Date: 21/09/2010
New optical high speed serial Mezzanine board from Conduant
Conduant has unveiled its StreamStor Optical High Speed Serial Mezzanine Board. This board is used with compatible StreamStor controllers to provide direct data input utilizing Serial Front Panel Data Port (sFPDP) and other protocols including bonded and multi-channel versions of SeriaLite II. When combined with the StreamStor Amazon Express controller, the interface supports recording and playback performance of up to 800 megabytes per second for applications in defense, scientific research and commercial markets.
The StreamStor Optical High Speed Serial Mezzanine Board supports independent multi-port recording and playback for up to four data streams. Some protocols support the bonding of all 4 channels to aggregate the performance for a single channel at higher speed. This board uses an Altera FPGA for configuring multiple input/output (IO) protocols and other parameters.
"As customer applications become more complex, Conduant designs maximum flexibility and reliability into our products," said Ken Owens, Conduant founder and CEO. "Our Optical High Speed Serial Mezzanine Board can be upgraded and customized in the field as requirements demand and allows for recording from multiple devices simultaneously in any environment. With our StreamStor technology, all packet formation and management is performed by the hardware so there is no latency or other delays to affect data transmission performance. When combined with StreamStor storage controllers our new Optical Serial Mezzanine Board provides a reliable and sustainable high speed data recording and playback solution."
The StreamStor Optical High Speed Serial Mezzanine Board can be ordered with support for data rates from 1.06 to 3.125 gigabytes per second and wavelengths of 850 nm or 1300 nm to support cable lengths up to 25 kilometers. The board uses standard LC optical connector style for easy connection to compatible data sources.
Price: Starts at US$3,500.
Availability: Now