Connecting to ethernet opens countless opportunities as users can connect to vanguard analyzers in any area with network connection. The pci, compactpci and pmc bus analyzers support up to 3mhz pcix protocols. With a 10100 mbits ethernet interface, the vanguard pci bus analyzer takes. The company develops and markets electronic modules such as bus analyzer products for system development, testing, system integration, and. The bus analyzer captures and displays all bus activity in vmebus based systems with powerful trigger and store qualifiers, offering extensive statistics functions to measure system performance. Curtiss wright for sale collectibles for everything.
Data acquisition and logging software tool for embedded hardware operating on platforms with internal hardware buses, such as platforms with vme buses. Vmetros vanguard vme analyzer can help debug the added software and hardware complexity accruable to vme renaissance. The default am code which i can capture is 0x3d on the vme bus by using my vmetro logic analyzer to capture. Vmetro announces first vme renaissance enabled bus analyzer. The vanguard vmebus analyzer supports all vmebus protocols including the new, extremely fast 2esst protocol for vmebus renaissance applications. The product includes a 10100 mbits ethernet interface.
The busview software supports both the vbt325 vmebus analyzer, and the pbtx. Find vme analyzer related suppliers, manufacturers, products and specifications on globalspec a trusted source of vme analyzer information. Vme cards using 2esst are now available and include products from companies such as curtisswright, ge fanuc, motorola, tundra semiconductor, and vmetro. The vmebus has expanded from the original core of the parallel vme32 spec, a vme subsystem bus, and a vme serial interconnect, to a broad family of complementary stateofthe art specs that have been ratified through 2004 by the vmebus international trade association. Curtisswright vmetro vanguard bus analyzer and exerciser in. Vbt325c can also be used for vxi analysis by means of an adapter vxe35c. Vme versamodule eurocard backplane the connectors slots and wiring at the back of a vme crate system controller card in slot 1. This 4th generation vme analyzer combines high performance hardware with a sophisticated and intuitive software interface. Vmetro talks about volume efficiency, fpgas, and defense programs. This software allows a user to view captured trace files acquired from a vmetro vanguard analyzer, and buildgenerate host exerciser scripts.
Pcix, cpci, vme, or pmc bus analyzer protocol analyzers. Vme crate interconnection through the sci network in large. Founded in 1986, vmetro is the worlds largest manufacturer of bus analyzers for standard buses such as vme, pci and pci express. Making long distance recording possible with serial fpdp. Adaptronic backplane tester tdr backplane tester weetech backplane tester wavetek pulse generator vmetro cpci bus analyzer several oscilloscopes fibrelite illuminator and microscope. Tundra semiconductor is readying its tsi148 pcix to vmebus bridge, and vmetro has a new vanguard vme analyzer. The vmebus has expanded from the original core of the parallel vme32 spec, a vme subsystem bus, and a vme serial interconnect. Two independent analyzers, one for vmebus and oneoptional for p2buses. Discussion of motorrecord internals with an example of a very simple software motor simulation.
Vmetro overcoming the pci express debugging nightmare. Curtisswright vpx6185 vpx cpu board vpx6185a01a600 dual core, 1gb, vme opt. Ltd has announced the availability of a powerful debugging bus analyzer. The analyzer supports vme, vme64, 2evme, and 2esst. Vmetros vanguard vme bus analyzer includes a 2msample trace buffer and a 10100mbits ethernet interface. Vme specifications have grown significantly since the buss inception. View mark bakers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In addition to being used with the exerbatm card for pmc checking and exercising, the pbtm515 pmc bus analyzer can now be combined with the exerbatc card for compactpci cpci debugging. Errors vmetro overview physical logical introduction goals become familiar with language of vme operations interpret vmetro bus analyzer data. Provides examples of vme read, write, and interrupt operation timing. The global control of the virgo experiment sciencedirect. Vmebus versa module europa or versa module eurocard bus is a computer bus standard, originally developed for the motorola 68000 line of cpus, but later widely used for many applications and standardized by the iec as ansiieee 10141987. Interconnect and peripheral hardware support is also available.
Test equipment software, measurement devices, and more. The present invention is applicable to a wide variety of buses and can be. Codesmiths can look at highlevel data views, and hardware folks can look at protocols with lowlevel views. Vmetro displayed its vanguard vme bus analyzer, which supports the standards. Introduction to vme bus signaling protocol with the goal of providing enough understanding to begin using a vmetro vme protocol analyzer. Validation of the cpci bus protocol was accomplished using the vmetro cpci bus analyzer. As already quoted in previous sections, such a result is mandatory in order to insure the good behavior of the feedback loops. Vmetro received a significant order for their bus analyzer from the french ministry of defense. The fibrextreme products specify a maximum sustained throughput of up to 247 mbytessec over distances up to 10 kilometers.
