Adapter Cards From Bustronic Convert CompactPCI to StarFabric

FREMONT, California, Jan. 21, 2003 - Bustronic Corporation, an industry leading designer and manufacturer of high performance backplanes, has announced new StarFabric Adapter Cards. The cards are PICMG 2.17-compliant and convert standard PCI to StarFabric traffic.

The StarFabric Adapter Cards are 6U high by 80 mm deep. They convert the PCI bus to StarFabric links, acting as PCI-to-StarFabric bridges. Standard CompactPCI cards can be plugged into the StarFabric Adapter Card, which in turn, is plugged into a PICMG 2.17 compliant backplane. The adapter card takes the cPCIbus traffic, serializes it, and sends it across the backplane in two 2.5 Gbps StarFabric links. Both 32 bit/33 Mhz and 64-bit/66 Mhz traffic can be converted via StarGen's SG2010 chip which resides on the adapter card. The adapters are a useful tool in prototyping a StarFabric system with existing line cards. Bustronic's StarFabric Backplane line also offers a choice of three PICMG 2.17-compliant backplanes for the Adapter Cards to plug into. The backplanes comes in 4, 6, 8, and 17-slot sizes in various configurations. Bustronic is a founding member of the StarFabric Trade Association and sits on the Board of Directors.