Emerson MVME3100 Series VMEbus Single-Board Computer

The MVME3100 single-board computer (SBC) gives additional performance while

protecting your investment

• System-on-chip Freescale MPC8540 with PowerPC® e500 processor core,

integrated memory controller, DMA engine, PCI-X interface, Ethernet and local I/O

• Two Gigabit Ethernet ports plus an additional 10/100Ba seTX port

• Up to 512MB of DDR333 ECC memory

• USB 2.0 and Serial ATA controllers for integrating cost-effective peripherals

• 2eSST VMEbus protocol offering interoperability with products such as the

MVME6100 at higher bandwidths

• Board support packages for VxWorks, LynxOS, and Linux

• Dual 33/66/100MHz PMC-X sites for expansion viaindustry standard modules,

support for processor PMCs and PMCspan

• MVME721 direct-connect rear transition module (RTM) for I/O routing through rear of

compact VMEbus chassis

The Emerson Network Power MVME3100 SBC helps OEMs of industrial, medical, and

defense/aerospace VMEbus platforms add performance and features for competitive

advantage while still protecting the fundamental investment in VMEbus and related

technologies. Customers can keep their VMEbus infrastructure (chassis, backplanes,

and other VMEbus and PMC boards) while improving performance and extending the

lifecycle. Also, the extended lifecycle of Emerson computing products helps reduce

churns in development and support efforts resulting from frequent product changes.

The MVME3100. one of the first VMEbus products with the system-on-chip MPC8540

processor, offers a growth path for VMEbus customers with applications on the

previous generation of VME, specifically the MPC8240 and similar (MPC603 family)

processors. The system-on-chip implementation offers power/thermal, reliability,

and lifecycle advantages not typically found in alternative architectures. The faster

processor and 2eSST VMEbus interface (the same as the MVME6100) combine to

offer significant performance improvement.

New cost-effective peripherals can be integrated easily using USB and Serial ATA

interfaces. SATA represents a significant cost reduction opportunity from older SCSI

technology, with generally lower drive pricing for equivalent capacity.