Minutes of meeting with Performance Technologies Solutions (PTS), May 26, 2009
- PTS typically services the defense, aerospace and telecom industries and is trying to move into the physics market
- participates in the xTCA coordinating committee
- promoting ATCA for core type applications that require larger processing power in a small space
- promoting uTCA for node type applications
- 2 types of chassis available for purchase and a third is in the development stage
- each one accommodates an MCH controller and sufficient space for 6x midsize boards
- clocks can be synchronized between multiple crates using an external source
- main differences are wrt communication capabilities
AMP 5070:
- single power supply; 12V & 3.3V, 40W max
- MCH controls handler
- single 1GB ethernet or 1 PCI express input for each slot
- two 1GB ethernet uplink on back to transport data off
AMP 5071: amp5071.pdf
- single or double power supply; 12V & 3.3V, 40W max
- MCH controls handler
- two 1GB ethernet or 4 PCI express input for each slot
- four 1GB ethernet uplink on back to transport data off
AMP 5075:
- under development
- beta version available end of 2009
- will be compliant with xTCA standards
- single or double power supply
- MCH controls handler
- single 10GB ethernet or 4(8) PCI express input for each slot
- two (four) 10GB ethernet uplink on back to transport data off
- more than 6 slots will be available
- card size will not be as deep
Board Size:
- mid single = 75.5 x 180.6 x 18.96 mm3 (W x D x H)
Performance Technologies Documentation:
amc121.pdf
amc131.pdf
amc335.pdf
amc590.pdf
nexusware.pdf
nexusware-portal.pdf
tews.pdf
Contact Information:
Michael Fekety
Technical Sales Director
Performance Technologies
630-430-2843