GE PowerPact3 Data Sheet
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1. amp Legacy IMP1A only Tornado VxWorks 5 x BSP only For Platforms IMP1A 2A amp Legacy IMP1A only Tornado VxWorks 5 x BSP amp ESP For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP only on all PowerPact3 boards For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP amp ESP on all PowerPact3 boards 6U cPCI SBCs For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP only on all PowerPact6 boards For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP amp ESP on all PowerPact6 boards 6U VME Intel based SBCs For Platforms Tornado VxWorks 5 x BSP only on Intraxtreme IXT2A For Platforms Tornado VxWorks 5 x BSP amp ESP on IntrXtreme IXT2A For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP only on all Intraxtreme boards For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP amp ESP on all Intraxtreme boards 6U cPCI Intel based SBCs For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP only on all IntraPact6 boards For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP amp ESP on all IntraPact6 boards TABLE 1 BSP ESP Maintenance Agreement Numbers for GE SBC Hardware Families version which is certifiable to DO 178B are also functional only i e not engineered for certification However GE s partner Ultra Electronics Datel can provide expert engineering services for the purpose of delivering certifiable BSP code and associ ated process evidence Please contact GE or Datel for further information on this topic No standard support is offered for Wind Riv er s older certifiable release VxWorks2. 178 which is delivered in Platform Safety Critical DO 178B but inquiries on this topic may be made to GE Additional GE Intelligent Platforms Support with VxWorks In addition to BSPs and ESPs for GE SBCs VxWorks support is also available for a wide range of peripheral hardware products offered by GE Intelligent Platforms including 1553 Fibre Channel StarFabric Graphics DSP product Gigabit Ethernet extensions switches ADC DAC solutions and more Please visit www ge ip com for details In addition to highly configurable built in test BIT firmware running at initialization VxWorks SBC Support and intrusive to obtain the highest cover age GE offers a non intrusive test suite that does not disturb the functioning of the COTS operating system Tailored to run with VxWorks this provides background test coverage and also lets the application invoke specific tests Known as Background Condition Screening BCS it is delivered as part of the VxWorks ESP Main BCS features and tests are e Downloadable or linkable to the VxWorks operating system image e Launched from shell or application e Static configuration via h file e Dynamic configuration via interactive menu e Configurable thread priority and other parameters e Error log in Flash and visual indication e Call back menu for immediate invocation of individual tests in addition to running tests in background mode e Logs and scrubs single bit errors Comprehensi
3. a particular issue is deemed important but these may still be useful regarding planned technology refreshes or work on new projects The part numbers for BSP only main tenance or BSP ESP maintenance are given in table 1 below with entries per hardware family Note an ESPZ includes extra multi processing options an ESPC includes extra communications orientated options GE Maintenance Agreements are tailored to match the major versions and bundles in which Wind River Systems offers VxWorks Historically Wind River s Tornado IDE with VxWorks 5 x was the company s main product At a later date these were both bundled with various middlewares in market orientated platforms featur ing differing content and capability Wind River s newer Eclipse based Workbench IDE together with VxWorks 6 x is offered as a parallel stream also bundled within equivalent platforms For each GE SBC family a single Mainte nance Agreement covers hardware support matching all VxWorks 5 x based releases whether delivered from Wind River with platforms Tornado for whichever platform or with the pre platforms legacy Tornado A separate Agreement covers equivalent SBC hardware support matching all VxWorks 6 x releases delivered from WRS with plat forms Workbench for whichever platform VxWorks Platforms As noted previously VxWorks is bundled in Wind River platforms the primary foun
4. dation for device software applications These include tightly integrated middle ware run time technologies networking security management and graphics Each platform includes an end to end integrated development suite tightly aligned partner ecosystem industry specific professional services and training together with world wide technical support Available platforms include those listed below e General Purpose Platform GPP VxWorks Edition e Platform for Automotive Devices PAD VxWorks Edition e Platform for Consumer Devices PCD VxWorks Edition e Platform for Industrial Devices PID VxWorks Edition e Platform for Network Equipment PNE VxWorks Edition e Platform for Safety Critical ARINC653 e Platform for Safety Critical DO 178B BSPs and ESPs delivered under any of the Maintenance Agreements that list platform support in Table 1 above will install over the Wind River platform software excluding the Safety Critical platforms see top right Only selected GE boards are supported for VxWorks AE653 delivered by Wind River in Platform Safety Critical ARINC653 Note that BSPs delivered by GE for this VxWorks PowerX PPCBSP TOR1M PPCBESP TOR1M PXBSP WBV1M PXBESP WBV1M EmPower EPBSP TOR1M EPBESP TOR1M VxWorks SBC Support 6U VME SBCs Including PowerXpress and PowerXtreme For Platforms amp Legacy Tornado VxWorks 5 x BSP only on all PowerX boards to PPC7D For Platforms amp Lega
