About VMEbus

MEN offers a full range of 3U and 6U VME, VME64 and 2eSST single-board computers on different performance levels based on PowerPC® and Intel® architectures for rugged industrial and embedded applications.

In addition to state-of-the-art PC functionality, all CPU boards feature industrial functions such as real-time clock, or watchdogs for temperature and voltage control. Memory and mass storage configuration possibilities include standard DRAM system memory plus non-volatile SRAM or FRAM, CompactFlash®, NAND Flash and on-board hard disks for program storage. Many cards also include mezzanine slots for flexible and individual extension by further I/O functions.

MEN VMEbus solutions are completed by a huge number of industrial I/O boards based on the M-Module™, PMC, XMC and PC-MIP® ANSI/IEC mezzanine standards. Available functions extend from analog and binary I/Os to instrument devices up to fieldbus, network and graphics.

A growing number of boards are equipped with FPGAs for implementation of further application-specific functions.

Complete VMEbus systems are delivered individually configured, wired and tested on the basis of Schroff® mechanics and backplanes. Some boards are even prepared for busless operation.

Software support comprises BSPs and driver packages for Linux, Windows® and several popular real-time operating systems.

MEN VME boards have been developed to work also in rugged environments - qualified or screened regarding shock, vibration, drop, resonance, humidity, chemicals, and up to -40 to +85°C operation temperature.

MEN boards have a long-term availability of minimum 5 up to 10 years (and longer according to individual agreements) depending on the components used.

Typical Applications

The rugged VMEbus products from MEN are often used in industrial, but also in railway applications, e.g. MVB based vehicle networking, or in medical engineering.

Industrial application examples

Railway examples

Avionics examples

Commercial Vehicles and Ships examples

Medical engineering examples