The TPCE863 is a standard height, half-length PCI Express 1.1 compliant module with four high speed serial data communication channels.
The serial communication controller is implemented in FPGA logic, along with a bus master capable PCI interface, guaranteeing long term availability with the option to implement additional functions in the future. The FPGA is connected to the PCI Express interface via a transparent PCI Express to PCI bridge.
Each channel has a receive and a transmit FIFO of 512 long words (32 bit) per channel for high data throughput.
Data transfer on the PCI Express bus is handled via TPCE863 initiated DMA cycles with minimum host/CPU intervention.
Several serial communication protocols are supported by each channel, such as asynchronous, isochronous, synchronous and HDLC mode.
A 14.7456 MHz oscillator provides standard asynchronous baud rates. A 24 MHz and a 10 MHz oscillator are provided for other (synchronous) baud rates.
Additionally each channel provides various interrupt sources, generated on INTA. The interrupt sources can be enabled or disabled individually.
Multiprotocol transceivers are used for the line interface. The physical interface is selectable by software, individually for each channel as EIA-232, EIA-422, EIA449, EIA-530, EIA-530A, V.35, V.36 or X.21.
A HD68 SCSI-3 type connector at the front panel provides access to the I/O lines.
The following signals are provided by the TPCE863 for each channel at the front I/O connector:
Receive Data (RxD +/-), Transmit Data (TxD +/-), Receive Clock (RxC +/-), Transmit Clock (TxC +/-), Ready-To-Send (RTS +/-), Clear-To-Send (CTS +/-), Carrier-Detect (CD +/-) and GND. Additionally, serial channel 3 provides Data-Set-Ready (DSR3 +/-) and Data-Terminal-Ready (DTR3 +/-).
A serial EEPROM is used to store detailed board information and special configuration parameters.
Features
- Standard height, half-length PCI Express 1.1 compliant module
- 4 high speed serial data communication channels
- A wide range of I/O interfaces individually programmable for each channel
- Several communication protocols
- asynchronous (with oversampling)
- isochronous
- HDLC
- 512 longword FIFO (512 x 32 bit) per channel
- DMA support
- Different signal encodings (NRZ, NRZI, FM0, FM1 and Manchester)
- Multiple clock sources (for a wide bitrate spectrum)
- Front panel I/O via HD68 SCSI-3 type connector
Ordering Options
| Manuf. Part No | | Part Description |
| TPCE863-10R | | 4 Channel High Speed Synch/Asynch Serial Interface, HD68: FPGA based DMA supported Serial Communication Controller; Support of RxD, TxD, RxC, TxC, RTS, CTS, CD and GND per channel; 3 on board clock sources; several clock options programmable; maximum data rates up to 10 Mbit/s; Physical interface programmable per channel: EIA-232, EIA-422, EIA-449, EIA-530, EIA-530A, V.35, V.36 and X.21; Front panel HD68 SCSI-3 Type Connector; Operating temperature -40°C...+85°C |
Software and Documentation
| Manuf. Part No. | | Product Description |
| TPCE863-DOC | | User Manual |
| TDRV009-SW-25 | | Integrity Software Support: Device driver; Source code; Programmer documentation |
| TDRV009-SW-42 | | VxWorks Software Support: Legacy and VxBus-enabled Software Support; VxWorks Device driver; Source code; Programmer documentation |
| TDRV009-SW-65 | | Windows Software Support: Device driver; Programmer documentation |
| TDRV009-SW-82 | | Linux Software Support: Device driver; Source code; Programmer documentation |
| TDRV009-SW-95 | | QNX Software Support: Device driver; Source code; Programmer documentation |
| For other operating systems please contact systerra. |
Accessories
| Manuf. Part No. | | Product Description |
| TA104 | | HD68 Cable: 1.8 m cable with two 68 pin male SCSI-3 type connectors. The permissible maximum voltage for the TA104 is 30V DC. |
| TA203 | | HD68 Terminal Block: 68 pin terminal block with 68 pin female SCSI-3 type connector |
| TA304 | | Cable Kit for Modules with HD68 Connector: 1.8 m cable with two 68 pin male SCSI-3 type connectors; 68 pin terminal block with 68 pin female SCSI-3 connector. The permissible maximum voltage for the TA304 is 30V DC. |
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