Kontron VM162 User Manual
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VM162/VM172
Chapter 1 Introduction
Juli 23, 1997
Page 1- 7
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IndustryPack
Any two IndustryPacks from a wide-range may be fitted to cater for the needs of digital, analog, com-
munication or counter functions. PEP also offers customers a non-gratis service that integrates the cho-
sen IP module and RT-OS with the VM162/172 carrier board.
SC-Interface
Three RS232 SC-Piggybacks are fitted as standard for serial communication.These can be replaced by
optoisolated RS232 or RS485 piggybacks as required.
DMA Channels
2 independent channels are provided by the ‘QUICC’ chip for use by applications requiring DMA trans-
fer between VMEbus, CXC-modules, DRAM,FLASH memory and dual-ported SRAM.
DRAM/FLASH
This memory, complete with a 32 bit-wide access bus is placed on a piggyback with addressing capabi-
lity for up to two memory banks of 64 MByte each.The on-board programmable FLASH memory al-
lows the user to produce low cost upgrades by over-writing existing stored data and may also be
configured as a boot device.
SRAM
This is a dual-ported battery-backed (Goldcap) memory area with a 16 bit- wide access bus. Users of the
VMEbus and CPU both have access to this memory.
EEPROM
A 2 kbit EEPROM is provided on-board, 1 kbit has been pre-programmed with PEP production data lea-
ving the remaining available space for user application code.