I/O Device

GE Fanuc PMC673
PMC	PowerPC	v. 4.0
Market:	military and aerospace
Ethernet

The PMC673, using 1000BaseSX or -LX, is capable of full duplex operation. The PMC673 Ethernet/PCI interface includes a powerful DMA engine with very deep FIFO buffers (64K byte). This assures continuous, full bandwidth operation with minimum PCI overhead.

The PMC673 has three flavors of I/O connectivity: LC, VF-45 or MT-RJ—all available with SX or LX option. A mix of SX and LX options is also possible in any combination for a variety of applications. In addition, card edge PCI systems can be accommodated using GE Fanuc Embedded Systems' PMC239 adapter for rapid prototype and development.

• PCI 64bit/66Mhz
• DMA engine
• Full 1000Mbit point to point performance
• 1000BaseSX or 1000BaseLX (optional)
• Jumbo frame capable
• Triple 1000Mbit fiber Ethernet
• Connector options LC, VF-45 or MT-RJ

Host off-loading features

• Packet filtering based on checksum errors
• SNMP and RMON statistic counters
• Hardware TCP checksum off-loading
• Support for various address filtering modes:
  • 16 exact matches (unicast or multicast)
  • 4096-bit hash filter for multicast frames
  • Promiscuous unicast and promiscuous multicast transfer modes

Low cost, effective interconnect

Two PMC673 boards can be directly cabled with a simple "cross-over." This configuration creates a full duplex 1000Mbit dedicated data path (for each port)—delivering high bandwidth at very low cost. More complex, dedicated interconnects can be created using a hub or switch. Both point-to-point and switched hubs, in full duplex mode, remove many determinism concerns raised with traditional Ethernet solutions. This makes the PMC673 an excellent candidate for high performance interconnects that require real-time determinism.

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