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Application-specific ICs Q5000 series
2 pm bipolar logic arrays with 5k equivalent gates and internal equivalent gate delays of 210-545 ps. Usable inputs and outputs number from 76 to 160. I/O cells are capable of input, output and bidirectional operation and are ECL and TTL compatible
Applied Micro Circuits Corp., 5502 Oberlin Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA. Tel: (619) 450-9333
Hi-Tek Electronics Ltd, Beadle Trading Estate, Ditton Walk, Cambridge CB5 8QD, UK~ Tel: (0223) 213333
TC110G series
1.5 ;urn CMOS gate arrays, known as 'compacted arrays', giving propagation delays of 0.7 ns (two-input NAND gates and fan-out TPD). Maximum gate complexity is 130k; estimated usable gates number from 2k to 50k. Programmable I/O cells have slew rate control (I/O buffers in the I/O cells) which gives a configurable output drive of up to 12 mA. Chips have 'megacell', RAM and ROM capability, and are aimed particularly at PC, mainframe and workstation applications
Toshiba, 1-chome Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Toshiba (UK) Ltd, Semiconductor Division, Toshiba House, Erimley Road, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey GU16 5JJ, UK. Tel: (0276) 62222
CCM5
VME controller board and memory subsystem based on the Fairchild Clipper CPU. The controller contains the CPU and a realtime clock-calendar, dual serial communications port, VME interrupt and status and control circuits on a common bus. The memory board contains 4-64 Mbyte of DRAM, dual ported with the VMEbus. Arithmetical processing rates of nearly I MFLOP are quoted
Performance Technologies Inc., 300 Main Street, East Rochester, NY 14445, USA
Microsystem Services Ltd, Lincoln Road, Cressex Industrial Estate, High Wycombe, Bucks HP12 3XJ, UK. Tel: (0494) 41661
LCI CPU02
68020-based VME processor and bus controller board on a double Eurocard. The board can be customized via the J2 connector using a range of plug-in modules that include VSB and SCSI interfaces, memory and DMA, and a prototyping option. Onboard memory consists of 64 or 256 kbyte no-waitstate SRAM triported to CPU, VMEbus and plug-in module, and 256 kbyte of PROM
Lynx Computer International, 12 Deer Park Road, London SW19 3RJ, UK. Tel: 01-543 6611
Universal Engineering and Computing Systems Ltd, 5/11 Tower Street, Newtown, Birmingham B19 3UY, UK. Tel: (021) 359 1749
LEEN 6809
Low-cost 1 MHz 6809 computer on a single Eurocard, designed for product prototyping and field trials of energy control equipment. Includes a mains power supply, 8-32 kbyte of batterybacked SRAM, 8-32 kbyte EPROM, two 8-bit parallel ports, two 16-bit timer-counters, a serial port with programmable baud rate, and a realtime clock
London Energy & Employment Network (LEEN), 99 Midland Road, London NWl 2AH, UK. Tel: 01-387 4393
CPU boards
Section headings in this issue's 'New products in brief' section are
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Graphics boards I / 0 boards Microsystems
Networking products PROMs RAMs
Software products Test equipment
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PME 68-22, -23
68020 processor boards (up to 20 MHz) for VMEbus. 68-12 has up to 8 Mbyte of dual-port memory and supports the 68851 paged memory management unit; it also includes an SCSI interface, two serial ports and a programmable counter-timer. 68-23 is a lower-cost board with up to 4 Mbyte of parityprotected local DRAM, four 32-pin sites for ROM, PROM or EPROM and serial and parallel ports
Plessey Microsystems, Water Lane, Towcester, Northants NN12 7JN, UK. Tel: (0327) 50312
SYS68K/ CPU-24, -25
VME processor boards based on the 68020 (16.67 MHz) and the 68851 paged memory management unit. Supports the Force local memory extension (FLME) interface, which provides an extension to the local processor bus. Includes 512 kbyte of SRAM accessible through the FLME interface and 32 kbyte independent of it, two serial ports and 64 kbyte EPROM space. CPU-25 includes 68881 floating-point coprocessor
Force Computers GmbH, Daimlerstrasse 9, D-8012 Ottobrunn, Munchen, FRG. Tel: (089) 60091-0
Force Computers Inc., 727 University Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030, USA. Tel: (408) 395-7718
ZT88xx series
STD-busprocessor board series for industrial environments, based on NEC's VS0 microprocessor and running under PC-DOS. Series includes the ZT8844 EGA video graphics controller with 'AutoSwitch' function, the ZT8850 multifunction disc controller and the ZT8816 single-board computer. AutoSwitch senses the application software access mode and makes automatic adjustments
Ziatech Corp., 3433 Roberto Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA. Tel: (805) 541-0488
Data Translation Ltd, The Business Centre, Molly Millar's Lane, Wokingham, Berks RGll 2QZ, UK. Tel: (0734) 793838
Development systems Mime-600
