Tritec TriStation U2 Series Overview

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TriStation U2: The best trends of UltraComputing™
The next generation of the TRITEC’s successful

UltraSPARC™ systems provide a flexible and scalable
enterprise resource that is easily adaptable to meet your
dynamically changing organizational needs.

TRITEC U2 models help to create an open, high-perfor­mance environment capable of solving a variety of
today’s technical and commercial problems.

The concept behind the TRITEC U2 family is simple –
combine the strengths of time-proven, high-perfor­mance symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) with the per­formance and system resource scalability potential that
can be achieved through a parallel architecture. The
result is a robust, high-performance architecture that
enables highly parallel processing.

With a combination of exceptional processor speed,
high-bandwidth networking, accelerated graphics, and
outstanding application performance, the TriStation U2
from TRITEC introduces a new area of computing. This
is not achieved by upgrading one component such as
the microprocessor. It is a function of the w hole system:
the processor, the data paths, the graphics subsystem,
the external interfaces, the networking capabilities, the
software.

The TriStation U2 architecture answers the four major
challenges of desktop computing today: computational
performance, visual computing, fast networking, and
network-based software.

The best trends in computing come together in
TRITEC’s powerful TriStation U2

TRITEC’s TriStation U2 feature highly accelerated
graphics, imaging, and multimedia technologies, and
built-in 100 MBit/sec Fast Ethernet networking. All at a
very affordable price.

For everything from researc h, development, and design
to your most demanding business applications,
TRITEC’s TriStation U2 systems give you all the ad­vanced features you need to improve not only the
speed, but also the quality of your work.

In fact, the TriStation U2 gives you a performance that,
until now, was only available on systems costing much
more. Which means it’s now possible to put
supercomputer power on every desktop, allowing new
levels of application performance and interactivity with
everyone on your network.

Computational Performance

At the heart of these new systems is the 64-bit
UltraSPARC™ microprocessor . Once again demonstr at­ing the incredible scalability of the SPARC™ architec­ture, the new chip combines high processor speeds
with an efficient four-way superscalar design for un­precedented desktop performance. Its nine-stage pipe­line can issue up to four instructions per cycle.

And the UltraSPARC™ processor’s revolutionary Visual
Instruction Set (VIS™) – the industry’ s most flexible and
comprehensive array of on-chip multimedia, graphics,
and imaging technologies – delivers the new era of digi­tal multimedia right to your desktop.

TriStation U2 Series

The Next UltraSPARC™ Generation

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▲ Multiprocessor technique
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▲ Upgradeable CPU-Modules

up to 400 MHz

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▲ Ultra™ Port Architecture delivers

throughput up to 2.6 GByte/sec

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▲ Built-in Fast-Wide SCSI-2
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▲ 100% operating system & softwar e com-

patible to the original Sun Ultra™ series

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Whichever model you choose, you will know these
new desktop systems maintain binary compatibility
with our entire product family. Also, you can still run
any of more than 10,000 solutions available on the
SPARC/Solaris™ platform; but now faster and better,
without recompiling.

Network computing at its best.

A growing number of organizations are upgrading their
older, 10-megabit-per-second Ethernet local area net­works with new 100-megabits-per-second Fast
Ethernets. The higher data rates are needed to carry the
profusion of new media types (e.g. video, images and
audio) and support new real-time collaborative appli­cations such as video-conferencing and shared
whiteboards. The TriStation U2 architecture is the first
to feature Fast Ethernet capability built into the system
motherboard, saving customers the cost of adding
boards.

Creator powers your cr eati vity

In addition to cost-effective 8-bit graphics solutions for
EDA, CASE, and a wide range of business applications.
Also, you can choose either the TriStation U2 Creator or
TriStation U2 Creator3D which bring visual computing
to a new level.

Creator graphics, tightly coupled to the processor
through the UPA interconnect, allow the entire system
to act as a graphics engine, utilizing floating-point pro­cessor speed, VIS capabilities, and memory capacity to
their fullest. At the same time, 3D-RAM technology
combines the best features of DRAM, SRAM, and
VRAM into one chip and delivers up to 600 million
pixel operations per second. Other designs costing
much more just can’t keep up. This powerful graphics
offering gives you 24bit, single-buffered 2-D graphics,
and imaging; enabling you to pan, zoom, rotate, con­volve, and do color conversion at unprecedented
speeds. It’s the ideal solution for full-color prepress,
publishing, medical, or GIS.

When you need all that and more, there is Creator3D,
with all the fast image processing and MPEG video de­compression of Creator graphics. Also included are ac­celerated 24-bit, double- and Z-buffered 3-D rendering
which are perfect for visualization, MC AD , medical im­aging, and molecular modeling.

