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A 6U Power Architecture VME SBC with flexible DDR SDRAM and flash configurations and an array of on-board peripherals, all in a single slot, provide high performance computing to embedded applications. Up to two Gigabit and two 10/100 Mb Ethernet ports, up to four high speed multi-protocol serial controllers (HDLC, Bisync,..) one serial ATA port, two PMC expansion slots, UARTS, timer/counter and general purpose I/Os. This product is available as a single or dual single board computer. Each processor node on the board has its own DDR-SDRAM bank and its own chipset with peripherals (Asymetric Multiprocessing). The VG5 is also available in a conduction cooled version for rugged computing applications. The VG5 contains an FPGA with a user-reserved area, which allows the user to program application specific I/O functions. AltiVec is supported.

No Longer Recommended -- Newer Designs Are Available
This product is no longer recommended for new designs. More recent products are available and recommended. This product is in a ‘frozen configuration’ phase. Design modifications are no longer being made. Product Lifecycle Management services are recommended. If you have questions about this product, or any other GE Intelligent Platforms product, please contact us.

  • 6U VME SBC
  • MPC7457 Power Architecture processors with AltiVec technology
  • 2 MB L3 Cache, up to 1.267 GHz
  • Two PMC slots
  • Integrated Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet ports
  • Commercial and conduction cooled versions
  • Asymmetric Multiprocessing Architecture (ASMP)
  • VTM20 Rear Transition Module
  • For Ruggedization Levels, please see the configuration guide under the downloads tab 
  • PLM Program
  • RoHS Compliant
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Datasheet VG5
User Manual VG5 Hardware Reference Manual First Edition
White Papers Designing and Manufacturing Rugged COTS Assemblies (GFT-776)
What to look for when designing and selecting rugged COTS-based products.
Requires Authorization Application Notes Creating a GEIP BSP-based VxWorks Bootrom Application Note
Requires Authorization Application Notes Creating a GEIP BSP-based VxWorks Kernel Image Application Note
Configuration Guide Ruggedization Levels
Configuration Guide VG5 Configuration Guide
Customer support contact info for this product is listed below by global region. All related documentation and software for this product are listed under the "Downloads" tab of this product page.

Primary Support

Huntsville, AL
12090 South Memorial Parkway
Huntsville, AL 35803-3308

Support Phone: 1-800-433-2682
Support E-mail: support.huntsville.ip@ge.com
RMA E-mail: repairs.huntsville.ip@ge.com


Europe, Middle East, Africa Support

Augsburg, Germany
Memminger Str. 14 D-86159
Augsburg,

Support Phone: +49 821 5034-170
Hour: Monday - Thursday, excluding holidays from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM GMT+1; Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Support E-mail: support.augsburg.ip@ge.com


Asia Pacific, Oceana Support

Beijing, China
Tower A, Longsheng Building
#A5 Rongchang East Road, BDA
Beijing, 100176

Support Phone: (8610) 8722-6352
Support E-mail: support-apo.embeddedsystems.ip@ge.com


VTM2010001, with full PMCIO2 and no GPIO, is a Rear Transition Module (RTM) designed to route I/O signals from the VG5 to interface to external peripherals. The 6U x 80 mm rear I/O module must be plugged into the VG5 slot with the backplane in between.

VTM2011001, with GPIO and partial PMCIO2, is a Rear Transition Module (RTM) designed to route I/O signals from the VG5 to interface to external peripherals. The 6U x 80 mm rear I/O module must be plugged into the VG5 slot with the backplane in between.