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PowerNode3

Low Power Dual 1 GHz G4+ VME Board

VME 2eSST VITA 1.5 Product

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Outstanding Computing Performance and Improved

Connectivity

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Two PCI Mezzanine Card Sites

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512 KB Internal L2 Cache Clocked at Processor Frequency

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2 MB Onboard L3 Cache per Processor + 2 MB private SRAM

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VME 2eSST (150 MB/s) Capability

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Rugged Version available for Harsh Environment Applications

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Optional SCSI PMC for Improved Connectivity

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Optional Serial RapidIO PMC Switch Fabric

If it‘s Embedded, it‘s Kontron.

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Product Overview

The PowerNode3 is a major leap forward in Kontron´s technological excellence. As the PowerPC™ experts, we continue to track the evolution of PowerPC technology, and we provide a high-performance Computing Node based on the latest PowerPC G4+ technology, breaking the 1 GHz barrier.

With its AltiVec vector processing unit, the PowerPC 7457

(G4+) is ideally suited for Signal Processing functions and leading-edge computing. It combines outstanding and unprecedented performance level with low power dissipation. Compared to any 7455 solutions, the 7457 processor allows a dual 1 GHz application to fit into severe embedded VME thermal constraints. In addition, the PowerNode3 meets Kontron´s technology insertion policy which offers customers a clear performance upgrade path while protecting long-term investments in application software.

COBRA Real-Time Board Controller

COBRA is dedicated to the control of interrupts and other realtime functions. The interrupt controller features an OpenPIC compliant device including multiprocessor support.

Leading Edge Architecture

Memory: The PowerNode3 features a unique memory architecture with the highest available bandwidth. In a dual

G4+ architecture, the highest possible bandwidth from the memory sub-system is needed to constantly and efficiently feed the multiple Altivec engines in every PowerPC G4+.

The symmetrical topology of the PowerNode3 memory subsystem offers the highest bandwidth and latency capabilities required when processing large amounts of data simultaneously from both G4+s. Acquisition can be performed directly into a shareable area of the main memory, and each

G4+ can immediately start to work concurrently on the data set without any unnecessary buffer copies. This is by far the lowest possible latency for critical complex algorithms such as distributed and collaborative signal processing applications

(e.g. beam forming).

I/O: Two PCI busses allow Avignon to manage two data flows concurrently. Combined with high-performance networking

PMCs, it allows versatile configurations to meet the various requirements of complex data-flow architectures.

PowerPC G4+ 7457: Outstanding Performance for

Demanding Signal Processing Application

The PowerNode3 features the latest PowerPC G4+ 7457 from

Motorola, delivering 1 GHz performance with less than 8W.

Manufactured using Motorola’s Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) process technology, the new MPC7457 represents an optimal high-performance choice for power dissipation-sensitive applications. The processor is designed to reach speeds up to

1.3 GHz with a core voltage of 1.3V and includes 512 KB of onchip L2 cache (a 2x increase over the MPC7455’s L2 cache) with support for up to 2 MB of backside L3 cache and 2 MB of private SRAM.

ASIC Innovation for Better Performance, Seamless Software

Upgrade and Long-Term Support

To maintain an innovative edge, Kontron aligns itself with key organizations and industry leaders. Our close development partnership with IBM has given Kontron early access to the latest chip designs and has resulted in jointly-designed ASICs for optimizing onboard resource access.

Software Offering

With the increased computing power and the versatility of the PowerPC G4+, it is now possible to use COTS hardware and software to build innovative solutions to handle signal processing applications such as sonar, radar and medical imaging. But brute force number crunching is not enough to deliver a complete working system with dozens of VME G4+ boards and associated PMC I/O links. To lower the time-tomarket for such complex systems, Kontron designed PowerLine, a set of tools that covers key areas: low-level message passing with DDlink VI and a full machine supervisor in the system.

AVIGNON High-Performance Host Bridge

AVIGNON, the host bridge (part number CPC710), benefits from the accumulated experience of both partners since the beginning of the PowerPC. It performs as a crossbar between the processors, the main memory, and the PCI busses. This crossbar function is a key to implementing a high-performance computing node.