5. GE Intelligent Platforms VxWorks SBC Support VxWorks Board Support Packages and Enhanced Support Packages Features Extensive support for the embedded industry s most popular real time oper ating system Fully featured standard board support package BSP for all operating system vendor defined functions Enhanced support package ESP provides many extra functions not defined by the operating system vendor including continuous test BSPs ESPs available for all GE Intel ligent Platforms SBC families Includes Powerxtreme Powerxpress EmPower PowerPact and xXtraPower all based on PowerPC plus INTraxtreme and INTra Pact based on Intel architectures All Wind River platforms supported for Workbench VxWorks 6 x and Tornado VxWorks 5 x VxWorks on GE Intelligent Platforms single board computers SBCs creates a partner ship between the leading real time software system in the marketplace and the leading COTS hardware platforms in the defense arena giving users an unprecedented choice of compatible hardware and software mod ules to facilitate optimum system integration GE offers five PowerPC based SBC families and two Intel based families all with com prehensive VxWorks support and aimed at different application areas Each family features a common architecture approach facilitating technology insertion and the best Deployed Test software for COTS systems in the industry In addition to pr
6. Support Differing hardware platforms are sup ported under VxWorks via a board support package BSP The BSP contains a set of functions isolating the operating system from low level hardware specifics such as timers interrupt structure VME interface plus drivers to isolate peripheral devices such as network serial USB and others VxWorks BSPs have a fixed interface and style defined by Wind River Systems WRS which can be verified by hardware vendors using a Validation Test Suite VTS supplied APPLICATION APPLICATION ESP HARDWARE LED Parallel etc Drvs Fast Sync Asyne te DMA Engine TN BCS TrueFFS drv User System WRS core O S Backplane Protocol File Net Console Workbench IDE Flash Low Level Flash Tools amp Applications VxWorks Kernel Ae ail Basic O VME Functions Devices Std Drivers Memory Bridge A PCI Architecture Initialization Bootrom an by Wind River This approach allows wide hardware platform support while giving a guarantee of seamless operation with the operating system The precise BSP definition is aligned to each particular major operat ing system version for example VxWorks 5 x VxWorks 6 x VxWorksAE653 BSPs delivered by GE for the required hard ware family are separate items from the main operating system which is purchased direct f
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8. cy Tornado VxWorks 5 x BSP amp ESP on all PowerX boards to PPC7D For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP only on all PowerX boards from PPC7A For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP amp ESP on all Powerx boards from PPC7A Comms orientated 6U VME EP1A plus PMCs PMCQ1 EPMCQ2 PrPMCQ2 For Legacy Tornado VxWorks 5 x BSP only on all EmPower boards For Legacy Tornado VxWorks 5 x BSP amp ESP on all EmPower boards NOTE Contact GE Intelligent Platforms for Fast Async HDLC 1553 amp PCIT Comms modules partnumbers for VxWorks 5 x EPBSP WBV1M EPBESPC WBV1M NOTE XtraPower XPBESPZ TOR1M XPBESPZ WBV1M For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP only on all EmPower boards For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP amp ESPC on all EmPower boards EmPower ESPC ESP Fast Async HDLC 1553 amp PCIT Comms modules for VxWorks 6 x 6U VME Dual Processor SBCs Note a BSP only option is not available for XtraPower For Legacy Tornado VxWorks 5 x BSP amp ESPZ on XtraPower PPCM1 For Platforms Workbench VxWorks 6 x BSP amp ESPZ on all XtraPower boards NOTE ESPZ ESP Multiprocessing support through PO PCI or StarFabric PowerPact3 IMPBSP TOR1M IMPBESP TOR1M PP3BSP WBV1M PP3BESP WBV1M PowerPact6 PP6BSP WBV1M PP6BESP WBV1M IntraXtreme IXTBSP PTR1M IXTBESP PTR1M IXTBSP WBV1M IXTBESP WBV1M IntraPact6 IP6BSP WBV1M IP6BESP WBV1M 3U cPCI SBCs For Platforms IMP1A 2A
9. ed between nodes providing legacy application compatibility in 1 for 2 SBC replacement or built in system redundancy scenarios GE s raw DMA is provided for maximum bandwidth transfers between nodes and the PPCM2 SBC also features an off board StarFabric connection XtraPower SBCs are also offered to full rugged specifications PowerPact single board computers are designed for demanding applications with restrictive dimensional requirements PowerPact3 complies with the 3U CompactPCl format SBCs in this family pack high PowerPC based performance into a small space the IMP2A SBC features a 7448 Core I O functions are also provided and a PMC slot plus an optional carrier card allows for functional expansion PowerPact6 SBCs conform to 6U CompactPCI but otherwise have a similar specification to PowerXtreme boards the CP1A being close to a PPC7D without VME INTraXtreme combines GE s industry leading ruggedization technology with Intel s popular Pentium M processors packaged in a 6U VME form factor With the Pentium M s new micro architecture now offering a real alternative to PowerPC in the embedded market INTraxtreme SBCs starting with the IXT2A capture true PC performance ruggedized to meet the demands of harsh environment defense and aerospace applications INTraPact offers Pentium M processors in a 3U CompactPCI format for space or weight constrained applications while for applications requiring extensive I O capabilitie
