MVME5500
■ MPC7455 processor at speeds of 1 GHz and beyond
■ 256KB of on-chip L2 cache and 2MB of L3 cache
■ AltiVec coprocessor for high-performance
computational applications
■ 512MB of on-board SDRAM ECC memory and 512MB
additional memory via a memory mezzanine card for
a total of 1GB of memory
■ 40MB Flash memory (32MB soldered and 8MB in
sockets)
■ Dual PCI buses and dual PMC sites with a bus speed
of up to 66 MHz
■ Gigabit Ethernet interface and a 10/100BaseTX
Ethernet interface
■ 64-bit PCI expansion mezzanine connector allowing
up to four more PMCs
■ I/O compatibility with MVME51xx family
■ Single VME slot even when fully configured with two
PMC modules or one PMC module and an add-on
memory mezzanine
Motorola’s highest performance VMEbus single-board computer
The MVME5500 is the latest flagship of the Motorola VME product line, enabling even
higher levels of performance in a single VMEbus slot. The MVME5500 utilizes the
latest MPC7455 processor running at speeds of 1 GHz and beyond, which is ideal for
data intensive applications.
The MVME5500 provides more than just faster processor performance; it provides
balanced performance from the processor, memory, local buses, and I/O subsystems.
The powerful Marvell Discovery system controller, with support for a 133 MHz host bus
and a 133 MHz SDRAM memory bus, is well matched to the high-speed processor. To
match the system I/O to the outstanding processor performance, the MVME5500
provides dual 64-bit, 33/66 MHz PCI buses. Each PCI bus has a PMC site supporting
cards running at 33 or 66 MHz. The Universe II VME interface and PMCspan connector
are isolated from the PMC sites on a dedicated 33 MHz PCI bus segment, so that both
PMC sites are capable of 66 MHz operation. The MVME5500 also offers a Gigabit
Ethernet interface, a 10/100BaseTX Ethernet interface, and two serial ports. All of this
adds up to a set of well-balanced, high-performance subsystems for unparalleled
performance.
The MVME5500 series is designed to meet the needs of OEMs servicing the defense
and aerospace, industrial automation, and medical imaging market segments.
Customers looking for a “technology refresh” for their application while maintaining
backward compatibility with their existing VMEbus infrastructure can upgrade to the
MVME5500 series and take advantage of the enhanced performance features.
L3 Cache
2MB
SDRAM
Mezzanine
512MB
SDRAM
133 MHz
512MB
UART
Battery Flash
32MB
(soldered)
8MB
(sockets)
PMC
Slot 2
IPMC
Slot 1
P1
PCI
Bridge
FP I/O Header
COM1 COM2
PMC FP I/O PMC FP I/O
A32/D64-bit, 133 MHz 66 MHz PCI Local Bus — A32/D64-bit
33 MHz PCI Local Bus
— A32/D64-bit
EIA232
Ethernet
10/100BaseTX
PHY
Port 1
10/100/1000BaseTX
FP I/O
66 MHz PCI Local Bus
— A32/D64-bit
Port 2 P2
10/100BaseTX
FP I/O
PCI Bridge &
Memory Controller
Discovery
MPC7455
1+ GHz
Gigabit
Ethernet
Controller
NVRAM
RTC
PMCspan
Connector
Universe II
UART