MMC-SDK - AMC Module Management Controller - Software Developer’s Kit
As today’s systems become more complicated and more modular, the need to monitor the health of the system and track components becomes more critical to the success of a product. The AdvancedMC (AMC) and MicroTCA (µTCA) specifications build this capability into the entire system by extending the industry standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) all the way down to the mezzanine level.
The Module Management Controller (MMC) is the backbone of system management on an AMC module. It is responsible for monitoring the module’s health, coordinating the module’s operational state with its carrier, and for storing the module’s inventory information. As the MMC is a stand-alone controller running on its own power supply, all of these diagnostic capabilities are present even when the module’s main function is non-operational or failed.
MicroBlade’s MMC Software Development Kit (SDK) accelerates your AMC module and µTCA system development by providing HDL and C-language source-code for an MMC implemented in the Actel AFS600 device. The MMC SDK provides all of the components need to implement a fully-functional MMC with sensor monitoring, sensor error reporting, inventory information storage, and payload state management. Since you have the HDL and C-language source-code, you can easily expand your design however you need, including adding new sensors and sensor types, and customized inventory information.