8-bit microprocessor emulator with two breakpoint mechanisms, built-in realtime tracing facilities and instrumentation, 8 kbit 48-line trace buffer, 256 kbyte of relocation RAM, 256 kbyte of shadow RAM and a 16 Mbyte memory map. Every conventional memory location has an extra 4 bit for enabling breakpoints and triggers; for breaking on events other than program flow, four 48-bit comparators are included
Pentica Systems Ltd, Station Industrial Estate, Oxford Road, Wokingham, Berks RG11 2YQ, UK. Tel: (0734) 792101
From left: Ziatech ZT88xx STD-bus system running PC-DOSon a V50 CPU; Lynx LCI CPU02 VMEprocessor and bus controller based on the 68020; and Pentica's Mime-600 8-bit microprocessor emulator
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Range of 12 microprocessor emulators to run on IBM PCs via the parallel interface. Chips supported include the 68000, Z80, 8051 and HD64180. Cables, IBM interface card and driver software are included
Iwasaki Electronics Co. Ltd, Nishikawa Parking Building 8F, 1-1 Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan. Tel: (03) 863-3025
GP Industrial Electronics Ltd, Unit E, Huxley Close, Newnham Industrial Estate, Plymouth PL7 4JN, UK. Tel: (0752) 342961
Single-board graphics computer based on the 82786 graphics coprocessor, 68010 CPU and 576 kbyte of RAM. Variable resolutions up to 768 x 576 pixels and 2, 4, 16 or 256 displayed colours from a palette of 256k are available. Inbuilt functions include point, line, arc, circle, polygon and polyline operations with definition of colour, logical operation, texture and clipping
Micro Concepts, 2 St Stephens Road, Cheltenham, Glos GL51 5AA, UK. Tel: (0242) 510525
SYS68K/S10-2
VMEbus serial I / 0 board with six I/0 channels, each based on a multiprotocol communications controller (MPCC 68561). Interface to the communications equipment is user selectable between RS232 and RS422; two optical links are optionally available. Each channel can generate a VME interrupt (levels 1-7) and drive three different interrupt vectors
Force Computers GmbH, Daimlerstrasse 9, D-8012 Ottobrunn, Munchen, FRG. Tel: (089) 60091-0
Force Computers Inc., 727 University Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030, USA. Tel: (408) 395-7718
TSVME 440
Four-axis DC motor position loop controller, based on Thomson's IPC (intelligent peripheral controller) architecture, that can be use standalone or in VME systems. Motor interface includes command outputs encoded to 13 bit and position feedback inputs from linear or shaft encoders. Auxiliary I/O consists of eight optocoupled outputs, 16 optocoupled inputs, four 8-bit D/A converters and an eightchannel 8-bit A/D converter. Board includes a 12.5 MHz 68010 CPU and 64 kbyte of no-wait-state RAM (16 kbyte dual ported)
Thomson Semiconducteurs, 43-45 Avenue de I'Europe, 78140 Velizy-Villacoublay, France. Tel: (39) 469719
Pronto Electronic Systems Ltd, City Gate House, 399/425 Eastern Avenue, Gants Hill, Ilford, Essex IG2 6LR, UK. Tel: 01-554 6222
TSVME 540, 541
X.25 communication boards for VMEbus, providing management of x.25 protocol levels 1-3. Boards are based on a 10 MHz 68010 with an associated four-channel DM~ controller (68450) and communication controller (TS68564), using configurable RS232C or RS422 interface modules. Transmission speeds are quoted as up to 1 Mbit s-1. TSVME 540 has 128 kbyte of RAM; TSVME 541 has 512 kbyte
Thomson Semiconducteurs, 43-45 Avenue de l'Europe, 78140 Velizy-Villacoublay, France. Tel: (39) 469719
Hi-Tek Electronics Ltd, Beadle Trading Estate, Ditton Walk, Cambridge CB5 8QD, UK. Tel: (0223) 213333
Development systems (continued) ProICE/PC
Graphics boards Image-10
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VME48650
VME analogue I/O module with 32 input and four output channels of 16-bit resolution. Programmable pacer clocks allow automatic conversions, with DMA operation at a programmable sampling rate (from microseconds to days). Under control of a host CPU, A/D conversions at 50 kHz are possible. D/A conversion settling time is 4 laS
Bicc-VeroElectronics, Microsystems Division, Unit 5, Industrial Estate, Flanders Road, Hedge End, Southampton SO3 3LG, UK. Tel: (0703) 266300
'Building-block' system aimed at VARs and OEMs building Unix systems, based on MIPS's R2600 RISC processor board. Sustained performance of 8 MIPS is quoted. Systems are supplied with Ethernet networking tools, and can be configured as compute servers, versatile network disc/file servers or multiuser systems. Standard configuration includes 8 Mbyte main memory with error correction, 12-slot VMEbus card cage, 337 Mbyte disc drive, 60 Mbyte tape drive, Umips (Unix-based) operating system and a compiler system
MIPS Computer Systems Inc., 930 Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA. Tel: (408) 720-1700
MIPS Computer Systems Ltd, Mountbatten House, Victoria Street, Windsor, Berks SL8 1 HE, UK. Tel: (0753) 857181
Pronto Electronic Systems Ltd, City Gate House, 399/425 Eastern Avenue, Gants Hill, llford, Essex IG2 6LR, UK. Tel: 01-554 6222
