Trenton Technology Inc - PICMG Whitepaper

PICMG® (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group) is a consortium of over 500 individual industrial computer product vendors established in 1994. Its' mission is to extend the PCI standard, as approved by the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI SIG), for computer systems such as passive backplane PCI/ISA and the CompactPCI Eurocard form factor. Trenton Technology Inc. was one of the founding companies.

PICMG's approach to specification and technology development is nimble, efficient, and completely open. Legally a non-profit organization, and organized as an open consortium, PICMG member companies come together to develop specifications of common interest.

PICMG was formed to collaboratively develop open industry specifications for PCI-based systems, boards and backplanes for use in industrial and telecommunications computing applications. PICMG is best known for its development of the CompactPCI® specification and its extensions.

PICMG is committed to open specifications. These specifications are developed by member companies, including Trenton Technology Inc., which represent a broad cross section of the industrial marketplace and are available to all. Once specifications have been developed they are approved by a vote of the Executive members. After approval, the specifications are placed in the public domain. As well as being a founding member of PICMG, Trenton is also one of the Executive members.

The following are some of the specifications that have been developed:

CompactPCI

Passive Backplane PCI/ISA

PCI-PCI Bridge

Computer Telephony

Hot Swap

User-defined I/O Pin Assignment

CompactPCI Keying Specification

CompactPCI Power Interface Specification

With their intellectual diversity, broad membership, efficiency, and focus on real market needs, the PICMG organization provides a valuable tool in creating next generation architectures beyond the CompactPCI. Trenton Technology Inc. remains an active participant in this process, and as a result will continue to offer you the highest level of ruggedized hardware.