The Emerson/Motorola MVME5100 is a VME64x-compliant single-board computer engineered for industrial automation, telecommunications, military/aerospace, and transportation systems. Built on PowerPlus II architecture, it delivers high processing power within a single VMEbus slot while maintaining compact integration of memory, expansion, and I/O connectivity.
## Technical Specifications
**Processor & Cache**
• Microprocessor options: NXP MPC7410, MPC7455, MPC7457, MPC750 class, or MPC755 class
• Clock frequency: Up to 1 GHz (with specific configurations at 400/450/500 MHz for MPC7410/MPC750)
• L1 cache: 32 KB/32 KB
• L2 cache: Up to 2 MB backside cache
• Frontside bus: 100 MHz
• AltiVec vector processing available on selected processors
**Memory**
• On-board SDRAM: 64 MB to 512 MB DDR SDRAM, expandable to 1 GB or 1.5 GB with optional modules
• ECC SDRAM for data integrity
• Flash memory: 1 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB, or 17 MB configurations with 8-bit or 32-bit write support
• NVRAM: 32 KB with time-of-day clock and battery backup
**VMEbus Interface**
• IEEE STD 1014 VME64 compliant; supports VME64x
• Master: A16–A32, D08–D64, BLT as DTB Master
• Slave: A24–A32, D08–D64, BLT, UAT as DTB Slave
• Arbitration: Round-Robin and Priority modes
• Interrupt generation/handling: IRQ 1–7
• System controller: Jumperable or auto-detect
• Two Location Monitor Address (LMA32) capabilities
**PCI Interface & Memory**
• Integrated PCI bridge-memory controller ASIC (PowerPlus II)
• PCI throughput: 264 MB/s sustained without processor impact
• Memory bandwidth: 582 MB/s read, 640 MB/s burst write
• 64-bit PCI expansion mezzanine connector
**Expansion**
• Two IEEE P1386.1 32/64-bit PMC slots (PMC1, PMC2)
• Supports up to four additional PMCs via mezzanine configuration
## Key Features
• Full VME64x master/slave functionality with flexible arbitration
• Scalable memory from 64 MB baseline to 1.5 GB maximum
• Dual PMC expansion for mezzanine card integration
• ECC memory protection for mission-critical reliability
• Configurable as VMEbus system controller
## Typical Applications
• Industrial automation and control systems
• Telecommunications infrastructure
• Military and aerospace systems
• Transportation and vehicle control
## Compatibility & Integration
The MVME5100 integrates into VME64x backplanes and supports PCI-based mezzanine modules through dual PMC slots. Round-Robin and Priority arbitration modes enable flexible multimaster VMEbus configurations.
