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Introducing the:
Silicore VME64 to PCI System-on-Chip
under LGPL Public Licensing

The VME64 to PCI Bridge is a System-on-Chip that allows data transfer between a VMEbus slave interface and a PCI target interface. It is delivered as a VHDL soft core module that is intended for use on a Xilinx Spartan 2 FPGA. However, with modifications this soft system can be implemented on other types or brands of FPGA devices.

Written in flexible and portable VHDL hardware description language. All components (with the exception of the Xilinx LOGIcore PCI interface) are delivered as soft cores, meaning that all VHDL source code and test benches are supplied. This allows the end user to maintain and modify the design. Complete documentation is also provided.

The bridge SoC is provided under the GNU Lesser GPL License (LGPL). Under that license anybody can download, use and modify the bridge code without any royalties or other fees.

Features Of The Bridge

• VMEbus interface features:
  - Silicore VMEcore™ IP Core technology
  - A24:D32:D16 slave interface
  - Posted read and write capabilities
  - Synchronous interface design
  - Conforms to ANSI/VITA 1 - 1994
  
• PCI interface features:
  - Xilinx LogiCORE™ PCI IP Core technology
  - D32 target interface
  - 0 - 33.333 MHz operation
  - Conforms to PCI Revison 2.2
  
• Shared memory features:
  - Nine, 256 x 32-bit shared memory buffers
  - Semaphore control register for each buffer (except BUF H)
  - Buffers use independent memory arbitration
  
• Serial EEPROM interface for Atmel AT17 Series of FPGA Configuration ROM.
  
• Internal WISHBONE bus features :
  - Conforms to WISHBONE Revision B.2
  - Simple, compact, logical hardware interfaces
  - Portable across FPGA and ASIC target devices
  - Third party support (including open source) is available at www.opencores.org
  
• Straightforward and highly reliable synchronous design.

Download the Manual or the Complete Web Distribution

Download the manual for the VME64 to PCI Bridge SoC, or the complete web distribution:

• Download the manual (VMEPCIbridge.pdf - 1,036 Kb)
• Download the Complete Source Code Distribution (VMEPCIBR_LGPL.zip - 1,708 Kb)

 

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This page last updated: 20 Jan 2004

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