Reference Platform for Processors with PCIe Interface

Gleichmann Electronics Research announces the 2^nd generation of the Industrial Reference Platform. The heart of this platform is again a Qseven module and ALTERA ARRIA2 FPGA, connected together via PCI Express to support customer specific interface and logic requirements.

The new platform supports now

Intel Atom 5xx
Intel Atom 6xx (Tunnel Creek) with up to 4 PCIe lanes
Nvidia Tegra2, based on a dual core ARM A9

The system is based on the Gleichmann Hpe® platform, an expandable base board with a range of different interfaces in a durable enclosure – ideal also for software developers. The base board carries a MSC Qseven module with the CPU system, 2 child board connectors for custom logic implementations and a set of peripheral interfaces. For system prototyping and hardware developers the enclosure can be easily opened to allow rapid access to the expansion ports.

Together with the tool we offer

A complete set of tools for fast development and test
An IP handling tool together with a complete set of IP
Linux OSADL support for all IP
Performance and Latency measurement tools
A set of tutorials for easy start-up

Medium to high complexity PLCs requiring low power, high performance, and compact form factor
Human machine interfaces (HMIs) and Panel PCs
High performance slave systems
PLC-based drive systems
High-performance industrial systems like image processing

The flexibility of the Industrial Reference Platform also makes this system a potential platform for military, automotive, and consumer applications requiring the scalable processor performance of the Intel Atom™ or ARM dual core A9 CPU and the re-programmability of Altera^® Arria2 series FPGAs.