Mercury 7410 - Manual (Page 4)

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Systems, Inc. AltiVec is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. PowerPC is a registered trademark of IBM Corp. Other products mentioned
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RACEway Broadcast Support
The PowerPC compute node supports RACEway crossbar
broadcast capabilities for enhanced bandwidth utilization
when sending the same data to multiple nodes. This
hardware broadcast also reduces latency compared to
software-based schemes that emulate a hardware broadcast by
repetitively sending the same data in separate transfers.
As the initiator of a broadcast, either the PowerPC
processor or the DMA controller may use any of the broad-
cast or multicast modes provided by the RACEway crossbar.
As a receiver of broadcast data, the PowerPC CN has the
programmable option of accepting or ignoring the data.
Software
Mercury also provides programming tools that simplify
development and testing of real-time applications. The
RACE++ Series MULTI
® Integrated Development
Environment (IDE) enables programmers to use familiar,
mainstream tools to develop real-time processing routines.
The MULTI IDE's integrated debug, program build, profiling,
and version control facilities streamline development of
complex multiprocessor software.
Mercury's Scientific Algorithm Library (SAL) provides the
industry's easiest method of accessing the full power of the
AltiVec vector unit. The SAL contains hundreds of image and
signal processing functions that are optimized for AltiVec exe-
cution. These high-performance algorithms can also be
accessed through the industry-standard VSIPL interface using
Mercury's VSIPL-Lite signal processing library. For applica-
tions that require custom algorithms with demanding vector
processing requirements, Mercury's C compiler includes the
AltiVec C extensions that allow direct access to the AltiVec
vector unit.
For large-scale programming, the Parallel Acceleration System
(PAS™) supports data reorganization techniques for a wide
variety of efficient and scalable programming models, by
means of a high-level set of library calls. Scaling is achieved
by changing runtime variables rather than recompiling
the core code.
The TATL™ Trace Analysis Tool and Library from Mercury
is also available to assist during software development and
debugging. TATL is a minimally intrusive software logic
analyzer that allows developers to visualize multiprocessor
interactions. Using TATL, developers can spot bottlenecks,
such as contention for shared resources or load imbalances.
Electrical/Mechanical Specifications
P2J256J-ROC
RACEway ports 2
Processor frequency 500 MHz
Compute nodes 2
Memory frequency 125 MHz
SDRAM per CN 256 Mbytes
SDRAM per daughtercard 512 Mbytes
L2 cache frequency 250 MHz
L2 cache per CN 2 Mbytes
Weight 0.43 pounds*
Dimensions 5.0" x 4.435"
Power consumption** 20.8 W
Daughtercards per MCJ6*** 2
Daughtercards per MCJ9 8
* Rugged version weigh s an additional 0.01 pounds
** Maximum typical power consumption measured with concurrent FFTs and I/O
*** Requires 5-row connectors on MCJ6 and VME backplane
Commercial Environmental Specifications
Operating
temperature 0°C to 40°C up to an altitude of 10,000 feet
(inlet air temperature at motherboard's recommended minimum airflow)
Storage temperature -40°C to 85°C
Relative humidity 10 to 90% (non-condensing)
As altitude increases, air density decreases, hence the cooling effect of a particular
CFM rating decreases. Many manufacturers specify altitude and temperature ranges
that are not simultaneous. Notice that the above operating temperature is specified
simultaneously with an altitude. Different limits can be achieved by trading among
altitude, temperature, performance, and airflow.
Contact Mercury for more information.
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