ALMA2e Low Power VME Bridge

ALMA2e is the PCI/VMEbus bridge that interfaces the PCI bus of Avignon with the VME 2eSST and/or VME64 bus with an outstanding sustained performance of 150 MB/s. Furthermore, due to its small die size, ALMA2e surpasses the competition for low power designs.

Single-Source Customer Service

Leveraging more than

15 years of new product development and customer support in embedded and rugged computers,

Kontron offers a wide range of integration and maintenance services, from product warranty and start-up assistance to the delivery of fully tested preintegrated systems and one-stop-shop delivery of qualified racks and PMCs.

Full Pre-Integrated

System

Industrial or

Airborne

ATR Racks

Qualified or

Pre-Integrated

PMC

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Technical Information

PowerPC Processor

 PowerPC processor

 One or two superscalar PowerPC 7457 processors

operating at 1 GHz

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L1: 32 KB instruction cache and 32 KB data cache

per processor

 L2: 512 KB clocked at full CPU speed

 Four instructions per clock cycle

 Dynamic branch prediction

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Multiple integer units

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Memory Management Unit (MMU)

 64-bit data bus

 JTAG interface for ICE tools

 Low power implementation

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AltiVec™ vector unit

Cache Memory

L3 2 MB cache memory per processor supports highperformance transfers on the dedicated L3 Bus-1.8 GB/s

+ 2 MB of private SRAM.

PowerNode3 Block Diagram and Front Panel

SDRAM Memory

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128, 256, 512 MB or 1 GB of onboard SDRAM with ECC

Double bank memory management handled by the

IBM CPC710 host bridge

Flash Memory

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User Flash: Up to 64 MB of contiguous directly-access-

ible, 32-bit wide Flash memory for OS and application

code

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System Flash: 2 MB Flash device

Kontron Dedicated Real-Time I/O Controller: COBRA

The COBRA chip brings a highly integrated single chip solution to control interrupts by providing up to 32 I/O device interrupt inputs and 4 interprocessor interrupts.

Kontron´s COBRA technology is also optimized for realtime applications and offers:

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Connection to PCI bus Rev. 2 (slave mode)

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ISA-like interface for serial ports

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Large non-volatile memory interface (NVRAM, Flash,

etc.)

 Optimized message passing with four high-density

FIFOs

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General purpose I/Os (four on VME P2)

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Four highly programmable 32-bit global timers

PCI Interface

Two PCI interfaces (master/slave with burst capability) are implemented on the PowerNode3:

 The first PCI bus provides a high-speed backbone for

local interconnect (Host Bridge, VME Bridge, PMC

slot) and is fully compliant to the PCI Specs- Rev.2

(32-bit/33 MHz, option 44 MHz).

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The second PCI bus is designed for connecting PMCs

and provides a Rev. 2 standard 64-bit PCI interface

that can operate at 33 or 66 MHz.

The PowerNode3 can maintain concurrent bus operations on two PCI busses using the uniquely optimized IBM

CPC710 host bridge. This crossbar allows applications using PCI to operate efficiently in parallel, doubling available throughput.

Serial Lines

Four simplified (Rx,Tx) EIA-232 ports are implemented using the TL16C754 component.

As an option (enabled by firmware) two simplifed

(Rx,Tx) EIA-422/EIA-485 lines are also available on P2 connector.

Debug

Extra connectors interface ICE/JTAG tools to any of the two processors. A specific cable can be used in development for easy connection to standard cables.

ALMA2e VME Interface

Programmable 2eSST support:

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A32/64 - D64 2eSST

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A32/64 - D64 broadcast 2eSST modes available at 150 MB/s throughput.

ALMA2e enables SST160, SST267 and SST320 up to 320

MB/s peak. The PowerNode3 current implementation results in a PCI 32 peak speed of 180 MB/s (150 MB/s sustained).

