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Universe (VMEbus to PCI) Chip
Note
All of the information in this chapter (except
) is taken from the Universe User
Manual, which is listed in
Appendix A, Related Documentation
.
Refer to that manual for complete information.
General Information
Introduction
The Universe VMEbus interface chip (CA91C042) provides a reliable
high performance 64-bit VMEbus to PCI interface in one device.
Designed by Tundra Semiconductor Corporation in consultation with
Motorola, the Universe is compliant with the VME64 specification and is
tuned to the new generation of high speed processors.
The Universe is ideally suited for CPU boards acting as both master and
slave in the VMEbus system, and is particularly fitted for PCI local
systems. The Universe is manufactured in a CMOS process.
Product Overview – Features
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Fully compliant, 64-bit, 33 MHz PCI local bus interface
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Fully compliant, high performance 64-bit VMEbus interface
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Integral FIFOs for write posting to maximize bandwidth utilization
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Programmable DMA controller with linked list support
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VMEbus transfer rates of up to 60MB/sec
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Complete suite of VMEbus address and data transfer modes
– A32/A24/A16 master and slave