VXS PROCESSOR MESH ARCHITECTURE

The VXS Processor Mesh is a powerful architecture with bandwidth that can deliver 112.5 GB/s of aggregate throughput within the processing mesh in a single chassis. This is a throughput improvement of 6x over currently available technology.

Elma Bustronic has the industry's first 12 slot chassis to implement the VXS Processor Mesh. Developed in collaboration with TEK Microsystems, Inc, and QinetiQ RTES, this hybrid backplane implements two VME64x slots, three VME64x / VXS payload slots, and six VXS switch slots. Each switch slot implements twenty x 4 links for a total of 25 GB/s per switch slot. The system architecture supports up to 7.5 GB/s of throughput between the I/O front end and the processing mesh and a total of 112.5 GB/s of aggregate throughput within the processing mesh itself.

VXS Processor Mesh Chassis Overview

In this issue
	• VXS Processor Mesh Chassis Overview
	• First Shown in January at Bus and Board
	• System on a Chip Data Recording Provides Integrators with Solutions
	• About TEK Microsystems, Inc.

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Together with dedicated off-board user I/O as well as two channels in each of the processor slots dedicated to the central dual-star switched fabric the VXS Processor Mesh provides an extremely versatile environment that allows the flexible implementation of many system topologies. Topologies supported include traditional stars, dual stars, redundant dual stars, 4x pipelines (16x full duplex) 32x unidirectional rings or 16x bi-directional rings as well as a 4-channel (16x full duplex square mesh). Because each processor slot is served by the central dual star VXS switched fabric that is common to all VITA 41 architectures, this processor segment is scaleable. Data can be introduced to any of the processor fabric slots and data can be exported from any slot.

The innovative addition of a fat-pipe processor fabric segment further enhances the other power features of the VITA 41 architecture such as the I2C management bus, backwards compatibility to VME64x, PMC/XMC mezzanine sockets, rear transition slots, and the rugged VME64x mechanical architecture.

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First Shown in January at Bus and Board

"The VXS switch / processor mesh architecture clearly demonstrates both the longevity and expandability of the VME platform for high performance embedded computing. In one system, a user could simultaneously use four stages of interconnect evolution: VME64, RACE++, VXS payload and VXS switch cards," comments Andy Reddig, president and CTO of TEK Microsystems, Inc. "With such a wide range of performance, VXS offers the user a unique combination of leading edge performance without compromising existing hardware and software investments or the ability to deploy incremental upgrades."

Michael Munroe of Elma Bustronic comments, "We consider the VXS Processor Mesh an 'instant architecture' because it does not define any new backplane pin-assignments beyond those already defined within the VITA 41.0 base specification. But with bandwidth capabilities exceeding 112.5 GB/s of aggregate throughput within the processing mesh, we have the most robust offering for demanding signal processing applications available on the market today."

System on a Chip Data Recording Provides Integrators with Solutions

JazzStore SoC is the first complete data recording solution available as a "System on a Chip". Configured as advanced firmware that is contained in the FPGA, the JazzStore SoC is the first product to combine data acquisition and data recording on a single board. Previous implementations required a minimum of two boards. Advanced applications such as UAVs, signals intelligence, imaging, and surveillance applications where weight, power and size are critical can immediately benefit from this System On Chip (SoC) solution.

JazzStore SoC is available as an integrated SoC solution on the following board level products:

Neptune: Dual-channel 2 GSPS data acquisition
Venus: Five channel 105 MSPS data acquisition
Triton: 2 GSPS data acquisition with 2 GSPS digital waveform generation
Callisto: FPGA processor VXS board (5 Virtex ii Pro 50) with 12 channel high-speed digital I/O ports
JazzFiber: Four channel fiber optic PMC module

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About TEK Microsystems, Inc.

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, TEK Microsystems, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of advanced high-performance solutions for embedded real-time applications. Tekmicro's comprehensive product line includes advanced I/O carrier boards based on widely adopted industry standards and more than 30 PMC/XMC cards. These products are used in real-time systems designed for data recording, data acquisition, instrumentation, and signal processing applications such as reconnaissance, signals intelligence, satellite telemetry, mine detection, medical imaging, radar, sonar, semiconductor inspection and seismic research.