Microsystems M/800
Networking products MT9830
'S' interface in a 28-pin CMOS package, designed to reduce the parts count for ISDN equipment. The device is used at either end of a four-wire ISDN link (NT or TE). It includes an HDLC (higher data link control) transceiver for the D-channel protocol, controlled by a Motorola/Intel-compatible microprocessor port
Mitel Corp., 350 Legget Drive, PO Box 13789, Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2K IX3. Tel: (613) 592-2122
PinkLan
Register-insertion-ring LAN allowing up to 127 'virtual circuits' between intelligent nodes over the same cable. Nodes are connected via RS232 ports, and a direct interface to IBM PCs is available. The network is deterministic, and is designed for ease of expansion and operation over inexpensive types of cable
Pink Computing Ltd, Unit 1, Station Road Industrial Estate, Great Dunmow, Essex CM6 1EJ, UK. Tel: (0371) 4521
From left: Force SYS68K/SlO-2 six-channel serial I / 0 board for VMEbus; Mitel's MT8930 "S' interface chip for ISDN networks; and the Image-lO single-board graphics computer with 68070 CPU from Micro Concepts
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Programming modules
Model 825
Portable set programmer that can simultaneously program up to four EPROMs, E2pROMs or Single-chip microcomputers with different data. Features user friendly interactive software and automatic self test facilities. RAM capacity is 64 kbyte (standard) and devices up to 512 kbit can be programmed in one cycle; upgrading to 256 kbyte of RAM allows handling of larger data files
Digelec AG, Dorflistrasse 14, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. Tel: (01) 312-4622
Wavetek Electronics Ltd, Tag Lane, Hare Hatch, Reading, Berks RGIO 9LT, UK. Tel: (073 522) 4121
288 Multiprogrammer
Eight-socket programmer designed for 'maximum user flexibility' and low cost. Devices supported include 32-pin and 40-pin EPROMs, microcontrollers and PLCCs. Modules include 512 kbyte RAM (expandable), removable socket modules and user-installable device updates
Data I/O Corp., 10525 Willows Road N E, PO Box 97046, Redmond, WA 98073-9746, USA. Tel: (206) 881-6444
Data I/O Europe, World Trade Center, Strawinskylaan 633, 1077 XX Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: (20) 622866
27C128
128 kbit (16k X 8 bit) CMOS EPROM with access times down to 150 ns and current consumptions of 100 pA (standby) and 30 mA (active). Packaging is in a 28-pin ceramic DIP, 28-pin plastic (one-time programmable) DIP or 32-lead PLCC
Intel Corp., 3065 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95O51, USA
Intel Corp. (UK) Ltd., Pipers Way, Swindon, Wilts SN3 1RJ, UK. Tel: (0793) 696204
MS29673
4k x 8 bit field programmable powerswitched PROMs, approved to BS9400 G0084 and fully screened to BS9400 level B for military applications. Features include guaranteed access times and full Vcc tolerance under powerswitched conditions
MTL Microtech Semiconductors Ltd, Mill Lane, Alton, Hants GU34 2QG, UK. Tel: (0420) 89191
VM27C256
256 kbit (32k x 8 bit) CMOS static EPROM in a 32-contact LCC or 28-pin DIP, aimed at military markets. Features quoted include low weight and size, and screening to MIL-STD-883, revision 3. Access times of 200, 250 or 300 ns are available
VLSI Technology Inc., Government Products Group, 10220 South 51 st Street, Phoenix, AZ 85044, USA. Tel: (602) 893-8574
VLSI Technology Ltd, Midsummer House, Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes MK9 3BN, UK. Tel: (0908) 667595
256 (64 X 4) bit nonvolatile RAM in CMOS, with maximum active power consumption of 40 mA and maximum standby current of 30 IJA. Devices are designed to perform over 10k store operations, and data retention for each store cycle is specified for over 10 years. Internal store protection circuitry prohibits any store operation for a power supply less than 3.5 V (typically). Access times: 200, 250 and 300 ns; packaging: 18-pin DIPs
Catalyst Semiconductor Inc., 4051 Burton Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA. Tel: (408) 980-9144
Microlog Ltd, The Cornerstone, The Broadway, Woking, Surrey GU21 5EZ, UK. Tel: (04862) 29551
PROMs
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M5M5256AP, FP
256 kbit CMOS static RAMs, using resistive-load NMOS cells and CMOS peripherals, designed for high density with low power (maximum standby current is 2 mA or 100 ~ ) . Access times of 70, 85, 100, 120 or 150 ns are available. Packaging is in 28-pin DIPs (AP) or 28-pin flat packs for surface mounting (FP)
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., 2-3 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan. Tel: (03) 218-3473
Mitsubishi Electric (UK) Ltd, Hertford Place, Denham Way, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 2BJ, UK. Tel: (0923) 770000
MV65401, 02, 03, 04
