Swift™ PCIe NTDS Parallel Type A, B, C, and H

A high-performance NTDS interface for PCI Express

NTDS for a new generation of PCIe bus servers and workstations

• Compatible with PCIe x1, x2, x4, x8 or x16 slots
• Full Duplex NTDS Channel 
• Passive Tap Capability
• Test Without Disconnecting Cables

The Swift PCIe NTDS Parallel card connects computers with PCI Express (PCIe) slots to military computers and peripherals with MIL-STD-1397C Type A, B, C or H interfaces. The Swift PCIe is compatible with x1, x2, x4, x8 or x16 PCIe slots, allowing it to be used in the widest range of servers and workstations. NTDS cable connections are backward compatible with Sabtech's Swift PCI board, allowing an easy upgrade to the PCIe version without the need to change cabling.

 Swift PCIe NTDS Parallel

Sabtech's Swift is easy to program and offers a variety of input and output modes to support any NTDS protocol. Hardware-independent input and output channels allow the Swift to perform simultaneous input and output (full duplex) operations. NTDS type is software-selectable allowing quick reconfiguration without the use of hardware jumpers or switch settings.

Swift boards can be used for passive tap applications as well as normal NTDS I/O. An on-board time stamp generator tags individual input words with 125 ns resolution. Time stamping is software-selectable and can be used with active or passive communications.

All boards in the Swift family are software-compatible making it easy to mix parallel and serial NTDS boards in the same system as well as allowing transparent migration of applications between PCIe, PCI, PMC, cPCI, and PC/104-Plus versions of the Swift. Device driver software is available for the most commonly-used operating systems.

For maintenance and reliability, Swift NTDS Parallel boards use short-circuit protected outputs to prevent failures due to improper cabling or NTDS type mismatch. An internal loop-back path allows the Swift to be tested without disconnecting cables. The Swift can be updated in the field by reconfiguring its Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) logic to add features or compensate for non-compliant interfaces. Using FPGA technology reduces component obsolescence, enabling the Swift to be deployed and supported for years to come.

Product Overview

• MIL-STD-1397C type A, B, C, and H compliant
• Full-duplex 8- ,16- or 32-bit NTDS transfers
• Interrupt, PIO, and DMA operation
• Independent NTDS input and output channels
• Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology
• Separate word counters and time-outs for EI/EF words and data words on inputs and outputs
• Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.0a
• Short-circuit protected, tri-state drivers
• PCI master and slave operation
• Internal loop-back test without disconnecting NTDS cables
• Software-enabled time stamp on input words with 125 ns resolution
• Time stamps can be synchronized across multiple interfaces
• Supports receipt of multiple forced EFs
• Software compatible with Swift Parallel PCI, cPCI, and PMC boards

General Product Features

Input Mode Features

• Separate or combined data and command word buffers
• Input command words, stop on data word
• Input data words, stop on command word
• Passive tap mode

Output Mode Features

• Concurrent data and command buffer operation

Time-out Mode Features

• Time-out values in 10µs or 1ms increments
• Time-out between words and/or total transfer times
• Start time-out at beginning of operation or upon transfer of the first word

Software Drivers Available*

• Choice of driver included with board purchase:
  Windows® NT, Windows® 2000/XP, Windows® Vista, Windows® 7, VxWorks®, Solaris^TM, Linux®, LynxOS®, HP-UX, FreeBSD

*Contact factory for new OS support

NTDS Connector Compatibility

• Connector-compatible with Swift PCI Parallel NTDS board

Swift PCI NTDS Parallel Technical Specs

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