Tundra pushes benefits of adding RapidIO serial interconnect to VME-based designs

Tundra presented the benefits of adding RapidIO serial interconnect to VME-based designs, concluding that RapidIO increases system performance for critical embedded systems by offering a low latency, high bandwidth connection for multiple processors and seamless support for globally shared memory. RapidIO also offers the lowest system cost when compared to other serial interconnects.

”RapidIO is a world-class technology with the largest, strongest embedded ecosystem of suppliers, proven interoperability, and a broad range of inter-working abilities with PCI, PCI Express, and message passing. The benefits of RapidIO are accompanied by a road map that adds functionality and technology to keep pace with systems’ cost and performance demands,” stated Tom Cox, Executive Director of the RapidIO Trade Associations (RTA).

In addition to the expertise of developing and bringing to market world-class VME products, such as the Universe™ II and Tsi148™, Tundra was a founding member of the RTA and the first supplier to bring RapidIO switches to market. Working closely with its VME customers, Tundra has designed RapidIO switches with the critical embedded market specifically in mind. Tundra’s existing and future customers will benefit from reliable VME products as well as new RapidIO switches which will serve new designs for the next 25 years and beyond. With Tundra’s Tsi148 VME Bridge with 2eSST, the parallel VMEbus has reached a maximum performance level. The addition of serial interconnect to VME designs will increase performance in line with the exponential growth of processor performance and will support higher data bandwidth and higher peripheral device requirements.

“The VITA membership is seriously considering the benefits of adopting RapidIO for their critical embedded system designs. Now is the right time for the VME community to adopt a serial interconnect in order to enhance performance in new designs. The value that RapidIO brings to embedded systems, along with performance reliability and low latency makes it the right choice for future critical embedded designs,” said Ray Alderman, Executive Director of VITA.

The VITA organization along with the leaders in the VME ecosystem are celebrating 25 years of working together to provide the world’s most popular critical embedded technology today and tomorrow at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Long Beach, California.