Interface Concept
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F-29510 Briec de l'Odet, France
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Sales/Marketing: Jean-Yves Guéguen
Interface Concept designs, manufactures and markets high-performance COTS boards and systems for use in Industry, Transport, Defence and Telecommunications markets. Major products include Ethernet switches, high-speed intelligent serial interfaces for LAN-WAN, and embedded PowerPC CPUs. Our products are built around industrial standards including PCI, cPCI, VME, PMC, .and support a wide portfolio of RTOS, ported in-house. High performance, reliability and cost-effectiveness are key features of its product range.
Processor Boards
| Processor Type | Description | Software Support | ADDR/ DATA Width | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VITA 31.1 compliant and VME64x 2eSST board based on MPC7448a e600 'G4' running at 1500MHz, 512MB-ECC - 64MB Mirrorbit Flash - 256KB SRAM - 2KB I2C EEPROM - Real Time Clock (RTC) with Backup (Super Cap) - T° monitoring - Three Giga Ethernet ports: 1*10/100/1000BT (Front panel) + 2*10/100/1000BT (rear panel P0) - 2*PMC sites 64 bits PCI or PCI-X compliant - Model no. IC-e6-VMEa | VxWorks | |||
MPC8555E/ MPC8560 | VME64x based on PowerQuiccIII MPC8541E/8555E/8560 (533 or 833 MHz) 2eSST capabilities SDRAM-DDR266 up to 256MB, Flash up to 64MB. PCI 32/64-bit 33/66Mhz or PCI-X 64-bit 133Mhz. 2 Gigabit Ethernet controllers and one Fast Ethernet 10/100TX controller. Optionally, 3 additional multi-protocol channels (FastEthernet, ATM, TDM), 4 async / synchronous serial controllers, RapidIO extension.Model No. IC-PQ3-VMEa | VxWorks | ||
| VME Communication CPU board with MPC8250 32-bit 603e core PowerPC CPU, running at 300MHz, up to 256MB on-board SDRAM, up to 16MB Flash, 128KB BSRAM, three Fast Ethernet Controllers 10/100TX, four high performance serial controllers, two 32-bit PMC slots, fully VME64x compliant, commercial and extended Temp range. Model no. IC-PQ2-VMEa | VxWorks | |||
DSP | Power Electronic Converter control board. Based on a TMS320C33-150MHz together with FPGA for rapid I/O control (PWM, safety). 7 analog inputs, 4 analog outputs, quadrature and absolute encoders, 4 digital inputs, 4 digital outputs, 8 pulses outputs, CAN, RS232, JTAG. 2 or 3 slots. Model No. CTRL-EP31 |
Serial I/O Boards
| Function | Description | Software Support | ADDR/DATA Width | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Communication Serial Controller | Communication oriented SBC with a PowerPC MPC8250 at 200MHz (280 MIPS) or 300MHz (420 MIPS), four multi-protocol high-speed serial asynch/synch.ports up to 4Mbs w/selectable RS-232, 422, 485. Four additional asynch ports (up to 155Kbs) provided by one UART TL16C754-4. Three Ethernet ports 10/100TX, providing up to 128MB on-board SDRAM, up to 16MB Boot Flash, 32-bit VMEbus interface, one 32-bit PMC slot. Standard and industrial environments. Model No.pLinesE_VMEa | VxWorks | ||
Communication Serial Controller | VME64/6U communication platform based on 1*MPC8270 providing 4 ports high speed serial asynch./synch. up to 4 Mbs and 3 Ethernet ports10/100TX. This processor is associated to one UART TL16C754-4, which provides 4 asynch. ports up to 155Kbs. All asynch./synch ports are multi-mode electrical software configurable. 1*PMC slot. Model No.pLinesE_VMEb | VxWorks |
Networking Boards
| Function | Description | Software Support | ADDR/ DATA Width | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unmanaged Switches | ComEth 3000a range - Fast Ethernet Layer 2 switches providing 5, 10 or 12*10/100TX. Rear/front panel I/O according to models. Products available in standard and extended temp ranges. Variants include: | 6U | ||
