host to any HSD supporting IBL mode. PC to Host
- HSD: PC to External Device
Transfer Rates:
- Product transfers data from the onboard FIFO to the external device at rates in excess of 10 Mbytes per second.
- Product transfers data internally across the PCI bus in burst mode rates of 132 Mbytes per second as per the PCI industry specifications.
- All internal transfers are single channel, 32 bits.
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