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Subject: VME 680X0 Boards
Summary: Comparison of VME boards for price, performance and
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Date: 27 Nov 89 17:32:50 GMT
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I am trying to set up a VME based system for a real-time robot control
application. I had previously posted a request for VME info. Now I have
found several large companies out there and would like to hear about any
experiences you net folk may have with them. The companies are below:

1. MATRIX: Produces VME and STD bus boards They don't have 68030's yet
2. MIZAR: 
3. FORCE
4. THEMIS:
5. MOTOROLA
6. HEURIKON:

We have several special requirements such as I/O capability directly off
the processor using daughter boards with parallel and serial I/O which
reduces the list of available candidates.

Has anyone been using boards from these companies, how are their tech
support, the boards etc. Also, for people integrating imageprocessing
with VME, are there any image processing boards which down load data not
just through the VME but also through an external channel so that the
image data does not bog down the single bus?

Thanks.

Caglan M. Aras             | cma@csl.ncsu.edu    | Experts know more &
N. C State Univ.           | aras@eceris.ncsu.edu| more about less &
ECE Dept. Robotics Lab     |                     | less till they know
                           |                     | everything about nothing!


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