Curtiss-Wright / Systran SL100 33 MHz FibreXtreme Serial FPDP CMC Module

The Curtiss-Wright/Systran SL100 is a Serial FPDP CMC (Common Mezzanine Card) module engineered for high-speed data acquisition and transfer in signal processing, radar, sonar, medical imaging, and video production systems. Built on the ANSI/VITA 17.1-2003 sFPDP standard, it delivers sustained data rates up to 494 MB/s per channel with serial link speeds reaching 5.0 Gb/s, while minimizing CPU overhead and non-deterministic latencies critical to real-time applications.

Technical Specifications

Serial Data Rates: 1.0625 Gb/s, 2.5 Gb/s, and 5.0 Gb/s (model dependent)

Sustained Throughput: Up to 494 MB/s per channel; earlier configurations support 247 MB/s

Transmission Distance: Extends Serial FPDP connections to 50 km

On-board Memory: 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM (PCIe variants); 512 MB DDR2 (XMC variants)

DMA Engine: Single transaction capacity to 64 MB

Data Channels: 1, 2, or 4 full-speed channels; up to 4 independent data streams to host

Data Framing: Hardware-based insertion into fixed frames with optional flow control

Key Features

Direct Memory Access engine optimized for maximum throughput without processor intervention

Register byte-swapping capability for system flexibility

Front and rear I/O options

Hardware-accelerated protocol processing minimizes CPU overhead

Typical Applications

Digital signal processing (DSP) systems

Radar and sonar signal conditioning

Medical imaging data transport

High-bandwidth video production systems

Sensor-to-processor links requiring deterministic latency

Compatibility & Integration Available in PCIe and XMC form factors. PCIe variants interface with x16 and x32 slots. XMC provides x8 mezzanine connectivity. The CMC design enables integration with standard carrier boards across industrial, laboratory, and military platforms.