Using a vmetro vbt325 vme bus analyzer it was found that per word transfer time for this approach took approxi mately 2 microseconds. Clustering compactpci a wide range of compactpci boards were presented. Vmetro curtisswright pbt315 pci pcix bus analyzer debugger, busview software. Use the ethernet interface to debug from your workstation and not. The vme bus analyzer supports vme, vme320 and 2esst protocols. Silicon control vme650 vme bus analyzerexerciser vmebus. Vmetro analyzer vmebus memory pci bus pci interface board interface cable read write bridge cpu ram. Vanguard vme bus analyzer, exerciser and protocol checker aids engineers in. The pbt515 is a complete logic analyzer and bus exerciser for pci buses up to. Vmetro products are warranted against defective materials and. Basic operation was verified by readingwriting to slim control registers via the gse software. The vanguard is also used for testing upgraded vmebus systems on vessels used by the australian navy. When using protocol analyzers and oscilloscopes, it can be difficult if not impossible to access the test points on a pcie link. The vbt325b is a highperformance vmebus analyzer only, while the vbt325c offers two independent analyzers, one for vme and one for a p2 bus such as vsb, scsi or a userdefned bus.
The unit offers state and timing analysis with powerful triggering, as well as statistics of bus performance for timing. Vmetro asa company profile and news bloomberg markets. Find vme bus analyzer related suppliers, manufacturers, products and specifications on globalspec a trusted source of vme bus analyzer information. Vmetro curtisswright pbt515dx 64k trace memory pci pcix 33mhz and 66mhz bus analyzer debugger and exerciser, supports active debugging on x32 and x64 slots, 3. On the vme bus, as master, we obtained vme access time. With new high speed vmebus 2esst and 2evme signaling protocols, vmetros newest vanguard vme analyzer looks like just the ticket for debugging new hardware and software. New developments within vme bus analyzer technology have made remote analysis much easier and more reliable, which makes deploying test instruments into remote and inaccessible systems more achievable. Released in january of this year 2004, the sixthgeneration vanguard vme busanalyzer is based on the same architecture as.
Protocol checker for vme, vme64, 2evme busview graphical user software. Thales and motorola demonstrated 2esstcompatible boards. These indispensable, readytouse tools enable debugging hardware and software through the busview graphical user interface software. A bus analyzer is a preconfigured logic analyzer designed as a plugin card for a specific bus, conforming to the logical, electrical and mechanical specification of the target bus. The curtisswright vmetro vanguard vme bus analyzer is a complete solution for vmebus analysis, exercising and protocol error detection in a vme environment. The faster vme bus interface has a throughput in excess of 300 mbytess.
Vme and critical systems julyaugust by kwitte issuu. Obviously this placed severe restrictions on the ultimate performance of the feedback system. This curtisswright vmetro vanguard vgvme bus analyzer is used and in excellent condition. It is physically based on eurocard sizes, mechanicals and connectors, but uses its own signalling system, which eurocard does not define. Our topoftheline quality and testing equipment includes. The timings measured in the logical analyzer, show that in spite of using a fast processor powerpc 604, as well as a highly featured vmepci bridge, and without any other traffic on the vme bus, the generation of 32bit pci cycles through the vme bus needs 700 ns which means a bandwidth of 5. Usb or a pc ethernet running windows and busview graphical user interface controls the bus analyzer. The pbt 515 is designed to assist hardware, software and system validation engineers. The pbt515 is designed to assist hardware, software and system validation. Measurements have been performed with a vmetro bus analyzer. Using a vmetro vbt325 vme bus analyzer it was found that per word transfer time for this approach took approximately 2 microseconds, resulting in a total transfer time of over 500 microseconds. Basics operations errors vmetro overview physical logical.
The vanguard vme analyzer aids in debugging the added software and hardware. Condor engineering pci, condor engineering cei520 cei520 cei5201616 5998015802549, cei5201616 cei520 cei520cei520a arinc interface for pci the intelligent cei520 provide complete, integrated databus functionality for arinc 429 and. The unit is controlled via usb or ethernet from a pc running windows and curtisswrights busview graphical user interface gui. The vanguard vme bus analyzer, a complete solution for vmebus analysis, detects exercising and protocol errors and supports new vme standards, including 2esst.
It should be underlined that no significant tail has been observed on the timing distributions. Bw vmetro provides free host exerciser for pci express. Analyzer interface olso, norwaybased vmetro has announced an application programming interface api for its vanguard family of pcipcix, cpci, xmc, and vme analyzers. A bus analyzer is a computer bus analysis tool, often a combination of hardware and software, used during development of hardware or device driver s for a specific bus, diagnosing bus or device failures, or reverse engineering a bus analyzer is a type of protocol analyzer, which is designed for use with certain specific parallel and serial bus architectures. As a remedy, developers must include midbus probes that will allow the protocol analyzer and the oscilloscopes to gain access. Connecting to ethernet opens countless opportunities as users can connect to vanguard. I am currently writing code for mvme147 cpu to control the hardware which responding to the am code 0x39. Vmetro curtisswright pbt515 pci pcix bus analyzer exercizer, busview software. Vme and critical systems readers stay intheknow about vmes defining trends in the medical, industrial control, process control, military, and defense markets. The tundra tsi148 pcixtovme bridge and the vmetro vanguard vme analyzer are examples of products supporting both 2esst and 2evme protocols that can create highperformance vme products now. Fast feedback system for energy and beam stabilization. The pci exerciser is a pci bus master and target, intended as a. Vme bus analyzer board plugs in the bus electronic design. Vme continues to evolve from the original 32bit bus to.
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