Product category: VMEbus Boards and Assemblies
News Release from: Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Video | Subject: Tropos/PMC
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 5 December 2002
PMC module features
128bit graphics accelerator
Peritek has released its first entry-level PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) graphics board for use in VMEbus and CompactPCI embedded systems
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The high-resolution Tropos/PMC is the first graphics controller to feature Silicon Motion's new SM731 graphics accelerator. This PMC card is designed for 2D, 3D, OpenGL and DirectX-compatible displays. It supports Windows, VxWorks and Linux operating system environments. The Tropos/PMC is powered by Silicon Motion's new 128bit SM731 graphics accelerator and supports screen resolutions up to 1600 x 1200.
The SM731 can be configured with 16 or 32Mbyte of high-speed SDRAM display memory to provide ample local storage for image and off-screen data such as texture maps, z-buffer and backing store.
"The Tropos/PMC's SM731 graphics engine offers a next-generation performance alternative to the venerable 69030", said Victor Gold, President of Peritek.
"This affordably priced, high-speed, high resolution graphics card sets a new standard for low-cost PMC graphics".
Software provided by Peritek includes SDL (Standard Drawing Library) a compact, scaleable graphics subroutine package for VxWorks.
Windows drivers are available for 2000/XP.
Xfree86 is available for X Windows applications under Linux.
Peritek offers compatible families of graphics controllers on PMC, CompactPCI and PCI platforms to offer the widest range of embedded and industrial operating systems compatibility.
Tropos/PMC operating temperature range is 0 to 55C.
Pricing starts at $408.00 in 100 piece quantities.
Availability is off the shelf.
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