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UPDATED PMC FIREWIRE CONTROLLER MODULE WITH UNIQUE DEBUG LED INDICATORS

Released 4 January 2001

New from BVM Limited is the PMC-FW2, an updated three-port PMC Firewire controller module. Using the latest Texas TSB12LV26 IEEE1394 OHCI compliant Host controller and the TSB41AB3 three port transceiver/arbiter, the module is fully compliant with IEEE1394a-2000.  Uniquely, LED indicators for cable connected, transmit and receive and throughput speed are mounted on the reverse of the module, greatly simplifying the task of system integration and debugging.

The module supplies cable power from an on-board converter powered from the host processor's +12v line sufficient to power up the remote PHYs on powered-off modules.  It enables a Hot Swap "Plug and Play" capability for the attached peripherals, allowing, for instance, a faulty hard drive to be swapped out without powering down the host system.  Each front panel mounted independent port supports transfer speeds of 100, 200 or 400Mbits/s, giving a high speed interface from industrial workstations or servers to mass storage devices, video equipment, scanners and other equipment where high speed data throughput is a key requirement.

Conforming to the latest revisions of all relevant PCI specifications, the PMC-FW2 will be the ideal interface for Firewire-compliant real-world I/O, currently under development by several leading vendors.

Full software support is provided under Window 98 SE and 2000.

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For further information contact:

BVM contact:		
Rod Clarke	
Managing Director
BVM Limited
tel: + 44 (0)1489 780144
fax: + 44 (0)1489 783589
sales@bvmltd.co.uk
www.bvm.co.uk

Agency contact:	
Nigel May
Parkfield
Parkfield House, Damerham, Hants, SP6 3HQ
tel: + 44 (0)1725 518321
fax: + 44 (0)1725 518378
Nigel_May@parkfield.co.uk
www.parkfield.co.uk


BVM specialise in the design, development and manufacture of Single Board Computers based on Motorola 680x0 and Intel Pentium architectures for stand-alone applications and for use in VMEbus and CompactPCI systems. Individual boards and modules for integration into users' own systems are supplied, and complete systems are designed, supplied and commissioned.  IndustryPack and PMC format modules for configurable I/O are supported on many SBCs, and a wide range of single function modules is also produced. In addition to its standard range of modules the company offers a custom design service ranging from minor modifications to standard designs to complete custom modules.