10. ing new applications on VxWorks 6 x e Support for IPv6 enables development of the next generation of networked devices e Standard sockets based and modular message channels provide a common communications interface State of the Art Memory Protection VxWorks 6 x enables manufacturers to increase device reliability through MMU based memory protection VxWorks introduces process based user mode application execution in addition to tradi tional kernel mode execution The kernel is protected from user mode applications run ning in VxWorks real time processes These are also protected from each other While VxWorks 6 x provides MMU enabled memory protection it continues to use the non overlapped address space used in all earlier versions of VxWorks The non over lapped memory model promotes backward compatibility with legacy VxWorks code and provides high determinism with low latency Error Management Wind River provides an error manage ment framework to help customers isolate diagnose and correct error conditions encountered during development and test ing Within this framework customers can manage failures minimizing the need to reproduce the failure in order to diagnose the device The error management frame work includes error detection and reporting technology provides a foundation for debugging device software out of the box and is extensible to enable customers to design reliable devices Generic Hardware
11. ogressive strat egies for obsolescence management GE supports defensive strategies including con figuration control component health checks and component buy ahead and storage GE is the COTS supplier of choice for mission critical applications based on either standard VxWorks 5 x or VxWorks 6 x with enhanced memory protection and error trapping Real Time Operating Systems from Wind River Real time operating systems for device software play an integral role in how manu facturers develop deploy and market their devices Over the past twenty years and more Wind River Systems has delivered and supported the industry s most significant real time operating systems Wind River operating systems have been used as the foundation for a broad range of devices across multiple markets from set top boxes cameras and planes to NASA s Mars Rover VxWorks and pSOS two of the most influen tial real time operating systems have been deployed in millions of devices worldwide Wind River customers continue to rely on VxWorks the world s leading real time operating system to provide the solid deter ministic small footprint high performance characteristics needed to successfully develop and deploy their products better faster at lower cost and more reliably Real time operating systems from Wind River include VxWorks 5 x and VxWorks 6 x VxWorks 5 x is the most established and most widely deployed device software oper ating
12. rom Wind River and ships with a full Integrated Development Environment IDE BSP and ESP A GE BSP Is engineered for vanilla stan dard usage and functionality with VxWorks including out of the box operation An enhanced support package ESP provides functional extensions to the BSP allowing drivers and applications access to hard ware functionality not included within the standard BSP definitions made by the oper ating system vendor BSPs operate via Wind River defined inter faces The ESP necessarily operates via GE defined interfaces The diagram below illustrates the BSP ESP concept and typical paths from the operating system and appli cation to hardware functional blocks via the BSP and ESP BIT and BCS are Deployed Test firmwares GE Intelligent Platforms Maintenance Agreements BSPs and ESPs for each SBC family are supplied by GE under a Maintenance Agree ment renewable annually if desired which provides expert support and the distribu tion of regular updates This allows users to be constantly up to date with changes to accommodate new hardware revisions e g to combat device obsolescence or oper ating systems changes originating from Wind River that may impact the BSP or ESP together with new features and any solu tions for bugs reported from the field Users who have already completed applica tion testing and have frozen for production need not implement any software upgrades received unless