64 x 4 bit or 64 x 5 bit FIFO (first-infirst-out) memories operating at a typical rate of 40 MHz, pin compatible with Plessey's MV66400. 03 and 04 versions are TTL compatible with three-state outputs. Power dissipation is 200 mW (DP) and 1000 mW (DG) at 35 MHz
Plessey Semiconductors, Cheney Manor, Swindon, Wilts SN2 2QW, UK. Tel: (0793) 36251
Gothic Crellon Ltd, 3 The Business Centre, Molly Millar's Lane, Wokingham, Berks RG11 2EY, UK. Tel: (0734) 788878
Interactive FORTHsoftware development package for the 8096 microcontroller, development being performed on a personal computer. High-level commands support 8096 I/0, including analogue inputs, pulse-width-modulated outputs, and high-speed I/O that time tags inputs and time synchronizes outputs. Multitasking requires 64 byte of RAM per background task, and the number of tasks is limited only by the memory available
Computer Solutions Ltd, Canada Road, Byfleet, Surrey KT14 7HQ, UK. Tel: (09323) 52744
Forth Inc., 111 North Sepulveda Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90254, USA. Tel: (213) 372-8493
Interprocessor communication package in software and firmware designed to speed the implementation of concurrent realtime operating systems on MT68020 Multibus II single-board computers. Supports up to 20 CPU boards with data transfer rates of over 32 Mbyte s-1. Major elements are PROM-resident software, the VRTX realtime executive and Uniplus+ V.2 for multiuser development systems (UNX20)
Microbar Inc., 785 Lucerne Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA. Tel: (408) 720-9300
Data Design Techniques Ltd, 68/70 Tewin Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL7 1BD, UK. Tel: (0707) 334774
Software products ChipFORTH 8096
IPC
From left: Data //O's 288 multiprogrammer; Mitsubishi's M5MS256AP and FP 256 kbit static RAMs; and the Digelec Model 825 portable set programmer
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Software products (continued) Micro-Voice Basic
Speech input package (software plus hardware unit, microphone and ROM cartridge) for Acorn BBC model B and B-Plus microcomputers, providing realtime Fourier analysis of incoming speech and a recognition time of less than 0.5 s. A template of ten words or phrases uses 1080 byte of memory, and ROM extensions are available to allow from one to 20 words to be stored in a template
R&D Speech Technology, Waterside House, Ponsharden, Penryn, Cornwall TRIO 8AR, UK. Tel: (0326) 75290
pRISM, pUCP-68K pSOS
Multitasking system software packages for designers of 68000/68020-based realtime multiprocessors, installable on custom, board-level or system-level hardware, pRISM is a 68k realtime interprocessor systems manager that extends the pSOS operating system so that a multiprocessor application can be built on an expanded framework. pUCP is a Unix interprocessor communications package that can be installed on a processor node running standard Unix to allow Unix to coreside in a system with multiple pSOS/pRISM nodes
Software Components Group Inc., 4655 Old Ironside Drive, Suite 370, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA. Tel: (408) 727-0707
Thame Microsystems Ltd., Thame Park Road, Thame, Oxon OX9 3XD, UK. Tel: (084 421) 7272
Whitesmiths Version 3 c,
c and PASCALcompilers for the 68000 series running VersaDOS and the 8086 series running MS- or PC-DOS, available as native compiler hosts or as crosscompilers hosted on Vax systems running VMS. Version 3 enhancements include structure assignment, structures as function arguments, functions returning structures, function prototyping and a complete ANSI standard library. Other features include source-level debugging (c)
Whitesmiths Ltd, 97 Lowell Road, Concord, MA 10742, USA
Real Time Systems Ltd, PO Box 70, Viking House, Nelson Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, UK. Tel: (0624) 72515
Colt 300A
50 MHz 64-channel plug-in logic analysis modules are now available for the Colt 300A 'compact logic tester'; other 300A modules include a 20 MHz 64-channel logic analyser for CP/M software applications, a word generator, in-circuit emulators and EPROM and PAL programmers
Dolch GmbH, Justus-vonLiebig-Strasse, D-6057 Dietzenbach, FRG. Tel: (06074) 40020
Dolch Logic Instruments Ltd, Forester House, 4 London Street, Andover, Hants SPI0 2PA, UK. Tel: (0264) 50944
Master 700
Dynamic RAM test package for the IBM PC, including console, disc software (for 16k x 1, 64k x 1, 256k x 1, 1M x 1, 64k x 4, 256 X 4, 1M X 4 and other devices), interface card and user manual. Access time, refresh and I/O can be tested, as can data retention under extreme power supply conditions (due to a built-in variable voltage supply)
Computer Services Technology Inc., 71 7 Lingco Drive, Suite 203, Richardson, TX 75081, USA. Tel: (214) 783-9215
Computer Services Technology Inc., Amsterdamsestraatweg 23, 1141 AW Naarden, The Netherlands. Tel: (31) 2159-40697
PASCAL
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Application-specific ICs Q5000 series
