Specifications

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Product description
1.1. Introduction
Today industrial applications are growing in telecom market due to the demand of networked
architecture. This method offers great advantage where complex processes are handled and where
real time tasks are the critical features.
The VSBC-6862 combines the best possibilities with its flexible industrial interface and its wide range
of communications ports.
This single board computer is built around a communication-oriented processor: The PowerQUICC II
(MPC-8260) is a member of the PowerPC family of MOTOROLA semiconductors division. This
processor provides a very efficient architecture with two RISC processors built in the same chip: a
PowerPC core controls all host system operations, and a dedicated RISC processor for the
communication part.
The MPC-8260 integrates two main components, the embedded PowerPC core and the
Communications Processor Module (CPM). This dual-processor architecture is more efficient than
traditional architectures because the CPM offloads peripheral tasks from the embedded PowerPC
core.
This single board computer, in 6U form factor, is VME bus master and slave designed as a flexible
solution for communication applications. The VSBC-6862 is designed to offer a very open architecture
through two Fast Ethernet ports, four multi-protocol communication ports, and two RS-232 serial ports.
An other advantage is the flexible I/Os extension, which is implemented through the four VITA-4
standard IP Module slots supporting high performance 16-bit modules at up to 8 MHz clock with DMA
capabilities. These four slots offer to the user the possibility to customize its system very easily with
these cost saving modules.
The combination of the PowerPC core and the CPM dedicated RISC processor, along with the
versatility and performance of the MPC-8260 I/Os provides customers with an enormous potential in
developing networking and communications products while significantly reducing time-to-market
development stages.
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