Pigeon Point Systems, an Actel Company



 
These solutions use Shelf Management Mezzanines (ShMMs): small mezzanine boards that install in a custom carrier optimized for your shelf architecture. Pre-loaded with the market-leading Pigeon Point Shelf Manager, a ShMM combines with your carrier to implement a Shelf Manager tailored to your shelf, with minimal development effort.
The Pigeon Point Shelf Management Starter Kit minimizes your shelf development effort and includes:
  • BENCH TOP HARDWARE Immediate hands-on familiarization and "known-good" reference as you bring up your shelf
  • REFERENCE SCHEMATICS ShMM carrier schematics as starting point for your custom carrier design
  • FIRMWARE MODIFICATIONS Provides carrier-specific module in Pigeon Point Shelf Manager for your shelf
  • COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION Covers hardware and firmware; targets both the shelf developer and shelf user
  • ONE YEAR OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT Both hardware and firmware; includes schematic review of your carrier design
Pigeon Point ShMM-500R and Shelf Manager
 Core of an AdvancedTCA Shelf Manager, complete with a 333 MHz 32-bit RISC processor, SDRAM and Flash, plus dual IPMB, Ethernet and serial interfaces.		 MIPS-32
Pigeon Point Shelf Manager Source Code
 Allows sophisticated users or developers of ShMM-based shelves to replace the Shelf Manager on their ShMMs with a customized or extended version.		 All ShMM
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HPI is emerging as the preferred foundation layer for management applications that interface to xTCA Shelf Managers.  Key features for all Pigeon Point HPI products:

  • FOCUSED ON PIGEON POINT SHELF MANAGERS For most effective support
  • MAPPING SPECIFICATION COMPLIANT µTCA preliminary, pending spec update
  • SUPPORTED BY HPI AND xTCA EXPERTS Combined expertise often crucial

IntegralHPI™ operates as a subsystem of the Pigeon Point Shelf Manager:

  • INTEGRATED WITH SHELF MANAGER For best time and memory performance
  • HPI-ACCESSIBLE WITHIN SECONDS Of shelf startup, even for large shelves
  • REDUNDANCY AWARE Using proven redundancy framework of Shelf Manager
  • BINARY COMPATIBLE WITH OPENHPI CLIENT INTERFACE Use existing OpenHPI client application binaries
  • REQUIRES ShMM WITH 64 MB FLASH And corresponding 128 MB RAM

Pigeon Point OpenHPI runs outside the Shelf Manager and is delivered as a value-added distribution of open source OpenHPI:

  • SUPPORTS ATCA AND µTCA SHELVES Using Pigeon Point Shelf Managers
  • ON-ShMM OR OFF-ShMM OPERATION Off-ShMM connects to Shelf Managers via Ethernet
  • REQUIRES ShMM WITH 64 MB FLASH For on-ShMM HPI service
IntegralHPI
 A subsystem of the Pigeon Point Shelf Manager, ready for installation on appropriate ShMM configurations, optionally enabled; directly services HPI service calls from OpenHPI-compatible client applications.		 Contact Pigeon Point
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Pigeon Point OpenHPI
 A distribution of open source OpenHPI with significant Pigeon Point value adds; proprietary Pigeon Point plug-in includes functional, compliance and performance improvements.		 Contact Pigeon Point
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Each solution provides a Pigeon Point Board Management Reference (BMR) specific to the type of PICMG controller you need, complete with schematics and firmware source code, ready for easy and quick integration with your board. Each solution is built around highly-integrated core silicon: either an Actel Fusion® mixed-signal FPGA, a Renesas H8S, or Atmel AVR microcontroller.
The Pigeon Point Board Management Starter Kit minimizes your management controller development effort and includes:
  • BENCH TOP HARDWARE Immediate hands-on familiarization and "known-good" reference as you bring up your shelf
  • REFERENCE SCHEMATICS For chosen management controller; ready for integration with the schematics of your board
  • REFERENCE FPGA DESIGN Usable on Fusion, as is, or with added custom logic
  • COMPLETE FIRMWARE SOURCE CODE Designed for easy configuration to the specifics of your board
  • COMPLETE GNU TOOL CHAIN Includes source code; supports the processor type in your management controller
  • COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION Covers hardware and firmware; includes customization and bring up guidance
  • ONE YEAR OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT Both hardware and firmware; includes schematic review of your carrier design