Creator2D Graphics System

The midrange TriStation U2 Creator system, with 24-bit
true-color graphics capability, was designed from the
ground up for interactive graphics, imaging, video pla y­back, and real-time information processing.

Creator 3D Graphics System

The TriStation U2 Creator 3D system combines the best
of everything: true-color graphics, high-speed image

processing, video decompression, and 3-D rendering
capabilities; thus taking visual computing to a new
level.

UPA provides high throughput

To make the most of this powerful processor, the Ul­tra™ P ort Architecture (UPA), a crossbar-switched inter­connect was developed to enable multiple simulta­neous data transfers and to provide ten times the band­width of previous bus-based technologies. Now data
transfers between processor , memory, I/O, and graphics
are faster than ever before; that means vastly improved
application performance. Data transfer rates up to

2.6 GByte/sec (burst) and 1.2 GByte/sec (sustained) are
provided by the UPA.

Built-in Fast-Wide SCSI and 100/10 MBit Ethernet
speeds up the network

As with all TRITEC systems, the TriStation U2 desktop
will integrate into even the most complex multivendor
environment. With 100-MBit/sec Fast Ethernet as a fully
integrated, standard feature, the High-End T riStation U2
systems deliver 10 times the bandwidth of other desk­tops while maintaining compatibility to existing
10Mbit/sec Ethernet connections. And the Fast-Wide,
20-MByte/sec SCSI-2 interface delivers accelerated per ­formance from those applications you depend on most

Four SBus Slots provide powerful expansion options

Once more the SBus has been optimized by 16 addi­tional 64Byte streaming buffers and delivers now trans­fer rates of 120/100 MBytes/sec (write/read). As a
unique feature TRITEC’s TriStation U2 provides four
SBus-slots that let you use double and quad SBus-cards.
With this feature you can easily have multiple graphics
adapters and networking devices in your system. If even
four expansion slots will not be enough, you can have
up 15 additional SBus slots by using an optional expan­sion chassis.

Ready for the future

TriStation U2 systems are available as diskless worksta­tions, or with a comprehensive range of factory in­stalled mass storage options, which include not only
two internal high-performance 3.5” disk drives (up to
2 x 9 GB capacity), but also the additional choice of an
internal 32 speed CD-ROM or 4mm DAT tape drive.

Two serial interfaces (RS-232C/RS432), a Centronics­compatible High-Speed Port (4MBit/sec) and a 16bit
CD-quality stereo audio port are completing the com­prehensive list of built-in features. It’ s leading edge UP A
architecture and computing performance make the
TriStation U2 the optimum price /performance choice
for Government and Financial applications; as well as
Software Development, Electronics Design (EDA),
Internetworking and Research & Development projects.

TriStation U2 Series

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TriServer U2 - Performance without Compromise

The TriServer U2 Model E+ is a special variant of the
TriStation U2 Model E+, featuring all the modularity,
performance, and enhanced I/O options of the TriServer
U2 series; but with no Creator graphics accelerator
card. It’ s impressive specifications like the 100 MBit/sec
Ethernet and the 20 MByte/sec Fast Wide SCSI-2 inter­face, as well as up to 2 GBytes of ECC memory makes
the TriServer U2 a tempting mid-range desktop server
with a remarkable price-performance ratio.

We are here to help!

Every TRITEC system is a 100% European product, de­signed and manufactured in accordance to ISO9002 at
the TRITEC factory in Mainz, German y. TRITEC systems
are covered by comprehensive warranty packages, in­cluding a warranty for 100% software compatibility to
the corresponding original Sun™ system. Additional
service and support packages such as European-wide
on-site maintenance or hard- and software helpdesk
assistance are available as options.

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Graphics Interface

Creator Accelerated 24-bit 2-D/3-D graphics and imaging

with 8-bit overlay plane, high-speed convolution,
rotation, panning, zooming, color conversion, up to
1280 x 1024 at 76-Hz, stereo 960 x 680 at 112 Hz.

Creator3D High-performance 3-D graphics, 24-bit double

buffering with 8-bit overlay plane, 28-bit Z-buffer,
4-bit stencil support, transparency, Gouraud shading,
anti-aliasing, depth-cueing, up to 1280 x 1024 at 76

Hz, stereo 960 x 680 at 112 Hz.
TurboGX 8-bit 2-D/3-D wireframe, up to 1152 x 900 at 76 Hz.
All other TRITEC SBus graphic boards can be used as well.

Internal Floppy Disk Drive (optional)

Internal 3.5” floppy disk drive with software auto-eject; MS-DOS/
IBM compatible.

Internal CD-ROM Drive (optional)

All TriStations U2 can optionally be supplied with an internal 32
speed CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM option is not available together
with the DAT tape drive option.