2 pm bipolar logic arrays with 5k equivalent gates and internal equivalent gate delays of 210-545 ps. Usable inputs and outputs number from 76 to 160. I/O cells are capable of input, output and bidirectional operation and are ECL and TTL compatible
Applied Micro Circuits Corp., 5502 Oberlin Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA. Tel: (619) 450-9333
Hi-Tek Electronics Ltd, Beadle Trading Estate, Ditton Walk, Cambridge CB5 8QD, UK~ Tel: (0223) 213333
TC110G series
1.5 ;urn CMOS gate arrays, known as 'compacted arrays', giving propagation delays of 0.7 ns (two-input NAND gates and fan-out TPD). Maximum gate complexity is 130k; estimated usable gates number from 2k to 50k. Programmable I/O cells have slew rate control (I/O buffers in the I/O cells) which gives a configurable output drive of up to 12 mA. Chips have 'megacell', RAM and ROM capability, and are aimed particularly at PC, mainframe and workstation applications
Toshiba, 1-chome Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Toshiba (UK) Ltd, Semiconductor Division, Toshiba House, Erimley Road, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey GU16 5JJ, UK. Tel: (0276) 62222
CCM5
VME controller board and memory subsystem based on the Fairchild Clipper CPU. The controller contains the CPU and a realtime clock-calendar, dual serial communications port, VME interrupt and status and control circuits on a common bus. The memory board contains 4-64 Mbyte of DRAM, dual ported with the VMEbus. Arithmetical processing rates of nearly I MFLOP are quoted
Performance Technologies Inc., 300 Main Street, East Rochester, NY 14445, USA
Microsystem Services Ltd, Lincoln Road, Cressex Industrial Estate, High Wycombe, Bucks HP12 3XJ, UK. Tel: (0494) 41661
LCI CPU02
68020-based VME processor and bus controller board on a double Eurocard. The board can be customized via the J2 connector using a range of plug-in modules that include VSB and SCSI interfaces, memory and DMA, and a prototyping option. Onboard memory consists of 64 or 256 kbyte no-waitstate SRAM triported to CPU, VMEbus and plug-in module, and 256 kbyte of PROM
Lynx Computer International, 12 Deer Park Road, London SW19 3RJ, UK. Tel: 01-543 6611
Universal Engineering and Computing Systems Ltd, 5/11 Tower Street, Newtown, Birmingham B19 3UY, UK. Tel: (021) 359 1749
LEEN 6809
Low-cost 1 MHz 6809 computer on a single Eurocard, designed for product prototyping and field trials of energy control equipment. Includes a mains power supply, 8-32 kbyte of batterybacked SRAM, 8-32 kbyte EPROM, two 8-bit parallel ports, two 16-bit timer-counters, a serial port with programmable baud rate, and a realtime clock
London Energy & Employment Network (LEEN), 99 Midland Road, London NWl 2AH, UK. Tel: 01-387 4393
CPU boards
Section headings in this issue's 'New products in brief' section are
Application-specific ICs CPU boards Development s y s t e m s
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Graphics boards I / 0 boards Microsystems
Networking products PROMs RAMs
Software products Test equipment
Microprocessors and Microsystems
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PME 68-22, -23
68020 processor boards (up to 20 MHz) for VMEbus. 68-12 has up to 8 Mbyte of dual-port memory and supports the 68851 paged memory management unit; it also includes an SCSI interface, two serial ports and a programmable counter-timer. 68-23 is a lower-cost board with up to 4 Mbyte of parityprotected local DRAM, four 32-pin sites for ROM, PROM or EPROM and serial and parallel ports
Plessey Microsystems, Water Lane, Towcester, Northants NN12 7JN, UK. Tel: (0327) 50312
SYS68K/ CPU-24, -25
VME processor boards based on the 68020 (16.67 MHz) and the 68851 paged memory management unit. Supports the Force local memory extension (FLME) interface, which provides an extension to the local processor bus. Includes 512 kbyte of SRAM accessible through the FLME interface and 32 kbyte independent of it, two serial ports and 64 kbyte EPROM space. CPU-25 includes 68881 floating-point coprocessor
Force Computers GmbH, Daimlerstrasse 9, D-8012 Ottobrunn, Munchen, FRG. Tel: (089) 60091-0
Force Computers Inc., 727 University Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030, USA. Tel: (408) 395-7718
ZT88xx series
STD-busprocessor board series for industrial environments, based on NEC's VS0 microprocessor and running under PC-DOS. Series includes the ZT8844 EGA video graphics controller with 'AutoSwitch' function, the ZT8850 multifunction disc controller and the ZT8816 single-board computer. AutoSwitch senses the application software access mode and makes automatic adjustments
Ziatech Corp., 3433 Roberto Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA. Tel: (805) 541-0488
Data Translation Ltd, The Business Centre, Molly Millar's Lane, Wokingham, Berks RGll 2QZ, UK. Tel: (0734) 793838
Development systems Mime-600
