StarLink II
The StarLink II is CWCDS's second generation StarFabric PMC. The StarLink II provides high-speed switch-fabric connectivity to the CHAMP family of multi-PowerPC boards and SVME/DMV-18x Single Board Computers. The StarLink PMC can sustain up to a 440MB/s transfer rate, allowing users to fully employ the processing power inherent in multi-board systems. The StarLink II also provides on-board StarFabric switching, so that systems may be designed without costly and space-consuming external switch cards. The StarLink II PMC is compatible with the latest generation of PCI-X PMC sites and features additional hardware resources to off-load the local processor during messaging handling, thus reducing message software latencies.
Specifications
- Up to 440MB/sec sustained uni-directional throughput
- Up to 500MB/sec sustained bi-directional throughput
- 64-bit, 133MHz PCI-X Interface
- PCI to StarFabric bridge (2 ports)
- 6-port StarFabric switch
- 4 ports via PMC Pn4 connectors, or 2 ports via front panel RJ-45's, & 2 ports via Pn4 connectors
- Robust LVDS physical layer
- Low power operation
- Supported by Inter-Processor Communications (IPC) Software
- VxWorks driver
- Integrity driver
- Linux diver