Emerson / Motorola / Force Computers SPARC/CPU-3CE/32-40-1 SPARC Single VME Board Computer

The Emerson / Motorola / Force Computers SPARC/CPU-3CE/32-40-1 is a single-slot 6U VMEbus board computer that delivers SPARC workstation performance in an embedded systems package. This board integrates Sun Microsystems SPARCclassic architecture with VME expandability, supporting Solaris and hard real-time operating systems for industrial and specialized embedded applications.

Technical Specifications

Processor: SPARC architecture, 40 MHz clock speed

Memory: 32 MB RAM total; 1 MB on-board user flash EEPROM

VMEbus Interface: Single-slot 6U, full 32-bit IEEE 1014 compliance

Expansion: Two standard SBus slots for I/O expansion

Boot PROM: OpenBoot PROM with system environment reconfiguration and dynamic driver code loading

Key Features

Supports Solaris operating environment and VxWorks real-time OS

Standard Eurocard form factor for VMEbus enclosures

Direct connectivity to SPARC workstation peripherals: floppy drives, Fast SCSI drives, Ethernet interface

Serial and parallel communications controllers

Keyboard and mouse port support

SBus expansion accommodates hundreds of specialized I/O cards for video, graphics, networking, manufacturing control, and scientific instrumentation

Typical Applications Embedded systems requiring SPARC compute performance in constrained form factors; real-time process control; industrial instrumentation; VME-based system integration with high-speed I/O requirements.

Compatibility & Integration Full compatibility with Sun Microsystems SPARCclassic workstation software. Operates within standard VMEbus system architectures. Supports both commercial Solaris environments and deterministic VxWorks real-time execution models.