The Curtiss-Wright/Systran SL100 is a Serial FPDP CMC (Common Mezzanine Card) module engineered for high-speed data acquisition and transfer in signal processing, radar, sonar, medical imaging, and video production systems. Built on the ANSI/VITA 17.1-2003 sFPDP standard, it delivers sustained data rates up to 494 MB/s per channel with serial link speeds reaching 5.0 Gb/s, while minimizing CPU overhead and non-deterministic latencies critical to real-time applications.
## Technical Specifications
• **Serial Data Rates:** 1.0625 Gb/s, 2.5 Gb/s, and 5.0 Gb/s (model dependent)
• **Sustained Throughput:** Up to 494 MB/s per channel; earlier configurations support 247 MB/s
• **Transmission Distance:** Extends Serial FPDP connections to 50 km
• **On-board Memory:** 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM (PCIe variants); 512 MB DDR2 (XMC variants)
• **DMA Engine:** Single transaction capacity to 64 MB
• **Data Channels:** 1, 2, or 4 full-speed channels; up to 4 independent data streams to host
• **Data Framing:** Hardware-based insertion into fixed frames with optional flow control
## Key Features
• Direct Memory Access engine optimized for maximum throughput without processor intervention
• Register byte-swapping capability for system flexibility
• Front and rear I/O options
• Hardware-accelerated protocol processing minimizes CPU overhead
## Typical Applications
• Digital signal processing (DSP) systems
• Radar and sonar signal conditioning
• Medical imaging data transport
• High-bandwidth video production systems
• Sensor-to-processor links requiring deterministic latency
## Compatibility & Integration
Available in PCIe and XMC form factors. PCIe variants interface with x16 and x32 slots. XMC provides x8 mezzanine connectivity. The CMC design enables integration with standard carrier boards across industrial, laboratory, and military platforms.
