COMPRO's GPIO-HSD interface provides customers with 100% proven High Speed Device (HSD) functionality and compatibility.  The GPIO-HSD offers a PCI bus controller emulation of the legacy COMPRO HSD II SelBUS board.

Software Support:

• Linux

Application (HSD = High Speed Data interface)

• Drive HSD peripherals from a PCI bus host CPU
• Data link between a PCI host and COMPRO host
• Test existing HSD-compatible devices with a PC or other PCI bus host

Benefits:

• 100% GUARANTEED COMPATIBILITY - Compro's GPIO-HSD is the only available product, designed by the HSD original equipment manufacturer, that guarantees full compatibility with legacy HSD controllers
• SAVE ON HOST OVERHEAD - The GPIO-HSD has all HSD functions resident in onboard firmware, reducing compute load on the host processor
• SAVE MONEY - Continue using your existing HSD-based I/O subsystems without any changes
• REDUCES INSTALLATION TIME - Simple to install and easy to use software
• DECREASES REPAIR AND TESTING - Fast, economical verification of existing HSD I/O links

Product Features:

• Emulation of the following HSD modes:
  • Device Mode
  • IBL Mode
  • External Mode
  • Device Emulation Mode
• Short 6.95" PCI board Type-5 form factor
• Handles both big and little Endian conversions of 32-bit data
• On-board FIFO
• Connects with existing legacy I/O cables
• Loop-back self-test
• Program I/O or DMA-PCI bus data transfers
• No hardware or software additions or modifications required to connect with existing SEL, Gould, Encore or Compro computers.
• Direct interface to simulator visual, IOS, control loading, linkage and other subsystems
• Totally software configurable (no jumpers!)

Linux Driver and Library API Supplied

• Supports all IOCB/IOCL commands
• Emulates COMPRO HSD II IOCB/IOCL data structures
• Post Program Controller Interrupt support (PPCI)
• Example programs provided for installation verification and programming techniques

Specifications:

Physical:

• Board:  0.06" thick FR-4 flame-retardant multi-layer epoxy glass fiber printed circuit board
• Dimensions:  Length 6.95", Height 4.2"

Connectors:

• PCI Bus to Chassis:  Standard 3.3VDC/32-bit card edge
• GPIO-HSD to Adapter Board:  One 100-pin high-density connector at rear edge of board
• Adapter Board to HSD Interface:  Two 50-pin IDC-compatible male headers for connection to standard HSD cables

Weight:  1.2 pounds

Electrical:  Power is supplied via the host PC chassis backplane.  Voltage +5VDC, Current 1.5 amps

Environmental:

• Temperature:  0 decrees to +131 degrees Fahrenheit operating, and -40 degrees to +176 degrees standby
• Humidity:  Up to 90% RH, non-condensing
• Altitude:  0 to 10,000 feet AMSL operating, and 0 to 40,000 feet standby
• VIbration:  Withstands normal transportation stresses
• Cooling:  Provided by the host PC cooling fans

Modes Supported:

• IBL:  PCI Host to any HSD supporting IBL mode.
• HSD:  PC to External Device

Transfer Rates:

• Data from onboard FIFO to external device at rates exceeding 10 Mbytes per second
• Data internally across the PCI bus in burst mode rates of 132 Mbytes per second per PCI industry specifications

To download the GPIO-HSD product brochure, click here.