IP core enables faster development in aerospace applications

The Fibre Channel IP Core, which features a configurable user clock interface, provides a complete fibre channel solution from FC Layer 1 through FC Layer 2. At the physical layer, the core is designed specifically for connecting with Microsemi SERDES. Alongside Class 2 and Class, the IP core supports N and F ports and 1G and 2G rates.

The PMC/XMC card, which integrates the M2S150 SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA or the M2GL150 IGLOO2 FPGA, features four front panel ports that provide up to 5G high-speed serial data links. The card’s backside connectors can be utilised for PCI, PCIe, XAUI, SRIO or a custom interface. To provide for offloading and accelerating networking functions in the FPGA, board features onboard DDR3 and QDRII+ memory. The PMC/XMC standard allows for a modular solution that leverages high-speed secure data transfer.

“Partnering with New Wave DV offered immediate expertise in networking domains for military and aerospace applications,” commented Paul Quintana, Director of Vertical Marketing for Defence, Security & Computing, Microsemi. “We are able to leverage our secure industry-leading technology along with New Wave DV’s IP and industry expertise to provide a wide range of proven solutions to our customers.”

“Working with Microsemi and its line of FPGAs and SoC FPGAs was a natural fit for New Wave DV,” said Jake Braegelmann, Senior Business Development Manager, New Wave DV. “The military and aerospace market is looking for lower power and more secure architectures, and since Microsemi offers the industry’s most secure FPGAs with embedded high speed SERDES, creating network applications in SmartFusion2 SoC and IGLOO2 devices is a perfect fit for those requirements.”