HIPPI developments for CERN experiments

The high-performance parallel interface (HIPPI) is an ANSI standard, using a minimal protocol and providing 100 Mbyte/s transfers over distances up to 25 m. A brief technical introduction to the HIPPI is given, followed by examples of planned applications in high-energy physics experiments including the developments involving CERN: a detector emulator, a RISC-processor-based VME connection, a long-distance fiber optics connection, and a HIPPI testbox. Equipment using this standard is offered by a growing number of computer manufacturers. A commercially available HIPPI chip set allows low-cost implementations.<>