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Managed by the ALMA PCI-to-VME bridge component

a highly integrated low-power, single-chip solution

 VME64 ANSI/VITA-1 1994 compliant

 VMEbus system controller

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VMEbus requester (Level 1-4)

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VMEbus interrupter and interrupt handler (IRQ1-7)

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VMEbus master/slave A32, A24, A16 : D32, D16, D8,

UAT

 VMEbus master/slave A32, A24 : D32BLT, D64MBLT

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Programmable VME slave image base address and

size (8 VME slave channels)

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PCI-to-VME access conversion through 8 MB

granularity mapping table

 Transmit/Receive FIFOs

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Programmable posted write, prefetch read, coupled

mode

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Programmable BB2BLT mode: mapping of multiple

single PCI accesses to a VMEbus BLT/MBLT cycle

 Semaphore registers

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VME/PCI 2 channels DMA controller

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Hardware watchdog feature

High-Speed Differential Links

Three differential 4x high-speed links are routed to

P0 backplane, following PICMG 2.17/2.18, enabling the PowerNode3 to be interconnected to switch fabric technologies based on LVDS standard at a sustained throughput up to 622 MB/s.

Ethernet

Two 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports are implemented. One is routed to the front panel (RJ-45) or P2

(selected as a manufacturing option) and the other is routed to P0.

Firm Plug System

Dedicated rigid bars enable a firm connection and increase reliability.

Serial RapidIO PMC

An optional serial RapidIO switch fabric PMC allows the end user to build high performance, scalable and non blocking multriprocessor calculators.

This RapidIO PMC features four front panel ports and three P0 links (for rugged applications) providing up to an outstanding

400 MB/s throughput per link.

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PowerNode3

SCSI PMC

This computing node product benefits from a powerful and reliable storage feature by adding this dedicated

SCSI PMC. This PMC both features a front and a rear connection, up to 40 MB/s throughput.

PBIT, IBIT

Automatically triggered at power up, PBIT executes several simple checks of main board functions before launching the debug monitor.

IBIT can then be executed, on demand, by using the

“auto” firmware command. IBIT executes a comprehensive suite of functional tests and leaves results in the main

DRAM of the board. These IBIT tests cover more than

95% of the board‘s functional nodes. These test results can be read back by the board‘s operating system or collected by the rack supervision board.

Board Support Packages

BSPs are available now for both LynxOS and VxWorks

RTOS. Kontron provides real-time OS extensions for the

PowerNode3 that facilitate development of high-end realtime data and signal processing applications on multiprocessor clusters (see PowerLine data sheet).

VSIPL Signal Processing Library

The VSIPL Signal Processing Library is becoming the de facto standard library allowing portability across different brands of platforms.

Kontron has optimized such a library, called VSI/Pro®, on the PowerPC 7410 and 7457 processors. VSI/Pro® enables developers to easily map complex algorithms onto multiprocessor architectures and fully optimize the AltiVec vector unit of the PowerPC 7457.

Product Warranty and Services

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All of Kontron´s hardware products are

covered by a two-year return-to-factory warranty.

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Several service programs are available, including

update services, hotline access, product repair and

exchange services, technical assistance, on-site or

remote technical assistance.

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ISO 9001: Kontron´s ISO 9001 certification

is just another way for us to back our commitment

to quality products and customer service.

Finally, in addition to its standard support services,

Kontron offers customized consultation to system integrators.

Miscellaneous

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Board size: VME double Eurocard (6U: 233.3 x 160 mm)

Single VME slot

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Convection-cooled version carries the Ruggedizer

but keeps the front panel I/O.

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Conduction-cooled version is IEEE 1101.2-1992

compliant and is a single VME slot solution.

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Electromagnetic compatibility:

NF EN 55022 Class B

NF EN 50082-2

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All Kontron boards are EC-compliant.