| 5*10/100TX ports to the front panel. Model No: ComEth3010a | ||||
| 4*10/100TX + 1*100FX ports to the front panel. Model No: ComEth3011a | ||||
| 8*10/100TX ports to the front panel. Model No: ComEth3020a | ||||
| 12*10/100TX ports to the front panel. Model No: ComEth3021a | ||||
| 10*10/100TX + 2*100FX ports to the front panel. Model No: ComEth3022a | ||||
| 8*10/100TX ports to the rear panel. Model No: ComEth3030a | ||||
| 8*10/100TX ports to the rear panel +2*100FX to the front panel. Model No: ComEth3031a | ||||
Managed Switches | ComEth 5100a range - PICMG 2.16 amd VITA 31.1 compliant Layer 2 Ethernet Switches providing 24*10/100TX + 2*Giga 1000BT/Fiber. On-board local PowerPC processor for switch management through SNMP or web browser. Rear/front panel I/O according to models. Products available in standard and extended temp ranges. Variants include: | |||
| 20*10/100TX ports to the backplane (PICMG 2.16 and VITA 31.1 compliant) or through a rear transition module, 4*10/100TX and 2*1000BT to the front panel. Model No: ComEth5140a | ||||
| 20*10/100TX ports to the backplane (PICMG 2.16 and VITA 31.1 compliant) or through a rear transition module, 4*10/100TX to the backplane and 2*1000BT to the front panel. Model No: ComEth5141a | ||||
| 20*10/100TX ports to the backplane (PICMG 2.16 and VITA 31.1 compliant) or through a rear transition module, 4*10/100TX to the backplane and 2*1000BT (auto SX/TX)to the front panel. Model No: ComEth5144a | ||||
Managed Switches | ComEth 4000 range - Layer 2 managed Giga-Ethernet - 16 or 24 ports 10/100/1000BT. On-board local PowerPC processor for switch management through SNMP or web browser. Front panel I/O. Standard environment. Variants include: | |||
| 16*10/100/1000BT ports - 2 slots. Model No: ComEth 4010 | ||||
| 24*10/100/1000BT ports - 2 slots. Model No: ComEth 4011 | ||||
| 20*ports 10/100/1000BT + 4*1000SX-LC - 2 slots. Model No: ComEth4012 | ||||
Managed Switches | ComEth 4050 range - Full Gbs PICMG 2.16 and VITA 31.1 compliant Layer 2 Ethernet Switches providing up to 24*10/100/1000Mbs. On-board local PowerPC processor for switch management through SNMP or web browser. Rear/front panel I/O according to models. Products available in standard, extended, rugged and conduction-cooled grades. Many variants include: | |||
| 20*10/100/1000Mbs ports to the backplane (PICMG 2.16 and VITA 31.1 compliant) or through a rear transition module, 4*1000BT to the front panel. Model No: ComEth4051 | ||||
| 20*10/100/1000Mbs ports to the backplane (PICMG 2.16 and VITA 31.1 compliant) or through a rear transition module, 4*1000BT to rear I/O. Model No: ComEth4052 | ||||
| 20*10/100/1000Mbs ports to the backplane (PICMG 2.16 and VITA 31.1 compliant) or through a rear transition module, 2*GE SX-LC (auto SX/TX) to the front panel. Model No: ComEth4053 | ||||
| 16*10/100/1000Mbs ports to the backplane (PICMG 2.16 and VITA 31.1 compliant) or through a rear transition module. Available in conduction-cooled version only. Model No: ComEth4055 | ||||
Managed/ Unmanaged Switches | ComEth4100 range - Layer 2 Giga-Ethernet - 9 or 10 ports 10/100/1000BT - switches. On-board local PowerPC processor for switch management through SNMP or web browser. Rear/front panel I/O. Managed/unmanaged versions. Products available in standard, extended, rugged and conduction-cooled grades. Many variants include: | |||
| Unmanaged switch - 10*10/100/1000BT - Front panel I/O. Model No: ComEth 4110 | ||||
| Unmanaged switch - 9*10/100/1000BT + 1*1000SX - Front panel I/O. Model No: ComEth 4111 | ||||
| Managed switch - 9*10/100/1000BT - Front panel I/O. Model No: ComEth 4115 | ||||
| Managed switch - 8*10/100/1000BT + 1*1000SX - Front panel I/O. Model No: ComEth 4116 | ||||
