Hurricane V320USC Evaluation Kit

The Hurricane PCI Evaluation Kit from V3 Semiconductor includes software tools and technical support that provide embedded system designers with a ready-made solution for high-performance embedded PCI applications using the popular MIPS processor. This kit is an efficient way of assessing the performance and flexibility of the V320USC chip. In addition, the Hurricane is a proven platform to develop application software during hardware development, substantially reducing the design cycle.

Features:

• Features the V320USC PCI System Controller for 32-bit PCI Bus, designed by V3 Semiconductor
  
• Supports QED RM5230 and RM5231 processors
  
• Fully compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2
  
• Operation up to 75 MHz local bus clock with separate asynchronous PCI clock up to 33 MHz
  
• Configurable for system master, PCI bus master, and PCI bus target operation
  
• Separate PCI initialization serial EEPROM and general purpose serial EEPROM
  
• Supports up to 1 Gbyte of memory; 32 Mbytes of SDRAM DIMM
  
• Up to 4 Mbytes of user flash and 512 Kbytes of boot flash
  
• Up to 4 Kbit user serial EEPROM
  
• Dual serial communications controllers for host interface
  
• General purpose parallel port (Centronics-compatible) Eight LED displays for visual status reporting
  
• Four-position DIP switch for operation mode control Optional 100-pin expansion connector for custom prototyping and debugging PCI add-in card form factor Support Disks
  
  • Windows SDK
    
  • Embedded SDK
    
  • Monitor (MON960) code
    
  • Sample code
    
  • Hardware design files

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