High Speed Serial Link Interface for SANDAC-V

摘要

A need has been identified for high speed communications between embedded computers and their associated gateway computers. To this end, a high speed serial link has been developed in Sandia National Laboratories' Electronics Subsystems Department for interfacing the SANDAC-V embedded computer to an IBM-PC gateway. The resulting 20 Mbit/second serial link is shown to be suitable for direct interfaces to sensors, actuators, and other computers in the embedded environment. Characteristics of this link and previous methods are presented. Complete schematics and directions for use are included as appendices. 10 refs., 4 figs. (ERA citation 13:032023)