| Unmanaged switch - 9*10/100/1000BT to the backplane + 1*10/100/1000BT on front panel. Model No: ComEth 4120 | ||||
| Managed switch - 9*10/100/1000BT - Rear panel I/O. Model No: ComEth 4125 | ||||
Managed Switches | ComEth3200 range - Modular boards which can be equipped with mezzanine boards to extend their switching capabilities. Two base board models are available: 8 or 16 10/100TX ports - 4 of them being configurable in 100FX. These layer 2 switches which provide a QoS layer2/3, can be easily managed via Ethernet with a computer using a common browser interface or using SNMP protocol, or through CPU VME using a mail-box data structure. Rugged versions are available on request (extended temperature range, coating, stiffener). Mezzanine modules support 10/100TX, 100FX and 1000BT/SX/LX modes, and one of them provides up to 5 Gigabit. 1 or 2 slots. Numerous variants possible. following are a few examples: | |||
| 8*10/100TX on front panel - 1 slot. Model No. ComEth3223 | ||||
| 4*10/100TX on front panel + 4*100FX - 1 slot. Model No. ComEth3224 | ||||
| 6*10/100TX + 2*100FX on front panel - 1 slot. Model No. ComEth3225 | ||||
| 16*10/100TX on front panel - 2 slots. Model No. ComEth3229 | ||||
| 14*10/100TX + 2*100FX on front panel - 2 slots. Model No. ComEth3231 | ||||
| 12*10/100TX on front panel + 4*100FX - 1 slot. Model No. ComEth3232 | ||||
| Mezzanine board with 4*10/100/1000BT. Model No. Mezz.1 | ||||
| Mezzanine board with 1*1000SX. Model No. Mezz.2 | ||||
| Mezzanine board with 1*1000SX. Model No. Mezz.2 | ||||
Managed Switches | ComEth 3300 range - Ethernet Switches equipped with 8 or 26 ports supporting Ethernet 10/100base-TX. On-board local PowerPC processor for switch management through SNMP or web browser. Rear/front panel I/O. Managed/Unmanaged versions. Products available in standard, extended, rugged and conduction-cooled grades. Many variants include: | |||
| 8*10/100TX routed to the P2 connector - 1 slot. Model No. ComEth3327 | ||||
| 24*10/100TX routed to the P2 connector + 2 GE TX routed to the P0 connector - 1 slot. Model No. ComEth3331 | ||||
| 24* 10/100TX routed to the P2 connector + 2 GE SX/TX (auto) - 1 slot. Model No. ComEth3332 | ||||
| 24*10/100TX routed to the P2 connector + 2 GE TX on front panel - 1 slot. Model No. ComEth3333 |
Motion Control Boards
| Function | Description | Software Support | ADDR/ DATA Width | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Electronic Converter | Power Electronic Converter control board. Based on a TMS320C33-150MHz DSP together with FPGA for rapid I/O control (PWM, safety). I/O as follows: 7 analog inputs, 4 analog outputs, quadrature and absolute encoders, 4 digital inputs, 4 digital outputs, 8 pulses outputs, CAN, RS232, JTAG. Model No. CTRL-EP31 | RT-Workshop | 2 or 3 Slots |
PMC Mezzanine Modules
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| 6U VME64x 2eSST carrier providing a high performance VMEbus interface for two PrPMC/PMC slots. Standard and extended temperature versions available. Model No. IC-PMC-VMEa | |
MPC7448 Processor | PrPMC module based on MPC7447A/MPC7448 processor (2.1MIPS @ 1GHz) equipped with Marvell Discovery III chipset that provides 3* Gigabit Ethernet ports. Model No. IC-e6-PMCa |
| PMC module providing 2* Giga Ethernet ports. Model No. IC-2GB-PMCa | |
Multi-channel Fast Ethernet Controller | On-board PowerQuiccII MPC8250 to off-load protocol processing from host, three auto-sensing Fast Ethernet controllers 10/100TX routed to RJ45 connectors on front panel, four additional high-speed serial ports available on PMC I/O, to use as 10Mbs Ethernet, HDLC synchronous links or E1/T1 buses, 64-bit, 66-MHz PCI host interface. Commercial and extended Temp range. Model No. IC-ETH-PMCa |
