Designed for demanding applications such as radar, sonar, image processing and communications, the G4ADSP provides improved processing performance with four Freescale MPC 7448 processors operating at up to 1.4GHz, improved memory performance through the inclusion of up to 2 Gb of DDR Memory, and improved I/O performance with the incorporation of four Gigabit Ethernet channels and PCI on P0.
The G4ADSP is also a compelling upgrade path for existing users of the G4DSP since it provides form, fit and function compatibility with its predecessor, ensuring that customer migration is both straightforward and cost effective.
The G4ADSP is also ‘AXIS enabled' meaning that it supports GE Intelligent Platforms' AXIS Advanced Multiprocessor Integrated Software development environment.
AXIS provides a quick start for application development and system evaluation with a suite of fully integrated modules for system development, visualisation and deployment, including example applications such as a distributed corner turn and stress tests.
AXISView provides an intuitive GUI for system visualisation and productivity tools that greatly reduce development time and time to market.
AXISLib and RSPL optimised DSP, math and function libraries provide a wide range of optimised functions for the PowerPC e600 / AltiVec platform.
AXISFlow supports high throughput, low latency, inter-processor communication across all system nodes to maximise system performance, and increased flexibility in the design of the most demanding signal and data-processing applications.
Additional G4ADSP features include one PCI port to P0, PCI-X to all four nodes and to both PMC sites, four serial ports, and support for VxWorks form Wind River Systems.
The G4ADSP is available in five ruggedisation levels to allow for development in benign environments and deployment in harsh environments, maximising cost-effectiveness.
GE Intelligent Platforms is represented in Australia and New Zealand by Metromatics.