 Digital Signal Processing Solutions Tools: Development Boards | |
| Product Name: | Timing and Control Unit |
| Company Name: | EWA |
| Features & Benefits: |
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| Platforms Supported: | VME |
| Host Platforms Supported: | Windows 3.1 Windows 95 Windows NT Solaris |
| TMS320 Devices Supported: | C4x |
| CPU: | 1 |
| Clock Speeds Available (MHz): | 50 |
| Board Size: | |
| Memory (DRAM/SRAM): | SRAM |
| Expansion Options: | Analog I-O Daughtercard Digital I-O Daughtercard |
| Software Included: | Debuggers Libraries |
| Technical Support/Training Available: |
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| Overview: | EWA's Timing and Control Unit (TCU) provides a physical link between realtime software and deterministic hardware signals. The TCU is based on a 50 MHz TMS320C40 and allows realtime software to schedule signals with 50 nSec resolution. The 'C40 schedules events by setting bits in a 32 bit wide Time-Slice-RAM (TSR) which contains an address location for each realtime clock cycle. A large SRAM based FPGA steps thru the TSR reading which events are set for the current clock cycle and translating them into output signals routed to the P2 connector. The translation can be as simple as a pass thru or as complex as an encryption algorithm, and is programmed into the FPGA using PC or UNIX based tools. A pair of COM ports interconnect the 'C40 and FPGA for less time critical communications. Input signals can be sent from the P2 connector to the FPGA for conditioning outputs or to be sent to the 'C40 via a COM port. Software applications are downloaded to the TCU via the VME bus or stored in ROM. The TCU serves both as a development platform and an end item. |
| Company Information: | EWA 3 Eves Drive, Suite 316, Marlton NJ 08053 USA Tel: 609/983-8808 Fax: 609/983-5105 e-mail: apastore@ewa.com www:  http://www.ewa.com |
| EWA is a total Texas Instruments DSP solutions provider serving the private and government sectors with engineering services, training and COTS hardware and software products. | |
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