Here are some key characteristics of the core silicon used in the Pigeon Point BMR solutions:

  • FUSION: MIXED-SIGNAL FPGA BMR-optimized, customizable FPGA design; no royalties
  • H8S: HIGHLY INTEGRATED, FIXED FUNCTION Widely used for management
  • AVR: SUITABLE FOR MMC Small and economical, with modest resources

For an overview of the Pigeon Point BMR solutions, read the Pigeon Point Systems Brochure.

For more detailed information, read the product briefs listed below.
AdvancedTCA IPM Controller
 A complete hardware and firmware solution for the mandatory IPM Controller on all AdvancedTCA boards and other intelligent FRUs, such as fan trays or PEMs.		 Fusion
H8S
AdvancedMC Carrier IPM Controller Add-on
 Augments a Pigeon Point ATCA IPM Controller with the additional hardware and firmware needed to implement the Carrier IPMC on an AMC carrier board.		 Fusion
H8S
AdvancedMC Module Management Controller
 A complete hardware and firmware solution for the mandatory MMC on all AMC modules, compatible with either ATCA carriers or MicroTCA shelves.		 H8S
AVR
MicroTCA Carrier Management Controller
 A complete hardware and firmware solution for the mandatory MicroTCA Carrier Management Controller (MCMC) on a MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH), which includes the MCMC, Carrier Manager and an optionally installed Shelf Manager, all executing on a single micro controller. 		Fusion
H8S
Enhanced Module Management Controller
 A complete hardware and firmware solution for the mandatory Enhanced Module Management Controller (EMMC) on MicroTCA modules such as OEM modules or Cooling Units.		 H8S
CompactPCI IPM Controller
 A complete hardware and firmware solution for the IPM Controller that is mandated on PICMG 2.9 compliant CompactPCI boards.		 AVR Contact Pigeon Point
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Pigeon Point is widely recognized as a leader and expert in the management aspects for all major PICMG architectures, including AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, and MicroTCA. This expertise translates for our customers into management controllers that are fully compliant and interoperable, as confirmed in PICMG-organized interoperability workshops several times a year.
Pigeon Point's Leadership PICMG Specs & Interops
Contributions by Pigeon Point to the AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC and µTCA specifications include:
  • INVOLVED FROM THE BEGINNING Management aspects of all three major specification families (ATCA, AMC, µTCA)
  • LED MANAGEMENT SECTION DEVELOPMENT Including AdvancedTCA R1.0 and R2.0; leadership role continues
  • INSTIGATED, CHAIRED, AND AUTHORED ShMC Cross-connects Engineering Change Notice (ECN-1) for ATCA R2.0
  • PROPOSED AND LED HPM.x Initial focus on HPM.1: management controller firmware upgrade
  • ONGOING VITAL ROLE IN MANAGEMENT AREAS Includes detailed review and drafting of proposed specification changes
Active Pigeon Point participation in PICMG interoperability workshops helps mature specifications and ensure Pigeon Point compliance; key workshop aspects:
  • SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR PICMG-organized; typically with 15 to 25 participating member companies
  • CLOSE TO FORTY TEST SCENARIOS Created by participants (many by Pigeon Point) for various specification aspects
  • TESTING SPECIFICATIONS AND PRODUCTS Helps clarity/completeness of specs and compliance/interoperability of products
  • STRONG USE OF PIGEON POINT COMPONENTS Most participants using Pigeon Point at the shelf level, board level, or both
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