13. rom its sharp focus on the sheltered COTS market PowerxXtreme SBCs available in five air and conduction cooled levels deliver the same exceptional performance as the Powerxpress range but also offer full rugged survivability Designed explicitly for operation in the harshest environments PowerXtreme boards incorporate state of the art design and manufacturing techniques to guarantee operation in the most demanding of defense and aerospace applications EmPower is a range of cost effective boards based on embedded PowerPC technology and targeted at communications applications requiring combinations of fast serial MIL STD 1553 and Ethernet channels An appropriate mix of hardware and software modules from the EmPower range can satisfy a wide range of system requirements avoiding the expense and extended lead time of custom or tailored products All fam ily members in both 6U EP1A and PMC form factor PrPMCQ2 EPMCQ2 and PMCQ1 are offered across a wide ruggedization spectrum for use in environments ranging from industrial to defense and aerospace applications XtraPower architecture combines the processing power of two traditional SBCs within a single 6U VME slot Loosely coupling two fully inde pendent processor nodes each with its own bridge memory Flash across a fast internal bus provides the system architect with cost effective high bandwidth processing units optimized for real time Standard VxWorks multiprocessing mechanisms are maintain
14. s INTraPact6 offers higher function in a 6U CompactPCI format and is also based on Pentium M processors With two PMC sites and an addition plug on AFIX Additional Flexible Interface Xtension module INTraPact6 offers the most flexible range of I O solutions available in the rugged SBC market space Deployed Test firmware Configuration Control plus other software and services for critical program support are available on all SBCs TABLE 2 Asummary of GE Intelligent Platforms SBC families About GE Intelligent Platforms GE Intelligent Platforms a General Electric Company NYSE GE is an experienced high performance technology company and a global provider of hardware software services and expertise in automation and embedded computing We offer a unique foundation of agile advanced and ultra reliable technology that provides customers a sustainable advantage in the industries they serve including energy water consumer packaged goods government and defense and telecommunications GE Intelligent Platforms is a worldwide company headquartered in Charlottesville VA and is part of GE Home and Business Solutions For more information visit www ge ip com GE Intelligent Platforms Contact Information Americas 1 800 433 2682 or 1 434 978 5100 Global regional phone numbers are listed by location on our web site at www ge ip com contact www ge ip com 2011 GE Intelligent Platforms Inc All rights reserved All other brands or n
15. system in the embedded market VxWorks 6 x The next generation of VxWorks adds pow erful new features and a focus on openness performance dependability and interoper ability With VxWorks 6 x Companies can e Optimize developer productivity through open standards e Increase reliability through MMU based memory protection e Accelerate time to market through enhanced error management e Seamlessly migrate existing VxWorks based IP and other existing IPs including open source Continue to deliver products that rely on the core attributes of VxWorks including high performance reliability determinism low latency and scalability Compatibility One of the central goals of VxWorks 6 x was to ease migration from VxWorks 5 5 To that end the kernel of VxWorks completely supports the VxWorks 5 5 kernel operat ing environment most BSPs drivers and kernel applications developed for or ported VxWorks SBC Support to VxWorks 5 5 will run in the VxWorks 6 x kernel with only a recompilation required By default the VxWorks 6 x kernel builds as that of VxWorks 5 5 VxWorks 6 x also provides increased sup port for open standards This promotes compatibility between the operating system and open source applications with these improvements e Increased POSIX compliance facilitates easier porting of open source and third party software to VxWorks e Standard process based model reduces the learning curve for programm
16. ve main memory test By dedicating small segments per bank for exclusive BCS usage and in con junction with ECC circuitry all failure modes throughout all the memory can be detected without destructive action outside the BCS segments System and user background Flash checksumming NVRAM checksum PCI bus error condition monitoring Preset PCI configuration verification Temperature monitoring Temperature throttling on supported hardware Network connectivity SCSI connectivity Bus memory probing Real time clock test Global hardware register verification Tests of 8250 compatible COM port devices AltiVec and FPU tests Custom tests can be integrated Powerx is a range of single board computers which benefit from the significant engineering investment made by GE Intelligent Platforms in the PowerPC processor family since 1994 All PowerX boards are software compatible and maintain standard open market interfaces that allow customers to protect application investments through a clearly defined technology insertion strategy Powerx covers a broad range of environmental requirements from benign industrial to fully rugged through two distinct streams PowerXpress is a range of SBCs specifically designed to meet the needs of systems in sheltered defense environments typically found in naval ground based and vetronics applications The Powerxpress range offers leading edge performance with real cost benefits resulting f
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