Main Features
 

• AdvancedMC form-factor DSP farm, pre-integrated with leading ATCA carrier boards and MicroTCA chassis
• Flexible and scalable modular design supporting up to 8 TI C64x DSPs on board
• Carrier-grade, field-proven and cost-effective solution
• Built-in diagnostics, providing easier troubleshooting and better application control

The SURF Engine AMC (a.k.a. SURFRider AMC) board is a fully integrated RoHS-compliant DSP resource board providing flexible, yet heavy duty, multimedia processing capabilities. Featuring SURF’s revolutionary modular design and Open Framework approach, which allows seamless integration of user-defined and proprietary algorithms, the AMC board is the ideal choice for development of a wide range of carrier-grade applications.

The AMC board features the SurfDocker™, a modular plug-in that is designed to carry pairs of DSPs, including the latest and future members of Texas Instruments' C64x series. This paradigm allows population of different types of DSPs on each AMC carrier without modifying the application. Up to four SurfDocker modules can be plugged into a single board, for a total of eight DSPs per AMC board, for maximum flexibility.

The AMC board supports the standards-based PICMG® SFP I-TDM protocol over Gigabit Ethernet for transporting audio, video, fax and modem traffic. This makes the AMC board the perfect solution for ATCA and MicroTCA platforms in various types of systems.

Architecture

• Supports AMC.2 configuration
• Supported external interfaces include:
  • 2 Gbit Ethernet (AMC.2 Type E2)
  • iTDM (PICMG SFP.1 R1.0 iTDM)
  • RS-232 serial interface (UART)
  • 1x Serial RapidIO directly from the AMC connector to each DSP (optional)
• PowerPC 405 implemented within the Interface FPGA for board management
• Hosts up to eight DSPs using 1-4 SurfDocker plug-in modules, with two DSPs on each module (i.e., flexible support for 2, 4, 6 or 8 DSPs)
• Supports different types of DSPs on the same AMC board, using different SurfDocker plug-in modules
• Configurable direct DSP interface to AMC via FPGAs; distributed switching architecture
• All data and controls are passed to the DSPs via Surf's proprietary high-speed interface
• Supports single IP for entire board or individual DSP IP, for maximum resource management flexibility

Hardware Specifications
 

• Power Requirements
  • 25W per fully-populated TCI6412 board
  • 21W per fully-populated TCI6424 board
  • 38W per for fully-populated TCI6482 board
  • 41W per for fully-populated TCI6486 board
• Operating Conditions
  • Temperature: 0°C - 50°C (32°F - 122°F)
  • Humidity: 20% to 80% (non-condensing)
• Storage Conditions
  • Temperature: -25°C - 85°C (-13°F - 185°F)
• JTAG
  • DSP JTAG connector for DSP emulation
  • FPGA JTAG connector for FPGA booting and programming
  • Boundary-Scan JTAG

Regulatory Compliance
 

• EMC
  • US: FCC Part 15 Class A with shielded telecom cables and STP Ethernet cables
  • Canada: IECS-003 with shielded telecom cables and STP Ethernet cables
  • EU: EN55024:1998 A1: 2001/A2:2003; EM55022:1998 A1:2000/A2:2003 Class B with shielded telecom cables and STP Ethernet cables
• Safety
  • US: UL Std No 60950-1
  • Canada: CAN/CSA-22.2 Number 60950-1-03
  • EN: 60950-1: 2001
• Environmental
  • IEC 60068-2-1/2 - High and low temperature
  • IEC 60068-2-14 - Temperature cycle
  • IEC 60068-2-30 - Humidity 90-100%, +25+55C
  • IEC 60068-2-64 - Random vibration
  • IEC 60068-2-27 - Shock
  • IEC 60068-2-32 - Free fall