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Technical Information

CPU

Processor One or two PowerPC 7457 (G4+)

Clock Frequency 1 GHz

MIPS 7.4 GFlops per processor

Memory

Global Memory 128, 256, 512 MB, or 1 GB onboard

ECC Standard

Cache Memory 2 MB per processor + optional 2 MB private SRAM (on dedicated bus)

ROM Memory 2 MB System Flash Memory

Up to 64 MB User Flash

VME Interface

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ALMA2e V64 and 2eSST VME/PCI bridge with semaphore registers

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A32/A24/A16 master slave

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D64 (MBLT)/D32 (BLT)/D16/D08 master/slave

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5-row connectors

PCI Interface (PMC 1)

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PCI R2 compliant (32 bits) 5V and 3.3V signaling

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1 PMC slot

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33 MHz frequency (44 MHz option available)

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DMA Engine: DRAM <=> PCI

PCI Interface (PMC 2)

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PCI R2 compliant (32/64 bits) 3.3V signaling

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1 PMC slot (up to 3 with carriere card)

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33 or 66 MHz selectable PCI frequency

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DMA Engine: DRAM <=> PCI

Miscellaneous

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4 asynchronous EIA-232 serial lines on front panel

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2 EIA-422/485 (optional) on P2 (no modem signals)

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2 10/100/1000 Ethernet Ports

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NVRAM/RTC

Typical Power Requirements*

+ 5V (+5%, -2.5%)

+ 3.3V (+5%, -2.5%)

(requires 3.3V supply from backplane)

Single (23W)

1.8A

4.2A

Dual (35W)

3.7A

4.2A

* Maximum power requirements: 45.5W for Dual and 29.5W for Single

Environmental Specifications

Temperature

Airflow

Conformal Coating

Operating

Storage

Relative Humidity

Mechanical

Vibration Sine

Vibration Random

Shock

Bumps

Altitude

SA

Standard Commercial

1.2 m/s

0° to +55°C

-45° to +85°C

Optional no condensation 90%

WA

Extended Temperature

1.5 m/s

-20° to +65°C

-45° to +85°C

Standard

95% 10 cycles 240 hours

5-200 Hz - 2g Peak 5-200 Hz - 2g Peak

0.01 g 2 /Hz 10-40 Hz

0.0007 g²/Hz 100-200 Hz

0.00005 g²/Hz 2000 Hz

10g Peak 16 ms Half Sine Pulse

-1,000 to 15,000 ft -1,000 to 33,000 ft

RA

Rugged Air-Cooled

1.8 m/s

-40° to +75°C

-45° to +100°C

Standard

95% 10 cycles 240 hours

RC

Rugged Conduction-Cooled

NA

-40° to +85°C

-45° to +100°C

Standard

95% 10 cycles 240 hours

5-2000 Hz - 2.5g Peak 5-2000 Hz - 5g Peak

0.04 g 2 /Hz 0.1 g 2 /Hz with a flat response to 1,000 Hz

6 dB/Oct roll-off from 1 KHz-2 KHz

40g Peak 20 ms Half Sine Pulse

40g Peak 6 ms Half Sine Pulse

3 bumps/sec and 1,000 bumps/direction

-1,000 to 33,000 ft -1,000 to 50,000 ft

PowerNode3

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Ordering Information

Processors

Environnement Class

Clock Speed CPU Bus

SDRAM

Flash

PMC 32 slot VIO Key

(PCI signaling voltage)

First Ethernet link (ETH1)

L3 cache (+ static RAM)

Coating

Single X

Dual X

Standard (Air)

Extended Temperature (Air)

X

Rugged Convection-Cooled (Air)

Rugged Conduction-Cooled

1000 MHz / 100 MHz

1000 MHz / 133 MHz

X

X

VEGA-

SA WA RA RC

X

X

X

X

X

X

*

X

*

X

X

X

1

2

SA

WA

RA

RC

8

A

0

0

128 MB X

256 MB X

512 MB X

1024 MB X

No Flash X

32 MB X

64 MB X

5V

3.3V

X

Front Panel

Ethernet routed to backplane X

L3 2 MB

Private SRAM 2 MB (4 MB total) X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Default

X

X

Default

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X X Default

Default

X X X

1

2

3

4

0

1

2

0

1

0

1

X Default

00

0

1

00

V

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