PC•MIP is a new mezzanine standard originated by Motorola Computer Group, MEN Mikro Elektronik, SBS GreenSpring Modular I/O, and Schroff. Announced already in September 1997, the standard is being developed under ANSI/VITA Task Group VITA-29. The first PC•MIP products have officially been announced at the Embedded Systems Conference West in San Jose on November 3 1998.

Articles on PC•MIP

• IP, PMC, PC•MIP, M-Modules: Competitive or Complementary Technologies?

by Martin Timmerman, Secretary General of GRoupIPC.

PDF-document (605K - 8 pages)

• Mezzanine Comparison: PC•MIP and M-Modules (PDF format, 170K - 5 pages)

by Hermann Strass, Consultant for new technologies, MEN Mikro Elektronik Gmbh
Real-Time Magazine, 98Q2, page 32-36.

PDF-document (170K - 5 pages)

• PC•MIP, Evolution of a Mezzanine Standard (PDF format, 87K - 3 pages)

by Kim Rubin, Chief Technical Officer, SBS GreenSpring Modular I/O.
Real-Time Magazine, 98Q2, page 37-39.

PDF-document (87K - 3 pages)

Press Releases

• PC•MIP Press Conference of November 3 1998, Embedded Systems Conference West, San Jose : download slide presentation (ZIP 11.6 MB, for Members Only)
• MEN announces new PC•MIP products: CRT/LCD graphics accelerator and 6U CompactPCI carrier board.
• New PC•MIP based Ethernet interface and Ultra2 SCSI interface announced by MEN.
• Motorola Computer Group introduces the highly modular MVME2100 Single Board Computer for VME applications.
• SBS GreenSpring Modular I/O announces first PC•MIP mezzanine products.

PC•MIP Specification

• VITA 29 Draft 0.9a PC•MIP Specification (January 18, 1999) (PDF format: 116K)

PC•MIP Product Guide