8-bit microprocessor emulator with two breakpoint mechanisms, built-in realtime tracing facilities and instrumentation, 8 kbit 48-line trace buffer, 256 kbyte of relocation RAM, 256 kbyte of shadow RAM and a 16 Mbyte memory map. Every conventional memory location has an extra 4 bit for enabling breakpoints and triggers; for breaking on events other than program flow, four 48-bit comparators are included
Pentica Systems Ltd, Station Industrial Estate, Oxford Road, Wokingham, Berks RG11 2YQ, UK. Tel: (0734) 792101
From left: Ziatech ZT88xx STD-bus system running PC-DOSon a V50 CPU; Lynx LCI CPU02 VMEprocessor and bus controller based on the 68020; and Pentica's Mime-600 8-bit microprocessor emulator
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Range of 12 microprocessor emulators to run on IBM PCs via the parallel interface. Chips supported include the 68000, Z80, 8051 and HD64180. Cables, IBM interface card and driver software are included
Iwasaki Electronics Co. Ltd, Nishikawa Parking Building 8F, 1-1 Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan. Tel: (03) 863-3025
GP Industrial Electronics Ltd, Unit E, Huxley Close, Newnham Industrial Estate, Plymouth PL7 4JN, UK. Tel: (0752) 342961
Single-board graphics computer based on the 82786 graphics coprocessor, 68010 CPU and 576 kbyte of RAM. Variable resolutions up to 768 x 576 pixels and 2, 4, 16 or 256 displayed colours from a palette of 256k are available. Inbuilt functions include point, line, arc, circle, polygon and polyline operations with definition of colour, logical operation, texture and clipping
Micro Concepts, 2 St Stephens Road, Cheltenham, Glos GL51 5AA, UK. Tel: (0242) 510525
SYS68K/S10-2
VMEbus serial I / 0 board with six I/0 channels, each based on a multiprotocol communications controller (MPCC 68561). Interface to the communications equipment is user selectable between RS232 and RS422; two optical links are optionally available. Each channel can generate a VME interrupt (levels 1-7) and drive three different interrupt vectors
Force Computers GmbH, Daimlerstrasse 9, D-8012 Ottobrunn, Munchen, FRG. Tel: (089) 60091-0
Force Computers Inc., 727 University Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030, USA. Tel: (408) 395-7718
TSVME 440
Four-axis DC motor position loop controller, based on Thomson's IPC (intelligent peripheral controller) architecture, that can be use standalone or in VME systems. Motor interface includes command outputs encoded to 13 bit and position feedback inputs from linear or shaft encoders. Auxiliary I/O consists of eight optocoupled outputs, 16 optocoupled inputs, four 8-bit D/A converters and an eightchannel 8-bit A/D converter. Board includes a 12.5 MHz 68010 CPU and 64 kbyte of no-wait-state RAM (16 kbyte dual ported)
Thomson Semiconducteurs, 43-45 Avenue de I'Europe, 78140 Velizy-Villacoublay, France. Tel: (39) 469719
Pronto Electronic Systems Ltd, City Gate House, 399/425 Eastern Avenue, Gants Hill, Ilford, Essex IG2 6LR, UK. Tel: 01-554 6222
TSVME 540, 541
X.25 communication boards for VMEbus, providing management of x.25 protocol levels 1-3. Boards are based on a 10 MHz 68010 with an associated four-channel DM~ controller (68450) and communication controller (TS68564), using configurable RS232C or RS422 interface modules. Transmission speeds are quoted as up to 1 Mbit s-1. TSVME 540 has 128 kbyte of RAM; TSVME 541 has 512 kbyte
Thomson Semiconducteurs, 43-45 Avenue de l'Europe, 78140 Velizy-Villacoublay, France. Tel: (39) 469719
Hi-Tek Electronics Ltd, Beadle Trading Estate, Ditton Walk, Cambridge CB5 8QD, UK. Tel: (0223) 213333
Development systems (continued) ProICE/PC
Graphics boards Image-10
I / 0 boards
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Description
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VME48650
VME analogue I/O module with 32 input and four output channels of 16-bit resolution. Programmable pacer clocks allow automatic conversions, with DMA operation at a programmable sampling rate (from microseconds to days). Under control of a host CPU, A/D conversions at 50 kHz are possible. D/A conversion settling time is 4 laS
Bicc-VeroElectronics, Microsystems Division, Unit 5, Industrial Estate, Flanders Road, Hedge End, Southampton SO3 3LG, UK. Tel: (0703) 266300
'Building-block' system aimed at VARs and OEMs building Unix systems, based on MIPS's R2600 RISC processor board. Sustained performance of 8 MIPS is quoted. Systems are supplied with Ethernet networking tools, and can be configured as compute servers, versatile network disc/file servers or multiuser systems. Standard configuration includes 8 Mbyte main memory with error correction, 12-slot VMEbus card cage, 337 Mbyte disc drive, 60 Mbyte tape drive, Umips (Unix-based) operating system and a compiler system
MIPS Computer Systems Inc., 930 Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA. Tel: (408) 720-1700
MIPS Computer Systems Ltd, Mountbatten House, Victoria Street, Windsor, Berks SL8 1 HE, UK. Tel: (0753) 857181