Internal 4mm DAT Tape Drive (optional)

A 4mm DAT tape drive 4 to 8 GB DDS2 is optionally available, if
the internal CD-ROM option is not installed.

Internal Disk Drive Options

All TriStations U2 are available diskless, or with one of the following
internal high-performance standard Fast-Wide SCSI-2 disk drives:
1 x 4.0 GB/ 1 x 9.0 GB/ 2 x 9.0 GB.
All drives come in a cannister and are pluggable.

Power Supply

‘Universal World-wide’ 110- 240VAC, 47-63Hz auto-ranging power
supply, with 375W.

Applicable Standards

All TriStations U2 meet or exceed the following international
standards: FCC Class B, UL, TÜV EN 60950, CE.

Physical Dimensions

450 mm (W) x 460 mm (D) x 137 mm (H), not including monitor or
keyboard, weight typ. 21kg.

Environmental Specifications

Operating: 0° C to 40° C (41° F to 104° F)

20% to 80% relative humidity, non condensing,

- 300 to 3000m.

Nonoperating: -40° C to 85° C (-40° F to 140° F)

5% to 95% relative humidity, non condensing,
max 12 000m.

Noise 5.4 /5.2 bels (operating/ idle).

Monitor Options

43cm (17") 1152 x 900 or 1280 x 1024, 76 or 66 Hz refresh

rate, multisync, Trinitron, ’Green’, TCO specs.

51cm (20") 1152 x 900 or 1280 x 1024, 76 or 66 Hz refresh

rate, multisync, Trinitron, ’Green’, TCO specs.

Software

Unless otherwise specified, all TriStations are supplied with
SOLARIS™ Version 7 (or higher), incl. Open-Windows™Version3,
ONC™, NFS™, TCP/IP and Postscript™. All TriStations U2 are 100%
binary compatible to any existing SPARCstation™ software on user
level. It must, however, be noted that only software which has
specifically been recompiled for the UltraSPARC™ processor will be
able to use the full acceleration potential.

TriStation U2 Series

Technical Specifications

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UltraSPARC™ 2 CPU Architecture

All TRITEC TriStations U2 are based on the superscalar 64Bit
UltraSPARC™ 2 V9 processor architecture with VIS (Visual Instruc­tion Set) and 16K data & 16K instruction-cache. One or two CPU
modules per system (one CPU per module).

CPU modules

One or two CPU modules per system (one CPU per module).

TriStation U2 300 400
Clock Freq. 296 MHz 400 MHz
Level2 Cache 2 MB 2 MB

Memory Management

MMU, with 64 I-TLB entries and 64 D-TLB entries, 8192 hardware
supported contexts.

Level2 Cache

2 MByte parity protected second level cache with 2.6 Gbytes/sec
processor cache transfer bandwidth .

Local UPA Bus Architecture

128 Bit wide local UPA bus for memory and I/O access with data
transfer rates of 2.6 GByte/sec. (burst) and 1.2 GByte/sec (sustained).
The actual transfer rate depends on CPUclock/2 or CPUclock/3
(100MHz or 83MHz).

Extension Bus

Four 25MHz SBus Expansion-Slots (IEEE-1496), 32-bit or 64-bit data
bus width master/slave, A:25 / D:64, 16 x 64Byte streaming buffers
with data transfer rates of 120/100 MBytes (write/read).

Onboard ECC Memory

32MB ECC memory, single bit correction/double bit detection,
576 bits wide, Total of 16 SIMM memory slots available 32-, 64, and
128-MB SIMM expansion.

512 MB maximum (with 32-MB SIMMs, in groups of four).
1 GB maximum (with 64-MB SIMMs, in groups of four).
2 GB maximum (with 128-MB SIMMs, in groups of four).

Network

Ethernet/Fast Ethernet, twisted pair standard (10-BaseT or
100-BaseTx) or MII for external transceiver.

I/O

20-MB/sec fast/wide SCSI-2, 16bit (synchronous).
Interface connector: SCSI-III, HD-68. Adapter to HD50,

Centronics50 optional.

Parallel Port

Centronics-compatible, bidirectional programmable printerport.
Interface Connector: DB25-female.

Serial Ports

Two RS423/232C ports, supporting sync & async transfers.
Interface Connectors: One DB25-female, split cable incl.

Keyboard & Mouse

A high-quality Sun™ type 5 compatible keyboard, available in many
layout versions, and a mechanical 3-button mouse.

Audio Interface

Twin channel (stereo) audio input/output, in CD-quality, 8-48KHz
sampling rate, internal speaker.

Interface Types: Line in / Line out / Mic & Headphones.
Interface Connectors: 4 x 3.5mm stereo jacks.

Specifications are subject to change without notice. © 1998 by TRITEC AG, Mainz. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.