Communication Processor | The following PMC modules based on a MPC860P PowerPC can be used in conjunction with VMEbus or proprietary architecture. Both processing power and SDRAM allow these communication controllers to execute high speed protocols directly on-board. Protocols supported are: HDLC, TCP/IP on Ethernet, PPP, BOOTP, TELNET, etc. Extended temperature range and coating on request. The different configurations are: |
| 4 high speed asynch./synch. Ports independently software configurable (as RS232/422/485, EIA530A, V10, V11, X21,V35, V36) + 1 Ethernet 10/100 Mbs port available via the MPC860 connector MII port. Model No. IC-SER-PMCa | |
| 4 high speed asynch./synch. DTE/DCE Ports independently software configurable (as RS232/422/485, EIA530A, V10, V11, X21,V35, V36) + 1 Ethernet 10/100TX port available on the front panel. Model No. IC-SER-PMCb | |
Embedded Processor | PPMC/XMC based on PowerQuiccIII MPC8560 (833 MHz) SDRAM-DDR266 up to 128MB, Flash up to 32MB... PCI 32/64-bit 33/66Mhz or PCI-X. 2 Gigabit Ethernet controllers and one Fast Ethernet 10/100TX controller. Optionally 2 additional multi-protocol channels (FastEthernet, ATM, TDM...),4 async/synchronous serial controllers, RapidIO expansion. Model No. IC-PQ3-PMCa |
Embedded Processor | PPMC based on PowerQuiccIII MPC8541E (833 MHz) SDRAM-DDR266 up to 256MB, Flash up to 128MB... PCI 32/64-bit 33/66Mhz or PCI-X. 2 Gigabit Ethernet controllers and one Fast Ethernet 10/100TX controller. Model No. IC-PQ3-PMCb |
Embedded Processor | PPMC based on PowerQuiccIII MPC8555E (533 MHz) SDRAM-DDR266 up to 256MB, Flash up to 128MB... PCI 32/64-bit 33/66Mhz or PCI-X. 2 Gigabit Ethernet controllers and one Fast Ethernet 10/100TX controller. Optionally 2 additional multi-protocol channels (FastEthernet, ATM, TDM...), 3 async / synchronous serial controllers. Model No. IC-PQ3-PMCb |
Embedded Processor | PPMC/XMC based on PowerQuiccIII MPC8560 (833 MHz) SDRAM-DDR266 up to 128MB, Flash up to 32MB... PCI 32/64-bit 33/66Mhz or PCI-X.2 Gigabit Ethernet controllers and one Fast Ethernet 10/100TX controller.Opt. 2 additional multi-protocol channels (FastEthernet, ATM, TDM), 4 async/sync serial controllers, RapidIO expansion.Model No. IC-PQ3-PMCa |
MPC8555E Embedded Processor | PPMC based on PowerQuiccIII MPC8541E (833 MHz) or MPC8555E (533 MHz). SDRAM-DDR266 up to 256MB, Flash up to 128MB. PCI 32/64-bit 33/66Mhz or PCI-X. 2 Gigabit Ethernet controllers and one Fast Ethernet 10/100TX controller. Opt. 2 additional multi-protocol channels (FastEthernet, ATM, TDM), 3 async/sync serial controllers. Model No. IC-PQ3-PMCb |
Embedded Processor | PMC monarch/non monarch module based on a PowerQUICCII MPC8250/70 provides computing facilities and 3 Ethernet links to its base board. Embeds a 603e core associated with a RISC comm processor. Up to 450MHz using very low power. Up to 128 MB shared SDRAM, up to 16 MB FlashEprom, PCI or PCI-X 32-bit 33/66Mhz, 3 Ethernet 10/100TX (rear and front panel RJ45), 1 RS232 serial port, general I/O and I_C bus on rear I/O. Ext temp range and coating available. Conduction cooled version available. Model No. IC-PQ2-PMCa |
Embedded Processor | Conduction-Cooled PPMC based on a PowerQuiccII MPC8270 (266MHz), SDRAM up to 64MB, FlashEprom up to 8MB... PCI 32-bit 33/66MHz rev 2.2. Three Fast Ethernet controllers 10/100TX routed on the rear connector, four multi-purpose serial controllers and I_C and multi I/O on Pn4. Opt Mass Flash up to 256MB. Model No. IC-PQ2-PMCb |
| 4 high performcance asynchronous ports available on a front HD68 connector or on the rear PN IO. Ultra low power design. Model No. IC-4LS-PMCa | |
| 8 high performcance asynchronous ports available on a front HD68 connector or on the rear PN IO.Ultra low power design. Model No. IC-8LS-PMCa |
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