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StarLink II

Switched Fabric Data Interconnect
The StarLink II is CWCEC'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.

Features

  • 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


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