Pronto Electronic Systems Ltd, City Gate House, 399/425 Eastern Avenue, Gants Hill, llford, Essex IG2 6LR, UK. Tel: 01-554 6222
Microsystems M/800
Networking products MT9830
'S' interface in a 28-pin CMOS package, designed to reduce the parts count for ISDN equipment. The device is used at either end of a four-wire ISDN link (NT or TE). It includes an HDLC (higher data link control) transceiver for the D-channel protocol, controlled by a Motorola/Intel-compatible microprocessor port
Mitel Corp., 350 Legget Drive, PO Box 13789, Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2K IX3. Tel: (613) 592-2122
PinkLan
Register-insertion-ring LAN allowing up to 127 'virtual circuits' between intelligent nodes over the same cable. Nodes are connected via RS232 ports, and a direct interface to IBM PCs is available. The network is deterministic, and is designed for ease of expansion and operation over inexpensive types of cable
Pink Computing Ltd, Unit 1, Station Road Industrial Estate, Great Dunmow, Essex CM6 1EJ, UK. Tel: (0371) 4521
From left: Force SYS68K/SlO-2 six-channel serial I / 0 board for VMEbus; Mitel's MT8930 "S' interface chip for ISDN networks; and the Image-lO single-board graphics computer with 68070 CPU from Micro Concepts
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Programming modules
Model 825
Portable set programmer that can simultaneously program up to four EPROMs, E2pROMs or Single-chip microcomputers with different data. Features user friendly interactive software and automatic self test facilities. RAM capacity is 64 kbyte (standard) and devices up to 512 kbit can be programmed in one cycle; upgrading to 256 kbyte of RAM allows handling of larger data files
Digelec AG, Dorflistrasse 14, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. Tel: (01) 312-4622
Wavetek Electronics Ltd, Tag Lane, Hare Hatch, Reading, Berks RGIO 9LT, UK. Tel: (073 522) 4121
288 Multiprogrammer
Eight-socket programmer designed for 'maximum user flexibility' and low cost. Devices supported include 32-pin and 40-pin EPROMs, microcontrollers and PLCCs. Modules include 512 kbyte RAM (expandable), removable socket modules and user-installable device updates
Data I/O Corp., 10525 Willows Road N E, PO Box 97046, Redmond, WA 98073-9746, USA. Tel: (206) 881-6444
Data I/O Europe, World Trade Center, Strawinskylaan 633, 1077 XX Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: (20) 622866
27C128
128 kbit (16k X 8 bit) CMOS EPROM with access times down to 150 ns and current consumptions of 100 pA (standby) and 30 mA (active). Packaging is in a 28-pin ceramic DIP, 28-pin plastic (one-time programmable) DIP or 32-lead PLCC
Intel Corp., 3065 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95O51, USA
Intel Corp. (UK) Ltd., Pipers Way, Swindon, Wilts SN3 1RJ, UK. Tel: (0793) 696204
MS29673
4k x 8 bit field programmable powerswitched PROMs, approved to BS9400 G0084 and fully screened to BS9400 level B for military applications. Features include guaranteed access times and full Vcc tolerance under powerswitched conditions
MTL Microtech Semiconductors Ltd, Mill Lane, Alton, Hants GU34 2QG, UK. Tel: (0420) 89191
VM27C256
256 kbit (32k x 8 bit) CMOS static EPROM in a 32-contact LCC or 28-pin DIP, aimed at military markets. Features quoted include low weight and size, and screening to MIL-STD-883, revision 3. Access times of 200, 250 or 300 ns are available
VLSI Technology Inc., Government Products Group, 10220 South 51 st Street, Phoenix, AZ 85044, USA. Tel: (602) 893-8574
VLSI Technology Ltd, Midsummer House, Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes MK9 3BN, UK. Tel: (0908) 667595
256 (64 X 4) bit nonvolatile RAM in CMOS, with maximum active power consumption of 40 mA and maximum standby current of 30 IJA. Devices are designed to perform over 10k store operations, and data retention for each store cycle is specified for over 10 years. Internal store protection circuitry prohibits any store operation for a power supply less than 3.5 V (typically). Access times: 200, 250 and 300 ns; packaging: 18-pin DIPs
Catalyst Semiconductor Inc., 4051 Burton Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA. Tel: (408) 980-9144
Microlog Ltd, The Cornerstone, The Broadway, Woking, Surrey GU21 5EZ, UK. Tel: (04862) 29551
PROMs
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M5M5256AP, FP
256 kbit CMOS static RAMs, using resistive-load NMOS cells and CMOS peripherals, designed for high density with low power (maximum standby current is 2 mA or 100 ~ ) . Access times of 70, 85, 100, 120 or 150 ns are available. Packaging is in 28-pin DIPs (AP) or 28-pin flat packs for surface mounting (FP)
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., 2-3 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan. Tel: (03) 218-3473
Mitsubishi Electric (UK) Ltd, Hertford Place, Denham Way, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 2BJ, UK. Tel: (0923) 770000
MV65401, 02, 03, 04
