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Vortex VXS/VME High Speed Real-Time Data Recording, Playback & Analysis system for VXS (VITA-41) or VMEbus


  • 6U VXS (VITA-41) or VME64x
  • 2 XMC (VITA-42) or PMC sites
  • x8 PCI Express support for XMC sites with an on-board PCI Express switch for optimal data flow
  • VXS Interface implemented using a Xilinx Virtex-4 FX FPGA
  • Independent 64-bit, 133MHz support for PMC sites with PCI-X and PPMC support
  • XMC/PMC #1 access to VME P2 connector
  • AMCC PowerPC 440SP Processor
  • 320MB/s 2eSST VME interface
  • up to 512MB Local DDR-SDRAM Memory
  • Ruggedized versions available

Vortex VXS is an Open Data Recording platform which is optimized for high performance data buffering and flexible data flows between I/O ports in a VXS (VITA-41) or VME system. I/O is supported through the onboard PMC or XMC modules as well as via Gigabit Ethernet, RS232, RS422 and the VME P2/P0 connectors.

Dual Switched PCI Express x8 XMC sites enable users to high-performance connectivity by easily integrating COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) XMC modules into a VXS/VME environment. In addition to XMC, the Vortex VXS incorporates traditional PMC sites with independent PCI-X local buses for maximum performance and flexibility. Ruggedized and extended temperature versions are available. The Vortex VXS is controlled via a web-browser GUI or through a customer application by running XML-RPC. Real-time Operating system support for VxWorks and Linux.

Vortex VXS connects to storage devices or the Fibre Channel Storage Area Network via the 2 x 4Gb/s Optical Fibre Channel onboard. To speed up readback of the recorded data, a dedicated Fibre Channel link can be used directly between a workstation and a disk storage system using the SAN Access Kit.

Last updated: Jul 22 2008, 04:37PM

Data Recording, Playback and Analysis system for VXS or VMEbus

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