VME-5510L-xx

The VME-5510 Link is a high-performance, yet easy-to-use method of linking two or more VMEbus systems together. It is also useful in linking a wide variety of computer systems based on VMEbus or designed with VMEbus front ends. The link consists of two boards and two cables which enable a VMEbus system to be expanded beyond a single chassis. Several options and modes of operation are available to enable the user to optimize a variety of system configurations.

• Software-controlled isolation
• Two boards and two cables (in a variety of cable lengths) form a VME-to-VME link
• Allows expansion to multiple VMEbus systems in a star configuration
• Switch-controlled isolation for maintenance
• Supports up to 25-ft cables
• Compliant to VMEbus Rev. C.1
• Supports 8-, 16-, and 32-bit transfers (bidirectional)
• Supports 16-, 24-, and 32-bit addressing (bidirectional)
• Program-controlled interrupts allow each chassis to interrupt the other chassis
• In nontransparent mode, link arbiter determines which VME-5510 is master of the link
• Multimaster-allows multiple VMEbus masters in all chassis
• Software transparent mode-allows direct communication from primary chassis to secondary chassis with no software overhead (unidirectional link control with bidirectional data transfers)