VITA PUBLICATIONS LIST

Prices effective January 2005 (subject to change)

The VMEbus Handbook, Fourth Edition - $ 53.00
.....a user's guide to the VME64 and VME64x bus specifications - features over 70 product photos and over 160 circuit diagrams, tables and graphs

ANSI Approved Standards

All Approved ANSI/VITA Standards on CD-ROM - $150.00
.....all of the following standards in PDF Format

(These two standards are available in print or as PDF files)
VME64, ANSI/VITA 1-1994 (R2002) - $ 51.00
.....establishes a framework for 8-, 16-, 32- and 64-bit parallel-bus computer architectures that can implement single and multiprocessor systems

VME64 Extensions, ANSI/VITA 1.1-1997 (R2003) - $ 25.00
.....includes P1/J1 & P2/J2 160 Pin Connectors, P0/J0 Connector Area, EMC Front Panels and Subracks, Injector/Extractor Handles, Keying and Alignment Pin, ESD and Front Panel Safety Ground Protection, Rear I/O Transition Boards, Additions to CR/DSR Definition, 2eVME Protocol

(These standards are available only as PDF files)
VME64x 9U x 400mm, ANSI/VITA 1.3-1997 (R2003) - $ 19.00
.....defines 9U x 400mm boards, backplanes and subracks

2eSST Source Synchronous Transfer, ANSI/VITA 1.5-2003 - $ 25.00
.....defines a new transfer protocol, based upon source synchronous concepts, that permits the VMEbus to operate at rates up to 320MB/s

Keying for Conduction Cooled VME64x, ANSI/VITA 1.6-2000 - $ 10.00
.....documents keying features that can be added to conduction cooled VME64x boards and backplanes as defined in the VME64x Standard

Increased Current DIN Connector, ANSI/VITA 1.7-2003 - $ 10.00
.....describes increased current levels, test methods, test data and compliance criteria for 3-row DIN and 5-row DIN connectors when used in VME, VME64 and VME64 Extension P1/J1 and P2/J2 pin out arrangements

Board Level Live Insertion for VMEbus, ANSI/VITA 3-1995 (R2002) - $24.00
.....a recommended practices document for live insertion of VMEbus modules - identifies a standardized methodology through which a faulty board can be removed from a system and replacement board can be inserted while the system continues to operate

IP Modules, ANSI/VITA 4-1995 (R2002) - $ 35.00
.....mezzanine module specification - defines a versatile module known as an "IP module" that provides a convenient method of implementing a wide range of I/O, control, interface, slave processor, analog and digital functions

IP I/O Mapping to VME64x, ANSI/VITA 4.1-1996 (R2003) - $ 5.00
.....defines the mapping of the 50 user defined I/O pins from the IP (ANSI/VITA 4-1995) I/O connectors to VME64x board's rear I/O connectors

RACEway Interlink, ANSI/VITA 5.1-1999 - $ 20.00
.....a standard for a parallel-bussed cross-bar switched interconnect on the P2 connector of the VMEbus

SCSA, ANSI/VITA 6-1994 (R2002) - $ 17.50
.....Signal Computing System Architecture - used for processing digitized voice, video, and digital data in telephony applications

Extensions to ANSI/VITA 6-1994 SCSA, ANSI/VITA 6.1-1996 (R2003) - $ 14.00
.....defines the J2/P2 pinout and operating modes of additional SCbus controls - provides several nested levels of capacity with increasing redundancy features, each oriented towards specific segments of the computer telephony market

SKYchannel Packet Bus on VME P2, ANSI/VITA 10-1995 (R2002) - $ 15.00
.....P2 subsystem bus - high performance 320 Mbyte/sec packet switched architecture

M-Module Mezzanine, ANSI/VITA 12-1997 (R2002) - $ 26.00
.....mezzanine module specification - allows the use of specialized modules to meet specific application requirements

VMEbus Pin Assignment for ISO/IEC 14575, IEEE 1355-1995 (H.I.C.), ANSI/VITA 13-1995 - $ 10.00
.....defines the mechanisms to be used for the implementation of DS-SE links within a VMEbus architecture - DS-SE links provide a bi-directional point to point communications link made up of data and a strobe signal in each direction

