fenske@dfsun1.electro.swri.edu (Robert Fenske Jr) (04/07/90)
In article <6416@brazos.Rice.edu> sch@eeserv.ee.umanitoba.ca (R+C Schneider) writes: > >I'm looking for an array processor or other fast floating point hardware >for a SUN 4/260. (VME bus) The primary application is for simulating >neural networks. Any pointers to vendors, as well as experiences (both >positive and negative) would be appreciated. Please email and I'll >summarize. (Couldn't e-mail to you.) We have been using the QuickCard from CSP Inc. (40 Linnell Circle, Billerica, Mass. 01821 [don't have any phone #]), costing about $10K. It has served quite well. It is quite fast and easy to use under SunOS. The software version we have supports SunOS, Motorola SYSV68, and a couple of other UNIXes. I also modified the software provided by CSPI to drive the QuickCard in a VMEbus embedded system we developed. It is well suited to performing FFT's, correlations, convolutions, trig and transcendental ops, and general vector arithmetic. Except for one slight firmware problem between releases, we have had a good experience with it. We have used it only in a Sun 3/260, not a 4/260, and our embedded system. Robert Fenske, Jr. Sw | The Taming the C*sm*s series: Electromagnetics Division /R---\ | Southwest Research Institute | I | | "The Martian canals were the dfsun1.electro.swri.edu 129.162.160.4 \----/ | Martians' last ditch effort."