Re: mvmve162 vs. mvme167 as VME controller

[mooney@aps.anl.gov (Tim Mooney)]

Dale, re...

> Comparing the mvme162-042 and mvme167-002 as VME crate controllers running
> vxWorks/EPICS, I don't see much difference other than a $2K difference in
> price (and a lack of SCSI on the 162, for which I can see no need in this
> context). Both models are 25MHz w/FPU, 8M RAM, and appear quite similar in
> other details as well. Can anyone tell me if there are any compatibility or
> performance issues I'm not aware of, that would lead me to use the more
> expensive 167? 

No.  The 162-042 is a better choice, but you might also look at the
162-532.  It has 16 MB, is a little faster (32 MHz), and a little more
expensive.  I've run EPICS and hideos together on this board with no
problems.  (I haven't pushed it hard yet, though.)  We're finding that
we need 16 MB in many of the beamline VME crates.

Tim Mooney