FPGA systems development based on universal controller module

This paper describes hardware and software concept of Universal Controller Module (UCM), a FPGA/PowerPC based embedded system designed to work as a part of VME system. UCM, on one hand, provides access to the VME crate with various laboratory or industrial interfaces like gigabit optical links, 10/100 Mbit Ethernet, Universal Serial Bus (USB), Controller Area Network (CAN), on the other hand UCM is a well prepared platform for further investigations and development in IP cores field, in functionality expansion by PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC).