I'm a software person that is in over my head. I have to select a 1553 interface card for a 6U cPCI chassis that has a PowerPC board running vxWorks. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about cPCI, except for some reading I've done today.
My problem is that I don't know what I need to check so I can be reasonably certain that a cPCI interface card will be compatible with our chassis & processor board.
First the size question: The cards I've found that meet our requirements are all 3U. AIUI, I can plug a 3U cPCI board into a 6U cPCI chassis. It will use the bottom 110 pin connector and there will be a couple of inches between the top of the board and the top of the chassis. Is this correct?
Do I need to worry about any of the following issues:
3.3V vs. 5V? 32-bit vs. 64-bit? 33 Mhz vs. 66 Mhz?
Anything else I should check?
Thanks! Kevin