On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:15:23 -0400, "Fran Horan"
<fran.horan@jhuapl.edu> wrote:

>Any suggestions on interfacing a Solaris-based server to a VME chassis ? Our
>server needs to interface with a legacy VME processor via VME shared memory.
>Our server can be x86 or SPARC.
>
>What I have found so far are products that bring the VME into the server via
>a PCI board: the 801 from GE Fanuc and the 8022 from Nat. Instr.
>
>Another possibility could be a VME processor board that provides ethernet
>out to the server. Any VME processor boards that run Solaris that people
>want to comment on ? I'm aware of the Themis SPARC-based product.
>

Any of the many VME Based x86 PC VME provessor boards should be able
to run Solaris. VMIC for instance. www.gefanucembedded.com
They also do reflective memory boards for both VME bus and PCI bus
which you can use.

Regards
Anton Erasmus