Interphase announces 6200 VME-to-PMC adapter for embedded systems: provides easy and low-cost expansion to existing VME designs and the bandwidth to handle emerging high-speed communication protocols.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 1996--Interphase Corp. (NASDAQ/NMS:INPH) Tuesday announced the 6200 VME Baseboard, which enables industry-standard PCI Mezzanine Cards (PMC) to be utilized for a wide variety of I/O expansion in VME-based systems.

With this new adapter, system integrators and embedded systems developers can deploy today's newer I/O technologies which are performance and cost-optimized for a variety of embedded applications.

"The Interphase 6200 provides a greater deal of flexibility in dealing with today's complex VME applications by using industry-standard PMC modules for the I/O," said Rick Donihoo, Interphase marketing manager. "This I/O modularity offers VME OEMs and system integrators a low cost and faster-to-market alternative to typical in-house designs."

Powerful VME Interface Solution

The 6200 baseboard is a 6U VME design with a PCI-to-VME64 interface and two standard PMC slots. In order to maximize bandwidth utilization, the 6200 uses built-in FIFOs for write posting the data transfer between the PCI bus and VMEbus.

In addition, the 6200 offers block transfer capability and implements a full suite of VMEbus address and data transfer modes including D64. And because the 6200 provides full VMEbus controller functionality with multi-level arbitration modes, a systems developer has the maximum level of design flexibility in designing their applications.

Available immediately, the Interphase 6200 VME Baseboard sells in single unit quantities for $1,395.

A Complete Line of Plug-in PMC Modules

The 6200 accommodates two IEEE P1386.1 compliant PMC modules, giving systems developers access to a whole new generation of low cost and readily available specialized I/O. Interphase offers a number of plug-in PMC modules that address a variety of LAN and mass storage I/O. These modules include:

-- 4515 PMC ATM Adapter - provides full duplex 155Mbps SONET

OC-3 connectivity with media options for multimode fiber,

single mode fiber and Category 5 copper UTP wiring.

-- 4511 PMC FDDI Adapter - provides 100Mbps FDDI connectivity

with media options for multimode fiber and Category 5

copper UTP wiring

-- 4524 PMC100Base-T Adapter - provides 802.3u 100Base-T

connectivity with full auto-negotiation capabilities to

select full or half duplex for 100-Mbit or 10-Mbit

connections, and supports both TX (Category 5 UTP copper

cable) and T4 (4-pair Category 3 UTP copper cable).

-- 4522 PMC 100VG-AnyLAN Adapter - provides 802.12 100VG-AnyLAN

connectivity or 10Base-T CSMA-CD connectivity using a single

RJ-45 Category 3 UTP copper cable connector.

-- 4526 PMC Fibre Channel Adapter - provides full duplex Fibre

Channel connectivity, supports Class 1, 2 and 3 Services and

supports 1062.531 and 266 Mbaud link speeds.

6200 Software Development Kit

To assist system integrators with the implementation of 6200-based solutions, the product includes an optional software development kit (SDK) providing sample UNIX drivers, software development documentation and telephone support from the Interphase Technical Support Department.

On Display at Embedded Systems Conference

The Interphase 6200 Series Solution is on display in the Hewlett-Packard Corp. Booth 1602 at the Embedded Systems Conference taking place Sept. 17-19 in the San Jose Convention Center.

Founded in 1974, Interphase Corp. is a leading international supplier of high-performance computer networking, mass storage and remote access products. The company's primary product lines are based on established and emerging technologies for the high-speed transmission and storage of information in local and wide area networking environments (LANs and WANs).

The LAN and mass storage products are based upon ATM, FDDI, Fast Ethernet, SCSI and Fibre Channel technologies, and provides the network interface within server and desktop environments. The WAN products employ X.25 and ISDN technologies to provide connectivity solutions for remote sites in heterogeneous, multivendor networking environments.

With headquarters in Dallas, Interphase markets its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, systems integrators, value-added resellers (VARs) and large end-users through a worldwide sales and service network. Additional information about Interphase, its products and services, is available through the company's web site at http://www.iphase.com.

CONTACT: Interphase Corp.

Michael Eckley, 214/654-5325

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