Front Panel Data Port (FPDP), ANSI/VITA 17-1998 - $ 10.00
.....developed to provide high speed data transfer by means of ribbon cables connected between the front panels of VMEbus boards - point-to-point and multidrop canfigurations can be used - data transfer rates of 160MBytes/sec can be achieved

Serial Front Panel Data Port (FPDP), ANSI/VITA 17.1-2003 - $ 25.00
.....defines "Serial FPDP", a high-speed low-latency serial communications protocol for use in high-speed data transfer applications, typically using a fiber optic link

BusNet Media Access Control (MAC) (ANSI/VITA 19.1-1998) - $ 30.00
.....describes the lowest layer of the BusNet protocol - equivalent to the IEEE 802.2 Media Access Control layer which is the IEEE's lower subdivision of layer two of the ISO/OSI standard network model

BusNet Link Layer Control (LLC), ANSI/VITA 19.2-1998 - $ 5.00
.....describes the layer directly above the BusNet MAC layer - this layer is equivalent to the IEEE 802.2 Logical Link Control layer which is the IEEE's upper subdivision of layer two of the ISO/OSI standard network model

Conduction Cooled PCI Mezzanine Card (CCPMC), ANSI/VITA 20-2001 (R2005) - $ 10.00
.....defines the mechanical and thermal interface for a conduction cooled PCI mezzanine card

VME64 Extensions for Physics / VME64xP, ANSI/VITA 23-1998 - $ 50.00
.....builds on VME64, ANSI/VITA 1-1994, and VME64x, VITA 1.1-1997, and orients their use for physics and other fields with similar requirements

VISION, ANSI/VITA 25-1997 - $ 50.00
.....VISION (Versatile I/O Software Interface for Open-bus Networks) is a software specification which standardizes the low-level aspects of bus I/O

Myrinet-on-VME Protocol, ANSI/VITA 26-1998 (R2003) - $ 20.00
.....defines the building block components of a Myrinet network

PC•MIP, ANSI/VITA 29-2001 - $ 30.00
.....defines the mechanical format and the pin assignments for a small factor mezzanine module based on the PCI bus

2mm Equipment Practice for Eurocard Systems, ANSI/VITA 30-2000 - $ 15.00
.....defines an equipment practice based on a combination per IEC 61076-4-101, and subracks, racks and printed boards based on the Euroboard form factors

2mm Connector Practice for Conduction Cooled Euroboard Systems, ANSI/VITA 30.1-2002 - $ 10.00
.....provides the mechanical dimensions for conduction cooled Euroboard systems that use 2mm connectors

Gigabit Ethernet on VME64x Backplanes, ANSI/VITA 31.1-2003 - $ 15.00
.....defines a pinout and interconnection methodology for implementing a 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet switched network on a VME64x backplane

Processor PMC, ANSI/VITA 32-2003 - $ 15.00
.....incorporates a set of extensions to the IEEE 1386.1 PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) standard which creates a new class of CPU-based PMC cards referred to in this standard as Processor PMC cards - standard retains electrical signaling compatibility with existing PMC cards

PMC-P4 Pin Out Mapping To VME-P0 and VME64x-P2, ANSI/VITA 35-2000 - $ 5.00
.....defines the mapping for the pinout between a PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) module's user IO connector (P4) and the VME host's user IO connector

System Management on VME, ANSI/VITA 38-2003 - $ 5.00
.....defines a methodology for using IPMI for System Management of VME sysems

PCI-X for PMC and Processor PMC, ANSI/VITA 39-2003 - $ 10.00
.....integrates the PCI-X capability from PCI to PMC-based products, including standard PMCs as well as Processor PMCs

Status Indicator Standard, ANSI/VITA 40-2003 - $ 15.00
.....defines the colors, behaviors, placement, and labeling of service indicator lamps for boards, field replaceable units, and enclosures

Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, and Quality for Plug-In Units Standard, ANSI/VITA 47-2005 - $ 10.00
.....defines environmental, design and construction, safety, and quality requirements for commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) plug-in units (cards, modules, etc) intended for mobile applications

 

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