Mezzanine Cards: PMC, XMC and AMC
Quasi Standard of Mezzanine Cards in VME Systems
PMC and XMC are the quasi standard for mezzanine cards in VME systems. esd's PMC and XMC modules extend your system with a bus interface (CAN, EtherCAT, Ethernet) or an intelligent sub system (e.g. XMC-CPU/2041, PMC-CPU/440). Furthermore esd develops customized PMC and XMC modules. VME systems without PMC slot can be extended with an esd VME-PMC-Caddy or PCIe-XPIMC-Carrier board.
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List of all PMC, XMC and AMC products (in alphabetical order)
Product Overview PMC and XMC Mezzanine Cards
Product |
Bus-/ System Interface |
CPU | Memory | Ethernet | CAN | Serial | USB | I/Os | Temp. Range [°C ] |
Protocols | OS-Support | |||||||||||||||
Type | MHz | RAM | NAND Flash |
1000 BASE-T | 100 BASE-T | Front | Rear (Pn4) | USB- Console (Front) |
RS232 (Front) | RS232 (Rear) | 2.0 | EtherCAT Master | EtherCAT Slave | CAN open | J1939 | ARINC 825 | Linux | Win | Vx Works | QNX | OS/9 | RTX | ||||
CPUs |
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XMC-CPU/T10 | XMC and PMC | PPC QorIQ T1022 (64 bit) |
1200 | 512 MB (8bit ECC) |
32 MB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 62 LVTTL or 31 LVDS pairs | 0...+50 | X | B | B | B | B | |||||||||||
XMC-CPU/2041 | XMC and PMC | PPC QorIQ P2041 (32 bit) |
1200 | 512 MB (8bit ECC) |
1 GB | 2 | 1 | 1 | -40...+65 | X | B | B | ||||||||||||||
PMC-CPU/405 | PMC | PPC 405GPr | 400 | 64 MB | 32 MB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0...+70 | B | B | ||||||||||||||
PMC-CPU/405-DE | PMC | PPC 405GPr | 333 | 64 MB | 32 MB | 2 | 1 | 0...+70 | B | B | ||||||||||||||||
PMC-CPU/440 | PMC | PPC 440EPx | 533 | 256 MB | 256 MB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0...+50 | X | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||
Carrier |
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VME-CPU/T10 | VME↔ 2x PMC/XMC |
PPC QorIQ T1022 (64 bit) |
1200 |
512 MB (8bit ECC) |
32 MB |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0...+55 | X |
B |
B |
B |
B |
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VME-PMC-CADDY | VME↔ 2x PMC |
0...+50 | S | S | ||||||||||||||||||||||
PCIe-XPIMC-Carrier | PCIe↔PMC /XMC +PIM |
0...+50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
IOs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECS-XMC/FPGA | XMC (4 Lanes) |
2 | 0...+65 | X | D | D | ||||||||||||||||||||
ECS-PMC/FPGA | PMC | 2 | 0...+65 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
PMC-CAN/266 | PMC | 2 | 0...+50 | X | X | D | D | D | D | |||||||||||||||||
PMC-CAN/331 | PMC | 2 | 0...+50 | X | X | D | D | D | D | |||||||||||||||||
PMC-CAN/331/3.3 | PMC | 2 | 0...+50 | X | X | D | D | D | D | |||||||||||||||||
PMC-CAN/400-4 | PMC | 4 | IRIG-B | 0...+50 | X | X | X | D | D | D | D | D | ||||||||||||||
PMC-CAN/402-4-FD | PMC | 4 | IRIG-B* | 0...+75 | C | C | C | D | D | D | D | D | ||||||||||||||
XMC-CAN/402-4-FD | XMC | 4 | IRIG-B* | 0...+75 | C | C | C | D | D | D | D | D | ||||||||||||||
PMC-DVI | PMC | DVI-I | 0...+50 | D | D | D | D | |||||||||||||||||||
PMC-ETH2 | PMC | 2 | 0...+65 | D | D | D | D | |||||||||||||||||||
PMC-ETH2/ GB-RJ45 | PMC | 2 | 0...+55 | D | D | D | D |
X ... Supported; empty field = not supported
B ... Board support package
D ... Driver
S ... Sample code
C ... Software support only for Classical CAN operation
* ... Optional on request
Product Overview AMC Mezzanine Cards
Product |
Bus / System Interface |
Controller | CAN |
IOs | Adapter Type | Temp. Range [°C ] |
Protocols | OS-Support | |||||||||||||
Type | DMA Support |
Analog Inputs | Analog Outputs | Digital IOs | Trigger Inputs RS485 | EtherCAT Master | EtherCAT Slave | CAN open | J1939 | ARINC 825 | Linux | Win | Vx Works | QNX | OS/9 | RTX | |||||
Carrier | |||||||||||||||||||||
AMC-PCIe-Carrier | AMC ↔ PCIe | AMC to PCI Express | 5...+45 | D | |||||||||||||||||
IOs | |||||||||||||||||||||
AMC-CAN4 | AMC | FPGA Spartan 3e |
X | 4 |
0...+70 | X | X | D | D | D | D | D | |||||||||
AMC-ADIO24-HD50 | AMC | FPGA Spartan 2 | X | 8 |
2 | 24 | 4 | 0...+70 | |||||||||||||
Adapter |
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AMC-ADIO Adapter | plug adapter for AMC-ADIO24, 10pol har-link to 14pol Combicon |
-40...+85 |
X ... Supported; empty field = not supported
D ... Driver