RMI Alchemy™ Solutions Access Equipment Reference Design Kit Product Brief
 High-Performance, Low Power / Highly Integrated, Highly
Versatile
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Objective
A high-performance, low power, highly integrated, highly versatile platform
solution that enables the rapid development of advanced access equipment,
such as Wireless Access Points, Gateways, IAD, Cable MTA, High-End SoHo
Routers, and IP-PBX.
Overview
Leveraging the power of the RMI Alchemy™ Solutions Au1500® processor,
RMI flash memory and RMI Alchemy Am1772™ Mini PCI Reference Design
Kit (RDK), the RMI Alchemy Solutions Access Equipment RDK can provide communications
companies with a truly versatile platform that can help to bring to market
a variety of equipment capable of bringing rich multimedia content and applications
into the home or office. Designed to promote the rapid development of innovative
solutions, the Access Equipment RDK includes all the necessary hardware
and software needed to begin development.
The Access Equipment RDK comes from our relentless focus on meeting the
needs of our communication equipment design engineer partners. As a leading
provider of technology that enables the development of next-generation access
devices, RMI has created a truly versatile, small form-factor, low power
solution optimized to help lower overall system production cost and reduce
time to market.
Highlights
The RMI Alchemy™ Solutions Access Equipment RDK has been optimized
to help:
Reduce Time to Market
As a complete solution that includes both a hardware platform and a complete
software protocol suite that supports variety of functions, the Access Equipment
RDK can help greatly speed up the development process.
The software includes complete, full featured TCP/IP and other protocol
suites that allow broadband sharing, security, content filtering, high-end
firewall, and VPN support.
A Flexible Modular Design
The Access Equipment RDK is based on motherboard plus PCI card concept.
The motherboard has the Au1500 processor, RMI Flash memory, multiport Ethernet
switch that function as both WAN and LAN, USB host and RS232 port. Any additional
functionality then can be added via PCI card. For example, one can add additional
WAN (Cable, xDSL), LAN (802.lix wireless Ethernet), voice telephony, storage
(hard drive), and a video card.
Processor
Headroom
The RDK is based on the high-performance Au1500 processor operating at 333-500MHz.
This allows the processor to do multiple tasks (high throughput) with ease
and with ample headroom to handle additional functions that may be added
in future.
Low Overall System Cost
The PCI-based system allows the design engineer to optimize the cost of
the system by only adding functionality that is truly needed. By having
a common base design it also minimizes manufacturing cost.
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The Highly Integrated
RMI Au1500® Processor
- A High-Speed MIPS32® CPU Core Operating at 333, 400 or 500MHz
- 16KB instruction and 16KB data caches
- 1.5-1.8V Core, 3.3V I/O
- Highly Integrated System Peripherals
- 33/66MHz 32-bit PCI controller
- Two 10/100 Ethernet controllers
- USB device and host
- PCMCIA controller
- High Bandwidth Memory Buses
- 100/125MHz SDRAM controller
- SRAM/Flash EPROM controller
The RMI WLAN Mini PCI Reference Design Kit (Optional)
- Based on RMI Alchemy™ Solutions Am1772™ Wireless LAN Chipset
(Am1770™ RF Transceiver and Am1771™ BB/MAC)
- Seamless Interoperability with 802.IIb Wi-Fi Certified Devices
- Type IIIb Mini PCI, Single Sided
- Low BOM and Reduced Test Time
- Unique two-chip solution that eliminates the need for SDRAM, Flash
memory, and external radio circuits
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The Au1500®
Processor Board
- 5 Port 10/100 Mbit Ethernet Switch
- ICs can be eliminated if high-count port is not required
- Optional Safenet Security Co-processor-SafeXcel-1741
- For high-end wired line security
- SDRAM
- 64MB, 133MHz
- Large size of SDRAM is for evaluation purposes only
- Flash Memory
- 16MB - RMI AM29LV640MH90REI
- Large size of Flash memory is for evaluation purposes only
Operating System Support Plus
- Current
- Linux - Ashley Laurent and Metrowerks
- Future
- Linux - WIPRO
- Vx Works - Windriver-THG
Board Dimensions in Inches
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