64 x 4 bit or 64 x 5 bit FIFO (first-infirst-out) memories operating at a typical rate of 40 MHz, pin compatible with Plessey's MV66400. 03 and 04 versions are TTL compatible with three-state outputs. Power dissipation is 200 mW (DP) and 1000 mW (DG) at 35 MHz
Plessey Semiconductors, Cheney Manor, Swindon, Wilts SN2 2QW, UK. Tel: (0793) 36251
Gothic Crellon Ltd, 3 The Business Centre, Molly Millar's Lane, Wokingham, Berks RG11 2EY, UK. Tel: (0734) 788878
Interactive FORTHsoftware development package for the 8096 microcontroller, development being performed on a personal computer. High-level commands support 8096 I/0, including analogue inputs, pulse-width-modulated outputs, and high-speed I/O that time tags inputs and time synchronizes outputs. Multitasking requires 64 byte of RAM per background task, and the number of tasks is limited only by the memory available
Computer Solutions Ltd, Canada Road, Byfleet, Surrey KT14 7HQ, UK. Tel: (09323) 52744
Forth Inc., 111 North Sepulveda Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90254, USA. Tel: (213) 372-8493
Interprocessor communication package in software and firmware designed to speed the implementation of concurrent realtime operating systems on MT68020 Multibus II single-board computers. Supports up to 20 CPU boards with data transfer rates of over 32 Mbyte s-1. Major elements are PROM-resident software, the VRTX realtime executive and Uniplus+ V.2 for multiuser development systems (UNX20)
Microbar Inc., 785 Lucerne Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA. Tel: (408) 720-9300
Data Design Techniques Ltd, 68/70 Tewin Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL7 1BD, UK. Tel: (0707) 334774
Software products ChipFORTH 8096
IPC
From left: Data //O's 288 multiprogrammer; Mitsubishi's M5MS256AP and FP 256 kbit static RAMs; and the Digelec Model 825 portable set programmer
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Software products (continued) Micro-Voice Basic
Speech input package (software plus hardware unit, microphone and ROM cartridge) for Acorn BBC model B and B-Plus microcomputers, providing realtime Fourier analysis of incoming speech and a recognition time of less than 0.5 s. A template of ten words or phrases uses 1080 byte of memory, and ROM extensions are available to allow from one to 20 words to be stored in a template
R&D Speech Technology, Waterside House, Ponsharden, Penryn, Cornwall TRIO 8AR, UK. Tel: (0326) 75290
pRISM, pUCP-68K pSOS
Multitasking system software packages for designers of 68000/68020-based realtime multiprocessors, installable on custom, board-level or system-level hardware, pRISM is a 68k realtime interprocessor systems manager that extends the pSOS operating system so that a multiprocessor application can be built on an expanded framework. pUCP is a Unix interprocessor communications package that can be installed on a processor node running standard Unix to allow Unix to coreside in a system with multiple pSOS/pRISM nodes
Software Components Group Inc., 4655 Old Ironside Drive, Suite 370, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA. Tel: (408) 727-0707
Thame Microsystems Ltd., Thame Park Road, Thame, Oxon OX9 3XD, UK. Tel: (084 421) 7272
Whitesmiths Version 3 c,
c and PASCALcompilers for the 68000 series running VersaDOS and the 8086 series running MS- or PC-DOS, available as native compiler hosts or as crosscompilers hosted on Vax systems running VMS. Version 3 enhancements include structure assignment, structures as function arguments, functions returning structures, function prototyping and a complete ANSI standard library. Other features include source-level debugging (c)
Whitesmiths Ltd, 97 Lowell Road, Concord, MA 10742, USA
Real Time Systems Ltd, PO Box 70, Viking House, Nelson Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, UK. Tel: (0624) 72515
Colt 300A
50 MHz 64-channel plug-in logic analysis modules are now available for the Colt 300A 'compact logic tester'; other 300A modules include a 20 MHz 64-channel logic analyser for CP/M software applications, a word generator, in-circuit emulators and EPROM and PAL programmers
Dolch GmbH, Justus-vonLiebig-Strasse, D-6057 Dietzenbach, FRG. Tel: (06074) 40020
Dolch Logic Instruments Ltd, Forester House, 4 London Street, Andover, Hants SPI0 2PA, UK. Tel: (0264) 50944
Master 700
Dynamic RAM test package for the IBM PC, including console, disc software (for 16k x 1, 64k x 1, 256k x 1, 1M x 1, 64k x 4, 256 X 4, 1M X 4 and other devices), interface card and user manual. Access time, refresh and I/O can be tested, as can data retention under extreme power supply conditions (due to a built-in variable voltage supply)
Computer Services Technology Inc., 71 7 Lingco Drive, Suite 203, Richardson, TX 75081, USA. Tel: (214) 783-9215
Computer Services Technology Inc., Amsterdamsestraatweg 23, 1141 AW Naarden, The Netherlands. Tel: (31) 2159-40697
PASCAL
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